WHO TO CONTACT

Department of Biology, Texas A&M
Area Code (979)

photo of butler hall building

Main Office

Butler 100
phone: 979-845-7747 | fax: 979-845-2891

Department of Biology, Texas A&M University
3258 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-3258

SAFETY:

Laboratory Safety Training, Chemical Spills & Storage, Biohazards, Injuries at Work & Worker’s Compensation

Aurelio Cadena
phone: 979-862-2051
safety@bio.tamu.edu

FACILITIES:

Facilities, Access/Keys, RO Water Systems, Custodial Assistance, Air Conditioning, Power Outage, Leaks, Fire Alarms

Denise Valero
phone: 979-845-4725
dvalero@bio.tamu.edu

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:

CAMPUS IT SERVICES

Email, Office 365, Software Center, General Questions

Main Campus IT
Phone: 979-845-8300
helpdesk@tamu.edu

BIOLOGY IT:

Biology computers, access to Shared Drive, Faculty/Staff Workstations

ArtSci Help
Phone: 979-845-7751
artsci-help@tamu.edu

PURCHASING/ACCOUNTS:

Purchasing, Payments, Department Pro-Cards, Accounts, Invoices, Graduate Tuition, Travel

Mandy Bartkowiak
Phone: 979-845-7706
mandyb@tamu.edu

HR:

Personnel, Payroll, Student Workers, Worday, ID Cards

Sonia Gonzalez
Phone: 979-458-1626
spg3@tamu.edu

UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING:

Undergraduate Advising, Forms

Crystal Wager
Phone: 979-845-6331
advising@bio.tamu.edu

GRADUATE PROGRAM & TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS:

Graduate Program, Graduate Student Concerns, TA-ships

Jennifer Bradford
Phone: 979-845-7755
jbradford@bio.tamu.edu

TEACHING:

Copiers, Canvas help, Classroom Tours, Classroom Questions/Problems

McKensie Le Fevre
Phone: 979-845-7752
mlefevre@bio.tamu.edu

SCHEDULING:

Reserving Biology Conference Rooms, Classrooms, Parking spots

Lieu Jean
Phone: 979-862-4093
ljean@bio.tamu.edu

STOCKROOM:

Biology Stockroom Purchases, Package Delivery, Large Deliveries, IDT/Enzyme Orders

Susan Reed
Phone: 979-845-0437
sreed@bio.tamu.edu

INVENTORY/SURPLUS:

Items on Inventory: Scanning, Notification of Movement, Notification of Surplus, Scheduling Surplus Runs

Susan Reed
Phone: 979-845-0437
sreed@bio.tamu.edu

EQUIPMENT:

Equipment repair, REES Alarm, Autoclaves, -80 Freezer Service

Victor Johnson
Phone: 979-845-9285
vej@bio.tamu.edu

GREENHOUSE:

Greenhouses, Convirons

Susan Reed
Phone: 979-845-0437
sreed@bio.tamu.edu

VIVARIUM:

Animal Care

Barb Earnest
Phone: 979-845-0304
bearnest@bio.tamu.edu

BIOAQUATICS:

Animal Care and Aquatic Systems

Lily Pena
Phone: 979-845-7781
lpena2018@tamu.edu

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACTS

Department of Biology, Texas A&M
Area Code (979)

Administration Name Phone E-mail Location
DEPARTMENT HEAD Dr. Alex Keene 458-1365 akeene@bio.tamu.edu Butler 100D
Sr. Administrative Coordinator
Conference Room Scheduling,
Parking, Textbook Orders		 Lieu Jean 862-4093 ljean@bio.tamu.edu Butler 100C
ASSOCIATE DEPT. HEADS
For Academic Affairs Dr. James Erickson 845-0917 jwerickson@tamu.edu 348C BSBW
For Faculty Affairs Dr. Joseph Sorg 845-6299 jsorg@bio.tamu.edu BSBE 314C
For Graduate Studies Dr. Heath Blackmon hblackmon@bio.tamu.edu BSBW 119C
ADMINISTRATIVE FACULTY
Director for Undergraduate Curriculum Dr. Asha Rao 845-7766 arao@bio.tamu.edu HELD 320
Lower Division Instruction Dr. Andy Tag 845-1994 atag@bio.tamu.edu HELD 320
Microbiology Dr. Donna Janes 458-1673 djanes@bio.tamu.edu HELD 213
Human Anatomy & Physiology Dr. Tom McKnight 845-3896 mcknight@bio.tamu.edu BSBE 202C
Teaching Coordinator Dr. Chris Lee 458-3399 clee@bio.tamu.edu HELD 315C
Undergraduate Writing Courses Dr. Patricia Edgar patti.edgar@tamu.edu HELD 116
BUSINESS SERVICES
Assistant Department Head
Business Operations, Budgets,
Dept. Projects, HR		 Will Bailey 845-2635 wbailey@bio.tamu.edu Butler 100E
Business Coordinator I
Accounts, Billing, Tuition		 Grace Stine 845-7704 gstine@bio.tamu.edu Butler 100H
Business Coordinator I
Invoices/Payments, Purchasing, Travel		 Mandy Bartkowiak 845-7706 mandyb@tamu.edu Butler 100F
DEPARTMENTAL HR CONTACTS
HR Manager Brooklynn Smith 845-2554 smithb@tamu.edu Butler 100B
HR Generalist III Sonia Gonzalez 458-1626 gcronauer@bio.tamu.edu Butler 100K
HR Generalist II Gayla Cronauer 845-4264 gcronauer@bio.tamu.edu Butler 100G
FACILITIES & OTHER SERVICES
Facilities Coordinator II
Facilities, Keys, RO Water Systems, Custodial Assistance, Exterminator, Leaks, Fire Alarms		 Denise Valero 845-4725 dvalero@bio.tamu.edu BSBW 225B
BioAquatics
Animal Care and Aquatic Systems		 Lily Peña 845-7781 lpena2018@tamu.edu BSBE 120
Environmental Health & Safety Specialist II
Chemical Spills, Worker’s Compensation		 Aurelio Cadena 862-2051 aurelio@tamu.edu BSBW 406
Technology Services – Arts & Sciences Jason Oldham 845-7751 artsci-help@tamu.edu BSBW 425
Instrument Shop
Research and teaching equipment maintenance and repair, Reese alarm system		 Victor Johnson 845-9285 vej@bio.tamu.edu BSBW 429
Biology Stockroom Susan Reed 845-0437 sreed@bio.tamu.edu BSBE 101
Webmaster McKensie Le Fevre 845-7752 mlefevre@bio.tamu.edu Butler 100I
Greenhouses Susan Reed 845-0437 sreed@bio.tamu.edu BSBE 101
Vivarium Barb Earnest 845-0304 bearnest@bio.tamu.edu BSBW 014
UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING 845-3116
845-1572 (fax)		 advising@bio.tamu.edu Butler 107
Director Christine Farris cfarris@bio.tamu.edu
Senior Academic Advisor II Vanessa Nordell vnordell@bio.tamu.edu
Academic Advisor III Jill Lyster llyster@bio.tamu.edu
Academic Advisor II Rachel Nahlen racheln@tamu.edu
Office Associate Crystal Wager cwager@bio.tamu.edu
GRADUATE ADVISING 845-7755
845-2891 (fax)		 Butler 102
Assistant Program Director Jennifer Bradford jbradford@bio.tamu.edu