EEB Directory

This is a listing of everyone currently associated with the EEB department in an official capacity. Please contact Kathy Tebo to report inaccuracies or omissions.

Department Head Contact Information
	Kentwood Wells, Professor and EEB Department Head
	Office: Torrey Life Science Room 312
	Phone: (860) 486-4319
	Fax: (860) 486-6364
	E-mail: kentwood.wells@uconn.edu

Abreu, Maria Helena (Visitor)

Office: 3.69 Stamford Campus Phone: (203) 251-8530 E-mail: maria.abreu@uconn.edu

Adams, Eldridge (Professor)

Office: BioPharm 205A Phone: (860) 486-5894 E-mail: eldridge.adams@uconn.edu

Ah-Peng, Claudine (Visitor)

Office: BioPharm 316 Phone: (860) 486-6306 E-mail:  claudine.ahpeng@gmail.com

Allen, Jenica (Assistant Professor in Residence)

Office: TLS 466 Phone:  860-486-8964 E-mail: jenica.allen@uconn.edu

Anderson, Gregory (Professor Emeritus)

Office: TLS 381 Phone: (860) 486-4555 E-mail: gregory.anderson@uconn.edu

Anderson, Pat (Business Services Supervisor)

Office: TLS 312A Phone: (860) 486-4323 E-mail: pat.anderson@uconn.edu

Augyte, Simona (Doctoral Student)

Office:  TLS 83 Phone: (860) 486-4372 E-mail:  simona.augyte@uconn.edu

Benoit, Lori (Postdoctoral Associate)

Office: BioPharm 317 Phone: (860) 486-3937 E-mail: lori.benoit@uconn.edu

Bernot, James (Masters Student)

Office:  TLS 478 Phone: (860) 486-1882 E-mail: james.bernot@uconn.edu

Bigwood, Laura (Doctoral Student)

Office:  BioPharm 202A Phone: (860) 486-4458 E-mail: laura.bigwood@uconn.edu

Borowske, Alyssa (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 310A Phone: (860) 486-3005 E-mail: alyssa.borowske@uconn.edu

Boukili, Vanessa (Doctoral Student)

Office:  BioPharm 219 Phone:  (860) 486-0805 E-mail: vanessa.boukili@uconn.edu

Brown, Holly (Doctoral Student)

Office:  BioPharm 402 Phone: (860) 486-0309 E-mail:  holly.k.brown@uconn.edu

Bueno, Veronica (Doctoral Student)

Office: TLS 478 Phone: (860) 486-1882 E-mail: veronica.m.bueno@uconn.edu

Burgio, Kevin (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 402 Phone: (860) 486-3839 E-mail: kevin.burgio@uconn.edu

Bush, Andrew (Associate Professor)

Office: TLS 472 or Beach 240 Phone: (860) 486-9359 E-mail: andrew.bush@uconn.edu

Caira, Janine (Professor)

Office: TLS 483 Phone: (860) 486-4060 E-mail: janine.caira@uconn.edu

Capers, Robert (Plant Collections Manager)

Office: BSP 125 Phone: 860-486-1889 E-mail: robert.capers@uconn.edu

Cardoso, Fernanda (Visitor)

Office:  BioPharm 219 Phone: (860) 486-7955 E-mail: fercardoso@hotmail.com

Carlson, Colin (Masters Student)

Office:  TLS 363 Phone: (860) 486-4638 E-mail: colin.carlson@uconn.edu

Chazdon, Robin (Professor)

Office: BioPharm 205C Phone: (860) 486-4057 E-mail: robin.chazdon@uconn.edu

Chen, Wen (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 204 Phone: (860) 486-4458 E-mail: wen.chen@uconn.edu

Chong, Caroline (Postdoctoral Associate)

Office: BioPharm 400A Phone: (860) 486-4027 E-mail: caroline.chong@uconn.edu

Cisneros, Laura (Doctoral Student)

Office:  CESE 187 Bldg 4 Annex Phone:  (860) 486-1772 E-mail:  laura.cisneros@uconn.edu

Coe, Felix (Associate Professor)

Office: West Hartford / TLS 362 Phone: (860) 570-9254 / (860) 486-2227 E-mail: felix.coe@uconn.edu

Colwell, Robert (Professor)

Office: TLS 375 Phone: (860) 486-4395 E-mail: robert.colwell@uconn.edu

Crespi, Jean (Associate Professor)

