{"id":57373,"date":"2018-04-23T11:23:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T18:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=57373"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:25:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:25:01","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/biology\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-b6kzmn1-810a5afbe7a9dbcaa1be44a147d23b63\">\n.avia-section.av-b6kzmn1-810a5afbe7a9dbcaa1be44a147d23b63{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='Â鶹´«Ã½ Biology Faculty Page - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-b6kzmn1-810a5afbe7a9dbcaa1be44a147d23b63 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  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<\/picture><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-qg3hq5-ca9445c443213da65e7a9c4f09f0fa5a\">\n.flex_column.av-qg3hq5-ca9445c443213da65e7a9c4f09f0fa5a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-qg3hq5-ca9445c443213da65e7a9c4f09f0fa5a av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kt0euu98-ea575315779946d42f0673d7291a4e94\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kt0euu98-ea575315779946d42f0673d7291a4e94{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:20px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kt0euu98-ea575315779946d42f0673d7291a4e94 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-kt0euu98-ea575315779946d42f0673d7291a4e94 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av-kt0ewfq1-36fbf617e67d19830924d29baaac6f4b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"pop-4 dig-4 bio-cred\"><em>Instructor, Human Anatomy and Physiology<\/em><br \/>\nMS Biology, Western Kentucky University, 2015 BSES Entomology, University of Georgia, 2013; BS Ecology, BFA Scientific Illustration, University of Georgia, 2012<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4 dig-4\">Olivia joined the Biology Department in 2023 and teaches the three-course Human Anatomy and Physiology series. She found teaching to be her calling while working as an instructor for introductory and advanced human anatomy labs during graduate school at Oregon State. The belief that science is for everyone is at the core of her teaching philosophy, and she aims to foster confidence and curiosity in her students as they study the human musculoskeletal, nervous, reproductive, cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive systems using actual human cadavers.<\/p>\n<p>During her PhD work, Olivia has focused on the evolution, morphology, and natural history of the carabid tribe Tachyini, a widespread and diverse group of tiny beetles that are particularly abundant in the tropics. Her dissertation (in progress) centers around phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences and the study of specimens using different microscopy and imaging techniques\u2014this research has led to the discovery of unexpected patterns of convergent evolution among the many hundreds of species in this relatively poorly studied group.<\/p>\n<p>From beetles to humans, Olivia is drawn to questions about the relationship between form and function in the bodies of living organisms, and emphasizes this framework as her students make connections between the micro- and macroanatomical structure of the human body and the cellular and organ system level processes that allow our bodies to maintain homeostasis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=xQFAdGsAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view her Google Scholar page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4\"><span class=\"heavy-man\">Office:<\/span>\u00a0SC 381<br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">Phone:<\/span> <a href=\"tel:+15415526344\">541.552.6344<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">E-Mail:<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:boydo@sou.edu\">boydo@sou.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-49zbp7h-e205ff30282ea3d37448795c3fd5694d\">\n.flex_column.av-49zbp7h-e205ff30282ea3d37448795c3fd5694d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-49zbp7h-e205ff30282ea3d37448795c3fd5694d av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_three_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m1qnqdl4-2192071da01d7a016c47a019eb172b25\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m1qnqdl4-2192071da01d7a016c47a019eb172b25 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80w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/Leila-Fletcher-Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Professor-at-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-36x36.webp 36w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/Leila-Fletcher-Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Professor-at-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-180x180.webp 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/Leila-Fletcher-Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Professor-at-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png\" height=\"183\" width=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/Leila-Fletcher-Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Professor-at-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png 183w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/Leila-Fletcher-Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Professor-at-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-80x80.png 80w, 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.av-special-heading.av-1ah1gd-7167121469fe80a6492e30109830a2c9 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-1ah1gd-7167121469fe80a6492e30109830a2c9 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Leila Rose Fletcher<\/h4><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2vinr25-5c6ecbfdbbdd212b9fb16d418836d0d2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"pop-4 