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 or just find her there!).
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 445
- Office Hours:
- 2024-2025: on leave, office hours by appointment
Sam Byrne
Assistant 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:
- M 1-2:30, and Th 10-11:30
Kirsten Coe
Assistant 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:
- S'25 T 9:30-11:30, F 11-12, or by appt. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/2ueryyz8
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:
- Spring 2025: M 10 AM - 12 PM and T 12:30 - 1:30 PM
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:
- Spring 25: Wednesday and Thursday 11am to 12:00pm
Gregory Pask
Assistant 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:
- TW 1:30-3PM
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:
- Spring 2025: M 2:00-3:00pm, F 2:00-3:00pm 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:
- 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:
- Spring '25: Mon10:45-12:30 am; Fri 1:30-2:30 pm
Elizabeth Stivison
Asst. Lab Professor in Biology
- Email:
- estivison@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 372
Andrew Swafford
Assistant Professor of Biology
Areas of Interest: Evolutionary Cell Biology
- Email:
- aswafford@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 350
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2024: Mon 1:00-2:00 PM, Wed 11:00-12:00 PM, bya appointment
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
- Email:
- mathomps@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5258
- Office:
- 375 Bicentennial Hall
- Office Hours:
- On Campus: M/W/F 9:15am to 3:30pm (remote before/after), Remote: T/R