Office:  Phone: (860) 486-4372 E-mail: jean.crespi@uconn.edu

Dam, Hans (Adjunct Professor)

Office: Avery Point Campus Phone: (860) 405-9098 E-mail: hans.dam@uconn.edu

DiCecco, Dorothea (Professor Emeritus)

Office: Waterbury Phone: (860) 236-9877 E-mail: dorothea.dicecco@uconn.edu

Dierssen, Heidi (Associate Professor)

Office:  Phone:  (860) 405-9086 E-mail: heidi.dierssen@uconn.edu

Divino, Jeffrey (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 210A Phone: (860) 486-4694 E-mail: jeffrey.divino@uconn.edu

Durant, Kathryne (BS/MS Student)

Office:  Phone:  E-mail: kathryne.durant@uconn.edu

Elphick, Chris (Associate Professor)

Office: BioPharm 300A Phone: (860) 486-4547 E-mail: chris.elphick@uconn.edu

Elsensohn, Johanna (BS/MS Student)

Office:  TLS 375 Phone: (860) 486-0858 E-mail: johanna.elsensohn@uconn.edu

Field, Christopher (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 310 Phone: (860) 486-3005 E-mail: christopher.field@huskymail.uconn.edu

Filoramo, Nirvana (Gratis Research Scientist)

Office:  Phone: (508) 793-7654 E-mail: nfiloramo@clarku.edu

Fisher, Cera (Doctoral Student)

Office: PBB 318 Phone: (860) 486-6215 E-mail: cera.lawrence@uconn.edu

Freidenfields, Nicole (Research Associate)

Office:  BioPharm 213 Phone: (860) 486-6154 E-mail: nicole.freidenfields@uconn.edu

Fry, Adam (Lecturer)

Office: TLS 308 Phone: (860) 486-4689 E-mail: adam.fry@uconn.edu

Fučíková, Karolina (Postdoctoral Associate)

Office:  BioPharm 311A Phone:  (860) 486-1811 E-mail: karolina.fucikova@uconn.edu

Goemans, Geert (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 323 Phone: (860) 486-3947 E-mail: geert.goemans@uconn.edu

Goffinet, Bernard (Professor)

Office: BioPharm 300 Phone: (860) 486-5290 E-mail: bernard.goffinet@uconn.edu

Gogarten, J. Peter (Adjunct Professor)

Office: BSP 404 Phone: (860) 486-4061 E-mail: j.p.gogarten@uconn.edu

Golden, Heidi (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 211 Phone: (860) 486-6154 E-mail: heidi.golden@uconn.edu

Goldman, Bruce (Professor Emeritus)

Office: TLS 364 / 180 and 180A Phone: (860) 486-2984 E-mail: bruce.goldman@uconn.edu

Goyes Vallejos, Johana (Doctoral Student)

Office: TLS 379 Phone: (860) 486-5434 E-mail: johana.goyes-vallejos@uconn.edu

Hall, Ryan (BS/MS Student)

Office:  Phone:  E-mail: ryan.hall@uconn.edu

Henry, Charles (Professor)

Office: TLS 479 Phone: (860) 486-4450 E-mail: charles.henry@uconn.edu

Herrick, Susan (Doctoral Student and Instructor in Residence)

Office: TLS 470 Phone: (860) 486-5662 E-mail: susan.herrick@uconn.edu

Hochgraf, Susan (Vertebrate Collections Manager)

Office: BPB 127 Phone: (860) 486-8945 E-mail: susan.hochgraf@uconn.edu

Holsinger, Kent (Professor)

Office: BioPharm 305A Phone: (860) 486-4059 E-mail: kent.holsinger@uconn.edu

Horwitz, Sara Ann (Masters Student)

Office: BioPharm 410A Phone: (860) 486-4158 E-mail: sara.horwitz@huskymail.uconn.edu

Hsieh, Shannon (Shin-nan) (Masters Student)

Office:  Phone: (860) 486-xxxx E-mail: shin-nan.hsieh@uconn.edu

Hurme, Kristiina (Postdoctoral Associate)

Office: TLS 379A Phone: (860) 486-5434 E-mail: kristiina.hurme@uconn.edu

Hutson, Michael (Doctoral Student)

