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Faculty & Staff

Biology Faculty

Carolyn Bauer

Assistant Professor

On Leave - Academic Year

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8053
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 311
  1. Profile
  2. Blog
Carolyn Bauer

Alexander Baugh

Associate Professor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5243
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 407
  1. Website

Research: Communication, sexual behavior and individual differences

Dawn Carone

Associate Professor

On Leave - Academic Year

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-6859
  2. Martin Hall 304
  1. Profile
  2. Website
dawn carone

Itzue Caviedes Solis

Assistant Professor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8047
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 408
  1. Profile
  2. Home Page
Itzue Caviedes-Solis

Karen Chan

Assistant Professor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8051
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 404
  1. Profile
  2. website
karen chan

Rebecca Clements

(she-her-hers-herself)

Visiting Assistant Professor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6428
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 313
  1. Website
Rebecca Clements

Eva-Maria Collins

Associate Professor

Biology

Physics & Astronomy

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5380
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 403
  1. Profile

Bradley Davidson ’91

Associate Professor

Department Chair, Biology

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5718
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 309
  3. 307
  1. Profile
Bradley Davidson

Vince Formica

Associate Professor

On Leave - Academic Year

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8621
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 405
  1. Profile
  2. Website

Nick Kaplinsky

Professor

Division Chair, Natural Sciences & Engineering

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8039
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 402
  3. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 423
  1. Website

Research: Molecular genetics of plant abiotic stress response

Terence Leach

Visiting Assistant Professor

Biology

Contact

  1. Profile
Terence Leach

Jose-Luis Machado

Associate Professor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8562
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 401
  3. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 424
  1. Profile

Research: Invasive species and plant physiological ecology of temperate and tropical ecosystems

Liz Vallen

Howard A. Schneiderman '48 Professorship in Biology

On Leave

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8048
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 310
  1. Profile
  2. CV [pdf]

Research: Symbiosis in corals/anemones

Biology Teaching Staff

Erin Clemens

Laboratory Instructor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6098
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 305

Damir Creecy

Laboratory Instructor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8047
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 304
Damir Creecy headshot

Hannah Donald

Laboratory Instructor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5542
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 101B

Stacey Miller

Laboratory Instructor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6067
  2. Science Center 206

Susie O'Donnell

(she-her-hers-herself)

Laboratory Instructor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6429
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 101 C
Susan O'Donnell

Nicole Stowell

Laboratory Instructor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6219
  1. Profile

Biology Departmental Staff

Evangeline Coffinas

Lab Aide I

Biology

Contact

Ali Danilak

Administrative Coordinator, Biology; Administrative Assistant II, Cooper, Biology

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8047
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 301

Matt Eagle

Animal Facility Specialist

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-7335
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 006
  1. Profile

Hannah Gruner

Post Doctoral Fellow

Biology

Contact

Hannah Gruner

Rhonda Hilt

Greenhouse & Garden Manager

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5761
  2. Martin Hall GH
rhonda hilt

Maury Hutchens

Laboratory Operations Manager

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8179
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 326

Danielle Ireland

(she-her-hers-herself)

Project Scientist I

Biology

Contact

Danielle Ireland

Suraj Kalidindi ’23

Research Assistant

Biology

Contact

Mackenzie Malia

Animal Care Technician

Biology

Contact

Mackenzie Malia

Kate Newman

Greenhouse Assistant

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5761
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 425
Kate Newman

C. J. Pickett

Research Assistant- Biology

Biology

Contact

C. J. Pickett

Matthew Powell

Administrative & Technology Manager

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8046
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 302
  1. Profile

Christina Rabeler

Laboratory Manager II

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8047
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall
Christina Rabeler

Sam Scoma

Biological Technical Specialist

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8055
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 031
Sam Scoma

Rebecca Somach

Post Doctoral Fellow 21242

Biology

Contact

Biology Emeriti Faculty

Scott Gilbert

Howard A. Schneiderman '48 Professor Emeritus in Biology

Emeritus Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8049
  2. Martin Hall 302
  1. Profile

Research: How the turtle forms its shell

Scott Gilbert

Sara Hiebert Burch

Edward Hicks Magill Professor Emerita of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Emeritus Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8053
  1. Profile

Research: Environment, dietary fat choice, and cellular consequences

John Jenkins

Isaac H. Clothier Professor Eneritus of History and International Relations

Emeritus Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8052
  2. Martin Hall 304

Research: How predation affects evolutionary changes

Rachel Merz

Walter Kemp Professor Emerita of Natural Science

Emeritus Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8051
  2. Martin Hall
  1. Profile

Research: The biomechanics of invertebrates

Rachel Merz

Kathy Siwicki

Howard A. Schneiderman '48 Professor Emerita in Biology

Emeritus Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8215
  2. Martin Hall 214
  1. Profile

Research: Courtship behavior and memory in fruit flies.

Amy Vollmer

Isaac H. Clothier Professor Emerita of Biology

Emeritus Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8044
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 307
  1. Profile
  2. CV [pdf]

Research: Bacterial stress response

An Interview with Emeritus Professor Scott Gilbert in The Node Magazine

Scott Gilbert wrote (and still co-authors) the leading textbook in developmental biology. He has also written papers on racism, abortion, art, religion, feminism, and environmentalism. In a recent interview, Scott claims that teaching at Swarthmore has been pivotal in allowing him to author the textbook, pursue research in evolutionary developmental biology, help raise a family, and publish broadly. 

read the interview

Eva Maria Collins Write Up

Read about our very own Eva-Maria Collins in UPenn’s Center of Excellence In Environmental Toxicology piece.

here

Interdisciplinary Special Majors

Swarthmore students may pursue interdisciplinary curricula developed by the faculty, or they may take the initiative to define their own distinct academic program with the support of faculty mentors.

Chemistry lab

Resources

student doing research