Department of Biology and Wildlife Faculty

Photo of W. Scott ArmbrusterW. Scott Armbruster (Research Professor of Biology)
ffwsa@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~scott_armbruster/
No Campus Office
907.474.7640
Ph.D. - University of California Davis
Research Interests: Evolutionary ecology; plant-insect interactions; plant reproductive ecology.
Affiliations: Greenhouse, IAB
Photo of Perry BarbozaPerry Barboza (Associate Professor of Biology)
ffpsb@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~perry_barboza/
410B IRV 1
907.474.7142
Ph.D. - University of New England (Australia)
Research Interests: Nutrition and physiological ecology.
Affiliations: B/W, IAB, LARS
Photo of Brian BarnesBrian Barnes (Professor of Zoophysiology and Institute Director)
ffbmb@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~brian_barnes/
311A IRV 1
907.474.7649
Ph.D. - University of Washington
Research Interests: Environmental physiology; adaptation of animals to environments; physiology of hibernation; physiological and endocrinological reproductive mechanisms of mammals.
Affiliations: AQ, B/W, IAB, Toolik
Photo of John E. BlakeJohn E. Blake (Associate Professor of Veterinary Science)
j.blake@uaf.edu
212 WRRB
907.474.5188
- University of Saskatchewan
Research Interests: Diagnostic anatomical pathology; wildlife diagnostics.
Affiliations: AQ, B/W, IAB, Vet Svcs
Photo of Richard D. BooneRichard D. Boone (Associate Professor of Biology)
ffrdb@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~rich_boone/
307D Bunnell
907.474.7682
Ph.D. - University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Research Interests: Biogeochemistry of terrestrial ecosystems; soil organic matter dynamics; global change; land-use legacies.
Affiliations: B/W, BNZ-LTER, IAB
Photo of Bert BoyerBert Boyer (Associate Professor of Molecular Biology)
ffbbb@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~bert_boyer/
226 WRRB
907.474.7733
Ph.D. - Louisiana State Medical Center
Research Interests: Molecular genetics; mammalian thermogenesis.
Affiliations: B/W, CANHR, CORE Lab, IAB
Photo of Syndonia Bret-HarteSyndonia (Donie) Bret-Harte (Research Assistant Professor)
ffmsb@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~syndonia_bret-harte/CV.html
Trailer T-6 (LTER)
907.474.5434
Ph.D. - Stanford University
Research Interests:
Affiliations: BNZ-LTER, IAB, Toolik
Photo of Abel Bult-ItoAbel Bult-Ito (Associate Professor of Biology)
ffab@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~abel_bult-ito/bult_cv.html
019A, 013 AHRB
907.474.7158
Ph.D. - Wesleyan University
Research Interests: Brain regulation of behavior; evolution of brain function in natural populations.
Affiliations: ABNP, B/W, IAB
Photo of F. Stuart ChapinF. Stuart (Terry) Chapin (Professor of Ecology)
terry.chapin@uaf.edu
www.faculty.uaf.edu/fffsc/
195 AHRB
907.474.7922
Ph.D. - Stanford University
Research Interests: Ecosystem ecology.
Affiliations: B/W, BNZ-LTER, IAB, RAP
Photo of Pat DoakPat Doak (Associate Professor of Biology)
ffpd@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~pat_doak/
415B IRV 1
907.474.6449
Ph.D. - Cornell University
Research Interests: Spatial population dynamics; insect-plant interactions.
Affiliations: B/W, BNZ-LTER, IAB
Photo of Elaine DrewElaine Drew (Assistant Professor, IAB (CANHR)/Psychology)
ffemd@uaf.edu
www.uaf.edu/psych/faculty/E_Drew/
214 AHRB
907.474.6129
Ph.D. - University of Kentucky
Research Interests: The interface between culture and health, illness, & health care (Medical Anthropology); the influences of gender, social class, & ethnicity on illness experiences & treatment decisions; applied/qualitative research methods.
