Erzsebet Regan

Erzsebet Regan

Interested in biological systems, Regan works to uncover the principles of coordination between cellular phenotypes at multiple scales of organization and build predictive models of this coordination in health and disease with the ultimate goal of studying aging, cancer progression, and stem cell differentiation and reprogramming.

Julie Pringle

Julie Pringle

Julie is the Animal Caretaker in the Biology/Neuroscience department.

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Ferdinand Nanfack Minkeu

As a biology research technician, Minkeu assists with independent studies in biology and intermediate French courses. He also specializes in mosquito-borne viruses and virology.

Bill Morgan

William Morgan

Using genomic and bioinformatics approaches, Morgan and his research students investigate how plant pathogens infect host plants at the molecular level; and, as a member of the NIBLSE leadership team, he is helping to establish a network of educators seeking to integrate bioinformatics into life science education.

Jhony Mera

Jhony Mera is the Electronics and Instrument Technician primarily serving the Departments of Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. Jhony began working at the College, August […]

Jennifer Ison

Jennifer Ison

Working with students, Ison explores interests in ecology, conservation biology, and ecological genetics by studying how anthropogenic (i.e., human-induced) alterations to natural areas are impacting native plant populations.

Hilary Edgington

Hilary Edgington

Focusing on population genetics, Edgington studies the evolution of traits in natural populations and phylogenetics, the evolutionary relationships between species.

Nick Brandley

Nick Brandley

Working with students using both band-winged grasshoppers and human subjects, Brandley seeks to better understand the link between sensory physiology and behavior, primarily studying vision, to examine how differences in sensory physiology limit behaviors and ultimately evolutionary outcomes.

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Gregory C. Wiles

Wiles’ primary research interests are in glacial geology, climate change, and tree-ring analysis with projects funded by the National Science Foundation and National Geographic Society. He is also the founder of The College of Wooster Tree Ling Lab, a group of faculty, staff, and students who study tree rings.

Josephine Shaya

Specializing in Latin, Roman history, and archaeology, Shaya has published work on monuments, memory, travel, and the history of collecting in antiquity which has brought insights to theoretical studies of museums and monuments.

Margaret Ng

Margaret Ng Wee-Siang

Ng is an interdisciplinary professor, teaching courses in several academic departments, with a research focus on China’s premodern and modern history, including Chinese family, medicine, and gender.

Tom Tierney

Thomas Tierney

Teaching courses in both classical and contemporary social theory, Tierney’s research focuses on the social implications of advanced medical technologies and bioethical dilemmas.

Zareen Thomas

Zareen Thomas

Having conducted fieldwork in Columbia, Bolivia, and Denmark, Thomas is a sociocultural anthropologist whose research examines the cultural politics of youth.

Anne Nurse

Anne Nurse

With a research interest in juvenile prisons, prison reform, and child abuse, Nurse has taught a course that enrolls students from the College and the local juvenile correction facility.

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Olivia Navarro-Farr

Known for her role as co-director of the Guatemalan-U.S. El Perú- Waka’ Archaeological Project, Navarro-Farr’s research examines the role of ancient female rulers, particularly those who represent non-Western cultural traditions and are often unexplored.

Michael Miyawaki

Michael Miyawaki

A member of the Critical Mixed Race Studies Association, Miyawaki conducts research in the areas of race and ethnicity, pertaining to identity formation and inequality of Latinos and the multiracial population in the United States.

David McConnell

David McConnell

McConnell is a leading expert on Amish society and education, conducting fieldwork in nearby Ohio Amish communities. He also has research interests in Japan and western Kenya and works with students who wish to study abroad in East Africa.

Heather Fitz Gibbon

Heather Fitz Gibbon

Fitz Gibbon is a community-based researcher with published work focusing on the definitions of motherhood in the welfare system and childcare and teaches courses in both classical and contemporary social theory.

Leslie Wingard

Leslie Wingard

With a focus on African American literature, Black visual culture, and religion in literature, Wingard has been a research fellow at several U.S. colleges and taught courses on Toni Morrison and James Baldwin.

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Ibra Sene

Sene is an expert on African history, European colonialism, and Islam with several publications. He has several professional memberships, including the Association of Africa Historians and West African Research Association, and is the co-founder of The Dakar Institute of African Studies which helps students study abroad in Senegal.