Catalog
The Faculty
Elaine Tuttle Hansen (2002), President
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Washington
Jill N. Reich (1999), Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Regis; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Emeriti
Donald West Harward, President Emeritus
B.A., Maryville; M.A., American University; Ph.D., Maryland (College Park); LL.D.; L.H.D.
Garold Wesley Thumm, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
B.A., Morris Harvey; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
James Gordon Hepburn, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Lester Ross Cummins, Professor Emeritus of Education
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Yale
Alexis Adelbert Caron, Professor Emeritus of French
B.A., Massachusetts; M.A., Ph.D., Minnesota
Roy Lothrop Farnsworth, Professor Emeritus of Geology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
Leland Peterman Bechtel, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education
B.A., B.D., Eastern Baptist; M.A., Temple; Ph.D., New York University
William Joseph Leahey Jr., Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.A., Bates; M.A., Columbia
John Joseph Margarones, Professor Emeritus of Education
B.A., Bates; M.A., Ed.D., Boston University
David Arthur Nelson, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., Chicago; Ph.D., Cornell
Margaret Nichols, Registrar Emerita
George Lindbergh Wigton, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., Ohio State
Bernard Ridlon Carpenter, Treasurer Emeritus
B.S., Nasson
Theodore Walther, Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.A., Mexico City; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Sherry Abbott Deschaine, Professor Emerita of Physical Education
B.S., Aroostook State; M.Ed., Maine
James Glenn Boyles, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.S., Pennsylvania State; Ph.D., Rutgers
Robert Crawford Flynn, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., Maine
Donald Raymond Lent, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Art
B.A., California (Santa Barbara); B.F.A., M.F.A, Yale
James Shenstone Leamon, Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Bates; Ph.D., Brown
Douglas Irving Hodgkin, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Duke
Robert Stephen Moyer, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Bucknell; Ph.D., Stanford
Robin Bruce Stirling Brooks, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Yale; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
David Boyd Ledlie, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.A., Middlebury; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Drake Richard Bradley, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.S., University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Ann Besser Scott, Charles A. Dana Professor Emerita of Music
B.A., Radcliffe; M.F.A., Brandeis; Ph.D., Chicago
Richard Vansant Wagner, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Haverford; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan
David Alan Kolb, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Fordham; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
James Walter Carignan, Dean Emeritus of the College
B.A., Bates; Ph.D., Rochester
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.
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
Marcia Makris, Lecturer Emerita in Education
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., New Hampshire
Marcia Phyllis Plavin, Lecturer Emerita in Dance; Faculty Marshal
B.A., Maine; M.A., Wesleyan
Carolyn Ann Court, Professor Emerita of Physical Education
B.S., Southern Connecticut State; M.S., Pennsylvania State
Marion Reddick Anderson, Professor Emeritus of Music
B.Mus., Stetson; M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale
George Antony Ruff, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.S., LeMoyne; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Eli Cooperman Minkoff, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Lewis Afton Turlish, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Geneva; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
John Karl Pribram, Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.A., Middlebury; M.A., Wesleyan; Ph.D., Massachusetts
Anne Douglas Williams, Professor Emerita of Economics
B.A., Smith; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Robert William Allison, Professor Emeritus of Religion and Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Brown; Ph.D., Chicago
Joyce Seligman, Lecturer Emerita in Writing
B.A., City College of New York; M.A., Maine
Melinda Hungerford Harder, Lecturer Emerita in Mathematics
B.A., Dartmouth; M.S., Chicago; Ph.D., Rochester
Joseph Gerard Pelliccia, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., Cornell; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
Anne Wescott Dodd, Senior Lecturer Emerita in Education
B.A., Maine; M.A., California State (Los Angeles); Ed.D., Maine
Gerda Neu-Sokol, Lecturer Emerita in German
University of Freiburg
Dana Melvin Mulholland (1991), Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., Maine; M.S., State University of New York (Cortland)
Administrative Officers
Wylie Lee Mitchell (1978), Dean of Admissions
B.A., Williams
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
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
Terry Jo Beckmann (1998), Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.B.A., Pace
Tedd R. Goundie (2004), Dean of Students
B.S., Muhlenberg; M.S., Bowling Green
Nancy J. Cable (2009), Vice President and Dean of Enrollment and External Affairs
B.A., Marietta; M.Ed., Vermont, Ph.D., Virginia
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
Sawyer Frederick Sylvester Jr. (1969), Professor of Sociology; Mace Bearer
B.A., J.D., M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
John Richard Cole (1967), Thomas Hedley Reynolds Professor of History
B.A., Haverford; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
John William Creasy (1975), Professor of Geology; Faculty Marshal
B.S., Colorado State; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Michael Peter Murray (1986), Charles Franklin Phillips Professor of Economics
B.A., Santa Clara; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State
Mark Benjamin Okrent (1972), Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Reed; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Steven Edwin George Kemper (1973), Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Robert James Thomas (1975), Professor of Biology
