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Michele G. Wheatly (she/her/hers)

Professor of Biology
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York, United States

Michele Wheatly Ph. D. is Professor of Biology at Syracuse University. She chairs the Air University: AFIT Subcommittee Board of Visitors (appointed by the Secretary of Defense) and serves on the eBoard of the Association for Women in Science (DC Chapter). Dr Wheatly has served as Chief Academic Officer and Provost at two successive Research 1 universities, most recently at Syracuse University (2016-2020) and prior to that at West Virginia University (2009-2014). Prior to WVU, Dr. Wheatly was dean of science and math (2002-09) and chair of biology (1994-2002) at Wright State University. Dr. Wheatly ascended the academic ranks at the University ofFlorida (1984-1994) after completing postdoctoral training at the University of Calgary, Canada (1980-1984). She earned both a Ph.D. (1980) and B.Sc. (1977) at Birmingham University in the UK.

Dr. Wheatly is an internationally recognized scholar/educator who has been continuously funded by NSF ($29.5 million over 30 years) and has contributed to her academic field of comparative physiology (over 300 academic contributions). Her scholarship interests include the comparative physiology of crustaceans, the logic of epithelial Ca transport, biologically inspired adaptive interfaces, biocomplexity, access to STEM careers for members of underrepresented groups and women in higher education leadership.

Dr. Wheatly is known nationally for her passion and advocacy for inclusive excellence, promoting access for and the success of women, people of color, and people with disabilities in the knowledge economy. Her work on universal access to STEM has received Congressional recognition (2004) and has been supported through multiple grants from the National Science Foundation. Dr. Wheatly’s signature legacy programs have included establishment of a Women in Science Giving Circle at Wright State University, the Women’s Leadership Initiative at West Virginia University and leading a successful online pivot of the Women in Leadership initiative at Syracuse University (2020-2021).

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