Biology Faculty | Kenyon College

Chair

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Wade Powell Professor of Biology Areas of Expertise Molecular biology, environmental toxicology	Campus Address Fischman 202 Phone Number (740) 427-5396 Email powellw@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies

Faculty

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Rebecca Clements Assistant Professor of Biology Areas of Expertise Immunology, cell biology, host-pathogen interactions, erythropoiesis	Campus Address Higley Hall 201 Email clements1@kenyon.edu	Biology
Catherine Fahey Assistant Professor of Biology Areas of Expertise Plant-microbe interactions, global change ecology, community ecology, mycorrhizae	Campus Address Higley Hall 121 Email fahey2@kenyon.edu	Biology
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 Email fennessym@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies
Chris Gillen Robert A. Oden, Jr. 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 Email gillenc@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Neuroscience
Kathy Gillen Assistant Professor of Biology Areas of Expertise Cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry	Campus Address Higley Hall 312 Phone Number (740) 427-5395 Email gillenk@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
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 Email heindel1@kenyon.edu	Environmental Studies International Studies
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 Email hicksk@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Computing
Ethan Hillman Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Areas of Expertise Microbiomes, synthetic biology, genomics, bioinformatics	Campus Address Higley Hall 302 Email hillman1@kenyon.edu	Biology
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 Email kropp1@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
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 Email levin1@kenyon.edu	Biology Environmental Studies
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 Email mcmahonj@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lucas Moyer-Horner Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Areas of Expertise Wildlife ecology, conservation biology, landscape ecology	Campus Address Higley Hall 202 Email moyerhorner1@kenyon.edu	Biology
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 Email petersens@kenyon.edu	Neuroscience Biology
Kamesh Regmi Assistant Professor of Biology Areas of Expertise Sugar transport, plant diseases, genetic engineering	Campus Address Higley Hall 012 Email regmi1@kenyon.edu	Biology
Joan Slonczewski Professor of Biology	Campus Address Ascension Hall 012 Phone Number (740) 427-5397 Email slonczewski@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies
Toshi Tsunekage Assistant Professor of Biology Areas of Expertise Evolutionary ecology, ornithology	Campus Address Higley Hall 107 Phone Number (740) 427-4275973 Email tsunekage1@kenyon.edu	Biology
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 Email wright1@kenyon.edu	Biology

Emeriti

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Kathryn Edwards Professor Emerita of Biology Areas of Expertise Botany, cell physiology, women's and gender studies.	Campus Email edwardsr@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Gender & Sexuality 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-. Email heithaus@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies
Harry Itagaki Professor Emeritus of Biology Areas of Expertise Sensory neurobiology, neuroethology, size and scaling in organisms	Campus Email itagaki@kenyon.edu	Biology Neuroscience Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Robert Mauck Professor Emeritus of Biology Areas of Expertise Animal behavior, physiological ecology	Campus Email mauckr@kenyon.edu	Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Environmental Studies

Jacki Lancina

Administrative Assistant in the Academic Division

Contact

Email Address

lancina1@kenyon.edu

Location

Higley Hall 213