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Department Members

Simon Emms
Ph.D., Princeton University, Department Chair  

Interests: Plant Ecology, Conservation Biology
Course Involvement: Ecology, Introductory Biology
Office/Lab: Owens 372/370
tel: 651.962.5228   e-mail: skemms@stthomas.edu

 

 

Susan Chaplin (on sabbatical 2005-2006)
Ph.D., Cornell University

Interests: Physiological Ecology of Birds, Curricular Development
Course Involvement: Seminar in Endocrinology; Introductory Biology
Office: Owens 255B
tel: 651.962.5223  e-mail: sbchaplin@stthomas.edu

 

 

Jennifer Cruise
Ph.D., Duke University

Interests: Regulation of Cell Proliferation
Course Involvement: Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
Office/Lab: Owens 361/360
tel: 651.962.5236  e-mail: jlcruise@stthomas.edu

 

 

 

Jayna Ditty
Ph.D.,  University of Iowa

Interests: Microbiology, Circadian Rhythms
Course Involvement: Microbiology, Introductory Biology
Office/Lab: Owens 363/254
tel: 651.962.5245  e-mail: jlditty@stthomas.edu

 

 

 

Veronica Golon

Administrative Assistant
Office: Owens 352
tel: 651.962.5206  e-mail: vcgolon@stthomas.edu

 

 

 

 

Nancy Hartung
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Interests: Quantitative Genetics, Pedagogy
Course Involvement: Genetics; Introductory Biology
Office: Owens 358
tel: 651.962.5226  e-mail: nzhartung@stthomas.edu

   
Adam Kay
Ph.D., University of Utah

Interests: Behavioral Ecology
Course Involvement: Behavior, Introductory Biology
Office/Lab: Owens 367/267A
tel: 651.962.5291  e-mail: adkay@stthomas.edu

   

Anthony Lewno
M.S., University of Minnesota

Interests: Cellular and Molecular Biology, Laboratory Development
Course Involvement: Introductory Biology
Office/Lab: Owens 364/377
tel: 651.962.5227 e-mail: awlewno@stthomas.edu

 

 

 

Jill Manske
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Interests: Neuropeptide regulation of immune response
Course Involvement: Immunology; Introductory Biology
Office/Lab: Owens 354/355
tel: 651.962.5237 e-mail: jmmanske@stthomas.edu

 

 

 

 

 

Dwight Nelson
Ph.D., Northwestern University

Interests: Neurobiology of circadian rhythms
Course Involvement: Neurobiology, Electrophysiology, Biology of the Mind, Comparative Anatomy & Physiology
Office/Lab: Owens 366/368
tel: 651.962.5233 e-mail: denelson@stthomas.edu

 

 

 

Doreen Schroeder
M.A., University of South Dakota

Interests: Laboratory Development
Course Involvement: Introductory Biology
Office: Owens 353
tel: 651.962.5229  email:  djschroeder@stthomas.edu

 

 

 

Glenn Sherer
Ph.D., Temple University

Interests: Developmental Biology of the liver
Course Involvement: Histology, Metabolic Regulation, Development
Office/Lab: Owens 369/376
tel: 651.962.5221  email:  gksherer@stthomas.edu

 

 

 

 

 

Steven Trost
B.S., Century College

Interests: Horticulture, greenhouse management, laboratory development
Course Involvement:  Introductory Biology, Plant Biology
Office/Lab: Owens 177A
tel: 651.962.5230  e-mail: srtrost@stthomas.edu

 

 

 

Amy Verhoeven
Ph.D., University of Colorado

Interests: Biochemical adaptations of plants to stress
Course Involvement: Plant Physiology; Introductory Biology
Office/Lab: Owens 357/362
tel: 651.962.5278  e-mail: asverhoeven@stthomas.edu

 

 

 

Chester Wilson
Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook

Interests: Population biology of plants, laboratory development
Course Involvement: Ecology, Conservation Biology; Introductory Biology
Office/Lab: Owens 259
tel: 651.962.5234  e-mail: c9wilson@stthomas.edu

 

 

 

Kyle Zimmer
Ph.D., North Dakota State University

Interests: Aquatic ecology of shallow lakes; ecology of fish & aquatic invertebrates
Course Involvement: Aquatic ecology, Ecology
Office/Lab: Owens 359/267B
tel: 651.962.5244    e-mail: kdzimmer@stthomas.edu

 

 


Department of Biology
Dr. Simon K. Emms, Chair, OWS 390
2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105
Contact Phone: 651-962-5206
Comments, questions, or feedback can be directed to
skemms@stthomas.edu

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