Faculty

Eric G. Aaron

Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science

AB, Princeton University; MS, PhD, Cornell University

Nicholas Adams

Professor of Art on the Mary Conover Mellon Chair

AB, Cornell University; AM, PhD, New York University

Colin Echeverria Aitken

Assistant Professor of Biology

BA, Wesleyan University; PhD, Stanford University

Tagreed Al-Haddad

Visiting Instructor in Africana Studies

BS, University of Jordan; MPA, Marist College

Carlos Alamo-Pastrana

Associate Dean of the Faculty and Academic Resource and Associate Professor of Sociology

BA, University of Colorado; MA, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

David B. Ames

Visiting Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

Mark C. Amodio

Professor and Chair of English

AB, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Ming-Wen An

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

BA, Carleton College; PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Drake Andersen

Adjunct Instructor in Music

Jan Andrews

Associate Professor of Cognitive Science

AB, Bard College; PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Mark W. Andrews

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies

BA, University of Bristol; MA, PhD, Michigan State University

Peter Antelyes

Associate Professor of English and Director of Teaching Development

BA, Sarah Lawrence College; MA, PhD, Columbia University

Roberta Antognini

Associate Professor of Italian

DL, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; PhD, New York University

Gail Archer

Adjunct Artist in Music

BA, Montclair State College; MM, Mannes College of Music; MA, University of Hartford; DMA, Manhattan School of Music

Esteban Argudo

Assistant Professor of Economics

Tobias Armborst

Associate Professor of Art and Director of Urban Studies

MA, Harvard University

Charles H. Arndt III

Assistant Professor of Russian Studies

BA, Dickinson College; PhD, Brown University

Michael C. Aronna

Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies

BA, MA, Stony Brook University; PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Abdulhamit Arvas

Post-doctoral Fellow in Drama

BA, Hacettepe University; MA, Eastern Michigan University

Anna K. Ausanio

Associate Head Women’s Golf Coach

BS, Central Connecticut State University

Abigail A. Baird

Professor of Psychological Science

AB, Vassar College; MA, Boston University; MA, PhD, Harvard University

Sukanya Basu

Assistant Professor of Economics

BA, MA, Delhi University; PhD, University of Rochester

Pinar Batur

Professor and Chair of Sociology

BA, University of Missouri, Kansas City; MA, PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Thomas Beasley

Visiting Assistant Professor of Greek and Roman Studies

BA, Northwestern University; MA, MPhil; PhD, Yale University

Marianne H. Begemann

Dean of Strategic Planning and Academic Resources and Associate Professor of Chemistry

AB, Vassar College; PhD, University of California, Berkeley

April M. Beisaw

Associate Professor of Anthropology

BA, Rutgers University; MA, PhD, Binghamton University

Stuart L. Belli

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Director of Environmental Studies

BS, University of California, Riverside; PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Paul Bellino

Adjunct Artist in Music

BA, Eastman School of Music; MA, Manhattan School of Music

Elissa Bemporad

Adjunct Assistant Professor in Jewish Studies

Ronald A. Bemrich

Adjunct Instructor in Music

B.M., Northwestern University; MA, Wayne State University

Leah I. Bendavid

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

BE, The Cooper Union; MA, PhD, Princeton University

Hadley C. Bergstrom

Assistant Professor of Psychological Science

BS, University of Oregon; MA, PhD, George Mason University

Nancy Bisaha

Professor of History and Director of Medieval & Renaissance Studies

BA, Rutgers University; PhD, Cornell University

Cheryl P. Bishkoff

Adjunct Artist in Music

BA, MA, Virginia Commonwealth University

Christopher Bjork

Professor of Education on the Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. Chair & Coord. of Teacher Education

BA, MA, Wesleyan University; PhD, Stanford University

Katherine Blackshear

Research Associate in Chemistry

BS, Cornell University; MA, Rutgers University; MS, PhD, Clark University

Susan G. Blickstein

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Earth Science and Geography

Rodica Diaconescu Blumenfeld

Associate Professor of Italian

Dipl, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania; M.Phil., MA, PhD, Columbia University

Simona Bondavalli

Associate Professor of Italian

BA, Università di Bologna; MA, PhD, University of Washington

Richard Born

Professor of Political Science

BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MA, PhD, Stanford University

Giovanna Borradori

Professor of Philosophy

DiplM, Université de Paris; PhD, Università degli Studi Milano

Jeffrey Bostwick

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychological Science

Susan Botti

Adjunct Associate Professor of Music

BM, Berklee College of Music; MM, Manhattan School of Music

Elizabeth Howe Bradley

President

BA, Harvard University; MBA, University of Chicago; PhD, Yale University

Anne Brancky

Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies

BA, DePaul University; MPhil, MA, PhD, New York University

Lisa Brawley

Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies and American Studies

BA, Davidson College; MA, New York University; PhD, University of Chicago

Paulina Bren

Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Studies

BA, Wesleyan University; MA, University of Washington; PhD, New York University

Robert K. Brigham

Professor of History on the Shirley Ecker Boskey Chair

BA, The College at Brockport; MA, University of Rhode Island; PhD, University of Kentucky, Lexington

