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Faculty & Staff

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

Animal Behavior

Contact

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

Research: Communication, sexual behavior and individual differences

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

Karen Chan

Assistant Professor

Marine Biology

Contact

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

(on leave S '23)

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. Singer Hall 313
  3. Office Hours:

    Fridays 11:30-1:00 EST

  1. Profile
Timothy DuBuc

Vince Formica

Associate Professor & Department Chair

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

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

Visiting Assistant Professor

Biology

Contact

  1. Singer 307
  1. Profile
Terence Leach

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

Visiting Assistant Professor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6360
  2. Singer Hall 303
Katherine Meckel

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

Damir Creecy

Laboratory Instructor

Biology

Contact

  1. Singer 304
Damir Creecy

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 Hall 101 C

Nicole Stowell

Laboratory Instructor & Bio 1 Coordinator

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6219
  2. Singer 101A
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Biology Departmental Staff

April Bialas

Postdoctoral Fellow

Biology

Contact

April Bialas

Alison (Ali) Danilak

Administrative Coordinator

Biology

The Cooper Foundation

Contact

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

Matt Eagle

Animal Facility Specialist

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-7335
  2. Singer Hall 006
Matt Eagle

Hannah Gruner

Postdoctoral Fellow

Biology

Contact

Hannah Gruner

Rhonda Hilt

Greenhouse & Garden Manager

Biology

Contact

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

Maury Hutchens

Laboratory Manager, Operations

Biology

Contact

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

Danielle Ireland

Postdoctoral Fellow

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8047
Danielle Ireland

Kayla Morrill

Research Lab Assistant 213004

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8047
  2. Singer Hall
Kayla Morrill

Kate Newman

Greenhouse Assistant

Biology

Contact

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

C. J. Pickett

Postdoctoral Fellow

Biology

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C. J. Pickett

Matt Powell

Business & Technology Manager

Contact

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

Laboratory Manager II

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8047
  2. Singer Hall
Christina Rabeler

Sam Scoma

Biological Technical Specialist

Biology

Contact

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

Taden Welsh

Research Assistant

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8047
  2. Singer Hall 419
Taden Welsh

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

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