Directory of Trustees, Faculty and Staff

Christine Adams, Professor of History (1992)
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., The George Washington University; M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University

Charles L. Adler, Professor of Physics (1997); Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of Science (2007-2011); and Aldom-Plansoen Professor (2005-2007)
Sc.B., Sc.M., Ph.D., Brown University

Karen L. Anderson, Associate Professor of English (2008); Aldom-Plansoen Honors College Professor (2018-2020)
B.A., McGill University; M.F.A. University of Iowa; M.A. Victoria University at Wellington; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University 1,2

Katy E. Arnett, Professor of Educational Studies (2005)
B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; M.A., Ph.D., The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto 1,2

Aileen M. Bailey, Professor of Psychology (1999), and Aldom-Plansoen Honors College Professor (2015-2018)
B.A., Beloit College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia

José R. Ballesteros, Professor of Spanish (2002), and Steven Muller Distinguished Professorship in the Arts (2016-2019)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas

Joanna R. Bartow, Professor of Spanish (2001)
A.B., Washington University; Ph.D., Yale University 1,2

Betül Başaran, Professor of History (2005)
B.A., M.A., Bilkent University; Ph.D., University of Chicago

Diana Boros, Associate Professor of Political Science (2011)
B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland

Geoffrey Mark Bowers, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2016)
B.S. Purdue University, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Adriana M. Brodsky, Professor of History (2005)
Ph.D., Duke University

Emily F. Brownlee, Assistant Professor of Biology (2018)
B.A., Hood College; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jeffrey J. Byrd, Professor of Biology (1990) and Aldom-Plansoen Honors College Professor (2007-2010)
B.S., Rutgers University; M.S., The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Maryland 1

Jinyuan Tristan Cai, Assistant Professor of Photography (2016)
B.F.A., School of Art Design and Media, Singapore; M.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute

Michael J.G. Cain, Professor of Political Science (1999)
B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Maryland

Elizabeth A. Charlebois, Associate Professor of English (2001)
A.B., M.A., Georgetown University; Ph.D., Northwestern University 1,2

Daniel T. Chase, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2015)
B.S., University of Idaho; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon 1,2

Benjamin A.L. Click III, Professor of English (1998)
B.A., M.A., Stephen F. Austin State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Andrew Cognard-Black, Assistant Professor of Sociology (2017)
B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A., Iowa State University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Jennifer Cognard-Black, Professor of English (2000)
B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A., Iowa State University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Jeffrey L. Coleman, Professor of English (1998)
B.A., Winthrop University; M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Seth Thomas Cowall, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2020)
B.F.A, James Madison University; B.S., Salisbury University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Delaware

Karen Crawford, Professor of Biology (1991) and Aldom-Plansoen Honors College Professor (2003-2005)
B.S., University of Massachusetts; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois

Amanda Deerfield, Assistant Professor of Economics (2016)
B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Garrey Dennie, Associate Professor of History (1992)
B.A., University of the West Indies; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University

Torry Scott Dennis, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience (2017)
B.S., Texas A&M; M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington

Erin De Pree, Associate Professor of Physics (2008)
B.S., Hillsdale College; M.S., Ph.D., The College of William and Mary 2

Laine E. Doggett, Professor of French (2003)
B.A., Wofford College, M.A.; Ph.D., University of North Carolina

Asif Dowla, Professor of Economics (1991) and Hilda C. Landers Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts (2009 – )
B.A., M.A., Chittagong University; M.A., The University of Western Ontario; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University

Faruk Duzenli, Associate Professor of Economics (2010)
B.A., Bogazici University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Todd Eberly, Professor of Political Science (2007)
B.A., Clarion University; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Jeffery Eden, Assistant Professor of History (2018)
B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Indiana University; PhD, Harvard University

†Samantha Elliott, Associate Professor of Biology (2006)
B.S., B.A., Furman University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina

David Ellsworth, Associate Professor of Theater, Film and Media Studies (2007)
B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Appalachian State University; M.F.A., University of Iowa

Barrett Emerick, Associate Professor of Philosophy (2011)
B.A., University of Richmond; M.A., University of Houston; Ph.D., University of Colorado-Boulder

Kevin J. Emerson, Associate Professor of Biology (2012)
B.S. Clarkson University; Ph.D., University of Oregon

Thomas Evans, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology (2019)
B.S., Juniata College; M.S., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Matthew B. Fehrs, Associate Professor of Political Science (2009);
Aldom-Plansoen Honors College Professor (2020-2022)
A.B., Pitzer College; A.M., Columbia University; A.M., Ph.D., Duke University

Gina M. Fernandez, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2017)
B.S., College of William and Mary; Ph.D., George Mason University

Gili Freedman, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2018)
B.A., Haverford College; PhD, University of Texas at Austin