B.A., Michigan; Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Atsuko Hirai (1988), Kazushige Hirasawa Professor of History
B.A., Tokyo University; Ph.D., Harvard
David Clark Haines (1969), Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Wooster; M.Sc., Ph.D., Ohio State
Mark David Semon (1976), Professor of Physics
B.A., Colgate; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado
Thomas Frederick Tracy (1976), Phillips Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies
B.A., St. Olaf; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Martin Edward Andrucki (1974), Charles A. Dana Professor of Theater
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Paul Thomas Kuritz (1978), Professor of Theater
B.A., Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
David Alan Aschauer (1990), Elmer W. Campbell Professor of Economics
B.A., Kansas; M.A., Ph.D., Rochester
Loring Mandell Danforth (1978), Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Amherst; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
John Elwood Kelsey (1979), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Grinnell; Ph.D., Chicago
Carole Anne Taylor (1978), Professor of English
B.A., M.A.T., Reed; Ph.D., Harvard
William Roberts Matthews (1978), Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Iowa; M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale
John Stiven Strong (1978), Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Hartford Seminary Foundation; Ph.D., Chicago
Eric Robert Wollman (1979), Professor of Physics
B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Thomas James Wenzel (1981), Charles A. Dana Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Northeastern; Ph.D., Colorado
Dennis Grafflin (1981), Professor of History
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
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
William Southard Corlett Jr. (1981), Professor of Politics
B.A., Allegheny; M.A., Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Michael Eugene Jones (1982), Professor of History and Christian A. Johnson
Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., Texas (Austin); M.A., University College of Wales (Aberystwyth); Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Georgia Nell Nigro (1983), Professor of Psychology; Interim Director of the Donald W. and Ann M. Harward Center for Community Partnerships
B.A., Brown; M.S., Yale; Ph.D. Cornell
Rebecca Wells Corrie (1982), Phillips Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., M.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Harvard
Mary Theresa Rice-DeFosse (1984), Professor of French
B.A., Boston College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Craig Joseph Decker (1984), Professor of German
B.A., Bates; M.A., Ph.D., California (Irvine)
Jill N. Reich (1999), Professor of Psychology; Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Regis; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Jane Tussey Costlow (1986), Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Duke; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Denis Marshall Sweet (1984), Professor of German
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Stanford
John Edward Smedley (1987), Professor of Physics
B.A., Colby; Ph.D., Colorado
Margaret Scott Creighton (1987), Professor of History
B.A., Indiana; Ph.D., Boston University
Michael James Retelle (1987), Professor of Geology
B.S., Salem State; M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts
Steven Charles Dillon (1988), Professor of English
B.A., Colorado; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Peter Ngai-Sing Wong (1988), Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Marcus Coleman Bruce (1987), Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Bates; M.Div., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
James Gerard Richter (1987), Professor of Politics
B.A., Cornell; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Cristina Malcolmson (1991), Professor of English
B.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
John Dykstra Eusden Jr. (1988), Professor of Geology
B.S., Bates; M.S., New Hampshire; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Thomas Glen Lawson (1989), Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Anderson; Ph.D., Purdue
Lillian Rose Nayder (1989), Professor of English
B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia
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)
Emily Wright Kane (1996), Whitehouse Professor of Sociology; Chair, Division of the Social Sciences
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Dolores Mary O'Higgins (1990), Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies; Chair, Interdisciplinary Programs
B.A., Trinity College Dublin; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Erica Rand (1990), Professor of Art and Visual Culture and Women and Gender Studies
B.A., Princeton; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Kathryn Graff Low (1990), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Bowdoin; Ed.M., Harvard; Ph.D., Stanford
Charles Valentine Carnegie (1991), Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Cornell; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
James Wesley Hughes (1992), Thomas Sowell Professor of Economics
B.A., M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., Michigan
Hong Lin (1991), Professor of Physics; Chair, Division of the Natural Sciences
B.S., M.S., Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr
Shuhui Yang (1991), Professor of Chinese
B.A., Fudan University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
Sarah Mehlhop Strong (1983), Professor of Japanese Language and Literature
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
William Gerald Ambrose Jr. (1994), Professor of Biology
B.A., Princeton; Ph.D., North Carolina
David Ross Cummiskey (1986), Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Washington College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Margaret Maurer-Fazio (1994), Betty Doran Stangle Professor of Applied Economics
B.A., M.A., Western Ontario; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Helen Brooks Regan (2006), Visiting Professor of Education
B.A., Randolph-Macon; M.A.T., Yale; Ph.D., Connecticut
Francisca López (1990), Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad de Córdoba; Ph.D., Connecticut
Rachel Narehood Austin (1995), Professor of Chemistry
