Faculty Profiles

Dr. Bruce Benz

Title: Professor of Biology

Phone: 817-531-6558

Fax: 817-531-4202

Email: bbenz@txwes.edu

Office Location: Schollmaier Rm 109

Degrees: B.S., University of North Dakota

M.S., University of Colorado-Boulder

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research Interest: Dr. Benz's research interests include ethnobotany and archeology in Manantlan, Mexico, the evolution of maize and the conservation of north Texas prairies.

   

Dr. Chitra Chandrasekaran

Title: Associate Professor of Biology, Chair of Biology

Phone: 817-531-6590

Fax: 817-531-4202

Email: cchandrasekaran@txwes.edu

Office Location: Schollmaier Rm 113

Degrees: B.S., Stanford University

Ph.D., Washington University

Research Interest: Dr. Chandrasekaran's research focuses on the development of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.

   

Dr. Mary Anne Clark

Title: Professor of Biology

Phone: 817-531-6589

Fax: 817-531-4202

Email: mclark@txwes.edu

Office Location: Schollmaier Rm 112

Degrees: B.S., Texas Woman's University

M.S., New Mexico State University

Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College

Research Interest: Dr. Clark's current research project concerns a Drosophila mutation that produces long-term paralysis in Drosophila.  Dr. Clark is also director of the WhoZoo Project.

   

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Dr. Angela Roberts

Title: Assistant Professor of Biology

Phone: 817-531-6559

Fax: 817-531-4202

Email: anroberts@txwes.edu

Office Location: Schollmaier Rm 110

Degrees: B.S., St. Mary's College

Ph.D., Cornell University

Research Interest:

   
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Dr. Gerald Vertrees

Title: Professor Emeritus of Biology

Phone: 817-531-7587

Fax:

Email: gvertrees@txwes.edu

Degrees: A.B., University of California at Davis

M.A., University of California at Davis

Ph.D., Indiana University

Research Interest: Although Dr. Vertrees retired from full time teaching in 1997, he continues research on the development and structure of laticifers in morning glories.

The Anatomy and Physiology Team
The A&P team consists of graduate students from the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center.


Christina Pacchia
Coordinator


   
 

Jennifer Fjerestad

Title: Administrative Coordinator, Division of Mathematics and Sciences

Phone: 817-531-7587

Fax: 817-531-4202

Email: dthurman@txwes.edu

Office Location: McFadden 211

Degrees:

Doug Thurman is the Administrative Coordinator for the Division of Mathematics and Sciences. Contact him if you can't find a professor, need to leave one of them a message or have a question.

   
 

Piper Young

Title: Laboratory Coordinator

Phone: 817-531-4863

Fax: 817-531-4202

Email: pyoung@txwes.edu

Office Location: McFadden 211A
Degrees: B. S., Texas Wesleyan University

Piper keeps all the labs running smoothly and also assists the Biology faculty and students with various research project.