David Froom, Professor of Music (1989)
B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.M., University of Southern California; D.M.A., Columbia University

Jingqi Fu, Professor of Chinese (1995)
B.A., Beijing Institute of Languages; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

Gerald Gabriel, Assistant Professor of English (2008)
B.A., The Ohio State University; M.A., Northern Arizona University, M.F.A.,University of Iowa

†Katherine L. Gantz, Associate Dean of Faculty (2016) and Professor of French (2005)
B..A., Wittenberg University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan

Sanford Ganzell, Professor of Mathematics (2005)
A.B., Dartmouth College; Ph.D., Rice University

Liza Gijanto, Associate Professor of Anthropology (2012); Aldom-Plansoen Honors College Professor (2018-2020)
B.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; M.A., University College London Institute of Archaeology; Ph.D., Syracuse University

Susan Goldstine, Professor of Mathematics (2004); Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of Science (2019-2022)
A.B., Amherst College; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University

Susan E. Grogan, Professor of Political Science (1983)
B.A., M.A., State University of New York at Albany; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University

Joshua M. Grossman, Professor of Physics (2007)
B.A., Williams College; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook

Cassie Gurbisz, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2017)
B.S., Dickinson College; Ph.D., University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Maria Ximena Guzman, Assistant Professor of Spanish (2017)
B.S., Universidad Católica Boliviana; B.A., Universidad Mayor de San Andrés; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Elizabeth A. Hamman, Assistant Professor of Biology (2021)
B.A., New College of Florida, Ph.D., University of Georgia

Jeffrey A. Hammond, Professor of English (1990) and George B. and Willma Reeves Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts (2001- )
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University

Conrad A. Helms, Assistant Librarian (2008)
B.A., M.A., University of South Florida

Amy Henderson, Associate Professor of Economics (2011)
B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; M.Phil., Ph.D., George Washington University

Louis Hicks, Professor of Sociology (1993) and Aldom-Plansoen Honors College Professor (2003-2005)
B.A., B.S., University of Maryland; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia 1,2

Walter W. Hill, Professor of Political Science (1990)
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sean Hitchman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology (2019)
B.S., University of South Carolina; M.S., University of San Diego; Ph.D., Kansas State University

Charles J. Holden, Professor of History (1999) and Aldom-Plansoen Honors College Professor (2005-2008)
B.S., St. John’s University; M.A., Creighton University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Kristina Howansky, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2019)
B.A., Rollins College; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University

Argelia González Hurtado, Assistant Professor of Spanish (2017)
B.A., M.S., Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey; Ph.D., University of Alberta

Ayse Ikizler, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2016)
B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; M.A., Ph.D University of Tennessee

Alan C. Jamieson, Associate Professor of Computer Science (2007)
B.S., Tulane University; Ph.D., Clemson University 1,2

Lindsay H. Jamieson, Associate Professor of Computer Science (2007)
B.A., DePauw University; Ph.D., Clemson University 1,2

Soo Bin Jang, Assistant Professor Educational Studies (2017)
B.A., M.A., Ewha Womans University; Ph.D., Michigan State University

Angela C. Johnson, Professor of Educational Studies (2002)
A.B., Bryn Mawr College; Ph.D., University of Colorado

Sue Johnson, Professor of Art (1993) and Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of Art (2003-2007)
B.F.A., Syracuse University; M.F.A., Columbia University

Julia A. King, Professor of Anthropology (2006), and Aldom-Plansoen Honors College Professor (2015-2018)
B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania 1,2

Andrew S. Koch, Professor of Chemistry (1997)
B.A., Ithaca College; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Katherine A. Koch, AssociateProfessor of Educational Studies (2013)
B.S., Miami University; M.E., Bowie State University; Ph.D., College of Notre Dame of Maryland

Ellen Kohl, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2017)
B.Sc., McGill University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia

Emek Köse, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2011)
B.Sc., Middle East Technical University; M.A., Ph.D., Drexel University 1,2

David T. Kung, Professor of Mathematics (2000)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin 1,2

Sterling Lambert, Associate Professor of Music (2006)
B.A., M.Phil., Clare College, University of Cambridge; Ph.D., Yale University

Randolph K. Larsen III, Professor of Chemistry (2002)
B.E., Vanderbilt University; M.S., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Sarah Latchney, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology (2019)
B.S., St. Lawrence University; Ph.D., University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Deborah Lawrence, Associate Professor of Music (2006)
B.A., M.M., University of Maryland; Ph.D., University of Chicago

Joe Lucchesi, Professor of Art History (2000)
B.S., Clemson University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina

George S. MacLeod, Assistant Professor of French (2016)
B.A., Bowdoin College; M.A, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Sarah Lynn Malena, Assistant Professor of History (2017)
B.A., University of Iowa; M.A., Ph.D. University of California, San Diego

