Faculty and Staff

James Albert
Professor
Lafayette Parish Medical Society Pre-Med Endowed Professor

Office : VLW 410
Office Phone : 337 482 6627
Lab : VLW 410
Lab Phone : 337 482 1045
E-mail : james.albert@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Phylogeny of Teleost Fishes, Fish Diversity and Biology

Raymond Bauer
Professor Emeritus

Office : BLD 205-E
Office Phone : 337 482 6435
E-mail : rtbauer@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Crustacean Biology, Reproduction, and Evolution

Heather Olivier Birdsong
Instructor

Office : BLD 108-E
Office Phone : 337 482 5236
E-mail : heather.birdsong@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Amphibian conservation, contaminants, ecotoxicology

Roy C. Brown
Professor Emeritus

Office : BLD 142
Office Phone : 337 482 6987
E-mail : rcb6459@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Microbe Interaction

Loren Cassin-Sackett
Assistant Professor
South Louisiana Mid-Winter Fair/BoRSF Professor of Environmental Science

Office : VLW 510
Office Phone : 337 482 5916
Lab : VLW 519B
E-mail : Loren Cassin-Sackett

Area of Research: Evolution in small populations, conservation genomics, ecology and evolution of infectious diseases

Andrei Chistoserdov
Professor

Office : VLW 526
Office Phone : 337 482 1330
Lab : VLW 505
Lab Phone : 337 482 5056
E-mail : Andrei.Chistoserdov@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Microorganisms, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Processes

Caryl Chlan
Adjunct Faculty

Rachel Collin
Adjunct Faculty
Staff Scientist, Director of STRI's Bocas Del Toro Research Station

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
E-mail : collinr@si.edu

Area of Research:
Evolution of life history, genetics and evolutionary history of intertidal species

Baojin Ding
Assistant Professor
James H. Harper South Louisiana Mid-Winter Fair Association/BORSF Professor of Biology

Office : VLW 508B
Office Phone : 337 482 1101
Lab : VLW 516
Lab Phone : 337 482 1069
E-mail : Baojin Ding
Website: DingLabBioMed.com
Area of Research: Cell and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience and Neurological Diseases.

Nigel D'Souza
Visiting Assistant Professor

Office : BLD 217
Office Phone :
E-mail : ndsouza@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Plankton ecology, aquatic microbial ecology, biogeochemistry, Impact of anthropogenic forcing on microbial ecosystems

Don G. Ennis
Associate Professor

Office : VLW 520
Office Phone : 337 482 5008
Lab : VLW 522
Lab Phone : 337 482 1310
E-mail : don.ennis@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
DNA Repair, Intracellular Pathogens, Fish Models for Bacterial Pathogenesis and Carcinogenesis

Darryl L. Felder
Professor Emeritus

Office : BLD 251
Office Phone : 337 482 6753
Lab : BLD 227/228
Lab Phone : 337 482 5403
E-mail : dfelder@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Decapod Crustacean Diversity, Larval and Postlarval Development

Bruce E. Felgenhauer
Associate Professor
Dr. Glynn A. Granger BoRSF Professor of Pre-Medicine

Office : BLD 235
Office Phone : 337 482 6636
Lab : BLD 247
Lab Phone : 337 482 5766
E-mail : bruce.felgenhauer@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Arthropod Adaptation, Functional Morphology

Scott C. France
Professor
Charles R. Godchaux/BoRSF Professor of Biology

Office : BLD 213
Office Phone : 337 482 6320
Lab : BLD 212/216
Lab Phone : 337 482 6494
E-mail : scott.france@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Evolution of Deep-sea Corals and other Marine Invertebrates, Genetic Structure of Deep-sea Populations

Suzanne Fredericq
Professor
Freeport McMoran/LEQSF Regents Professor

Office : VLW 519-A
Office Phone : 337 482 1291
Lab : VLW 524
Lab Phone : 337 482 5057
E-mail : suzanne.fredericq@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Systematics and Molecular Evolution of the Red Algae, Algal Morphology

Office : VLW 530
Office Phone : 337 482 6632

E-mail : mark.garcia@louisiana.edu

Office : BLD 244
Office Phone : 337 482 6549
E-mail : brock.geary@louisiana.edu

Mark Genung
Assistant Professor

Office : BLD 224
Office Phone : 337 482 6277
Lab : BLD 225
Lab Phone : 337 482 6527
E-mail : mark.genung@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Community and theoretical ecology, plant and pollinator ecology, biodiversity and ecosystem services

