Catalog
The Faculty
Below is the faculty roster for academic year 2011–2012. For up-to-date information, please consult the College Directory or the Office of the Dean of the Faculty.
Nancy J. Cable (2009), Interim President
B.A., Marietta; M.Ed., Vermont, Ph.D., Virginia
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.
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
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, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., Maine; M.S., State University of New York (Cortland)
David Clark Haines, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.A., Wooster; M.Sc., Ph.D., Ohio State
Carole Anne Taylor, Professor Emerita of English
B.A., M.A.T., Reed; Ph.D., Harvard
Wylie Lee Mitchell, Dean Emeritus of Admissions
B.A., Williams
Administrative Officers
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), Interim President and Vice President and Dean of Enrollment and External Affairs
B.A., Marietta; M.Ed., Vermont, Ph.D., Virginia
[Position Vacant] Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
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
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; Chair, Division of the Humanities
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
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
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; Chair, Interdisciplinary Programs
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
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; Chair, Division of the Natural Sciences
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; 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)
Emily Wright Kane (1996), 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
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
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
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
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
Kirk Dorrance Read (1990), Professor of French; Chair, Division of the Humanities
B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Francesco Giovanni Duina (2000), Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
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
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
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
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
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
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 Lynn Taylor (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 School; Ph.D., Duke
Patricia Susan Buck (2002), Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Hampshire; M.A., M.S.Ed., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Krista Maywalt Aronson (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
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
Melinda Ann Plastas (2005), Visiting Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
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)
Karen Melvin (2005), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Boston University; M.B.A., Phoenix; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
B. Christine McDowell (2005), Associate Professor of Theater
B.A., Brandeis; M.F.A., Yale
Helen Catherine Boucher (2005), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Illinois (Chicago); M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Hiroya Miura (2005), Associate Professor of Music
B.A., McGill; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia
John Jason Thompson (2011), Visiting Associate Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Texas (Austin); Ph.D., Chicago
Assistant Professors
Dale Edward Chapman (2004), Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., M.A., Toronto; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Nancy Susan Koven (2006), Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Swarthmore; M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
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 (Madison)
Albert Malcom Fereshetian Jr. (1995), Assistant Professor of Physical Education
B.S., New Hampshire; M.A., Liberty
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
Raluca Cernahoschi (2009), Visiting Assistant Professor of German
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Ph.D., British Columbia
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)
Matthew Joseph Pettway (2010), Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., Eastern Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State
Xing Fan (2010), Assistant Professor of Chinese
B.A., Beijing Language University; M.A., China Academy of Traditional Theatre; Ph.D., Hawaii (Mãnoa)
Caroline E. Shaw (2010), Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Alejandro Enrique Dellachiesa (2010), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., M.B.A., University of Belgrano; M.S., Ph.D., Tennessee
Brian R. Steininger (2010), Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and Japanese
B.A., Macalester; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Mollie A. Godfrey (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Reed; Ph.D., Chicago
Stephen Engel (2011), Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Wesleyan; M.A., New York University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Therí Pickens (2011), Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Princeton; M.A., Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Erin Curren (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of French
B.A., Colby; D.E.A., Université de Paris; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia
Beata Niedzielkowska (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Temple; M.A., Ph.D., Iowa
Ruth Lexton (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.Phil., Oxon.; M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia
