Below is the roster for academic year 2023-2024. For up-to-date information, please consult the College Directory or the Office of the Dean of the Faculty.
Titus Abbott (2021), Instructor of Saxophone
B.M., Montreal; M.M., Southern Maine
Lee Huber Abrahamsen, Professor Emerita of Biology
B.S., Franklin and Marshall; Ph.D., Medical College of Pennsylvania
Claudia Aburto Guzmán (1997), Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies
B.A., Florida State; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona
Levi A. Adams (2022), Assistant in Instruction
B.A., University of North Texas; Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Katie Adkison (2020), Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Colorado State; Ph.D., California (Santa Barbara)
Brian Shankar Adler (2021), Instructor of Drum Set, Tabla, and Hand Percussion
B.M., New England Conservatory
Christopher Agbonkhese (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of Digital and Computational Studies
B.A., Adekunle Ajasin University (Akungba); M.A., Ph.D., Obafemi Awolowo University, (lle-Ife)
Robert William Allison, Professor Emeritus of Religion and Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Brown; Ph.D., Chicago
Andrew Allsup (2023), Visiting Lecturer in Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies
B.A., Missouri; M.A., Kansas State
William Gerald Ambrose Jr., Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., Princeton; Ph.D., North Carolina
Kathryn M. Anderson (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Bowdoin, Ph.D., British Columbia
Marion Reddick Anderson, Professor Emeritus of Music
B.Mus., Stetson; M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale
Noah T. Anderson (2023), Visiting Lecturer in Earth and Climate Sciences
B.A., Carleton
Martin Edward Andrucki, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Theater
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Daniel J. Annino (2022), Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Amherst
Jessica Lawrence Anthony (2011), Lecturer in English
B.A., Bates; M.F.A., George Mason
Krista Maywalt Aronson (2003), Professor of Psychology; Associate Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Ithaca; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Shreya Arora (2021), Assistant Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences
B.Sc., University of Delhi; M.Sc., Banaras Hindu University; Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir (2001), Professor of Politics
B.J., Missouri; Ph.D., Washington University
Lauren Mary Ashwell (2009), Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., University of Auckland; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Senem Aslan (2010), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Bogazici University; Ph.D., University of Washington
Pavel Bačovský, (2022), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Dartmouth, M.A., Ph.D., Colorado
Cynthia May Baker (2008), Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Wesleyan; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., Duke
Pamela Jean Baker, Helen A. Papaioanou Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences
B.Sc., University of Wales (Swansea); B.S., Bates; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
Scott Hull Balcomb (2014), Visiting Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., Bates; M.S., Oregon State
Laura Cecilia Balladur (2003), Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies
B.A., M.A., California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., Duke
Lori Delorme Banks (2019), Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Prairie View A&M; Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
John Russell Baughman (2000), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Ryan William Bavis (2003), Helen A. Papaioanou Professor of Biological Sciences
B.A., St. Mary's (Maryland); Ph.D., Montana
Myron M. Beasley (2007), Associate Professor of American Studies
M.A., Regent; Ph.D., Ohio
Terry Jo Beckmann, Treasurer Emerita
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.B.A., Pace
Michael Beling (2016), Instructor of Jazz Piano
B.M., Southern Maine
Erik Bernardino (2021), Assistant Professor of History
B.A., California (Los Angeles); M.A., Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Samuel S. Bird (2022), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., Iowa State; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Jennifer P. Blanchard (2021), Senior Writer and Director of Presidential Initiatives
B.A., Carleton; M.A., Southern Maine; Ph.D., William and Mary
Megan R. Boomer (2023), Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Brown; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Helen Catherine Boucher (2005), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Illinois (Chicago); M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Lindsay Bourassa (2020), Instructor of Dance (Flamenco)
B.A., Goddard; Master of Flamencology, Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya
Bruce Joseph Bourque, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Anthropology
B.A., Massachusetts; M.A., Colorado; Ph.D., Harvard
Drake Richard Bradley, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.S., University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Liana J. Brent (2023), Assistant Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., M.A., McMaster; Ph.D., Cornell
Lucy C. Britt (2023), Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Robin Bruce Stirling Brooks, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Yale; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Dennis Ralph Browne, Professor Emeritus of Russian
