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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

Allen, Jenica (Doctoral Student)
Office:  BioPharm 225
Phone:  860-486-4157
E-mail: jenica.allen@uconn.edu

Anderson, Gregory (Professor)
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

Angelini, Dave (Postdoctoral Associate)
Office: Bio/Pharm 318
Phone: (860) 486-6587
E-mail: dave.angelini@uconn.edu

Arroyo, Pablo (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 217
Phone: (860) 486-0805
E-mail: pablo.arroyo@uconn.edu

Bayard, Trina (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 310
Phone: (860) 486-3005
E-mail: trina.schneider@uconn.edu

Benoit, Lori (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 317
Phone: (860) 486-3937
E-mail: lori.benoit@uconn.edu

Boukili, Vanessa (Doctoral Student)
Office:  BioPharm 219
Phone:  (860) 486-0805
E-mail: vanessa.boukili@uconn.edu

Budke, Jessica (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 316
Phone: (860) 486-6306
E-mail: jessica.budke@uconn.edu

Bukowski, Patrick (BS/MS Student)
Office:  TLS 463
Phone: (860) 486-6587
E-mail: patrick.bukowski@uconn.edu

Bush, Andrew (Assistant Professor)
Office: TLS 472
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

Canham, Charles (Adjunct Professor)
Office: IES
Phone: (845) 677-5343
E-mail: ccanham@ecostudies.org

Capers, Robert (Plant Collections Manager)
Office: BSP 125
Phone: 860-486-1889
E-mail: robert.capers@uconn.edu

Cardon, Zoe (Research Scientist)
Office: TLS 180B
Phone: (508) 289-7473
E-mail: zcardon@mbl.edu

Carlson, Jane (Postdoctoral Associate)
Office: Pharmacy/Biology 304
Phone: (860) 486-5731
E-mail: jane.carlson@uconn.edu

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

Cisneros, Laura (Doctoral Student)
Office:  TLS 87/Bldg 4 Annex
Phone:  (860) 486-1772
E-mail:  laura.cisneros@uconn.edu

Coe, Felix (Assistant Professor)
Office: West Hartford / TLS 304
Phone: (860) 570-9254 / (860) 486-5522
E-mail: felix.coe@uconn.edu

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

Connolly, Bryan (Doctoral Student)
Office:  TLS 386
Phone:  (860) 486-4156
E-mail: bryan.connolly@uconn.edu

Cooley, John (Postdoctoral Associate)
Office: TLS 461
Phone: (860) 486-6650
E-mail: john.cooley@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

Davis, Justin (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 210
Phone: (860) 486-4694
E-mail: justin.p.davis@uconn.edu

Desch, Clifford (Professor)
Office: Hartford
Phone: (860) 570-9217
E-mail: clifford.desch_jr@uconn.edu

DiCecco, Dorothea (Professor Emeritus)
Office: Waterbury
Phone: (860) 236-9877
E-mail: dorothea.dicecco@uconn.edu

Dierssen, Heidi (Associate Professor in Residence)
Office: 
Phone:  (860) 405-9086
E-mail: heidi.dierssen@uconn.edu

Ek, Sandra (Lead Agricultural Worker)
Office: Greenhouse
Phone: (860) 486-4052
E-mail: sandra.ek@uconn.edu

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

Engel, Roberta (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 318
Phone: (860) 486-8964
E-mail: roberta.engel@uconn.edu

Fan, Daniel (Yu) (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 162
Phone: (860) 486-2232
E-mail: yu.fan@uconn.edu

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

Fucikova, Karolina (Doctoral Student)
Office:  BioPharm 311A
Phone: (860) 486-2289
E-mail: karolina.fucikova@uconn.edu

Fyler, Caroline (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 480
Phone: (860) 486-1882
E-mail: caroline.fyler@uconn.edu

Goffinet, Bernard (Associate 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

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

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

Herrick, Susan (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 379A
Phone: (860) 486-5434
E-mail: susan.herrick@uconn.edu

Herron, Patrick (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 213
Phone: (860) 486-2288
E-mail: patrick.herron@uconn.edu

Hill, Katherine (Research Associate)
Office: BioPharm 323
Phone: (860) 486-3947
E-mail: cicada900@yahoo.com.au

Hill, Jason (Masters Student)
Office: BioPharm 310
Phone: (860) 486-3005
E-mail: jason.hill@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

Hoover, David (Research Specialist)
Office: BioPharm 213
Phone: 486-2288
E-mail: david.hoover@uconn.edu

