Faculty and Staff
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Benjamin Winslow
Assistant Teaching Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 325
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Carolyn Schwartz
Part Time Lecturer
Biology
Science & Engineering 321
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Diana Barrett, PhD
Associate Teaching Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 334A
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Diego Bernal, PhD
Professor
Biology
Violette Research 116
Research
Research interests
- Fish biology
- Comparative physiology of fishes
- Comparison of the morphological, physiological, and biochemical specializations of high-performance fishes
- Fish response to angling-induced stress
- Disruption to homeostasis in fish
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Erin Bromage, PhD
Professor
Biology
Main 398I
Research
Research interests
- Antibody production
- Antibody mediated protection
- Structure of the antibody
- Quality of the antibody for pathogen recognition
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Elizabeth McCliment
Assistant Teaching Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 336B
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Genevieve Kozak, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 371
Research
Research interests
- Speciation
- Genomics
- Evolutionary Biology
- Hybridization
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Jefferson Turner, PhD
Chancellor Professor
Biology
Violette Research 202
Research
Research interests
- Marine plankton
- Zooplankton feeding
- Plankton communities of Boston Harbor and adjacent waters
- Food web accumulation and transport of red tide toxins
- Interactions between copepod feeding and reproductive success
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Kathryn Kavanagh, PhD
Associate Professor
Biology
Liberal Arts 385
Research
Research interests
- Developmental bias and plasticity in evolution
- Vertebrate skeletal development and evolution
- Evolution of larval-brooding damselfishes
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Kenneth Oliveira, PhD
Professor
Biology
Violette Research 106
Research
Research interests
- Biology of fishes with an emphasis on the biology of American eels
- Life history strategies
- Age and growth of fishes
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Michael Sheriff, PhD
Associate Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 330B
Research
Research interests
- Prey Responses to the Risk of Predation
- Organismal Responses to Environmental Stressors
- Transgenerational Plasticity/Maternal Stress Effects
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Mark Silby, PhD
Professor / Chairperson
Biology
Science & Engineering 335
Research
Research interests
- Microbial Communities
- Bacterial Interactions
- Cocoa fermentation
- Bacterial Genomes
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Pia Moisander, PhD
Professor
Biology
Violette Research 209
Research
Research interests
- Marine microbial ecology
- Marine nitrogen cycle
- Marine biofouling
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Richard Connor, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Biology
Science & Engineering 321
Research
Research interests
- Social evolution
- Evolution of cooperation and mutualism
- Dolphin behavioral ecology
- Evolution of alliances and coalitions
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Robert Drew, PhD
Associate Professor
Biology
Violette Research 215
Research
Research interests
- Genomic and quantitative genetic approaches to investigate adaptations in fish
- Fish domestication
- Physiological and genetic changes underlying domestication
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Robert Gegear, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biology
Main 369
Research
Research interests
- Conservation of native pollination systems
- Neuroecology of plant-pollinator interactions
- Multi-modal sensory integration
- Floral evolution
- Bumblebee ecology
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Sarah Donelan, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 336A
Research
Research interests
- Transgenerational plasticity
- Carryover effects
- Marine ecology
- Climate change
- Predation risk
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Tara Rajaniemi, PhD
Professor
Biology
Violette Research 205A
Research
Research interests
- Root growth responses to competition
- Effects of species interactions on community structure
- Plant species distributions on coastal dunes
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