B.A., Southern Illinois; B.A., Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia
Marcus Coleman Bruce (1987), Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Bates; M.Div., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Patricia Susan Buck (2002), Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Hampshire; M.A., M.S.Ed., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Gwendolyn G. Calhoon (2019), Assistant in Instruction
B.A., St. Mary's (Maryland); Ph.D., Maryland (Baltimore)
Charles Valentine Carnegie, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
B.A., Cornell; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
Bernard Ridlon Carpenter, Treasurer Emeritus
B.S., Nasson
Peter H. Casares (2013), Lecturer in Physical Education
B.A., Gettysburg; M.S., Miami University
Jason Brian Castro (2012), Associate Professor of Neuroscience
B.A., B.S., Rochester; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Jonathan James Cavallero (2013), Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies
B.A., Georgetown; M.A., Pennsylvania State; Ph.D., Indiana
Raluca Cernahoschi (2009), Associate Professor of German
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Ph.D., British Columbia
Pubali Chakraborty (2023), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., University of Calcutta; M.S., Indian Statistical Institute; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State
Wesley Byron Chaney (2016), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Davidson; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford
Dale Edward Chapman (2004), Professor of Music
B.A., M.A., Toronto; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Anita Susan Charles (2004), Senior Lecturer in Education and Director of Secondary Teacher Education
B.A., Dartmouth; M.Ed., Harvard; Ph.D., New Hampshire
Christina Chute (2007), Instructor of Violoncello
B.M., Oberlin; M.M., San Francisco Conservatory
Lorna H. Clark (1991), Assistant in Instruction
B.S., Southeastern Massachusetts
Gene Alan Clough, Lecturer Emeritus in Geology and Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Jonathan R. Cohen (2022), Visiting Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Jewish Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
John Richard Cole, Thomas Hedley Reynolds Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Haverford; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Ryan K. Cole (2023), Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., Colby; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado (Boulder)
Bridget Convey (2012), Instructor of Piano
B.F.A., State University of New York (Purchase); M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Kyle Coombs (2023), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Macalester; Ph.D., Columbia
William Southard Corlett Jr., Professor Emeritus of Politics
B.A., Allegheny; M.A., Ph.D., Pittsburgh
John Harry Corrie, Lecturer Emeritus in Music
B.Mus., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., Northwestern School of Music; M.M.A., Yale
Rebecca Wells Corrie, Phillips Professor Emerita of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., M.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Harvard
Jane Tussey Costlow, Clark A. Griffith Professor Emerita of Environmental Studies
B.A., Duke; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Matthew John Côté (1991), Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.S., Syracuse; Ph.D., Illinois
Grace Leslie Coulombe (2000), Lecturer in Mathematics and Director of Student Academic Support
B.A., Bates, M.A., Boston College
Carolyn Ann Court, Professor Emerita of Physical Education
B.S., Southern Connecticut State; M.S., Pennsylvania State
Marianne N. Cowan (2023), Associate Director of Program Design
B.A., Bates; M.A., State University of New York
Matthew F. Coyne (2022), Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Williams; M.A., Wesleyan
Margaret Scott Creighton, Professor Emerita of History
B.A., Indiana; Ph.D., Boston University
David Ross Cummiskey (1986), Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Washington College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Michael W. Dacey (2017), Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
Loring Mandell Danforth, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
B.A., Amherst; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Alexandre Erik Dauge-Roth (2005), Professor of French and Francophone Studies
M.A., Université de Lausanne; Ph.D., Michigan
Donald C. Dearborn (2010), Professor of Biology; Associate Dean of the Faculty
B.S., North Carolina; Ph.D., Missouri
Jazmin DeRice (2015), Instructor of Voice
B.M., M.M., Southern Maine
Sherry Abbott Deschaine, Professor Emerita of Physical Education
B.S., Aroostook State; M.Ed., Maine
Susan Ann Dewsnap (2012), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., New Hampshire; M.F.A., Nebraska (Lincoln)
Erin K. De Pree (2022), Visiting Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., Hillsdale; M.S., Ph.D., William and Mary
Aleksandar M. Diamond-Stanic (2016), Associate Professor of Physics
B.A., Carleton; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona
Carrie Elizabeth Diaz Eaton (2018), Associate Professor of Digital and Computational Studies
B.A., Carleton; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona
Carol Jane Dilley (2003), Professor of Dance
B.A., Delaware; M.F.A., University of Washington
Steven Charles Dillon (1988), Professor of English
B.A., Colorado; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Anne Wescott Dodd, Senior Lecturer Emerita in Education
