
". . . 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
Kenneth 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 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 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
Timothy 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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