dig-4 bio-cred\"><em>Assistant Professor<\/em><br \/>\nPhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2021; BS, Biology and Art History with a Visual Arts concentration, Barnard College, Columbia University, 2015<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4 dig-4\">Dr. Fletcher is a plant ecophysiologist whose research investigates how processes occurring within leaves can scale up to impact whole-plant stress response and the distributions of genotypes and species. She combines physiology, evolutionary history, climate data, 3-D imaging of plant anatomy, and machine learning to better understand the many ways plants interact with their environments, which is essential for predicting how species will fare in increasingly warm and dry climates. Her work has focused on the model plant system, Arabidopsis thaliana, shrubs in the western United States, and trees in New England. Dr. Fletcher joined the Biology department in 2024 and is excited to teach courses in plant physiology, biogeochemistry, principles of biology, and more. Dr. Fletcher also enjoys drawing, watercolor painting, and thinking about the intersections of science and art. <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=fs3EFEAAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here to view her Google Scholar page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4\"><span class=\"heavy-man\">Office:<\/span>\u00a0SC 384<br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">Phone:<\/span> <a href=\"tel:+15415526050\">541.552.6050<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">E-Mail:<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:fletcherl@sou.edu\">fletcherl@sou.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2h2f6nx-46332c7b53dd070a46e558ff9dca5a45\">\n.flex_column.av-2h2f6nx-46332c7b53dd070a46e558ff9dca5a45{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2h2f6nx-46332c7b53dd070a46e558ff9dca5a45 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_three_fourth  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srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/08\/Melissa-LaBonty-Biology-Faculty-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.webp 183w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/08\/Melissa-LaBonty-Biology-Faculty-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-80x80.webp 80w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/08\/Melissa-LaBonty-Biology-Faculty-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-36x36.webp 36w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/08\/Melissa-LaBonty-Biology-Faculty-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-180x180.webp 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/08\/Melissa-LaBonty-Biology-Faculty-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png\" height=\"183\" width=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/08\/Melissa-LaBonty-Biology-Faculty-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.png 183w, 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class='flex_column av-1r51xlp-63b079d4b750ceaa5c8f6bbcabef8d9e av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-120x2cd-a45e94ba6414a48113086a621fd0e454\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-120x2cd-a45e94ba6414a48113086a621fd0e454{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:20px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-120x2cd-a45e94ba6414a48113086a621fd0e454 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-120x2cd-a45e94ba6414a48113086a621fd0e454 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-120x2cd-a45e94ba6414a48113086a621fd0e454 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-120x2cd-a45e94ba6414a48113086a621fd0e454 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-120x2cd-a45e94ba6414a48113086a621fd0e454 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-120x2cd-a45e94ba6414a48113086a621fd0e454 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-17  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Melissa LaBonty<\/h4><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-qicxtp-1fd66d7cfff2f7ed68440f8186845a31 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"pop-4 dig-4 bio-cred\"><em>Assistant Professor<\/em><br \/>\nPhD, Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology, Tufts University, 2018; BS, Biological Sciences, Ohio University, 2008<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4 dig-4\">Dr. LaBonty is a developmental cell biologist and geneticist who uses a variety of model organisms to study the mechanistic basis of human diseases. Her research uses the invertebrate organism <em>C. elegans<\/em> to study sensory-mediated behaviors. Current projects in her lab are working to: 1) determine how genetic variations can change primary cilia structure and function to alter normal sensory behaviors; and 2) understand how nematode foraging behaviors evolve in response to wildfire-exposed food sources. While Dr. LaBontry&#8217;s work is currently focused on studying behavioral changes in <em>C. elegans<\/em>, she has also spent time studying skeletal development and diseases in zebrafish, and cellular pattern formation in the eyes of fruit flies. Dr. LaBonty joined the Biology Department in 2021 and teaches courses in principles of biology, cell biology, developmental biology, microbiology, and immunology. <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=sckbSmkAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here to view her Google Scholar page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4\"><span class=\"heavy-man\">Office:<\/span>\u00a0SC 363<br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">Phone:<\/span> <a href=\"tel:+15415526788\">541.552.6788<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">E-Mail:<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:labontym@sou.edu\">labontym@sou.