Faculty
ÌýJulia A. PaxsonÌý
Associate Professor
Department Chair
Ph.D., Yale University, D.V.M. Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Fields: Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Email: jpaxson@holycross.eduÌý
Office: O'Neil 335ÌýPhone: (508) 793-3418
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Alimatu AcheampongÌý
Lecturer, Biology
Ph.D., Northeastern University
Field:ÌýMicrobiology
Email:aacheamp@holycross.eduÌý
Office:ÌýO'Neil 312ÌýPhone:Ìý(508) 793-3829
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Robert M. BellinÌý
Professor
Ph.D., Iowa State University
Fields: Biochemistry, Cancer Biology
Email: rbellin@holycross.eduÌý
Office: O'Neil 331ÌýPhone: (508) 793-3422
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Stephanie Crofts
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle
Fields:ÌýBiomechanics,ÌýFunctional Morphology, Comparative Anatomy
Email:Ìýscrofts@holycross.edu
Office:ÌýO'Neil 315ÌýPhone:Ìý(508) 793-2594
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Anna DoyleÌý
Laboratory Instructor
M.L.A. Harvard University
Fields: Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genetics
Email: adoyle@holycross.eduÌý
Office: O'Neil 314ÌýPhone: (508) 793-3907
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James M. DoyleÌý
Laboratory and Instructor and Manager
M.A., Smith College
Fields: Ecology
Email:Ìýjdoyle@holycross.eduÌý
Office: O'Neil 217ÌýPhone: (508) 793-2588
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Catherine M. DumasÌý
Laboratory Instructor
M.S., Worcester State University
Fields: Anatomy
Email: cdumas@holycross.eduÌý
Office: O'Neil 214ÌýPhone: (508) 793-2579
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Geoffrey D. FindlayÌý
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Washington
Fields: Genetics and Genomics
Email:gfindlay@holycross.eduÌý
Office: O'Neil 107ÌýPhone: (508) 793-2655
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Kirsten HagstromÌý
Lecturer, Biology
Associate Health Professions Advisor
Ph.D., Princeton University
Fields: Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics
Email: khagstro@holycross.edu
Office: Swords 205Ìý Phone: 508-793-3415
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Alexis S. HillÌý
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Columbia University
Fields: Neurobiology
Email: ahill@holycross.edu
Office: Swords 233Ìý Phone: (508) 793-3543
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MaryÌýLouÌýLombardi-Butler
Laboratory Instructor
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Fields: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Email:Ìýmlombard@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 206 Phone: (508) 793-3916
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Justin S. McAlister Ìý
AssociateÌýProfessor
Director, Environmental Studies
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fields: Marine and Organismal Biology, Oceanography
Email: jmcalist@holycross.eduÌý
Office: SwordsÌý232ÌýPhone: (508) 793-3417
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Sara Gran MitchellÌý
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Washington
Fields: Geosciences, geomorphology
Email: smitchel@holycross.eduÌý
Office: Swords 234ÌýPhone: (508) 793-3420
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Michelle A. MondouxÌý
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Princeton University
Fields: Cellular Molecular Biology
Email: mmondoux@holycross.eduÌý
Office: O'Neil 337ÌýPhone: (508) 793-3360
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ÌýKaren A. Ober
Professor
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Fields: Entomology, Evolutionary Biology and Systematics
Email: kober@holycross.eduÌý
Office: O'Neil 227ÌýPhone: (508) 793-3046
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Prajal H. Patel
Research Associate
Ph.D.ÌýBaylor College of Medicine
Email:ppatel@holycross.eduÌýÌý
Office:ÌýO'Neil 105 Phone:Ìý508-793-2553
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Jodi RymerÌý
Director of Biology Laboratories/Senior Lecturer
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Fields: Cell Biology, Physiology
Email: jrymer@holycross.eduÌý
Office: O'Neil 325ÌýPhone: (508) 793-3711
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Ann M. SheehyÌý
ProfessorÌý
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Fields: Immunology and Virology
Email: asheehy@holycross.eduÌý
