Faculty

David Allen

Associate Professor of Biology

Areas of Interest: Ecology of ticks and tick-borne diseases

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 372
Office Hours:
Wednesdays 10:30am-noon and Fridays 9:00-10:30am

Lauren Ash

Visiting Assistant Laboratory Professor of Biology

Office:
Le Chateau, Room 112
Office Hours:
Tuesdays 4:30-5:30pm, Wednesdays 11am-noon

Sam Byrne

Assistant Professor of Biology and Global Health

Areas of Interest: Environmental health and environmental justice

Office:
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 312
Office Hours:
Fall '23 Monday 1:00-3:00pm; Wednesday 9:45-10:45am (or by appt.)

Kirsten Coe

Assistant Professor of Biology

Areas of Interest: Plant ecophysiology

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 371
Office Hours:
Wed 11:00-12:00 pm and 1:30-2:30 pm, by appointment.

Catherine Combelles

Professor of Biology

Areas of Interest: Reproductive biology

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 346
Office Hours:
Wednesday, 12-2 pm (Zoom); Friday, 1:45-2:45 pm (MBH346); or by appointment

Carolyn Dash

Assistant Laboratory Professor of Biology

Office:
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 432
Office Hours:
T,R 11-12 or by appointment

Susan DeSimone

Associate Laboratory Professor in Biology

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 433
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Mon and Tuesday 10-11, and by appointment.

Erin Eggleston

Assistant Professor of Biology

Areas of Interest: Molecular microbial ecology

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall
Office Hours:
F'23 MBH 309a: M 12:30-12:00, R 10:30-12:00, or by appointment

Laurence Feyten

(she/her)

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Office:
MBH 309B
Office Hours:
Mondays 1:30-3:30 pm, Tuesdays 11:00 - 12:00 pm, or by appointment.

Eric Moody

Assistant Professor of Biology

Areas of Interest: Aquatic ecology

Office:
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 327
Office Hours:
On Leave for 2023-2024 Academic Year

Alexis Mychajliw

Assistant Professor of Biology/Environmental Studies

Areas of Interest: Vertebrate conservation, evolution, and extinction through time

Office:
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 374
Office Hours:
Tuesdays 11am-12pm, Wednesdays 9am-10am, & by appointment

Alison Nurok

Assistant Laboratory Professor in Biology

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 373
Office Hours:
Fall 23: Tuesday 11 to noon; Thursday 10:45 to noon

Gregory Pask

Assistant Professor of Biology

Areas of Interest: Neurobiology and behavior of insect smell

Office:
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 315
Office Hours:
MW 2-3:30 PM or by appointment

Emily Putnam

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Office:
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 350
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: M 12-1:30, Th 10-11:30

Grace Spatafora

Dean of Curriculum; Heinz/Given Professor of Biology and Pre-Medical Sciences

Areas of Interest: Microbial molecular genetics

Office:
Old Chapel 205
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Tuesday 1:00pm - 3:00pm and Friday 9:00am - 10:30am in MBH 354 or by appointment

Mark Spritzer

Professor of Biology

Areas of Interest: Behavioral neuroendocrinology

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 344
Office Hours:
Mon 8:30-10:30 am; Friday 1:30-2:30

Jeremy Ward

Albert D. Mead Professor of Biology and Vice President of Academic Affairs

Areas of Interest: Coral genetics and tick-borne pathogens

Office:
Old Chapel 207
Office Hours:
Please contact by email - jward@middlebury.edu

Academic Coordinator

Missey Thompson

Academic Coordinator: Biology

Office:
375 Bicentennial Hall
Office Hours:
On Campus: Tue &Thu 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Fri 11 am to 3 pm, Remote: Mon & Wed

Retired Faculty

Vickie Backus

Associate Laboratory Professor in Biology

Thomas Root

Professor Emeritus of Biology

Sallie Sheldon

Professor of Biology Emerita

Stephen Trombulak

Professor Emeritus of Biology & Biosphere Studies