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Faculty
![Tina Bell](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2022-03/Bell%2C%20Tina_headshot.jpg?h=d32eac8a&itok=IcNrhPJe)
- Name
- Tina Bell
- Job Title
- Assistant Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1402
![Dr. Ylenia Chiari](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-09/Ylenia_biowebsite%20-%20Yle%20C.jpg?h=2119091f&itok=4yrGrlDA)
- Name
- Ylenia Chiari
- Job Title
- Assistant Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Colgan Hall, Room 407, MSN 4D4
![Dr. Cody Edwards](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2020-03/PSX_20200311_132127.jpg?h=69c7984b&itok=-1eCqkpZ)
- Name
- Cody Edwards
- Job Title
- Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic AffairsAssociate ProfessorAssociate Provost for a Sustainable EarthExecutive Director, Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC)
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Merten Hall, Room 3100
![Epstein, Elisabeth, 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2022-05/Epstein%2C%20Elisabeth_thumbnail.jpg?h=dd033204&itok=9EwcivQt)
- Name
- Elisabeth Epstein
- Job Title
- Assistant Professor
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 2201, MSN 3E1
![Dr. Fondufe](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/fondufe.jpg?h=d28d5cc0&itok=1_GDlk0l)
- Name
- Gwendolyne Fondufe
- Job Title
- Assistant Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Virtual Office, MSN 3E1
![Dr. Forkner](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-12/forkner.jpg?h=591ac7eb&itok=As1a5qmb)
- Name
- Rebecca Forkner
- Job Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David J. King Hall, Room 3016, MSN 3E1
![Brett Froelich](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-09/BF%20Headshot%20-%20Brett%20Froelich.jpg?h=17b28a11&itok=dPs54YEH)
- Name
- Brett Froelich
- Job Title
- Assistant Professor
- Office Location
- Discovery Hall, Room 206
![Suzanne M. Gantar, Assistant Professor, Biology](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2022-10/S.%20Gantar.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=b6XrZw--)
- Name
- Suzanne Gantar
- Job Title
- Term Assistant Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 2219
![Patrick Gillevet Profile Picture](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-08/Gillevet%20-%20Patrick%20Gillevet.jpg?h=8c81b0d7&itok=BzUu_rUc)
- Name
- Patrick Gillevet
- Job Title
- Professor and DirectorAssociate Dean of Research Operations
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Colgan Hall, Room 426, MSN 4D4
![Dr. Grant](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/geraldine.png?h=b0d31bac&itok=quRrG9Xj)
- Name
- Geraldine Grant
- Job Title
- Associate ProfessorChair, Department of Biology
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1200
![Daniel Hanley, Biology, Updated Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2022-05/Hanley%20-%20headshot%20spring%202021.jpg?h=7e91d48f&itok=PzIokO1E)
- Name
- Daniel Hanley
- Job Title
- Assistant Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Colgan Hall 446/444
![Mason biology professor Kathleen Hunt is part of a team of researchers working to understand how whale foraging and reproduction changes over time. Photo courtesy of Northern Arizona University](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2020-02/KathleenHunt.jpg?h=6a1f22b2&itok=9L3bxtDt)
- Name
- Kathleen Hunt
- Job Title
- Assistant Professor
- Office Location
- Colgan Hall, Room 410, MSN 4D4
![Picture of Dr. Malda Kocache](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2020-09/mkocache-photoid.jpg?h=6a4a7606&itok=CWHnEKud)
- Name
- Malda Kocache
- Job Title
- Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1210, MSN 3E1
![Photo of Dr. Arndt Laemmerzahl](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-06/alaemmer.jpg?h=448cc245&itok=FXHP1_TG)
- Name
- Arndt Laemmerzahl
- Job Title
- Associate ProfessorDirector, Biology Undergraduate Research Semester
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1209, MSN 3E1
![Photo of Dr. James Lawrey](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-06/jlawrey.jpg?h=4f14c0df&itok=HRao4uq_)
- Name
- James Lawrey
- Job Title
- Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1215
![Haw Chuan Lim](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-10/Dr.%20Lim.png?h=a64ae889&itok=XJll4TJT)
- Name
- Haw Chuan Lim
