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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

Associate 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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