Office:  Phone: (860) 486-xxxx E-mail: michael.hutson@uconn.edu

Ivovic, Milica (Doctoral Student)

Office:  Phone:  E-mail: milica.ivovic@uconn.edu

Jockusch, Elizabeth (Associate Professor)

Office: BioPharm 305B Phone: (860) 486-4452 E-mail: elizabeth.jockusch@uconn.edu

Jones, Cynthia (Professor)

Office: BioPharm 400 Phone: (860) 486-4150 E-mail: cynthia.s.jones@uconn.edu

Kilroy Mollmann, Hayley (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 223 Phone: (860) 486-4157 E-mail: hayley.kilroy@uconn.edu

Kimball, Kristen (Instructor in Residence)

Office:  Phone: (860) 486-5149 E-mail: KRISTEN.KIMBALL@uconn.edu

King, Ursula (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 317A Phone: (860) 486-3937 E-mail: ursula.m.king@uconn.edu

Klingbeil, Brian (Doctoral Student)

Office: CESE 187 Bldg 4 Annex Phone: (860) 486-1772 E-mail: brian.klingbeil@uconn.edu

Kraemer, Claudia (Visiting Professor)

Office: 369, Stamford Phone: (203) 251-8527 E-mail: claudia.kraemer@uconn.edu

Les, Donald (Professor)

Office: BioPharm 305C Phone: (860) 486-5703 E-mail: don.les@uconn.edu

Lewis, Louise (Professor)

Office: BioPharm 200 Phone: (860) 486-6723 E-mail: louise.lewis@uconn.edu

Lewis, Lily (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 312A Phone: (860) 486-6306 E-mail: lily.lewis@uconn.edu

Lewis, Paul (Associate Professor)

Office: TLS 166A Phone: (860) 486-2069 E-mail: paul.lewis@uconn.edu

Likens, Gene (Distinguished Research Professor)

Office: BioPharm 600A Phone: (860) 486-0367 E-mail: likensg@caryinstitute.org

Lin, Senjie (Adjunct Professor)

Office: Avery Point Campus Phone: (860) 405-9168 E-mail: senjie.lin@uconn.edu

Liu, Yang (Postdoctoral Associate)

Office: BioPharm 312 Phone: (860) 486-6306 E-mail: yang.liu@uconn.edu

Lombard, Karen (Laboratory Supervisor)

Office: Bronwell 103 Phone: (860) 486-4389 E-mail: karen.lombard@uconn.edu

Marshall, David (Postdoctoral Associate)

Office: BioPharm 323 Phone: (860) 486-3947 E-mail: david.marshall@uconn.edu

McAloon, Michael (Doctoral Student)

Office: TLS 473 Phone:  E-mail: michael.mcaloon@uconn.edu

McManus, George (Adjunct Professor)

Office: Avery Point Campus Phone: (860) 405-9164 E-mail: george.mcmanus@uconn.edu

Meister, Russell (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 323 Phone: (860) 486-3947 E-mail:  russell.meister@uconn.edu

Merow, Cory (Postdoctoral Associate)

Office: BioPharm 225A Phone: (860) 486-4157 E-mail: cory.merow@uconn.edu

Mickley, James (Doctoral Student)

Office: TLS 363 Phone: (860) 486-4638 E-mail: james.mickley@uconn.edu

Mitchell, Nora (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 302 Phone: (860) 486-5731 E-mail: nora.mitchell@uconn.edu

Mocko, Kerri (Doctoral Student)

Office:  BioPharm 400A Phone: (860) 486-4027 E-mail: kerri.mocko@uconn.edu

Moore, Tim (Doctoral Student)

Office: TLS 363A Phone: (860) 486-4638 E-mail: timothy.e.moore@uconn.edu

Morse, Clinton (Plant Growth Facilities Manager)

Office: BSP 603 Phone: (860) 486-8941 E-mail: clinton.morse@uconn.edu

O'Donnell, Jane (Collections Manager)

Office: BSP 126 Phone: (860) 486-4451 E-mail: jane.odonnell@uconn.edu

Olm, Shelley (Research Associate)

Office: TLS 101 Phone: (860) 486-1811 E-mail: shelley.olm@uconn.edu

Opel, Matt (Research Laboratory Aide)

Office: TLS Greenhouse Phone: (860) 486-4052 E-mail: matthew.opel@uconn.edu

Ortega, Morty (Adjunct Professor)