B.A., North Carolina (Greensboro); Ph.D., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Lavina Dhingra (1996), Professor of English
B.A., Wheaton; M.A., Ph.D., Tufts
Lynne Y. Lewis (2000), Professor of Economics
B.A., Ph.D., Colorado (Boulder)
Rebecca Margaret Herzig (1998), Professor of Women and Gender Studies
B.A., California (Santa Cruz); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Charles Isidore Nero (1991), Professor of Rhetoric
B.A., Xavier; M.A., Wake Forest; Ph.D., Indiana
Donald C. Dearborn (2010), Professor of Biology
B.S., North Carolina; Ph.D., Missouri
Associate Professors
Carl Robert Schwinn (1975), Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Wisconsin (Madison); M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Sanford Alan Freedman (1978), Associate Professor of English
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Cantab.; Ph.D., Harvard
Edward Smith Harwood (1981), Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., Princeton
George Scott Purgavie (1983), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., West Chester; M.S., South Carolina
Sharon Kinsman (1985), Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Iowa; Ph.D., Cornell
Marsha Ann Graef (1985), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Central Missouri State; M.A., Northern Arizona
Shepley Littlefield Ross II (1985), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., New Hampshire; M.A., Ph.D., Rochester
Arlene Elowe MacLeod (1986), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Bowdoin; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Dennis Ralph Browne (1986), Associate Professor of Russian
B.A., Southern Illinois; B.A., Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia
Baltasar Fra-Molinero (1994), Associate Professor of Spanish
Licenciado, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; M.A., Indiana; Doctor en Filología, Universidad de Sevilla; Ph.D., Indiana
Elizabeth Anne Eames (1988), Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Bryn Mawr; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Lee Huber Abrahamsen (1989), Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Franklin and Marshall; Ph.D., Medical College of Pennsylvania
Kirk Dorrance Read (1990), Associate Professor of French; Chair, Division of the Humanities
B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Matthew John Côté (1991), Associate Professor of Chemistry; Associate Dean of the Faculty
B.S., Syracuse; Ph.D., Illinois
Bonnie Jean Shulman (1991), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Colorado
Leslie Irene Hill (1988), Associate Professor of Politics; Special Assistant to the President
B.A., Barnard; M.A., Atlanta; Ph.D., Union Institute
Hilmar Ludvig Jensen III (1992), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Goddard; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
James Patrick Murphy (1994), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Bates; M.Ed., Boston University
Nancy Way Kleckner (1994), Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Illinois; M.S., Maine; Ph.D., North Carolina
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
Paula Jean Schlax (1998), Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Clarkson; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Winifred Ann Hohlt (1998), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Williams; M.S., Smith
Claudia Aburto Guzmán (1997), Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Florida State; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona
Lisa Maurizio (1999), Associate Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Wellesley; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Pamela Ann-Elizabeth Johnson (1999), Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Kansas; B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute; M.F.A., Bennington
Michael James Sargent (1999), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Hendrix; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State
George M. Perkins (2005), Visiting Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Ph.D., Boston College
Rebecca Jean Sommer (1998), Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
John Russell Baughman (2000), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Francesco Giovanni Duina (2000), Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Beverly Jane Johnson (2000), Associate Professor of Geology
B.Sc., M.Sc., Delaware; Ph.D., Colorado
Todd Aaron Kahan (2002), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Syracuse; Ph.D., State University of New York (Albany)
Susan Allison Stark (1999), Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Brown; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown
Stephanie Kelley-Romano (1999), Associate Professor of Rhetoric
B.S., M.A., Emerson; Ph.D., Kansas
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)
Jennifer Lori Koviach-Côté (2001), Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Minnesota
Amy Bradfield Douglass (2001), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Williams; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State
Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir (2001), Associate Professor of Politics
B.J., Missouri; Ph.D., Washington University
Joseph McLean Hall (2002), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Amherst; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Heidi Taylor Chirayath (2002), Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Gettysburg; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
Meredith Lynn Greer (2002), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Delaware; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt
Cynthia May Baker (2008), Associate Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Wesleyan; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity; Ph.D., Duke
Patricia Susan Buck (2002), Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Hampshire; M.A., M.S.Ed., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Krista Maywalt Scottham (2003), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Ithaca; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Ryan William Bavis (2003), Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., St. Mary's (Maryland); Ph.D., Montana
Carol Jane Dilley (2003), Associate Professor of Dance
B.A., Delaware; M.F.A., University of Washington
Alexandre Erik Dauge-Roth (2005), Associate Professor of French
M.A., Université de Lausanne; Ph.D., Michigan
Gerald Frederick Bigelow (2010), Visiting Associate Professor of History
B.A., Columbia; Ph.D., Cantab.
