This page includes tenure-track and term faculty.
Joseph M. Battistelli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
battistellij@vcu.edu
Sierra Beecher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
sdbeecher@vcu.edu
Cara Cario, Ph.D.
chcario@vcu.edu
Dan Carr
carrdf@vcu.edu
Amanda J.G. Dickinson, Ph.D.
ajdickinson@vcu.edu
Andrew Eckert, Ph.D.
aeckert2@vcu.edu
Rima B. Franklin, Ph.D.
Professor
and Interim Vice Provost for Life Sciences Department Chair
Zachary N. Ghahramani, Ph.D.
ghahramaniz@vcu.edu
Sarah E. Golding, Ph.D.
and Director of Undergraduate Research
segolding@vcu.edu
Chris Gough, Ph.D.
and Graduate Program Director
cmgough@vcu.edu
Colleen Higgins, Ph.D.
higginscb@vcu.edu
Rachel Hill
komosinskira@vcu.edu
Catherine M. Hulshof, Ph.D.
cmhulshof@vcu.edu
Dianne Jennings, Ph.D.
dbjennings@vcu.edu
Gaston Jofre, Ph.D.
jofrerodrig@vcu.edu
Derek M. Johnson, Ph.D.
dmjohnson@vcu.edu
Karen M. Kester, Ph.D.
kmkester@vcu.edu
Santiago Lima, Ph.D.
slima@vcu.edu
S. Leigh McCallister, Ph.D.
slmccalliste@vcu.edu
Barbara Merk, Ph.D.
merkbc@vcu.edu
Scott Neubauer, Ph.D.
sneubauer@vcu.edu
Jason Newton, Ph.D.
newtonjc2@vcu.edu
Jennifer Olson, Ph.D.
and Director of Undergraduate Studies
jrolson@vcu.edu
Derek Prosser, Ph.D.
dprosser@vcu.edu
Jill D. Reid
jdreid@vcu.edu
Maria Rivera, Ph.D.
and President Faculty Senate
mcrivera@vcu.edu
Carmen Rodriguez, Ph.D.
cmrodriguez@vcu.edu
John J. Ryan, Ph.D.
and Assoc. V.P. for Research Development
jjryan@vcu.edu
Tricia Hardt Smith, Ph.D.
hardtta@vcu.edu
Fernando Tenjo, Ph.D.
and Associate Chair
fatenjo@vcu.edu
Rob Tombes, Ph.D.
rtombes@vcu.edu
Clint Turbeville, Ph.D.
jmturbeville@vcu.edu
Jaclyn Vick, Ph.D.
vickjk@vcu.edu
Gregory Walsh, Ph.D.
gwalsh@vcu.edu
Emily Watkinson
Lab Supervisor
s2egroun@vcu.edu
Ma. Carolina Yáber, Ph.D.
mcyaber@vcu.edu
Donald R. Young, Ph.D.
dyoung@vcu.edu
Wenheng Zhang, Ph.D.
wzhang5@vcu.edu
Julie C. Zinnert, Ph.D.
jczinnert@vcu.edu
