25 faculty and 28 courses in Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology at Iowa State University.
- Jonathan Wendel, Distinguished Professor h-index 106
Es on mechanisms underlying the means by which flowering plant genomes and phenotypes diversify, with a special focus on the phenomenon of genome doubling, or polyploidy. Most of his ~340 publications focus on the cotton genus (Gossypium
Notable: “Ribosomal ITS sequences and plant phylogenetic inference” (2003) · 1,874 citations
- Dean Adams, Distinguished Professor, Director Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program h-index 63
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Education B.A., Biology, Franklin & Marshall College, 1992 M.S. Biology, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, 1994 Ph.D. Ecology
Notable: “geomorph: anrpackage for the collection and analysis of geometric morphometric shape data” (2013) · 2,187 citations
- Chaoqun (Crystal) Lu, Associate Professor h-index 57
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Science Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Education PhD, Ecosystem Ecology, Auburn University and Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009 MS, Ecology, Nanjin
Notable: “Global nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer use for agriculture production in the past half century: shifted hot spots and nutrient imbalance” (2017) · 785 citations
- Brian Wilsey, Professor h-index 49
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Science Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Education Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1995 M.S., Louisiana State University, 1988 B.S., Henderson State University, 1986 Social media EEOB
Notable: “Biodiversity increases the resistance of ecosystem productivity to climate extremes” (2015) · 1,773 citations
- Anne Bronikowski, Professor h-index 48
Notable: “The western painted turtle genome, a model for the evolution of extreme physiological adaptations in a slowly evolving lineage” (2013) · 330 citations
- Nicole Valenzuela, Professor h-index 45
Es on vertebrates, with turtles as a study system. My lab also develops genomic resources for the scientific community.
Notable: “Sex Determination: Why So Many Ways of Doing It?” (2014) · 1,297 citations
- Amy Toth, Professor h-index 43
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Genetics and Genomics Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Education B.A., Biology, Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, New York), 2000 Ph.D., Ecology and Evolution, Uni
Notable: “RNA Viruses in Hymenopteran Pollinators: Evidence of Inter-Taxa Virus Transmission via Pollen and Potential Impact on Non-Apis Hymenopteran Species” (2010) · 436 citations
- Lynn Clark, Distinguished Professor, Director Ada Hayden Herbarium h-index 42
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Education Ph.D., Botany, Iowa State University, 1986 B.S., Botany, Michigan State University, 1979 B.S., Horticulture, Michigan State University, 1979 Interdepartmental Pro
Notable: “Phylogeny and Subfamilial Classification of the Grasses (Poaceae)” (2001) · 772 citations
- Matthew Hufford, Professor, Cassling Family Professor h-index 38
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Genetics and Genomics Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Plant Biology Education B.S., Biology, Wheaton College, 1999 M.S., International Agricultural Development, UC
Notable: “Benchmarking transposable element annotation methods for creation of a streamlined, comprehensive pipeline” (2019) · 1,508 citations
- Dennis Lavrov, Professor h-index 38
Evolution of major groups of animals and their genomes. My favorite animals are marine non-bilaterian taxa, including Porifera (sponges), Cnidaria (corals, jellyfishes), and Ctenophora (comb jellies). It is rarely appreciated that from t
Notable: “Resolving Difficult Phylogenetic Questions: Why More Sequences Are Not Enough” (2011) · 1,169 citations
- Amy Burgin, Professor and Chair h-index 34
Notable: “Stream denitrification across biomes and its response to anthropogenic nitrate loading” (2008) · 1,332 citations
- Wenjuan Huang, Assistant Professor h-index 32
Es on soil carbon and nutrient cycling in both nature and managed ecosystems, with the aim to improve soil health and mitigating climate change. She integrates field measurements, lab incubation and mechanistic models to understand how plan
Notable: “Elevated moisture stimulates carbon loss from mineral soils by releasing protected organic matter” (2017) · 316 citations
- Lori Biederman, Adjunct Professor, Associate Department Chair for Teaching h-index 31
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Education B.A., Biology, Gustavus Adolphus College M.S., Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota Ph.D., Rangeland Ecology and Management, Texas A&M University Aff
Notable: “Biochar and its effects on plant productivity and nutrient cycling: a meta‐analysis” (2012) · 1,692 citations
- Haldre Rogers, Associate Professor h-index 31
Notable: “Seed dispersal in changing landscapes” (2012) · 465 citations
- Boris Jovanovic, Adjunct Associate Professor h-index 26
In the area of Nanotoxicology and Aquatic Ecotoxicology. Primarily he is interested in nanoparticles and microplastics and their effects in the environment.
