Faculty and Staff
Department Chairperson
Ellen F. Fynan, Professor
B.S.,University of Maine; Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University
Office: ST-310D
508-929-8596
email: efynan@worcester.edu
Specialization: Microbiology
Faculty
Latifeh Amini-Kormi, Professor
B.Sc., Teheran University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Office: ST-310B
508-929-8718
email: lamini@worcester.edu
Specialization: Neuroscience, Sleep Research
Daron Barnard, Associate Professor
Education: B.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Office: ST-310C
508-929-8143
email: dbarnard@worcester.edu
Specialization: Early Development, RNA processing
Peter M. Bradley, Professor
B.Sc., University of Aberdeen; Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Office: ST-310E
508-929-8571
email: pbradley@worcester.edu
Specialization: Biotechnology
Valerie M. De Crescenzo, Assistant Professor
B.S., University of Montpellier, France; Ph.D. University of Tours, France
Office: ST-310Q
508-929-8646
email: vdecrescenzo@worcester.edu
Specialization: Cellular biology
Nirvana Filoramo, Assistant Professor
B.S., University of Massachusetts, M.S., Iowa State University, Ph.D.,
University of Connecticut
Office: ST-310D
508-929-8271
email: nfiloramo@worcester.edu
Specialization: Evolutionary Morphology & Herpetology
Steven J. Oliver, Associate Professor
B.S., University of Montana; Ph.D., Boston University
Office: ST-310G
508-929-8554
email: soliver@worcester.edu
Specialization: Behavioral Ecology, Bioacoustics
Surindar M. Paracer, Professor
B.S., Punjab University; M.S., South Dakota University; Ph.D., University of California
Office: ST-310J
508-929-8601
email: sparacer@worcester.edu
Specialization: Symbiosis; History of Biology
Maura Collins Pavao, Professor
B.S. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Ph.D., Rutgers the State University of NJ
Office: ST-310L
508-929-8963
email: mpavao@worcester.edu
Specialization: Biotechnology, Bioinformatics
Antonieto S. Tan, Professor
B.S., M.S., University of San Carlos; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Office: ST-310F
508-929-8717
email: atan@worcester.edu
Specialization: Shell Microstructure, Bivalve Hatchery
Randall L. Tracy, Associate Professor
B.S., MS., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., Arizona State University
Office: ST-310Q
508-929-8611
email: rtracy@worcester.edu
Specialization: Physiology Ecology, Environmental Physiology, Comparative Physiology
Staff
Shirley J. Hassett, Staff Assistant/Lab Instructor
B.A., Assumption College; M.S., Worcester State College
Office: ST-304
508-929-8580
email: shassett@worcester.edu
Specialization: Laboratory services
Michael J. Mayko, Supervisory lab technician III
B.S., Worcester State University
Office: ST-310R
508-929-8942
email: mmayko@worcester.edu
Specialization: Laboratory services
Patricia Roy, Secretary
Office: ST-310F
Phone: 508-929-8569
email: proy@worcester.edu