Gwen J. Broude

Professor of Cognitive Science

AB, Hunter College; AM, PhD, Harvard University

Anthony C. Brown

Senior Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

BA, Arizona State University; BEd, University of Exeter; MS, George Mason University

Vera Brusentsev

Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics

BA, MEc, Marquarie University; PhD, Dalhousie University

Debra J. Bucher

Assistant Director of the Library for Collection Development and Research Services

Courtenay Budd

Adjunct Artist in Music

BA, The University of the South, MA, Westminster Choir College

Long T. Bui

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Science, Technology and Society

BA, University of California, Irvine; MA, PhD, University of San Diego

Andrew K. Bush

Professor of Hispanic Studies

AB, Brown University; MPhil, PhD, Yale University

Kariane Calta

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

BA, Williams College; PhD, University of Chicago

Jan Cameron

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

AB, Kenyon College; MA, Wayne State University; PhD, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

Kathy Campbell

Professor and Chair of Athletics and Physical Education

BS, MS, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

Sarah Ransom Canino

Music Librarian

Colette Cann

Associate Professor and Chair of Education

BA, Stanford University; MA, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Lynn Capozzoli

Director of Exploring Science at Vassar Farm

Teresa Carbone

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art

Light Carruyo

Associate Professor of Sociology

BA, Oberlin College; MA, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Frank Cassara

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, MM, Manhattan School of Music

Patricia-Pia Célérier

Professor of French and Francophone Studies

DiplM, Universitaires Générales; PhD, Université de Paris-Sorbonne

Mario Cesareo

Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies

BA, University of California, Irvine; MA, PhD, University of Minnesota

Terry Champlin

Adjunct Artist in Music

AB, Bard College

Heesok Chang

Associate Professor of English and Director of Media Studies

BA, University of British Columbia; MA, PhD, Stanford University

Peter M. Charlap

Associate Professor of Art

BFA, University of Pennsylvania; MFA, Yale University School of Art

Miriam Charney

Adjunct Artist in Music

BA, Brandeis University

Stephanie A. Chase

Adjunct Artist in Music

Jonathan Chenette

Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Music

BA, University of Chicago; MM, Butler University; PhD, University of Chicago

Mita Choudhury

Professor of History

BA, Haverford College; MA, University of North Carolina; PhD, Northwestern University

Lynn Christenson

Associate Professor of Biology

MS, PhD, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Jennifer Church

Professor of Philosophy

BA, Macalester College; MA, PhD, University of Michigan

Ann E. Churukian

Assistant Music Librarian

Mark Cleaveland

Associate Professor of Psychological Science

BA, Brown University; PhD, Duke University

Allan D. Clifton

Associate Professor of Psychological Science

BA, Haverford College; MA, PhD, University of Virginia

Gabrielle H. Cody

Professor of Drama on the Mary Riepma Ross '32 Chair

BA, Mount Holyoke College; MFA, Yale University; MFA, University of Minnesota; DFA, Yale University

Zachary Cofran

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

BA, BS, Loyola University Chicago; MA, PhD, University of Michigan

Colleen Ballerino Cohen

Professor of Anthropology and Women's Studies

BA, Empire State College; MA, PhD, University at Albany

Miriam Cohen

Professor of History on the Evalyn Clark Chair

AB, University of Rochester; MA, PhD, University of Michigan

Moshe Cohen

Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

BS, Binghamton University; MS, PhD, Louisiana State University

Norene D. Coller

Adjunct Instructor in Education

M, SUNY New Paltz

Lisa Gail Collins

Professor of Art

BA, Dartmouth College; PhD, University of Minnesota

Lindsay Shepherd Cook

Adjunct Instructor in Art

Leroy L. Cooper

Assistant Professor of Biology

BS, Clemson University; AM, PhD, Brown University; MPH, Harvard University

Randolph R. Cornelius

Professor of Psychological Science

BA, University of Florida; MS, PhD, University of Massachusetts

Todd Crow

Professor of Music on the George Sherman Dickinson Chair

BA, University of California, Santa Barbara; MS, Juilliard School

Mary Ann Cunningham

Associate Professor of Geography and Chair of Earth Science and Geography

BA, Carleton College; MA, University of Oregon; PhD, University of Minnesota

Mary Ellen Czesak

Lecturer and Lab Coordinator in Biology

BS, MS, Rutgers University; PhD, University of Kentucky, Lexington

Eve D’Ambra

Professor of Art on the Agnes Rindge Claflin Chair

BA, University of Arizona; MA, University of California, Los Angeles; PhD, Yale University

Brian Daly

Associate Professor of Physics

BS, College of the Holy Cross; MA, PhD, Brown University

Andrew Davison

Professor of Political Science

BA, Lafayette College; MA, University of Delaware; PhD, University of Minnesota

Joshua R. de Leeuw

Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science

BA, Vassar College; PhD, Indiana University

Nicholas A. de Leeuw

Lecturer in Psychological Science

AB, Vassar College

Marco Dees

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy

MA, MLitt, University of St. Andrews; PhD, Rutgers University

Jaime Del Razo

Assistant Professor of Education

BA, University of California, Berkeley; PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Robert DeMaria

Professor of English on the Henry Noble MacCracken Chair

BA, Amherst College; PhD, Rutgers University

Mike DeMicco

Adjunct Artist in Music

Darlene Deporto

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociology

AB, Vassar College; MA, PhD, SUNY New Paltz

Barbara A. Dolansky

Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics and Statistics

Hiromi Tsuchiya Dollase

Associate Professor of Chinese and Japanese

BA, MA, Baika Women’s College; MA, Illinois State University; PhD, Purdue University

Zachary Donhauser

Associate Professor of Chemistry

BA, Providence College; PhD, Pennsylvania State University

Curtis Dozier

Visiting Assistant Professor of Greek and Roman Studies

BA, Dartmouth College; MA, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Wenwei Du

Associate Professor of Chinese and Japanese

BA, Fudan University, Shanghai; MA, PhD, Washington University

Eve Dunbar

Associate Professor of English

BA, Pennsylvania State University; MA, PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Kelli A. Duncan

Assistant Professor of Biology on the Class of 1951 Chair & Director of Neuroscience & Behavior

BS, University of Georgia; MS, PhD, Georgia State University

Leslie C. Dunn

Associate Professor of English

BA, Yale University; MA, PhD, University of Cambridge

Eric S. Eberhardt

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Director of Biochemistry

BS, St. Lawrence University; PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Rebecca Edwards

Professor of History on the Eloise Ellery Chair

BA, College of William and Mary; MA, PhD, University of Virginia

Yvonne Elet

Associate Professor of Art

BS, Yale University; MA, PhD, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University

Simon Ellis

Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Tom Ellman

Associate Professor of Computer Science

BA, Wesleyan University; M.Phil., MS, PhD, Columbia University

Debra M. Elmegreen

Professor of Astronomy on the Maria Mitchell Chair and Department Chair

AB, Princeton University; AM, PhD, Harvard University

Marc Michael Epstein

Professor of Religion on the Mattie M. Paschall Davis and Norman H. Davis Chair and Director of Jewish Studies

BA, Oberlin College; MA, M.Phil., PhD, Yale University

David J. Esteban

Associate Professor of Biology and Director of Science, Technology and Society

BS, University of Calgary; PhD, St. Louis University

Danielle Farina

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, Curtis Institute of Music

John A. Feroe

Assistant to the President and Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

BA, St. Olaf College; MA, PhD, University of California, San Diego

Frederick R. Files

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, Stephen F. Austin State University; MM, Manhattan School of Music

Catherine Filloux

Adjunct Instructor in Drama

Judy Finerghty

Associate Professor of Athletics and Physical Education

BA, Guilford College; MS, University of Albany

Howard S. Fink

Adjunct Instructor in Hispanic Studies

Nikolai Firtich

Associate Professor and Chair of Russian Studies

M.Phil., PhD, Yale University

Natalie Priebe Frank

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

BS, Tulane University; PhD, University of North Carolina

Rachel D. Friedman

Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Studies

BA, Barnard College; M.Phil., MA, PhD, Columbia University

John Fronimos

Visiting Assistant Professor

BA, University of Texas at San Antonio; MA, Texas Tech University; PhD, University of Michigan

Dustin Frye

Assistant Professor of Economics

BA, University of Montana; MA, PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder

Megan D. Gall

Assistant Professor of Biology

BA, Pomona College; MS, California State University; PhD, Purdue University

Lara Ganz

Adjunct Instructor in Dance

Teresa A. Garrett

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of the Faculty

BS, Florida State University; PhD, Duke University

Richard M. Gary

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

Katie Gemmill

Post-doctoral Fellow in English

BA, Queen’s University; MA, McGill University; PhD, Columbia University

Lioba A. Gerhardi

SILP Coordinator

MA, PhD, City University of New York

Filippo Gianferrari

Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian

MA, University of Bologna; MA, University of Notre Dame

Bruce Gillman

Senior Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

BA, University of Rochester

Eugenio L. Giusti

Associate Professor and Chair of Italian

Dipl, Scuola Magistrale Statale, Lucca, Italy; PhD, New York University

Brian J. Godfrey

Professor of Geography

BA, Pomona College; MA, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Pauline Goul

Visiting Assistant Professor

BA, Université Paris IV-la Sorbonne and lycée Pierre de Ferma; MS, PhD, Cornell University

Christopher Grabowski

Professor of Drama

BA, University of California, Santa Cruz; MFA, Yale University School of Drama

Marc Graham

Assistant Director of Athletics and Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

AS, Dean College; BS, Springfield College

Wendy Graham

Professor of English

BA, University of California, Berkeley; M.Phil., MA, PhD, Columbia University

Dara N. Greenwood

Associate Professor of Psychological Science

BA, Wesleyan University; MS, PhD, University of Massachusetts

Mihai Grünfeld

Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies

BA, University of Toronto; MA, University of Michigan; PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Frank Guglieri

Adjunct Instructor in Chemistry

BA, MSE, Mount Saint Mary College

Abigail E.A. Gunnels

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Augusto Hacthoun

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies

Keith A. Hall

Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics

BS, Stony Brook University; PhD, Texas A&M University

Maria Hantzopoulos

Associate Professor of Education and Coordinator of Secondary Teacher Education

BA, Boston University; MA, PhD, Columbia University

Diane Harriford

Professor of Sociology and Director of Women's Studies

BA, Oberlin College; MA, PhD, Stony Brook University

Luke C. Harris

Associate Professor of Political Science

BA, St. Joseph’s University; LLM, Princeton University; PhD, JD, Yale Law School

Kathleen Hart

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies

BA, University of Florida; MA, University of California, Irvine; PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Sophia Harvey