Lee E. Roecker (2010), Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Cincinnati; Ph.D., North Carolina
Pallavi Shasikant Jayawant (2004), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.Sc., University of Bombay; Ph.D., Brandeis
Holly Annette Ewing (2004), Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Carleton; Ph.D., Minnesota
Sylvia Anne Federico (2005), Associate Professor of English
B.A., State University of New York (Purchase); M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
Assistant Professors
Gina Andrea Fatone (2003), Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Connecticut; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music; M.A., California (Santa Cruz); Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Dale Edward Chapman (2004), Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., M.A., Toronto; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Jonathan Elliott Skinner (2005), Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., St. John's; B.A., University of Oxford; M.A., University College London; Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
Karen Melvin (2005), Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Boston University; M.B.A., Phoenix; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Melinda Ann Plastas (2005), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
B. Christine McDowell (2005), Assistant Professor of Theater
B.A., Brandeis; M.F.A., Yale
Helen Catherine Boucher (2005), Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Illinois (Chicago); M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Nancy Susan Koven (2006), Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Swarthmore; M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Hiroya Miura (2005), Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., McGill; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia
Sonja K. Pieck (2007), Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Bucknell; M.A., Ph.D., Clark
Susan E. Schomburg (2007), Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Wellesley; M.T.S, M.Ed, M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Stephanie Anne Richards (2007), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Bates; Ph.D., Vermont
Lilian I. Childress (2007), Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Harvard
Myron M. Beasley (2007), Assistant Professor of African American Studies and American Cultural Studies
M.A., Regent; Ph.D., Ohio
Eden Karon Osucha (2007), Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Wellesley; M.A., California (Davis); Ph.D., Duke
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)
Joshua A. Henry (2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Carleton; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell
Nathan Wynfield Tefft (2008), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Williams; M.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin
Leila Clare Kawar (2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Harvard; M.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science; Ph.D., New York University
Albert Malcom Fereshetian Jr. (1995), Assistant Professor of Physical Education
B.S., New Hampshire; M.A., Liberty
Laura Cecilia Balladur (2003), Visiting Assistant Professor of French
B.A., M.A., California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., Duke
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
Adriana Julia Salerno (2009) Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Licenciatura en Matematicas, Universidad Simon Bolivar; Ph.D. Texas (Austin)
Nathan Eric Lundblad (2009), Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., California (Berkeley); Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Lauren Mary Ashwell (2009), Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., University of Auckland; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz (2009), Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Pomona; M.A., Harvard; Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Jonathan Eugene Webster (2009), Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute; M.S., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); Ph.D., Calgary
