Current Faculty  /   Instructional and Professional Staff   

 

The biology faculty have a diverse range of interests and expertise. Students can work with faculty in areas such as biomonitoring, genomics, non-human primate behavior, neurobiology, plant biology, and paleontology to name a few. Our faculty have lead study abroad trips to the Caribbean, Galapagos, Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, and Costa Rica as well as course field trips to Alaska and the Great Smoky Mountains.  Please visit faculty webpages for more detail on areas of expertise.

 

Current Faculty

 

Eric Bauer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology

Developmental Neuroscience

 

Amy Braccia, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology

 

Brad Goodner, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology

Genomics, Microbiology, Pathogenicity

 

Stuart Gordon, Ph.D.

Post Doctoral Fellow in Biology

Microbial genomics

 

Prudy Hall, Ph.D.

Emerita Professor of Biology and Chemistry

Plant Physiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry

 

Matt Hils, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology, Department Chair

Plant Systematics, Plant Anatomy, Tropical Biology

 

Tom Koehnle, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology

 

Sandy Madar, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology

Vertebrates, Anatomy, Paleontology, and Evolution

 

Jody M. Modarelli, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology and Chemistry

Cancer metabolomics

 

Kimberley Phillips, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology and Psychology

Behavioral Neuroscience

 

Denny Taylor, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology

Ecology, Marine Biology, Ichthyology

 

Instructional and Professional Staff

 

Laura Collins

Animal Care Coordinator

J.H. Barrow Field Station

 

Vicki Kohn  kohnvj@hiram.edu

Administrative Assistant

Gerstacker 116
(330) 569-5264

 

Jan Mock

Director of Operations

J.H. Barrow Field Station
 

Willa Schrlau, M.S.

Teaching Research Associate in Biology

Botany and Zoology

 

Cathy Wheeler, M.S.

Teaching Research Associate in Biology

Genetics and Molecular/Cellular