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4eo68d9-0e73fd39f40ef4c816b2fa980c236ce3\">\n.flex_column.av-4eo68d9-0e73fd39f40ef4c816b2fa980c236ce3{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4eo68d9-0e73fd39f40ef4c816b2fa980c236ce3 av_one_fourth  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183w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Karen-Mager-80x80.webp 80w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Karen-Mager-36x36.webp 36w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Karen-Mager-180x180.webp 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Karen-Mager.png\" height=\"183\" width=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Karen-Mager.png 183w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Karen-Mager-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Karen-Mager-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Karen-Mager-180x180.png 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" class=\"wp-image-75730 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-75730 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Â鶹´«Ã½ Biology Faculty Karen Mager\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cr2fod-ba5285f0ce862e224461f2715e086e54\">\n.flex_column.av-cr2fod-ba5285f0ce862e224461f2715e086e54{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-cr2fod-ba5285f0ce862e224461f2715e086e54 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3qnzjst-1953e87b8cab1e26fdba27a60eb19a09\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-3qnzjst-1953e87b8cab1e26fdba27a60eb19a09{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:20px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-3qnzjst-1953e87b8cab1e26fdba27a60eb19a09 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-3qnzjst-1953e87b8cab1e26fdba27a60eb19a09 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-3qnzjst-1953e87b8cab1e26fdba27a60eb19a09 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-3qnzjst-1953e87b8cab1e26fdba27a60eb19a09 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-3qnzjst-1953e87b8cab1e26fdba27a60eb19a09 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"mager\"  class='av-special-heading av-3qnzjst-1953e87b8cab1e26fdba27a60eb19a09 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-22  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Karen Mager<\/h4><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2njg8u5-1c460027971ad8c82ed0c5026152b1c0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"pop-4 dig-4 bio-cred\"><em>Assistant Professor<\/em><br \/>\nPhD, Biological Sciences, Concentration in Wildlife Biology and Conservation, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2012; BA, Biology, Earlham College, 2004<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4 dig-4\">Dr. Mager is an interdisciplinary wildlife ecologist focused on the management and conservation of mammals, and teaches in both the Biology and Environmental Science and Policy departments. Much of her research has focused on caribou ecology, including how historical population dynamics and landscape features shape the genetic diversity and connectivity of caribou herds. Recognizing the important knowledge and values that people have for wildlife, she also incorporates historical and ethnographic approaches into her research. Beyond caribou, she loves to work with students in a diversity of ecosystems using field methods such as small mammal trapping and camera trapping. Ultimately, she is motivated to contribute to ecosystem stewardship that enables wildlife populations to adapt to change and benefit human well-being. <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=c_H5NXQAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here to view her Google Scholar.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4\"><span class=\"heavy-man\">Office:<\/span>\u00a0SC 068<br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">Phone:<\/span> <a href=\"tel:+15415526850\">541.552.6850<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">E-Mail:<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:magerk@sou.edu\">magerk@sou.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4eo68d9-6-1df8d5370468fb411b10bd4434eaec1a\">\n.flex_column.av-4eo68d9-6-1df8d5370468fb411b10bd4434eaec1a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4eo68d9-6-1df8d5370468fb411b10bd4434eaec1a av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-24  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183w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Ashley-Robart-80x80.webp 80w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Ashley-Robart-36x36.webp 36w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Ashley-Robart-180x180.webp 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Ashley-Robart.png\" height=\"183\" width=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Ashley-Robart.png 183w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Ashley-Robart-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Ashley-Robart-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/Â鶹´«Ã½-Biology-Faculty-Ashley-Robart-180x180.png 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" class=\"wp-image-75463 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-75463 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Â鶹´«Ã½ Biology Faculty Ashley Robart\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cr2fod-4-05530e0bdfd8d22e53c28c76fddbcce4\">\n.flex_column.av-cr2fod-4-05530e0bdfd8d22e53c28c76fddbcce4{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-cr2fod-4-05530e0bdfd8d22e53c28c76fddbcce4 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1lqyme5-c2f4449da73f9217a6f10d6a488fc072\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-1lqyme5-c2f4449da73f9217a6f10d6a488fc072{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:20px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-1lqyme5-c2f4449da73f9217a6f10d6a488fc072 