
Lecturers and teaching professors


Farrah Bashey-Visser
Senior Lecturer, Biology and Human Biology
(she/her/hers)
- fbasheyv@iu.edu
- 812-855-1962
- Biology Bldg. 010
Research Interests
ecology, evolution, microbial interactions and pathogenesis


Dave Bollivar
Senior Lecturer, Biology
Director, Biotechnology Master's Degree Program
(he/him/his)
- dbolliva@iu.edu
- 812-855-2966
- Biology Bldg. A305A
Research Interests
chlorophyll biosynthesis in plants and bacteria; the isolation and characterization of novel bacteriophages



Tara Darcy
Senior Lecturer, Biology
Director of Undergraduate Environmental Studies, Integrated Program in the Environment
- tldarcyh@iu.edu
- 812-856-3995
- Biology Bldg. 336A

Megan Dunn
Senior Lecturer, Biology
Lecturer Section Associate Chair, Biology
- mmparrot@iu.edu
- 812-855-6242
- Biology Bldg. 324B


Dan Held
Professor of Practice
(he/him/his)
- dmheld@iu.edu
- 812-855-6138
- Biology Bldg. A311
Research Interests
directed evolution of enzymes and microbial strain engineering for Biotechnology products and applications



Nancy Magill
Senior Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- ngmagill@iu.edu
- 812-856-5978
- Classroom-Office Bldg. 205 (800 E. 3rd St.)





Whitney M. Schlegel
Associate Professor, Biology
Center for Rural Engagement Sustaining Hoosier Communities Faculty Partner
- wreilly@iu.edu
- 812-855-3185
- Lindley Hall 204

Mansi Srivastava
Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- mansriva@iu.edu
- 812-855-2097
- Biology Bldg. 003
Research Interests
genomics and molecular biology of regulatory protein-RNA interactions, applications of next generation sequencing technology for RNA therapeutics, gene regulation, immunological characterization of biomarkers



Karen Whitworth
Senior Lecturer, Biology
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- kawhitwo@iu.edu
- 812-855-4325
- Biology Bldg. 324C
The College of Arts