Affiliations: CANHR, IAB
Photo of Kelly L. DrewKelly L. Drew (Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
ffkld@uaf.edu
www.uaf.edu/chem/Drew/KellyDrewIndex.htm
019B AHRB
907.474.7190
Ph.D. - Albany Medical College
Research Interests: Neuropharmacology. (joint appt. IAB/Chemistry)
Affiliations: ABNP, B/W, IAB
Photo of Lawrence K. DuffyLawrence K. Duffy (Assoc. Dean, CSEM; Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
fflkd@uaf.edu
www.uaf.edu/chem/faculty/lduffy/lduffy.htm
362 NSF
907.474.7525
Ph.D. - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Research Interests: Environmental Biochemistry & Neuroscience
Affiliations: ABNP, IAB
Photo of Erich H. FollmannErich H. Follmann (Professor of Zoology)
ffehf@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~erich_follmann/
401 IRV 1
907.474.7338
Ph.D. - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Research Interests: Biology and ecology of mammalian carnivores.
Affiliations: B/W, IAB
Photo of Tom GreenTom Green (Professor of Chemistry and Biology)
fftkg@uaf.edu
www.uaf.edu/chem/green/greenuaf.htm
174 NSF
907.474.1559
Ph.D. - University of Tennessee
Research Interests: (joint appt. IAB/Chemistry)
Affiliations: IAB
Photo of Brad GriffithBrad Griffith (Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology; Assistant Leader, AKCFWRU)
ffdbg@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~brad_griffith/griffith.html
209C IRV 1
907.474.5067
Ph.D. - University of Idaho
Research Interests: Habitat and nutritional ecology; stochastic population processes; endangered species management/planning; remote sensing; landscape processes.
Affiliations: AKCFWRU, B/W, IAB
Photo of George HappGeorge Happ (Research Professor)
ffgmh@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~george_happ/
246 WRRB
907.474.5492
Ph.D. - Cornell University
Research Interests: Zoonotic infectious agents, vector biology, and host defenses.
Affiliations: B/W, CORE Lab, EPSCoR, IAB, INBRE
Photo of Michael HarrisMichael Harris (Assistant Professor of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience)
ffmbh@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~michael_harris
260 AHRB
907.474.7801
Ph.D. - Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Research Interests: Neurobiology of breathing, pathophysiology of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, comparative respiratory physiology, evolution of air-breathing, evolution and adaptations to mammalian hibernation.
Affiliations: ABNP, B/W, IAB
Photo of Karsten HuefferKarsten Hueffer (Assistant Professor of Microbiology)
karsten.hueffer@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~karsten_hueffer/
2w10 AHRB
907.474.6313
Ph.D. - Cornell University
Research Interests: Infectious disease, host pathogen interactions, zoonosis, emerging diseases
Affiliations: B/W, IAB, INBRE
Photo of Falk HuettmannFalk Huettmann (Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology)
fffh@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~falk_huettmann
419 IRV 1
907.474.7882
Ph.D. - ACWERN/University of New Brunswick (Canada)
Research Interests: Wildlife Ecology, Seabirds, Predictive GIS Modeling, Web-based Wildlife Databases and Metadata, Spatial Aspects of Population Viability Analysis (PVA), Future Landscape Scenarios of Wildlife Habitat, Landscape Ecology, Russian Far East, Tropical Ecology, Conservation Steady State Economy.
Affiliations: B/W, IAB
Photo of Kris HundertmarkKris Hundertmark (Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology)
ffkh@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~kris_hundertmark/
412 IRV 1
907.474.7159
Ph.D. - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Research Interests: Wildlife conservation genetics; wildlife ecology; ecology and management of large mammals; Beringian phylogeography
Affiliations: B/W, CORE Lab, IAB, LARS
Photo of Christine HunterChristine Hunter (Assistant Professor)
christine.hunter@uaf.edu
415A IRV 1
907.474.6743
Ph.D. - University of Otago
Research Interests: Population Ecology
Affiliations: B/W, IAB
Photo of Steffi Ickert-BondSteffi Ickert-Bond (Assistant Prof. of Botany, Herbarium Curator, UA Museum of the North)
ffsi1@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~stefanie_bond/
Museum
907.474.6277
Ph.D. - Arizona State University
Research Interests: Molecular systematics, phylogeny, biogeography and morphological evolution in vascular plants; revisionary and floristic work.
