Faculty

Colin Echeverría Aitken

Assistant Professor of Biology

BA, Wesleyan University; PhD, Stanford University

Tagreed Al-Haddad

Lecturer in Arabic

BS, University of Jordan; MPA, Marist College

Carlos Alamo-Pastrana

Dean of the College

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

Jules Albertini

Adjunct Professor

David B. Ames

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

Mark C. Amodio

Professor 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

Sole D. Anatrone

Assistant Professor of Italian

Drake Andersen

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music

Jan K. Andrews

Associate Professor and Chair of Cognitive Science

AB, Bard College; PhD, University of Pennsylvania

John Andrews

Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology

Peter Antelyes

Associate Professor of English

BA, Sarah Lawrence College; MA, PhD, Columbia 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

Leonisa Ardizzone

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education

Esteban Argudo

Assistant Professor of Economics

Tobias Armborst

Associate Professor of Art

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

Alicia Atwood

Assistant Professor of Economics

Robert Augustine

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Funmilola Ayeni

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology

Trevor Babb

Adjunct Artist

Abigail A. Baird

Professor of Psychological Science on the Arnhold Family Chair

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

Ben Basile

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychological Science

Pinar Batur

Professor of Sociology

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

Jess Beck

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology

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

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

Leah Isseroff Bendavid

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

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

Hadley Creighton 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 and Director of Asian Studies

BA, MA, Wesleyan University; PhD, Stanford University

Susan G. Blickstein

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Rodica Diaconescu Blumenfeld

Associate Professor of Italian

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

Simona Bondavalli

Associate Professor and Chair of Italian on the Dante Antolini Chair

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

Alexander Bonus

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music

Richard Jules Born

Professor of Political Science

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

Giovanna Borradori

Professor of Philosophy and Director of Media Studies

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

Susan Botti

Adjunct Associate Professor 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 and Director of Urban Studies

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

Christopher Brellochs

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, Ithaca College; MA, New York University; DMA Rutgers University

Paulina Bren

Adjunct Associate 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

Evelyn Brooke

Visiting Instructor in Physics and Astronomy

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

Emily Kathryn Brown

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychological Science

Debra J. Bucher

Head of Collections and Discovery

Courtenay Budd

Adjunct Artist

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

Aleksandra Buncic

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies

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

Kathy Campbell

Professor of Athletics and Physical Education

BS, MS, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

Sarah Ransom Canino

Music Librarian

Light Carruyo

Associate Professor of Sociology

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

Kristin Sanchez Carter

Adjunct Assistant Professor of English

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

Heesok Chang

Associate Professor of English

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

C. Ondine Chavoya

Adjunct Professor of Art

Jeanmarie Kern Chenette

Adjunct Artist in Music

Jon Chenette

Professor of Music on the George Sherman Dickinson Chair

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

Ann Churukian

Assistant Music Librarian

George Ciccariello-Maher

Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science

J. Mark Cleaveland

Associate Professor and Chair 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 D. Cofran

Assistant Professor of Anthropology on the Mary Clark Rockefeller Chair

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

Colleen Ballerino Cohen

Professor of Anthropology

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

Lisa Gail Collins

Professor and Chair of Art on the Sarah Gibson Blanding Chair

BA, Dartmouth College; PhD, University of Minnesota

Gino Conti

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Women's Studies

Leroy L. Cooper

Assistant Professor of Biology

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

Abigail Coplin

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Science, Technology and Society

Randolph R. Cornelius

Professor of Psychological Science

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

Amanda Louise Culp

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Drama

Mary Ann Cunningham

Professor of Geography and Director of Environmental Studies

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

Stephen Currie

Adjunct Instructor

Adam Cutchin

Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies

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

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

Jaime Liborio 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

Yves Raymond Dharamraj

Adjunct Artist

Candido Diaz

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology

Nicholas Dodge

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Barbara A. Dolansky

Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics and Statistics

Hiromi Tsuchiya Dollase

Associate Professor and Chair of Chinese and Japanese

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

Zachary Donhauser

Professor of Chemistry

BA, Providence College; PhD, Pennsylvania State University

Curtis Dozier

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

Associate Professor of Biology

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

Leslie C. Dunn

Professor of English

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

Eric S. Eberhardt

Associate Professor of Chemistry

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

Anna Elashvili

Adjunct Artist in Music

Yvonne Elet

Associate Professor of Art

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

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

AB, Princeton University; AM, PhD, Harvard University

Margaret Day Elsner

Visiting Assistant Professor of Greek and Roman Studies

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 the Pauline Newman 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

Ashley Fent

Post Doctoral Fellow in Geography

Judy Finerghty

Associate Professor of Athletics and Physical Education

BA, Guilford College; MS, University of Albany

Nikolai Firtich

Associate Professor 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

Professor and Chair of Greek and Roman Studies

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

Dustin Frye

Assistant Professor of Economics

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

Megan D. Gall

Associate Professor of Biology

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

Natalia Garrity

Adjunct Instructor in Russian Studies

Richard M. Gary

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

Qi Ge

Assistant Professor of Economics

B.A., Hamilton College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University