Aimée Holloway Conlin Bessire (2009), Visiting Assistant Professor of African American Studies, American Cultural Studies, and Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Lake Forest,; M.A., New York University; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Senem Aslan (2010), Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Bogazici University; Ph.D., University of Washington
Rachel A. Boggia (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance
B.S., Cornell; M.F.A., Ohio State
Jennifer D. Sandler (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Grinnell; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Carrie Ann May (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Ph.D., New Hampshire
Shellen Xiao Wu (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Steven H. Jury (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., New Hampshire, M.A., Massachusetts (Amherst); Ph.D., New Hampshire
Philip Joseph Brendese (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Siena; M.A., State University of New York (Albany); Ph.D., Duke
Matthew Joseph Pettway (2010), Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., Eastern Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State
Susan Whitney Langdon (2006), Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Brandeis; M.A., Purdue; Ph.D., Boston University
Alma B. Kuhlemann (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State
Xing Fan (2010), Assistant Professor of Chinese
B.A., Beijing Language University; M.A., China Academy of Traditional Theatre; Ph.D., Hawaii (Mãnoa)
Melissa J. Walt (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Stanford; M.A., Yale; Ph.D., University of Washington
Caroline E. Shaw (2010), Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Jason Scheideman (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Puget Sound
Brian R. Steininger (2010), Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and Japanese
B.A., Macalester; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Naïma Hachad (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of French
Licence, Maîtrise, D.E.A., Université de Provence; Ph.D., Emory
Alejandro Enrique Dellachiesa (2010), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., M.B.A., University of Belgrano; M.S., Ph.D., Tennessee
Raluca Cernahoschi-Condurateanu (2009), Visiting Assistant Professor of German
B.A., Mt. Holyoke, M.A., Ph.D., British Columbia
Mollie A. Godfrey (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Reed; Ph.D., Chicago
Instructors
Heather Lynn Lindkvist (2002), Visiting Instructor in Anthropology and Director of the Bates College NECASL Project
B.A., California (San Diego); M.A., Chicago
Jason T. Larson (2010), Visiting Instructor in Religious Studies
B.A., Gordon; M.A., Miami University, M.L.I.S., Kentucky
Marina P. Loginova (2009), Visiting Instructor in Russian
M.A., Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages
Senior Lecturers
Bruce Joseph Bourque (1972), Senior Lecturer in Anthropology
B.A., Massachusetts; M.A., Colorado; Ph.D., Harvard
Robert Alan Feintuch (1976), Senior Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Cooper Union; M.F.A., Yale
Paul Richard Heroux (1982), Senior Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
Fourth-Year Diploma, Masters of the Studio, School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)
Robert Lambton Farnsworth (1990), Senior Lecturer in English
B.A., Brown; M.F.A., Columbia
William Pope.L (1990), Senior Lecturer in Theater
B.A., Montclair State College; M.F.A., Rutgers
Elke Morris (1993), Senior Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Nevada; M.A., M.F.A., New Mexico
Henry John Walker (1993), Senior Lecturer in Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Trinity College Dublin; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Lecturers
Thomas Ames Hayward (1978), Lecturer in Classical and Medieval Studies; Humanities Reference Librarian
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Maine; M.L.S., Rutgers
Frank Glazer (1980), Lecturer in Music; Artist in Residence
Joseph L. Nicoletti (1980), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Queens; M.F.A., Yale
Barry Michael Farber (1987), Lecturer in Economics
B.S., Purdue; M.B.A., California (Los Angeles)
Gene Alan Clough (1987), Lecturer in Geology and Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Li-ping Miao (1989), Lecturer in Chinese
Beijing Foreign Language Institute; Beijing Normal University
