Catalog
The Faculty
Below is the faculty roster for academic year 2014–2015. For up-to-date information, please consult the College Directory or the Office of the Dean of the Faculty.
Ava Clayton Spencer (2012), President
B.A., Williams; B.A., Oxon.; M.A., Harvard; J.D., Yale
Matthew Robert Auer (2013), Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Harvard; M.A.L.D., Tufts; M.S., Ph.D., Yale
- Emeriti
- Administrative Officers
- Professors
- Associate Professors
- Assistant Professors
- Instructors
- Senior Lecturers
- Lecturers
- Applied Music and Dance Faculty
- Committees of the Faculty, 2014-2015
Emeriti
Elaine Tuttle Hansen, President Emerita
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Minnesota; 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.
Robert William Allison, Professor Emeritus of Religion and Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Brown; Ph.D., Chicago
Marion Reddick Anderson, Professor Emeritus of Music
B.Mus., Stetson; M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale
Leland Peterman Bechtel, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education
B.A., B.D., Eastern Baptist; M.A., Temple; Ph.D., New York University
Terry Jo Beckmann, Treasurer Emerita
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.B.A., Pace
James Glenn Boyles, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.S., Pennsylvania State; Ph.D., Rutgers
Drake Richard Bradley, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.S., University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Robin Bruce Stirling Brooks, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Yale; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Alexis Adelbert Caron, Professor Emeritus of French
B.A., Massachusetts; M.A., Ph.D., Minnesota
Bernard Ridlon Carpenter, Treasurer Emeritus
B.S., Nasson
John Richard Cole, Thomas Hedley Reynolds Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Haverford; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Carolyn Ann Court, Professor Emerita of Physical Education
B.S., Southern Connecticut State; M.S., Pennsylvania State
John William Creasy, Professor Emeritus of Geology; Faculty Marshal
B.S., Colorado State; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Sherry Abbott Deschaine, Professor Emerita of Physical Education
B.S., Aroostook State; M.Ed., Maine
Anne Wescott Dodd, Senior Lecturer Emerita in Education
B.A., Maine; M.A., California State (Los Angeles); Ed.D., Maine
Barry Michael Farber, Lecturer Emeritus in Economics
B.S., Purdue; M.B.A., California (Los Angeles)
Robert Crawford Flynn, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., Maine
Marsha Ann Graef, Professor Emerita of Physical Education
B.S., Central Missouri State; M.A., Northern Arizona
David Clark Haines, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.A., Wooster; M.Sc., Ph.D., Ohio State
Melinda Hungerford Harder, Lecturer Emerita in Mathematics
B.A., Dartmouth; M.S., Chicago; Ph.D., Rochester
Thomas Ames Hayward, Lecturer Emeritus in Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Maine; M.L.S., Rutgers
James Gordon Hepburn, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
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)
Douglas Irving Hodgkin, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Duke
John Elwood Kelsey, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Grinnell; Ph.D., Chicago
David Alan Kolb, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Fordham; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Paul Thomas Kuritz, Professor Emeritus of Theater
B.A., Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
William Joseph Leahey Jr., Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.A., Bates; M.A., Columbia
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
Donald Raymond Lent, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Art
B.A., California (Santa Barbara); B.F.A., M.F.A., Yale
Marcia Makris, Lecturer Emerita in Education
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., New Hampshire
Eli Cooperman Minkoff, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Wylie Lee Mitchell, Dean Emeritus of Admission
B.A., Williams
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)
Gerda Neu-Sokol, Lecturer Emerita in German
University of Freiburg
Margaret Nichols, Registrar Emerita
Joseph L. Nicoletti, Lecturer Emeritus in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Queens; M.F.A., Yale
Joseph Gerard Pelliccia, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., Cornell; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
Marcia Phyllis Plavin, Lecturer Emerita in Dance; Faculty Marshal
B.A., Maine; M.A., Wesleyan
John Karl Pribram, Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.A., Middlebury; M.A., Wesleyan; Ph.D., Massachusetts
George Antony Ruff, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.S., LeMoyne; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Ann Besser Scott, Charles A. Dana Professor Emerita of Music
B.A., Radcliffe; M.F.A., Brandeis; Ph.D., Chicago
Joyce Seligman, Lecturer Emerita in Writing
B.A., City College of New York; M.A., Maine
Bonnie Jean Shulman, Professor Emerita of Mathematics
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Colorado
Carl Benton Straub, Professor Emeritus of Religion and Clark A. Griffith Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies
B.A., Colgate; S.T.B., Ph.D., Harvard; L.H.D.
