Randall Hayes

Lecturer

Biology

Email Address: rdhayes2@uncg.edu

Education

B.S. Biology, University of Kentucky 1992
Ph.D. Neuroscience, University of Rochester (NY), 2001

Courses Taught

  • BIO 111 Lab
  • BIO 105 (online)
  • BIO 497: Internship in Biology
  • FMS 183: Freshman Seminar on Mind / Body Medicine
  • FMS 183: Alien Ecosystems

Research

As a science & science fiction writer, I’m less constrained by the narrow interests of grant funders and reviewers.

Selected Publications

2026: Searching Medical Literature. Planetside. Science Fiction Writers of America.
2026: The Meritocracy is WEIRD — and Wrong. Utopia Science Fiction Magazine.
2025: Polyvagal Theory. ParABnormal Magazine. Hiraeth Publishing.
2024: Spontaneous Human Combustion. Trollbreath Magazine.