Marla Gomez Perez
Instructor

Office : BLD 104
Office Phone : 337 482 5153
E-mail : Marla Gomez
 

Ryan Groh
Administrative Assistant

Office : BLD 108
Office Phone : 337 482 6748
E-mail : Ryan.Groh@louisiana.edu

Karl H. Hasenstein
Professor

Office : BLD 206
Office Phone : 337 482 6750
Lab : BLD 207, 203, 204
Lab Phone : 337 482 5199
E-mail : karl.hasenstein@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Plant Physiology, Phytohormones, Plant Movements

E-mail : mhester@louisiana.edu

Office : VLW 410
Office Phone : 337 482 5769
Lab : BLD 137
E-mail : Lily.Hume@louisiana.edu

Emily Kane
Assistant Professor

Office : BLD 215
Office Phone : 337 482 5246
Lab : BLD 226
Lab Phone : 337 482 5231
E-mail : Emily.Kane@louisiana.edu

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Area of Research:
Ecological and Evolutionary Biomechanics

Paul Klerks
Professor Emeritus

Lab : BLD 218
Lab Phone : 337 482 5152
E-mail : paul.klerks@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Environmental Toxicology, Detoxification Mechanisms

Nic Kooyers
Assistant Professor
Harold and Adele Comeaux/BORSF Professor of Biology

Office : VLW 506A
Office Phone : 337 482 1258
Lab : VLW 506
Lab Phone : 337 482 5661
E-mail : Nicholas.Kooyers@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Plant ecological genetics and genomics, adaptation, plant evolutionary ecology, global change biology

Sherry Krayesky
Adjunct Faculty

Office : BLD 103
Office Phone :
E-mail : Sherry.Krayesky@louisiana.edu

 

Ritwij Kulkarni
Assistant Professor

Office : VLW 519
Office Phone : 337 482 6263
Lab : VLW 417
Lab Phone : 337 482
E-mail : ritwij.kulkarni@louisiana.edu

Area of Research: Effects of Environmental Pollutants on the Immuno-Pathogenesis of Respiratory Infections; Role of Inflammasomes in Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections

Garrie P. Landry
Departmental Affiliate and Herbarium Curator
Botanist

McIlhenny Company
E-mail : cycad@louisiana.edu
 

Paul Leberg
Department Head, Professor
John E. and Joretta Achee Chance Professor of Biology

Office : VLW 452
Office Phone : 337 482 6637
Lab : VLW 528
Lab Phone : 337 482 1068
E-mail : paul.leberg@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Population Biology of Vertebrates, Conservation Biology and Genetics

Rafael Lemaitre
Adjunct Faculty
Lead Scientist

MedImmune

Area of Research:
Systematics, taxomomy, zoogeography, and biology of decapod crustaceans, particularly Paguroidea (hermit crabs), worldwide.

Betty Lemmon
Professor Emeritus

Office : BLD 142
Office Phone : 337 482 6987
E-mail : rcb@louisiana.edu
 

Craig R. McClain
Associate Professor
Executive Director of LUMCON

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
E-mail: cmcclain@lumcon.edu
Website: craigmcclain.com

Area of Research:
Marine biodiversity, body size and energetics.

Sondra D. Meyers
Administrative Assistant 3

Office : VLW 402
Office Phone : 337 482 6626
E-mail : sondra.meyers@louisiana.edu
 

Beth A. Middleton
Adjunct Faculty
Research Ecologist

USGS National Wetlands Research Center
E-mail : middletonb@usgs.gov

Area of Research:
Wetland plant ecology, and wetland restoration

Patricia L. Mire
Affiliate Faculty

Office : BLD 111
Office Phone : 337 482 5237
Lab : BLD 110
E-mail : pmire@louisiana.edu
 

Area of Research:
Development and physiology of sensory systems

Office : BLD 205-E
Office Phone : 337 482 6867
E-mail : Ivan.Moberly1@louisiana.edu

Brad Moon
Professor
South Louisiana Mid-Winter Fair/BoRSF Professor of Environmental Science

Office : VLW 509
Office Phone : 337 482 5662
Lab : VLW 507
Lab Phone : 337 482 1375
E-mail : brad.moon@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Vertebrate Functional Morphology and Physiology, Muscle Structure and Function

Susan Mopper
Professor Emeritus

Office :
Office Phone :
E-mail : sxm1886@louisiana.edu

 

Joseph Neigel
Professor Emeritus

Office : 35 Silvia Dr., Cazadero, CA 95421
Office Phone :
E-mail : jneigel_ull@agelus.net
Website: neigellab.agelus.net

Area of Research:
Population Genetics, Evolution of Marine Animals

James Nelson
Assistant Professor
Fritz Lang Foundation Endowed Professorship in Environmental Biology (BORSF)

