Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Cristina Caldari

Associate Professor

caldaritorresc@denison.edu

740-587-5083

Tessa Carrel

Assistant Professor

Pre-Health Faculty Advisor

carrelt@denison.edu

740-587-5677

Solomon Tin Chi Chak

Assistant Professor

chaks@denison.edu

740-587-8679

Joy Dorsten

Visiting Assistant Professor

dorstenj@denison.edu

740-587-8039

Warren D. Hauk

Associate Professor of Biology

Tight Family Chair in the Natural Sciences

hauk@denison.edu

740-587-5758

740-587-5595

Ayana Hinton

Associate Professor

Chair of Biology

hintona@denison.edu

740-587-6327

740-587-8609

Rebecca N. Homan

Professor

homanr@denison.edu

740-587-5577

Clare C. Jen

Associate Professor

jenc@denison.edu

740-587-8596

Andy McCall

Associate Professor

mccalla@denison.edu

740-587-8554

Jessica E. Rettig

Professor of Biology

Director of Global Health

Coordinator, Anderson Science Program

Coordinator, Ronneberg Lecture Series

rettig@denison.edu

740-587-5618

Heather J. Rhodes

Professor

Chair of Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

The Julian H. Robertson Jr. Endowed Professorship

rhodesh@denison.edu

740-587-6788

740-587-8612

Laura Allison Romano

Associate Professor

romanol@denison.edu

740-587-6337

Geoff Smith

Professor of Biology

smithg@denison.edu

740-587-6374

Jeff Thompson

Dean of the Faculty

Professor of Biology

Senior Administration

thompsonjs@denison.edu

740-587-5581

740-587-5535

Susan Villarreal

Assistant Professor

villarreals@denison.edu

740-587-6218

Christine Weingart

Associate Professor

weingartc@denison.edu

740-587-8281

Lina Yoo

Associate Professor

yool@denison.edu

740-587-5703

Staff

Joshua Cherubini

Bioreserve Manager

cherubinij@denison.edu

740-587-8055

Jenny Etz

Academic Administrative Assistant

etz@denison.edu

740-587-6261

John Grossenbacher

Academic Lab Safety and Facilities Manager

grossenbacherj@denison.edu

740-587-8058

Kim Pinkerton

Biology Laboratory Manager

pinkertonk@denison.edu

740-587-6381

Emeriti Faculty

Kenneth Klatt

Professor Emeritus

klatt@denison.edu

Eric C. Liebl

Professor Emeritus

liebl@denison.edu

740-587-6612

Juliana C. Mulroy

Professor Emeritus

mulroy@denison.edu

Tom Schultz

Professor Emeritus

schultz@denison.edu

Philip Stukus

Professor Emeritus

stukus@denison.edu

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