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Christopher Binckley

Department Chair & Associate Professor of Biology

FULL BIO FOR CHRISTOPHER BINCKLEY

Phone (267) 260-4794

Email bincklec@arcadia.edu

Office Hours By Appointment
Lauretta M. Bushar

Professor

FULL BIO FOR LAURETTA M. BUSHAR

Phone (215) 572-2166

Email busharl@arcadia.edu
Thomas J. Canning

Adjunct Professor

FULL BIO FOR THOMAS J. CANNING

Phone (215) 572-2900

Email canningt@arcadia.edu
John K. Daley

Assistant Professor

FULL BIO FOR JOHN K. DALEY

Phone (267) 620-4795

Email daleyj@arcadia.edu
Michele Daley

Adjunct Professor

FULL BIO FOR MICHELE DALEY

Email daleym@arcadia.edu
Adarrel Omar Fisher

Adjunct Professor

FULL BIO FOR ADARREL OMAR FISHER

Email fishera@arcadia.edu
Chad D. Hoefler

Associate Professor

FULL BIO FOR CHAD D. HOEFLER

Phone (215) 572-2859

Email hoeflerc@arcadia.edu

Office Hours By appointment
John R. Hoffman

Professor

FULL BIO FOR JOHN R. HOFFMAN

Phone (215) 572-2195

Email hoffmanj@arcadia.edu
Lauren Howard

Associate Professor of Biology

FULL BIO FOR LAUREN HOWARD

Email howardl@arcadia.edu
Kyle Kammerle

Adjunct Professor

FULL BIO FOR KYLE KAMMERLE

Email kammerlek@arcadia.edu
Richard Kaplan

Adjunct Professor

FULL BIO FOR RICHARD KAPLAN

Phone 1 (215) 572-2900

Email kaplanr@arcadia.edu

Office Hours By Appointment
Andrea R. Ketschek

Adjunct Professor

FULL BIO FOR ANDREA R. KETSCHEK

Phone (215) 572-2900

Email ketscheka@arcadia.edu
Brittany Koza

Adjunct Professor of Laboratory Biology

FULL BIO FOR BRITTANY KOZA

Email KozaB@arcadia.edu
Laura Ohl

Adjunct Professor

FULL BIO FOR LAURA OHL

Email ohll@arcadia.edu
Naomi Phillips, PhD

Associate Professor

FULL BIO FOR NAOMI PHILLIPS, PHD

Phone (215) 572-2196

Email phillipsn@arcadia.edu

Office Hours By appointment
Stephanie Rainer

Biology Instructor, STEM Lab Coordinator

FULL BIO FOR STEPHANIE RAINER

Email rainers@arcadia.edu
Benjamin C. Roberts

Adjunct Professor

FULL BIO FOR BENJAMIN C. ROBERTS

Email RobertsB@arcadia.edu
Jacqueline Simonet

Visiting Assistant Professor

FULL BIO FOR JACQUELINE SIMONET

Email SimonetJ@arcadia.edu
Deborah A. Smith, Ed.D.

Adjunct Professor

FULL BIO FOR DEBORAH A. SMITH, ED.D.

Phone (215) 572-2900

Email smithdeb@arcadia.edu
Sheryl T. Smith

Professor

FULL BIO FOR SHERYL T. SMITH

Phone (215) 517-2594

Email smiths@arcadia.edu
Christopher Smith

Adjunct Professor

FULL BIO FOR CHRISTOPHER SMITH

Email smithc@arcadia.edu
Christina I. Swanson

Associate Professor

FULL BIO FOR CHRISTINA I. SWANSON

Phone (267) 620-4824

Email swansonc@arcadia.edu
Maria Theodoraki

Associate Professor

FULL BIO FOR MARIA THEODORAKI

Phone (215) 572-4059

Email theodorakim@arcadia.edu

Office Hours On Sabbatical
Paul M. Velazco Garcia

Assistant Professor

FULL BIO FOR PAUL M. VELAZCO GARCIA

Phone (215) 572-2847

Email VelazcoP@arcadia.edu

Office Hours By Appointment
Megan C. Wright

Professor

FULL BIO FOR MEGAN C. WRIGHT

Phone (267) 620-4827

Email wrightm@arcadia.edu

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