Catalog
The Faculty
Below is the faculty roster for academic year 2016–2017. For up-to-date information, please consult the College Directory or the Office of the Dean of the Faculty.
Ava Clayton Spencer (2012), President
B.A., Williams; B.A., Oxon.; M.A., Harvard; J.D., Yale
Matthew Robert Auer (2013), Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Harvard; M.A.L.D., Tufts; M.S., Ph.D., Yale
- Emeriti
- Administrative Officers
- Professors
- Associate Professors
- Assistant Professors
- Instructors
- Senior Lecturers
- Lecturers
- Applied Music and Dance Faculty
Emeriti
Elaine Tuttle Hansen, President Emerita
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Washington, D.Litt.
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
Pamela Jean Baker, Helen A. Papaioanou Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences
B.Sc., University of Wales (Swansea); B.S., Bates; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
Leland Peterman Bechtel, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education
B.A., B.D., Eastern Baptist; M.A., Temple; Ph.D., New York University
Terry Jo Beckmann, Treasurer Emerita
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.B.A., Pace
Bruce Joseph Bourque, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Anthropology
B.A., Massachusetts; M.A., Colorado; Ph.D., Harvard
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)
Bernard Ridlon Carpenter, Treasurer Emeritus
B.S., Nasson
Robert Maurice Chute, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., Maine; D.Sc., Johns Hopkins
Gene Alan Clough, Lecturer Emeritus in Geology and Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
John Richard Cole, Thomas Hedley Reynolds Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Haverford; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Carolyn Ann Court, Professor Emerita of Physical Education
B.S., Southern Connecticut State; M.S., Pennsylvania State
John William Creasy, Professor Emeritus of Geology; Faculty Marshal
B.S., Colorado State; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Sherry Abbott Deschaine, Professor Emerita of Physical Education
B.S., Aroostook State; M.Ed., Maine
Anne Wescott Dodd, Senior Lecturer Emerita in Education
B.A., Maine; M.A., California State (Los Angeles); Ed.D., Maine
Barry Michael Farber, Lecturer Emeritus in Economics
B.S., Purdue; M.B.A., California (Los Angeles)
Dennis Grafflin, Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
David Clark Haines, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.A., Wooster; M.Sc., Ph.D., Ohio State
Melinda Hungerford Harder, Lecturer Emerita in Mathematics
B.A., Dartmouth; M.S., Chicago; Ph.D., Rochester
Thomas Ames Hayward, Lecturer Emeritus in Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Maine; M.L.S., Rutgers
James Gordon Hepburn, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Paul Richard Heroux, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Art and Visual Culture
Fourth-Year Diploma, Masters of the Studio, School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)
Douglas Irving Hodgkin, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Duke
John Elwood Kelsey, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Grinnell; Ph.D., Chicago
Sharon Kinsman, Professor Emerita of Biology
B.A., Iowa; Ph.D., Cornell
David Alan Kolb, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Fordham; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Paul Thomas Kuritz, Professor Emeritus of Theater
B.A., Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
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
Cristina Malcolmson, Professor Emerita of English
B.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Eli Cooperman Minkoff, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Wylie Lee Mitchell, Dean Emeritus of Admission
B.A., Williams
Robert Stephen Moyer, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Bucknell; Ph.D., Stanford
Dana Melvin Mulholland, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., Maine; M.S., State University of New York (Cortland)
Gerda Neu-Sokol, Lecturer Emerita in German
University of Freiburg
Margaret Nichols, Registrar Emerita
Joseph L. Nicoletti, Lecturer Emeritus in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Queens; M.F.A., Yale
Keiko Ofuji, Lecturer Emerita in Japanese Language
B.A., Metropolitan State College; M.A., Kansas
Joseph Gerard Pelliccia, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., Cornell; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
Marcia Phyllis Plavin, Lecturer Emerita in Dance
B.A., Maine; M.A., Wesleyan
John Karl Pribram, Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.A., Middlebury; M.A., Wesleyan; Ph.D., Massachusetts
George Scott Purgavie, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., West Chester; M.S., South Carolina
Jill N. Reich, Dean Emerita of the Faculty and Professor Emerita of Psychology
B.A., Regis; Ph.D., Dartmouth
George Antony Ruff, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.S., LeMoyne; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Carl Robert Schwinn, Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.A., Wisconsin (Madison); M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Ann Besser Scott, Charles A. Dana Professor Emerita of Music
B.A., Radcliffe; M.F.A., Brandeis; Ph.D., Chicago
Joyce Seligman, Lecturer Emerita in Writing
B.A., City College of New York; M.A., Maine
Bonnie Jean Shulman, Professor Emerita of Mathematics
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Colorado
Carl Benton Straub, Dean Emeritus of the Faculty, 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.
