Loyola's biology department is an actively engaged group that focuses on excellence in teaching and undergraduate research. The curriculum prepares students as academicians, for their professional career after Loyola and as lifelong learners.
Faculty encourage students to become involved in the program beyond the classroom experience by conducting research projects with biology professors and co-authoring papers presented at regional and national meetings, or becoming a member of the Tri Beta National Biology Honor Society or the biology Student Advisory Board. It is our hope that all students will want to become involved in department activities and contribute to an engaging academic environment.
Department Chair
Dr. Lisa Scheifele
Associate Professor and Chair
Area of Specialty: Yeast Evolution
Office: Donnelly Science 374
410-617-2316
lzscheifele@loyola.edu
Dr. Scheifele's Faculty Webpage
Faculty
Dr. Maren Blohm
Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Plant Physiology, Plant Stress
Office: Donnelly Science 230
410-617-2169
mblohm@loyola.edu
Dr. Blohm's Faculty Webpage
Dr. Rebecca Brogan
Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Reproductive Physiology
Office: Donnelly Science 242
410-617-5244
rsbrogan@loyola.edu
Dr. Brogan's Faculty Webpage
Dr. Jason Carbaugh
Lecturer
Office: Donnelly Science 221B
410-617-5518
Jonathan Fried
Director, Program Operations
Forensic Pattern Analysis
Office: Donnelly Science 256
410-617-2269
jfried@loyola.edu
Dr. Theresa Geiman
Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Epigenetics in Stem Cells, Development, and Cancer
Office: Donnelly Science 272
410-617-2590
tmgeiman@loyola.edu
Dr. Geiman's Faculty Webpage
Dr. Kolaleh Hassan
Lecturer
Office: Donnelly Science 226
410-617-2888
khassan@loyola.edu
Dr. Armina Kazi
Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Cancer Drug Resistance
Office: Donnelly Science 376
410-617-2139
aakazi@loyola.edu
Dr. Kazi's Faculty Webpage
Dr. Donald Keefer
Emeritus Professor
Area of Specialty: Neurobiology
Office: Donnelly Science
410-617-2468
dkeefer@loyola.edu
Dr. Derek Kendig
Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Gastrointestinal Physiology and Nutrition
Office: Donnelly Science 274
410-617-5239
dmkendig@loyola.edu
Dr. Kendig's Faculty Webpage
Reagan Lake
Lecturer
Office: Donnelly Science 278
410-617-5503
ralake@loyola.edu
Dr. David Rivers
Professor
Area of Specialty: Entomology, Forensic Entomology
Office: Donnelly Science 258
410-617-2057
drivers@loyola.edu
Dr. Rivers' Faculty Webpage
Dr. River's Faculty Profile
Dr. River's Research Website
Dr. Bernadette Roche
Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Plant Ecology
Office: Donnelly Science 228
410-617-5591
broche@loyola.edu
Dr. Roche's Faculty Webpage
Dr. Andrew Schoeffield
Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Microbiology
Office: Donnelly Science 276
410-617-2912
aschoeffield@loyola.edu
Dr. Schoeffield's Faculty Webpage
Dr. Lauren Spearman
Lecturer
Office: Donnelly Science 232
410-617-2341
laspearman@loyola.edu
Dr. Michael Tangrea
Endowed Professor
Office: Knott Hall 102D
410-617-2170
matangrea@loyola.edu
Dr. Tangrea's Faculty Webpage
Dr. Christopher Thompson
Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Immunology, Microbiology
Office: Donnelly Science 260
410-617-2240
cthompson2@loyola.edu
Dr. Thompson's Faculty Webpage
Dr. Alan Thoms-Chesley
Lecturer
Office: Donnelly Science 259
410-617-5504
athomschesley@loyola.edu
Staff
Nicole Barat
Laboratory Manager
Office: Donnelly Science 262
410-617-5486
nbarat@loyola.edu
Keanna Beal
Laboratory Technician
Office: Donnelly Science 254A
410-617-2723
kbeal@loyola.edu
Theresa Cancila
Program Assistant
Office: Donnelly Science 247
410-617-2642
tecancila@loyola.edu
Jordan West
Laboratory Technical Assistant
Office: Donnelly Science 254B
410-617-2351
jdwest@loyola.edu