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Biology

Faculty

Biology Faculty

The faculty of the Biology Department are dedicated to enhancing their students’ understanding of the living world. They teach a wide variety of Biology courses, mentor students in field and lab research and serve as academic advisors. The Benedictine value of hospitality is seen in the open door policy – if you need to talk with a professor, consider an open door an invitation to drop in for a chat.

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Erica Baken

Visiting Assistant Professor

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Manuel Campos

Professor

Office: SJU NEWSC 108

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Katharine Cary

Assistant Professor

Office: SJU PENGL 303

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Philip Chu

Professor

Office: SJU PENGL 307

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Clark Cotton

Associate Professor

Office: SJU NEWSC 118

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Ashley Fink

Assistant Professor

Office: SJU NEWSC 204

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Carol Jansky

Biology Lab Coordinator

Office: SJU PENGL 313

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Trevor Keyler

Visiting Assistant Professor

Office: SJU NEWSC 114

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William Lamberts

Professor

Office: SJU PENGL 305

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Demelza Larson

Associate Professor

Office: SJU NEWSC 212

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David Mitchell

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Office: SJU NEWSC 214

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Alexa Roemmich

Assistant Professor

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Jennifer Schaefer

Professor

Office: SJU NEWSC 116

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Kristina Timmerman

Instructor

Office: SJU PENGL 353

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Emeritus professors:

Jeanne Lust – developmental biology, amphibian deformities, hematology
Stephen Saupe – plant taxonomy, secondary metabolism of plants and fungi
Marcus Webster – physiological ecology, energetics of birds
James Poff – entomology, behavioral ecology of social wasps
Elizabeth Wurdak – biology of rotifers, histology, cell biology
Larry Davis – geology, paleontology
Charles Rodell – genetics
Cheryl Knox – biochemistry