Department of Biology

Dr. Marshall Andersen
Professor

Courses: Gross Anatomy, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Embryology, & Histology.

Research interests: Evolution and embryonic development of vertebrate limbs

Phone: (816) 501-4045
Office: SCI 220A
e-mail: marshall.andersen@rockhurst.edu

Dr. Janet Cooper
Associate Professor, Department Chair

Courses: Microbiology, Immunology, Cell Biology, General Biology I,Women and Science, and Biology for the Contemporary Scene

Research Interests: Heat shock protein expression & antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Other Interests: Genealogy & tennis.

Phone: (816) 501-4237
Office: SCI 220E
e-mail: janet.cooper@rockhurst.edu

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Dr. Elizabeth I. Evans
Assistant Professor, Veterinarian

Courses: General Physiology, Anatomy and Physiology & Animal Behavior

Research Interests: Animal behavior and welfare of research animals.

Other Interests: Sewing, crafts, music and reading.

Phone: (816) 501-3193
Office: SCI 220G
e-mail: elizabeth.i.evans@rockhurst.edu

Dr. Lisa Felzien
Assistant Professor

Courses: Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology & General Biology I.

Research Interests: Chromatin regulation during zebrafish development.

Phone: (816) 501-4046
Office: SCI 220F
e-mail: lisa.felzien@rockhurst.edu

Dr. Mary Haskins
Associate Professor

Courses: General Biology II, Invertebrate Zoology, Ecology, Field Trips, Parasitology &  Advanced Principles

Research Interests: Analysis of the distribution of blister beetles in alfalfa and studies of lichen distribution, Insect/plant interactions, Pollination ecology, Spiders, and Science education.

Other Interests: Community outreach activities including working with home schooled children, Girl Scouts, Lakeside Nature Center and KC Wildlands, Camping, Hiking, Animals, & Debunking pseudo-science.

Phone: (816) 501-4006
Office: SCI 220H
e-mail: mary.haskins@rockhurst.edu

Dr. Ed Kos
Professor Emeritus

Research Interests: Pigmentation in microbes.

Other Interests: Artificial Intelligence & extremophiles.

Phone: (816) 501-4049
Office: SCI 220I
e-mail: edward.kos@rockhurst.edu

Dr. Laura Salem
Assistant Professor

Courses: General Biology I, Biology for the Contemporary Scene & Biotechnology

Research Interests: Host cell factors required for retroviral stability.

Phone: (816) 501-3239
Office: SCI 220F
e-mail: laura.salem@rockhurst.edu

Dr. Chad Scholes
Assistant Professor

Courses: Botany, Environmental Science, Field Trips & General Biology II

Research Interests: Exotic and invasive plant species in native forest and prairie.

Other Interests: Outdoor activities, Boy Scouts, Reading

Phone: (816) 501-4160
Office: SCI 220B
e-mail: chad.scholes@rockhurst.edu

Dr. Mindy Walker
Assistant Professor

Courses: Biology of the Contemporary Scene, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Lab, Evolution, Human Anatomy & Physiology I, Cell Basis for Anatomy & Physiology, General Biology II, Biology Field Trip

Research Interests: Conservation Biology of Reptiles; Vertebrate Genetics, Systematics, Phylogeography, and Cytogenetics; Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology

Other Interests: Hiking, camping, fieldwork, traveling

Phone: (816) 501-4047
Office: SCI 220C
e-mail: mindy.walker@rockhurst.edu

Dr. Christina Wills
Assistant Professor

Courses: General Biology I, Biology of the Contemporary Scene

Phone: (816)501-4380
Email:Christina.wills@rockhurst.edu