Office: O'Neil 235ÌýPhone: (508) 793-2255
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William V. SobczakÌý
Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University
Fields: Aquatic and Ecosystem Ecology
Email: wsobczak@holycross.eduÌý
Office: O'Neil 221ÌýPhone: (508) 793-3752
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Benjamin Stein
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Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fields: Biochemistry, Microbiology
Email: bstein@holycross.edu
Office: O’Neil 316 Phone: (508) 793-2343
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PJ TorresÌý Ìý Ìý
Assistant ProfessorÌý
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Fields: Ecology, Freshwater and Tropical Biology
Email:Ìýptorres@holycross.edu
Office:ÌýO'Neil 207ÌýPhone:Ìý(508) 793-3416
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Madeline VargasÌý
Professor
Ph.D., UniversityÌýof Connecticut
Fields: Microbiology
Email:Ìýmvargas@holycross.eduÌý
Office: O'Neil 333ÌýPhone: (508) 793-3036
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Kelly Wolfe-BellinÌý
Director of Biology Laboratories/Senior Lecturer
Ph.D., Iowa State University
Fields: Ecology, Botany, and Environmental Science
Email:Ìýkwolfe@holycross.eduÌý
Office: O'Neil 326 Phone: (508) 793-3781
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Visiting Faculty
Elizabeth Burmester
Visiting Assistant Professor Biology
Ph.D.,ÌýBoston University
Fields:ÌýConservation; marine ecology; restoration; organismalÌýresilience; symbiosis
Email:Ìýeburmest@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 125BÌý Phone: 508-793-3602
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Clare Gaffey
Visiting Lecturer
M.A., Clark University
Fields: Geography, GIS, EnvironmentalÌýScience
Email:Ìýcgaffey@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 104
Phone: 508-793-2578
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Julia KhodorÌý
Visiting Assistant Professor Biology
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fields: Science education, biological computing, and molecular biology
Email:Ìýjkhodor@holycross.edu
Office:Ìý O'Neil 108ÌýPhone:Ìý508-793-3544Ìý
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Kalpana KumarÌý
Visiting Lecturer Biology
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science
Fields: Biochemistry; molecular biology
Email:Ìýkkumar@holycross.edu
Office:Ìý O'Neil 223 Ìý ÌýPhone:Ìý508-793-2212
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Nicole J. Poritsanos
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Manitoba
Fields: Physiology, Microbiology
Email:Ìýnporitsanos@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 125A
Phone: 508-793-2212
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Saheli Sengupta
Visiting Assistant Professor Biology
Ph.D., Iowa State University
Fields: Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Neurobiology
Email:Ìýssengupt@holycross.edu
Office:Ìý O'Neil 316
Phone:Ìý 508-793-3901
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Staff
Linda Walsh
Office Coordinator
Email:Ìýlwalsh@holycross.eduÌý
Office:ÌýO'Neil 115ÌýPhone:Ìý(508) 793-2656
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Faculty Emeriti
Robert I. BertinÌý
Distinguished Professor of ScienceÌýEmeritus
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Fields: Ecology, Evolutionary Biology of Higher Plants
Email: rbertin@holycross.eduÌý
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George HoffmannÌý
Distinguished ProfessorÌýof Science Emeritus
Ph.D., Univ. of Tennessee
Fields: Genetics, Toxicology, Botany
Email:Ìýghoffmann@holycross.eduÌý
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Mary Lee LedbetterÌý
Professor, Emerita
NSF Distinguished Teaching Scholar awardÌýin 2003
Elected, Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology in 2018
Ph.D., Rockefeller University
Fields: Cell BiologyÌý
Email: mledbett@holycross.eduÌý
Phone: (508) 363-2773
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Kornath Madhavan
Professor, Emeritus
Ph.D., Annamalai University
Fields: Developmental Biology, Histology, Reproductive Biology, and Entomology
Email: kmadhava@holycross.eduÌý
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Ken PrestwichÌý
Professor, Emeritus
Ph.D., UniversityÌýof Florida
Fields: Ecological Physiology, Animal Behavior, and Conservation Biology
Email: kprestwi@holycross.eduÌý
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