Faculty & Staff

Department of Zoology Faculty and Staff

Ron A. Meyers

Zoology Department Chair

Research area: Comparative Evolutionary Anatomy & Biomechanics
TY 412
801-626-6170
rmeyers@weber.edu

Welcome to the Zoology Department!

Our faculty and staff are dedicated to providing you with a quality education that emphasizes knowledge, experience, opportunity, and problem-solving skills. Our majors have found success in a wide variety of disciplines, including human and veterinary medical fields, education, wildlife, conservation, and animal care. We offer excellent General Education, introductory, and upper division classes in interesting subjects and have outstanding facilities, such as the Human Anatomy Laboratory and the DNA Laboratory. Our small class sizes make it possible for students to get to know our faculty and get involved in research projects. Many of our student have presented their work at national and international meetings, and have co-authored research papers. We encourage students to review the faculty web pages and make contact to establish an advising/mentoring relationship. We look forward to getting to know you!

Faculty

Rebecka Brasso
Associate Professor
Research area: Mercury
Dynamics in Food Webs
Advisor: Graduate School
TY 407
rebeckabrasso@weber.edu
John F. Cavitt
Professor
Research area: Avian
Ecology and Behavior
TY 409
jcavitt@weber.edu
Brian Chung
Professor
Research area: Invertebrate
Stress Responses
Advisor: BIS Majors
TY 410
brianchung@weber.edu
Chris Hoagstrom

Professor
Research area: Freshwater
Ecology and Fish Biology
Advisor: New Majors
TY 327
christopherhoagstrom@weber.edu

Website
Julie Jung

Assistant Professor
Research area: Cell and
Molecular Biology
TY 402
juliejung@weber.edu
Jon Marshall

Professor
Research area: Herpetology; Evolutionary Genetics
and Speciation
Advisor: MAS TY 408; hablo español
jonmarshall@weber.edu
John Mull

Professor
Advisor: Minors
Research area: Ecology of
Insect-Plant Interactions
TY 414
jmull@weber.edu
Gennie Parkman

Assistant Professor
Research area: Genetic Regulators of Cutaneous Melanomagenesis
TY 417
gennieparkman@weber.edu
Elizabeth Sandquist

Associate Professor
Research area: Stem Cell Regeneration in Zebrafish
Advisor: Graduate School
TY 406
esandquist@weber.edu

Website
Priscila Santos

Assistant Professor
Research area: Molecular Mechanisms of Diapause and Lifespan Plasticity in Bees
TY 423
priscilasantos@weber.edu
Michele Skopec
Professor
Research area: Physiology
of Plant-Mammal Interactions
TY 411
micheleskopec@weber.edu