Affiliations: B/W, IAB, Museum
Photo of Jeremy JonesJeremy (Jay) Jones (Associate Professor of Biology)
ffjbj@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~jay_jones/
154 AHRB
907.474.7972
Ph.D. - Arizona State University
Research Interests: Structure and function of stream ecosystems.
Affiliations: B/W, IAB, BNZ-LTER
Photo of Knut KiellandKnut Kielland (Research Professor)
ffkk@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~knut_kielland/
406 IRV 1
907.474.7164
Ph.D. - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Research Interests: Plant physiological ecology; biogeochemistry; plant-animal interactions.
Affiliations: BNZ-LTER, IAB
Photo of Sasha KitayskySasha Kitaysky (Assistant Professor of Integrative Physiology)
ffask@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~sasha
413 IRV 1
907.474.5179
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Research Interests:
Affiliations: B/W, IAB
Photo of Gary KofinasGary Kofinas (Assoc. Prof. Resource Policy and Management; Director, Resilience and Adaptation IGERT Program)
ffgpk@uaf.edu
www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffgpk/
203e IARC
907.474.7078
Ph.D. - University of British Colombia
Research Interests: Human dimensions of arctic systems, sustainability of local communities, co-management, local knowledge in monitoring and research, Human-Rangifer Systems.
Affiliations: B/W, BNZ-LTER, IAB, RAP
Photo of Mary Beth LeighMary Beth Leigh (Assistant Professor of Microbiology)
mb.leigh@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~mary_beth_leigh
228 WRRB
907.474.6656
- University of Oklahoma
Research Interests: Molecular microbial ecology, bioremediation, plant-microbe interactions, stable isotope probing
Affiliations: B/W, IAB
Photo of Mark LindbergMark Lindberg (Assistant Professor of Biology)
m.lindberg@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~mark_lindberg/
411 IRV 1
907.474.6598
Ph.D. - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Research Interests: Waterfowl biology; upland game birds; mark-recapture theory; sampling design.
Affiliations: B/W, IAB
Photo of Yilong MaYilong Ma (Research Associate Professor)
ffym1@uaf.edu
402 IRV 1
907.474.5367
Ph.D. - Wuhan University, China
Research Interests:
Affiliations: ABNP, AQ, IAB
Photo of Joe MargrafJoe Margraf (Professor of Fisheries; Unit Leader, AKCFWRU)
ffjfm1@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~joe_margraf/jmargraf.html
210A IRV 1
907.474.7661
Ph.D. - Texas A & M University
Research Interests: Population and community ecology, trophic interactions, bioenergetics of freshwater and estuarine fishes.
Affiliations: AKCFWRU, IAB
Photo of Kevin McCrackenKevin McCracken (Associate Professor of Biology)
www.iab.uaf.edu/~kevin_mccracken/
028 Museum
907.474.6419
Ph.D. - Louisiana State University
Research Interests: Population genetics; wildlife biology; molecular systematics; waterfowl.
Affiliations: B/W, CORE Lab, IAB, Museum
Photo of David McGuireDavid McGuire (Professor of Landscape Ecology; Assistant Leader, AKCFWRU)
ffadm@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~dave_mcguire/dmcguire.html
214 IRV 1
907.474.6242
Ph.D. - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Research Interests: Operation of ecological processes at large spatial scales; ecological modeling; global change biology.
Affiliations: AKCFWRU, B/W, IAB, BNZ-LTER, SEL
Photo of Alexander MilnerAlexander (Sandy) Milner (Research Associate Professor of Aquatic Biology)
A.M.Milner@bham.ac.uk
www.iab.uaf.edu/~alex_milner/
No Campus Office
Ph.D. - University of London (U.K.)
Research Interests: Colonization and succession of invertebrates in new streams following glacial recession; ecology of glacial-fed rivers; use of bioassessment to evaluate water quality impacts.
