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". . . all subjects do not reside in neat little compartments, but are continuous and inseparable from the one big subject we have been put on Earth to study, which is life itself." -- Kurt Vonnegut

James Allen
Visiting Assistant Professor

(2007), B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1984; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1987; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1992.

Email: jallen@monm.edu    Phone: 309-457-2246   Office: Rm. 406, Haldeman-Thiessen


Ken CramerKenneth L. Cramer
Professor
Coordinator of Environmental Science Program.

(1993), Professor of Biology, B.S., University of Missouri, 1979; M.S., University of Oklahoma, 1983; Ph.D., Utah State University, 1988.

Courses taught:
General Zoology, Ecology, Environmental Science, Field Zoology, Comparative Vertebrate Morphology, Animal Behavior, Evolution of Human Behavior.

Research interests:
Animal ecology, diversity, and behavior.  Diversity of spiders of virgin and restored prairies. Distribution and natural history of venomous brown recluse spiders.

Email: kenc@monm.edu    Phone: 309-457-2394

Check out the latest research project of Dr. Cramer: Bi-State Brown Recluse Survey


Kevin BaldwinKevin S. Baldwin
Associate Professor

(1999), Associate Professor of Biology, B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1986; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1999.

Courses taught:
Anatomy and Physiology, Advanced Physiology, Vertebrate Embryology, Parasitology, Evolution of Human Behavior.

Research interests:
Ecophysiology of fish, reptiles and amphibians. 

Email: kbaldwin@monm.edu    Phone: 309-457-2148

Website: http://www.monmsci.net/~kbaldwin/index.html


James GoddeJames Godde
Associate Professor and Chair, Biology.

(2001), Associate Professor of Biology, B.S., Western Illinois University, 1987; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1993.

Courses taught:
Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Life on Earth, Biotechnology and Human Values, Bioinformatics, Global Perspectives: World Impact of East Asian Science, Introduction to the Liberal Arts.

Research Interests:
Nucleic acid structure of repetitive sequences. Structural determinants of nucleosome formation.

Email: jgodde@monm.edu   Phone: 309-457-2350


Tim TibbittsTimothy Tibbetts (sabbatical, Spring 2008)
Associate Professor

(2001), Associate Professor of Biology, B.A., Lawrence University, 1989; M.S., Colorado State University, 1994; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2000.

Courses taught:
General Botany, Field Botany, Environmental Science, Life on Earth.

Research interests:
Plant ecology, dendrochronology, vines and invasive plant species.

Email: tibbetts@monm.edu   Phone: 309-457-2348


Kathy Mainz
Lab Manager and Chemical Safety/Hygiene                            

(2001), Associate Professor of Biology, B.A., Lawrence University, 1989; M.S., Colorado State University, 1994; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2000.

Email: kmainz@monm.edu   Phone: 309-457-2361

 


Professors Emeriti

David C. Allison, 1962-1996.

Robert H. Buccholz, 1950-1994.

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