Catalog
The Faculty
Below is the faculty roster for academic year 2012–2013. 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
Pamela Jean Baker (1989), Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty and 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)
Emeriti
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
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
Carolyn Ann Court, Professor Emerita of Physical Education
B.S., Southern Connecticut State; M.S., Pennsylvania State
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
Robert Crawford Flynn, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., Maine
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
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
David Alan Kolb, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Fordham; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
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)
David Arthur Nelson, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., Chicago; Ph.D., Cornell
Gerda Neu-Sokol, Lecturer Emerita in German
University of Freiburg
Margaret Nichols, Registrar Emerita
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
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
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
Terry Jo Beckmann (1998), Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.B.A., Pace
Nancy J. Cable (2009), Vice President and Senior Advisor to the President
B.A., Marietta; M.Ed., Vermont, Ph.D., Virginia
Tedd R. Goundie (2004), Dean of Students
B.S., Muhlenberg; M.S., Bowling Green
Laura Ann Juraska (1983), Associate College Librarian for Reference Services
B.A., Wisconsin; P.M.C., M.L.S., Indiana
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 (www.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
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; Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
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
John Richard Cole (1967), Thomas Hedley Reynolds Professor of History
B.A., Haverford; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
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
John William Creasy (1975), Professor of Geology; Faculty Marshal
B.S., Colorado State; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
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
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
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
Atsuko Hirai (1988), Kazushige Hirasawa Professor of History
B.A., Tokyo University; Ph.D., Harvard
James Wesley Hughes (1992), Thomas Sowell Professor of Economics
B.A., M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., Michigan
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; Chair, Division of the Social Sciences
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
John Elwood Kelsey (1979), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Grinnell; Ph.D., Chicago
Steven Edwin George Kemper (1973), Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Paul Thomas Kuritz (1978), Professor of Theater
B.A., Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
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
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
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
Robert James Thomas (1975), Professor of Biology
B.A., Michigan; Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
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
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
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
Amy Bradfield Douglass (2001), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Williams; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State
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
Marsha Ann Graef (1985), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Central Missouri State; M.A., Northern Arizona
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
Winifred Ann Hohlt (1998), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Williams; M.S., Smith
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; Chair, Division of the Natural Sciences
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
Beverly Jane Johnson (2000), Associate Professor of Geology
B.Sc., M.Sc., Delaware; Ph.D., Colorado
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
Melinda Ann Plastas (2005), Visiting Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies and American Cultural 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
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
Bonnie Jean Shulman (1991), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Colorado
Rebecca Jean Sommer (1998), Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
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
John Jason Thompson (2011), Visiting Associate Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Texas (Austin); Ph.D., Chicago
Assistant Professors
Ali Humayun Akhtar (2012), Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Cornell; M.A., Ph.D., New York University
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
Laura Cecilia Balladur (2003),Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies
B.A., M.A., California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., Duke
Lydia Ruth Barnett (2012), Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Stanford
Rachel A. Boggia (2010), Assistant Professor of Dance
B.S., Cornell; M.F.A., Ohio State
Catherine A. Buell (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Springfield; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State
Jason Brian Castro (2012), Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., B.S., Rochester; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Raluca Cernahoschi (2009), Assistant Professor of German
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Ph.D., British Columbia
Shatanjaya Dasgupta (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., University of Calcutta; M.A., University of Delhi; M.A., Ph.D., Colorado (Boulder)
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)
Michael Durst (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., Georgetown; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell
Paul Vincent Eason (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor of History
B.A., California (Berkeley); M.A., Princeton
Stephen Engel (2011), Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Wesleyan; M.A., New York University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Glen Gerry Ernstrom (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Brandeis; Ph.D., Columbia
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
Mollie A. Godfrey (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Reed; Ph.D., Chicago
Joshua A. Henry (2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Carleton; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell
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
Ruth Lexton (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.Phil., Oxon.; M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia
Nathan Eric Lundblad (2009), Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., California (Berkeley); Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Dawn Nelson (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Williams; Ph.D., Brandeis
Beata Niedzialkowska (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Temple; M.A., Ph.D., Iowa
Eden Koren Osucha (2007), Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Wellesley; M.A., California (Davis); Ph.D., Duke
Matteo Antonio Pangallo (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Bates; M.A., University of London; Ph.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)
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)
Sonja K. Pieck (2007), Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Bucknell; M.A., Ph.D., Clark
Stephanie Anne Richards (2007), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Bates; Ph.D., Vermont
Daniel Riera-Crichton, (2008), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; M.A., University of Pompeau Fabra;
M.A., Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Adriana Julia Salerno (2009), Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Licenciatura en Matematicas, Universidad Simon Bolivar; Ph.D. Texas (Austin)
Mitchell R. Scharman (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology
B.S., Idaho; M.S., Ph.D., Texas (El Paso)
Jason Scheideman (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
William Parker Seeley (2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., M.F.A., Columbia; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., City University of New York
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
Brian R. Steininger (2010), Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and Japanese
B.A., Macalester; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Rania Kassab Sweis (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
B.A., California (Irvine); M.A., Ph.D., Stanford
Nathan Wynfield Tefft (2008), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Williams; M.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Mara Casey Tieken (2011), Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Dartmouth; M.Ed., Ed.D., Harvard
Benjamin Leonard Weiss (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Columbia; Ph.D., Michigan
Larissa Moriarty Williams (2012), Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Smith; Ph.D., North Carolina State
Instructors
Jennifer Ann Adair (2012), Visiting Instructor in History and Politics
B.A., Vassar; M.A., New York University
David Domínguez-Navarro (2012), Visiting Instructor in Spanish
B.A., M.A., University of Valladolid and University College Dublin; M.A., Western Ontario
Marina Pavlovna Loginova (2009), Visiting Instructor in Russian
M.A., Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages
David Francisco Perkins (2012), Visiting Instructor in Politics
B.A., Bellarmine; M.A., Stony Brook
Peter Michael Steele (2012), Visiting Instructor in Music
B.A., Pitzer; M.A., British Columbia
Ming Yan (2012), Visiting Instructor in Chinese
B.A., Xuzhou Normal University; M.A., Nanjing Normal University
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
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
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 Theater
B.A., Antioch; M.Ed., Harvard
Aimée Holloway Conlin Bessire (2009), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Lake Forest; M.A., New York University; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Gerald Frederick Bigelow (2010), Lecturer in History
B.A., Columbia; Ph.D., Cantab.