Denis Marshall Sweet, Professor Emeritus of German
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Stanford
Carole Anne Taylor, Professor Emerita of English
B.A., M.A.T., Reed; Ph.D., Harvard
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
Lewis Afton Turlish, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Geneva; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Richard Vansant Wagner, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Haverford; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan
Theodore Walther, Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.A., Mexico City; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research
George Lindbergh Wigton, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., Ohio State
Anne Douglas Williams, Professor Emerita of Economics
B.A., Smith; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Administrative Officers
Laura Ann Juraska (1983), Associate College Librarian for Reference Services
B.A., Wisconsin; P.M.C., M.L.S., Indiana
Joshua Grant McIntosh (2014), Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students
B.S., Elon; M.A., Appalachian State; Ph.D., Syracuse
Mary K. Meserve (1993), Registrar
B.A., Smith
Leigh A. Weisenburger (2012), Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
B.A., Smith
Eugene Lee Wiemers (1994), Vice President for Information and Library Services and Librarian
B.A., Macalester; M.S., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
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).
Professors
William Gerald Ambrose Jr. (1994), Professor of Biology
B.A., Princeton; Ph.D., North Carolina
Martin Edward Andrucki (1974), Charles A. Dana Professor of Theater
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Matthew Robert Auer (2013), Professor of Environmental Studies; Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Harvard; M.A.L.D., Tufts; M.S., Ph.D., Yale
Rachel Narehood Austin (1995), Professor of Chemistry
B.A., North Carolina (Greensboro); Ph.D., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Pamela Jean Baker (1989), Helen A. Papaioanou Professor of Biological Sciences
B.Sc., University of Wales (Swansea); B.S., Bates; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
Marcus Coleman Bruce (1987), Benjamin E. Mays Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Bates; M.Div., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Charles Valentine Carnegie (1991), Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Cornell; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
William Southard Corlett Jr. (1981), Professor of Politics
B.A., Allegheny; M.A., Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Rebecca Wells Corrie (1982), Phillips Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., M.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Harvard
Jane Tussey Costlow (1986), Clark A. Griffith Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Duke; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Margaret Scott Creighton (1987), Professor 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
Loring Mandell Danforth (1978), Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Amherst; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Donald C. Dearborn (2010), Professor of Biology
B.S., North Carolina; Ph.D., Missouri
Craig Joseph Decker (1984), Professor of German
B.A., Bates; M.A., Ph.D., California (Irvine)
Lavina Dhingra (1996), Professor of English
B.A., Wheaton; M.A., Ph.D., Tufts
Steven Charles Dillon (1988), Professor of English
B.A., Colorado; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Amy Bradfield Douglass (2001), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Williams; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State
Francesco Giovanni Duina (2000), Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
John Dykstra Eusden Jr. (1988), Professor of Geology; Chair, Division of the Natural Sciences
B.S., Bates; M.S., New Hampshire; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Baltasar Fra-Molinero (1994), Professor of Spanish
Licenciado, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; M.A., Indiana; Doctor en Filología, Universidad de Sevilla; Ph.D., Indiana
Dennis Grafflin (1981), Professor of History
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Rebecca Margaret Herzig (1998), Professor of Women and Gender Studies and Christian A. Johnson Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., California (Santa Cruz); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
James Wesley Hughes (1992), Thomas Sowell Professor of Economics
B.A., M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., Michigan
Beverly Jane Johnson (2000), Professor of Geology
B.Sc., M.Sc., Delaware; Ph.D., Colorado
Michael Eugene Jones (1982), Professor 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
Steven Edwin George Kemper (1973), Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Thomas Glen Lawson (1989), Charles A. Dana Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Anderson; Ph.D., Purdue
Lynne Y. Lewis (2000), Elmer W. Campbell Professor of Economics
B.A., Ph.D., Colorado (Boulder)
Hong Lin (1991), Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr
Francisca López (1990), Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad de Córdoba; Ph.D., Connecticut
Kathryn Graff Low (1990), Professor of Psychology; Associate Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Bowdoin; Ed.M., Harvard; Ph.D., Stanford
Cristina Malcolmson (1991), Professor of English
B.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
William Roberts Matthews (1978), Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Iowa; M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale
Margaret Maurer-Fazio (1994), Betty Doran Stangle Professor of Applied Economics
B.A., M.A., Western Ontario; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Michael Peter Murray (1986), Charles Franklin Phillips Professor of Economics
B.A., Santa Clara; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State
Lillian Rose Nayder (1989), Professor of English
B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia