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
Katalin Vecsey (1995), Lecturer in Theater
B.A., M.A., Bárczi Gusztáv College for Teachers of the Disabled; Ph.D., Eötvös Lóránd University
Grace Leslie Coulombe (2000), Lecturer in Quantitative Studies and Director of the Mathematics and Statistics Workshop
B.A., Bates, M.A., Boston College
Holly Louise Gurney (2000), Lecturer in Education; Associate Dean of Students
B.A., Milliken; M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Indiana
David Russell George Jr. (2000), Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., M.A., Purdue; Ph.D., Minnesota
Michael Ellison Reidy (2002), Lecturer in Theater and Technical Director
B.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
John Harry Corrie (2003), Lecturer in Music
B.Mus., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., Northwestern School of Music; M.M.A., Yale
Anita Susan Charles (2004), Lecturer in Education and Director of Secondary Teacher Education
B.A., Dartmouth; M.Ed., Harvard; Ph.D., New Hampshire
Robert Earl Bunselmeyer (2004), Lecturer in History
B.A., Washington University; M.S., Wisconsin; Ph.D., Yale
Sagaree Sengupta (2004), Lecturer in Asian Studies; Graduate Fellowships Advisor
B.A., Cornell; M.S., Wisconsin (Madison); Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Thomas Peter Snow (2005), Lecturer in Music
B.A., Berklee College of Music
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; Executive Director for International Advancement
B.A., Bates; M.T.S., Harvard; M.A., Ph.D., Tufts
Joanne Fennessey Cole (2006), Lecturer in History and Director of the Peer Writing Project
B.A., Bates; J.D., Maine
Camille Susan Parrish (2001), Lecturer in Environmental Studies and Learning Associate in Environmental Studies
B.A., Carleton; M.S., Rutgers
Kevin A. McHugh (2006), Lecturer in Physical Education; Director of Athletics
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Massachusetts
Ronald E. Barry Jr. (2007), Lecturer in Biology
B.A., Connecticut; M.A., Indiana State; Ph.D., New Hampshire
Gwen L. Lexow (2008), Lecturer in Physical Education
B.A., Knox; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Jan Marie Hovden (2008), Lecturer in Rhetoric and Director of Debate
B.A., Central Oklahoma; M.A., Southwest Missouri State; Ph.D., Kansas
Katherine Mary Mathis (2008), Lecturer in Psychology
B.A., Siena; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Albany)
Terri Lynne Nickel (2008), Lecturer in English
B.A., Pacific Union; M.A., Loma Linda; Ph.D., California (Riverside)
Sonya Marie Kahlenberg (2008), Lecturer in Biology
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Nicole Witherbee (2008), Lecturer in Politics
B.A., Massachusetts (Lowell), M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis
Nancy C. Salmon (2009), Lecturer in Dance
B.A., North Carolina State; M.F.A., New York University
Hillory Anne Oakes (2009), Lecturer in Writing and Director of Writing
B.A., Oklahoma; M.A., Ph.D., Denver
Bronwyn Mary Sale (2009), Lecturer in Education
B.A., Virginia; M.S.Ed., Southern Maine
Robert Brian Strong (2009), Lecturer in English
B.A., Boston College; M.F.A., Naropa Institute; Ph.D., Denver
Kristy June Feldhousen-Giles (2009), Lecturer in Anthropology
B.A., Nebraska; M.A., Ph.D., Oklahoma
Angus Stanley King Jr., (2009), Segal Lecturer in American Politics
B.A., Dartmouth; LL.B., Virginia
Tyler Gulden (2009), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Alfred; M.F.A., Massachusetts (Dartmouth)
Jennifer Ann Woodruff (2009), Lecturer in Music
B.Mus., Converse; M.A., Ph.D., Duke
Mathieu L. Duvall (2009), Lecturer in Geology; Manager of the Bates College Imaging and Computing Center
M.Sc., Colorado
Shigehito Menjo (2010), Lecturer in Japanese
B.E., Daido Institute of Technology; B.A., M.A., Oregon
Xingmei Miao (2010), Lecturer in Chinese
B.A., Anqing Normal College; M.A., Nanjing Normal University
Kaiyan Xu (2010), Lecturer in Chinese
B.A., Harbin Normal University; M.A., Nanjing Normal University
Kristin Krause Nam (2010), Lecturer in Biology
B.S., Bates; M.S., Wisconsin; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Denise Froehlich (2010), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., B.S., Southern Maine; M.F.A., Vermont College
Iain A. Kerr (2010), Lecturer in American Cultural Studies
