Research

Ali Azghani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research Interests: molecular mechanisms of pulmonary injury in infection and inflammation.
ali_azghani@uttyler.edu

Blake Bextine, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: insect transmission of plant pathogens, molecular detection of pathogens, and bacterial and insect genomics
bbextine@uttyler.edu

John C. Boucher, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2000
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: host-pathogen interactions with Pseudomonas aeruginosa
jboucher@uttyler.edu

Neil B. Ford, Ph.D., Miami University of Ohio, 1979
Professor of Biology
Research Interests: reproductive physiology of snakes, ecology and behavior of snakes
nford@uttyler.edu

Ronald L. Gutberlet, Jr., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington, 1998
Associate Professor
Research Interests: phylogenetic systematics, biogeography, and natural history of reptiles and amphibians
rgutberlet@uttyler.edu

Lee Ann Harbison, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Research Interests:
harbison@uttyler.edu

Suneeti Jog, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Interests:
sjog@uttyler.edu

Don W. Killebrew, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1976
Professor and Chair of Biology
Research Interests: invertebrate ecology, influence of prey diversity and abundance on population dynamics and life history traits of predators
dkille@mail.uttyl.edu

James F. Koukl, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1978
Associate Professor of Biology and Chemistry
Research Interests: hibernation physiology in turtles, ecology and behavior of turtles
jkoukl@mail.uttyl.edu

Darrell W. Pogue, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1998
Assistant Professor of Biology
Research Interests: ornithology, landscape ecology, reproductive biology of cavity-nesting birds, natal dispersal in birds
dpogue@.uttyler.edu