Faculty & Staff

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Biological Science

NAME

POSITION

LOCATION

PHONE

E-MAIL

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

PROFILE

Cooper, Anthony

Biology lecturer

BCB 124/ East

229-500-2294

anthony.cooper@asurams.edu

 

 

Foreman, Richard

Professor

B-124/ West 

229-500-2360

richard.foreman@asurams.edu

 

 

Henry, Brandon

Assistant Professor BCB 244T/East 229-500-2310 brandon.henry@asurams.edu    

Huq, Shohana

Assistant Professor

B I 102/ West

229-500-2419

shohana.huq@asurams.edu

Cytogenetics, Plant Biotechnology

 

Ifedayo, Samuel

Lectureur

BCB 314/East

229-500-2296

Samuel.Ifedayo@asurams.edu

 

 

Jain, Ashok

Professor

BCB 306/ East

229-500-2297

ashok.jain@asurams.edu

Epigenetics, Breast Cancer, Cell culture, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Synthetic Biology 
(Genetic Engineering), Currently transitioning to Biomanufacturing

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Jones, Anta’Sha

Assistant Professor

BCB 108/ East

229-500-2298

antasha.jones@asurams.edu

 

 

Kabir, Md Niamul

Assistant Professor

B 116/ West

229-500-2303

mdniamul.kabir@asurams.edu

Food Safety, Food Microbiology, High Pressure Processing (HPP), Microbial Genomics, Microbial Pathology, Tissue Culture

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Lee, Yong Jin

 Professor

BCB 125/ East

229-500-2301

yong.lee@asurams.edu

Microbial ecology, microbial genomics, microbial forensics

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Lemon, Kenya

Assistant Professor

BCB 308/ East

229-500-2302

kenya.lemon@asurams.edu

 

 

Liu, May

Associate Professor

B-120/ West 

229-500-2364

may.liu@asurams.edu

Mutagenesis to knockdown critical genes of Maltose permease in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 

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Maku, James

Assistant Professor

BCB 316 / East

229-500-2313

james.maku@asurams.edu

 Plant Genetics, Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Molecular Biology

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McCrary, JoAnn

Professor

BCB 310/ East

229-500-2306

joann.mccrary@asurams.edu

 

 

Mueller, Lauren

Interim Director of ACAD Planning

B- 115/ West 

229-500-2368

lauren.mueller@asurams.edu

 

 

Ojo, Olabisi

 Professor

BCB 242/ East

229-500-2309

olabisi.ojo@asurams.edu

Microbial Genomics, Molecular Epidemiology, AI/ML for Microbiology, Health & Healthcare

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Stubbs, Eric

Assistant Professor

B-205B/ West 

229-500-2293

eric.stubbs@asurame.edu

 

 

Subramani Paranthaman, Balasubramani

Assistant Professor

B-114/ West 

229-500-2305

Balasubramani.Subramani

Paranthaman@asurams.edu

Evaluation of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

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Williams, John

Associate Professor

BCB 312/ East

229-500-2318

john.williams@asurams.edu

Cardiovascular Physiology, Invertebrate,Models of Disease, STEM Pedagogy

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Williams, Shayla

Associate Professor

BCB 336/ East

229-500-2319

shayla.williams.@asurams.edu

Incorporating artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) into analyzing trends in environmental chemical exposure to vulnerable populations.

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Wyatt, Herron (Doug)

Associate Professor

B- 205A/ West 

229-500-2375

doug.wyatt@asurams.edu

 

 

Chemistry and forensic science

NAME POSITION LOCATION PHONE EMAIL AREAS OF EXPERTISE PROFILE
Mandouma, Ghislain Professor BCB-336/East 229-500-2304       

gmandoum@asurams.edu                

                                                                                               
Mason, Richard J. Assistant Professor I-201/West 229-500-2366 Richard.Mason@asurams.edu    
Saheb, Amir  Professor BCB - 214/East 229-500-2315 amir.saheb@asurams.edu

DNA Specific Sensor

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Seo, Seong Professor BCB - 208/East 229-500-2160 seong.seo@asurams.edu

Nano-materials for chemical sensing,Microgels for drug delivery, Electrochemistry for fuel cell

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Wang, Yixuan Professor BCB - 210/East 229-500-2317 Yixuan.Wang@asurams.edu    
Wrensford, Louise V. Director ORSP BCB - 389/East 229-500-3493 louise.wrensford@asurams.edu    
Konkol, Kristine Assistant Professor H -335/East 229-500-2316 kristine.konkol@asurams.edu inorganic organometallic organic synthesis, instrumental characterization, coordinating materials See Profile
Okafor, Uzoma A Associate Professor CJCHB-334/East 229-500-2311 Uzoma.Okafor@asurams.edu    
Sharifan, Hamidreza Assistant Professor H -118/East 229-500-2312 hamidreza.sharifan@asurams.edu

Environmental fate of emerging contaminants, Bioremediation,Water Quality, Environmental Forensics

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Sakura-Lemessy, Donna-May Assistant Professor BCB - 126/East 229-500-2401 donna.sakura-lemessy@asurams.edu

Fate & contaminant transport, water resources energineering, water quality modelling, TMDL analyses

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Part-Time instructor

NAME DEPARTMENT EMAIL AREA OF EXPERTISE PROFILE
Borra, Martha Biology martha.borra@asurams.edu    
Buckels, Ashiya Biology ashiya.buckels@asurams.edu    
Entz, Jacqueline Biology Jacqueline.Entz@asurams.edu    
Pope, Shonda Biology shonda.davis@asurams.edu

Genetics, Developmental Biology

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Sell, Cary Biology cary.sell@asurams.edu

The Nature of Science, Developing high level science skills in pre-service teachers

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Azeem, Azmathunnissa Chemistry azmathunnissa.azeem@asurams.edu    
Flowers, George Chemistry George.Flowers@asurams.edu    
Hubbard, Dereca Chemistry dereca.hubbard@asurams.edu    
Ibrahim, Mohamed Chemistry mohamed.ibrahim@asurams.edu    
May, Michael Chemistry Michael.May@asurams.edu    
Mohammad, Anwar Chemistry anwar.mohammad@asurams.edu    
Phillips, Megan Chemistry megan.phillips@asurams.edu    
Walker, Brandon Chemistry Brandon.Walker@asurams.edu    
Chan, Kwaichow Physical Science kwaichow.chan@asurams.edu    
Gordon, Kelly Physical Science Kelly.Gordon@asurams.edu    
Marcks, Jason Physical Science Jason.Marcks@asurams.edu    
Oommen, Zachariah Forensic Science Zachariah.Oommen@asurams.edu    

Departmental Staff

NAME

POSITION

LOCATION

PHONE

EMAIL

Lester, Lakeisha

Office Manager

BCB- 228E/EAST

229-500-2295

lakeisha.covin@asurams.edu

Dodd, Harnetha

Lab Manager

I – 103/WEST

229-500-2359

harnetha.dodd@asurams.edu

Mi, Yunjie

Chemistry Lab Manager

BCB- 332/EAST

229-500-2308

yunjie.mi@asurams.edu

Morgan, Patrice

Lab Coordinator

I - 206 / West

229-500-2300

patrice.morgan@asurams.edu

Olubowale, Temitope

Biology Lab Manager

BCB 328/EAST

229- 500-2106

tempitope.olubowale@asurams.edu

Parker, Sonya

Part Time Lab Coordinator

 

 

Sonya.Parker@asurams.edu

Saheb, Azeem Biology Instructor

 

 

Azeem.Saheb@asurams.edu