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Alan Ventetuolo
Alan Ventetuolo

Associate Teaching Professor

Biology
Main 305A

508-999-9162
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Benjamin Winslow
Benjamin Winslow

Associate Teaching Professor

Biology
Science & Engineering 325

508-999-8803
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Cynthia Ladino
Cynthia Ladino

Associate Teaching Professor

Biology
Main 305A

508-999-8220
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Diana Barrett
Diana Barrett

Associate Teaching Professor

Biology
Science & Engineering 334A

508-910-6877
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Diego Bernal
Diego Bernal

Professor

Biology
Violette Research 116

508-999-8307
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Research

Research interests

  • Fish biology
  • Comparative physiology of fishes
  • Comparison of the morphological, physiological, and biochemical specializations of high-performance fishes
  • Fish response to angling-induced stress
  • Disruption to homeostasis in fish
Erin Bromage
Erin Bromage

Professor

Biology
Main 398I

508-999-8218
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Research

Research interests

  • Antibody production
  • Antibody mediated protection
  • Structure of the antibody
  • Quality of the antibody for pathogen recognition
Elizabeth McCliment

Assistant Teaching Professor

Biology
Science & Engineering 336B

508-999-8226
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Genevieve Kozak
Genevieve Kozak

Assistant Professor

Biology
Science & Engineering 371

508-999-9149
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Research

Research interests

  • Speciation
  • Genomics
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Hybridization
Jefferson Turner
Jefferson Turner

Chancellor Professor

Biology
Violette Research 202

508-999-8229
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Research

Research interests

  • Marine plankton
  • Zooplankton feeding
  • Plankton communities of Boston Harbor and adjacent waters
  • Food web accumulation and transport of red tide toxins
  • Interactions between copepod feeding and reproductive success
Kathryn Kavanagh
Kathryn Kavanagh

Associate Professor

Biology
Liberal Arts 385

508-999-8248
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Research

Research interests

  • Developmental bias and plasticity in evolution
  • Vertebrate skeletal development and evolution
  • Evolution of larval-brooding damselfishes
Kenneth Oliveira
Kenneth Oliveira

Professor

Biology
Violette Research 106

508-999-8227
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Research

Research interests

  • Biology of fishes with an emphasis on the biology of American eels
  • Life history strategies
  • Age and growth of fishes
Katrina Velle
Katrina Velle

Assistant Professor

Biology
Violette Research 215

508-999-8206
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Research

Research interests

  • Cell migration
  • Actin cytoskeleton
  • Amoebae
  • Microbial pathogenesis
Michael Sheriff
Michael Sheriff

Associate Professor

Biology
Science & Engineering 330B

508-910-6894
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Research

Research interests

  • Prey Responses to the Risk of Predation
  • Organismal Responses to Environmental Stressors
  • Transgenerational Plasticity/Maternal Stress Effects
Mark Silby
Mark Silby

Professor / Chairperson

Biology
Science & Engineering 335

508-999-8364
mark.silby@umassd.edu

Research

Research interests

  • Microbial Communities
  • Bacterial Interactions
  • Cocoa fermentation
  • Bacterial Genomes
Nancy OConnor
Nancy O'Connor

Professor Emerita

Biology
Science & Engineering 321

508-999-8208
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Research

Research interests

  • Ecology of marine invertebrate animals, particularly coastal species of crabs
  • Marine bioinvasions
  • Biology of marine larvae
Pauline Entin
Pauline Entin

Professor

Biology
Science & Engineering 332

508-999-8279
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Research

Research interests

  • Exercise Physiology
Pia Moisander
Pia Moisander

Professor

Biology
Violette Research Addition 209

508-999-8222
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Research

Research interests

  • Marine microbiology
  • Microbiomes
  • Microbial community ecology
  • Biofilms
Richard Connor
Richard Connor

Professor Emeritus

Biology
Science & Engineering 321

508-999-8208
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Research

Research interests

  • Social evolution
  • Evolution of cooperation and mutualism
  • Dolphin behavioral ecology
  • Evolution of alliances and coalitions
Robert Drew
Robert Drew

Associate Professor

Biology
Violette Research 205

508-999-8950
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Research

Research interests

  • Genomic and quantitative genetic approaches to investigate adaptations in fish
  • Fish domestication
  • Physiological and genetic changes underlying domestication
Robert Gegear
Robert Gegear

Associate Professor

Biology
Science & Engineering 335A

508-910-6903
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Research

Research interests

  • Conservation of native pollination systems
  • Neuroecology of plant-pollinator interactions
  • Multi-modal sensory integration
  • Floral evolution
  • Bumblebee ecology
Sarah Donelan
Sarah Donelan

Assistant Professor

Biology
Science & Engineering 336A

508-999-8217
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Research

Research interests

  • Transgenerational plasticity
  • Carryover effects
  • Marine ecology
  • Climate change
  • Predation risk
Tara Rajaniemi
Tara Rajaniemi

Professor

Biology
Science & Engineering 333

508-999-8223
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Research

Research interests

  • Root growth responses to competition
  • Effects of species interactions on community structure
  • Plant species distributions on coastal dunes
Whitney Hable
Whitney Hable

Professor Emerita

Biology
Science & Engineering 321

508-999-8208
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Research

Research interests

  • Mechanisms of cell polarization
  • Growth and development
  • Role the environment plays in such processes
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