Faculty Contact Information
Full-time Biology Faculty
Dr. Michael Lemke
Department Chair, Professor of Biology
Ph.D. Biological Sciences – Limnology, Michigan Technological University
Email: lemke.michael@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7339
Office: HSB 227
Areas of Expertise: Microbial ecology, general microbiology, aquatic ecology
Dr. James Bonacum
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph.D. Biology, Yale University
Email: bonacum.james@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-6035
Office: HSB 231
Areas of Expertise: Genetics and molecular biology
Dr. Hua Chen
Professor of Ecology
Ph.D. Forest Ecology, Oregon State University
Email: hchen40@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8339
Office: HSB 230
Areas of Expertise: Terrestrial ecosystem ecology, global change ecology, restoration ecology.
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Mr. David Holland
Biology Instructor
M.A. in Teaching, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant
Educational Specialist Degree in Science Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Email: jholl7@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8140
Office: HSB 225
Areas of Expertise: Human Biology, Organismal Biology, Environmental Biology
Dr. Amy B. McEuen
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Email: mceuen.amy@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7341
Office: HSB 229
Area of Expertise: Ecology
Dr. Noah Reynolds
Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D. Microbiology, Ohio State University
Email: nmreynol@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8567
Office: HSB 223
Area of Expertise: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Dr. Tracy Schatteman
Biology Instructor
Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield
Email: tscha3@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8367
Office: HSB 228
Areas of Expertise: Neurophysiology, auditory system, aging, animal behavior
Dr. Richard Stokes
Biology Instructor
Ph.D. Biology, University of Cincinnati
Email: rstok3@uis.edu
Phone (217) 206-7338
Office: HSB 224
Area of Expertise: Botany and molecular ecology
Dr. Lucia Vazquez
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Cornell University
Email: lvazq1@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7337
Office: UHB 3000
Area of Expertise: Plant systematics, molecular evolution, bioinformatics
Biology Lab Specialist
Jessica Bonnett
Teaching Lab Specialist
B.S. University of Illinois Springfield, Biology
M.S. University of Illinois Springfield, Biology
Email: jbonn02s@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8136
Office: HSB 138
Randi Reinke
Teaching Lab Specialist
B.S. Western Illinois University, Biology
M.S. University of Illinois Springfield, Biology
Email: rgrigole@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8176
Office: HSB 137
Department Affiliate
Dr. Stephen Johnson
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry
Ph.D. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Pharmacology
Email: srj@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7336
Office: HSB 311
Area of Expertise: My investigations use proteomic and electrophysiological techniques to characterize neuroactive molecules invertebrate venoms.
Associated Faculty
Dr. Keenan Dungey
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Email: dungey.keenan@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7345
Office: HSB 312
Area of Expertise: Inorganic materials chemistry
Dr. Dennis Ruez
Research Associate Professor, Biology; Associate Professor, Environmental Studies
Ph.D. Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
Email: druez2@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8425
Office: PAC 315
Area of Expertise: Paleoecology, vertebrate paleontology, mammalogy
Dr. Leon C. Hinz Jr.
Illinois Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator
Division of Natural Heritage, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Ph.D. Aquatic Ecology and Resource Management, University of Michigan
Email: leon.hinz@illinois.gov
Phone: (217) 785-8297
Area of Expertise: Aquatic Ecology and Conservation Assessment
Dr. Maria Lemke
Aquatic Ecologist
The Nature Conservancy, Illinois
Ph.D. Aquatic Ecology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Email: mlemke@tnc.org
Phone: (309) 645-8477
Office: 11304 Prairie Rd, Lewistown, IL 61542
Area of Expertise: Aquatic macroinvertebrates, Agriculture and Water Quality, Zooplankton
Dr. Hong Qian
Curator of Botany, Illinois State Museum
Ph.D. Biogeography, University of British Columbia
Email: hqian@museum.state.il.us
Phone: 217 782-2621
Areas of Expertise: Botany, ecology, biogeography
Dr. James Veselenak
Associate Professor of Clinical Lab Science and Public Health
Email: veselenak.james@uis.edu
Phone: 217 206-7346
Areas of Expertise: Medical microbiology, mycology
Emeriti Faculty
- Dr. Gary Butler
- Dr. Ann M. Larson
- Dr. Gary Trammell