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Dorothy Bay, Professor

Education: Ph.D., St. Louis University
Teaching Responsibilities: Botanical Survey, Economic Botany, Plant Taxonomy, General Biology, General Biology – Costa Rica, curator of MSSU herbarium, manager of MSSU greenhouse
Specialties/Research Interests: Systematics of tropical Araceae, natural area preservation and restoration, multidisciplinary approaches to field research
Advising Areas: Biology – botany, pre-pharmacy
Personal Interests: Gardening, hiking, bird watching, family
Contact: RH 307, 417-625-9612, bay-d@mssu.edu

Mike Fletcher, Associate Professor and Environmental Health Program Director

Education: M.S., University of Oklahoma, Ph. D., Oklahoma State University
Teaching Responsibilities: Environmental Health, Environmental Protection, Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, Soil Morphology and Sewage Systems, Food and Community Sanitation, Solid Waste Management, Vector Control, Environmental Management
Specialties/Research Interests: 10 plus years as Environmental Specialist with Oklahoma Dept. of Health and Oklahoma Dept. of Environmental Quality
Advising Areas: Environmental Health
Personal Interests:  
Contact: RH 313A, 417-625-9765, fletcher-m@mssu.edu

Kip Heth, Associate Professor

Education: M.S., Northeastern State University, M.Div., CBTS, Ph.D. University of Arkansas
Teaching Responsibilities: Zoological Survey, Aquatic Ecology, General Biology
Specialties/Research Interests: Freshwater invertebrate community ecology, invertebrate production, Ozark fish community ecology
Advising Areas: Aquatic biology, conservation biology, pre-physical therapy
Personal Interests: Bird watching, woodworking
Contact: RH 313B, 417-625-9698, heth-r@mssu.edu

James Jackson, Professor

Education: Ph.D., Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey
Teaching Responsibilities: Plant Pathology, Plant Physiology, Molecular Biology, Evolution, Entomology, Radiation Biology, General Biology
Specialties/Research Interests: Landscape restoration at historic grassland sites
Advising Areas: Biology – Conservation/Natural Resources
Personal Interests: Photography
Contact: RH 308, 417-625-9578, jackson-j@mssu.edu

Donna S. Johnson, Professor

Donna S. Johnson
Education: DVM, University of Missouri, Columbia
Teaching Responsibilities: Human Anatomy, Anatomy and Physiology
Specialties/Research Interests: Advanced dissection, Zoonoses
Advising Areas: Biology – Conservation/Natural Resources
Personal Interests: Organic gardening
Contact: RH 308, 417-625-9578, johnson-d@mssu.edu

Mike Kennedy, Assistant Professor

Education: M.S., Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Teaching Responsibilities: Hazardous Materials and Waste Management, Environmental Regulations and Program Administrations, Occupational Health and Safety, General Biology
Specialties/Research Interests: Hazardous waste investigation and remediation
Advising Areas: Environmental Health
Personal Interests: Golf, lawn and gardening
Contact: RH 312, 417-625-9857, kennedy-m@mssu.edu

Mike Lawson, Professor

Education: M.S. Pittsburg State University, Ed.D. University of Missouri
Teaching Responsibilities: General and Medical Microbiology, Techniques in Microbiology, Teaching Secondary Science, Anatomy & Physiology
Specialties/Research Interests: Investigations into antibiotic resistance
Advising Areas: Science Education, Biology - microbiology
Personal Interests: Nebraska Cornhusker football, quail and pheasant hunting, hiking in Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals baseball
Contact: RH 317C, 417-625-9730, lawson-m@mssu.edu

Crystal Lemmons, Associate Professor

Education: D.V.M., University of Missouri
Teaching Responsibilities: Comparative Anatomy, Oral Histology & Embryology, Histology, Anatomy & Physiology
Specialties/Research Interests: Parasitology, histology
Advising Areas: Pre-veterinary medicine
Personal Interests: Being a good wife and mom, family activities, piano, choir, sewing, fishing, learning to play mandolin, listening to bluegrass
Contact: · RH 303, 417-625-9592, lemmons-c@mssu.edu
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