Chair

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Chris Gillen

Professor of Biology
Areas of Expertise
Animal physiology, science writing, insect salt and water balance
Campus
Address
Higley Hall 310
Phone Number
(740) 427-5399

Faculty

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Siobhan Fennessy

Prof of Bio; Philip & Sheila Jordan Prof in Enviro Studies
Areas of Expertise
Wetland ecosystem ecology, plant community response to disturbance, climate change and wetland carbon cycles
Campus
Address
Higley Hall 205
Phone Number
(740) 427-4275455

Kathy Gillen

Assistant Professor of Biology
Areas of Expertise
Cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry
Campus
Address
Higley Hall 312
Phone Number
(740) 427-5395

Ruth Heindel

Dorothy & Thomas Jegla Assist Prof of Environmental Studies
Areas of Expertise
Polar environmental change, global dust cycle, soil science
Campus
Address
Higley Hall 301
Phone Number
(740) 427-5610

Karen Hicks

Peter Rutkoff Dist Prof Div/Inc & Prof of Biology
Areas of Expertise
Genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, developmental biology, plant biology
Campus
Address
Fischman 102
Phone Number
(740) 427-5379

Ethan Hillman

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Areas of Expertise
Microbiomes; synthetic biology; genomics; bioinformatics
Campus
Address
Higley Hall 201

Peter Kropp

Harvey F. Lodish Faculty Dev Chair in Natural Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Mitochondrial biology, gene editing, disease modeling
Campus
Address
Higley Hall 215
Phone Number
(740) 427-5883

Iris Levin

Associate Prof of Biology & Environmental Studies
Areas of Expertise
Behavioral ecology, evolutionary ecology, disease ecology. 
Campus
Address
Higley Hall 305
Phone Number
(740) 427-5640

Jennifer McMahon

Lead Instructor & Director of Introductory Labs in Biology
Areas of Expertise
Plant biochemistry, plant physiology
Campus
Address
Higley Hall 108
Phone Number
(740) 427-5225

Lucas Moyer-Horner

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Areas of Expertise
Wildlife ecology; conservation biology; landscape ecology
Campus
Address
Higley Hall 202

Sarah Petersen

Ashby Denoon Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Areas of Expertise
Neurodevelopment, myelinating glia, synaptic plasticity
Campus
Address
Samuel Mather Hall 322
Phone Number
(740) 427-5259

Wade Powell

Professor of Biology
Areas of Expertise
Molecular biology, environmental toxicology.
Campus
Address
Fischman 202
Phone Number
(740) 427-5396

Kamesh Regmi

Assistant Professor of Biology
Areas of Expertise
Sugar transport, plant diseases, genetic engineering
Campus
Address
Higley Hall 012

Joan Slonczewski

Professor of Biology
Campus
Address
Higley Hall 302
Phone Number
(740) 427-5397

Toshi Tsunekage

Assistant Professor of Biology
Areas of Expertise
Evolutionary ecology, ornithology
Campus
Address
Higley Hall 107
Phone Number
(740) 427-4275973
 

Natalie Wright

Associate Professor of Biology
Areas of Expertise
Morphological evolution, ornithology, evolutionary ecology, biomechanics
Campus
Address
Higley Hall 214
Phone Number
(740) 427-4275071

Emeriti

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Kathryn Edwards

Professor Emerita of Biology
Areas of Expertise
Botany, cell physiology, women's and gender studies.
 

Ray Heithaus

Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Biology
Naturalist, Brown Family Environmental Center
Areas of Expertise
Ecology, conservation biology, animal behavior
Campus
Phone Number
(740) 427-.
 

Harry Itagaki

Professor Emeritus of Biology
Areas of Expertise
Sensory neurobiology, neuroethology, size and scaling in organisms

Robert Mauck

Professor Emeritus of Biology
Areas of Expertise
Animal behavior, physiological ecology
Campus

Tammy Konkler

Administrative Assistant in the Academic Division
Contact
Phone Number
740-427-5383
Email Address
konkler1@kenyon.edu
Location
Higley 213