Faculty
Julia A. Paxson
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.edu
Office: O'Neil 335 Phone: (508) 793-3418
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Alimatu Acheampong
Lecturer, Biology
Ph.D., Northeastern University
Field: Microbiology
Email:aacheamp@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 312 Phone: (508) 793-3829
Robert M. Bellin
Professor
Ph.D., Iowa State University
Fields: Biochemistry, Cancer Biology
Email: rbellin@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 331 Phone: (508) 793-3422
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Stephanie Crofts
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle
Fields: Biomechanics, Functional Morphology, Comparative Anatomy
Email: scrofts@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 315 Phone: (508) 793-2594
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Anna Doyle
Laboratory Instructor
M.L.A. Harvard University
Fields: Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genetics
Email: adoyle@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 314 Phone: (508) 793-3907
James M. Doyle
Laboratory and Instructor and Manager
M.A., Smith College
Fields: Ecology
Email: jdoyle@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 217 Phone: (508) 793-2588
Catherine M. Dumas
Laboratory Instructor
M.S., Worcester State University
Fields: Anatomy
Email: cdumas@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 214 Phone: (508) 793-2579
Geoffrey D. Findlay
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Washington
Fields: Genetics and Genomics
Email:gfindlay@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 107 Phone: (508) 793-2655
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Kirsten Hagstrom
Lecturer, Biology
Associate Health Professions Advisor
Ph.D., Princeton University
Fields: Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics
Email: khagstro@holycross.edu
Office: Swords 205 Phone: 508-793-3415
Alexis S. Hill
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Columbia University
Fields: Neurobiology
Email: ahill@holycross.edu
Office: Swords 233 Phone: (508) 793-3543
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Mary Lou Lombardi-Butler
Laboratory Instructor
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Fields: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Email: mlombard@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 206 Phone: (508) 793-3916
Justin S. McAlister
Associate Professor
Director, Environmental Studies
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fields: Marine and Organismal Biology, Oceanography
Email: jmcalist@holycross.edu
Office: Swords 232 Phone: (508) 793-3417
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Sara Gran Mitchell
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Washington
Fields: Geosciences, geomorphology
Email: smitchel@holycross.edu
Office: Swords 234 Phone: (508) 793-3420
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Michelle A. Mondoux
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Princeton University
Fields: Cellular Molecular Biology
Email: mmondoux@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 337 Phone: (508) 793-3360
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Karen A. Ober
Professor
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Fields: Entomology, Evolutionary Biology and Systematics
Email: kober@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 227 Phone: (508) 793-3046
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Prajal H. Patel
Research Associate
Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine
Email:ppatel@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 105 Phone: 508-793-2553
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Jodi Rymer
Director of Biology Laboratories/Senior Lecturer
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Fields: Cell Biology, Physiology
Email: jrymer@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 325 Phone: (508) 793-3711
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Ann M. Sheehy
Professor
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Fields: Immunology and Virology
Email: asheehy@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 235 Phone: (508) 793-2255
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William V. Sobczak
Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University
Fields: Aquatic and Ecosystem Ecology
Email: wsobczak@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 221 Phone: (508) 793-3752
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PJ Torres
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Fields: Ecology, Freshwater and Tropical Biology
Email: ptorres@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 207 Phone: (508) 793-3416
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Madeline Vargas
Professor
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Fields: Microbiology
Email: mvargas@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 333 Phone: (508) 793-3036
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Kelly Wolfe-Bellin
Director of Biology Laboratories/Senior Lecturer
Ph.D., Iowa State University
Fields: Ecology, Botany, and Environmental Science
Email: kwolfe@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 326 Phone: (508) 793-3781
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Visiting Faculty
Elizabeth Burmester
Visiting Assistant Professor Biology
Ph.D., Boston University
Fields: Conservation; marine ecology; restoration; organismal resilience; symbiosis
Email: eburmest@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 125B Phone: 508-793-3602
Clare Gaffey
Visiting Lecturer
M.A., Clark University
Fields: Geography, GIS, Environmental Science
Email: cgaffey@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 104
Phone: 508-793-2578
Julia Khodor
Visiting Assistant Professor Biology
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fields: Science education, biological computing, and molecular biology
Email: jkhodor@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 108 Phone: 508-793-3544
Kalpana Kumar
Visiting Lecturer Biology
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science
Fields: Biochemistry; molecular biology
Email: kkumar@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 223 Phone: 508-793-2212
Nicole J. Poritsanos
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Manitoba
Fields: Physiology, Microbiology
Email: nporitsanos@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 125A
Phone: 508-793-2212
Saheli Sengupta
Visiting Assistant Professor Biology
Ph.D., Iowa State University
Fields: Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Neurobiology
Email: ssengupt@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 316
Phone: 508-793-3901
Staff
Linda Walsh
Office Coordinator
Email: lwalsh@holycross.edu
Office: O'Neil 115 Phone: (508) 793-2656
Faculty Emeriti
Robert I. Bertin
Distinguished Professor of Science Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Fields: Ecology, Evolutionary Biology of Higher Plants
Email: rbertin@holycross.edu
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George Hoffmann
Distinguished Professor of Science Emeritus
Ph.D., Univ. of Tennessee
Fields: Genetics, Toxicology, Botany
Email: ghoffmann@holycross.edu
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Mary Lee Ledbetter
Professor, Emerita
NSF Distinguished Teaching Scholar award in 2003
Elected, Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology in 2018
Ph.D., Rockefeller University
Fields: Cell Biology
Email: mledbett@holycross.edu
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.edu
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Ken Prestwich
Professor, Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Florida
Fields: Ecological Physiology, Animal Behavior, and Conservation Biology
Email: kprestwi@holycross.edu
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