Biology Department Faculty

Back row (standing, L to R): Dr. Mark Fulton, Dr. Michael Hamann, Dr. Richard Koch
Front row (seated, L to R): Dr. Debbie Guelda, Dr. Don Cloutman, Dr. Kerry Openshaw, Dr. Elizabeth Rave
Not shown: Dr. Patrick Guilfoile

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Faculty Research Interests

Dr. Don Cloutman Office: H.T. Peters Aquatic Biology Laboratory email: dcloutman@bemidjistate.edu Phone: (218) 755-2877 Aquatic Biology Home Page

Courses Regularly Taught

• Limnology
• Ichthyology
• Fisheries Management
• Reading in Aquatic Biology
• Parasitology
• Advanced Projects

Education

• Fort Hayes State University, B.S. Zoology
• University of Arkansas, M.S. Zoology
• Mississippi State University, Ph.D. Fisheries

Research Interests

Management of sport, commercial, and subsistence fisheries,coevolution of fish parasites, life history and ecology of fishes.

Faculty member in Biology Department since 1998.

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Dr. Mark R. Fulton Office: 291 Sattgast email: mfulton@bemidjistate.edu Phone: (218) 755-2787 Dr. Fulton's homepage

Courses Regularly Taught

• Introductory Biology
• Plant Form and Function
• General Ecology
• Forest Ecology
• Plant Diversity
• Advanced Projects

Education

• University of Wisconsin Madison, B.S. Botany and Geology
• University of Wisconsin Madison, M.S. Botany
• Uppsala University (Sweden), Ph.D. Plant Ecology
• Postdoctoral work at Texas A&M University, TVA, and Rice University

Research Interests

Forest ecology, plant community dynamics, ecological simulation, scaling of processes from individuals to communities, predictability of community change physiological constraints on tree height.

Faculty member in Biology Department since 1998.

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Dr. Debbie L. Guelda Office: 216 Sattgast email: dguelda@bemidjistate.edu Phone: (218) 755-2786 Aquatic Biology Home Page

Courses Regularly Taught

• Limnology
• Freshwater Invertebrate Zoology
• Comparative Invertebrate Anatomy
• Entomology
• General Biology
• People and the Environment
• Graduate Seminar
• Advanced Projects

Education

• University of Louisville, B.A. Biology
• University of Louisville, M.S. Aquatic Ecology
• University of Louisville, Ph.D. Environmental Science

Research Interests

Freshwater, terrestrial, and marine invertebrates with emphasis on freshwater zooplankton. Zooplankton flux rates and community composition gradients in lake-river systems. Aquatic and riverine ecology. Watershed influence on aquatic insects in Northern Michigan.

Faculty member in Biology Department since 2001.

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Dr. Patrick Guilfoile Dr. Guilfoile is currently on a two year leave from the department while he serves as Assistant Dean for the College of Professional Studies. Office: Sattgast 213 email: pgguil@bemidjistate.edu Phone: (218) 755-2800 Dr. Guilfoile's Home Page

Courses Regularly Taught

• Genetics
• Molecular Genetics Laboratory
• Advanced Projects
• Medical Microbiology
• Microbiology

Education

• Northland College, B.S.
• UW-Eau Claire, M.A.T.
• UW-Madison, Ph.D.
• Whitehead Institute/MIT, Postdoctoral work

Research Interests

Application of molecular genetic techniques to biological problems,especially those involving bacterial pathogens and Ixodid ticks;biology education, especially the development of laboratory exercises.

Faculty member in Biology Department since 1994.

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Dr. Michael Hamann Office: 290 Sattgast email: mhamann@bemidjistate.edu Phone: (218) 755-2798

Courses Regularly Taught

• Genetics
• Molecular Genetics
• Immunology
• Cell Biology
• Advanced Projects

Education

• Bemidji State University, B.S. Environmental Studies
• Iowa State University, Ph.D. Biochemistry
• Postdoctoral work at Mayo Clinic

Research Interests

Molecular mechanisms of cellular movement and shape.

Faculty member in Biology Department since Fall 2007.

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Dr. Richard Koch Professor of Wetlands Ecology Office: Sattgast 214 email: rkoch@bemidjistate.edu Phone: (218) 755-2795 Aquatic Biology Home Page

Courses Regularly Taught

• Aquatic Plants
• Wetlands Ecology
• General Ecology
• People and the Environment

Education

• Thomas More College, B.A.
• University of Cincinnati, M.S.
• University of Louisville, Ph.D.

Research Interests

Ecology of wetland and aquatic ecosystems, nutrient and carbon flow through wetlands, function of wetlands in larger landscapes, roles of plant and microbial communities in biogeochemical cycles.

Faculty member in Biology Department since 2002.

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Dr. Kerry Openshaw Office: Sattgast 292 email: kopenshaw@bemidjistate.edu Phone: (218) 755-2799

Courses Regularly Taught

• Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
• Medical Physiology
• Histology
• Medical Professions
• Medical Terminology

Other Activities

• Medical Professions Advisor
• Medical Post 911 Advisor
• Textbook Reviewer
• Nursing (Biology) Coordinator

Education

• Brigham Young University, B.S.
• Brigham Young University, M.S.
• Utah State University, Ph.D.

Research Interests

Diabetes mellitus (type 1). Exercise and nutritional physiology. Medical health professions. Furring defects in mink (Mustela vison). Cardiovascular casting techniques.

Faculty member in Biology Department since 1984.

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Dr. Elizabeth Rave Department Chairman Office: Sattgast 217 email: erave@bemidjistate.edu Phone: (218) 755-2785

Courses Regularly Taught

• Mammalogy
• Ornithology
• General Biology
• Conservation Biology
• Organic Evolution

Education

• St. Olaf College, B.A.
• Auburn University, M.S.
• University of North Dakota, Ph.D.

Research Interests

Population biology of birds and mammals in Minnesota; conservation biology of Nene in Hawaii.

Faculty member in Biology Department since 1994.

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Staff and Adjunct Instructors

Diane Morris Biology Lab Preparation Supervisor Office: Sattgast 266 email: dmorris@bemidjistate.edu Phone: (218) 755-4009

Education

• Bemidji State University, B.S.

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Dr. Wendy Greenberg Office: Sattgast 289 email: wgreenberg@bemidjistate.edu Phone: (218) 755-4372

Courses Taught

• Soils
• People and the Environment
• First Year Experience

Education

• University of Maryland, B.S.
• Texas A&M University, M.S.
• Texas A&M University, Ph.D.

Research Interests

Soil genesis and morphology. Soil-landscape relationships.

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Professor Dann Siems email: dsiems@bemidjistate.edu Dann's web page

Courses Taught

• Aquatic Plants
• General Biology
• Introductory Biology
• Animal Behavior
• Honors courses

Education

• Bemidji State University, B.S.
• Bemidji State University, M.A.
• University of Minnesota, Ph.D candidate

Research Interests

Natural history of fishes, phenotypic plasticity in life history theory, relationship of ontogeny to phylogeny, history and philosophy of biology, role of behavior and cognition in evolution, evolutionary psychology.

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