Office : BLD 222-A
Office Phone : 337 482 6356
Lab : BLD 226
Lab Phone : 337 482 5231
E-mail : james.nelson@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Marine Ecosystem Ecology, Marine Fishes, Food Webs, Stable Isotope Analysis

James M. Norris
Adjunct Faculty
Research Scientist and Curator

Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History
Department of Botany

E-mail : norrisj@si.edu

Area of Research:
Systematics, taxonomy and evolutionary history of marine macroalgae

Thomas C. Pesacreta
Associate Professor
Director, ULL Microscopy Center

Office : BLD 134
Office Phone : 337 482 5233
Lab : BLD 137
Lab Phone : 337 482 5769
E-mail : thomas.pesacreta@louisiana.edu
 

Sophie Plouviez
Assistant Department Head

Office : BLD 108
Office Phone : 337-482-5234
E-mail : sophie.plouviez@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Molecular Evolution, Population Genetics/Genomics, Bioinformatics

Stacy Porter
Administrative Coordinator

Office : BLD 108
Office Phone : 337 482 5228
E-mail : C00256122@louisiana.edu
 

Kristina Porthouse
Instructor

Office : BLD 108-G
Office Phone : 337-482-6751
E-mail : Kristina.Porthouse@louisiana.edu

 

Daniel J. Povinelli
Professor

Office : BLD 228

E-mail : daniel.povinellli@louisiana.edu
Website: www.danielpovinelli.com

Area of Research:
Evolution of Learning and Cognition

Penny E. Powell
Master Instructor, Microbiology and A&P Lab Coordinator

Office : VLW 417-A
Office Phone : 337 482 6634
E-mail : penny.powell@louisiana.edu

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Guillaume Rieucau
Adjunct Faculty
Assistant Professor, LUMCON

Phone : 985 223 7421
E-mail : grieucau@lumcon.edu

Area of Research:
Marine and estuarine behavioral ecology, fish collective behavior, predator-prey interaction, ecology of fear.

Kelly L. Robinson
Assistant Professor

Office : BLD 234
Office Phone : 337 482 5705
Lab: BLD 205
E-mail : kelly.robinson@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Zooplankton ecology; Climate Change; Marine Food Webs

Patricia E. Rosel
Adjunct Faculty
Research Scientist

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
E-mail : Patricia.Rosel@noaa.gov

Area of Research:
Population genetics and evolutionary histories of marine vertebrates

Ruth Ruprecht
Adjunct Faculty
Senior Professor of Research,
New Iberia Research Center

Office : New Iberia Research Center
Office Phone : 337 482 0307
Lab : New Iberia Research Center
Lab Phone : 337 482 0316
E-mail : Ruth.Ruprecht@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Virology and Immunology, Molecular Biology, Vaccine Design

William E. Schmidt
Instructor

Office : VLW 524
Office Phone : 337 482 5057
E-mail : william.schmidt@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Red Algal Systematics and Biogeography, Plastid Genomes, Metagenomes and Rhodoliths

E-mail : erin.sigel@louisiana.edu

Karen M. Smith
Associate Professor

Office : VLW 514
Office Phone : 337 482 6755
Lab : VLW 512
Lab Phone : 337 482 1759
E-mail : karen.smith@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Neurobiology and development

Beth Stauffer
Assistant Professor
SLEMCO/BORSF Professor

Office : BLD 141
Office Phone : 337 482 5232
Lab : BLD 120
Lab Phone : 337 482 6717
E-mail : beth.stauffer@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Phytoplankton/Protistan Ecology, Coastal Water Quality Issues

Edwin A. Theriot
Executive Director, Institute for Coastal and Water Research
Affiliate Faculty

Office :
Office Phone : 337-482-1792
E-mail : etheriot@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:

Michael Van Brocklin
Maintenance Repairer 2

Office : BLD 108
Office Phone : 337 482 6748
E-mail : Michael_Van_Brocklin@hotmail.com
 

Francois Villinger
Professor
Director of the New Iberia Research Center

Office : New Iberia Research Center
Office Phone : 337 482 0225
E-mail : Fjv5939@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Immune response and vaccine development

Brandon Waltz
Instructor

Office : BLD 105
Office Phone :
E-mail : brandon.waltz@louisiana.edu
 

Yi-Hong Wang
Associate Professor

Office : BLD 242
Office Phone : 337 482 6756
Lab : BLD 249
Lab Phone : 337 482 5229
E-mail : yihong.wang@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Genetics and Biotechnology

Glen Watson
Professor Emeritus

Office : BLD 111
Office Phone : 337 482 5237
E-mail : gmw5722@louisiana.edu

Area of Research:
Cellular and Developmental Biology of Sea Anemones

Office : BLD 205-C
Office Phone :