Pamela Mann, Associate Librarian (2009)
B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., University of Arizona; M.L.I.S., College of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina

James T. Mantell, Associate Professor of Psychology (2013)
B.A., Millersville University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

Leah Mazur, Assistant Professor of Theater, Film, and Media Studies (2017)
B.A., Cameron University; M.S., University of Kansas

Linden McBride, Assistant Professor of Economics (2018)
B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; M.A., Marquette University; M.A., American University; Ph.D., Cornell University 1,2

Jessye McDowell, Assistant Professor of Digital Media/Animation (2017)
B.A., DePaul University; M.A., New School University; M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Alexander M. Meadows, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2006)
B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University

Pamela S. Mertz, Professor of Chemistry (2000)
B.A., Juniata College; Ph.D., Mayo Graduate School

Michelle Milne, Associate Professor of Physics (2013)
B.A., Lawrence University; A.M., Ph.D., Washington University

Scott P. Mirabile, Associate Professor of Psychology (2009)
B.A., Clemson University; M.S., Ph.D., University of New Orleans

David B. Morris, Associate Professor of Educational Studies (2010)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Emory University

Barry R. Muchnick, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies (2014)
B.A., Emory University; M.E.Sc., M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D., Yale University

Charles D. Musgrove, Professor of History (2007)
B.A., University of Florida; M.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of California 2

Rachel Myerowitz, Professor of Biology (1993)
B.S., Simmons College; Ph.D., University of Michigan

Kelly Y. Neiles, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, (2013)
B.A., South Dakota State University; M.A., The George Washington University; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Colby Nelson, Senior Lecturer (2005)
B.A., University of Southern California; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington

Serdar Ongan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics (2016)
B.S., Marmara University; M.A., Ph.D., Istanbul University

Brian O’Sullivan, Associate Professor of English (2005)
B.A., Adelphi University; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., Temple University

Elizabeth Ann Osborn, Professor of Sociology (1998)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Bradley D. Park, Associate Professor of Philosophy (2004)
B.A., Trent University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii

Carrie Patterson, Professor of Art (2004); Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of Art (2020-2023)
B.F.A., James Madison University; M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania

Richard Platt, Associate Professor of Psychology (1993)
B.A., Bethel College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida

Jordan Price, Professor of Biology (2002), Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of Science (2015-2018 )
B.A., B.Sc., Queen’s University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina

Kent Randell, College Archivist/Associate Librarian (2013); Aldom-Plansoen Honors College Professor (2020-2022)
B.A., Northern Michigan University; M.S.I.,University of Michigan, School of Information

Simon Read, Associate Professor of Computer Science (2003)
B.Sc., Ph.D., University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

William C. Roberts, Professor of Anthropology (1991)
B.A., The College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., American University

Katherine H. Ryner, Associate Librarian (2001)
B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh

Patricia Santos-Ciminea, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology (2020)
M.Sc., Amazonas Federal University; Ph.D., Uniformed Services University

John Schroeder, Professor of Philosophy (1998)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon

Sahar Shafqat, Professor of Political Science (2001)
A.B., Mount Holyoke College; Ph.D., Texas A&M University 1,2

Shanen M. Sherrer, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry (2017)
B.S., Miami University, Ohio; Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Jeffrey B. Silberschlag, Professor of Music (1988) and Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of Art (2007-2011)
B.M., M.M., Manhattan School of Music

Donald R. Stabile, Professor of Economics (1980); Professor of the College (2005); and G. Thomas and Martha
Myers Yeager Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts (2000-2003)
B.S., University of Florida; M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

Amy L. Steiger, Associate Professor of Theater, Film, and Media Studies (2015)
B.A., Macalester College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Ivan C. Sterling, Professor of Mathematics (2000)
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Michael S. Taber, Associate Professor of Philosophy (1987)
B.A., University of Rochester; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Janna Chevon Thompson, Assistant Professor of Educational Studies (2015)
B.F.A, Howard University; M.A., New York University; Ed.D., Morgan State University

Jennifer J. Tickle, Associate Professor of Psychology (2003)
B.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., Dartmouth College

Daniel J. Tobiansky, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology (2021)
B.S., DePaul University; M.S., Florida Atlantic University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Lorena Torres-Martinez, Assistant Professor of Biology (2021)
B.S., Universidad del Valle; Ph.D., Purdue University

Troy K. Townsend, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2014)
B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; Ph.D., University of California, Davis

†Antonio Ugues, Jr., Associate Professor of Political Science (2013),
B.A., California State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside

Janet Varner, Visiting Assistant Professor of Special Education (2019)
B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; M.A., Notre Dame of Maryland University; M.S., Towson University; DoEd, Concordia University

