Prior to my time at Lake State, my professors rarely learned students' names and my classes often felt impersonal. I didn't realize how important that faculty interaction could be until I spent a few weeks here. The personal attention is motivating, often pushing me to work harder than I would have otherwise.
Fisheries & Wildlife '10
Biology
Faculty and Staff
Outstanding Faculty
Thomas Allan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.S. 1973, Central Michigan University
M.S. 1978, Michigan Technological University
Ph.D. 1984, University of Maine
Kristin Arend, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
B.A. 1996, Oberlin College
M.S. 2002, Ohio State University
Ph.D. 2008 Cornell University
Barbara I. Evans, Ph.D.
Professor
B.Sc. 1980 University of Ottawa, Canada
Ph.D. 1986 University of Kansas
Jason Garvon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
B.S. 1998, Northern Michigan University
M.S. 2001, Northern Michigan University
Ph.D. 2005, Texas A&M University - Kingsville/Texas A&M University
Nancy Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.S. 1972, Miami University
M.S. 1979, Ph.D. 1993, Miami University-Oxford, OH
Li, Jun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
B.S. 1992, Wichan University
M.S. 1995, Institute of Hydobiology
Ph.D. 2002, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dennis Merkel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.S. 1977, MS 1983, State University of New York-Syracuse
Ph.D. 1988, Michigan State University
Ashley Moerke, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
B.S. 1996, University of Minnesota Duluth
M.S. 2000, Ph.D. 2004, University of Notre Dame
Britton D. Ranson-Olson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
B.S. 1999, Lake Superior State University
M.S. 2001, Michigan Technological University
Ph.D. 2007 Oakland University
John Roese, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.S.F 1982, MS 1984, Stephen F. Austin State University
Ph.D. 1989, Texas A & M University
Certified Wildlife Biologist
Geoff Steinhart, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
B.S. 1993, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S. 1997, Utah State University
Ph.D. 2004, Ohio State University
Donna White
Department Secretary (II)
Gregory Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Head, Department of Biological Sciences
B.S. 1977, Fort Hays State University
M.S. 1981, Oklahoma State University
M.S. 1983, North Dakota State University
Ph.D. 1987, Colorado State University
Outside the Classroom
"I have a number of projects I do that through the Binational Public Advisory Council that involve addressing local environmental concerns in the St. Marys River. It's not just academics, but also working with the community on real, current concerns. I rely on students to do a lot of that work. They have taken on responsibilities beyond what a typical undergrad would do. As a result, they've left here with very impressive resumes that helped them secure jobs in that field."
--Greg Zimmerman
Associate Professor,
Department Chair
Lifetime Goal...
Amanda Zoerner Honors Biology Pre-veterinary Science, Business Minor
"I have wanted to be a veterinarian since second grade. During my sophomore and junior years of high school, I started looking into other in-state colleges where I could get an undergraduate degree in pre-veterinary medicine. I chose LSSU ..." [ more ]