William Blaine-Wallace (2010), Lecturer in African American Studies; Multifaith Chaplain
B.A., Lenoir Rhyne; M.Div., Lutheran Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Universiteit van Tilburg
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
Joanne Fennessey Cole (2006), Lecturer in History and Coordinator of the Peer Writing Project
B.A., Bates; J.D., Maine
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
Mathieu L. Duvall (2009), Lecturer in Geology; Manager of the Bates College Imaging and Computing Center
B.A., Colorado College; M.Sc., Colorado
Barry Michael Farber (1987), Lecturer in Economics
B.S., Purdue; M.B.A., California (Los Angeles)
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
David Russell George Jr. (2000), Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., M.A., Purdue; Ph.D., Minnesota
Frank Glazer (1980), Lecturer in Music; Artist in Residence
Jennifer L. Hartshorn (2012), Lecturer in Physical Education
B.A., Colby; M.S., Smith
Thomas Ames Hayward (1978), Lecturer in Classical and Medieval Studies; Humanities Librarian
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Maine; M.L.S., Rutgers
Judith Ann Head (2005), Lecturer in History; Associate Dean of the Faculty
B.A., M.A., Oklahoma; Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
William Charles Hiss (2006), Lecturer in Asian Studies; Senior Leadership Gifts Officer
B.A., Bates; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; M.A., Ph.D., Tufts
Jan Marie Hovden (2008), Lecturer in Rhetoric and Director of Debate
B.A., Central Oklahoma; M.A., Southwest Missouri State; Ph.D., Kansas
Katharine Elizabeth Johanesen (2012), Lecturer in Geology
B.S., Beloit; Ph.D., Southern California
Penelope Jones (2011), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Maine College of Art; M.A., Purdue
Sonya Marie Kahlenberg (2008), Lecturer in Biology
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
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
B.A., Knox; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Heather Lynn Lindkvist (2002), Lecturer in Anthropology; Special Assistant to the President
B.A., California (San Diego); M.A., Chicago
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
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
Joseph L. Nicoletti (1980), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Queens; M.F.A., Yale
Hillory Anne Oakes (2009), Lecturer in Writing, Director of Writing, and Director of the Learning Commons
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
Camille Susan Parrish (2001), Lecturer in Environmental Studies and Learning Associate in Environmental Studies
B.A., Carleton; M.S., Rutgers
James Arthur Porter (2012), Lecturer in Physics
B.A., Colby; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell
Gary Joseph Rattigan (2012), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., New Hampshire; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Peter Dylan Richards (2012), Lecturer in Theater
B.A., Harvard; M.F.A., Moscow Art Theater School
Julie A. Rosenbach (2010), Lecturer in Environmental Studies; Manager of Sustainability Initiatives
B.A., New Hampshire; M.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies
Sherry L. Russell (2011), Lecturer in Education
B.A., Oberlin; M.Ed., Ed.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Bronwyn Mary Sale (2009), Lecturer in Education
B.A., Virginia; M.S.Ed., Southern Maine
Nancy C. Salmon (2009), Lecturer in Dance
B.A., North Carolina State; M.F.A., New York University
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
B.A., Boston College; M.F.A., Naropa Institute; Ph.D., Denver
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 (2012), Lecturer in Theater
B.A., State University of New York (Buffalo); M.F.A., George Washington
Stephen Lawrence Wessler (2012), Lecturer in Sociology
B.A., Harvard; J.D., Boston University
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
Deborah L. Irons (2007), Instructor of Dance (Jazz)
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
Greg Loughman (2008), Instructor of Jazz Bass
B.M., Capital
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
Bonnie Scarpelli (2006), Instructor of Voice
B.A., Southern Maine
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
David Wells (2005), Instructor of Saxophone
B.A., California State (Hayward)
Committees of the Faculty, 2012–2013
The current committee assignments are available at (www.bates.edu/dof/governance-and-leadership/committees).