Larry E. Vote, Professor of Music (1981)
B.A., Central Washington University; M.M., University of Michigan

Ariel Webster, Visiting Instructor of Computer Science (2018)
B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; M.Sc. University of Victoria

Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Professor of Psychology (1997)
B.A., Stanford University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland

†Christine Wooley, Associate Dean of Curriculum (2016) and Associate Professor of English (2005)
B.A., Amherst College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington

Faculty Emeriti

Robin R. Bates, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University

Linda G. Coughlin, Associate Professor Emerita of Biology
B.S., Purdue University; S.C.M.S., Medical University of South Carolina; Ph.D., The George Washington University

Teymour Darkhosh, Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.S., Columbia University; Ph.D., New York University

Helen Ginn Daugherty, Professor Emerita of Sociology
B.A., University of South Carolina; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Melvin B. Endy, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies
B.A., Princeton University; B.D., M.A., Ph.D., Yale University

Michael Ellis-Tolaydo, Professor Emeritus of Theater, Film and Media Studies
Graduate Academy of Dramatic Art, Oakland University; M.A., The American University; M.F.A., The Catholic University of America

David Finkelman, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Iris Carter Ford, Associate Professor Emerita of Anthropology
B.A., M.A., Howard University; Ph.D., The American University

Carol A. B. Giesen, Professor Emerita of Human Development
B.S., Bloomsburg State College; M.A., Ph.D., West Virginia University

Michael S. Glaser, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Denison University; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University

Laraine Masters Glidden, Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Human Development Emerita
A.B., Mount Holyoke College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois

Robert H. Goldsmith, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.S., Loyola College; M.Ed., The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Holly L. Gorton, Professor Emerita of Biology
B.A., Reed College; Ph.D., Stanford University

Linda Jones Hall, Professor Emerita of History
B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Walter I. Hatch, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., M.S., Tufts University

John M. Hirschfield, Professor Emeritus of History
A.B. Wayne State University; Ph.D., University of Chicago

Roy Hopkins, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A. University of Virginia; Ph.D., Harvard University

Allan K. Hovland, Associate Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.S., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Ph.D., Wayne State University

Wesley P. Jordan, Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience and Psychology
B.S., University of Puget Sound; Ph.D., Dartmouth College

Katharina von Kellenbach, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies
B.A., Kirchliche Hochschule Berlin; M.A., Georg August Universitat Goettingen; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University

Katsunori Mita, Professor Emeritus of Physics
National College of Technology, Japan; B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., Iowa State University

Ho N. Nguyen, Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., University of Calgary; Ph.D., Dalhousie University

Femi Ojo-Ade, Professor Emeritus of History, Professor Emeritus of French
B.A., McMaster University; M.A., Queen’s University at Kingston; Ph.D., University of Toronto

Jacqueline M. Paskow, Professor Emerita of Literature and Language
B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., Middlebury College; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University

Robert W. Paul, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., Westminster College; M.S., St. Louis University; Ph.D., Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University

Celia E. Rabinowitz, Librarian (1992)
B.A., Beloit College; M.A.Hebrew University of Jerusalem; M.L.S., Rutgers University; Ph.D., Fordham University

Donna Richardson, Professor Emerita of English
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University

Henry Rosemont, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Philosophy; George B. and Willma Reeves Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts Emeritus
A.B., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Washington

Gail L. Savage, Professor Emerita of History
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Lisa Scheer, Professor Emerita of Art
B.A., Bennington College; M.F.A., Yale University

Robert C. Sloan, Associate Librarian Emeritus
B.A., Brown University; M.A.Ed, M.L.S., State University of New York at Albany

Richard K. Stark, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Ph.D., University of Vienna

Joe L. Storey, Associate Librarian Emeritus
B.Ed, University of Miami; M.L.S., State University College at Geneseo

Lois T. Stover, Professor Emerita of Education
B.A., The College of William and Mary; M.A.T., University of Vermont; Ed.D., University of Virginia

L. Tomlin Stevens, Professor Emeritus of History

B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Western Reserve University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Christopher E. Tanner, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A. Occidental College; Ph.D., The University of British Columbia

Merideth M. Taylor, Professor Emerita of Theater and Dance
B.A., Evergreen State College; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University

John D. Underwood, Executive Vice President for Administration Emeritus; Professor Emeritus of Human Development
A.B., University of Kansas; M.S., Ohio University; Ed. D., Indiana University

Sandra S. Underwood, Professor Emerita of Art History
A.B., M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Indiana University

William E. Williams, Professor Emeritus of Biology (1988)
B.A., San Jose University; B.A., Ph.D., Stanford University

Ernest J. Willoughby, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University

Herbert C. Winnik, Professor Emeritus of History
B.S., Purdue University; M.A., Yale University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Bruce M. Wilson, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Bates College; Ph.D., University of Virginia