Regular Faculty


Kurt Dahlstrom

Assistant Professor
dahlstrom@uga.edu

Diana Downs

Professor
dmdowns@uga.edu
(706) 542-9573

Courtney Ellison

Assistant Professor
c.ellison@uga.edu

Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena

UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor
jcescala@uga.edu
(706) 542-2651

Julie Grainy

Lecturer
jgrainy@uga.edu
706-542-6184

Timothy Hoover

Professor
trhoover@uga.edu
(706) 542-2675

Anna C Glasgow Karls

Professor
akarls@uga.edu
(706) 583-0822

Zachary A. Lewis

Professor
zlewis@uga.edu
(706) 424-9224

Xiaorong Lin

Gene E. Michaels Distinguished Professor in Medical Mycology, Graduate Coordinator - Recruitment
Xiaorong.Lin@uga.edu
(706) 542-2622

Robert J. Maier

Professor, GRA Ramsey Eminent Scholar of Microbial Physiology
rmaier@uga.edu
(706) 542-2323

Aaron P. Mitchell

Professor and Head
Aaron.Mitchell@uga.edu
(706) 542-1476

Jan Mrazek

Associate Professor
mrazek@uga.edu
(706) 542-1065

Ellen L. Neidle

Professor
eneidle@uga.edu
(706) 542-2852

Elizabeth Ottesen

Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator- Advising
ottesen@uga.edu
(706) 542-9582

Margie M. Paz

Senior Lecturer
mpaz@uga.edu
(770) 229-3380

Francine Scott

Senior Lecturer
francine.scott@uga.edu
(706) 542-0947

Vincent J. Starai

Associate Professor
vjstarai@uga.edu
(706) 542-5755

Anne O. Summers

Professor
summers@uga.edu
(706) 542-2669

Christine Szymanski

Professor, Associate Department Head
cszymans@uga.edu
(706) 542-4439

Jennifer Walker

Senior Lecturer, Undergraduate Coordinator
jrswalk@uga.edu
706.542.0947

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