Sarah Mehlhop Strong, Professor Emerita of Japanese Language and Literature
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Denis Marshall Sweet, Professor Emeritus of German
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Stanford
Sawyer Frederick Sylvester Jr., Professor Emeritus of Sociology
B.A., J.D., M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
Robert James Thomas, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., Michigan; Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Anne Booth Thompson, Professor Emerita of English and Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor Emerita of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Radcliffe; M.A., Cantab.; Ph.D., Harvard
Lewis Afton Turlish, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Geneva; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Richard Vansant Wagner, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Haverford; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan
Theodore Walther, Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.A., Mexico City; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Eugene Lee Wiemers, Librarian Emeritus
B.A., Macalester; M.S., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
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
Eric Robert Wollman, Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Administrative Officers
Laura Ann Juraska (1983), Associate College Librarian for Reference Services
B.A., Wisconsin; P.M.C., M.L.S., Indiana
Joshua Grant McIntosh (2014), Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
B.S., Elon; M.A., Appalachian State; Ph.D., Syracuse
Mary K. Meserve (1993), Registrar
B.A., Smith
Geoffrey Saxton Swift (2014), Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer
B.A., Amherst; M.B.A., Harvard
Kate Livingston Vale (2015), Vice President for Information and Library Services and Librarian
B.A., Brown; Ed.M., Ed.D., Boston University
Leigh A. Weisenburger (2012), Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
B.A., Smith
Note: For information on faculty members who are currently on leave, please consult the website of the Office of the Dean of the Faculty (bates.edu/dof).
Professors
William Gerald Ambrose Jr. (1994), Professor of Biology
B.A., Princeton; Ph.D., North Carolina
Martin Edward Andrucki (1974), Charles A. Dana Professor of Theater
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Matthew Robert Auer (2013), Professor of Environmental Studies; Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Harvard; M.A.L.D., Tufts; M.S., Ph.D., Yale
Cynthia May Baker (2008), Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Wesleyan; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., Duke
Ryan William Bavis (2003), Helen A. Papaioanou Professor of Biological Sciences
B.A., St. Mary's (Maryland); Ph.D., Montana
Marcus Coleman Bruce (1987), Benjamin E. Mays Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Bates; M.Div., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Charles Valentine Carnegie (1991), Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Cornell; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
William Southard Corlett Jr. (1981), Professor of Politics
B.A., Allegheny; M.A., Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Rebecca Wells Corrie (1982), Phillips Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., M.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Harvard
Jane Tussey Costlow (1986), Clark A. Griffith Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Duke; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Margaret Scott Creighton (1987), Professor of History
B.A., Indiana; Ph.D., Boston University
David Ross Cummiskey (1986), Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Washington College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Loring Mandell Danforth (1978), Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Amherst; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Donald C. Dearborn (2010), Professor of Biology
B.S., North Carolina; Ph.D., Missouri
Craig Joseph Decker (1984), Professor of German
B.A., Bates; M.A., Ph.D., California (Irvine)
Lavina Dhingra (1996), Professor of English
B.A., Wheaton; M.A., Ph.D., Tufts
Carol Jane Dilley (2003), Professor of Dance
B.A., Delaware; M.F.A., University of Washington
Steven Charles Dillon (1988), Professor of English
B.A., Colorado; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Amy Bradfield Douglass (2001), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Williams; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State
Francesco Giovanni Duina (2000), Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
John Dykstra Eusden Jr. (1988), Professor of Geology
B.S., Bates; M.S., New Hampshire; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Holly Annette Ewing (2004), Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Carleton; Ph.D., Minnesota
Sylvia Anne Federico (2005), Professor of English
B.A., State University of New York (Purchase); M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
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
Rebecca Margaret Herzig (1998), Professor of Women and Gender Studies and Christian A. Johnson Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies; Chair, Interdisciplinary Programs
B.A., California (Santa Cruz); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
