Faculty and Staff
Kathryn H. Thompson
Associate Professor and Chair, Division of Biochemistry and Nutrition
Stella Maris 330
Phone: 207-602-2216
Email: kthompson@une.edu
Expertise
Human nutrition, team-based learning, on-line course delivery.
David R. Manyan
Interim Associate Dean for Research and Interim Section Head for Biomedical Sciences, Associate Professor
Stella Maris 331
Phone: 207-602-2336
Fax: 207-602-5931
Email: dmanyan@une.edu
David W. Johnson
Associate Professor of Physiology
Stella Maris 432
Phone: 207-602-2403
Fax: 207-602-5931
Email: djohnson@une.edu
Expertise
Neurobiology of drugs of abuse, including anabolic steroid abuse; expertise on validity of supplements as well as other modalities advertised to laypersons as being capable of enhancing health, longevity, libido, etc.
Research Interests/ Scholarship
My expertise in the area of drug abuse and drug mechanisms of action comes from my research, and my knowledge of the validity of purported 'life enhancing compounds/modalities' that are fed to the general public each year comes from books I have written. I was also a post-doctoral fellow in pharmacology in the Dept. of Pharmacology at Mt. Sinai Med. Ctr in Manhattan from 1990-1991, and a post-doctoral fellow in pharmacology in the Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience at Albany Medical College from 1991-1993.
James M. Norton
Professor of Physiology
Stella Maris 424
Phone: 207-602-2270
Fax: 207-602-5931
Email: jnorton@une.edu
Expertise
Cardiovascular and respiratory physiology and pathophysiology; evolutionary biology; evolutionary medicine.
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Erythrocyte development and deformability; the physiological basis for osteopathic manipulative procedures, including cranial osteopathy; reconstruction of the ventilatory apparatus of a predatory dinosaur; medical student beliefs in human origins.
Deborah S. DuDevoir
Stella Maris
Phone: 207-602-2325
Email: ddudevoir@une.edu
Mark Frasier
Adjunct Professor
Off-Campus
Phone:
Email: mfrasier@mail.une.edu
Margaret A. Nordlie
Adjunct Professor
Off-Campus
Phone: 701-355-8148
Fax: 701-255-7687
Email: mnordlie@umary.edu
Expertise
Genetics and human genetics, physiology, histology.
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Effect of ultra-fine particles isolated from ambient air and diesel fuel on cardiac function; influence of ionic strength and chloride ion on the activity of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase; mutagenic effects of the blood protein transferrin.
Lori Koban
Assistant Professor
Off-Campus
Phone: 207-778-7952
Email: lori.koban@maine.edu
Rebecca J. Rowe
Adjunct Faculty
Phone: 207-872-3954
Email: rjrowe@colby.edu
Judith Westerik
Phone:
Email: jwesterik@mail.une.edu
Angela B. Morse
Office Manager
Stella Maris 332
Phone: 207-602-2350
Fax: 207-602-5931
Email: amorse@une.edu
Expertise
Administrative support to the associate dean of Basic Sciences Department; administrative support for basic sciences faculty; administrative support for COM Distance Education; administrative support to the Student Affairs Committee and Student Review Committee.
Jeani Reagan
Technology Integration Manager/Consultant
Alfond Center 129
Phone: 207-602-2335
Fax: 207-602-5995
Email: jreagan@une.edu
Expertise
Technology integration and classroom assistance. Curriculum instructional design support for Blackboard/WebCT courses in COM, CDE, and MMEL online graduate Programs. Management, maintenance and training of Faculty and Staff for COM's Online Course Management System, (Blackboard/WebCT); PowerPoint, TurningPoint, digital photography, Web Pages, iMovie, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Dreamweaver, Respondus and Online Assessments; I work fluently in both platforms - Mac and PC.
Kimberlee M Capelle
Stella Maris 332
Phone: 207-602-2868
Fax: 207-602-5931
Email: kcapelle@une.edu
Expertise
Administrative support for COM Distance Education
Paula M Drinkwater
Stella Maris 332
Phone: 207-602-2446
Fax: 207-602-5931
Email: pdrinkwater1@une.edu
Expertise
Administrative support for COM Distance Education; administrative support for Basic Science Department