Faculty & Staff

Roanoke College has both young and experienced professors, which provides students with a perfect blend of modern and classical teaching. Professors in the biology department hold doctorates from such prestigious universities as Duke, Virginia Tech, Cornell, Iowa State, University of California - San Diego, the University of Maryland, Indiana University and many others. Their areas of expertise include comparative physiology, invertebrate biology, ecosystems dynamics, microbiology, plant pathology, anatomy and physiology, biodiversity, cell biology, ichthyology, botany, molecular biology, genetics and bioinformatics.

Dr. Darwin D. Jorgensen
540-375-2465
Brian H. Thornhill Professor
Chairperson
jorgense@roanoke.edu

Dr. Jon C. Cawley
540-375-2445
Assistant Professor/Environment Program Coordinator
jcawley@roanoke.edu

Ms. Frances E. Bosch
540-375-4903
Teaching Associate
bosch@roanoke.edu

Dr. Rachel Collins
540-375-2034
Assistant Professor
rcollins@roanoke.edu

Dr. J. Brooks Crozier
540-375-2548
Associate Professor
crozier@roanoke.edu

Dr. Perian L. Dillon
540-375-2060
Teaching Associate
dillon@roanoke.edu

Dr. Christoper S. Lassiter
Assistant Professor
540-375-2460
lassiter@roanoke.edu

Dr. Robert E. Jenkins
540-375-2463
Professor Emeritus
jenkins@roanoke.edu

Dr. DorothyBelle Poli
540-375-2461
Assistant Professor
poli@roanoke.edu

Dr. Leonard D. Pysh
540-375-2466
Associate Professor
pysh@roanoke.edu

Dr. Marilee Ramesh
540-375-2464
Assistant Professor
ramesh@roanoke.edu

Ms. Belva J. Matherly
540-375-2462
Secretary
Biology Dept.
belva@roanoke.edu