Affiliations: IAB
Photo of Gerald MohattGerald Mohatt (Director, Center for Alaska Native Health Research)
ffgvm@uaf.edu
www.uaf.edu/psych/faculty/mohatt/
224 AHRB
907.474.6415
- Harvard University
Research Interests: Alaska Native Health, protective and recovery factors related to alcohol abuse, cross-cultural healing and psychotherapy.
Affiliations: CANHR, IAB
Photo of Christa P. H. MulderChrista P. H. Mulder (Associate Professor of Plant Ecology)
ffcpm2@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~christa_mulder/cv.htm
410A IRV 1
907.474.7152
Ph.D. - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Research Interests: Relationships between species diversity and ecosystem processes; plant-animal interactions.
Affiliations: B/W, IAB
Photo of Link OlsonLink Olson (Assistant Professor of Systematic Biology, Curator of Mammals)
link.olson@uaf.edu
www.uaf.edu/museum/mammal/Link_Olson/
016 Museum
907.474.5998
Ph.D. - University of Chicago
Research Interests: Systematics, phylogenetics, and evolutionary biology of mammals; biogeography; molecular evolution.
Affiliations: B/W, IAB, Museum
Photo of Matt OlsonMatt Olson (Associate Professor of Biology)
ffmso@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~matt_olson/
230 WRRB
907.474.2766
Ph.D. - Duke University
Research Interests: Plant ecological and evolutionary genetics; population ecology and genetics.
Affiliations: B/W, IAB
Photo of Diane O'BrienDiane O'Brien (Assistant Professor of Biology and Wildlife)
ffdo@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~diane_obrien/
228, 227 AHRB
907.474.5762
Ph.D. - Princeton University
Research Interests: Nutritional Physiology of insects; Stable isotope ecology, Understanding patterns of stable isotope variation among biological compounds
Affiliations: B/W, CANHR, IAB
Photo of Kristin O'BrienKristin O'Brien (Assistant Professor of Biology and Wildlife)
ffko@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~kristin_obrien/
226, 229 AHRB
907.474.5311
Ph.D. - University of Maine
Research Interests: Mitochondrial biology; oxidative and nitrosative stress; adaptation to cold temperature
Affiliations: B/W, IAB
Photo of Todd O'HaraTodd O'Hara (Associate Professor of Wildlife Toxicology)
fftmo@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~todd_ohara
144 AHRB
907.474.1838
- Medical College of Virginia; University of Wisconsin - Madison
Research Interests: Wildlife toxicology of arctic marine mammals (bowhead whales, ice seals, polar bears) and terrestrial mammals (caribou, moose). Environmental toxicology and the links with feeding ecology and other biological variables (i.e., age, health and reproductive status). Wildlife diseases.
Affiliations: B/W, CANHR, IAB, INBRE, Vet Svcs
Photo of Rosemarie PlaetkeRosemarie Plaetke (Associate Professor, CANHR)
ffrp@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~rosemarie_plaetke/
224, 225 AHRB
907.474.5486
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Research Interests: Genetic epidemiology, human genetics, genetic/bio statistics, type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications
Affiliations: B/W, CANHR, IAB
Photo of Abby PowellAbby Powell (Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology; Assistant Leader, AKCFWRU)
ffanp@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~abby_powell/
209B IRV 1
907.474.5505
Ph.D. - University of Minnesota
Research Interests: Conservation biology; shorebird ecology; avian management.