Notable: “Microplastic litter composition of the Turkish territorial waters of the Mediterranean Sea, and its occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract of fish” (2017) · 750 citations
- William Crumpton, University Professor h-index 26
Es on wetland processes and functions, including the dynamics of energy flow and nutrient transformation in wetlands, the fate and effects of contaminants in wetlands, and the role of wetlands in watershed hydrology and water quality. Much
Notable: “Nitrate and organic N analyses with second-derivative spectroscopy” (1992) · 403 citations
- Mark Widrlechner, Associate Professor h-index 26
Notable: “Genetic Markers and Plant Genetic Resource Management” (1995) · 169 citations
- Jeanne Serb, Professor, Director Office of Biotechnology h-index 26
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Genetics and Genomics Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Education Ph.D., Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, 2003 Affiliations Director, Office of Biotechnol
Notable: “Phylogeny of North American amblemines (Bivalvia, Unionoida): prodigious polyphyly proves pervasive across genera” (2005) · 158 citations
- Tracy Heath, Associate Professor h-index 21
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Genetics and Genomics Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Education B.A., Biology, Boston University, 2000 Ph.D., Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Texas
Notable: “RevBayes: Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference Using Graphical Models and an Interactive Model-Specification Language” (2016) · 931 citations
- Robert Wallace, Associate Professor h-index 21
Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Plant Biology Education B.S., Biology, Wilkes College, 1981 M.S., Botany and Plant Physiology, Rutgers University, 1984 Ph.D., Botany and Plant Physiology, Rutgers University, 1988 Affiliations Iowa State
Notable: “Phylogenetic Implications of rbcL Sequence Variation in the Asteraceae” (1992) · 112 citations
- Kevin Roe, Associate Professor h-index 19
I use phylogenetic methods to understand the evolution of organisms and their distributions, and population genetic/genomic tools to aid in conservation of rare species. My lab often works with species of conservation need including feder
Notable: “Phylogeny of North American amblemines (Bivalvia, Unionoida): prodigious polyphyly proves pervasive across genera” (2005) · 158 citations
- Ryan Weaver, Assistant Professor h-index 14
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Education B.S. Environmental Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University 2013 Ph.D., Biology, Auburn University, 2018 Social media EEOB
Notable: “Carotenoid metabolism strengthens the link between feather coloration and individual quality” (2018) · 228 citations
- Phoebe Edwards, Assistant Professor h-index 10
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Education B.A., Evolutionary Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 2013 Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, 2019 Social media EEOB
Notable: “Glucocorticoids and CBG during pregnancy in mammals: diversity, pattern, and function” (2017) · 101 citations
- Corinna Most, Adjunct Associate Professor, Co-Director Uaso Ngiro Baboon Project h-index 2
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Area of Expertise Primate Behavioral Ecology Education Ph.D. Biological Anthropology, UC San Diego, 2018 B.Sc. Human Sciences, University College London, 2009 Affiliations Uaso Ngiro Baboon Project Sky is th
Notable: “Environmental variables acrossPan troglodytesstudy sites correspond with the carbon, but not the nitrogen, stable isotope ratios of chimpanzee hair” (2015) · 32 citations
- Norah Warchola, Assistant Teaching Professor h-index 2
Has historically been invertebrate conservation biology, with a focus on threatened and endangered butterflies.
Notable: “Balancing ecological costs and benefits of fire for population viability of disturbance‐dependent butterflies” (2017) · 24 citations
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.