Charles Isidore Nero (1991), Professor of Rhetoric
B.A., Xavier; M.A., Wake Forest; Ph.D., Indiana
Georgia Nell Nigro (1983), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Brown; M.S., Yale; Ph.D., Cornell
Dolores Mary O'Higgins (1990), Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Trinity College Dublin; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Mark Benjamin Okrent (1972), Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Reed; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
James Paul Parakilas (1979), Professor of Music and James L. Moody Jr. Family Professor of Performing Arts
B.A., Amherst; M.A., Yale; M.A., Connecticut; Ph.D., Cornell
Erica Rand (1990), Whitehouse Professor of Art and Visual Culture and Women and Gender 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; Associate Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Jill N. Reich (1999), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Regis; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Michael James Retelle (1987), Professor of Geology
B.S., Salem State; M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts
Mary Theresa Rice-DeFosse (1984), Professor of French and Francophone Studies; Chair, Interdisciplinary Programs
B.A., Boston College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
James Gerard Richter (1987), Professor of Politics; Chair, Division of the Social Sciences
B.A., Cornell; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Mark David Semon (1976), Professor of Physics
B.A., Colgate; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado
John Edward Smedley (1987), Professor of Physics
B.A., Colby; Ph.D., Colorado
John Stiven Strong (1978), Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Hartford Seminary Foundation; Ph.D., Chicago
Sarah Mehlhop Strong (1983), Professor of Japanese Language and Literature
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Sawyer Frederick Sylvester Jr. (1969), Professor of Sociology; Mace Bearer
B.A., J.D., M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
Thomas Frederick Tracy (1976), Phillips Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies; Chair, Division of the Humanities
B.A., St. Olaf; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Thomas James Wenzel (1981), Charles A. Dana Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Northeastern; Ph.D., Colorado
Crystal Ann Williams (2013), Professor of English; Associate Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for the Office of Equity and Diversity Resources
B.A., New York
University; M.F.A., Cornell
Eric Robert Wollman (1979), Professor of Physics
B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Peter Ngai-Sing Wong (1988), Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Shuhui Yang (1991), Professor of Chinese
B.A., Fudan University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
Associate Professors
Lee Huber Abrahamsen (1989), Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Franklin and Marshall; Ph.D., Medical College of Pennsylvania
Claudia Aburto Guzmán (1997), Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Florida State; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona
Krista Maywalt Aronson (2003), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Ithaca; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir (2001), Associate Professor of Politics
B.J., Missouri; Ph.D., Washington University
Cynthia May Baker (2008), Associate Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Wesleyan; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., Duke
John Russell Baughman (2000), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Ryan William Bavis (2003), Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., St. Mary's (Maryland); Ph.D., Montana
Myron M. Beasley (2007), Associate Professor of African American Studies and American Cultural Studies
M.A., Regent; Ph.D., Ohio
Aimée Holloway Conlin Bessire (2009), Visiting Associate Professor of American Cultural Studies and
Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Lake Forest; M.A., New York University; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Helen Catherine Boucher (2005), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Illinois (Chicago); M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Dennis Ralph Browne (1986), Associate Professor of Russian
B.A., Southern Illinois; B.A., Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia
Patricia Susan Buck (2002), Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Hampshire; M.A., M.S.Ed., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Dale Edward Chapman (2004), Associate Professor of Music
B.A., M.A., Toronto; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Matthew John Côté (1991), Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Syracuse; Ph.D., Illinois
Alexandre Erik Dauge-Roth (2005), Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies
M.A., Université de Lausanne; Ph.D., Michigan
Carol Jane Dilley (2003), Associate Professor of Dance
B.A., Delaware; M.F.A., University of Washington
Elizabeth Anne Eames (1988), Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Bryn Mawr; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Holly Annette Ewing (2004), Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Carleton; Ph.D., Minnesota
Gina Andrea Fatone (2003), Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Connecticut; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music; M.A., California (Santa Cruz);
Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Sylvia Anne Federico (2005), Associate Professor of English
B.A., State University of New York (Purchase); M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
Sanford Alan Freedman (1978), Associate Professor of English
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Cantab.; Ph.D., Harvard
Meredith Lynn Greer (2002), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Delaware; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt
Joseph McLean Hall (2002), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Amherst; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Edward Smith Harwood (1981), Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Leslie Irene Hill (1988), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Barnard; M.A., Atlanta; Ph.D., Union Institute