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-1lqyme5-c2f4449da73f9217a6f10d6a488fc072 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-1lqyme5-c2f4449da73f9217a6f10d6a488fc072 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-1lqyme5-c2f4449da73f9217a6f10d6a488fc072 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-1lqyme5-c2f4449da73f9217a6f10d6a488fc072 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"robart\"  class='av-special-heading av-1lqyme5-c2f4449da73f9217a6f10d6a488fc072 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-27  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Ashley Robart<\/h4><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2njg8u5-3-b127a7ab73fa6fbe54b8cfe20f200d52 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"pop-4 dig-4 bio-cred\"><em>Associate Professor<\/em><br \/>\nPhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2015; BA, Biology, Reed College, 2005<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4 dig-4\">Dr. Robart is an integrative biologist whose research examines the behavioral and physiological mechanisms that animals use to respond to their environment. Most of Dr. Robart&#8217;s research focuses on understanding how environmental factors influence the timing of life history stages, such as reproduction, and the amount of resources devoted to key life events. Her research has mainly utilized fish and birds, but she has experience working with diverse taxonomic groups. While much of her research is conducted in the lab, Dr. Robart is excited to establish a field-based research program on local freshwater fish. Dr. Robart joined the Biology Department in 2020 and teaches courses in principles of biology, animal behavior, and evolution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4\"><span class=\"heavy-man\">Office:<\/span>\u00a0SC 384<br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">Phone:<\/span> <a href=\"tel:+15415526479\">541.552.6479<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">E-Mail:<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:robarta@sou.edu\">robarta@sou.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-33ajmjh-3197118205f668d170272ac882d5795b\">\n.flex_column.av-33ajmjh-3197118205f668d170272ac882d5795b{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-33ajmjh-3197118205f668d170272ac882d5795b av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_three_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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.av-special-heading.av-1fw5131-ffcc8b1cbb987213432ef66e6bd16825 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"stewart\"  class='av-special-heading av-1fw5131-ffcc8b1cbb987213432ef66e6bd16825 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-32  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Nicholas Stewart<\/h4><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-15lip0d-3dce9efab0fd5dbddd291d2a948aaa30 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"pop-4 dig-4 bio-cred\"><em>Biology Program Chair, Assistant Professor<\/em><br \/>\nPhD, Biology, University of Iowa, 2017; BS, Biology, University of Idaho, 2011<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4 dig-4\">Dr. Stewart is an evolutionary geneticist who studies mechanisms of genomic evolution. His research program combines classical genetics, molecular biology, and bioinformatic techniques to study causes and consequences of major chromosome rearrangements. His primary research at Â鶹´«Ã½ uses multiple fruit fly species to investigate how differing chromosome forms can manipulate meiosis to ensure its inheritance in the next generation. In addition, Dr. Stewart has multiple projects investigating the impacts of human recreation on the evolutionary patterns of lake bacteria. Dr. Stewart joined the Biology Department in 2022 and teaches courses in genetics, genomics, and molecular biology. <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=list_works&amp;hl=en&amp;user=B7HYrSMAAAAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here to view his Google Scholar page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4\"><span class=\"heavy-man\">Office:<\/span>\u00a0SC 364<br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">Phone:<\/span> <a href=\"tel:+15415526947\">541.552.6947<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">E-Mail:<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:stewartn@sou.edu\">stewartn@sou.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1clnrp9-ee4b6b13e6b36c588e03d2309aaec4a8\">\n.flex_column.av-1clnrp9-ee4b6b13e6b36c588e03d2309aaec4a8{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1clnrp9-ee4b6b13e6b36c588e03d2309aaec4a8 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-34  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av-lb2wp4r1-5651810e6544da169f8f705cf698691e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"pop-4 dig-4 bio-cred\"><em>Assistant Professor<\/em><br \/>\nPhD, Biology, Arizona State University, 2022; BS, Biological Sciences, Clemson University, 2015<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4 dig-4\">Dr. Youngblood is an animal physiologist and ecologist who studies the impacts of climate change on insects. His research uses grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) as a model system to understand how physiological processes scale up to produce ecological patterns. By combining laboratory experiments, field observations, and computational models, Dr. Youngblood aims to improve our ability to predict the impacts of climate change on insect populations. Current projects in his lab center on three themes: 1) investigating how temperature-nutrient interactions affect the physiological performance of insect herbivores; 2) monitoring the diversity and distribution of grasshoppers in the Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion; and 3) building mechanistic models of insect performance and distribution. His lab also collaborates with biology education researchers to investigate how to make undergraduate biology courses more inclusive and effective. Dr. Youngblood joined the Biology Department in 2022 and teaches courses in principles of biology, comparative animal physiology, and biogeography. For more information, please visit his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yep-lab.