Faculty Profiles
Biology Department Faculty contact and bio information
![Jane Caffrey headshot.](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/cse/faculty-profile-photos/CaffreyJane_211.jpg)
- 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.
![Alexis Janosik headshot.](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/cse/faculty-profile-photos/AlexisJanosik_211-2023.png)
- 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.
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- 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.
![Prerna Jasmine Masih](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/cse/faculty-profile-photos/Prerna-Masih_211.png)
- 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.
![Waldir Miron 211](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/cse/faculty-profile-photos/Miron_Waldir_211.png)
- 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.
![Jacob Siedlik 211](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/cse/faculty-profile-photos/Siedlik_Jacob_211.png)
- 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.
![Jim Spain headshot.](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/cse/departments/biology/images/faculty-and-staff/Spain-Jim.png)
- 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.
![Sarah Tominack](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/cse/faculty-profile-photos/SarahTominack_211-2023.png)
- 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.
![Lisa Waidner headshot.](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/cse/faculty-profile-photos/WaidnerLisa_211x278.jpg)
- 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.
Emeritus Faculty
Biology department emeritus faculty contact and bio information.
Dr. Charles D'Asaro
- Professor Emeritus
- Department: Biology
- phone850.474.2750
- emailcdasaro@uwf.edu
- Office Location: Building 58 Room 79
Dr. Joe Lepo
- Professor Emeritus
- Department: CEDB/Biology
- phone850.857.6098
- emailjlepo@uwf.edu
Visiting Assistant Professors
Biology department visiting assistant professors contact information.
Dr. Michelle Jenson
- Visiting Assistant Professor
- Department: Biology
- phone850.474.3119
- emailmjenson@uwf.edu
- Office Location: Building 58A, Room 217