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April Wynn

April Wynn

Assistant Professor

Dr. Wynn is a plant geneticist and is interested in examining the intersection of genetic regulatory networks for seed and flower formation.

Genetic RegulationDevelopmental GeneticsPlant GeneticsMolecular Biology
Deborah O'Dell

Deborah O'Dell

Professor of Biology

Dr. O'Dell performs research into how bees use magnetic fields to orient themselves.

BiologyNeuroscienceMagnetic Orientation in AnimalsDevelopmental NeurobiologyAlzheimer's Disease
Andrew Dolby

Andrew Dolby

Professor of Biology

Dr. Dolby’s research focuses on avian behavior and physiological ecology.

ZoologyPhysiological EcologyOrnithologyAvian BehaviorBehavioral Ecology
Swati Agrawal

Swati Agrawal

Assistant Professor

Dr. Agrawal's research focuses on protozoan pathogens that cause serious diseases like African sleeping sickness and Toxoplasmosis.

Molecular Biology (CRISPR-cas9 gene editing)Microscopy (Fluorescence, Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy)BiochemistryBioinformaticsBiomolecular Visualization (PyMOL, MolStar, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality)
Parrish Waters

Parrish Waters

Associate Professor

Dr. Parrish Waters’ areas of expertise include neuroscience, physiology, hormone axis function, stress physiology and sensory perception.

NeuroscienceScientific WritingMolecular BiologyStress PhysiologyHuman Physiology
W. David Stahlman

W. David Stahlman

Associate Professor

Dr. Stahlman specializes in animal behavior.

PsychologyAnimal BehaviorExperimental PsychologyComparative Cognition
Lynn Lewis

Lynn Lewis

Professor, Biology

Lynn Lewis is a professor of biology at the University of Mary Washington.

BiologyMicrobiologyVirologyUniversity TeachingAcademic Advising
Alan Griffith

Alan Griffith

Associate Professor of Biology

Professor Griffith leads the development of the UMW Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), aiming to enhance the experiences of first-year students

BiologyEnvironmental SciencesConservationWetlandsWetlands Ecology
Suzanne Sumner

Suzanne Sumner

Professor

Suzanne Sumner is a Professor of mathematics at University of Mary Washington.

MathematicsDynamical Systems Teaching InnovationInterdisciplinary Education
Jodie Hayob

Jodie Hayob

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Professor Hayob has expertise in petrology, minerology and geochemistry.

GeologyPetrologyMineralogyGeochemistry