James Wesley Hughes (1992), Thomas Sowell Professor of Economics
B.A., M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., Michigan
Beverly Jane Johnson (2000), Professor of Geology
B.Sc., M.Sc., Delaware; Ph.D., Colorado
Michael Eugene Jones (1982), Professor of History
B.A., Texas (Austin); M.A., University College of Wales (Aberystwyth); Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Todd Aaron Kahan (2002), Professor of Psychology
B.S., Syracuse; Ph.D., State University of New York (Albany)
Emily Wright Kane (1996), Professor of Sociology
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Steven Edwin George Kemper (1973), Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Nancy Susan Koven (2006), Professor of Neuroscience
B.A., Swarthmore; M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
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
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; Mace Bearer
B.A., Santa Clara; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State
Lillian Rose Nayder (1989), Professor of English; Chair, Division of the Humanities
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; Faculty Marshal
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
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
B.A., Boston College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
James Gerard Richter (1987), Professor of Politics; Chair, Division of the Social Sciences
B.A., Cornell; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Paula Jean Schlax (1998), Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Clarkson; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
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
Thomas Frederick Tracy (1976), Phillips Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies
B.A., St. Olaf; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Thomas James Wenzel (1981), Charles A. Dana Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Northeastern; Ph.D., Colorado
Crystal Ann Williams (2013), Professor of English; Associate Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for the Office of Equity and Diversity Resources
B.A., New York
University; M.F.A., Cornell
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
Lauren Mary Ashwell (2009), Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., University of Auckland; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Senem Aslan (2010), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Bogazici University; Ph.D., University of Washington
John Russell Baughman (2000), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Myron M. Beasley (2007), Associate Professor of African American Studies and American Cultural Studies
M.A., Regent; Ph.D., Ohio
Rachel A. Boggia (2010), Associate Professor of Dance
B.S., Cornell; M.F.A., Ohio State
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
Elizabeth Anne Eames (1988), Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Bryn Mawr; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Stephen M. Engel (2011), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Wesleyan; M.A., New York University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
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)
Sanford Alan Freedman (1978), Associate Professor of English
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Cantab.; Ph.D., Harvard
Meredith Lynn Greer (2002), Associate Professor of Mathematics; Chair, Division of the Natural Sciences
B.A., Delaware; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt
Joseph McLean Hall (2002), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Amherst; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Edward Smith Harwood (1981), Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Leslie Irene Hill (1988), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Barnard; M.A., Atlanta; Ph.D., Union Institute
Sue Edna Marie Catherine Houchins (2003), Associate Professor of African American Studies
B.A., California (Los Angeles); Ph.D., Union Institute
Margaret Anne Imber (1997), Associate Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies; Associate Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Chicago; J.D., Michigan; Ph.D., Stanford
Pallavi Shasikant Jayawant (2004), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.Sc., University of Bombay; Ph.D., Brandeis
Hilmar Ludvig Jensen III (1992), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Goddard; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Pamela Ann-Elizabeth Johnson (1999), Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Kansas; B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute; M.F.A., Bennington
Stephanie Kelley-Romano (1999), Associate Professor of Rhetoric
B.S., M.A., Emerson; Ph.D., Kansas
Nancy Way Kleckner (1994), Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Illinois; M.S., Maine; Ph.D., North Carolina
Jennifer Lori Koviach-Côté (2001), Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Minnesota
Nathan Eric Lundblad (2009), Associate Professor of Physics
B.A., California (Berkeley); Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
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)
Eden Koren Osucha (2007), Associate Professor of English
B.A., Wellesley; M.A., California (Davis); Ph.D., Duke
Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz (2009), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Pomona; M.A., Harvard; Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Therí Pickens (2011), Associate Professor of English
B.A., Princeton; M.A., Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Sonja K. Pieck (2007), Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Bucknell; M.A., Ph.D., Clark
Melinda Ann Plastas (2005), Visiting Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
Daniel Riera-Crichton, (2008), Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; M.A., University of Pompeau Fabra;
M.A., Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Shepley Littlefield Ross II (1985), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., New Hampshire; M.A., Ph.D., Rochester
Adriana Julia Salerno (2009), Associate Professor of Mathematics
Licenciatura en Matematicas, Universidad Simon Bolivar; Ph.D. Texas (Austin)
Michael James Sargent (1999), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Hendrix; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State
Paul James Shea (2012), Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Cornell; Ph.D., Oregon
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
Nathan Wynfield Tefft (2014), Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Williams; M.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Assistant Professors
Ali Humayun Akhtar (2012), Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Cornell; M.A., Ph.D., New York University
Laura Cecilia Balladur (2003), Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies
B.A., M.A., California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., Duke
Kristen D. Barnett (2016), Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Montana
Henry A. Boateng (2015), Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Mississippi; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan
Jason Brian Castro (2012), Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
B.A., B.S., Rochester; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Jonathan James Cavallero (2013), Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
B.A., Georgetown; M.A., Pennsylvania State; Ph.D., Indiana
Raluca Cernahoschi (2009), Assistant Professor of German
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Ph.D., British Columbia
Wesley Byron Chaney (2016), Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Davidson; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford
Aleksandar M. Diamond-Stanic (2016), Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., Carleton; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona
Carla Jean Essenberg (2015), Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., St. Olaf; Ph.D., California (Riverside)
Nathan C. Faries (2014), Assistant Professor of Asian Studies
B.A., Wheaton; M.A., Baylor; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
Albert Malcom Fereshetian Jr. (1995), Assistant Professor of Physical Education
B.S., New Hampshire; M.A., Liberty
Julie C. Fox (2016), Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance
B.A., Houston; M.F.A.,
Ohio State
Travis John Gould (2013), Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Maine
Leshui He (2015), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; M.A., Ph.D., Connecticut
Brett Andrew Huggett (2014) Assistant Professor of Biology
B.M., Temple; M.S., Vermont; Ph.D., Harvard
Jakub Kazecki (2012), Assistant Professor of German
M.A., Dalhousie; M.A., Adam-Mickiewicz University; Ph.D., British Columbia
Andrew John Kennedy (2016), Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Providence; Ph.D., Virginia
Yinxing Liu (2014), Assistant Professor of Asian Studies
B.A., Xiangtan University; M.A., Pennsylvania State; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Jacob R. Longaker (2016), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Kansas
Lynn Mandeltort (2016), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., College of Charleston; Ph.D., Virginia
Alison Joyce Melnick (2015), Assistant Professor of Religous Studies
B.A., Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia
Martin Montgomery (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Humboldt; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon
Andrew M. Mountcastle (2016), Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Bowdoin; Ph.D., Washington
Ryan C. Nelson (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Gustavus Adophus; Ph.D., Wisconsin
Jeffrey S. Oishi (2016), Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., Columbia; Ph.D., Virginia
Katharine A. Ott (2014), Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Middlebury; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia
James Arthur Porter (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., Colby; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell
Stephanie M. Pridgeon (2016), Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., College of Charleston; M.A., Virginia; Ph.D., Emory
Jean Paul Rabanal (2015), Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Universidad del Pacifico; M.A., Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Geneviève Robert (2014), Assistant Professor of Geology
B.S., McGill; M.S., British Columbia; Ph.D., Missouri (Columbia)
Michael A. Rocque (2014), Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Maine; M.A., Maryland; Ph.D., Northeastern
