Department of Biology

Program Faculty

Susan Foster, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Biology
Chair of Biology; Evolution, behavior and ecology
Warren Litsky Endowed Chair in Biology
Tel: 1-508-793-7204
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David Hibbett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Fungi, molecular systematics, evolution
Tel: 1-508-793-7332
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Linda Kennedy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Physiology, neurobiology, sensory function, taste
Tel: 1-508-793-7476
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Denis Larochelle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Dictyostelium, cytokinesis, genetics, molecular biology
Tel: 1-508-793-7631
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Todd Livdahl, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Population biology, community ecology, evolution, biostatistics
Tel: 1-508-793-7514
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Deborah Robertson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Marine phytoplankton and macroalgae, bioluminescence, biochemistry, molecular biology
Tel: 1-508-793-7515
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Justin Thackeray, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Drosophila, genetics, development, cell & molecular biology
Tel: 1-508-793-7539
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Heather Wiatrowski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
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Adjunct Faculty

Halina Brown, Ph.D.
Professor of International Development, Community and Environment
Professor of Environmental Science and Policy Sustainable technologies, environmental policy, toxicology, environmental health, corporate social responsibility
Tel: 1-508-751-4611
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Donald Crampton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology
Biochemistry, molecular biology
Tel: 1-508-793-7553
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Frederick Greenaway, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Chair, Environmental Science Program Adjunct Professor of Biology
Bioinorganic, biophysical, enzymology
Tel: 1-508-793-7182
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Dominik Kulakowski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geography; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology
Ecology and biogeography, Rocky Mountain forests, sub-alpine forests of Europe
Tel: 508-793-7383
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Noel Lazo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Carlson Chair in Chemistry; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology
Biophysical Chemistry; NMR and Mass Spectrometry of Proteins
Tel: 1-508-793-7602
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John Rogan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geography; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology
Landscape ecology, fire ecology, remote sensing, GIS
Tel: 508-793-7562
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David Thurlow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry Director, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program Director, Prehealth Program
Director of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program
Tel: 1-508-793-7621
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Research Faculty

John Baker, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Life history, evolution, stream ecology
Tel: 508-793-7609
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Emeriti Faculty

Vernon Ahmadjian, Ph.D.


John Brink, Ph.D.


Joseph Curtis, Ph.D.


H. William Johansen, Ph.D.


Thomas Leonard, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology Dr. Mary Despina Lekas M.D., D.Sc. Endowed Chair
Tel: 1-508-793-7107
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Timothy Lyerla, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology Adjunct Professor of Chemistry
Tel: 1-508-793-7521
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John Reynolds, Ph.D.