Des Moines Area Community College.

Instructors/Contacts


Matt Abbott
Instructor
Newton Campus
Room 118A
mabbott1@dmacc.edu
641-7911775
Instructor website
Classes taught:
BIO733 Health Science Anatomy
BIO734 Health Science Physiology
ENV115 Environmental Science
ENV116 Environmental Science Lab

Jane Bradley
Biotechnology Program Chair
Group leader for math, science and engineering
Ankeny Campus
Building 4, Room 18
gjbradley@dmacc.edu
515-964-6379
Instructor website
Classes taught:
Biol 162 Cell and Molecular Biology
Biol 163 Topics in Biotechnology
Biol 165 Genetics
Biol 167 Biotechnology Internship
Biol 149 General Microbiology
Biol 140 Introductory Biology
Biol 111  Opportunities in Biology
Biol 127 Human Biology
Biol 142 Principles of Biology II
Biol 132 Health Science Microbiology

Bonnie Callan
Instructor
West Campus
bacallan@dmacc.edu
Classes taught:
Environmental Conservation; Environmental Conservation Lab; and Field Biology Special interests:
Raptor rehabilitation and botany.
 She also conducts a special program for schools and civic groups called “Hawk Will Travel” with her live red-tailed hawk.

Curtis Eckerman
Instructor
Ankeny Campus & Newton Campus
cmeckerman@dmacc.edu
Voice Mail: 515-965-6010 ext 275
Instructor website
Classes taught:
B133 Human Anatomy
B134 Human Physiology
B126 Field Biology
B118 Environmental Conservation
B119 Environmental Conservation Lab Special interests:
Entomology
Herpetology
Biogeography
Evolutionary Genetics
Systematics and Taxonomy

Karen Friedlein
Instructor
Carroll Campus
klfriedlein@dmacc.edu
712-792-8507
Classes taught:
Environmental Conservation, Environmental Conservation Lab, Human Biology, Health Science Microbiology, Health Science Anatomy and  Health Science Physiology

Donald Glassman
Instructor
Ankeny Campus
Building 4, Room 11A
dlglassman@dmacc.edu
515-964-6237
Instructor website
 

Anthony (Tony) Goodrich
Instructor
Urban Campus
aagoodrich@dmacc.edu
515-697-7733  
Classes taught:
BIOL154 – General Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL133 – Health Science Anatomy
BIOL134 – Health Science Physiology
BIOL141 – Principles of Biology I
BIOL142 – Principles of Biology II

Mary Hanlin
Instructor
Boone Campus
Room 226
mehanlin@dmacc.edu
515-433-5062  
Classes taught:
Health Science Anatomy; Health Science Physiology; General Microbiology; and General Anatomy and Physiology

Scott (Alan) Helgeson
Instructor
Urban Campus
Building 1, Room 108
ashelgeson@dmacc.edu
515-248-7240
Instructor website
Classes taught:
Health Science Microbiology; General Microbiology; Principles of Biology I and II; and Genetics

Donna Julseth
Instructor
Urban Campus
drjulseth@dmacc.edu
515-438-4268
Classes taught:
Human Biology and Health Science Microbiology

Michael L. Kirby
Instructor
Ankeny Campus
Building 4
mlkirby2@dmacc.edu
Classes taught:
Biol 133 Health Science Anatomy,
Chem 131 Introduction to General Chemistry

Fred Krick
Instructor/Lab Coordinator
Ankeny Campus
Building 4, Room 18
fmkrick@dmacc.edu
515-964-6311
Classes taught:
Principles of Biology I
Human Biology and
Health Science Microbiology

Qian Moss
Instructor
Ankeny Campus
Building 4, Room 11A
qfmoss@dmacc.edu
515-964-6671
Instructor website
Classes taught:
Human Biology (Biol 127)
Health Science Anatomy (Biol 133)
Health Science Microbiology (Biol 132)
General Anatomy & Physiology (Biol 154)

Interests:
Music (listening to music, singing and playing the piano); General Exercise (aerobic, weight training and pilates); The human body in its health and sickness

Mel Hansen Sadeghpour
Instructor
Urban Campus
mhsadeghpour@dmacc.edu
Instructor website
Mel Hansen Sadeghpour

Classes taught:
ENV115- Environmental Science
ENV116- Environmental Science Lab
BIO112- General Biology I
BIO113- General Biology II
BIO138- Field Ecology
BIO145- Ecology of Iowa

Interests:
Carnivore ecology, travel, nature photography, organic gardening, hiking and backcountry camping, dog training, cooking


William Trotter
Instructor
Ankeny Campus
Building 4, Room 11A
wltrotter@dmacc.edu
515-964-6542
Instructor website
 

Marcia Walton
Instructor
Urban Campus
Building 2, Room 205
mjwalton@dmacc.edu
515-248-7249
Instructor website
Classes taught:
Human Biology (Biol 127),
Health Science Anatomy (Biol 133), Health Science Physiology (Biol 134)

Danielle Wirth
Instructor
Urban Campus
dmwirth@dmacc.edu
Instructor Website
Class Spotlight Website - Biology 172

Classes taught:
Environmental Conservation; Environmental Conservation Lab; Field Biology; Ecology of Iowa and Restoration of Plant Communities Interests:
Organic agriculture, prairie and savanna restoration, environmental ethics (especially bioregionalism), herbology, music, cross-country skiing and most aspects of caring for and riding horses

Bob Wollaston
Instructor
Ankeny Campus Academic Achievement Center, Building 6
rbwollaston@dmacc.edu
515-965-7148
Instructor website
Bob works in the AAC after many years of teaching in the Biology Department. He earned a graduate degree in microbiology His specialty is in microbial genetics (gene mapping). Bob currently serves as the liaison between the biology, chemistry and physics faculty in Building 4, as well as, the nursing and allied health faculty. Prior to teaching at the college level, Bob taught high school biology and chemistry courses including Advanced Placement Biology and college transfer courses for eleven years. Interests:
Political action, woodworking crafts especially making wooden toys for children, fishing, hunting, and wilderness survival.