
Lecturers and teaching professors


Farrah Bashey-Visser
Senior Lecturer, Biology and Human Biology
(she/her/hers)
- fbasheyv@indiana.edu
- 812-855-1962
- Biology Bldg. 010
Research Interests
ecology, evolution, microbial interactions and pathogenesis

Amy Berndtson
Senior Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- aberndts@indiana.edu
- 812-855-4842
- Biology Bldg. 324B

Dave Bollivar
Senior Lecturer, Biology
Director, Biotechnology Master's Degree Program
(he/him/his)
- dbolliva@iu.edu
- 812-855-2966
- Biology Bldg. A305A
Research Interests
chlorophyll biosynthesis in plants and bacteria; the isolation and characterization of novel bacteriophages

Karen Bush
Professor of Practice Emerita, Biology (Biotechnology)
(she/her/hers)
- karbush@indiana.edu
- 812-855-1542
- Biology Bldg. A305
Research Interests
antibiotic mechanisms of action and resistance; antibacterial drug discovery and drug development.



Tara Darcy
Senior Lecturer, Biology
Director of Undergraduate Environmental Studies, Integrated Program in the Environment
- tldarcyh@indiana.edu
- 812-856-3995
- Biology Bldg. 336A


Pamela Hanratty
Senior Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- phanratt@indiana.edu
- 812-855-9049
- Biology Bldg. 018

Susan Hengeveld
Teaching Professor, Biology
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- shengeve@indiana.edu
- 812-855-5239
- Biology Bldg. 324C



Nancy Magill
Senior Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- ngmagill@indiana.edu
- 812-856-5978
- Classroom-Office Bldg. 205 (800 E. 3rd St.)



Laura Mojonnier
Senior Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- laumojon@indiana.edu
- 812-855-6347
- Biology Bldg. 324A



E. William Ruf
Director, Tropical Biology Program
Senior Lecturer, Biology
- rufwm@indiana.edu
- 812-855-5822
- Woodburn Hall 356

Whitney M. Schlegel
Associate Professor, Biology
Center for Rural Engagement Sustaining Hoosier Communities Faculty Partner
- wreilly@indiana.edu
- 812-855-3185
- Morrison Hall 117C

Mansi Srivastava
Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- mansriva@iu.edu
- 812-855-2097
- Biology Bldg. 003
Research Interests
genomics and molecular biology of regulatory protein-RNA interactions, applications of next generation sequencing technology for RNA therapeutics, gene regulation, immunological characterization of biomarkers



Daniel Watts
Instructor, Biology
(he/him/his)
- dajwatts@indiana.edu
- 812-855-0964
- Classroom-Office Bldg. 208

Karen Whitworth
Senior Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- kawhitwo@indiana.edu
- 812-855-4325
- Biology Bldg. A112