Division of Biological and Physical Sciences
Faculty and Staff

Barbara Knight

	Senior Secretary, Division of Biological and Physical Sciences
		Joined Division staff in 2004 Office: Walters 150 Phone: 662-846-4240 E-mail: bknight@deltastate.edu DSU Staff Person of the Month, April 2005

Nina L. Baghai Riding, Ph.D.

	Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Science
		B.S., University of Wyoming M.S., University of Idaho M.S., University of Rochester Ph.D., University of Texas Joined DSU faculty in 1999 Office: Caylor 239 Phone: 662-846-4797 E-mail: nbaghai@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Riding's web page
	Teaches: Principles of Biology, Biology and Human Concerns, Materials and Methods in Environmental Science, Physical Geology for the Life Sciences, Environmental Geology, Conservation Biology, Elements of Plant Systematics Research interests: Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary palynomorphs, paleoecology, paleobotany, and vertebrate paleontology

Joseph A. Bentley, Ph.D.

	Professor of Chemistry
		B.S., M.A., University of Arkansas at Little Rock Ph.D., University of Texas Joined DSU faculty in 1993 Office: Walters 180G Office Phone: 662-846-4482 E-mail: jbentley@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Bentley's web page
	Teaches: General Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences, Chemical and Physical Thermodynamics Research interests: Theoretical Spectroscopy, Electron Structure Theory, Quantum Mechanics

Eric A. Blackwell, Ph.D.

Barry Glenn Campbell, Ph.D.

	Division Chair and Associate Professor of Biology
		B.A., University of Tennessee M.S., Ph.D.., Tulane University Joined DSU faculty in 1999 Office: Walters 150 Phone: 662-846-4252 E-mail: bcampbel@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Campbell's web page
	Teaches: Parasitology, Medical Entomology, Histology, Developmental Biology, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

Jeffrey P. Duguay, Ph.D.

	Associate Professor of Biology
		B.S., Unity College M.S., Eastern Kentucky University Ph.D., West Virginia University Joined DSU faculty in 2004 Office: Caylor 138 Office Phone: 662-846-4242 E-mail: jduguay@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Duguay's web page
	Teaches: Biology and Human Concerns, Introduction to Wildlife Management, Wildlife Techniques, Mammalogy, Ornithology

Alina Maria Gabryszewska-Kukawa, Ph.D.

Ellen Samantha Green, Ph.D.

Jill Halley Harper, M.S.

	Instructor in Chemistry
		B.S., Delta State University M.S.N.S., Delta State University Joined DSU faculty in 1990 Office: Walters 180 F Phone: 662-846-4481 E-mail: jharper@deltastate.edu Web: Visit Ms. Harper's web page
	Teaches: General Chemistry, Survey of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry

William Jira Katembe, Ph.D.

	Associate Professor of Biology
		B.S., 1980, Kenyatta University College, Nairobi, Kenya M.S., 1990, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Ph.D., 1994, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Joined DSU faculty in 2000 Office: Caylor 138 Phone: 662-846-4249 E-mail: jkatembe@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Katembe's web page
	Teaches: Principles of Biology, Cell Biology, DNA Science/Biotechnology

Yasuhiro (Yass) Kobayashi, Ph.D.

Kathryn Pender Ledbetter, M.S.

Malcolm Keith McEwen, Ed.D.

	Director of The Center for Science and Environmental Education and Professor of Science Education
		B.A., University of Mississippi M.S., University of Southern Mississippi Ed.D., West Virginia University Joined DSU faculty in 1987 Office: Caylor 235 Phone: 662-846-4248 E-mail: mmcewen@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. McEwen's web page
	Teaches: Investigating the Natural World, Methods and Materials in the Biological Sciences, Teaching the Sciences, Trends in Teaching the Sciences Research interests: Development of process-based laboratory activities in biology; investigations of alternative conceptual frameworks of students enrolled in biology classes; conceptual teaching using nontraditional instructional strategies

Tanya Kelly McKinney, Ph.D.

Ernest Carlysle Meek Jr., Ph.D.

	Professor of Physics
		B.S.E., Delta State University M.S.N.S., Delta State University Ph.D., Mississippi State University Joined DSU faculty in 1990 Office: Walters 180 E Phone: 662-846-4480 E-mail: cmeek@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Meek's web page
	Teaches: Physics for the Life Sciences, The Physical World, Chemistry for Nurses

Charles Byron Smithhart, Ph.D.

	Assistant Professor of Chemistry
		B.S., Delta State University Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi Joined DSU faculty in 2003 Office: Walters 180 B Phone: 662-846-4477 E-mail: csmithrt@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Smithhart's web page
	Teaches: General Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis, Instrumental Analysis, Environmental Chemistry

Alline Marie Somlai, Ph.D.

	Assistant Professor of Chemistry
		B.S., Samford University Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi Joined DSU faculty in 2004 Office: Walters 180 D Phone: 662-846-4479 E-mail: asomlai@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Somlai's web page
	Teaches: Organic Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Principles of Pharmacology, Introduction to Polymer Science

Marcus Lynn Steele, Ph.D.

	Professor of Chemistry
		B.S., Mississippi College Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi Joined DSU faculty in 1990 Office: Walters 180 A Phone: 662-846-4483 E-mail: msteele@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Steele's web page
	Teaches: General Chemistry, Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

Jane Ewing Stephens, M.S.

Janice Nosser Strickland, M.Ed.

	Coordinator of Science Education Program and Instructor of Science Education
		B.S., Mississippi University for Women M.Ed., Mississippi College Joined DSU faculty in 2002 Office: Caylor 238 Phone: 662-846-4253 E-mail: jstrick@deltastate.edu Vist Ms. Strickland's web page
	Teaches: Investigating the Natural World

John Dickinson Tiftickjian, Jr., Ph.D.

	Professor of Biology
		B.S., 1976, University of Florida M.S., 1979, Washington State University Ph.D., 1983, Washington State University Joined DSU faculty in 1984 Office: Caylor 137 Phone: 662-846-4246 E-mail: jtift@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Tiftickjian's web page
	Teaches: Principles of Biology, Genetics, Plant Physiology, Plant Anatomy, Biology of Nonvascular Plants Research interests: Phycology, plant anatomy and physiology, development of computer and Internet resources for teaching biology

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