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

Ibanez, Ines (Postdoctoral Associate)
Office: BioPharm 225
Phone: (860) 486-4157
E-mail: ines.ibanez@uconn.edu

Ivovic, Milica (Doctoral Student)
Office:  BioPharm 404
Phone: (860) 486-0309
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 (Associate Professor)
Office: BioPharm 400
Phone: (860) 486-4150
E-mail: cynthia.s.jones@uconn.edu

Kalberer, Scott (Research Assistant)
Office: TLS 383A
Phone: (860) 486-1890
E-mail: skalberer@hotmail.com

Kikuchi, Moto (Research Associate)
Office: TLS 318
Phone: (860) 486-6215
E-mail: moto.kikuchi@uconn.edu

Kim, Jang (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 405-9089
E-mail: jang.kim@uconn.edu

Kimball, Kristen (Instructor in Residence)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-5149
E-mail: KRISTEN.KIMBALL@uconn.edu

King, Richard (Instructor in Residence)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-5662
E-mail:  richard.w.king@uconn.edu

Klingbeil, Brian (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 87
Phone: (860) 486-9444
E-mail: brian.klingbeil@uconn.edu

Komiskey, Emily (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 400A
Phone: (860) 486-4130
E-mail: emily.komiskey@uconn.edu

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

Kuhn, Kellie (Doctoral Student)
Office:  TLS 375
Phone: (860) 486-0858
E-mail: kellie.kuhn@uconn.edu

LaFleur, Nancy (Postdoctoral Associate)
Office: BioPharm 500A
Phone: (860) 486-4788
E-mail: nancy.lafleur@uconn.edu

Landberg, Tobias (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 410
Phone: (860) 486-4158
E-mail: tobias.landberg@uconn.edu

Latimer, Andrew (Postdoctoral Associate)
Office: BioPharm 225
Phone: (860) 486-4157
E-mail: andrew.latimer@uconn.edu

Lee, Young June (Postdoctoral Associate)
Office: BioPharm 323
Phone: (860) 486-3947
E-mail:  cicadero@unitel.co.kr

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

Letcher, Susan (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 217
Phone: (860) 486-0805
E-mail: susan.letcher@uconn.edu

Letsch, Molly (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 311A
Phone: (860) 486-2289
E-mail: molly.letsch@uconn.edu

Levasseur, Kathryn (BS/MS Student)
Office: TLS 463
Phone: (860) 486-6587
E-mail: kathryn.levasseur@uconn.edu

Lewis, Louise (Associate Professor)
Office: BioPharm 200
Phone: (860) 486-6723
E-mail: louise.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@ecostudies.org

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

Lombard, Karen (Laboratory Supervisor)
Office: Bronwell 103
Phone: (860) 486-4389
E-mail: karen.lombard@uconn.edu

Lowrey, Jessica (Masters Student)
Office: 
Phone: 
E-mail: jessica.lowrey@uconn.edu

Manning, Mary (Laboratory Technician)
Office: Bronwell 103
Phone: (860) 486-4389
E-mail: mary.manning@uconn.edu

Marshall, David (Postdoctoral Associate)
Office: BioPharm 323
Phone: (860) 486-3947
E-mail: david.marshall@uconn.edu

Martinez-Cabrera, Hugo (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 403
Phone: (860) 486-4027
E-mail: hugo.martinez_cabrera@uconn.edu

Martinez-Solano, Inigo (Postdoctoral Associate)
Office: BioPharm 322
Phone: (860) 486-6215
E-mail: inigo.martinez-solano@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

McManus, Hilary (Postdoctoral Associate)
Office: BioPharm 313
Phone: (860) 486-1811
E-mail: hilary.mcmanus@uconn.edu

McPherson, Tsitsi (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 375
Phone: (860) 486-0858
E-mail: tsitsi.mcpherson@uconn.edu

Mehrhoff, Les (Scientific Collection Manager)
Office: TLS 468
Phone: (860) 486-5708
E-mail: les.mehrhoff@uconn.edu

Meiman, Susan (Masters Student)
Office: 
Phone: 
E-mail: susan.meiman@uconn.edu

Merow, Cory (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-
E-mail: cory.merow@uconn.edu

Morse, Clinton (Plant Growth Facilities Manager)
Office: BSP 603
Phone: (860) 486-8941
E-mail: clinton.morse@uconn.edu

