Faculty

Taking you to New Heights

Colby-Sawyer faculty are active investigators who conduct research in a broad range of academic areas. Not only will you learn from experts who are passionate and connected to the greater academic community — you can also roll up your sleeves and partner with them on their projects.

Join forces with faculty who get up close and personal with flora and fauna in a variety of ecosystem, and who challenge you to consider how your personal integrity fits into the world of environmental ethics. Get ready to follow trusted trails and navigate new pathways with professors who share your thoughtfulness for the world’s ecological balance, economic stability, social justice, and personal wellness.

  • Nicholas A. Baer

    Professor, School of Arts & Sciences
    603.526.3066 | nbaer@colby-sawyer.edu

    Joined the faculty in 2004. Received B.A. from University of Vermont and Ph.D. from University of Maryland. Teaching interests include freshwater biology, conservation biology, ecology, water resources, and environmental studies. Research interests are in freshwater foodweb dynamics, aquatic macroinvertebrates, water quality, ecosystem structure and function, particularly relating how aquatic organisms respond to changes in water parameters such as pH, conductivity, and nitrogen, phosphorus, dissolved organic carbon concentrations.read more…

  • Iris Fischer-McMorrow

    Assistant Professor, School of Arts & Sciences
    iris.fischermcmorrow@colby-sawyer.edu

    Dr. Fischer-McMorrow joined the faculty in 2012/2022. She received an MVB (DVM equivalent) from University College Dublin and a BA in anthropology from Mount Holyoke College. Iris is a licensed veterinarian in NH, MA and VT with experience as a pharmacovigilance, associate, relief and team veterinarian. She has had multiple research affiliations with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, most recently on a project in Iceland hosted by the University of Iceland’s Research Center. At Colby-Sawyer, she received the Nancy Beyer Opler Award for Excellence in Academic Advising in 2014.read more…

  • Leon-C. Malan

    Professor, School of Arts & Sciences
    603.526.3632 | lmalan@colby-sawyer.edu

    Joined faculty 1994. Ph.D., Antioch University New England and University of New York, Albany. Teaching topics in natural history, environmental policy, sustainability and the relation between organizations and the natural environment. Currently pursuing research in biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture. Professor Malan holds the M. Roy London Endowed Chair.read more…