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Heather Hoffmann
Professor of Psychology, Chair of Neuroscience Program
2 East South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
309-341-7267
E-mail: hhoffman@knox.edu

 
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Meet the Neuroscience Faculty

Heather HoffmanHeather Hoffmann, Chair
Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., State University of New York-Binghamton, 1989
"I am interested in the origins of patterns of sexual attraction and sexual arousal, in other words what turns people on and why."
Judith Thorn Judith Thorn
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1995
Esther Penick Esther Penick
Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Wayne State University, 2000

Cooperating Faculty from Other Programs

John DooleyJohn Dooley
Professor of Computer Science
M.S.C.S. Syracuse University, 1976; M.E.E., Rice University, 1982
"I think that most really good software gets written in small teams, so that's where I like to look for improvements."
Janet Kirkley Janet Kirkley
Professor of Biochemistry
Ph.D., George Washington University, 1992
"My research program is devoted to investigating factors that control the size and character of the immune response"
James Mountjoy James Mountjoy
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph.D., McGill University, 1994
Jennifer Templeton Jennifer Templeton
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Concordia University, 1993
"The focus of my studies is on learning, memory, and foraging behavior, and involves experimental work in the field and lab."
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