Faculty & Staff

Department Contacts

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Faculty

Mark Barsoum

  • Assistant Professor of Biology | Math, Science, and Economics Center Director

mabarsoum@davidson.edu

704-894-2796

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Karen Bernd

  • Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Cell Biology
  • Effect of Environmental Toxicants on Lung Cells
  • Waterpipe Tobacco Smoke

kabernd@davidson.edu

704-894-2889

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A. Malcolm Campbell

  • Herman Brown Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Synthetic Biology
  • Introductory Biology (majors and non-majors)
  • Writing in Science

macampbell@davidson.edu

704-894-2692

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Rachid El Bejjani

  • Associate Professor of Biology

raelbejjani@davidson.edu

704-894-2603

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Karen G. Hales

  • Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

kahales@davidson.edu

704-894-2324

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Maxwell Holle

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Biochemistry
  • Food Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology

maholle@davidson.edu

704-894-3129

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Barbara Lom

  • Professor of Biology

balom@davidson.edu

704-894-2338

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Linda McNally

  • Lecturer in Biology

limcnally@davidson.edu

704-894-2886

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Amanda Meier

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Community Ecology
  • Microbe-Plant-Insect Interactions
  • Chemical Ecology

ammeier@davidson.edu

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Pronouns: she/her/hers

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Janet Melonakos

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology

jamelonakos@davidson.edu

704-894-2604

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Chris Paradise

  • Chair & Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Community Ecology
  • Insect Biology
  • Effects of Urbanization on Insects

chparadise@davidson.edu

704-894-2890

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Sophia Sarafova

  • Associate Professor of Biology

sosarafova@davidson.edu

704-894-2899

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Kevin Smith

  • Associate Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Conservation Biology
  • Biodiversity
  • Ecology

kgsmith@davidson.edu

704-894-3038

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Mark Stanback

  • Professor of Biology

mastanback@davidson.edu

704-894-2325

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Bryan Thurtle-Schmidt

  • Assistant Professor of Biology

brthurtleschmidt@davidson.edu

704-894-3124

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Debbie Thurtle-Schmidt

  • Assistant Professor of Biology

dethurtleschmidt@davidson.edu

704-894-2640

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Susana Wadgymar

  • Assistant Professor of Biology

suwadgymar@davidson.edu

704-894-2033

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Dave Wessner

  • Professor of Biology

dawessner@davidson.edu

704-894-2846

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Jeremy Whitson

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Molecular Biology
  • Geroscience
  • Pathology

jewhitson@davidson.edu

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Jeremy Whitson

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Staff

Keith Frye

  • Instrumentation Specialist

kefrye@davidson.edu

704-894-2490

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Gena Keeton

  • Departmental Coordinator

gekeeton@davidson.edu

704-894-2385

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Peggy Maiorano

  • Laboratory Manager

pemaiorano@davidson.edu

704-894-2509

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Jessica Spillman

  • Laboratory Manager

jespillman@davidson.edu

704-894-3096

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Rebecca Vance

  • Laboratory Manager | Teaching Assistant

revance@davidson.edu

704-894-2731

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Faculty Emeriti

  • Verna Case
  • David Grant
  • Pam Hay
  • Don Kimmel
  • Jerry Putnam
  • John Williamson

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