B.A., Maine; M.A., California State (Los Angeles); Ed.D., Maine
Philip T. Dostie (2009), Assistant in Instruction
B.A., Eckerd
Amy Bradfield Douglass (2001), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Williams; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State
Louis O. Douglass (2023), Visiting Lecturer in Psychology
B.A., Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., Iowa State
Michel R. Droge (2022), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Oberlin; M.F.A. Maine College of Art
Timothy J. Dugan (2017), Associate Professor of Theater
B.A., State University of New York (Oswego); M.A.T., Union; M.F.A., Temple
Francesco Giovanni Duina (2000), Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology; Chair, Division of the Social Sciences
B.A., M.A., Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Elizabeth Anne Eames, Professor Emerita of Anthropology
B.A., Bryn Mawr; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Ian Khara Ellasante (2019), Assistant Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies
B.A., Memphis; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona
Stephen M. Engel (2011), Professor of Politics; Associate Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Wesleyan; M.A., New York University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Glen Gerry Ernstrom (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology and Neuroscience
B.S., Brandeis; Ph.D., Columbia
John Dykstra Eusden Jr., Whitehouse Professor Emeritus of Earth and Climate Sciences
B.S., Bates; M.S., New Hampshire, Ph.D., Dartmouth
Brian J. Evans (2020), Assistant Professor of Dance
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus; M.F.A., University of Washington
Holly Annette Ewing (2004), Professor of Environmental Studies and Christian A. Johnson Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies; Chair, Interdisciplinary Programs
B.A., Carleton; Ph.D., Minnesota
Barry Michael Farber, Lecturer Emeritus in Economics
B.S., Purdue; M.B.A., California (Los Angeles)
Nathan C. Faries (2014), Associate Professor of Asian Studies
B.A., Wheaton; M.A., Baylor; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
Robert Lambton Farnsworth, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in English
B.A., Brown; M.F.A., Columbia
Alyson R. Farrington (2008), Assistant in Instruction
B.A., Maine (Farmington), M.S., Southern Maine
Gina Andrea Fatone (2003), Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Connecticut; M.M., New England Conservatory; M.A., California (Santa Cruz); Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Sylvia Anne Federico (2005), Professor of English
B.A., State University of New York (Purchase); M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
Jason Scott Fein (2017), Lecturer in Physical Education and Director of Athletics
B.S., M.S., City University of New York (Brooklyn)
Robert Alan Feintuch, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Cooper Union; M.F.A., Yale
Daniel G. Feldman (2022), Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Mary Washington; M.P.H., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Albert Malcom Fereshetian Jr. Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., New Hampshire; M.A., Liberty
Marina Filipovic (2021), Visiting Lecturer in Russian
B.A., University of Belgrade; M.A., Illinois (Chicago); Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Baltasar Fra-Molinero (1994), Professor of Hispanic Studies
Licenciado, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; M.A., Indiana; Doctor en Filología, Universidad de Sevilla; Ph.D., Indiana
Sanford Alan Freedman (1978), Associate Professor of English
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Cantab.; Ph.D., Harvard
Bridget K. J. Fullerton (2018), Lecturer in the Humanities and Director of Student Writing
B.A., Albright; M.A., North Carolina; Ph.D., Rhode Island
Jonathan R. Furbush (2016), Lecturer in Physical Education
B.A., Bates; M.A., Springfield
Carol Furman (1980), Instructor of Clarinet
B.S., Kent State
John Furman (1983), Instructor of Trumpet
B.S., Kent State
Yunyoung L. Garrison (2020), Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., Yonsei University; M.A., Ph.D., Iowa
Paul J. Gastonguay (2020), Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Bates
David Russell George Jr. (2000), Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies
B.A., M.A., Purdue; Ph.D., Minnesota
Wesley C. Gillis (2022), Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Lisa J. Gilson (2020), Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Tufts; M.A., Ph.D., Yale
Sandra H. Goff (2022), Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Colby; M.A., USM; Ph.D., Maine
Carolina González Valencia (2016), Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Dennis Grafflin, Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Meredith Lynn Greer (2002), Professor of Mathematics; Chair, Division of the Natural Science and Mathematics
B.A., Delaware; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt
Stuart Gurley (2016), Instructor of Bass, Double Bass, and Jazz Piano
B.M., Maine (Augusta); M.M., Southern Maine
David Clark Haines, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.A., Wooster; M.Sc., Ph.D., Ohio State
Joseph McLean Hall (2002), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Amherst; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Jennifer A. Hamilton (2022), Professor of Anthropology
B.A., McGill; Ph.D., Rice
Elaine Tuttle Hansen, President Emerita
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Washington; D.Litt.
