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Brett A. Huggett

Associate Professor of Biology

bhuggett@bates.edu | 207-786-8276

carbon allocation, physiological and morphological adaptations and/or responses among tree species to stress, plant physiology, plant water relations, xylem structure and function

Paula J. Schlax

Stella James Sims Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

pschlax@bates.edu | 207-786-6290

biophysical chemistry, gene expression and regulation, mRNA degradation, mRNA structure and function, prokaryotic biology, protein-nucleic acid interactions, transcription, translation

Jason B. Castro

Associate Professor of Neuroscience

jcastro@bates.edu | 207-786-6091

behavior, behavioral pharmacology, neuro-informatics, neurophysiology, neuroscience, olfactory system, physiology, sensory systems

Geneva Laurita

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

glaurita@bates.edu | 207-786-6295

Inorganic Chemistry, materials chemistry, neutron scattering, pair distribution function analysis, solid state chemistry, x-ray diffraction

April L. Horton

Wagener Family Professor of Equity and Inclusion in STEM

ahorton@bates.edu | 207-786-6389

developmental biology, evolution, gene regulatory networks, genetics, genomics, marine and freshwater sponges, symbiosis

Olivia A. Kim

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

okim@bates.edu | 207-753-6914

behavioral neuroscience, cerebellum, motor learning, motor learning, Neuropsychology, neuroscience

Matthew J. Côté

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

mcote@bates.edu | 207-786-6297

electronic structure of solids, interaction of light and matter, microscopy, nanotechnology, physical chemistry, plasmonics, spectroscopy

Carl R. Schwinn

Professor Emeritus of Economics

cschwinn@bates.edu | 207-786-6073

asset pricing models, corporate finance, valuation and capital structure

John R. Baughman

Professor of Politics

jbaughma@bates.edu | 207-786-6465

American political development, American political parties, American political theory, elections, political institutions, U.S. Congress

Donald C. Dearborn

Professor of Biology and Associate Dean of the Faculty

ddearbor@bates.edu | 207-786-6107

animal behavior, biodiversity, birds, conservation biology, evolution, genetics, host-parasite interactions, islands, mate choice, parental care, population genetics, reproductive strategies