Katie Gemmill

Assistant Professor of English

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

Lioba A. Gerhardi

SILP Coordinator

MA, PhD, City University of New York

Kaushik Ghosh

Visiting Associate Professor of Anthropology

Peter Gil-Sheridan

Assistant Professor of Drama

Bruce Gillman

Senior Lecturer of Athletics and Physical Education

BA, University of Rochester

Eugenio L. Giusti

Associate Professor 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

Hannah Gommerstadt

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Prairie Rose Goodwin

Adjunct Assistant Professor in Computer Science

Jonathan Michael Gordon

Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Hudson Gould

Director of the Quantitative Reasoning Center

Christopher Grabowski

Professor of Drama

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

Wendy Graham

Professor and Chair of English

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

Jessica Greenbaum

Adjunct Instructor in English

Dara N. Greenwood

Associate Professor of Psychological Science

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

Frank Guglieri

Adjunct Instructor in Chemistry

BA, MSE, Mount Saint Mary College

Abigail E.A. Gunnels

Adjunct Assistant Professor in Art

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 and Chair of Education and Coordinator of Secondary Teacher Education

BA, Boston University; MA, PhD, Columbia University

Diane Harriford

Professor of Sociology

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 of Film

BA, MA, PhD, University of Southern California

Leah Haus

Professor of Political Science

BA, Sussex University; PhD, Brandeis University

Laura Haynes

Assistant Professor of Earth Science

Jonathan Heiles

Adjunct Instructor in Education

Phillip Helm

Adjunct Artist in Music

BA, West Texas A&M University

Jennifer B. Herrera

Dean of First -Year Students

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 of History on the Marion Musser Lloyd '32 Chair

BA, Millersville University; PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Tracey Holland

Visiting Assistant Professor of Latin American and Latino/a Studies

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

Christine Howlett

Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities

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

William Hoynes

Dean of the Faculty

BA, Tufts University; PhD, Boston College

Hua Hsu

Associate Professor of English

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

Jingchen (Monika) Hu

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

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

Myra C. Hughey

Assistant Professor of Biology

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

Marija Ilic

Adjunct Artist in Music

BA, Music Academy in Belgrade; MM, PSD, The Mannes College of Music; DMA, Rutgers University

Denise Iris

Assistant Professor of Film

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

Paul A. Johnson

Professor of Economics

BEcon, University of Queensland; PhD, Stanford University

Stephen C. Jones

Associate Professor of Drama and Director of Theater

Gisella A. Kagy

Assistant Professor of Economics

BS, MS, PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder

Jonathon S. Kahn

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

Claire Jungran Kang

Visiting Instructor in Asian Studies

Martha Kaplan

Professor and Chair of Anthropology

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

Sarjit Kaur

Professor of Chemistry

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

Peter Kearns

Visiting Instructor in Psychological Science

Alison Spodek Keimowitz

Associate Professor and Chair of Chemistry

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

Lee Kennedy-Shaffer

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

Jennifer Kennell

Associate Professor of Biology and Director of Biochemistry

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

Howard Kilik

Adjunct Artist in Dance

Catherine Kim

Adjunct Instructor in Chemistry

BS, Stony Brook University; MS, SUNY New Paltz

Timothy Koechlin

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

BA, PhD, University of Massachusetts

Elena 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

Visiting Assistant Professor of Film

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

Anita Kusmierska-Gomez

Laboratory Coordinator

Barry Lam

Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy

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

Matthew Lambert

Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Elizabeth Lastra

Assistant Professor of Art

Kyle Law

Adjunct Instructor in Psychology

Lok-Chun Kelson Gustin Law

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Yenne Lee

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, Seoul National University; MM, Mannes College of Music; DMA, Manhattan School of Music

Kathryn Libin

Associate Professor and Chair of Music

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

Judy Linn

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art

BA, Pratt Institute

Haoming Liu

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

Julian Llanos

Adjunct Instructor in Dance

John H. Long, Jr.

Professor of Biology and Cognitive Science on the John Guy Vassar 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

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

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

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

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

Lisa Warshauer Lowrance

Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

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

Haohao Lu

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art

Brian Lukacher

Professor of Art

MA, Williams College; PhD, University of Delaware

Jenny Magnes

Associate Professor of Physics and Chair of Physics and Astronomy

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

Miriam Mahdaviani

Lecturer in Dance

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

Joshua Marsh

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art

Mia L. 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

John McCleary

Professor 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

Senior Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

AB, Vassar College; MA, Springfield College

John B. McCreery

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

Tina McDermott

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

Molly S. McGlennen

Associate Professor of English and Director of American Studies

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

Krystle McLaughlin

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

BA, Colgate University; PhD, University of Rochester

Paul McLaughlin

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry

David Means

Visiting Associate Professor of English

BA, College of Wooster; MFA, