Faculty & Staff
Dr. R. Russell Wilke
Department Head, Professor and Chair of Health Professions Advisory Committee
Office: CAV 101A
Phone: (325) 486-6638
More About Dr. Wilke
Education
Ph.D. (2000) Science Education, University of Texas at Austin
M.S. (1995) Biology, Angelo State University
B.S. (1992) Biology, Angelo State University
Teaching Areas
Human anatomy, human physiology, human biology, principles of biology, genetics laboratory
Research Interests
Post-secondary science education (active and inquiry learning), avian behavioral ecology
Connie Fletcher
Office Coordinator
Office: CAV 101
Phone: (325) 942-2189
Fax: (325) 942-2184
Mailing Address: ASU Station #10890, San Angelo, TX 76909-0890
Christie L. Adkins
Instructor
Office: CAV 127A
Phone: (325) 486-6633
Web: http://www.angelo.edu/faculty/cadkins/
More About Ms. Adkins
Education
M.S. (1999) Biology, Angelo State University
B.S. (1994) Biology, Angelo State University
Teaching Areas
Human anatomy, human physiology
Research Interests
Pollination ecology/reproductive biology
Dr. Bonnie Amos
Professor and Curator of the Herbarium
Office: CAV 127B
Phone: (325) 486-6656
More About Dr. Amos
Education
Ph.D. (1981) Botany, University of Oklahoma
M.S. (1976) Biology, Angelo State University
B.S. (1973) Biology, Angelo State University
Teaching Areas
Principles of biology, general botany, medical botany, plant taxonomy
Research Interests
Phytogeography of Texas endemics, pollination ecology/reproductive biology, seed ecology
Dr. Loren K. Ammerman
Associate Professor and
Curator of Frozen Tissues Collection
Office: CAV 003B
Phone: (325) 486-6643
Web: Special Topics: Natural History of Bats
More About Dr. Ammerman
Education
Ph.D. (1993) Zoology, University of Texas at Austin
B.S. (1987) Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University
Dissertation: Examination of the Relationships of Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera Based on Mitochondrial and Nuclear Ribosomal DNA Sequences
Teaching Areas
Cell biology, human biology, man and the environment, molecular biology, advanced genetics
Research Interests
I am interested in using molecular data to reconstruct evolutionary relationships of organisms and to investigate species boundaries. Projects on bonneted bats (Eumops), African shrews and Myotis species are underway. I am also interested in community structure and the ecology of bats, especially in Big Bend National Park and the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande.
Dr. M. Scott Burt
Instructor
Office: CAV 015
Phone: (325) 486-6655
Education
Ph.D. (2000) Biology, University of New Mexico
M.S. (1995) Biology, Angelo State University
B.S. (1992) Biology, Angelo State University
Teaching Areas
Human anatomy, human physiology
Dr. Michael Dixon
Assistant Professor
Office: CAV 016
Phone: (325) 486-6636
Web: Human Biology (Biology 1410)
Man and the Environment (Biology 1411)
More About Dr. Dixon
Education
Ph.D. (1994) Zoology, University of Texas
B. A. (1984) Zoology, Miami University (Ohio)
Teaching Areas
Human biology, man and the environment
Research Interests
I am interested in a wide variety of ecological and evolutionary questions. I have addressed these questions using traditional field techniques as well as modern biochemical methods.
Dr. Robert Dowler
Tippett Professor of Biology and
Curator of Mammals Collection
Office: CAV 107B
Phone: (325) 486-6639
Web: Zoology (Biology 2402)
More About Dr. Dowler
Education
Ph.D. (1982) Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University
M.A. (1976) Museum Science, Texas Tech University
B.S. (1974) Natural Resources, Ohio State University
Teaching Areas
Evolution, zoology, mammalogy
Research Interests
My research interests include the systematics of native rodents in the Galapagos Islands, the ecology of sympatric skunk species in West Texas and the survey of mammals in the Terlingua Creek drainage in Brewster County, Texas.
Michael T. Griffin
Instructor
Office: CAV 029B
Phone: (325) 486-6640
More About Mr. Griffin
Education
M.S. (1984) Biology, Angelo State University
B.S. (1980) Biology, Angelo State University
Teaching Areas
Human anatomy, human physiology, elementary microbiology, human biology, man and the environment, general microbiology
Research Interests
My research interests include microbial pathogenesis, microbial ecology and educational delivery systems/multimedia instruction.
Dr. Amaris R. Guardiola
Assistant Professor
Office: CAV 108A
Phone: (325) 486-6634
Web: Principles of Biology
More About Dr. Guardiola
Education
Ph.D., Molecular Cancer Biology, Duke University
B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia
Teaching Areas
Principles of biology, developmental biology
Research Interests
I am interested in understanding normal CNS development as it may provide insight into mechanisms underlying neurobiological diseases. My research focuses on understanding how transcription factors regulate the development of dopamine-producing cells and using the Drosophila embryo as a model system.
Dr. Crosby W. Jones Jr.
Professor
Office: CAV 003C
Phone: (325) 486-6642
More About Dr. Jones
Education
Ph.D., M.S., B.S., Oklahoma State University
Teaching Areas
Microbiology, genetics, immunology
Research Interests
Microbiology
Dr. David S. Marsh
Professor
Office: CAV 118A
Phone: (325) 486-6644
More About Dr. Marsh
Education
Ph.D. (1980) Zoology (Neurophysiology), University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Psychology with Distinctions, Duke University
B.S., Zoology, Duke University
Dissertation: A Functional Organization of the Inferior Colliculus in the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
Teaching Areas
Human anatomy, human physiology, comparative plant and animal physiology, general physiology, physiological ecology
Research Interests
Although my primary research interests and training concern the central/peripheral nervous system processing of sensory information, a wide variety of graduate and undergraduate research topics have been addressed in my lab. View this research page for more information.
Dr. Terry C. Maxwell
Professor and Curator of Birds Collection
Office: CAV 020
Phone: (325) 486-6645
More About Dr. Maxwell
Education
Ph.D. (1979) Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University
M.S. (1974) Biology, Angelo State University
B.S. (1968) Wildlife Management, Texas A&M University
Teaching Areas
Human biology, man and the environment, zoology, natural history of the Concho Valley, biogeography, ornithology, vertebrate zoology
Research Interests
Behavioral ecology of birds, natural history of vertebrates of Texas
Dr. Nicholas J. Negovetich
Assistant Professor of Biology
Office: CAV 018B
Phone: (325) 486-6646
Education
Ph.D. (2007) Biology, Wake Forest University
M.S. (2003) Biology, Wake Forest University
B.A. (2001) Biology, Wabash College
Teaching Areas
Ecology, parasitology, biometry
Research Interests
Parasitology, Ecology
Dr. Connie Russell
Professor
Office: CAV 017
Phone: (325) 486-6651
Web: Principles of Biology
More About Dr. Russell
Education
Ph.D. (1999) Zoology, Oklahoma State University
M.S.E. (1995) Henderson State University
B.S.E. (1993) Henderson State University
A.G.S. (1991) Rich Mountain Community College
Teaching Areas
General zoology, principles of biology
Research Interests
Science Education: My major area of interest is in the behavior of humans, particularly in educational settings. My research has focused on effects of gender, major, class standing and teaching style on participation in introductory biology labs.
Mammalogy: I also am interested in the relationships among hair structure, habitat and taxonomy in mammals.
Dr. Ned Strenth
Professor
Office: CAV 108B
Phone: (325) 486-6647
More About Dr. Strenth
Education
Ph.D. (1974) Zoology, Texas A&M University
M.A. (1970) Biology, Southwest Texas State University
B.A. (1968) Zoology, University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Areas
Human biology, man and the environment, entomology, biological oceanography, invertebrate zoology, scientific writing, limnology
Research Interests
Freshwater crustaceans and land snails of Texas and northern Mexico, sea hares of the western Gulf of Mexico
