Faculty and Staff
Meet our faculty, instructors and staff.
The faculty and staff of the biology department are a dedicated, enthusiastic and highly published group of people who are extremely passionate about what we do. We're learners with diverse knowledge of the different aspects of biology, and we pass our knowledge on through engaging teaching and research.
Faculty
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Dr. Aaron Best
Harrison C. and Mary L. Visscher Professor of Genetics616.395.7376
best@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 3015 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. Jennifer Blake-Mahmud
Assistant Professor of Biology616.395.7717
blakemahmud@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2025 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Francesca Borja
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology616.395.7720
borja@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Tom Bultman
Professor of Biology616.395.7372
bultmant@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 2027 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. Maria Burnatowska-Hledin
The Frederich Garrett & Helen Floor Dekker Professor of Biomedicine & Chemistry616.395.7764
hledin@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 3013 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. Erika Calvo-Ochoa
Assistant Professor of Biology and Neuroscience616.395.6819
calvoochoa@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2019A 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Leah Chase
Professor of Biology & Chemistry616.395.7375
chase@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 3106A 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. Dean Gibbons
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physiology616.395.7720
gibbons@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Benjamin Kopek
Associate Professor of Biology616.395.7713
kopek@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2029A 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3698
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Dr. Jianhua Li
T. Elliot Weier Professor of Biology, Department Chair616.395.7460
li@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 3017 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Shana McCrumb
Associate Professor of Biology Instruction/Summer Camp Associate Director616.395.7226
mccrumb@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 1047 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Virginia McDonough-Stukey
Professor of Biology616.395.7715
mcdonough@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 3009A 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. Vanessa Muilenburg
Associate Professor of Biology Instruction616.395.7174
muilenburg@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 3059 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Christine Mwangi
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7720
mwangi@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Vickie Olson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology616.395.7720
olsonv@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 3011 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Kelly Ronald
Assistant Professor of Biology616.395.7249
ronald@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 2021 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Alexis Snyder
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7720
snydera@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Payton Stevens
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7720
stevensp@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Joseph Stukey
Assistant Professor of Biology Instruction616.395.7295
stukey@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 3063 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Aaron Welsch
Assistant Professor of Biology/Neuroscience Instruction616.395.7637
welsch@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 1049 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Lisa Woolsey
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7720
woolseyl@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Yang Yu
Assistant Professor of Biology Instruction616.395.7720
yu@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
Staff
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Abby Anchor
Wastewater Monitoring Laboratory Technician616.395.7720
anchora@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center, Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Lauren Cribbs
GWRI/Day 1:Watershed Next Generation Sequencing Lab Director616.395.7720
cribbs@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 3019 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Jacqueline DeBoard
GWRI Program Assistant616.395.7720
deboard@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Zach Elmore
Wastewater Monitoring Laboratory Technician616.395.7720
elmore@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dylan Gladysz
Wastewater Monitoring Laboratory Technician616.395.7720
gladysz@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Grace Goszkowicz
Wastewater Monitoring Program Coordinator616.395.7720
goszkowicz@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Gerald Griffin
Provost616.395.7785
griffing@hope.eduDeWitt Student Cultural Center Floor 2 141 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Natalie Huisman
GWRI/Day 1: Watershed Chemistry Lab Director616.395.7720
huismann@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Kyle Ingersoll
Data Analysis and Molecular Detection Technician616.395.7720
ingersoll@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Louis Kopp
Wastewater Monitoring Software Technician616.395.7720
kopp@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Katie Krizan
Office Manager616.395.7720
krizan@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Nicole Larsen
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Ted Lockett
Post-Baccalaureate Research Intern616.395.7720
theodore.lockett@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Emily Murphy
Director of Biology Laboratories616.395.7722
kindervater@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2015 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Celia Rodrigues
Wastewater Monitoring Laboratory Technician616.395.7720
rodrigues@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Adam Slater
Program Manager Wastewater Monitoring616.395.6828
aslater@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 3019 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Vanessa Staggs
Wastewater Monitoring Laboratory Technician616.395.7720
kardian@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Danny Wade
Wastewater Monitoring Lab Site Supervisor616.395.7720
dwade@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
Professors Emeriti
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Dr. Chris Barney
Retired Faculty616.395.7720
barney@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Allen Brady
Retired Faculty616.395.7720
brady@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Vicki Isola
Retired Faculty616.395.7720
isola@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Greg Murray
Retired Faculty616.395.7720
gmurray@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Kathy Winnett-Murray
Retired Faculty616.395.7720
winnetmurray@hope.eduA. Paul Schaap Science Center 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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workP. 616.395.7720
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