Ted Esslinger

Professor

Floristics, Taxonomy and Systematics of Lichens (Ascomycota). Floristics and biogeography of North American lichens, especially North Dakota and various parts of western North America. Monographic work with lichens, particularly those belonging to the Parmeliaceae and Physciaceae, using morphological and chemical methods to study classification and relationships.

Erin Gillam

Assistant Professor

Behavioral ecology of mammals, with a focus on bats. Understanding how ecological, evolutionary, and behavioral factors influence the structure of acoustic communication signals. Behavioral context and function of social calls in a variety of species. Ecology of bats and other mammals in the Great Plains.

James W. Grier

Emeritus Professor

Animal Population Dynamics and Ecology, Animal Behavior, Evolutionary Biology, and Systematics. Research emphasis on eagles and other birds of prey with additional interests in many groups of animals including amphibians and reptiles, aquatic invertebrates, and fossil groups, particularly ammonites. Also interested in science education, learning, and curriculum development.

Kendra Greenlee

Assistant Professor

Insect Physiology and Immunology. Research interests include body size variation and respiratory system physiology in insects, with an emphasis on the effects of hypoxia on respiratory functions and molting. I am also interested in insect immunity and the response to bacterial and parasite infections.

Donna Jacob

Research Assistant Professor

Wetlands. Plant-soil-water interactions, biogeochemistry, rhizosphere effect, ecological restoration, remediation of polluted soils, phytostabilization, elemental cycling, and trophic transfer.

Mary Jo Kenyon

Lecturer for Human Anatomy & Physiology, Comparative Chordate Morphology, General Biology, and Human Biology. Interests/education focus include ecology, animal behavior, evolution, and conservation biology.

Gerald Ketterling

Assistant Professor

Science education. Primary interests are the development and implementation of Problem Based Learning strategies in the science classroom. Research focuses on the effectiveness of Problem Based Learning as a strategy to develop interest and understanding of science and teaching. Other areas of interests include teaching methodologies that encourage inquiry and implementation of constructivist philosophy in teacher/alternative teacher education programs.

Lisa Montplaisir

Assistant Professor

Science education, especially in post-secondary science classrooms. Research focus is on student learning and understanding in undergraduate science classrooms. Other interests are knowledge retention and curriculum development at the undergraduate level and teacher retention/recruitment and curriculum development at the secondary level.

Marinus Otte

Professor

Wetland ecology, biogeochemistry, ecophysiology and ecotoxicology. Responses of wetland plants to changes in their environment. 'Extreme' wetlands. Elemental uptake by wetland plants associated with hot springs. Metal tolerance in wetland plants. Natural and constructed wetlands for improvement of water quality. Wetlands for phytoremediation and phytostabilization of mine wastes.

Katie Reindl

Assistant Professor

Cell cycle regulation and cell motility in cancer. Changes in gene and
protein expression as cancer becomes more aggressive, and the molecular
mechanisms driving the changes. Identification of pharmacological targets
for cancer treatment.

Wendy Reed

Assistant Professor

Physiological and evolutionary ecology. Effects of maternal physiological state on allocation of resources to young, and how these investments affect offspring growth, survival, and behavior. Research approach spans levels of organization, from physiological mechanisms to population processes.

Julie Schroer

Pre-Health Professional Advisor/Lecturer

Advise pre-medical, pre-optometry, pre-dentistry, and pre-chiropractic students. Assist students with course planning and gathering information on admission requirements for specific professional schools they are considering following their graduation from NDSU. Lecture in UNIV 189, Skills for Academic Success, and BIOL 150, General Biology I.

Mark Sheridan

Professor

Animal physiology/Endocrinology. Control of growth, development, and metabolism in vertebrates. Delineation and regulation of hormonal signaling systems, including control of gene expression.

Craig Stockwell

Associate Professor

Evolutionary Ecology of Native and Rare Fishes. Contemporary evolution of fish populations in response to novel environments. Establishment of new populations and the implications for host-parasite associations. Conservation biology, human-wildlife interactions.

Steve Travers

Assistant Professor

Plant Evolutionary Ecology. My research focuses on understanding the ecology and evolution of natural plant populations. In particular I am interested in the evolution of plant reproductive traits, the role of local adaptation and the ecological genomics and population genetics of plant responses to environmental change.