Michael Durst (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., Georgetown; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell
Mara Tieken (2011), Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Dartmouth; Ed.M., Ed.D., Harvard
Kathryn Flinn (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., William and Mary; Ph.D., Cornell
Timothy Cook (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology
B.S., Brown; M.S., Delaware; Ph.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Catherine Buell (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
M.S., Springfield; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State
Instructors
Marina P. Loginova (2009), VisitingInstructor in Russian
M.A., Moscow Institute ofForeign Languages
Dawn Nelson (2011), Visiting Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., Williams
Megan Gahl (2011), Visiting Instructor in Environmental Studies
B.S., Ohio State; Ph.D., Maine
Senior Lecturer
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
Katalin Vecsey (1995), Senior Lecturer in Theater
B.A., M.A., Bárczi Gusztáv College for Teachers of the Disabled; Ph.D., Eötvös Lóránd University
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
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 Managing Director of Theater and Dance
B.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Heather Lynn Lindkvist (2002), Lecturer in Anthropology; Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Diversity
B.A., California (San Diego); M.A., Chicago
Laura Cecilia Balladur (2003), Lecturer in French
B.A., M.A., California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., Duke
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
Thomas Peter Snow (2005), Lecturer in Music
B.A., Berklee
Judith Ann Head (2005), Lecturer in History; Associate Dean of the Faculty
B.A., M.A., Oklahoma; Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
George M. Perkins (2005), Lecturer in Economics
B.A., Ph.D., Boston College
William Charles Hiss (2006), Lecturer in Asian Studies; Executive Director for International Advancement
B.A., Bates; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; M.A., Ph.D., Tufts
Joanne Fennessey Cole (2006), Lecturer in History and Coordinator 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.S., Massachusetts
Susan Whitney Langdon (2006), Lecturer in Psychology
B.A., Brandeis; M.A., Purdue; Ph.D., Boston University
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
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 Anthropology and Biology
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
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, Director of Writing, and Director of the Learning Commons
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; Graduate Fellowships Advisor
B.A., Boston College; M.F.A., Naropa Institute; Ph.D., Denver
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
Aimée Holloway Conlin Bessire (2009), Lecturer in History
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.
Julie A. Rosenbach (2010), Lecturer in Environmental Studies and Environmental Coordinator
B.A., New Hampshire; M.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies
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
Rebecca L. Fraser-Thill (2010), Lecturer in Psychology
B.A., Drew; M.A., Cornell
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
Jason Scheideman (2010), Lecturer in Politics
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Jason T. Larson (2010), Lecturer in Religious Studies
B.A., Gordon; M.A., Miami University, M.L.I.S., Kentucky
Penelope Jones (2011), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Maine College of Art; M.A., Purdue
Jessica Lawrence Anthony (2011), Lecturer in English
B.A., Bates; M.F.A., George Mason
Misty Beck (2011), Lecturer in Environmental Studies
B.A., Northern Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
Bradley Proctor (2011), Lecturer in History
B.A., Bates; M.A., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Marika Dalton (2011), Lecturer in Geology
B.A., Vassar; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan Technological University
Erin Hourigan (2011), Lecturer in German
B.A., West Chester; M.A., California (Irvine)
Micah Pawling (2011), Lecturer in History
B.A., Delaware, M.A., Ph.D., Maine
Angela Atkinson Duina (2011), Lecturer in Education
B.A., Boston College; Ed.M., Harvard; Ed.D., Boston University
Sherry L. Russell (2011), Lecturer in Education
B.A., Oberlin; M.Ed., Ed.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Laura D. Faure (2011), Lecturer in the Arts; Director of the Bates Dance Festival
B.A., New Hampshire (Keene); M.A., Wesleyan
Aaron Roger Winkler (2011), Lecturer in Biology
B.S., Bates, Ph.D., Boston University
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
David Pontbriand (2004), Instructor of Sitar
Nancy Smith (2005), Instructor of Percussion
B.M., New England Conservatory
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
Bonnie Scarpelli (2006), Instructor of Voice
B.A., Southern Maine
Christina Chute (2007), Instructor of Violoncello
B.M., Oberlin; M.M., San Francisco Conservatory
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
Kathleen McNearny (2009), Instructor of Oboe
B.M., Hartt; M.M., Southern California
Margery F. Landis (2010), Instructor of French Horn
B.A., New Hampshire; M.M., Idaho
Robert M. Dan (2010), Instructor of Viola
B.S., M.M., Juilliard
Nathan A. Kolosko (2010), Instructor of Classical Guitar
B.S., Buffalo; M.A., Denver
Michelle Snow (2010), Instructor of Jazz and Popular Voice
B.M., New Hampshire; M.M., Berklee
Daphne McCoy (2010), Instructor of Dance (Modern, Jazz)
B.A., Central Oklahoma; M.F.A., Illinois
Committees of the Faculty, 2011–2012
The current committee assignments are available at (www.bates.edu/dof/governance-and-leadership/committees).