Program Contacts

Department Chair
Victoria Connaughton, PhD
Department of Biology
Hurst 101
(202) 885-2194
email | website

Chair, Graduate Studies
David Carlini, PhD
Department of Biology
Hurst 112D
(202) 885-2184
email | website

Chair, Undergraduate Studies
Cathy Schaeff, PhD
Department of Biology
Hurst 111
(202) 885-2175
email | website

Advisor, Professional Science Master's Program
David Culver, PhD
Department of Biology
Hurst 006
(202) 885-2180
email | website

Advisor, Premedical Program
Lynne Arneson, PhD
Department of Biology
Beeghly
(202) 885-2186
email | website

Faculty and Staff

The faculty in the Biology Department are committed to teaching and research excellence. All are active researchers who consistently publish articles in top-quality journals and present their findings at professional meetings. Our faculty also serve as mentors to undergraduate and graduate students as they complete independent research projects.

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Graduate Students

Two graduate degrees are available in the Department: MS Biology and MA Biology. Both degrees are typically completed over two years, including one summer. We also mentor doctoral students in the Psychology BCAN Program.

MS and MA Biology students work one-on-one with a faculty member during the completion of their degree. After graduation, these students have gone onto careers in medicine, education, and biomedical research or pursued doctoral degrees.

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