Cellular and Molecular Biology Faculty
Dr. David Blake
(970) 247-7570
Email: blake_d@fortlewis.edu
Faculty Web Page
Berndt Hall, RM 481
Interests include toxicology and immunology - specifically the cellular and molecular events in alveolar macrophages and epithelial cells that initiate immunological responses to xenobiotics.
Dr. Shere Byrd
(970) 247-7667
Email: byrd_s@fortlewis.edu
Berndt Hall, RM 2451
Interests include cell and molecular physiology, and specifically with the role of signal transduction scaffolding in cellular differentiation, pre-health advising.
Dr. John Condie
(970) 247-7145
Email: condie_j@fortlewis.edu
Berndt Hall 2481
Interests include genetics and cell biology, especially the regulation of gene expression, history and philosophy of science.
Environmental and Organismic Biology Faculty
Dr. Cynthia Dott
(970) 247-7322
Email: dott_c@fortlewis.edu
Faculty Web Page
Berndt Hall 2445
Interests include plant ecology, with special focus on riparian (stream) vegetation and disturbance.
Dr. Cathy Hartney
(970) 247-7373
Email: hartney_c@fortlewis.edu
Berndt Hall, RM 2435
A practicing veterinarian, interests include animal and human anatomy, physiology, and disease and pedagogy
in the sciences.
Dr. Deborah Kendall
(970) 247-7318
Email: kendall_d@fortlewis.edu
Berndt Hall, RM 2433
Interests include pollination biology, entomology, and biological control.
Dr. Julie Korb
(970) 382-6905
Email: korb_j@fortlewis.edu
Faculty Web Page
Berndt Hall, RM 2443
Interests include forest restoration ecology, fire ecology, and plant community control.
Dr. Erin Lehmer
(970) 247-7024
Email: lehmer_e@fortlewis.edu
Berndt Hall, RM 2441
Interests include physiological ecology with emphasis on wildlife disease and hibernation/over-winter physiology.
Dr. Ross McCauley
(970) 247-7338
Email: mccauley_r@fortlewis.edu
Faculty Web Page
Berndt Hall, RM 447
Interests include vascular plant systematics, particularly in understanding phylogenetic and phylogeographic
patterns in plant evolution. Also interested in plant population biology, conservation genetics, and floristics.
Dr. Joseph Ortega
(970) 247-7458
Email: ortega_j@fortlewis.edu
Berndt Hall, RM 2463
Interests include ecology and behavior of birds and mammals, avian reproductive success according to habitat and different grazing intensities, and the initial effects of the 2002 Missionary Ridge Fire on avian populations.
Dr. Heidi Steltzer
(970) 247-7450
Email: steltzer_h@fortlewis.edu
Berndt Hall 461
Interests include the effects of climate change on Arctic and alpine ecosystems, especially the function of these ecosystems as plant life histories and species composition change. Areas of interest include ecosystem ecology, global change biology and global environmental health.
In Memoriam
Dr. Ginny Hutchins
Dr. James Erickson
Emeriti Faculty
Dr. Page Lindsay
Dr. Thomas Sluss
Dr. Preston Somers
Dr. David Jamieson