Associate Professor and Chair of Film

BA, MA, PhD, University of Southern California

Leah Haus

Professor of Political Science

BA, Sussex University; PhD, Brandeis University

Phillip Helm

Adjunct Artist in Music

BA, West Texas A&M University

Jennifer B. Herrera

Lecturer in Chemistry

BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; PhD, Rice University

Thomas E. Hill

Art Librarian

Susan Hiner

Professor of French and Francophone Studies on the John Guy Vassar Chair

BA, University of Virginia; MA, MPhil, PhD, Columbia University

Katherine Hite

Professor of Political Science on the F. Thompson Chair and Director of Research Development

BA, Duke University; MIA, PhD, Columbia University

Benjamin Ho

Associate Professor of Economics

BS, MA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MES, PhD, Stanford University

Maria Höhn

Professor and Chair of History on the Marion Musser Lloyd '32 Chair

BA, Millersville University; PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Patricia A. Holanchock

Accompanist

Tracey Holland

Visiting Assistant Professor of Education

BA, Pennsylvania State University; MA, Columbia University; PhD, New York University

Kevin Holloway

Professor of Psychological Science

BA, Franklin and Marshall College; MA, PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Corey Lynn Holton

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

BS, High Point University

Christine Howlett

Associate Professor and Chair of Music and Director of Choral Activities

BA, University of Toronto; MA, DMA, Indiana University, Bloomington

William Hoynes

Professor of Sociology

BA, Tufts University; PhD, Boston College

Hua Hsu

Associate Professor of English and Director of American Studies

BA, University of California, Berkeley; PhD, Harvard University

Jingchen Hu

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

BS, City University of Hong Kong; MS, PhD Duke University

Myra C. Hughey

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Luke Hunsberger

Professor and Chair of Computer Science

BA, MA, University of Oregon; PhD, Harvard University

Nancy M. Ide

Professor of Computer Science

BA, BS, MA, PhD, Pennsylvania State University

Ashley J. Jackson

Adjunct Artist in Music

BA, Yale College; M.M., Yale School of Music

Darrell James

Visiting Assistant Professor of Drama

BS, Montana State University; MFA, National Theatre Institute, Connecticut College

E. H. Rick Jarow

Associate Professor of Religion

BA, MA, M.Phil., PhD, Columbia University

Geoffrey A. Jehle

Professor of Economics

BA, Kalamazoo College; MA, PhD, Princeton University

Andrew M. Jennings

Professor of Athletics and Physical Education

BEd, University of Exeter; MA, College of William and Mary; PhD, University of Maryland

Colton Johnson

Vassar College Historian

Paul A. Johnson

Professor and Chair of Economics

BEcon, University of Queensland; PhD, Stanford University

Stephen C. Jones

Assistant Professor of Drama and Director of Theater

Michael Joyce

Professor of English

BA, Canisius College; MFA, University of Iowa

Gisella A. Kagy

Assistant Professor of Economics

BS, MS, PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder

Jonathon S. Kahn

Associate Professor of Religion

AB, Princeton University; MA, MPhil, PhD, Columbia University

Jean M. Kane

Professor of English

BA, Indiana University; MA, Stanford University; PhD, University of Virginia

Paul Kane

Professor of English

BA, MPhil, MA, Yale University; MA, University of Melbourne; PhD, Yale University

Li Kang

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

BA, Wuhan University; MPhil, University of St. Andrews; PhD, Syracuse University

Martha Kaplan

Professor of Anthropology

BA, Bryn Mawr College; MA, PhD, University of Chicago

Moran Katz

Adjunct Artist in Music

Sarjit Kaur

Professor of Chemistry

BS, Fairleigh Dickinson University; MS, Vassar College; PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Akta Kaushal

Adjunct Instructor in Political Science

Alison Spodek Keimowitz

Assistant Professor of Chemistry on the Mary Clark Rockefeller Chair

BA, Wesleyan University; M.Phil., PhD, Columbia University

Jamie Kelly

Associate Professor of Philosophy

BA, MA, Carleton University; PhD, Boston University

Kenisha D. Kelly

Lecturer in Drama

BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; MFA, University of Houston

Jennifer Kennell

Associate Professor of Biology

BA, Luther College; PhD, University of Michigan

David A. Kennett

Professor of Economics on the Elizabeth Stillman Williams Chair

BA, Sussex University; MPhil, PhD, Columbia University

Cynthia B. Kerr

Professor of French and Francophone Studies

BA, Vassar College; MA, PhD, Stanford University

Howard Kilik

Adjunct Artist in Dance

Catherine Kim

Adjunct Instructor in Chemistry

BS, Stony Brook University; MS, SUNY New Paltz

Dorothy Kim

Assistant Professor of English

BA, University of California, Berkeley; MA, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Timothy Koechlin

Senior Lecturer in International Studies and Urban Studies and Director of International Studies

BA, PhD, University of Massachusetts

Sarah R. Kozloff

Professor of Film on the William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair

BA, Dartmouth College; PhD, Stanford University

Elias D. Krell

Assistant Professor of Women's Studies

Amitava Kumar

Professor of English on the Helen D. Lockwood Chair

BA, MA, Delhi University; MA, Syracuse University; PhD, University of Minnesota

Alexander M. Kupfer

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Film

BA, MS, Clark University; MA, University of California, Los Angeles; PhD, New York University

Susan Donahue Kuretsky

Professor of Art on the Sarah Gibson Blanding Chair

AB, Vassar College; AM, PhD, Harvard University

Anita Kusmierska-Gomez

Adjunct Instructor in Chemistry

Barry Lam

Associate Professor of Philosophy

BA, University of California, Irvine; MA, PhD, Princeton University

Sebastian J. Langdell

Visiting Assistant Professor of English

BA, Vassar College; MA, University of Texas at Austin; MSt, PhD, University of Oxford

Peter Lemieszewski

Adjunct Instructor

Eileen Leonard

Professor of Sociology

BA, Emmanuel College; MA, PhD, Fordham University

Linfeng Li

Visiting Instructor of Chinese and Japanese

Kathryn Libin

Associate Professor of Music

B.M., Oberlin College; MA, PhD, New York University

Judith Linn

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art

BA, Pratt Institute

Haoming Liu

Associate Professor of Chinese and Japanese

BA, Peking University; MA, Indiana University; PhD, Yale University

Kenneth R. Livingston

Professor of Cognitive Science

AB, MA, PhD, Harvard University

Nicholas B. Livingston

Assistant Director of the Interdisciplinary Robotics Lab

Aude Lochet

Adjunct Assistant Professor

John H. Long, Jr.

Professor of Biology and Cognitive Science on the John Guy Vassar Chair and Cognitive Science Department Chair

BA, College of the Atlantic; PhD, Duke University

J. Bert Lott

Professor of Greek and Roman Studies on the Matthew Vassar, Jr. Chair

BA, Washington University; PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Benjamin Lotto

Dean of Studies and Professor of Mathematics

BS, Yale University; PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Candice M. Lowe Swift

Associate Professor of Anthropology

BA, Fisk University; PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington

Adam Lowrance

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

BA, Amherst College; MS, PhD, Louisiana State University

Lisa Lowrance

Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

BA, Rice University; MS, PhD, Louisiana State University

Brian Lukacher

Professor and Chair of Art

MA, Williams College; PhD, University of Delaware

Jenny Magnes

Associate Professor of Physics

BA, Delaware State University; BS, University of Maryland; MA, PhD, Temple University

Miriam Mahdaviani

Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance

Zachariah Cherian Mampilly

Associate Professor of Political Science

BA, Tufts University; MA, Columbia University; PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Brian R. Mann

Associate Professor of Music

BM, University of Edinburgh; MA, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

M. Mark

Adjunct Associate Professor of English

BA, MA, Northwestern University

Zoltán Márkus

Associate Professor of English

BA, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest; M.Phil., University of Birmingham; MA, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest; MA, PhD, New York University

Kathryn G. Marshall

Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics

BA, University of Texas, Austin; PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Mia Mask

Professor of Film on the Mary Riepma Ross '32 Chair

BA, Tufts University; MA, PhD, New York University

Yuko Matsubara

Adjunct Instructor in Chinese and Japanese

BA, University of Sterline; MA, SUNY New Paltz

Karin A. Maxey

Visiting Assistant Professor of German Studies

BA, Luther College; MA, University of Illinois; PhD, University of Texas at Austin

John McCleary

Professor and Chair of Mathematics and Statistics on the Elizabeth Stillman Williams Chair

BA, La Salle University; PhD, Temple University

Erin McCloskey

Associate Professor of Education

BFA, Pratt Institute; MS, Long Island University; PhD, University at Albany

James McCowan

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

AB, Vassar College; MA, Springfield College

Molly S. McGlennen

Associate Professor of English

BA, University of San Diego; MFA, Mills College; PhD, University of California, Davis

Krystle McLaughlin

Assistant Professor

BA, Colgate University; PhD, University of Rochester

Paul McLaughlin

Adjunct Assistant Professor in Chemistry

David Means

Visiting Associate Professor of English

BA, College of Wooster; MFA, Columbia University

Taneisha N. Means

Assistant Professor of Political Science

BA, John Carroll University; MA, PhD, Duke University

John Meehan

Professor of Dance on the Frances D. Fergusson Chair and Director of Vassar Repertory Dance Theater

Rui Meireles

Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science

MS, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University; PhD, University of Porto, Portugal

Kirsten Menking

Professor of Earth Science on the Althea Ward Clark Chair

AB, Occidental College; PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz

Annie Menzel

Assistant Professor of Political Science

BA, University of Texas, Arlington; MA, PhD, University of Washington

James Merrell

Professor of History on the Lucy Maynard Salmon Chair

BA, Oxford University; BA, Lawrence University; MA, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Mootacem Mhiri

Lecturer in Arabic

BA, MA, Université, Tunis; PhD, Pennsylvania State University

Troy Michie

Adjunct Instructor in Art

William A. Miller

Shiva Theater Consultant

Quincy T. Mills

Associate Professor of History and Director of Africana Studies

BS, University of Illinois; MA, PhD, University of Chicago

Drew Minter

Senior Lecturer in Music

BS, Indiana University, Bloomington

Marque-Luisa Miringoff

Professor of Sociology

BA, University at Albany; MA, Rutgers University; PhD, University of Chicago

Seungsook Moon

Professor of Sociology

BA, Yonsei University; MA, Northeastern University; PhD, Brandeis University

Benjamin R. Morin

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

BA, MA, University of Maine; MS, Oregon State University; PhD, Arizona State University

Jannay Morrow

Associate Professor of Psychological Science

BA, University of California, Berkeley; PhD, Stanford University

Tahirih Motazedian

Assistant Professor of Music

BS, University of Oregon; BA, University of Arizona; MA, MPhil, PhD, Yale University

Tara L. Mulder

Visiting Assistant Professor of Greek and Roman Studies

BA, University of Michigan; PhD, Brown University

James Mundy

The Anne Hendricks Bass Director of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center and Lecturer in Art

AB, Vassar College; MFA, PhD, Princeton University

Himadeep Muppidi

Professor and Chair of Political Science on the Betty Goff Cook Cartwright Chair

BA, Nizam College, Osmania University; MA, M.Phil., Jawaharlal Nehru University; PhD, University of Minnesota

Lydia Murdoch

Professor of History and Director of Victorian Studies

AB, Vassar College; MA, PhD, Indiana University

Matthew Murray

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Joseph Muszynski

Adjunct Instructor in Film

BA, MA, University of Colorado

Uma Narayan

Professor of Philosophy on the Andrew W. Mellon Chair

BA, University of Bombay; PhD, Rutgers University

Pavel Naumov

Visiting Associate Professor of Computer Science

MSc, Moscow State University; PhD, Cornell University

Eduardo Navega

Senior Lecturer in Music and Director of Orchestral Activities

BM, State University of Campinas, Brazil; MM, University of Sheffield

David Nellis

Senior Lecturer in Chemistry

BS, SUNY College at Cortland; MS, Stony Brook University

Osman Nemli

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

BA, Trinity College; MA, PhD, Emory University

Molly Nesbit

Professor of Art

AB, Vassar College; M.Phil., MA, PhD, Yale University

Mary Nessinger

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, St. Mary’s College; MM, Eastman School of Music

Leonard Nevarez

Professor of Sociology

BA, MA, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Joseph Nevins

Professor of Geography and Director of Independent Program

BA, Middlebury College; MA, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Laura Manee Newman

Associate Professor of Art

BFA, Cooper Union School of Art

Lori Newman

Assistant Professor of Psychological Science

Chi-Lin O'Young

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Leslie Scott Offutt

Associate Professor of History and Director of Latin American & Latino/a Studies

BA, MA, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Barbara A. Olsen

Associate Professor and Chair of Greek and Roman Studies

BA, Cornell University; PhD, Duke University

Samson Okoth Opondo

Assistant Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies

BA, Moi University; MA, Keele University; PhD, University of Hawaii

Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa

Post-doctoral Fellow in Philosophy

BA, Brown University; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

James Osborn

Adjunct Artist in Music and Director of Jazz and Wind Ensembles

BA, University at Albany; MM, Stony Brook University

Robert Osborne

Adjunct Artist in Music

BA, Wesleyan University; MM, MA, PhD, Yale University

Christina D. Owens

Post-doctoral Fellow in Women's Studies

BA, University of South Carolina; PhD, University of California, Davis

Carolyn F. Palmer

Associate Professor of Psychological Science

BS, Pennsylvania State University; PhD, University of Minnesota

Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert

Professor of Hispanic Studies on the Randolph Distinguished Professor Chair

BA, University of Puerto Rico; MA, MPhil, PhD, New York University

Thomas Parker

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies

BA, Cornell University; MA, PhD, Columbia University

Anne Parries

Adjunct Instructor in Chinese and Japanese

BA, Chong Shing University

Justin Patch

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music

BM, University of Minnesota; MM, PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Ronald D. Patkus

Associate Director of the Library for Special Collections

BA, Boston College; M.L.S., Simmons College; MA, University of Connecticut; PhD, Boston College

Sarah Pearlman

Associate Professor of Economics

BA, Wellesley College; PhD, University of Maryland

Jonathan Penn

Professor of Athletics and Physical Education

BA, University of California, Los Angeles; MS, California State University

Hiram Perez

Associate Professor of English

BA, BS, University of Miami; MA, PhD, Columbia University

Jose G. Perillan

Assistant Professor of Physics and Science, Technology and Society

BA, BS, MA, PhD, University of Rochester

Colin Scott Peros

Faculty Research Associate

Michael Pisani

Professor of Music

BFA, MM, Oberlin College; PhD, Eastman School of Music

Sidney Plotkin

Professor of Political Science on the Margaret Stiles Halleck Chair

BA, MS, PhD, City University of New York

Michaela Pohl

Associate Professor of History

BA, Evergreen State College; MA, PhD, Indiana University

Nancy Jo Pokrywka

Professor of Biology

BS, Stonehill College; MS, PhD, University of Rochester

Anna Polonsky

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, Curtis Institute of Music; MM, Juilliard School

Thomas Porcello

Professor and Chair of Anthropology

BA, University of Arizona; MA, PhD, University of Texas

Robert L. Pounder

Development Consultant to the President

Sameer Pradhan

Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science

BE, Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute; MS, Alfred University; PhD, University of Colorado

