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Faculty & Staff

Biology Faculty

Carolyn Bauer

Assistant Professor

Biology

Contact

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

Alexander Baugh

Associate Professor

On Leave - Academic Year

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

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-6859
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 308
  1. Profile
  2. Website
dawn carone

Itzue Caviedes Solis

Assistant Professor

Biology

Environmental Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6454
  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-Physics

Contact

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

Bradley Davidson ’91

Associate Professor

On Leave - Fall

Biology

Contact

  1. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 309
  1. Profile
Bradley Davidson

Marisa Egan

Assistant Professor

Biology

Contact

  1. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 312

Vince Formica

Associate Professor

Department Chair, Biology

Biology

Contact

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

Nick Kaplinsky

Isaac H. Clothier, Jr. Professor of Biology

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

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

Biology Teaching Staff

Damir Creecy

Laboratory Instructor

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5760
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 304
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Hannah Donald

Laboratory Instructor

Biology

Contact

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

Jeff Norman

Laboratory Lecturer

Biology

Contact

  1. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 305

Stacey Miller

Senior Lecturer

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6067
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 306

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

Senior Lecturer

Biology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6219
  2. Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall 101A
  1. Profile

Biology Departmental Staff

Ali Danilak

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

Biology

Cooper Foundation

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

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

Mackenzie Malia

(she-her-they-them)

Animal Care Technician

Biology

Contact

Mackenzie Malia

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) 328-8129
  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
  1. Profile
  2. Bio Shop Job Request
Sam Scoma

Biology Emeriti Faculty

Scott Gilbert

Howard A. Schneiderman '48 Professor Emeritus in Biology

Emeritus Biology

Contact

  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. Profile

Research: Environment, dietary fat choice, and cellular consequences

John Jenkins

Isaac H. Clothier Professor Eneritus of History and International Relations

Emeritus Biology

Contact

Research: How predation affects evolutionary changes

Rachel Merz

Walter Kemp Professor Emerita of Natural Science

Emeritus Biology

Contact

  1. Profile

Research: The biomechanics of invertebrates

Rachel Merz

Kathy Siwicki

Howard A. Schneiderman '48 Professor Emerita in Biology

Emeritus Biology

Contact

  1. Profile

Research: Courtship behavior and memory in fruit flies.

Amy Vollmer

Isaac H. Clothier Professor Emerita of Biology

Emeritus Biology

Contact

  1. Profile
  2. CV [pdf]
  3. BIO [pdf]

Research: Bacterial stress response

For the Love of Frogs: Itzue Caviedes Solis, Trailblazer in the Field of Herpetology

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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. 

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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.

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