Biology Faculty & Staff

Department Chairs  

  • Craig Laufer, Ph.D.
    Professor of Biology
  • Drew Ferrier, Ph.D.
    Professor of Biology
    Program Director, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies
    Program Director, Sustainability Studies

Faculty

  • Eric Annis, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Biology
    Program Director, Environmental Biology
  • April Boulton, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Biology, Dean of the Graduate School
  • James M. Cherry, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Biology
  • Yanting Guo, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Biology
  • Robert Kambic, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Biology
  • Daehwan Kim, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Biology
    The Hodson/Maryland Endowed Chair in Advanced Bioproducts Research and Education 
  • Eric Kindahl, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Biology
    Program Director, Environmental Science & Policy
  • Pushpa Rekha Konkalmatt, Ph.D. 
    Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology 
  • Jen Krishnaswamy, Ph.D.
    Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
  • Cherry Liu, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Biology 
  • Oney P. Smith, Ph.D.
    Professor of Biology
  • Meredith Yeager, Ph.D. 
    Assistant Profesor of Biology
    Program Director, Biomedical Science 

Faculty Emeriti

  • Betsy Estilow
  • Kathy Falkenstein 
  • Ricky Hirschhorn 
  • Jeffrey Rossio

Staff

  • Emma Barr
    Department Assistant
    Email: barr@hood.edu
    Phone: 301-696-3649
    Office: Hodson Science & Technology Center, Room 143 
  • Jennifer Carpenter
    Frederick Food Security Greenhouse Manager 
    Email: jc32@hood.edu
    Office: FFSN Greenhouses 
  • Catherine Gaudlip
    Field Technician 
    Email: gaudlip@hood.edu
    Phone: 301-696-3540
    Office: Hodson Science & Technology Center, Room 308F
  • Haroun Hallack 
    Frederick Food Security Network Manager
    Email: hallack@hood.edu
    Office: Hodson Science & Technology Center, Room 308F
  • Christina Orcutt
    Biology Lab Supervisor & Chemical Safety Officer
    Email: orcutt@hood.edu
    Phone: 301-696-3647
    Office: Hodson Science & Technology Center, Room 152