Tim Menzel

Tim Menzel is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Mississippi. He also serves as a member of the Graduate Faculty and actively engages in ecological research with students. Dr. Menzel has been affiliated with UM since 2023, returning after prior work at the National Center for Physical Acoustics (2006–2008) as a research scientist studying insect acoustics. His professional roles emphasize undergraduate biology education alongside research mentorship.

Dr. Menzel holds a B.A. in Political Science from Rowan College of New Jersey (1993), a B.S. in Biology from Stockton State College (2001), an M.S. in Biological Sciences from Southeastern Louisiana University (2003), and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Life Sciences (Entomology) from Mississippi State University (2006).

His research focuses broadly on ecology, with specialties in insect ecology and interdisciplinary studies involving birds, plants, and other organisms. Specific interests include species distribution patterns and interspecific interactions. While no publications are listed, his work emphasizes collaborative student research projects in ecological fields since 2007.

As an educator, Menzel has over 16 years of experience teaching undergraduate courses such as Inquiry Into Life: Human Biology, The Environment: Integrated Exploration, and Special Topics in Biology. His teaching portfolio includes laboratory instruction and honors recitation modules. His academic advising and grant activities remain unspecified in the provided text.