Biology Department 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. Faculty research interests include comparative physiology, invertebrate biology, ecosystems dynamics, microbiology, plant pathology, anatomy and physiology, biodiversity, cell biology, ichthyology, botany, molecular biology, genetics and bioinformatics.

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. Robert E. Jenkins Professor Emeritus jenkins@roanoke.edu
Dr. Darwin D. Jorgensen 540-375-2465 Professor jorgense@roanoke.edu	Dr. Christopher S. Lassiter Associate Professor 540-375-2460 lassiter@roanoke.edu
Dr. DorothyBelle Poli 540-375-2461 Associate Professor poli@roanoke.edu	Dr. Steven L. Powers 540-375-4946 Assistant Professor powers@roanoke.edu
Dr. Leonard D. Pysh 540-375-2466 Professor and Chairperson pysh@roanoke.edu	Dr. Marilee Ramesh 540-375-2464 Associate Professor ramesh@roanoke.edu
Ms. Lindy Thibodeaux 540-375-2060 Teaching Associate thibodeaux@roanoke.edu	Dr. Michael Wise 540-375-6125 Visiting Assistant Professor wise@roanoke.edu
Ms. Ellen Dyer 540-375-2462 Secretary dyer@roanoke.edu