B.A., British Columbia; M.Arch., Texas (Austin)
William Blaine-Wallace (2010), Lecturer in African American Studies; Multifath Chaplain
B.A., Lenoir Rhyne; M.Div., Lutheran Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Universiteit van Tilburg
Gretchen J. Berg (2010), Lecturer in Theater
B.A., Antioch; M.Ed., Harvard
Meghan Murphy-Lee (2010), Lecturer in Russian
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan; M.A., Arizona; Ph.D., Kansas
Daniel T. Mills (2010), Lecturer in the Humanities and Director of the Bates College Museum of Art
B.F.A., Rochester Institute of Techology; M.F.A., Northern Illinois
Assistants in Instruction
Mary Elizabeth Brushwein (1979), Assistant in Chemistry
Gregory James Anderson (1986), Assistant in Biology
B.S., M.S., University of Washington
Marita Lucia Bryant (1988), Assistant in Geology
B.A., Boston University; M.S., Freie Universität Berlin
Lorna H. Clark (1991), Assistant in Chemistry
B.S., Southeastern Massachusetts
Tina Marie Rioux (1997), Assistant in Neuroscience
B.A., Maine (Farmington); M.S., Southern Maine
Carolyn Ellen Lawson (2001), Assistant in Biology
B.S., Illinois
Bethany S. Whalon (2001), Assistant in Biological Chemistry
B.S., Bowdoin
Eric Christopher Towne (2002), Assistant in Mathematics
B.A., Harvard
Brian T. Pfohl (2003), Assistant in Psychology
B.A., Vanderbilt
Mark Melcher Nordberg (2005), Assistant in Physics
B.S., Bates; M.S., Massachusetts, M.Ed., Worcester State
William H. Ash III (2007), Assistant in Imaging and Computing
B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology
Alyson R. Farrington (2008), Assistant in Chemistry
B.A., Maine (Farmington); M.S., Southern Maine
Nicole A. Hastings (2009), Assistant in Physics
B.S., Alfred; M.S., Wyoming
Philip T. Dostie (2009), Assistant in Environmental Geochemistry
B.A., Eckerd
Applied Music and Dance Faculty
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
Kenneth Labrecque (1987), Instructor of Guitar and Electric Bass
B.M., Maine
George Rubino (1988), Instructor of Double Bass
Gregory Boardman (1989), Instructor of Folk Fiddling
B.M., Southern Maine
Anthony J. Shostak (1997), Instructor of Banjo
B.F.A., Philadelphia College of Art of the University of the Arts
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 College of Music
David Pontbriand (2004), Instructor of Sitar
Nancy Smith (2005), Instructor of Percussion
B.M., New England Conservatory of Music
David Wells (2005), Instructor of Saxophone
B.A., California State (Hayward)
Rachel Ganteaume Richards (2005), Instructor of Dance (Ballet)
Krysia Tripp (2005), Instructor of Flute
B.M., M.M., Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
Michael Albert (2006), Instructor of Oboe
Bonnie Scarpelli (2006), Instructor of Voice
B.A., Southern Maine
Christina Chute (2007), Instructor of Violoncello
B.M., Oberlin; M.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Deborah L. Irons (2007), Instructor of Dance (Jazz)
Timothy J. Ebersold (2007), Instructor of Bassoon
B.M., Miami University
Amos J. Libby (2008), Instructor of Oud and Tabla
B.A., Long Island University
Eric J. LaPerna (2008), Instructor of Middle Eastern Percussion
Greg Loughman (2008), Instructor of Jazz Bass
B.M., Capital
Chiharu Naruse (2008), Instructor of Piano
M.M., Hanns Eisler Conservatory
Dean Stein (2008), Instructor of Violin and Viola
B.M., M.M., Juilliard
Margery F. Landis (2010), Instructor in French Horn
B.A., New Hampshire; M.M., Idaho
Robert M. Dan (2010), Instructor in Viola
B.S., M.M., Juilliard
Nathan A. Kolosko (2010), Instructor in Classical Guitar
Michelle Snow (2010), Instructor in Jazz and Popular Voice
B.M., New Hampshire; M.M., Berklee College of Music
Committees of the Faculty, 2010–2011
The following lists include committee members at press time. The most current committee assignments are available on the website (www.bates.edu/dof).
The starred committees (*) include student members, who are appointed at the beginning of the academic year. The President and Dean of the Faculty are ex officio members of all committees.
Academic Standing: W.G. Ambrose, Chair, T.R. Goundie (ex officio), E.S. Harward, P.T. Kuritz, L. Maurizio, M.K. Meserve (ex officio), M.B. Okrent, S.W. Sawyer (ex officio)
Admissions and Financial Aid: J.W. Hughes, Chair, S. Kelley-Romano, N.S. Koven, J.L. Koviach-Côté, K.A. McHugh
