Faculty

The biology faculty of Utica College is noted not only for the quality of its teaching but also for the depth and breadth of its scholarship. Research conducted by faculty members involves students. These students earn research credit, gain valuable field and lab experience, and publish their research in peer-reviewed scientific journals. This student research has been supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, NASA, the National Geographic Society, and the New York Energy and Development Authority. Many biology professors have been honored with the college's awards for distinguished teaching, research, or both. Members of the biology faculty and their research interests are:

Lawrence R. Aaronson

, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology

Phone: (315) 792-3092
Office: 165 Gordon Science Center

Dr. Aaronson carries out research in fungal cell biology. He is a recipient of both the College's Crisafulli Distinguished Teaching Award and the Clark Award for distinguished research. He holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University in Microbiology and joined the Utica College faculty in 1987. ...More About Lawrence R. Aaronson

Alan E. Bessette

, Ph.D.

Professor Biology

Phone: (315) 792-3132
Office: 165 Gordon Science Center

Specializes in the biology and taxonomy of fungi. He is a recipient of the College's Clark Award for distinguished research and the College's Crisafulli Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Bessette received a Ph.D. in Mycology from the University of Maine at Orono and joined the Utica College faculty in 1983. ...More About Alan E. Bessette

Harvey Cramer

, M.S.

Adjunct Professor of Biology

Phone: (315) 792-3080
Office: 183 Gordon Science Center

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Daniel Kurtz

, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology

Phone: (315) 792-3923
Office: 183 Gordon Science Center

David (Dave) L. Moore

, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology

Phone: (315) 792-3137
Office: 195 Gordon Science Center
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Specializes in aquatic plants and long-term changes in the aquatic and wetland flora of western Lake Erie. He is a recipient of the college's Clark Award for distinguished research and the Crisafulli Distinguished Teaching Award. His Ph.D. is from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio in Phycology, joining the Utica College faculty in 1976. He regularly teaches a graduate course in Aquatic Plants as Visiting Professor for The Ohio State University's Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory, Put-in-Bay, Ohio. He has received the Stone Lab Distinguished Visiting Professor Award three times. ...More About David L. Moore

Terri L. Provost

, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology

Phone: (315) 792-5286
Office: 164 Gordon Science Center

Specializes in nutrition and endocrinology and the effects of environmental factors such as exposure to PCBs on normal endocrine function. Her Ph.D. is from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, in Biological Sciences. Dr. Provost joined the Utica College faculty in 2001. ...More About Terri L. Provost

Sharon E. Wise

, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology

Phone: (315) 792-3356
Office: 161 Gordon Science Center

Specializes in behavioral ecology and conservation biology of terrestrial salamanders. She was the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award at Stephens College in 2001. She has a Ph.D. from The University of Louisiana, Lafayette in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, and joined the Utica College faculty in 2001. ...More About Sharon E. Wise

"Without any doubt in my mind, one of the only reasons that I was able to complete my education and successfully enter my current position as a Ph.D. candidate in genetics was due to the constant support and guidance that I received at UC."

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Susan A. Zullo

'92
National Center for Human Genome Research