Faculty Profiles

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58C, Room 104F

Dr. Rodney Guttmann has a PH.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58C, Room 104B

Systematics and biodiversity of marine organisms using integrative approaches

• Department: CEDB/Biology
• Office Location: Building 58, Room 62D
• Personal UWF Website

Dr. Jane M. Caffrey is a Distinguished University Professor in UWF’s Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation. She studies estuarine nutrient biogeochemistry and the cycling of oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus in estuarine and coastal environments.

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58C, Room 104H

Peter Cavnar's research seeks to understand how defects in basic cell biology processes will result in disease pathogenesis.

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58A, Room 218

Dr. Kari B. Clifton, a Lecturer in Biology, has a Ph.D. in Veterinary Medical Science from the University of Florida, where her work centered on mechanical properties and testing of bone.

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58, Room 62H

Dr. Phil Darby earned a Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Florida, and his research focuses on the population ecology and life history of wetland-dependent fauna.

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58, Room 62A

Dr. Theodore Fox, an Associate Professor, earned a Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Maryland and both a Master’s degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Dayton.

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58C, Room 104G

Dr. Alexis Janosik is a Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Biology; her research focuses on molecular ecology and evolution of invertebrates and fishes.

• Department: CEDB/Biology/AIMS
• Office Location: Building 58, Room 70
• Personal UWF Website

Dr. Wade Jeffrey has a PH.D. in Marine Science from the University of South Florida, MS in Marine Science from the USF and a BS in Biology from the Virginia Tech.

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58, Room 62F

Dr. Prerna Masih earned a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from State University of New York at Buffalo and her research focuses on the development of novel therapeutic molecules with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory or anticancer activities and understanding their mode of action.

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58, Room 062C
• Personal UWF Website

Miron is an integrative evolutionary biologist who works from DNA to macroevolution. He is especially interested in the causes and consequences of variation in reproductive systems.

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58, Room 62B

Dr. Christopher M. Pomory is researching physiology, behavior, and ecology of invertebrates, especially marine invertebrates, with a focus on response to stress in the environment.

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58C, Room 104D

Dr. Molly Karen Pritchard, an Instructor in the Department of Biology, holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Georgia.

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58, Room 103

Tabithia Ross, a Visiting Instructor in Biology, has a Master of Science in Biomedical Science from Mercer University, School of Medicine.

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58, O62E

Dr. Jake Siedlik's fundamental research interest is statistical modeling, specifically the methodological concerns relevant to high-dimensional data analysis including clustering and classification, unsupervised modeling, and Bayesian methods for data analysis.

• Department: CEDB/Biology
• Office Location: Building 83, Room 118

Professor Spain studies environmental biotechnology in marine, freshwater and subsurface ecosystems to enable elimination of environmental pollution. The emphasis is on discovery and characterization of bacteria that degrade organic chemicals.

• Department: Biology
• Office Location: Building 58A, Room 216

Dr. Tominack is an instructor and lab coordinator for Biology I and Biology II labs. Dr. Tominack’s research skills are varied and range from microbial ecology to environmental toxicology, but her real passion lies in passing those skills on to the next generation of scientific minds.

• Department: CEDB/Biology
• Office Location: Building 58, Room 62I
• Personal UWF Website

Dr. Waidner does research on environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, and bioremediation studies in oceans, coastal waters, inland bays and rivers.