Faculty and Staff
Department Chair
Catherine Combelles
Viola Ward Brinning and Elbert Calhoun Brinning Professor of Biology
- Email:
- ccombell@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5251
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 346
- Office Hours:
- Office Hours in Fall 2025: Monday, 10-11:30 am (MBH 346); Thursday, 12:00-1:30 pm (Zoom). Lunch Chats in Fall 2025: Friday, 11:00-12:15 pm in Atwater Dining Hall (let Catherine know if plan to join to be sure to connect/find each other!).
Faculty
David Allen
Associate Professor of Biology
Areas of Interest: Ecology of ticks and tick-borne diseases
- Email:
- dallen@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5218
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 372
- Office Hours:
- Fall ‘25: Mondays 1-2:30 and Tuesdays 11-12:30
Sam Byrne
Associate Professor of Biology and Global Health
Areas of Interest: Environmental health and environmental justice
- Email:
- sbyrne@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 312
- Office Hours:
- Fall '25 Tue 12:30-1:30 and Wed 2:30-4:30
Kirsten Coe
Associate Professor of Biology
Areas of Interest: Plant ecophysiology
- Email:
- kcoe@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5488
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 371
- Office Hours:
- Tues 9:00-10:30 AM, Wed 1:30-2:30 PM, or by appt.
Carolyn Dash
Assistant Laboratory Professor of Biology
- Email:
- cdash@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3480
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 432
- Office Hours:
- T,Th 11-12 or by appointment
Susan DeSimone
Associate Laboratory Professor in Biology
- Email:
- sdesimon@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3405
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 433
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2025 office hours (MBH433): Tues. and Wed.10:30-11:30 am in person, and by appointment
Erin Eggleston
Associate Professor of Biology
Areas of Interest: Molecular microbial ecology
- Email:
- eeggleston@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5779
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 309A
- Office Hours:
- F'25 T 9:00-11:00, F 11-12, or by appt. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/4bhtyhtn
Eric Moody
Assistant Professor of Biology
Areas of Interest: Aquatic ecology
- Email:
- ekmoody@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2556
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 327
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Thurs 8:30-10:30 AM and by appointment
Alexis Mychajliw
Assistant Professor of Biology/Environmental Studies
Areas of Interest: Vertebrate conservation, evolution, and extinction through time
- Email:
- amychajliw@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5439
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 374
- Office Hours:
- on sabbatical 2025: meetings by appointment only
Alison Nurok
Associate Laboratory Professor of Biology
- Email:
- anurok@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5871
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 373
- Office Hours:
- Fall 25: Wednesday and Thursday 11am to 12:00pm
Gregory Pask
Associate Professor of Biology
Areas of Interest: Neurobiology and behavior of insect smell
- Email:
- gpask@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3477
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 315
- Office Hours:
- T 9-11AM, W 2-3PM
Emily Putnam
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Areas of Interest: Microbial genetics and food microbiome
- Email:
- eputnam@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 354
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Mon 12:30-2pm, Thurs 9-10:30am or by appointment
Grace Spatafora
Dean of Curriculum; Heinz/Given Professor of Biology and Pre-Medical Sciences
Areas of Interest: Microbial molecular genetics
- Email:
- spatafor@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5431
- Office:
- Old Chapel 205
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Tuesday 1:00-3:00pm, Friday 9:45am-12:15pm (Old Chapel 205) and by appointment
Erik Solhaug
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Areas of Interest: Molecular and metabolic basis of floral nectar production & sugar signaling in plants
- Email:
- esolhaug@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 309B
Mark Spritzer
Professor of Biology
Areas of Interest: Behavioral neuroendocrinology
- Email:
- mspritze@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5676
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 344
- Office Hours:
- Monday 11:00-12:30; Thursday 10:00-11:30
Elizabeth Stivison
Asst. Lab Professor in Biology
- Email:
- estivison@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 162
Andrew Swafford
Assistant Professor of Biology
Areas of Interest: Evolutionary Cell Biology
- Email:
- aswafford@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3275
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 350
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: T 12:30-1:30 R 8:30-9:30AM
Jeremy Ward
Albert D. Mead Professor of Biology and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Areas of Interest: Coral genetics and tick-borne pathogens
- Email:
- jward@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3499
- Office:
- Old Chapel 207
- Office Hours:
- 2024/2025: Office hours by appointment
Academic Coordinator
Missey Thompson
Academic Coordinator: Biology / Neuroscience
- Email:
- mathomps@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5258
- Office:
- 375 Bicentennial Hall
- Office Hours:
- On Campus: M/W/F 9:00am to 3:00pm, Remote: T/R