Everett F. Hardy II (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Villanova; Ph.D., Lehigh
Myronn Ezra Hardy (2018), Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Michigan; M.F.A., Columbia
Tyler A. Harper (2020), Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Haverford; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of Washington
Donald West Harward, President Emeritus
B.A., Maryville; M.A., American University; Ph.D., Maryland (College Park); LL.D.; L.H.D.
Edward Smith Harwood Professor Emeritus of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Nicole A. Hastings (2009), Assistant in Instruction
B.S., Alfred; M.S., Wyoming
Melinda Hungerford Harder, Lecturer Emerita in Mathematics
B.A., Dartmouth; M.S., Chicago; Ph.D., Rochester
Jamie A. Haverkamp (2022), Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Brooks Institute of Photography; M.S., Tennessee, Ph.D., Maine
Emily J. Hayes (2021), Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Hope
Thomas Ames Hayward, Lecturer Emeritus in Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Maine; M.L.S., Rutgers
Leshui He (2015), Associate Professor of Economics
B.S., Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; M.A., Ph.D., Connecticut
Rudolf Reinhold Hergeth (2020), Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Trinity College
Paul Richard Heroux, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Art and Visual Culture
Fourth-Year Diploma, Masters of the Studio, School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)
Rebecca Margaret Herzig (1998), Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies
B.A., California (Santa Cruz); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
April Ladawn Hill (2018), Professor of Biology and Wagener Family Professor of Equity and Inclusion in STEM
B.S., North Texas; Ph.D., Houston
Leslie Irene Hill, Professor Emerita of Politics
B.A., Barnard; M.A., Atlanta; Ph.D., Union Institute
Malcolm S. Hill (2018), Professor of Biology; Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Colby; Ph.D., Houston
Douglas Irving Hodgkin, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Duke
Sue Edna Marie Catherine Houchins (2003), Associate Professor of Africana
B.A., California (Los Angeles); Ph.D., Union Institute
Lindsay A. Houck (2022), Visiting Associate Professor of Neuroscience
B.S., Northeastern; M.A., Ph.D., George Washington
Amy B. Huang (2023), Assistant Professor of Theater
B.F.A., New York University; M.A., Illinois; Ph.D., Brown
Brett Andrew Huggett (2014), Associate Professor of Biology
B.M., Temple; M.S., Vermont; Ph.D., Harvard
James Wesley Hughes, Thomas Sowell Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.A., M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., Michigan
Jen K. Hughes (2021), Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Mount Holyoke, Ph.D., Minnesota
Shonna Milliken Humphrey (2022), Director of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance
B.A., Southern Maine; M.F.A., Bennington
Margaret Anne Imber, Professor Emerita of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Chicago; J.D., Michigan; Ph.D., Stanford
Alexandra James (2018), Instructor of Dance (Hip Hop, Modern)
B.F.A., Columbia College
Garry W. Jenkins (2023), Professor of Politics; President
B.A., Haverford; M.A., Harvard Kennedy; J.D., Harvard Law
Hilmar Ludvig Jensen III, Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Goddard; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Sebastian Jerosch (2023), Instructor of Bass Trombone, Trombone, and Euphonium
B.M., Mannes; B.A., Maine (Augusta); M.A., Boston Architectural College
Thomas A. Jessen (2023), Visiting Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Iowa; M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts
Beverly Jane Johnson (2000), Charles A. Dana Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences
B.Sc., M.Sc., Delaware; Ph.D., Colorado
Curtis A. Johnson (2021), Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., American International; M.P.A., New Haven
Pamela Ann-Elizabeth Johnson (1999), Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Kansas; B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute; M.F.A., Bennington
Michael Eugene Jones, Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Texas (Austin); M.A., University College of Wales (Aberystwyth); Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Todd Aaron Kahan (2002), Professor of Psychology
B.S., Syracuse; Ph.D., State University of New York (Albany)
Emily Wright Kane (1996), Professor of Sociology
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Jakub Kazecki (2012), Associate Professor of German
M.A., Dalhousie; M.A., Adam-Mickiewicz University; Ph.D., British Columbia
Stephanie Kelley-Romano (1999), Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies
B.S., M.A., Emerson; Ph.D., Kansas
John Elwood Kelsey, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Grinnell; Ph.D., Chicago
Steven Edwin George Kemper, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Maria Kennedy-Castro (2023), Instructor of Dance (Western Dance of Guinea)
B.A., Goddard
Olivia A. Kim (2023), Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