Joshua Dalton Rubin (2013), Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Michigan; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Paul E. Schofield (2013), Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Notre Dame; M.A., Wisconsin (Milwaukee); Ph.D.,
Harvard
Caroline E. Shaw (2010), Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Kristen K. Stern (2015), Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies
B.A., Nazareth; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., Boston University
Joanna Sturiano (2016), Visiting Assistant Professor of Japenese
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford
Blake Sturtevant (2016), Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., Bowdoin; Ph.D., Maine
Christin V. Thomas (2016), Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., McDaniel; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Mara Casey Tieken (2011), Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Dartmouth; M.Ed., Ed.D., Harvard
Kaitlin Hanley White (2015), Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Colby; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
Larissa Moriarty Williams (2012), Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Smith; Ph.D., North Carolina State
Helen Weetman (2016), Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese
M.A., Edinburgh; Ph.D., SOAS, University of London
Sally M. Wood (2015), Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater
B.A, Rollins; M.F.A., Tennessee
Myra Wright (2016), Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., British Columbia; M.A., Dalhousie; Ph.D., McGill
Instructors
Scott Hull Balcomb (2014), Visiting Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., Bates; M.S., Oregon State
Arianne A. Bazilio (2016), Visiting Instructor in Chemistry
B.S., New York University Tandon School of Engineering; M.S., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Yannick G. Marshall (2016), Visiting Instructor in African American Studies
B.A., Toronto; M.A., M.Phil., Columbia
Senior Lecturers
Robert Lambton Farnsworth (1990), Senior Lecturer in English
B.A., Brown; M.F.A., Columbia
Robert Alan Feintuch (1976), Senior Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Cooper Union; M.F.A., Yale
David Russell George Jr. (2000), Senior Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., M.A., Purdue; Ph.D., Minnesota
Elke Morris (1993), Senior Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Nevada; M.A., M.F.A., New Mexico
Michael Ellison Reidy (2002), Senior Lecturer in Theater and Managing Director of Theater and Dance
B.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Katalin Vecsey (1995), Senior Lecturer in Theater
B.A., M.A., Bárczi Gusztáv College for Teachers of the Disabled; Ph.D., Eötvös Lóránd University
Henry John Walker (1993), Senior Lecturer in Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Trinity College Dublin; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Lecturers
Brett S. Allen (2012), Lecturer in Physical Education
B.S., St. Lawrence; M.S., James Madison
Jessica Lawrence Anthony (2011), Lecturer in English
B.A., Bates; M.F.A., George Mason
Maria Báez Marco (2016), Lecturer in Spanish
Título de Filología Hispánica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Misty Beck (2011), Lecturer in Environmental Studies; Writing Specialist in the Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., Northern Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
Gretchen J. Berg (2012), Lecturer in Theater
B.A., Antioch; M.Ed., Harvard
George Bernier (2016) Lecturer in Mathematics
B.A., Maine; M.S., Ohio State; M.S., Southern Maine
Gerald Frederick Bigelow (2010), Lecturer in History and Research Scientist
B.A., Columbia; Ph.D., Cantab.
Janet Eileen Bourne (2015), Lecturer in Music and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities
B.A., George Mason; Ph.D., Northwestern
Louise J. Brogan (2016), Lecturer in the Humanities; Writing Specialist for Science and Quantitative Writing
B.A., Colby; Ph.D., Notre Dame
Hamish Cameron (2016), Lecturer in Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., M.A., University of Canterbury; Ph.D., Southern California
Peter H. Casares (2013), Lecturer in Physical Education
B.A., Gettysburg; M.S., Miami University
Anita Susan Charles (2004), Lecturer in Education and Director of Secondary Teacher Education
B.A., Dartmouth; M.Ed., Harvard; Ph.D., New Hampshire
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
William L. d'Ambruoso (2016), Lecturer in Politics
B.A., St. Olaf; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Susan Ann Dewsnap (2012), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., New Hampshire; M.F.A., Nebraska (Lincoln)
Cody D. Eldredge (2016), Lecturer in Politics
B.A., St. Lawrence; M.A., The Australian National University; M.A., Colorado (Boulder)
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; Director of Purposeful Work
B.A., Drew; M.A., Cornell
Carolina González Valencia (2016), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture and Mellon Diversity and Faculty Renewal Postdoctoral Fellow
B.F.A., M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Nina Hagel (2016), Mellon C3 Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer in Politics
B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., California (Berkeley)
Bridget Elyse Harr (2015), Lecturer in Sociology
B.A., Bates; M.A., California (Santa Barbara)