Lisl Prater-Lee

Associate Professor of Athletics and Physical Education

BA, Oberlin College; MA, University of Iowa

Daniel Pressler

Adjunct Artist in Dance

Peipei Qiu

Professor and Chair of Chinese and Japanese on the L.B. Dale & A. Lichtenstein Chair

BA, MA, Peking University; PhD, Columbia University

Linda Quan

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, MM, Juilliard School

Ismail O. D. Rashid

Professor of History

BA, University of Ghana; MA, Wilfrid Laurier University; PhD, McGill University

Christopher C. Raymond

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

AB, Brown University; PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Robert Rebelein

Associate Professor of Economics

BS, MA, PhD, University of Minnesota

Peter Reit

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, Manhattan School of Music

Julie A. Riess

Director of Wimpfheimer Nursery School

AB, Vassar College; PhD, Brandeis University

Matthew R. Righter

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

David R. Rishell

Lecturer and Lab Coordinator in Physics

BA, Colgate University; MS, SUNY Plattsburgh

Karen Robertson

Senior Lecturer in English

BA, Barnard College; MA, PhD, Columbia University

Stephen R. Rock

Professor of Political Science

AB, Miami University; MA, PhD, Cornell University

Christopher Roellke

Dean of the College

BA, Wesleyan University; MS, PhD, Cornell University

Elisabeth Romano

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, Eastman School of Music

Louis Philippe Römer

Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology

BA, Utrecht University; MPhil, University of Cambridge.; MA, MPhil, PhD, New York University

Margaret Ronsheim

Professor of Biology

BA, Earlham College; PhD, Duke University

Stephen M. Rooks

Professor and Chair of Dance

BA, Dartmouth College

Rachel Rosales

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, Arizona State University; MM, Juilliard School

Tikva Rose

Language Fellow in Hebrew

Harry Roseman

Professor of Art on the Isabelle Hyman Chair

BFA, Pratt Institute

Miriam Rossi

Professor of Chemistry on the Mary Landon Sague Chair and Department Chair

BA, Hunter College; MA, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Susan Rotholz

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, Queens College; MM, Yale School of Music

Glenn Roy

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry

BA, St. Michael’s College; MS, PhD, Ohio State University

Eréndira Rueda

Associate Professor of Sociology

BA, University of California, San Diego; MA, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

James Ruff

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, University of Southern California; MM, Boston University

Gina Ruggeri

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art

BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art; MFA, Yale University School of Art

Paul Russell

Professor of English

AB, Oberlin College; MFA, MA, PhD, Cornell University

Paul Ruud

Professor of Economics

BA, University of Toronto; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Leslie Irene Sachs

Adjunct Instructor in Dance

Colette Salyk

Assistant Professor of Astronomy

BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MS, PhD, California Institute of Technology.

Ralph Sassone

Adjunct Associate Professor of English

AB, Vassar College; AM, Brown University

Thomas Sauer

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, Curtis Institute of Music; MM, Mannes College of Music

Tanseli Savaser

Assistant Professor of Economics

BA, Bogazici University; MA, PhD, Brandeis University

Abby Saxon

Adjunct Instructor in Dance

BA, University of Rochester; MA, New York University

Mark A. Schlessman

Professor of Biology

BA, Colorado College; MS, PhD, University of Washington

Jeffrey Schneider

Associate Professor of German Studies

BA, Bates College; MA, PhD, Cornell University

Jill S. Schneiderman

Professor of Earth Science and Associate Chair for Earth Science

BS, Yale University; AM, PhD, Harvard University

Elliott Schreiber

Associate Professor and Chair of German Studies

BA, University of Chicago; MA, PhD, Indiana University

Joshua Schreier

Professor of History

BA, University of Chicago; MA, PhD, New York University

Cindy Schwarz

Professor of Physics

BS, Binghamton University; M.Phil., PhD, Yale University

Jodi Schwarz

Associate Professor of Biology

BA, Oberlin College; BA, MS, University of California, Santa Cruz; PhD, Oregon State University

Jeffrey Seidman

Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy

BA, St. John’s College; BPhil, PhD, Oxford University

Sophie Shao

Adjunct Artist in Music

BA, MA, Yale University

Janet Sheung

Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics

BS, California Institute of Technology; MS, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Candice Signor-Brown

Assistant Director of Athletics and Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

BA, Marymount University; MS, University of New Hampshire

Tyrone Simpson, II

Associate Professor of English

BA, University of Virginia; MA, Boston College; PhD, Indiana University

Shane O. Slattery-Quintanilla

Assistant Professor of Film

BA, Harvard University; MFA, University of Michigan

Christopher J. Smart

Associate Professor of Chemistry

AB, Vassar College; PhD, Yale University

Marc L. Smith

Associate Professor of Computer Science

BS, MS, PhD, University of Central Florida

Roger J. Snow

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry

BA, PhD, University of Cambridge

Wayne Soon

Assistant Professor of History

BA, Carleton College; MA, PhD, Princeton University

Erica Stein

Assistant Professor of Film

MA, PhD, University of Iowa.