B.A., Rutgers; M.A., Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Cristen M. Kimball (2022), Visiting Lecturer in Theater
B.A., William and Mary; M.F.A., Hunter College
Sharon Kinsman, Professor Emerita of Biology
B.A., Iowa; Ph.D., Cornell
Nancy Way Kleckner, Professor Emerita of Biology
B.S., Illinois; M.S., Maine; Ph.D., North Carolina
Tristan E. Koepke (2022), Assistant Professor of Dance
B.A., Minnesota (Twin Cities); M.F.A., Maryland
Danielle K. Kogut (2020), Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Stonehill; M.A., Tufts
David Alan Kolb, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Fordham; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Keiko Konoeda (2015), Lecturer in Japanese
B.A., University of Tokyo; M.A., Hawai'i (Mānoa); Ed.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Nancy Susan Koven, John E. Kelsey Professor Emerita of Neuroscience
B.A., Swarthmore; M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Jennifer Lori Koviach-Côté (2001), Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Minnesota
Martin Kruse (2017), Associate Professor of Biology and Neuroscience
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Hamburg
Paul Thomas Kuritz, Professor Emeritus of Theater
B.A., Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
Kenneth Labrecque (1987), Instructor of Guitar and Electric Bass
B.M., Maine
Margery F. Landis (2010), Instructor of French Horn
B.A., New Hampshire; M.M., Idaho
Susan Whitney Langdon (2017), Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Brandeis; M.A., Purdue; Ph.D., Boston University
Eric J. LaPerna (2008), Instructor of Middle Eastern Percussion and Oud
Geneva M. Laurita (2017), Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.S., Northern Colorado; Ph.D., Oregon State
Barry Glenn Lawson (2020), Colony Family Professor of Digital and Computational Studies
B.S., Virginia (Wise); M.S., Ph.D., William and Mary
Thomas Glen Lawson, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.A., Anderson; Ph.D., Purdue
James Shenstone Leamon, Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Bates; Ph.D., Brown
David Boyd Ledlie, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.A., Middlebury; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eric G. LeFlore (2023), Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Connecticut College; M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Lynne Y. Lewis (2000), Elmer W. Campbell Professor of Economics
B.A., Ph.D., Colorado (Boulder)
Seulgie Claire Lim (2020), Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., M.A., Seoul National University; Ph.D., Boston University
Hong Lin (1991), Charles A. Dana Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr
Amanda R. Lindsay (2022), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Colby; M.A., California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., California (Davis)
Brittany A. Longsdorf (2021), Multifaith Chaplain
B.A., Graceland; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; D.Min., Boston University
Francisca López (1990), Professor of Hispanic Studies
B.A., Universidad de Córdoba; Ph.D., Connecticut
Kathryn Graff Low (1990), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Bowdoin; Ed.M., Harvard; Ph.D., Stanford
Zhenzhen Lu (2021), Assistant Professor of Chinese
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Chicago; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Nathan Eric Lundblad (2009), Professor of Physics
B.A., California (Berkeley); Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Sarah B. Lynch (2022), Assistant Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., University College Dublin; M.A., Trinity College Dublin; University of Leeds
Arlene Elowe MacLeod, Professor Emerita of Politics
B.A., Bowdoin; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Elena G. Maker-Castro (2023), Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., Brown; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Kate Marchessault (2018), Instructor of Dance (Jazz, Somatics)
B.A., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Jonathan D. Martin (2020), Instructor in Physical Education
B.S., M.A., Lynchburg College
Christine Marie Martínez (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.J., B.A., Missouri (Columbia); M.A., North Carolina; M.Phil, Ph.D., New York University
Xavier Martínez-Rivera (2021), Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Puerto Rico (Rico-Mayagüez); Ph.D., Iowa
Katherine M. Mathis (2021), Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Siena; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Albany)
William Roberts Matthews, Alice Swanson Esty Professor Emeritus of Music
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Iowa; M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale
Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Betty Doran Stangle Professor Emerita of Applied Economics
B.A., M.A., Western Ontario; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Lisa Maurizio (1999), Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Wellesley; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Jennifer C. McDermott (2022), Visiting Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Maine College of Art; MFA, Yale
Amy B. McDonough (2016), Assistant in Instruction
B.S., Maine; M.S., University of Dundee
B. Christine McDowell (2005), Associate Professor of Theater
B.A., Brandeis; M.F.A., Yale
Thomas J. McElmurry (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., Bethel College; Ph.D., Illinois
Hanna S. McGaughey (2023), Assistant Professor of Japanese Language and Asian Studies
B.A., Smith; M.A., University of Tokyo; Ph.D., The University of Trier
Katharine E. McKay (2022), Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Southern Maine
Kathleen McNerney (2009), Instructor of Oboe
B.M., Hartt; M.M., Southern California
Marcelle Mandisa Medford (2018), Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Alison Joyce Melnick Dyer (2015), Associate Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia
Karen Melvin (2005), Thomas Hedley Reynolds Professor of History
B.A., Boston University; M.B.A., Phoenix; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Li-ping Miao (1989), Lecturer in Chinese
Beijing Foreign Language Institute; Beijing Normal University
Daniel T. Mills (2010), Lecturer in the Humanities and Director of the Bates College Museum of Art
B.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology; M.F.A., Northern Illinois
Eli Cooperman Minkoff, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Rebecca Larkin Minor (2019), Assistant in Instruction
B.A., Bates College; M.S., Arizona
Wylie Lee Mitchell, Dean Emeritus of Admission
B.A., Williams
Hiroya Miura (2005), Associate Professor of Music
B.A., McGill; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia
Alison K. Montgomery (2020), Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Bowdoin; M.A., Boston College
Martin Montgomery (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Humboldt State; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon
Benjamin Moodie (2023), Visiting Lecturer in Sociology
B.A., Yale; M.A., California (Berkeley)
Justin K. Moriarty (2022), Visiting Lecturer in Theater
B.A., Keene State; M.F.A., Goddard College
Curtis S. Morrill (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Bowdoin; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Elke Morris (1993), Senior Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Nevada; M.A., M.F.A., New Mexico
Joëlle Morris (2019), Visiting Lecturer in Music
B.A., Colorado (Boulder); M.A., Lamont School of Music
Andrew M. Mountcastle (2016), Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Bowdoin; Ph.D., University of Washington
Robert Stephen Moyer, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Bucknell; Ph.D., Stanford
Dana Melvin Mulholland, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., Maine; M.S., State University of New York (Cortland)
Michael Peter Murray, Charles Franklin Phillips Professor Emeritus of Economics
Gerda Neu-Sokol, Lecturer Emerita in German
University of Freiburg
Chiharu Naruse (2008), Instructor of Piano
M.M., Hanns Eisler Conservatory
Jefferson Navicky (2023), Visiting Lecturer in English
B.A., Dennison; M.F.A., Naropa
Lillian Rose Nayder (1989), Charles A. Dana Professor of English
B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia
Charles Isidore Nero (1991), Benjamin E. Mays Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies
B.A., Xavier; M.A., Wake Forest; Ph.D., Indiana
Linh M. Nguyen (2020), Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., National Economics University, Hanoi; M.A., Duke; Ph.D., Notre Dame
Trian Nguyen (2000), Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., San Francisco State; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Joseph L. Nicoletti, Lecturer Emeritus in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Queens; M.F.A., Yale
Georgia Nell Nigro, Professor Emerita of Psychology
B.A., Brown; M.S., Yale; Ph.D., Cornell
Erin H. Nolan (2022), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Tufts; M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
Dolores Mary O'Higgins (1990), Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies; Faculty Marshal
B.A., Trinity College Dublin; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Colleen T. O'Loughlin (2018), Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.S., Ithaca; Ph.D., Princeton
Keiko Ofuji, Lecturer Emerita in Japanese Language
B.A., Metropolitan State College; M.A., Kansas
Jeffrey Satoshi Oishi (2016), Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., Columbia; Ph.D., Virginia
Mark Benjamin Okrent, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., Reed; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Renee H. Olsen (2021), Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Trinity; M.S.L., Virginia Commonwealth
Haley C. Olson (2023), Visiting Lecturer in Earth and Climate Science
B.A., Carleton
Eden Koren Osucha (2007), Associate Professor of English
B.A., Wellesley; M.A., California (Davis); Ph.D., Duke
Patrick W. Otim (2016), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Makerere University; M.A., Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Katharine A. Ott (2014), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Middlebury; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia
James Paul Parakilas, Professor Emeritus of Music and James L. Moody Jr.
