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Faculty & Staff

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Biology Faculty

Carolyn Bauer

Assistant Professor

Physiological Ecology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8053
  2. Singer 311
  1. Profile
  2. Blog
Carolyn Bauer

Alex Baugh

Associate Professor

(on leave F'20-S'21)

Animal Behavior

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5243
  2. Singer 407
  1. Website

Research: Communication, sexual behavior and individual differences

Stephanie Campos

Visiting Assistant Professor

Animal Behavior

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6454
  2. Singer 408
  1. Website
Stephanie Campos

Dawn Carone

Associate Professor, Genetics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-6859
  2. Singer 308
  1. Profile
  2. Website
dawn carone

Itzue W. Caviedes-Solis

Assistant Professor

Biology

Contact

  1. Profile
  2. Home Page
Itzue Caviedes-Solis

Karen Chan

Assistant Professor

Marine Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8051
  2. Singer 404
  1. Profile
  2. website
karen chan

Eva-Maria S. Collins

Associate Professor

Systems Biology

Affiliated Faculty, Physics & Astronomy

Adjunct Member, CEET Environmental Neuroscience

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5380
  2. Singer 403
  1. Profile

Bradley Davidson

Associate Professor & Department Chair

Developmental Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5718
  2. Singer 309
  1. Profile

Timothy DuBuc

Visiting Assistant Professor

Biology

Contact

  1. Primary Phone: (610) 957-6428
  2. Teaching Remotely
  3. Singer 406
  4. Office Hours:

    Fridays 11:30-1:00 EST

  1. Profile
Timothy DuBuc

Vince Formica

Associate Professor

Evolution

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8621
  2. Singer 405
  1. Profile
  2. Website

Jeff Gauthier

Asst Professor

Neurobiology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6427
  2. Singer 312

Jake Grossman

Visiting Assistant Professor

Ecology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6360
  2. Singer 303
  1. Profile
  2. Website

Research: Plant and ecosystem ecology, ecophysiology, and global change

Nick Kaplinsky

Professor

(on leave F'21-S'22)

Plant Molecular Genetics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8039
  2. Singer 402
  1. Website

Research: Molecular genetics of plant abiotic stress response

Terence Leach

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José-Luis Machado

Associate Professor

Ecology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8562
  2. Singer 401
  1. Profile

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

Katherine Meckel

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8047

Liz Vallen

Howard A. Schneiderman Professor of Biology

Cell Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8048
  2. Singer 310
  1. Profile
  2. CV [pdf]

Research: Symbiosis in corals/anemones

Biology Teaching Staff

Erin Clemens

Lab Instructor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6098
  2. Singer 305

Hannah Donald

Laboratory Instructor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5542
  2. Singer Hall 101B

Stacey Miller

Laboratory Instructor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6067
  2. Singer 306

Susan O'Donnell

Lab Instructor & Bio 2 Coordinator

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6429
  2. Singer 101C

Nicole Stowell

Laboratory Instructor & Bio 1 Coordinator

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6219
  2. Singer 101A
  1. Profile

Biology Departmental Staff

Kendra Ashenfelder

Animal Facility Manager

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-7335
  2. Singer 06
Kendra Ashenfelder

Alison Danilak

Administrative Coordinator

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8047
  2. Singer 301

Rhonda Hilt

Greenhouse Manager

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5761
  2. Singer 425H
Rhonda Hilt

Maury Hutchens

Laboratory Ops Manager

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8179
  2. Singer Hall 326

Matt Powell

Business & Technology Manager

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8046
  2. Singer 302
  1. Profile

Sam Scoma

Biological Tech Specialist

Biology

Contact

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

Biology Emeriti Faculty

Scott Gilbert

Howard A. Schneiderman Professor Emeritus of Biology

Developmental Biology

Finland Distinguished Professor (emeritus), University of Helsinki

Contact

  1. Profile

Research: How the turtle forms its shell

Scott Gilbert

Sara Hiebert Burch

Edward Hicks Magill Professor Emerita of Mathematics and Natural Science

Animal Physiology

Contact

  1. Profile

Research: Environment, dietary fat choice, and cellular consequences

John Jenkins

Isaac Clother Emeritus Professor of Biology

Genetics

Contact

Research: How predation affects evolutionary changes

Rachel Merz

Walter Kemp Professor Emerita in the Natural Sciences

Marine Biology

Contact

  1. Profile

Research: The biomechanics of invertebrates

Kathy Siwicki

Howard A. Schneiderman Professor Emerita of Biology

Neurobiology

Contact

  1. Profile

Research: Courtship behavior and memory in fruit flies.

Amy Vollmer

Isaac H. Clothier Jr. Professor Emerita of Biology

Microbiology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8044
  1. Profile
  2. CV [pdf]

Research: Bacterial stress response

Immortal under the edge of knife: The astonishing abilities of planarians

Work on planarian behavior by Professor Eva Maria Collins and her students was featured in The Atlantic

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Faculty spotlight: Karen Chan

Read her new research on the Impact of a More Acidic Ocean on Bioluminescent Organisms

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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

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