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lab website<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=_-WnwbQAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Scholar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4\"><span class=\"heavy-man\">Office:<\/span> SC 383<br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">Phone:<\/span> <a href=\"tel:+15415526864\">541.552.6864<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">E-Mail:<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:youngjaco@sou.edu\">youngjaco@sou.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1j82ou-d7918801c1688d2f882d5f37efa52208\">\n.avia-section.av-1j82ou-d7918801c1688d2f882d5f37efa52208{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_3' aria-label='Â鶹´«Ã½ Biology Faculty Page - Other Staff and Faculty Section' class='avia-section av-1j82ou-d7918801c1688d2f882d5f37efa52208 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-57373'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1rnosu5-8a914bb358ec1fe8198543436c5ef9c0\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-1rnosu5-8a914bb358ec1fe8198543436c5ef9c0{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:28px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-1rnosu5-8a914bb358ec1fe8198543436c5ef9c0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-1rnosu5-8a914bb358ec1fe8198543436c5ef9c0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-1rnosu5-8a914bb358ec1fe8198543436c5ef9c0 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-1rnosu5-8a914bb358ec1fe8198543436c5ef9c0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-1rnosu5-8a914bb358ec1fe8198543436c5ef9c0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-1rnosu5-8a914bb358ec1fe8198543436c5ef9c0 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-40  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Affiliate Faculty<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-19mjna-21f782a67939beff0244e12bf13173da\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-19mjna-21f782a67939beff0244e12bf13173da .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-19mjna-21f782a67939beff0244e12bf13173da '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\">James M. Bower<br \/>\nMark W. 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Janes<br \/>\nDavid Oline<br \/>\nMichael Parker<br \/>\nJohn Roden<br \/>\nDarlene Southworth<br \/>\nCharles Welden<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-nm1sn1-1dcecf160608600b8e05dc1da61a16c8\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-nm1sn1-1dcecf160608600b8e05dc1da61a16c8{\npadding-bottom:20px;\nfont-size:28px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-nm1sn1-1dcecf160608600b8e05dc1da61a16c8 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-nm1sn1-1dcecf160608600b8e05dc1da61a16c8 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-nm1sn1-1dcecf160608600b8e05dc1da61a16c8 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-nm1sn1-1dcecf160608600b8e05dc1da61a16c8 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-nm1sn1-1dcecf160608600b8e05dc1da61a16c8 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-nm1sn1-1dcecf160608600b8e05dc1da61a16c8 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-44  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Biology Staff<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-19mjna-1-c7de330ab36f8bcbbecab51e33bcadab\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-19mjna-1-c7de330ab36f8bcbbecab51e33bcadab .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-19mjna-1-c7de330ab36f8bcbbecab51e33bcadab '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"dig-4\" style=\"text-align: center\">Bethany Lindbloom<\/h3>\n<p class=\"pop-4 dig-4 bio-cred\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Lab Preparator<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"heavy-man\">Office:<\/span>\u00a0SC 172<br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">Phone:<\/span> <a href=\"tel:+15415528079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">541.552.8079<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">E-Mail:<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:lindblb1@sou.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lindblb1@sou.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"dig-4\" style=\"text-align: center\">Cameron Brisbine<\/h3>\n<p class=\"pop-4 dig-4 bio-cred\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Biology Stores Manager and Science Lab Preparator<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"heavy-man\">Office:<\/span>\u00a0SC 368<br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">Phone:<\/span> <a href=\"tel:+15415526869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">541.552.6869<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">E-Mail:<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:brisbinec@sou.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brisbinec@sou.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8techyd-d5104f7a0c591b34ab7e0cee3e1856fa\">\n.avia-section.av-m8techyd-d5104f7a0c591b34ab7e0cee3e1856fa{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_4' aria-label='Â鶹´«Ã½ Business Home Page - 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