Family Professor Emeritus of Performing Arts
B.A., Amherst; M.A., Yale; M.A., Connecticut; Ph.D., Cornell
Kayla P. Pasha (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Washington; Ph.D., Arizona State
Lydia T. Pazienza (2022), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.S., Chicago; Ph.D., Harvard
Ida DiMucci Piedmonte (2023), Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.S., Gettysburg; Ph.D., Cornell
Joseph Gerard Pelliccia, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., Cornell; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz (2009), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Pomona; M.A., Harvard; Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Christopher Francis Petrella (2021), Visiting Lecturer in American Studies
B.A., Bates; M.A., Harvard; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Brian T. Pfohl (2003), Assistant in Instruction
B.A., Vanderbilt
Therí Pickens (2011), Professor of English
B.A., Princeton; M.A., Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Sonja K. Pieck (2007), Clark A. Griffith Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Bucknell; M.A., Ph.D., Clark
Melinda Ann Plastas (2005), Senior Lecturer in Gender and Sexuality Studies
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
John Karl Pribram, Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.A., Middlebury; M.A., Wesleyan; Ph.D., Massachusetts
Christopher G. Price (2021), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Tulane; M.A., Chicago; Ph.D., Yale
Stephanie M. Pridgeon (2016), Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies
B.A., College of Charleston; M.A., Virginia; Ph.D., Emory
George Scott Purgavie, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., West Chester; M.S., South Carolina
Erica Rand (1990), Professor of Art and Visual Culture and Gender and Sexuality Studies
B.A., Princeton; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Darby Kathleen Ray (2012), Director of the Harward Center for Community Partnerships and Donald W. and Ann M. Harward Professor of Civic Engagement
B.A., Sewanee; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt
Kirk Dorrance Read (1990), Professor of French and Francophone Studies; Faculty Marshal
B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Jill N. Reich, Dean Emerita of the Faculty and Professor Emerita of Psychology
B.A., Regis; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Michael Ellison Reidy (2002), Senior Lecturer in Theater and Managing Director of Theater and Dance
B.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Michael James Retelle, Professor Emeritus of Earth and Climate Sciences
B.S., Salem State; M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Mary Theresa Rice-DeFosse (1984), Professor of French and Francophone Studies
B.A., Boston College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Rachel Ganteaume Richards (2005), Instructor of Dance (Ballet)
James Gerard Richter (1987), Professor of Politics
B.A., Cornell; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Daniel Riera-Crichton (2008), Betty Doran Stangle Professor of Applied Economics
B.A., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; M.A., Universitat Pompeu Fabra;
M.A., Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Samantha J. Rippetoe (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies and Director of Debate
B.A., Humboldt State; M.A., Wake Forest; Ph.D., Georgia
Michael A. Rocque (2014), Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Maine; M.A., Maryland; Ph.D., Northeastern
Shepley Littlefield Ross II, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.S., New Hampshire; M.A., Ph.D., Rochester
Joshua Dalton Rubin (2013), Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Michigan; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
George Antony Ruff, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.S., LeMoyne; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Melissa A. St. Pierre (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., M.S., Central Missouri; Ph.D., Temple
Bruno F. Salazar-Perea (2018), Lecturer in Biology and Faculty Fellow for Medical Studies
M.D., Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Bronwyn Mary Sale (2009), Lecturer in Education
B.A., Virginia; M.S.Ed., Southern Maine; M.F.A., Maine College of Art
Adriana Julia Salerno (2009), Professor of Mathematics
Licenciatura en Matematicas, Universidad Simon Bolivar; Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Fatoumata Sanogo (2022), Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Ivory Coast; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Alabama
Michael James Sargent (1999), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Hendrix; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State
Luette Saul (2012), Instructor of Voice
B.M., San Francisco Conservatory; M.M., Southern Maine
Wren Saunders (2021), Instructor of Bassoon
B.M., New England Conservatory
Haley E. Schilling (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.S., Massachusetts (Amherst); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Paula Jean Schlax (1998), Stella James Sims Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.S., Clarkson; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Paul E. Schofield (2013), Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Notre Dame; M.A., Wisconsin (Milwaukee); Ph.D., Harvard
Carl Robert Schwinn, Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.A., Wisconsin (Madison); M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Ann Besser Scott, Charles A. Dana Professor Emerita of Music
B.A., Radcliffe; M.F.A., Brandeis; Ph.D., Chicago
Mark David Semon, Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.A., Colgate; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado
Anamika Sen (2023), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Jadavpur University; M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ph.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Caroline E. Shaw (2010), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Paul James Shea (2012), Dowling Family Professor of Economics
