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Faculty and Staff
Department Chair
![Hamilton, Bill](images/directory/thumbnails/hamiltone.jpg)
Bill Hamilton
Department Chair; Professor of Biology
Interim Director for Environmental Studies AY 2024-2025
Howe 403
540-458-8890
hamiltone@wlu.edu
Faculty
![Ayoub, Nadia](images/directory/thumbnails/ayoubn.jpg)
Nadia Ayoub
Professor of Biology
Howe 415
540-458-8892
ayoubn@wlu.edu
![Blythe, Sarah](images/directory/thumbnails/blythes.jpg)
Sarah Blythe
Associate Professor of Biology
Parmly 301
540-458-8342
blythes@wlu.edu
![Cabe, Paul](images/directory/thumbnails/cabep.jpg)
Paul Cabe
Professor of Biology
Howe 303
540-458-8894
cabep@wlu.edu
![Humston, Robert](images/directory/thumbnails/humstonr.jpg)
Robert Humston
John Kyle Spencer Director for Environmental Studies and Professor of Biology
On sabbatical AY 2024-2025
Howe 311
540-458-8341
humstonr@wlu.edu
![Hurd, Larry](images/directory/thumbnails/hurdl.jpg)
Lawrence E. Hurd
Herwick Professor of Biology
Parmly 321
540-458-8484
hurdl@wlu.edu
![I'Anson, Helen](images/directory/thumbnails/iansonh.jpg)
Helen I'Anson
John T. Perry Professor of Biology and Research Science
Howe 405
540-458-8974
iansonh@wlu.edu
Leah Lanier
Adjunct Laboratory Instructor of Biology
301 Parmly Hall
540-458-5878
lanierl@wlu.edu
![Marsh, David](images/directory/thumbnails/marshd.jpg)
David Marsh
Professor of Biology
Parmly 320
540-458-8176
marshd@wlu.edu
![Ober, Bill](images/directory/thumbnails/oberw.jpg)
Bill Ober
Visiting Professor of Biology
oberw@wlu.edu
![Reigel, Alicia](images/directory/thumbnails/areigel.jpg)
Alicia Reigel
Assistant Professor of Biology
540-458-8896
areigel@wlu.edu
![Toporikova, Natalia](images/directory/thumbnails/toporikovan.jpg)
Natalia Toporikova
Professor of Biology
Parmly 303
540-458-5809
toporikovan@wlu.edu
![Watson, Fiona](images/directory/thumbnails/watsonf.jpg)
Fiona L. Watson
Professor of Biology
Howe 413
540-458-8864
watsonf@wlu.edu
![Whitworth, Gregg](images/directory/thumbnails/whitworthg.jpg)
Gregg Whitworth
Associate Professor of Biology
317 Howe Hall
540-458-8895
whitworthg@wlu.edu
![Winder, Charles](images/directory/thumbnails/winderc.jpg)
Charles Winder
Laboratory Instructor
Howe 411
540-458-8444
winderc@wlu.edu
Staff
![Bezold, Kelly](images/directory/thumbnails/bezoldk.jpg)
Kelly Bezold
Molecular Research Associate
Howe 305
540-458-5819
bezoldk@wlu.edu
Michael Hepner
Laboratory Technician
Howe 301B
hepnerm@wlu.edu
![McCoy, Leigh Ann](images/directory/thumbnails/lmccoy.jpg)
Leigh Ann McCoy
Academic Administrative Assistant
Howe 301
540-458-8891
lmccoy@wlu.edu
Faculty Emeriti
![Hickman, Cleve](images/directory/thumbnails/hickmanc.jpg)
Cleve Hickman
Professor Emeritus
hickmanc@wlu.edu
![Knox, John](images/directory/thumbnails/knoxj.jpg)
John Knox
Professor Emeritus
540-458-8891
knoxj@wlu.edu
![Simurda, Maryanne](images/directory/thumbnails/simurdam.jpg)
Maryanne Simurda
Professor of Biology
Howe 313
540-458-8897
simurdam@wlu.edu