Murphy, Jennifer (Program Assistant)
Office: TLS 372
Phone: (860) 486-3644
E-mail: jennifer.murphy@uconn.edu

Noh, Suegene (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 479
Phone: (860) 486-5479
E-mail: suegene.noh@uconn.edu

Norden, Natalia (Postdoctoral Associate)
Office: BioPharm 219
Phone: (860) 486-7955
E-mail: natalia.norden@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

Owen, Christopher (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: 
E-mail: christopher.l.owen@uconn.edu

Pereira, Jose (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 210
Phone: (860) 486-4893
E-mail: jose.pereira@uconn.edu

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

Pickering, Maria (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-1882
E-mail: maria.pickering@uconn.edu

Pickett, Steward (Adjunct Professor)
Office: 
Phone: (845) 677-5343
E-mail: picketts@ecostudies.org

Plowes, Nicola (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 202
Phone: (860) 486-0858
E-mail: nicola.plowes@uconn.edu

Polihronakis, Maxi (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 479
Phone: (860) 486-5479
E-mail: maxi.polihronakis@uconn.edu

Prunier, Rachel (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 302
Phone: (860) 486-5731
E-mail: rachel.prunier@uconn.edu

Rangel, Thiago (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-0858
E-mail: thiago.rangel@uconn.edu

Rettenmeyer, Carl (Professor Emeritus)
Office: TLS 374
Phone: 
E-mail: crett@sbcglobal.net

Reyda, Florian (Postdoctoral Associate)
Office: TLS 482
Phone: (860) 486-1882
E-mail: florian.reyda@uconn.edu

Ridge, Gale (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 373AA
Phone: (860) 486-5479
E-mail: gale.ridgeoconnor@po.state.ct.us

Ross, Nanci (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 386
Phone: (860) 486-4156
E-mail: nanci.ross@uconn.edu

Rota, Jadranka (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 473
Phone: (860) 486-5508
E-mail: jadranka.rota@uconn.edu

Rubega, Margaret (Associate Professor)
Office: BioPharm 500
Phone: (860) 486-4502
E-mail: margaret.rubega@uconn.edu

Schaefer, Carl (Professor)
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 (Associate 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

Sezen, U. (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 217
Phone: (860) 486-0805
E-mail: uzay.sezen@uconn.edu

Shaw, Katherine (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 364
Phone: (860) 486-4638
E-mail: 

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

Skogen, Krissa (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 304
Phone: (860) 486-5731
E-mail: krissa.skogen@uconn.edu

Smith, Chuck (Professor in Residence)
Office: BioPharm 410
Phone: (860) 486-4158
E-mail: charles.smith@uconn.edu

Smith, Frank (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: 
E-mail: frank.smith@uconn.edu

Steeves, Tanner (BS/MS Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-6587
E-mail: tanner.steeves@uconn.edu

Sustaita, Diego (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 402
Phone: (860) 486-0309
E-mail: diego.sustaita@uconn.edu

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

Tebo, Kathleen (Administrative Assistant)
Office: TLS 312
Phone: (860) 486-4319
E-mail: kathleen.tebo@uconn.edu

Theiss, Kathryn (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 302
Phone: (860) 486-5731
E-mail: kathryn.theiss@uconn.edu

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

Tippery, Nicholas (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 317
Phone: (860) 486-3937
E-mail: nicholas.tippery@uconn.edu

Trainor, Francis (Professor Emeritus)
Office: TLS 302
Phone: (860) 486-4151
E-mail: francis.trainor@uconn.edu

Treanor, Sarah (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: 
E-mail: sarah.treanor@uconn.edu

Trumbo, Stephen (Associate 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

Villarreal, Juan Carlos (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 312
Phone: (860) 486-6306
E-mail: juan.villarreal@uconn.edu

Wade, Elizabeth (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
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: 
Phone: 
E-mail: evan.ward@uconn.edu

Webster, Terry (Professor Emeritus)
Office: TLS 370
Phone: (860) 486-4155
E-mail: terry.webster@uconn.edu

Weiss, Amy (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 317
Phone: (860) 486-3937
E-mail: amy.weiss@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: 
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

Wickett, Norman (Postdoctoral Associate)
Office: BioPharm 316
Phone: (860) 486-6306
E-mail: norman.wickett@uconn.edu

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

Wilson, Adam (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-4157
E-mail: adam.wilson@uconn.edu

Yanega, Gregor (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 402
Phone: (860) 486-0309
E-mail: gregor.yanega@uconn.edu

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


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