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Faculty

Nicole M. Baran

  • Assistant Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Behavioral neuroendocrinology
  • Evolutionary developmental biology
  • Songbird social behavior
  • Neuroscience
  • Genomics/bioinformatics

nmbaran@davidson.edu

704-894-2400

Pronouns: she/her

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Nicole Baran

Mark Barsoum

  • Assistant Professor of Biology | Director, John Crosland, Jr. Center for Teaching & Learning

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Physiology
  • Cellular neuroscience
  • Biology education

mabarsoum@davidson.edu

704-894-2796

Pronouns: he/him

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Mark Barsoum

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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Verna Case

  • Adjunct Professor in Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Biology
  • Global Health
  • Higher Education Administration

vecase@davidson.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Verna Case

David Charifson

  • Visiting Assistant Professor in Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Marine Biology
  • Invertebrate Zoology
  • Evolutionary Ecology
  • Molluscan Biology

dacharifson@davidson.edu

704-894-2198

Pronouns: he/him

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David Charifson

Rachid El Bejjani

  • Associate Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurobiology

raelbejjani@davidson.edu

704-894-2603

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Rachid El Bejjani

Karen G. Hales

  • Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

kahales@davidson.edu

704-894-2324

Pronouns: she/her

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Kate Levasseur

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Conservation Biology
  • Molecular Ecology

kalevasseur@davidson.edu

Pronouns: she/her

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Kate Levasseur

Barbara Lom

  • Beverly F. Dolan Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Microscopy
  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Biology

balom@davidson.edu

704-894-2338

Pronouns: she/her

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Barbara Lom

Janet Melonakos

  • Lecturer in Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Cell Biology
  • Cancer Biology
  • Maternal and Fetal Biology

jamelonakos@davidson.edu

704-894-2604

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Chris Paradise

  • Chair of Environmental Studies, Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies

Primary Areas of Expertise

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

chparadise@davidson.edu

704-894-2890

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Arianna Smith

  • Assistant Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Reproductive Biology
  • Immunology
  • Cell Biology

arsmith@davidson.edu

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Kevin Smith

  • Chair & Herman Brown Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Conservation Biology
  • Biodiversity
  • Ecology
  • Data Analysis
  • Inclusive Pedagogy

kgsmith@davidson.edu

704-894-3038

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Bryan Thurtle-Schmidt

  • Associate Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Biochemistry
  • Structural Biology

brthurtleschmidt@davidson.edu

704-894-3124

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Debbie Thurtle-Schmidt

  • Assistant Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Genomics
  • Bioinformatics

dethurtleschmidt@davidson.edu

704-894-2640

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Scott Villa

  • Assistant Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Sexual Selection
  • Speciation
  • Parasitology

scvilla@davidson.edu

704-894-2168

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Susana Wadgymar

  • Assistant Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Plant Biology
  • Evolutionary Ecology
  • Environmental Change

suwadgymar@davidson.edu

704-894-2033

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Susana Wadgymar

Dave Wessner

  • Professor of Biology

dawessner@davidson.edu

704-894-2846

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Staff

Caroline Beuscher

  • Research Technician

cabeuscher@davidson.edu

704-894-2699

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Alyssa Flynn

  • Lab Manager / Teaching Assistant

alflynn@davidson.edu

704-894-2083

Pronouns: she/her

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Gena Keeton

  • Departmental Coordinator

gekeeton@davidson.edu

704-894-2385

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Jessica Spillman

  • Laboratory Manager

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Water Quality

jespillman@davidson.edu

704-894-3096

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Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Rebecca Vance

  • Laboratory Manager | Teaching Assistant

revance@davidson.edu

704-894-2731

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Georgiana Walters

  • Lab Technician

gewalters@davidson.edu

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Faculty Emeriti

  • A. Malcolm Campbell
  • Mark Stanback
  • Verna Case
  • David Grant
  • Pam Hay
  • Don Kimmel
  • Jerry Putnam
  • John Williamson

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