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Dr. John Addis

Professor of Biology

Phone: 406-447-4323

Education:
Ph.D. University of Michigan,
B.A. Northwestern University

Areas of Interest: Cell and Developmental Biology

Courses Taught: Introductory Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology

Dr. Sam Alvey

Dr. Sam AlveyAssociate Professor of Biology

Phone: 406-447-4313

Education:
Ph.D. University of California, Riverside,
B.S. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Areas of Interest: Soil Microbiology, Microbial Ecology

Courses Taught: Introductory Biology, Microbiology, Plant Physiology

Dr. Jacqueline Brehe

Dr. Jackie BreheAssociate Professor of Biology

Phone: 406-447-4566

Education:
Ph.D. University of Missouri,
B.S. Marietta College

Areas of Interest: Comparative Physiology

Courses Taught: Introductory Biology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Animal Physiology, Life Science

Dr. Ray Breuninger

Adjunct Faculty

Education:
Ph.D. University of Montana
B.S. Beloit College

Areas of Interest: Geology, Earth Sciences

Courses Taught: Earth Science

Jill Anne Dill

Jill Anne DillLaboratory Coordinator

Education:
M.S. St. Louis University
B.A. Drury College

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Jennifer Geiger

Dr. Jennifer GeigerAssociate Professor of Biology

Phone: 406-447-4461

Education:
Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder
B.S. Boise State University

Areas of Interest: Plant systematics and evolution; conservation genetics

Courses Taught: Biological Principles, Plant Biology, Genetics, Evolutionary Analysis

Dr. Dan Gretch

Dr. Dan GretchAssociate Professor of Biology and Chemistry

Phone: 406-447-4463

Education:
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison
B.S. College of Great Falls

Areas of Interest: Biochemistry; Prion diseases

Courses taught: Biochemistry, Essentials of Organic and Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology

Dr. Grant Hokit

Dr. Grant HokitAssociate Professor of Biology

Phone: 406-447-4460

Education:
Ph.D. Oregon State University,
B.S. Colorado State University

Areas of Interest: Ecology, Herpetology

Courses Taught: Biological Principles, Ecology, Comparative Anatomy

 

Jeff Kuhn

Jeff KuhnAdjunct Faculty


Phone: 406-841-5055

Education:
M.S. Geology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
B.S. Geology, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA

Areas of Interest: geology, hydrogeology, glacial geomorphology

Courses Taught: Earth Science 201 and Advanced Earth Science 301

Dr. John Salzsieder

Dr. SalzsiederAssociate Professor of Chemistry

Phone: 406-447-4467

Education:
Ph.D. North Dakota State University,
B.S. North Dakota State University

Areas of Interest: Physical Chemistry

Courses Taught: General Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Essentials of Chemistry

Dr. Gerald Shields

Dr. Shields in PeruJames J. Manion Endowed Chair of Biology

Phone: 406-447-5464

Education:
Ph.D. University of Toronto,
M.S. Central Washington State College,
B.A. Carroll College

Areas of Interest: Population and Evolutionary Genetics

Courses Taught: Evolution, Senior Seminar, Honors Research

Dr. Kyle Strode

Dr. Kyle StrodeAssociate Professor of Chemistry

Phone: 406-447-5564

Education:
Ph.D. Montana State University,
B.A. Manchester College

Areas of Interest: Analytical Chemistry

Courses Taught: General Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis

Dr. Anthony Szpilka

Associate Professor of Physics, Engineering, and Mathematics

Phone: 406-447-5499

Education:
Ph.D. Cornell University,
M.S. Cornell University,
B.S. Princeton University

Areas of Interest: Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering

Courses Taught: Physics, Engineering, Mathematics

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Dr. Colin Thomas

Assistant Professor of ChemistryDr. Colin Thomas

Phone: 406-447-4320

Education:
Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. University of California, Davis
 
Areas of Interest:  Inorganic, Organometallic, and Green chemistry
 
Courses Taught: General Chemistry, Instrumental Methods, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, and Essentials of Chemistry

Dr. David Traynor

Dr. David Traynor

Adjunct Faculty

Pre-Veterinary Advisor

Education:
D.V.M. Texas A&M University
B.S. Texas A&M University

Areas of Interest: Veterinary medicine, physiology

Courses Taught: Human Biology

Dr. Ron Wilde

Associate Professor of Chemistry & Chair of the Department

Phone: 406-447-4465

Education:
Ph.D. Colorado State University,
M.S. South Dakota State University,
B.S. South Dakota State University

Areas of Interest: Organic Chemistry

Courses Taught: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry

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Professors Emeriti

  • Guido Bugni, Chemistry
  • Dr. John Christenson, Biology and Chemistry
  • Msgr. Joseph Harrington, Biology
  • Dr. Marilyn Schendel, Biology and Chemistry
  • Dr. Jean Smith, Biology
  • Dr. Art Westwell, Chemistry

A caring faculty

"As a biology and pre-medicine major, I needed a college with a solid reputation. The greatest strength in Carroll's biology and chemistry department is the faculty... I don't know too many colleges where chemistry professors give directions to good fishing holes or where students address administrators by their first names. The students care. The faculty cares. The college cares. I simply can't imagine myself anywhere other than at Carroll College."
- Aaron Alme, Sunburst, MT, Biology graduate, UW Medical School 2003 graduate