Sue Edna Marie Catherine Houchins (2003), Associate Professor of African American Studies
B.A., California (Los Angeles); Ph.D., Union Institute
Margaret Anne Imber (1997), Associate Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Chicago; J.D., Michigan; Ph.D., Stanford
Pallavi Shasikant Jayawant (2004), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.Sc., University of Bombay; Ph.D., Brandeis
Hilmar Ludvig Jensen III (1992), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Goddard; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
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
Stephanie Kelley-Romano (1999), Associate Professor of Rhetoric
B.S., M.A., Emerson; Ph.D., Kansas
Sharon Kinsman (1985), Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Iowa; Ph.D., Cornell
Nancy Way Kleckner (1994), Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Illinois; M.S., Maine; Ph.D., North Carolina
Nancy Susan Koven (2006), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Swarthmore; M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Jennifer Lori Koviach-Côté (2001), Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Minnesota
Arlene Elowe MacLeod (1986), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Bowdoin; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Lisa Maurizio (1999), Associate Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Wellesley; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
B. Christine McDowell (2005), Associate Professor of Theater
B.A., Brandeis; M.F.A., Yale
Karen Melvin (2005), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Boston University; M.B.A., Phoenix; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Hiroya Miura (2005), Associate Professor of Music
B.A., McGill; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia
James Patrick Murphy (1994), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Bates; M.Ed., Boston University
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)
George M. Perkins (2005), Visiting Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Ph.D., Boston College
Sonja K. Pieck (2007), Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Bucknell; M.A., Ph.D., Clark
Melinda Ann Plastas (2005), Visiting Associate Professor of American Cultural Studies and Women and Gender Studies
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
George Scott Purgavie (1983), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., West Chester; M.S., South Carolina
Daniel Riera-Crichton, (2008), Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; M.A., University of Pompeau Fabra;
M.A., Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Shepley Littlefield Ross II (1985), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., New Hampshire; M.A., Ph.D., Rochester
Michael James Sargent (1999), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Hendrix; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State
Paula Jean Schlax (1998), Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Clarkson; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Carl Robert Schwinn (1975), Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Wisconsin (Madison); M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Susan Allison Stark (1999), Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Brown; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown
Heidi Lynn Taylor (2002), Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Gettysburg; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
Assistant Professors
Ali Humayun Akhtar (2012), Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Cornell; M.A., Ph.D., New York University
Alero E. Akporiaye (2014) Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Arizona; M.A., Ph.D., Texas (Dallas)
Lauren Mary Ashwell (2009), Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., University of Auckland; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Senem Aslan (2010), Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Bogazici University; Ph.D., University of Washington
Lydia Ruth Barnett (2012), Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Stanford
Meryem N. Belkaïd (2013), Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies
B.A., French School, La Marsa-Tunisia; Ph.D., Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle
Rachel A. Boggia (2010), Assistant Professor of Dance
B.S., Cornell; M.F.A., Ohio State
Claudia Calhoun (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
B.A., Mt. Holyoke; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,Yale
Jason Brian Castro (2012), Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., B.S., Rochester; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Jonathan James Cavallero (2013), Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
B.A., Georgetown; M.A., Pennsylvania State; Ph.D., Indiana
Raluca Cernahoschi (2009), Assistant Professor of German
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Ph.D., British Columbia
Hilary B. Christensen (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology
B.A., Carleton; Ph.D., Chicago
Carolyn J. Dekker (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Williams; Ph.D., Michigan
Alejandro Enrique Dellachiesa (2010), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., M.B.A., University of Belgrano; M.S., Ph.D., Tennessee
Susan Ann Dewsnap (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., New Hampshire; M.F.A., Nebraska (Lincoln)
Paul Vincent Eason (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor of History and Asian Studies
B.A., California (Berkeley); M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Allyson Sarah Duston Eller (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Smith; Ph.D., Cornell
Stephen Engel (2011), Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Wesleyan; M.A., New York University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Xing Fan (2010), Assistant Professor of Chinese
B.A., Beijing Language University; M.A., China Academy of Traditional Theatre; Ph.D., Hawaii (Mãnoa)
