Dr. Soren Brauner
Professor of Biology
Director, Environmental Science Program

Experience:
Univ. of Montana, Visiting assistant prof.
SE Missouri State Univ., Visiting assistant prof.
Ashland University, since 1986

Courses taught:
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Life
General Botany
Genetics
Advanced Genetics
Issues in Environmental Science

Research:
Plant genetics and evolution

Degrees and majors

Our unique undergraduate Toxicology program

The AU Environmental Science program

Preprofessional programs

Biology/Toxicology faculty

Undergraduate research opportunities

Beta Beta Beta (Biology honorary) local chapter information

The Kettering Science Center and Environmental Preserves

News and events

Biology/Toxicology home page

Ashland University home page

Dr. Douglas A. Dawson
Professor of Biology/Toxicology

Education:
B.A., Biology, Transylvania University
M.S., Zoology, Oklahoma State University
Ph.D., Zoology, Oklahoma State University

Experience:
University of Tennessee, Research associate, research assistant professor
Ashland University, since 1993

Courses currently taught:
Anatomy and Physiology
Developmental Biology
Principles of Toxicology
Advanced Human Physiology
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Issues in Biological Science

Research:
Developmental toxicology, ecotoxicology, structure-activity relationships

Dr. Steven Fenster
Assistant Professor of Biology

Experience:
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital , Post-Doctoral Fellow
The College of Wooster , Visiting Assistant Professor Ashland University , since 2006

Courses currently taught:
Human Biology
Genetics
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology

Research: Cellular and molecular neurobiology

Dr. Andrew V. Greene
Assistant Professor of Biology

Education:
B.S., Microbiology, The Ohio State University
Ph.D., Microbiology, Texas A&M University

Experience:
Texas A&M University , Lecturer/Lab Instructor
Ashland University since 2006

Courses currently taught:
Human Biology
Emerging Pathogens
Microbiology
Virology
Immunology

Research:
Daily rhythms in filamentous fungi

Dr. Mason Posner
Associate Professor of Biology

Education:
B.A., Biology, University of Virginia
M.S., Biology, Univeristy of Southern California
Ph.D., Biology, University of Southern California

Experience:
University of Southern California, Lecturer
Santa Monica Community College, Adjunct Faculty
Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Postdoctoral Fellow
Ashland University, since 1999

Courses taught:
Human Biology
Organisms, Adaptation, and Diversity
Anatomy and Physiology
Vertebrate Biology
Marine Biology

Research:
Evolution and function of the vertebrate eye

Dr. Patricia Saunders
Assistant Professor of Biology

Education:
B.A., Biology, Oberlin College
M.A., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Indiana Univeristy
Ph.D., Ecology, University of Georgia

Experience:
Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland,
   postdoctoral fellow
Ashland University, since 2002

Courses taught:
Ecology and the Human Environment
Wetlands and Waterways
Ecology
Limnology

Research:
Limnology and aquatic ecology

Dr. Karen E. Stine
Professor of Biology/Toxicology
Chair, Department of Biology/Toxicology
Director, Toxicology Program

Education:
B.S., Physics , Biology, College of William and Mary
M.S., Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Virginia
Ph.D., Toxicology, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Experience:
Clemson Univ., Assistant Professor
Radford Univ., Assistant Professor
Ashland University, since 1990

Courses taught:
Human Biology
Ecology and the Human Environment
Introduction to Toxicology
Forensic Science
Principles of Toxicology
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Biology Senior Seminar

Research:
Cellular level toxicology including cell stress, stress proteins, energy metabolism

Dr. Richard L. Stoffer
Professor of Biology
AU Preserve Manager

Education:
B.S., Biology, Ashland University
M.S., Zoology, Ohio State University
Ph.D., Zoology, Ohio State University

Experience:
Urbana College, Instructor
Ashland University, since 1980

Courses taught:
Organisms, Adaptation, and Diversity
General Zoology
Field Zoology
Entomology
Forensic Science
Ecology
Ethology
Biology Field Study

Research:
Ecology, animal behavior, prairie restoration and systematics of the Diptera family Chironomidae.