Natalie Bumgarner
Associate Professor of Plant Sciences
Natalie Bumgarner is a residential and consumer horticulture expert. She advises gardeners on fruit, vegetable, and ornamental crops.
Tessa Burch-Smith
Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology
Tessa Burch-Smith researches the intercellular communications between cells that occur via cell wall-localized plasma membrane-lined channels called plasmodesmata.
Gordon Burghardt
Professor of Psychology
Gordon Burghardt studies animal play behavior, ethical treatment of animals, and zoo animal welfare.
Sarah Cermak
Assistant Professor of Practice in Social Work
Sarah Cermak’s areas of expertise include field education, school social work, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), trauma, and resiliency.
Leah Christiani
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Leah Christiani studies the way race, gender, and identity structure politics, and how different people experience government.
Sherry Cummings
Professor of Social Work
Sherry Cummings researches aging and mental health, older adults with depression, severe mental illness, and alcohol misuse disorders.
Margaret Lazarus Dean
Associate Professor of English
Margaret Dean studies contemporary fiction and creative nonfiction.
Terrica Durbin
Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing
Terrica Durbin’s research focuses on race and racism in nursing and health policy, cultural competence, and nursing education.
Samia Dutra
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing
Samia Dutra explores the theory that microbes may play a key role in neurodegenerative diseases.
Liz Eckelkamp
Assistant Professor of Animal Science
Liz Eckelkamp works with farmers to maximize dairy efficiency through precision technologies and animal health.