Albert Malcom Fereshetian Jr. (1995), Assistant Professor of Physical Education
B.S., New Hampshire; M.A., Liberty
Matthew Franks (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Humboldt State; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Travis John Gould (2013), Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Maine
Brett Andrew Huggett (2014) Assistant Professor of Biology
B.M., Temple; M.S., Vermont; Ph.D., Harvard
Aaron Joseph Johnson (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
B.S.E.E., Carnegie Mellon; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology;
M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Columbia
Patrick Anthony Jokiel (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Michigan (Dearborn); Ph.D., Vermont
Jakub Kazecki (2012), Assistant Professor of German
M.A., Dalhousie; M.A., Adam-Mickiewicz University; Ph.D., British Columbia
Colleen A. Laird (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and Japanese
B.A., Macalester; M.A., Ph.D., Oregon
Adrian Anthony Lopes (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., M.A., Delhi University; M.S., Arizona; Ph.D., Cornell
Joshua P. Lord (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Colby; M.S., Oregon; Ph.D., Connecticut
Nathan Eric Lundblad (2009), Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., California (Berkeley); Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Timothy Scott Lyle (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Georgia State; Ph.D., Howard
Martin Montgomery (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Humboldt; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon
Benjamin Aldrich Moodie (2013), Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Yale; M. Phil., Cantab.; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Brooke Kristen O'Harra (2013), Assistant Professor of Theater
B.A., Lafayette; M.F.A., Tulane
Eden Koren Osucha (2007), Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Wellesley; M.A., California (Davis); Ph.D., Duke
Katharine A. Ott (2014), Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Middlebury; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia
Mark Edward Owens (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Florida; M.A., Johns Hopkins; Ph.D., Georgia
Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz (2009), Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Pomona; M.A., Harvard; Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Matthew Joseph Pettway (2010), Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., Eastern Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State
Therí Pickens (2011), Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Princeton; M.A., Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Stephanie Anne Richards (2007), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Bates; Ph.D., Vermont
Geneviève Robert (2014), Assistant Professor of Geology
B.S., McGill; M.S., British Columbia; Ph.D., Missouri (Columbia)
Michael A. Rocque (2014), Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Maine; M.A., Maryland; Ph.D., Northeastern
Adriana Julia Salerno (2009), Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Licenciatura en Matematicas, Universidad Simon Bolivar; Ph.D. Texas (Austin)
Caroline E. Shaw (2010), Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Paul James Shea (2012), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Cornell; Ph.D., Oregon
Nathan Wynfield Tefft (2014), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Williams; M.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin
Mara Casey Tieken (2011), Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Dartmouth; M.Ed., Ed.D., Harvard
Hisaaki Wake (2013), Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese
B.A., Hokkaido University; M.A., State University of New York (Albany); Ph.D., Stanford
Larissa Moriarty Williams (2012), Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Smith; Ph.D., North Carolina State
Instructors
Scott Hull Balcomb (2014), Visiting Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., Bates; M.S., Oregon State
Li-ping Miao (1989), Visiting Instructor in Chinese
Beijing Foreign Language Institute; Beijing Normal University
Ian T. Saxine (2014), Visiting Instructor in History
B.A., Vassar; M.A., University of Exeter; M.A., Northwestern
Senior Lecturers
Bruce Joseph Bourque (1972), Senior Lecturer in Anthropology
B.A., Massachusetts; M.A., Colorado; Ph.D., Harvard
Robert Lambton Farnsworth (1990), Senior Lecturer in English
B.A., Brown; M.F.A., Columbia
Robert Alan Feintuch (1976), Senior Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Cooper Union; M.F.A., Yale
David Russell George Jr. (2000), Senior Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., M.A., Purdue; Ph.D., Minnesota
Elke Morris (1993), Senior Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Nevada; M.A., M.F.A., New Mexico
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
Katalin Vecsey (1995), Senior Lecturer in Theater
B.A., M.A., Bárczi Gusztáv College for Teachers of the Disabled; Ph.D., Eötvös Lóránd University
Henry John Walker (1993), Senior Lecturer in Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Trinity College Dublin; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Lecturers
Brett S. Allen (2012), Lecturer in Physical Education
B.S., St. Lawrence; M.S., James Madison
Jessica Lawrence Anthony (2011), Lecturer in English
B.A., Bates; M.F.A., George Mason
Laura Cecilia Balladur (2003), Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies
B.A., M.A., California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., Duke
Ronald E. Barry Jr. (2007), Lecturer in Biology
B.A., Connecticut; M.A., Indiana State; Ph.D., New Hampshire
Misty Beck (2011), Lecturer in Environmental Studies; Writing Specialist in the Humanities and Social Sciences
B.A., Northern Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
Gretchen J. Berg (2012), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture and Theater
B.A., Antioch; M.Ed., Harvard
Gerald Frederick Bigelow (2010), Lecturer in Archaeology and Research Scientist
B.A., Columbia; Ph.D., Cantab.