Affiliations: AKCFWRU, B/W, IAB
Photo of Roger W. RuessRoger W. Ruess (Professor of Biology)
ffrwr@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~roger_ruess/
414 IRV 1
907.474.7153
Ph.D. - University of North Dakota
Research Interests: Ecosystem Ecology, Plant Ecophysiology, Biogeochemistry
Affiliations: B/W, BNZ-LTER, EPSCoR, Greenhouse, IAB
Photo of Jonathan RunstadlerJonathan Runstadler (Assistant Professor of Biology & Wildlife)
j.runstadler@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~jonathan_runstadler/
104 AHRB
907.474.7038
- UC Davis
Research Interests: Immunogenetics, Veterinary Genetics, Zoonotic/infectious disease and host defense
Affiliations: B/W, IAB, INBRE
Photo of Marvin SchulteMarvin Schulte (Associate Professor of Neurochemistry)
ffmks@uaf.edu
www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffmks/
146 NSF
907.474.5237
Ph.D. - University of Minnesota
Research Interests: Structure and function of ligand gated ion channels, action of general anesthetics on ligand gated ion channels
Affiliations: ABNP, IAB
Photo of Derek SikesDerek Sikes (Assistant Professor of Entomology, Curator of Insects)
ffdss@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~derek_sikes
Museum
907.474.6278
Ph.D. - University of Connecticut
Research Interests: Taxonomy, morphological and molecular based phylogenetics, conservation, and faunistics of Insects, especially Coleoptera.
Affiliations: B/W, IAB, Museum
Photo of Naoki TakebayashiNaoki Takebayashi (Assistant Professor of Biology)
ffnt@uaf.edu
www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffnt/
226 WRRB
907.474.1178
Ph.D. - Indiana University
Research Interests: Theoretical population genetics; evolutionary biology; molecular evolution; plant reproductive biology; computational biology.
Affiliations: B/W, IAB, INBRE
Photo of Barbara TaylorBarbara Taylor (Assistant Professor of Biology in Neuroscience)
ffbet@uaf.edu
202, 253 AHRB
907.474.2487
Ph.D. -
Research Interests: Development and plasticity of respiratory chemosensitivity and respiratory pattern generation.
Affiliations: ABNP, B/W, IAB
Photo of Lee TaylorLee Taylor (Assistant Professor)
fflt@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~lee_taylor/
242 WRRB
907.474.6982
Ph.D. - University of California, Berkeley
Research Interests: Plant-microbe interactions; microbial diversity.
Affiliations: B/W, BNZ-LTER, CORE Lab, IAB
Photo of Diane WagnerDiane Wagner (Associate Professor of Biology)
ffdw1@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~diane_wagner
163 AHRB
907.474.5227
Ph.D. - Princeton University
Research Interests: Herbivory; insect-plant-soil interactions; mutualism; and evolutionary ecology.
Affiliations: B/W, IAB
Photo of Donald WalkerDonald (Skip) Walker (Professor of Biology)
ffdaw@uaf.edu
www.geobotany.uaf.edu/userpages/swalker
262 AHRB
907.474.2460
Ph.D. - University of Colorado at Boulder
Research Interests: Environmental biology; disturbance and recovery of arctic ecosystems; global tundra ecosystems; hierarchical geographical information systems; landscape ecology; landscape response to climate change; quantitative ecology methods.
Affiliations: AGC, B/W, IAB, Toolik
Photo of Kevin WinkerKevin Winker (Curator of Birds and Associate Professor)
ffksw@uaf.edu
www.uaf.edu/museum/bird/personnel/KWinker/WinkerCV.html
038 Museum
907.474.7027
Ph.D. - University of Minnesota
Research Interests: Avian evolution, population genetics, and systematics; ecology, evolution, and behavior.
Affiliations: B/W, CORE Lab, IAB, Museum
Photo of Mark WipfliMark Wipfli (Associate Professor of Freshwater Ecology; Assistant Leader, AKCFWRU)
mark.wipfli@uaf.edu
www.iab.uaf.edu/~mark_wipfli/
138 AHRB
907.474.6654
Ph.D. - Michigan State University
Research Interests: Freshwater Foodwebs, Marine-Derived Nutrients in Riverine Ecosystems, Trophic Relationships, Riparian-Stream Interactions
Affiliations: AKCFWRU, B/W, IAB
Photo of Diana WolfDiana Wolf (Assistant Professor of Biology)
diana.wolf@uaf.edu
www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffdew2/
240 WRRB
907.474.5538
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Research Interests:
Affiliations: B/W, IAB