African American Studies and American Cultural Studies: M.S. Creighton, Co-chair, H.L. Jensen, Co-chair, C.V. Carnegie, D.E. Chapman, B. Fra-Molinero, K. Melvin, C.I. Nero, E.K. Osucha
Animal Care and Use: R.J. Thomas, Chair, D.R. Cummiskey, J.E. Kelsey
Asian Studies: M. Maurer-Fazio, Chair (W, ST), S.M. Strong, Chair (F), H.C. Boucher, X. Fan, S.E. Kemper, B.R. Steininger, S. Yang
Athletics: E. Rand, Chair, P.T. Kuritz, S.W. Langdon, K.A. McHugh (ex officio), M.J. Retelle
Biological Chemistry: J.L. Koviach-Côté, Chair, D.C. Dearborn (ex officio), S.A. Richards, P.J. Schlax (ex officio), R.J. Sommer*Budget and Finance Advisory: C.R. Schwinn, Chair, T.J. Beckmann (ex officio), C.J. Decker, D.W. Ginevan, D.R. Lindahl, N.E. Lundblad, M.E. Main, H.G. Perreault, J.A. Rosenbach
Classical and Medieval Studies: M.A. Imber, Co-chair, H.J. Walker, Co-chair, C.M. Baker (W, ST), R.W. Corrie, S.A. Federico, T.A. Hayward, L. Maurizio, D.M. O’Higgins
*College Concerts: E.R. Wollman, Chair, H. Miura, A.J. Salerno
*College Lectures: L. Maurizio, Chair, B. Fra-Molinero, C. Malcolmson
*Curriculum and Calendar: S.C. Dillon, Chair, M.J. Côté (ex officio), G.L. Coulombe, L.A. Juraska (ex officio), T.A. Kahan, M.K. Meserve (ex officio), P.J. Schlax
*Educational Policy: H.T. Chirayath, C.J. Decker, H.L. Jensen, G.L. Lexow, M.K. Meserve (ex officio), J.S. Strong, R.J. Thomas, E.L. Wiemers (ex officio)
*Environmental Responsibility: J.E. Smedley, Chair, J.A. Henry
Environmental Studies: R.J. Sommer, Chair, J.T. Costlow, H.A. Ewing, L.Y. Lewis, C.S. Parrish, S.K. Pieck
Evaluation of Teaching: S.A. Federico, Chair, M.P. Murray, B.M. Sale, A.J. Salerno, S. Yang
*Extracurricular Activities and Reside ntial Life: Committee not convened for 2010–2011
Faculty Governance: J.R. Baughman, Chair, J.T. Costlow, M.S. Creighton, F.G. Duina, J.M. Hall, P.S. Jayawant, L.Y. Lewis, E.K. Osucha, T.F. Tracy
Faculty Review Board: D.R. Browne, J.T. Costlow, J.W. Creasy, H. Lin, F. J. López, C.I. Nero, G.N. Nigro, K.D. Read, J.G. Richter, E.R. Wollman
Faculty Scholarship Committee: C.V. Carnegie, Chair, R.N. Austin, P.J. Baker (ex officio), R.W. Corrie, H.A. Ewing
*First-Year Seminar and Writing: S. Kinsman, Chair, L.M. Ashwell, L. Dhingra, T.A. Hayward (ex officio), J.A. Head (ex officio), A.E. MacLeod, H.A. Oakes
Graduate Fellowships: L.R. Nayder, Chair, J.W. Creasy, J.A. Head (ex officio), S.E. Houchins, M.B. Okrent, C.Pérez-Armendáriz
*Honors: S.M. Strong, Chair, J.A. Head (ex officio), J.G. Richter, D. Riera-Crichton
*Information Services Advisory Committee: S.L. Ross, Chair, J.F. Bauer (ex officio), G.A. Clough, M.K. Meserve (ex officio), C.E. Peters (ex officio), N.W. Tefft, A.W. White (ex officio), E.L. Wiemers (ex officio), E. Zimmerman (ex officio)
Institutional Review Board: A.B. Douglas, Co-chair, T.A. Kahan, Co-chair, J. Gould, L.M. Danforth, A.E. MacLeod
Legal Studies: Committee not convened for 2010–2011
*Library: S.F. Sylvester, Chair, D.M. O'Higgins, D.M. Sweet, H.J. Walker, E.L. Wiemers (ex officio)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Planning: C.I. Nero, Chair, W. Blaine-Wallace (ex officio), D.E. Chapman, L.I. Hill (ex officio), P.Johnson, C. Purdy (ex officio), J.L. Reese (ex officio), R.J. Sommer
Medical Studies: L.H. Abrahamsen, Chair, S.A. Freedman (F), B.J. Johnson, B.C. McDowell, K.A. Palin, S.W. Sawyer (ex officio)
Neuroscience: N.W. Kleckner, Chair, D.C. Dearborn (ex officio), J.E. Kelsey N.S. Koven, M.J. Sargent (ex officio)
*Off-Campus Study: J.G. Richter, Chair, T.R. Goundie (ex officio), A. Hirai, S.W. Sawyer (ex officio)
Personnel: C. Aburto Guzmán, M.C. Bruce, J.D. Eusden Jr., M.L. Greer, J.E. Kelsey, K.G. Low, M.D. Semon
Physical Education Personnel: J.L. Koviach-Côté, M.J. Retelle, M.J. Sargent
Scientific Reasoning and Quantitative Literacy: M.J. Côté, M.L. Greer
*Student Conduct: M.A. Imber, Chair, M.E. Andrucki, D.A. Aschauer, E.A. Eames, M.A. Graef
Teaching Development: Committee not convened for 2010–2011
Women and Gender Studies: R.M. Herzig, Chair, H.A. Ewing, M.L. Greer, L.I. Hill, S.E. Houchins, E.W. Kane, M.A. Plastas, E. Rand, B.J. Shulman
Board of Examiners: D.R. Browne, N.W. Kleckner, F. López, M.T. Rice-DeFosse, P.N. Wong
Judicial Educators: M.P. Murray, E.R. Wollman
Permanent Member of Student Conduct Appeals Process: J.R. Cole
Secretary of the Faculty: T.A. Hayward