Farrah Bashey-Visser

Senior Lecturer, Biology and Human Biology

(she/her/hers)

• fbasheyv@iu.edu
• 812-855-1962
• Biology Bldg. 010

Research Interests
ecology, evolution, microbial interactions and pathogenesis

Ryan Bracewell

Assistant Professor, Biology

• rbracewe@iu.edu
• 812-855-6092
• Biology Bldg. 219A

• Twitter

Research Interests
speciation, sex chromosome evolution, evolutionary genetics and genomics, evolution and ecology of insect-fungus symbiosis

Kathy Darragh

Assistant Professor, Biology

Olsen Chair in Evolutionary Biology

(she/her/hers)

• kdarrag@iu.edu
• 812-855-3180
• Biology Bldg. 131C

• Twitter

Research Interests
evolutionary genetics and genomics, molecular biology, insect pheromones, floral scent, biosynthetic pathways

Lynda Delph

Distinguished Professor, Biology

• ldelph@iu.edu
• 812-855-1831
• Biology Bldg. 119B

Research Interests
evolutionary genetics and ecology; plant reproductive biology

Gregory E. Demas

Professor, Biology

Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Section Associate Chair, Biology

• gdemas@iu.edu
• 812-856-0158
• Biology Bldg. 265

Research Interests
behavioral endocrinology, neuroendocrine-immune interactions, aggression, biological rhythms, seasonality

Matthew Hahn

Distinguished Professor, Biology

Distinguished Professor, Computer Science

Director, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics

(he/him/his)

• mwh@iu.edu
• 812-856-7001
• Biology Bldg. 249B

Research Interests
computational and evolutionary genomics; evolution of transcriptional regulation; molecular population genetics

Spencer Hall

Professor, Biology

(he/him/his)

• sprhall@iu.edu
• 812-855-6009
• Biology Bldg. 239B

Research Interests
ecology of infectious disease and food web interactions in freshwater environments

Laura Hurley

Professor, Biology

Associate Chair for Teaching, Biology

Director, REU Program in Animal Behavior

• lhurley@iu.edu
• 812-856-1991
• Biology Bldg. 243

Research Interests
serotonin as a social neuromodulator of auditory processing

Ellen D. Ketterson

Distinguished Professor, Biology

Affiliated with Program in Neuroscience, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Cognitive Science Program, and Environmental Resilience Institute

(she/her/hers)

• ketterso@iu.edu
• 812-855-6837
• Biology Bldg. 149

Research Interests
behavioral, physiological, and evolutionary ecology; hormones and behavior; avian biology, mating systems and parental care; physiological basis of trade-offs in life histories; adaptation and constraint; avian migration

Jennifer Lau

Professor, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• jenlau@iu.edu
• --
• Biology Bldg. 159B

• Twitter

Research Interests
community ecology and evolutionary ecology: how plant populations respond to human-caused environmental change, the ecology and evolution of species interactions, and natural selection in the wild

Cris Ledón-Rettig

Assistant Professor, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• crisledo@iu.edu
• 812-855-8821
• Myers Hall 102A

Research Interests
the role of developmental and behavioral plasticity in adaptive evolution

Jay T. Lennon

Professor, Biology

(he/him/his)

• lennonj@iu.edu
• 812-856-0962
• Biology Bldg. 261B

Research Interests
microbial ecology and evolution

Curt Lively

Distinguished Professor, Biology

• clively@iu.edu
• Biology Bldg. 117B

• Twitter

Research Interests
evolution and coevolution; sex, virulence and genetic diversity in host-parasite interactions

Armin Moczek

Chair, Biology

Professor, Biology

Class of 1955 Professor, Biology

• armin@iu.edu
• 812-856-1468
• Myers Hall 102D

• Twitter

Research Interests
evolutionary and ecological developmental biology, origins of novel complex traits; developmental plasticity; host-microbiome interactions; niche construction; allometry; insect genomics and endocrinology; natural history of Onthophagus beetles

Leonie Moyle

Professor, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• lmoyle@iu.edu
• 812-856-7027
• Biology Bldg. 325C

• Twitter

Research Interests
genetics of speciation and adaptation; comparative genomics; evolutionary ecology; plant reproduction

Richard Phillips

Professor, Biology

Director, EEB Graduate Program

Science Director, Research and Teaching Preserve

(he/him/his)

• rpp6@iu.edu
• 812-856-0593
• Biology Bldg. 247

• Twitter

Research Interests
ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry; consequences of human-accelerated environmental change on plant-soil-microbial interactions

Erik Ragsdale

Associate Professor, Biology

(he/him/his)

• ragsdale@iu.edu
• 812-856-1946
• Myers Hall 100C

Research Interests
molecular genetics and evolution of developmental plasticity

Heather Reynolds

Professor, Biology

Director of Graduate Studies, Biology

• hlreynol@iu.edu
• 812-855-0792
• Biology Bldg. 155A

Research Interests
ecology; microbial interactions and pathogenesis

Kimberly Rosvall

Associate Professor, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• krosvall@iu.edu
• 812-856-2375
• Biology Bldg. A318A

• Twitter

Research Interests
evolution of behavior; neuroendocrine mechanisms of behavior; physiological mechanisms of phenotypic plasticity and adaptation; sexual selection; behavioral genomics; behavioral ecology

Julia Saltz

Associate Professor, Biology

she/her

• jbsaltz@iu.edu
• 812-856-3984
• Biology Bldg. 133

Research Interests
animal behavior, quantitative genetics, social dynamics, evolution, genomics

Chris Smith

Assistant Professor, Biology

he/him/his

• chriscs@iu.edu
• Simon Hall 205A

Research Interests
machine learning, spatial population genetics, molecular ecology, evolutionary genomics

G. Troy Smith

Associate Professor, Biology

(he/him/his)

• getsmith@iu.edu
• 812-856-0109
• Biology Bldg. 270E

Research Interests
neural and hormonal control of sexually dimorphic behavior; evolution of communication signals

Jay Stafstrom

Assistant Professor, Biology (Beginning Jan. 1, 2026)

• js2627@cornell.edu

Research Interests
sensory ecology, neuroethology, animal behavior, evolutionary biology

Michael J. Wade

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biology

• mjwade@iu.edu
• 812-856-4680
• Biology Bldg. 131C

Research Interests
behavior; evolution; microbial interactions and pathogenesis