- Job Title
- Assistant Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Colgan 409, MSN 4D4
![Photo of Dr. David Luther](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-06/dluther.jpg?h=b9890b9d&itok=g6HM9-m0)
- Name
- David Luther
- Job Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1216
![Dr. Charles R. Madden](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-09/IMG_0657%20-%20C%20Madden.jpg?h=ea47b30d&itok=kJHnNTM1)
- Name
- Charles Madden
- Job Title
- ProfessorAssociate Chair, Academic Affairs
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1208, MSN 3E1
![Photo of Dr. Alexandra Masterson](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-06/amaster.jpg?h=9a5c6a59&itok=xsWpQrzQ)
- Name
- Alexandra Masterson
- Job Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1207
![Aarthi](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-11/Narayanan_1.jpg?h=6c7cabcc&itok=M7TPUZ3b)
- Name
- Aarthi Narayanan
- Job Title
- Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- MSN: 1J5
![Dr. Olmo](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/olmo3.jpg?h=05e84a74&itok=iKb5ciht)
- Name
- Valerie Olmo
- Job Title
- Term Associate ProfessorDirector of Undergraduate Studies
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1219, MSN 3E1
![Anne Scherer](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-07/Image%20%285%29.jpeg?h=1c8c6251&itok=Z52iwYOS)
- Name
- Anne Scherer
- Job Title
- Term Associate Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1217
![Mason Statue Profile](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-09/201104202.jpg?h=3da94e8f&itok=YIFm1iuP)
- Name
- Brittany Sutherland
- Job Title
- Assistant Professor
- Office Location
- Colgan Hall 441, MS 3E1
![Profile Picture of Allison Tomson](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-05/atomson.jpg?h=d318f057&itok=5Kv67kVx)
- Name
- Allison Tomson
- Job Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 2217
![A picture of Dr. Brenda Tondi](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-08/brenda-tondi.jpg?h=c45115f6&itok=ION2Pjit)
- Name
- Brenda Tondi
- Job Title
- ProfessorCoordinator, BIOL 431 Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1213, MSN 3E1
![Dr. Verhoeven](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/f_verhoeven.jpg?h=a64e80d7&itok=2u8LXIo9)
- Name
- Anne Verhoeven
- Job Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1214, MSN 3E1
![Dr. Weeks](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/f_Weeks3.jpg?h=ce66df73&itok=GC3r3kOP)
- Name
- Andrea Weeks
- Job Title
- Associate ProfessorDirector, Ted R Bradley HerbariumAssociate Chair, Research
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 3416, MSN 3E1
Emeritus Faculty & Retired Faculty
![Dr. Geoffrey Birchard](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/GFB%20Photo%20Oct%202014%20-%20Geoffrey%20Birchard.jpg?h=200990df&itok=qBbV05Ru)
- Name
- Geoffrey Birchard
- Job Title
- Associate Professor Emeritus
![Picture of Lorelei Crerar](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-11/Lorelei-Crerar.jpg?h=a7ffc51c&itok=NiLrosjv)
- Name
- Lorelei Crerar
- Job Title
- Retired - Associate Professor
![Photo of Dr. Deborah Polayes](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-06/f_polayes2-200x187.jpg?h=243db493&itok=e2T9wFyO)
- Name
- Deborah Polayes
- Job Title
- RetiredProfessor, (Biology)
![Dr. Rockwood](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/f_rockwood2.jpg?h=ce73b6a9&itok=sMWzTRf8)
- Name
- Larry Rockwood
- Job Title
- Professor Emeritus
Adjuncts
![Mason Statue](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-04/201104202.jpg?h=c3567866&itok=sY45oGyz)
- Name
- Celine Asbury
![Cynthia Beck](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-10/1516446613143.jpeg?h=a7e6d17b&itok=5flxvvfO)
- Name
- Cynthia Beck
- Job Title
- Adjunct Professor
![Mason Statue](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-04/201104202.jpg?h=c3567866&itok=sY45oGyz)
- Name
- Stacie Bickley
![Mason Statue Profile](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-09/201104202.jpg?h=3da94e8f&itok=YIFm1iuP)
- Name
- Taryn Brooks-Faulconer
- Office Location
- MS 3E1
![Mason Statue](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-04/201104202.jpg?h=c3567866&itok=sY45oGyz)
- Name
- Denise Hunnell
![Mason Statue](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-04/201104202.jpg?h=c3567866&itok=sY45oGyz)
- Name
- Balsam Itani