Danté Brown (2014), Lecturer in Dance
B.A., Wesleyan; M.F.A., Ohio State
Peter H. Casares (2013), Lecturer in Physical Education
B.A., Gettysburg; M.S., Miami University
Anita Susan Charles (2004), Lecturer in Education and Director of Secondary Teacher Education
B.A., Dartmouth; M.Ed., Harvard; Ph.D., New Hampshire
Gene Alan Clough (1987), Lecturer in Geology and Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
John Harry Corrie (2003), Lecturer in Music
B.Mus., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., Northwestern School of Music; M.M.A., Yale
Grace Leslie Coulombe (2000), Lecturer in Quantitative Studies and Director of the Mathematics and Statistics Workshop
B.A., Bates, M.A., Boston College
Nancy D. Durán (2014), Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., M.A., California (Riverside)
Nathan C. Faries (2014), Lecturer in Chinese
B.A., Wheaton; M.A., Baylor; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
Carol L. Farrell (2014), Lecturer in Theater
B.A., San Francisco (Lone Mountain); M.A., Connecticut
Laura D. Faure (2011), Lecturer in the Arts; Director of the Bates Dance Festival
B.A., New Hampshire (Keene); M.A., Wesleyan
Rebecca L. Fraser-Thill (2010), Lecturer in Psychology
B.A., Drew; M.A., Cornell
Judy Gailen (2013), Lecturer in Theater
CDR, Yale School of Drama
Frank Glazer (1980), Lecturer in Music; Artist in Residence
Megan P. Goodwin (2014), Lecturer in Religious Studies and Mellon Postdoctoral
Fellow in the Humanities
B.S., Boston University; M.A., Drew; M.A., Ph.D., North Carolina
Jennifer L. Hartshorn (2012), Lecturer in Physical Education
B.A., Colby; M.S., Smith
Jan Marie Hovden (2008), Lecturer in Rhetoric and Director of Debate
B.A., Central Oklahoma; M.A., Southwest Missouri State; Ph.D., Kansas
Penelope Jones (2011), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Maine College of Art; M.A., Purdue
Susan Whitney Langdon (2006), Lecturer in Psychology
B.A., Brandeis; M.A., Purdue; Ph.D., Boston University
Gwen L. Lexow (2008), Lecturer in Physical Education; Interim Title IX Coordinator
B.A., Knox; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Yinxing Liu (2014), Lecturer in Asian Studies and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow
in the Humanities
B.A., Xiangtan University; M.A., Pennsylvania State; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Marina Pavlovna Loginova (2009), Lecturer in Russian
M.A., Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages
Emily C. Marshall (2014), Lecturer in Economics
B.A., Denison; M.A., Kentucky
Katherine M. Mathis (2012), Lecturer in Psychology
B.A., Siena; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Albany)
Kevin A. McHugh (2006), Lecturer in Physical Education; Director of Athletics
B.A., Columbia; M.S., Massachusetts
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
Elizabeth W. Nutting (2014), Lecturer in Classical and Medieval Studies and History and
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities
B.A., Maryland; M.A., Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Hillory Anne Oakes (2009), Lecturer in Writing and Director of Writing and Student Collaborative Learning
B.A., Oklahoma; M.A., Ph.D., Denver
Keiko Ofuji (1991), Lecturer in Japanese Language
B.A., Metropolitan State College; M.A., Kansas
Karen Anklan Palin (1995), Lecturer in Biology
B.A., Ph.D., Minnesota
Jeffrey W. Paller (2014), Lecturer in Politics
B.A., Northwestern; M.A., Wisconsin (Madison)
Camille Susan Parrish (2001), Lecturer in Environmental Studies and Learning Associate in Environmental Studies
B.A., Carleton; M.S., Rutgers
Abraham Joseph Peck (2014), Lecturer in History
B.A., M.A., American University; M.Phil., Ph.D., University of East Anglia
James Arthur Porter (2012), Lecturer in Physics
B.A., Colby; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell
