UofS Biology Faculty and Staff

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Below is an overview of the Biology Faculty, with their typical courses taught, and research expertise.

Rev. Timothy Cadigan, S.J. , Ph.D. Office: L217 Phone: 941-4348 Email: cadigant2@scranton.edu	BIOL 250 - Microbiology BIOL 344 - Principles of Immunology	Responses of the immune system to malaria infection; changes in the micro-architecture of the placenta brought about by malarial infection; effects of acid mine drainage on the benthic micro-communities in the Lackawanna River.
Dr. Michael D. Carey Office: L120 Phone: 941-7544 Email: careym1@scranton.edu	BIOL 141/142 - General Biology BIOL 370 - Animal Behavior BIOL 375 - Evolution NSCI 201 - Science and the Human Environment	Sexual selection and the evolution of mating systems in birds and insects; patterns of extra-pair mating in Field Sparrows
Dr. John R. Conway Office: L104 Phone: 941-6216 Email: conwayj1@scranton.edu	BIOL 110/111 - Structure and Function BIOL 195 - Tropical Biology BIOL 245 - General Physiology BIOL 347 - Exercise Physiology	Honey ant biology in the U.S. and Australia; biology of the thatch mound ant in Colorado.
Dr. Kathleen G. Dwyer Office: L022 Phone: 941-6386 Email: kgd301@scranton.edu	BIOL 141/142 - General Biology BIOL 361/362 - Molecular Biology I/II INTD 210 - Catholic Bioethics	Analysis and manipulation of genes nvolved in pollination, fertilization and development of the plant Arabidopsis thalania
Dr. Ned Fetcher Office: L102 Phone: 941-4395 Email: fetchern2@scranton.edu		Plant ecology, physiological ecology of plants, tropical ecology.
Dr. George Gomez Office: L118 Phone: 941-6355 Email: gomezg2@scranton.edu	BIOL 295 - Philippine Tropical Orgs/Ecosyst. BIOL 350 - Cell Biology BIOL 351 - Developmental Biology BIOL 444- Sensory Biology	Olfaction (avian and human); nerve cell growth and function in vitro
Dr. Michael Hardisky Office: L207 Phone: 941-7514 Email: hardiskym1@scranton.edu	BIOL 141/142 - General Biology BIOL 245 - General Physiology BIOL 349 - Plant Physiology BIOL 473 - Estuarine Ecology NSCI 201 - Science and the Human Environment	Remote sensing, wetlands ecology, production of greenhouse gases (methane and CO2) from globally significant wet biomes.
Dr. Donald A. Kachline, D.O. Office: L102 Phone: 941- 6313 Email: kachlined2@scranton.edu	BIOL 110/111 - Structure and Function BIOL 245 - General Physiology
Dr. Gary G. Kwiecinski Office: L212 Phone: 941- 6387 Email: ggk301@scranton.edu	BIOL 201 - Anatomy and Physiology BIOL 245 - General Physiology BIOL 255 - Animal Nutrition BIOL 352 - Histology BIOL 346 - Endocrinology and Reproduction	Reproductive endocrinology and physiological adaptations of vertebrates, especially mammals; bats biology and biogeography in the Carribean
Dr. Christine E. McDermott Office: L105 Phone: 941-7506 Email: mcdermottc1@scranton.edu	BIOL 210 - Introductory Medical Microbiology BIOL 260 - Genetics
Dr. Robert J. Smith Office: L205 Phone: 941- 6581 Email: smithr9@scranton.edu	BIOL 241 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy BIOL 274- Conservation Biology BIOL 371 - Ecology BIOL 374- Vertebrate Biology	Plant/animal migration; behavior, ecology, ecophysiology and conservation of Nearctic/Neotropical landbird migrants; physiological linkages between phases of an organism's annual life cycle.
Dr. Maria E. Squire Office: L114 Phone: 941-4742 Email: squirem2@scranton.edu	BIOL 101 - Introduction to Biological Sciences BIOL 110/111 - Structure and Function BIOL 245 - General Physiology BIOL 453- Skeletal Biology	Bone biology, Influence of genetics and gender on bone and skeletal mechanosensitivity.
Dr. Michael Sulzinski Office: L110 Phone: 941- 4306 Email: sulzinskim1@scranton.edu	BIOL 100 - Modern Concepts of Biology BIOL 250 - Microbiology BIOL 364 - Virology INTD 211 - HIV/AIDS BCMB 464- Molecular Biology of Cancer	Molecular biology of viruses and bacteria, particularly of plant pathogens.
Dr. Terrence Sweeney Office: L016 Phone: 941-7623 Email: sweeneyt1@scranton.edu	BIOL 245 - General Physiology BIOL 346- Endocrinology and Reproduction BIOL 446 - Cardiovascular Physiology	Cardiovascular and microvascular physiology and anatomy, especially related to mammalian testes and ovaries
Dr. Daniel Townsend Office: L202 Phone: 941-6217 Email: townsendd1@scranton.edu	BIOL 141/142 - General Biology BIOL 379 - Biostatistics NSCI 201 - Science and the Human Environment	Plant population and community ecology, stream ecology, and behavioral ecology of amphibians.
Mrs. Karyn Townsend Office: L219-220 Phone: 941- 4076 Email: townsendk1@scranton.edu	BIOL 141/142L- General Biology Labs
Dr. Janice Voltzow, Chair Office: L103 Phone: 941- 4378 Email: voltzowj2@scranton.edu	BIOL 141/142 - General Biology BIOL 272 - Invertebrate Biology BIOL 273 - Marine Ecology BIOL 342- Comparative Biomechanics	Invertebrate functional morphology, focusing mainly on gastropod molluscs.
Dr. Robert F. Waldeck Office: L106 Phone: 941- 4324 Email: waldeckr2@scranton.edu	BIOL 141/142 - General Biology BIOL 245 - General Physiology BIOL 348 - Neurophysiology BIOL 358 - Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology INTD 104 - Men's Health	Neural basis of behavior; modification of synapses and neural circuits under normal and injured conditions.