Jennifer L. Hartshorn (2012), Lecturer in Physical Education
B.A., Colby; M.S., Smith
Jan Marie Hovden (2008), Lecturer in Rhetoric and Director of Debate
B.A., Central Oklahoma; M.A., Southwest Missouri State; Ph.D., Kansas
Penelope Jones (2011), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Maine College of Art; M.A., Purdue
Keiko Konoeda (2015), Lecturer in Japanese
B.A., Tokyo; M.A., Hawaii; Ed.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Gwen L. Lexow (2008), Lecturer in the Social Sciences; Title IX Officer
B.A., Knox; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Marina Pavlovna Loginova (2009), Lecturer in Russian
M.A., Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages
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
Ethan L. Miller (2015), Lecturer in Anthropology, Environmental Studies, and Politics
B.A., Bates; M.S., Massachusetts; Ph.D., University of Western Sydney
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
Benjamin Moodie (2016), Lecturer in Politics and Sociology
B.A., Yale; M.A., California (Berkeley)
Elizabeth Rush Mueller (2015), Lecturer in English and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities
B.A., Reed; M.F.A., Southern New Hampshire
Clifford L. Odle (2016), Lecturer in Theater
B.A., Catawba; M.F.A., Boston University
Patrick W. Otim (2016), Lecturer in History and Mellon Diversity and Faculty Renewal Postdoctoral Fellow
B.A., Makerere University; M.A., Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
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
George M. Perkins (2005), Lecturer in Economics
B.A., Ph.D., Boston College
Christopher Francis Petrella (2016), Lecturer in the Humanities; Writing Specialist in the Social Sciences
B.A., Bates; M.A., Harvard; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Olga Rabanal (2015), Lecturer in Economics
B.A., Binghamton; M.A., Miami; Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Peter D. Richards (2016), Lecturer in Theater
B.A., M.F.A., Harvard
Stephanie Anne Richards (2007), Lecturer in Biology
B.S., Bates; Ph.D., Vermont
Rajarshi Saha (2015), Lecturer in Geology and Physics
B.A., Bates; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina
Bronwyn Mary Sale (2009), Lecturer in Education
B.A., Virginia; M.S.Ed., Southern Maine
Daniel Robert Sanford (2015), Lecturer in the Humanities; Director of Writing at Bates and of the Academic Resource Commons
B.A., Wisconsin; M.A., Ph.D., New Mexico
Jason Scheideman (2010), Lecturer in Politics; Assistant Dean of the Faculty for Budgets and Administration
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
William Parker Seeley (2008), Lecturer in the Humanities
B.A., M.F.A., Columbia; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., City University of New York
Laura Sewall (2016), Lecturer in Environmental Studies; Director of the Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area and the Shortridge Coastal Center
B.A., Evergreen State; M.S.E.L., Vermont Law; M.S., Ph.D., Brown
Kin-Yee Ian Shin (2016), Lecturer in History and Mellon C3 Postdoctoral Fellow
B.A., Amherst; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia
Stacy Lee Smith (2014), Lecturer in the Humanities
B.A., William Smith; M.P.S., M.S., Ph.D., Cornell
John Andrew Stadler (2016), Lecturer in Mathematics
B.A., M.A., Harvard
Robert Brian Strong (2009), Lecturer in English; Director of National Fellowships
B.A., Boston College; M.F.A., Naropa Institute; Ph.D., Denver
Rohan Sud (2016), Lecturer in Philosophy and Mellon C3 Postdoctoral Fellow
B.A., Columbia
Hoang Tran (2016) Lecturer in Education and Mellon C3 Postdoctoral Fellow
B.A., California (Irvine); M.A., California (Long Beach); Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
William J. Wallace, Jr. (2014), Lecturer in the Humanities
B.S., Maine; M.A., Delaware
Kerry A. Whittaker (2015), Lecturer in Biology
B.A., Colby; Ph.D., Rhode Island
Lawrence E. Williams (2016), Lecturer in Music
M.A., Southern Maine
Applied Music and Dance Faculty
Shamou Amoui (2014), Instructor of Hand Percussion
Alan Carr (2015), Instructor of Bass Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba
B.M. Peabody Conservatory; M.M., Juilliard; A.D., Yale; D.M.A., Wisconsin (Madison)
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
Jazmin DeRice (2015), Instructor of Voice
B.M., M.M., Southern Maine
Karl Doty (2015), Instructor of Double Bass
B.M., M.M., New England Conservatory
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
Sebastian Jerosch (2000), Instructor of Tenor and Alto Trombone
B.M., Mannes
Kenneth Labrecque (1987), Instructor of Guitar and Electric Bass
B.M., Maine
Margery F. Landis (2010), Instructor of French Horn
B.A., New Hampshire; M.M., Idaho
Eric J. LaPerna (2008), Instructor of Middle Eastern Percussion
Amos J. Libby (2008), Instructor of Oud and Tabla
B.A., Long Island University
Meredith Lyons (2013), Instructor of Dance (Pilates)
M.F.A., Smith
Andrew Martelle (1989), Instructor of Folk Fiddling
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
Sean Potter (2012), Instructor of Saxophone
B.M., Southern Maine
Rachel Ganteaume Richards (2005), Instructor of Dance (Ballet)
Luette Saul (2012), Instructor of Voice
B.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music; M.M., 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
Seth Warner (2005), Instructor of Guitar, Lute, Mandolin, and Ukulele
B.M., Southern Maine