Important Update:
UCO COVID-19 protocols remain in place for the spring 2021 semester. Masks are required on campus when around others.
Important resources: COVID-19 Testing | Report Exposure/Positive Test | On-Campus Vaccine Clinic | COVID-19 Vaccination Self-Reporting | Virtual services | COVID-19 website
Faculty and Staff
Mel Vaughan, Ph.D., Interim Chair and Professor
Elizabeth Allan, Ph.D., Professor and Coordinator of Secondary Science Education
Megan Ashby, Administrative Assistant I
Troy Baird, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Carrie Bentley, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Health Professions Advisor
Bob Brennan, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean and Professor
Allison Burrows, M.S., Lecturer
Chris Butler, Ph.D., Professor
Gloria Caddell, Ph.D., Interim Dean and Professor
Brandt Cassidy, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Harold Cleveland, Ph.D., Lecturer
James Creecy, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Shahang Derakhshan, M.S., Lecturer
Allyson Fenwick, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Christopher Goodchild, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Terry Harrison, Ph.D., Associate Dean Emeritus
Jenna Hellack, Ph.D., Chair Emeritus
Michelle Haynie, Ph.D., Professor
Christina Hendrickson, Ph.D., Coordinator Human Physiology Lab
Vicki Jackson, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Ralph Jones, M.S., Coordinator Microbiology Lab
Chad King, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Hari Kotturi, Ph.D., Professor
Lynda Loucks, M.S., Director Natural History Museum
Linda Luna, M.S., Coordinator General Biology Lab
Brandon McDonald, M.S., Manager of the Selman Living Laboratory, Lecturer
Jenna Messick, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Clark Ovrebo, Ph.D., Professor
Matthew Parks, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Dineesha Premathilake, M.S., Adjunct Faculty
Nikki Seagraves, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Amal Shediwah, Ph.D., Adjunct Faculty
Mary Tappert, Ph.D., Adjunct Faculty
Andrew Taylor, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Will Unsell, M.S., Manager Biology Laboratories