
". . . 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
Kenneth L. Cramer
Professor
Coordinator of Environmental Science
(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
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
Professor
(2001), 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,
The Tao of Travel, Sacred Places, Wilderness: Rainforest Ecosystems,
Wilderness: Galapagos Ecosystems, Wilderness: Caribbean
Ecosystems, Introduction to Environmental Science,
Environmental
Microbiology: the Extremophiles,
Plants and Society,
3D Animation,
Advanced 3D Animation (College for Kids)
Research
Interests:
Metagenomics.
Nucleic acid structure of repetitive sequences. Structural
determinants of nucleosome formation.
Email: jgodde@monm.edu Phone:
309-457-2350

Timothy Tibbetts
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
(2007), B.S., Science Education, Western
Illinois University, 1988.
Email: kmainz@monm.edu
Phone: 309-457-2361

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