Office:  Phone: (860) 486-0161 E-mail: morty.ortega@uconn.edu

Ostfeld, Richard (Adjunct Professor)

Office:  Phone: (845) 677-5343 E-mail: rostfeld@ecostudies.org

Ozimek, Dana (Research Laboratory Aide)

Office: Greenhouse TLS GH-1 Phone: (860) 486-0809 E-mail: dana.ozimek@uconn.edu

Pereira, Rui (Postdoctoral Associate)

Office:  Phone: (203) 251-8530 E-mail: rui.pereira@uconn.edu

Philbrick, Paula (Lecturer)

Office: Waterbury Campus 306 Phone: (203) 236-9845 E-mail: paula.philbrick@uconn.edu

Phillips, Anna (Postdoctoral Associate)

Office:  TLS 478 Phone: (860) 486-1882 E-mail: anna.phillips@uconn.edu

Phillips, Jessica (Doctoral Student)

Office:  TLS 479B Phone: (860) 486-5479 E-mail: jessica.phillips@uconn.edu

Pickering, Maria (Postdoctoral Associate)

Office:  TLS 480 Phone: (860) 486-1882 E-mail: maria.pickering@uconn.edu

Pregler, Kasey Celene (BS/MS Student)

Office:  BioPharm 210A Phone: (860) 486-4694 E-mail: kasey.pregler@uconn.edu

Presley, Steven (Postdoctoral Associate)

Office: CESE 189 Bldg 4 Annex Phone: (860) 486-1772 E-mail: steven.presley@uconn.edu

Rack, Jessica (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 211 Phone: (860) 486-6154 E-mail: jessica.rack@uconn.edu

Rahmatpour, Nasim (Doctoral Student)

Office:  Phone: (860) 486-xxxx E-mail: nasim.rahmatpour@uconn.edu

Ray, Dustin (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 400A Phone: (860) 486-4027 E-mail: dustin.ray@uconn.edu

Razyfard, Hamid (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 319 Phone: (860) 486-3937 E-mail: hamid.razyfard@uconn.edu

Richardson, Jonathan (Postdoctoral Associate)

Office: BioPharm 213 Phone: (860) 486-6154 E-mail: jonathan.richardson@uconn.edu

Rico Guevara, Alejandro (Doctoral Student)

Office:  Pharmacy/Biology 404 Phone: (860) 486-0309 E-mail: a.rico@uconn.edu

Rock-Blake, Rachel Esther (Doctoral Student)

Office:  BioPharm 405 Phone: (860) 486-4027 E-mail: r.rockblake@gmail.com

Rubega, Margaret (Associate Professor)

Office: BioPharm 500 Phone: (860) 486-4502 E-mail: margaret.rubega@uconn.edu

Ryerson, William (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 412 Phone: (860) 486-4158 E-mail: william.ryerson@uconn.edu

Rymsza, Kathryn Lynn (Masters Student)

Office:  BioPharm 405 Phone: (860) 486-4027 E-mail: kathryn.rymsza@uconn.edu

Sandor, Manette (Masters Student)

Office: BioPharm 219A Phone: (860) 486-7955 E-mail: manette.sandor@uconn.edu

Schaefer, Carl (Professor Emeritus)

Office: TLS 377 Phone: (860) 486-4455 E-mail: carl.schaefer@uconn.edu

Schlichting, Carl (Professor)

Office: TLS 366 Phone: (860) 486-4056 E-mail: carl.schlichting@uconn.edu

Schultz, Eric (Professor)

Office: BioPharm 205B Phone: (860) 486-4692 E-mail: eric.schultz@uconn.edu

Schwenk, Kurt (Professor)

Office: BioPharm 600 Phone: (860) 486-0351 E-mail: kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu

Shannon, Robynn (Gratis Research Scientist)

Office:  Phone: (860) 486- E-mail: robynn.shannon@uconn.edu

Shaw, Katherine (Doctoral Student)

Office: TLS 364 Phone: (860) 486-4638 E-mail: katherine.shaw@uconn.edu

Silander, Jr., John (Professor)

Office: BioPharm 205D Phone: (860) 486-2168 E-mail: john.silander_jr@uconn.edu

Simon, Chris (Professor)

Office: BioPharm 305D Phone: (860) 486-4640 E-mail: chris.simon@uconn.edu

Smith, Frank (Doctoral Student)