![Marieke Jones Profile Picture](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-08/Marieke%20Jones.jpg?h=517f71bd&itok=abp64Lqj)
- Name
- Marieke Jones
- Job Title
- Adjunct Professor, Biology Research Data Specialist, Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia
![Mason Statue](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-04/201104202.jpg?h=c3567866&itok=sY45oGyz)
- Name
- Aditya Kaushik
![Mason Statue](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-04/201104202.jpg?h=c3567866&itok=sY45oGyz)
- Name
- Matthew Krcmarik
- Name
- Claudius Mueller
![Mason Statue](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-04/201104202.jpg?h=c3567866&itok=sY45oGyz)
- Name
- James Munse
![Mason Statue](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-04/201104202.jpg?h=c3567866&itok=sY45oGyz)
- Name
- Brian Nguyen
![Kevin Quant](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-07/Image%20%286%29.jpeg?h=c174a754&itok=VKs1Zcxv)
- Name
- Kevin Quant
- Job Title
- Lab Manager, Anatomy & Physiology CoursesAdjunct Faculty
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall 2505
![Mason Statue](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-04/201104202.jpg?h=c3567866&itok=sY45oGyz)
- Name
- Luis Rodriguez
![Mason Statue](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-04/201104202.jpg?h=c3567866&itok=sY45oGyz)
- Name
- Nancy Skacel
![Mason Statue](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-04/201104202.jpg?h=c3567866&itok=sY45oGyz)
- Name
- Meghan Starolis
Affiliate Faculty
![Dr. Castilla](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2020-01/MarinaCastilla.jpg?h=0ddfed95&itok=xIocbHqi)
- Name
- Marina Castilla
- Job Title
- Associate Professor, Georgetown UniversityAffiliate Faculty, George Mason University
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Katherine Johnson Hall, suite 308
- Name
- Anneke DeLuycker
- Job Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, Academic Center, Rm 209
- Name
- Cameron Rutt
- Job Title
- Postdoctoral Fellow
Administrative Faculty and Staff
![Mason Statue Profile](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-09/201104202.jpg?h=3da94e8f&itok=YIFm1iuP)
- Name
- Monica Ghani
- Job Title
- Finance and Grants Analyst
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall 1202, MSN: 3E1
![Mason Statue Profile](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-09/201104202.jpg?h=3da94e8f&itok=YIFm1iuP)
- Name
- Krista Knieriem
- Job Title
- Lab Manager
![Mason Statue Profile](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-09/201104202.jpg?h=3da94e8f&itok=YIFm1iuP)
- Name
- Han Le
- Job Title
- Procurement Coordinator
![Bonnie Madden](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-07/Profile%20Pic_0.jpg?h=11a72f85&itok=KQaNXRUa)
- Name
- Bonnie Madden
- Job Title
- Microbiology - Phage Lab Manager
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1200C, MSN 3E1
![Profile picture of Genevieve McKenna](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-11/genevieve-mckenna-pfp.jpg?h=5d8d1d0b&itok=HBXvU_sD)
- Name
- Genevieve McKenna
- Job Title
- Academic Communications Specialist
- Office Location
- Virtual Office
![Kevin Quant](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-07/Image%20%286%29.jpeg?h=c174a754&itok=VKs1Zcxv)
- Name
- Kevin Quant
- Job Title
- Lab Manager, Anatomy & Physiology CoursesAdjunct Faculty
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall 2505
![Dr. Salehian](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/f_Salehian-e1556306951959.jpg?h=8c79bace&itok=qBSGBM5V)
- Name
- Shakiba Salehian
- Job Title
- Sr Lab and Research Specialist
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1200D, MSN 3E1
![Dr. Sikaroodi](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/f_Sikaroodi.jpg?h=bf3ff6b9&itok=-VspF_Ef)
- Name
- Masoumeh Sikaroodi
- Job Title
- Technical Director MBAC
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Colgan Hall, Room 424, MSN 4D4
![Sasha Stoddard](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-07/28BD73A3-83F3-41ED-8ADF-22140E9548D2_1_201_a_0.jpeg?h=790be497&itok=IJNMVpjc)
- Name
- Sasha Stoddard
- Job Title
- Genetics Immunology Lab Mgr
- Phone Number
![Mrs. Zimmerman](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/f_andersen.jpg?h=f4029fbf&itok=8XUALfsa)
- Name
- Joanne Zimmerman
- Job Title
- HR and Academic Admin Spec
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Virtual Office