B.A., Cornell; Ph.D., Oregon
Arseniy Sheydvasser (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Bowdoin; Ph.D., Yale
Anelise Hanson Shrout (2018), Assistant Professor of Digital and Computational Studies
B.A., Chicago; Ph.D., New York University
Bonnie Jean Shulman, Professor Emerita of Mathematics
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Colorado
Kurt T. Simard (2021), Instructor in Physical Education
B.S., New Hampshire
Linda Skernick (2023), Instructor of Harpsichord
B.A., Hampshire College; M.M., Juilliard
Daniel Slane (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., PhD., University of Tübingen
John Edward Smedley (1987), Professor of Physics
B.A., Colby; Ph.D., Colorado
Austin C. Smith (2022), Associate Professor of Economics
B.S., Bentley, M.S., Ph.D., Colorado (Boulder)
Michael S. Sommer (2019), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.A., M.A., City University of New York; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Ava Clayton Spencer, President Emerita
B.A., Williams; B.A., Oxon.; M.A., Harvard; J.D., Yale
Susan Allison Stark (1999), Professor of Philosophy; Chair, Division of the Humanities
B.A., Brown; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown
Peter J. Steenstra (2015), Lecturer in Physical Education
B.A., Hobart; M.S., Ithaca
Evyn C. Steger (2019), Assistant in Instruction of Mathematics
B.S., Colorado
Cheryl A. Stephenson (2021), Visiting Lecturer in Russian
B.A., Portland State; M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., Chicago
Dean Stein (2008), Instructor of Violin
B.M., M.M., Juilliard
Laura S. Storch (2022), Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Boston University; M.S., Ph.D., New Hampshire
April J. Strickland (2022), Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Mt. Holyoke; M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D., New York University
John Stiven Strong, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Hartford Seminary Foundation; Ph.D., Chicago
Robert Brian Strong (2009), Lecturer in English; Director of National Fellowships
B.A., Boston College; M.F.A., Naropa Institute; Ph.D., Denver
Sarah Mehlhop Strong, Professor Emerita of Japanese Language and Literature
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Nivedhitha Subramanian (2020), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.A., Northwestern, Ph.D., Duke
Denis Marshall Sweet, Professor Emeritus of German
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Stanford
Sawyer Frederick Sylvester Jr., Professor Emeritus of Sociology
B.A., J.D., M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
Asha Tamirisa (2019), Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., M.A., Ph.D., Brown
Heidi Lynn Taylor (2002), Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Gettysburg; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
Robert James Thomas, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., Michigan; Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Anne Booth Thompson, Professor Emerita of English and Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor Emerita of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Radcliffe; M.A., Cantab.; Ph.D., Harvard
Mara Casey Tieken (2011), Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Dartmouth; M.Ed., Ed.D., Harvard
Mark L. Tizzoni (2020), Assistant Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Scranton; M.A., Ph.D., University of Leeds
Thomas Frederick Tracy, Phillips Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religious Studies
B.A., St. Olaf; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Krysia Tripp (2005), Instructor of Flute
B.M., M.M., Cincinnati College Conservatory
James F. Upham (2023), Instructor in Physical Education
B.S., Northern Michigan; M.S., Lasell
Scott Vaillancourt (2021), Instructor of Organ
B.A., Bowdoin; M.M., M.M., Michigan
Juan Pablo Varela (2023), Assistant in Instruction
B.S., University of New York (Albany); M.S., Massachusetts
Joseph Vari III (2020), Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Hiram; M.A., Lynchburg College
Katalin Vecsey (1995), Senior Lecturer in Theater and Vocal Director of Theater Productions
B.A., M.A., Bárczi Gusztáv College for Teachers of the Disabled; Ph.D., Eötvös Lóránd University
Robin Vermilion (2018), Instructor of Dance (Pilates)
B.S.W., Cincinnati
Maria Wagner (2018), Instructor of Arabic Nay
B.M., M.M., Southern Maine
Richard Vansant Wagner, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Haverford; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan
Henry John Walker (1993), Senior Lecturer in Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Trinity College Dublin; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
William J. Wallace, Jr. (2014), Visiting Instructor in Education
B.S., Maine; M.A., Delaware
Seth Warner (2005), Instructor of Guitar, Lute, Mandolin, and Ukulele
B.M., Southern Maine
Thomas James Wenzel, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry
B.S., Northeastern; Ph.D., Colorado
Eugene Lee Wiemers, Librarian Emeritus
B.A., Macalester; M.S., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Justine Kirby Wiesinger (2018), Assistant Professor of Asian Studies
B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Anne Douglas Williams, Professor Emerita of Economics
B.A., Smith; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Larissa Moriarty Williams (2012), Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Smith; Ph.D., North Carolina State
Ryan J. Williams (2023), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Georgia; M.A., Ph.D., North Carolina
Eric Robert Wollman, Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Peter Ngai-Sing Wong (1988), Phillips Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Mollie A. Woodworth (2023), Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Harvard
Shuhui Yang, Professor Emeritus of Chinese
B.A., Fudan University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
Note: For information on faculty members who are currently on leave, please consult the website of the Office of the Dean of the Faculty (bates.edu/dof).