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:
- Spring 2024: Monday, 1:00-2:30 pm (MBH 346); Thursday, 1:00-2:30 pm (Zoom); or by appointment
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:
- 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:
- Spring '24- Mon. 1:00-2:30pm & Fri. 10:45am- 12:15pm
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:
- Wed 11:00-12:00 pm and 1:30-2:30 pm, by appointment.
Carolyn Dash
Assistant Laboratory Professor of Biology
- Email:
- cdash@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3480
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 432
- Office Hours:
- T,R 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 2024 office hours (MBH433): Sun 7-8PM Zoom (see Canvas site), 10-11 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'24 M 12:30-2pm, R 10:30am-12pm, or by appointment (Sign up here: http://tinyurl.com/mr3pccb3)
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:
- 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
- Email:
- amychajliw@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5439
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 374
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 3:30-4:30pm in MBH 374, or by appointment
Alison Nurok
Associate Laboratory Professor of Biology
- Email:
- anurok@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5871
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 373
- Office Hours:
- Spring 24: Wednesday 11am to 12:15pm; Thursday 10:45am to 12:30pm
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:
- on research leave Spring 2024
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 2024: Monday 11 - 12:30 pm and Tuesday 11 - 12:30 pm
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:
- Spring 2024: Tuesdays from 10:00am until noon in MBH354 (and by appointment)
Erik Solhaug
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
- 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:
- Tuesday 8:30-9:30 a.m. and Friday 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Elizabeth Stivison
Asst. Lab Professor in Biology
- Email:
- estivison@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 372
Andrew Swafford
Assistant Professor of Biology
- Email:
- aswafford@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 350
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:
- Please contact by email - jward@middlebury.edu
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 (9:15-3:00 PM) Remote: T/TR
