Dorothy
Bay, Associate Professor
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| Education:
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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
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Bill
Black, Assistant Professor
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| Education:
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M.D.,
University of Washington, M.P.H., University
of Oklahoma |
| Teaching
Responsibilities: |
Human Anatomy,
Anatomy & Physiology, Toxicology,
Ergonomics |
| Specialties/Research
Interests: |
Clinical practice,
developing & improving courses |
| Advising
Areas: |
Pre-medicine,
pre-physical therapy |
| Personal
Interests: |
Flying (former
Naval Aviator), fishing, playing in
orchestra, boats, yard work |
| Contact: |
RH 313A, 417-625-9534,
black-w@mssu.edu |
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Mike Fletcher, Associate
Professor and Environmental Health Program Director
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| Education:
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M.S., University of Oklahoma, Ph. D.
candidate - 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: |
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| Contact: |
RH 320, 417-625-9765,
fletcher-m@mssu.edu |
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Kip
Heth, Assistant Professor
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| Education:
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M.S.,
Northeastern State University, M.Div.,
CBTS, Ph.D. candidate 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 |
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James
Jackson, Professor
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| Education:
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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 |
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Mike Kennedy, Assistant
Professor
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| Education:
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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 |
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Mike
Lawson, Associate Professor
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| Education:
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M.S.
Pittsburg State University, Ed.D. candidate
– 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 |
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Crystal
Lemmons, Assistant Professor
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| Education:
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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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