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.
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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
Bryant W. Buchanan
, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Biology
Phone: (315) 792-3131
Office: 162 Gordon Science Center
Specializes in the evolution of amphibian behavior, nocturnal vision, and the impact of light pollution on nocturnal amphibians. He received the Purple Chalk Teaching Award from the University of Missouri and the Outstanding Advisor Award and the Distinguished Teaching Award from Stephens College before coming to UC. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. He joined the Utica College faculty in 2001. ...More About Bryant W. Buchanan
Daniel Kurtz
, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Biology
Phone: (315) 792-3923
Office: 183 Gordon Science Center
Thomas (Tom) M. McCarthy
, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Biology
Phone: (315) 223-2510
Office: 163 Gordon Science Center
Specializes in how organisms avoid being killed by predators, how organisms find and assess potential mates, and the trade-offs associated with balancing these activities. His Ph.D., which focuses on the factors that influence the mating systems, was received from the University of Kentucky in 2003. He joined the Utica College faculty in 2004. ...More About Thomas M. McCarthy
Julie McLear Friot
Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology
Dr. McLear Friot studies neurodegenerative disorders including Huntington's Disease and Parkinson's Disease using the fruit fly as a model organism. She investigates causes of and putative therapies for these diseases using molecular genetic and immunological approaches. Dr. McLear Friot holds a Ph.D. in Neurobiology from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Julie joined the Utica College faculty in 2008. ...More About Julie McLear Friot
David (Dave) L. Moore
, Ph.D.Professor of Biology
Phone: (315) 792-3137
Office: 199 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
Adam K. Pack
, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Biology
Phone: (315) 792-3129
Office: 160 Gordon Science Center
Specializes in the vestibular and auditory sensory organs in the inner ears of mammals. His Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cell Biology was completed at Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY. Dr. Pack joined the Utica College faculty in 2001. ...More About Adam K. Pack
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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National Center for Human Genome Research
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Susan A. Zullo
'92National Center for Human Genome Research
