Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Ann Fraser

Ann Fraser

PhD – Professor

Focus:

Biodiversity and behavior; plant-insect interactions; native bees

Phone:

269.337.7063

Email

Ann.Fraser@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dow 314


Dr. Binney Girdler

E. Binney Girdler

PhD – Professor
Co-Director of Environmental Studies Program

Focus:

Plant ecology and conservation biology

Phone:

269.337.5977

Email

girdler@kzoo.edu 

Office:

Dow 307


Dr. James Langeland

James A. Langeland

PhD – Professor
Upjohn Professor of Life Sciences

Focus:

Evolution and genetics

Phone:

269.337.7010

Email

jlange@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dow 310


Dr. Blaine Moore

D. Blaine Moore

PhD – Professor

Focus:

Cell and molecular biology; neurobiology

Phone:

269.337.7301

Email

bmoore@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dow 303


Dr. Santiago Salinas

Santiago Salinas

PhD – Associate Professor

(on sabbatical fall/winter 2022-2023)

Focus:

Evolutionary ecology and physiology; vertebrate biology

Phone:

269.337.7386

Email

santiago.salinas@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dow 327


Dr. Amanda Wollenberg

Amanda C. Wollenberg

PhD – Associate Professor

Focus:

Cell and molecular biology; immunology, symbiosis

Phone:

269.337.7161

Email

awollenb@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dow 311


Dr. Michael Wollenberg

Michael S. Wollenberg

PhD – Associate Professor

Chair of Department



Focus:

Evolutionary biology, microbiology, symbiosis

Phone:

269.337.7160

Email

mwollenb@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dow 313



Vijayan Sundararaj

PhD – Visiting Assistant Professor (2021-23)

Focus:

Behavioral ecology, predator-prey interactions, indirect interactions, spatial ecology

Phone:

269.337.7393

Email

vijayan.sundararaj@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dow 103


Samhitha Raj

PhD – Visiting Assistant Professor (2022-23)

Focus:

Cell and Molecular Biology, Epigenetics

Phone:

Email

Office:

Dow 114


Staff

Betsy Paulson

Office Coordinator

Phone:

269.337.7007

Email:

Elizabeth.Paulson@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dow 200

Anne Engh

Coordinator of Biological Laboratories

Phone:

269.337.7008

Email

aengh@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dow 325


Emeritus Faculty 

(years on faculty at Kalamazoo College)

Dr. William Praeger

Dr. William Praeger
(1905-1934)

Dr. Frances Diebold

Dr. Frances Diebold
(1923-1967) 

Dr. H Lewis Batts

Dr. H. Lewis Batts
(1950-1977)     

Dr. Paul Olexia

Dr. Paul Olexia
(1968-2002) 

Dr. David Evans

Dr. David Evans
(1965-2004) 

Dr. Paul Sotherland

Dr. Paul Sotherland
(1985-2015)