Office:  BioPharm 322A Phone: (860) 486-6215 E-mail: frank.smith@uconn.edu

Sustaita, Diego (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 402 Phone: (860) 486-0309 E-mail: diego.sustaita@uconn.edu

Taigen, Theodore (Professor Emeritus)

Office: TLS 184/Gampel Phone: (860) 486-4154 E-mail: theodore.taigen@uconn.edu

Tardif, Kelly (BS/MS Student)

Office: BioPharm 402 Phone: (860) 486-3839 E-mail:  kelly.tardif@uconn.edu

Taylor, David (Adjunct Instructor)

Office:  TLS 384 Phone: (860) 486-4156 E-mail:  david.taylor@uconn.edu

Tebo, Kathleen (Administrative Assistant)

Office: TLS 312 Phone: (860) 486-4319 E-mail: kathleen.tebo@uconn.edu

Thorson, Robert (Professor)

Office: TLS 83/Beach Hall Phone: (860) 486-1396 E-mail: robert.thorson@uconn.edu

Trumbo, Stephen (Professor)

Office: SE-21, Waterbury / TLS 83 Phone: (203) 236-9878 E-mail: trumbo@uconn.edu

Turchin, Peter (Professor)

Office: TLS 462 Phone: (860) 486-3603 E-mail: peter.turchin@uconn.edu

Upson, Kathryn (Undergraduate Coordinator/Advisor)

Office: TLS 372 Phone: (860) 486-3644 E-mail: kathryn.upson@uconn.edu

Urban, Mark (Assistant Professor)

Office:  BioPharm 200A Phone: (860) 486-6113 E-mail: mark.urban@uconn.edu

Velotta, Jonathan (Doctoral Student)

Office:  BioPharm 210 Phone: (860) 486-4694 E-mail: jonathan.velotta@uconn.edu

Wade, Elizabeth (Doctoral Student)

Office:  BioPharm 323A Phone: (860) 486-3947 E-mail: elizabeth.wade@uconn.edu

Wagner, David (Professor)

Office: TLS 471 Phone: (860) 486-2139 E-mail: david.wagner@uconn.edu

Wang, Qiaohan (Visitor)

Office: 3.71 Stamford Campus Phone: (203) 251-9502 E-mail: qiaohan.wang@uconn.edu

Ward, J. Evan (Adjunct)

Office:  Avery Point Phone: (860) 405-9073 E-mail: evan.ward@uconn.edu

Webster, Terry (Professor Emeritus)

Office: TLS 304 Phone: (860) 486-0178 E-mail: terry.webster@uconn.edu

Wells, Kentwood (Department Head)

Office: TLS 380 Phone: (860) 486-4454 E-mail: kentwood.wells@uconn.edu

Wells, Marta (Research Scientist)

Office: TLS 218 Phone: (860) 486-4550 E-mail: marta.wells@uconn.edu

Wendt, Amanda (Doctoral Student)

Office:  BioPharm 217A Phone: (860) 486-0805 E-mail: amanda.wendt@uconn.edu

Whitlatch, Robert (Adjunct Professor)

Office: TLS 83 Phone: (860) 405-9154 E-mail: robert.whitlatch@uconn.edu

Wilding, Nicholas (Visitor)

Office: BioPharm 316 Phone: (860) 486-6306 E-mail:  nicholaswilding@gmail.com

Willig, Michael (Professor)

Office: Building 4 Annex, Room 162 Phone: (860) 486-1455 E-mail: michael.willig@uconn.edu

Wilson, Rod (Biology Course Coordinator)

Office: 206, Stamford Phone: (203) 251-8527 E-mail: rod.wilson@uconn.edu

Xie, Yingying (Doctoral Student)

Office: BioPharm 223A Phone: (860) 486-4157 E-mail: yingying.xie@uconn.edu

Yarish, Charles (Professor)

Office: 360, Stamford Campus Phone: (203) 251-8432 E-mail: charles.yarish@uconn.edu

Yuan, Yaowu (Assistant Professor)

Office:  Phone:  E-mail: yaowu.yuan@uconn.edu

Zacharczenko, Brigette (Doctoral Student)

Office: TLS 471 Phone: (860) 486-5503 E-mail: brigette.zacharczenko@uconn.edu

141 people total