Joshua Dalton Rubin (2013), Lecturer in African American and American
Cultural Studies
B.A., Michigan; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Bronwyn Mary Sale (2009), Lecturer in Education
B.A., Virginia; M.S.Ed., Southern Maine
Jason Scheideman (2010), Lecturer in Politics; Assistant Dean of the Faculty for Budgets and Administration
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Paul E. Schofield (2013), Lecturer in Philosophy and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities
B.A., Notre Dame; M.A., Wisconsin (Milwaukee); Ph.D.,
Harvard
William Parker Seeley (2008), Lecturer in Philosophy
B.A., M.F.A., Columbia; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., City University of New York
Laura Sewall (2013), Lecturer in Environmental Studies; Director of the Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation
Area and the Bates College Coastal Center at Shortridge
B.A., Evergreen State; M.S.E.L., Vermont Law School; M.S., Ph.D., Brown
Stacy Lee Smith (2014), Lecturer in Education
B.A., William Smith; M.P.S., M.S., Ph.D., Cornell
Thomas Peter Snow (2005), Lecturer in Music
B.M., Berklee; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Robert Brian Strong (2009), Lecturer in English; Graduate Fellowships Advisor and Retention Coordinator
B.A., Boston College; M.F.A., Naropa Institute; Ph.D., Denver
Nicholas Pardee Valvo (2013), Lecturer in English
B.A., Oberlin
Lauren Irene Vedal (2012), Lecturer in English; Writing Specialist in the Humanities and Social Sciences
B.A., Reed; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Joshua Baker Vink (2014), Lecturer in Theater
B.A., State University of New York (Buffalo); M.F.A., George Washington
William J. Wallace, Jr. (2014), Lecturer in Education
B.S., Maine; M.A., Delaware
Applied Music and Dance Faculty
Gregory Boardman (1989), Instructor of Folk Fiddling
B.M., Southern Maine
Christina Chute (2007), Instructor of Violoncello
B.M., Oberlin; M.M., San Francisco Conservatory
Bridget Convey (2012), Instructor of Piano
B.F.A., State University of New York (Purchase); M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Robert M. Dan (2010), Instructor of Viola
B.S., M.M., Juilliard
Timothy J. Ebersold (2007), Instructor of Bassoon
B.M., Miami University
Carol Furman (1980), Instructor of Clarinet
B.S., Kent State
John Furman (1983), Instructor of Trumpet
B.S., Kent State
Stephen Grover (1985), Instructor of Drum Set
Anita-Ann Jerosch (2000), Instructor of Bass Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba
B.A., Maine (Augusta)
Sebastian Jerosch (2000), Instructor of Tenor and Alto Trombone
B.M., Mannes
Nathan Kolosko (2010), Instructor of Classical Guitar
B.S., Buffalo; M.A., Denver
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
Eric J. LaPerna (2008), Instructor of Middle Eastern Percussion
Amos J. Libby (2008), Instructor of Oud and Tabla
B.A., Long Island University
Meredith Lyons (2013), Instructor of Dance (Pilates)
M.F.A., Smith
Kathleen McNearny (2009), Instructor of Oboe
B.M., Hartt; M.M., Southern California
Chiharu Naruse (2008), Instructor of Piano
M.M., Hanns Eisler Conservatory
David Pontbriand (2004), Instructor of Sitar
Rachel Ganteaume Richards (2005), Instructor of Dance (Ballet)
George Rubino (1988), Instructor of Double Bass
Luette Saul (2012), Instructor of Voice
B.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music; M.M., Southern Maine
Barry Saunders (2012), Instructor of Saxophone
B.M., Southern Maine; M.F.A., Bennington
Anthony J. Shostak (1997), Instructor of Banjo
B.F.A., Philadelphia College of Art of the University of the Arts
Dean Stein (2008), Instructor of Violin and Viola
B.M., M.M., Juilliard
Krysia Tripp (2005), Instructor of Flute
B.M., M.M., Cincinnati College Conservatory
Committees of the Faculty, 2014–2015
The current committee assignments are available at bates.edu/dof/governance-and-leadership/committees.