Charles Steinhorn

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

BA, Wesleyan University; MA, PhD, University of Wisconsin

Kris E. Stone

Visiting Assistant Professor

B.F.A., Millikin University and Art Institute of Chicago; MFA, Yale School of Drama

J. William Straus

Associate Professor of Biology

BA, Earlham College; PhD, Washington University

Fubing Su

Professor of Political Science and Director of Asian Studies

BA, MA, Nankai University; MA, PhD, University of Chicago

Keith Suderman

Faculty Research Associate

Kathleen M. Susman

Professor & Chair of Biology on the J. P. Giraud, Jr. Chair

BS, College of William and Mary; MS, PhD, University of Wisconsin

Vinay Swamy

Professor and Chair of French and Francophone Studies

BA, Denison University; BA, Open University; MA, Miami University; PhD, Northwestern University

Jasmine K. Syedullah

Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology

BA, Brown University; PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz

Andrew Tallon

Associate Professor of Art

BA, Princeton University; MA, Université de Paris-Sorbonne; PhD, Columbia University

Joseph M. Tanski

Professor of Chemistry on the Matthew Vassar, Jr. Chair

AB, Vassar College; PhD, Cornell University

David Tavárez

Professor of Anthropology

BA, Harvard College; MA, PhD, University of Chicago

Farida A. Tcherkassova

Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian

MA, St. Petersburg State University; PhD, Yale University

Christina Tenaglia

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art

Peter Tomlinson

Adjunct Artist in Music

BFA, SUNY New Paltz

Justin C. Touchon

Assistant Professor of Biology

BS, Willamette University; PhD, Boston University

Susan Trumbetta

Professor and Chair of Psychological Science

BA, Mount Holyoke College; M.Div., Yale University; PhD, University of Virginia

Eric F. Trump

Adjunct Instructor in German Studies

BA, University of Toronto; MS, Columbia University

Shona Tucker

Associate Professor and Chair of Drama

BS, Northwestern University; MFA, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts

Michele Tugade

Associate Professor of Psychological Science

AB, Vassar College; MA, PhD, University of Michigan

Evsen Turkay Pillai

Assistant Professor of Economics

BA, Bogazici University; MA, PhD, University of Minnesota

Shawn O. Turner

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

Dan Ungurianu

Professor of Russian Studies

BA, Moscow State University; MA, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Bryan Van Norden

Professor of Philosophy

BA, University of Pennsylvania; PhD, Stanford University

Ágnes Veto

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Religion

MA, London University; PhD, New York University

Nicolas Vivalda

Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies

BA, Universidad Nacional de Rosario; MA, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Silke von der Emde

Associate Professor of German Studies

MA, PhD, Indiana University

Denise A. Walen

Dean of First-Year Students

BA, Dominican University, Illinois; MA, PhD, University of Minnesota

Jeffrey R. Walker

Professor of Earth Science

BS, Western Washington University; AM, PhD, Dartmouth College

Michael Walsh

Associate Professor of Religion

BS, University of Cape Town; PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Michelle M. Walsh

Director of Athletics and Physical Education

Jennifer Walter

Professor of Computer Science

BA, University of Minnesota; MS, PhD, Texas A&M University

Michael N. Warari

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

BA, MDiv, Cornerstone University

Emily S. Warner

Adjunct Assistant Professor

BA, University of Chicago; MA, University of Pennsylvania

Jason Waterman

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

BS, MS, Tufts University; PhD, Harvard University

David Webster

Observatory Supervisor

BS, State University of New York

Kirsten Wesselhoeft

Assistant Professor of Religion

BA, Willamette University; MS, Harvard Divinity School

Christopher White

Professor and Chair of Religion

AB, University of California; MTS, Harvard Divinity School; AM, PhD, Harvard University

Katherine Wildberger

Senior Lecturer in Dance and Drama and Assistant Director of Vassar Repertory Dance Theater

Travis A. Wilkerson

Visiting Assistant Professor of Film

BA, University of Michigan; MFA, California Institute of the Arts

Kimberly Williams Brown

Visiting Assistant Professor of Education

Douglas Winblad

Associate Professor of Philosophy

AB, University of California; PhD, Harvard University

Alex S. Wong

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

BA, Wesleyan University; MBA, Bentley University

Eva Woods Peiró

Associate Professor and Chair of Hispanic Studies

BA, MA, University Of Kansas; PhD, Stony Brook University

Ed Xiques

Adjunct Artist in Music

BMEd, Boston University

Jin Xu

Assistant Professor of Art

BA, Renmin University of China, Beijing; MA, Peking University, Beijing; PhD, University of Chicago

Michael H. Yarmosky

Adjunct Instructor

Klaus C. Yoder

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Religion

Tzach Yoked

Visiting Instructor in Jewish Studies

BA, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Elizabeth Young

Blegen Research Fellow

BA, Columbia University; PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Xiaobo Yuan

Post Doctoral Fellow

BA, John Hopkins University; MA, University of Chicago

Debra M. Zeifman

Professor of Psychological Science

BS, MA, PhD, Cornell University

Yu Zhou

Professor of Geography

BS, MS, Beijing University; PhD, University of Minnesota

Susan Zlotnick

Professor of English

BA, MA, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Bojana Zupan

Assistant Professor of Psychological Science

BA, Barnard College; PhD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University