Faculty and Staff
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Benjamin Winslow
Associate Teaching Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 325
508-999-8803
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Carolyn Schwartz
Part Time Lecturer
Biology
Science & Engineering 321
508-999-8208
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Diana Barrett
Associate Teaching Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 334A
508-910-6877
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Research
Research interests
- Fish biology
- Comparative physiology of fishes
- Comparison of the morphological, physiological, and biochemical specializations of high-performance fishes
- Fish response to angling-induced stress
- Disruption to homeostasis in fish
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Research
Research interests
- Antibody production
- Antibody mediated protection
- Structure of the antibody
- Quality of the antibody for pathogen recognition
Elizabeth McCliment
Assistant Teaching Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 336B
508-999-8226
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Research
Research interests
- Speciation
- Genomics
- Evolutionary Biology
- Hybridization
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Research
Research interests
- Marine plankton
- Zooplankton feeding
- Plankton communities of Boston Harbor and adjacent waters
- Food web accumulation and transport of red tide toxins
- Interactions between copepod feeding and reproductive success
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Research
Research interests
- Developmental bias and plasticity in evolution
- Vertebrate skeletal development and evolution
- Evolution of larval-brooding damselfishes
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Research
Research interests
- Biology of fishes with an emphasis on the biology of American eels
- Life history strategies
- Age and growth of fishes
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Research
Research interests
- Cell migration
- Actin cytoskeleton
- Amoebae
- Microbial pathogenesis
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Michael Sheriff
Associate Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 330B
508-910-6894
msheriff@umassd.edu
Research
Research interests
- Prey Responses to the Risk of Predation
- Organismal Responses to Environmental Stressors
- Transgenerational Plasticity/Maternal Stress Effects
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Mark Silby
Professor / Chairperson
Biology
Science & Engineering 335
508-999-8364
mark.silby@umassd.edu
Research
Research interests
- Microbial Communities
- Bacterial Interactions
- Cocoa fermentation
- Bacterial Genomes
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Research
Research interests
- Marine microbiology
- Microbiomes
- Microbial community ecology
- Biofilms
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Research
Research interests
- Social evolution
- Evolution of cooperation and mutualism
- Dolphin behavioral ecology
- Evolution of alliances and coalitions
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Research
Research interests
- Genomic and quantitative genetic approaches to investigate adaptations in fish
- Fish domestication
- Physiological and genetic changes underlying domestication
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Research
Research interests
- Conservation of native pollination systems
- Neuroecology of plant-pollinator interactions
- Multi-modal sensory integration
- Floral evolution
- Bumblebee ecology
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Sarah Donelan
Assistant Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 336A
508-999-8217
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Research
Research interests
- Transgenerational plasticity
- Carryover effects
- Marine ecology
- Climate change
- Predation risk
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Research
Research interests
- Root growth responses to competition
- Effects of species interactions on community structure
- Plant species distributions on coastal dunes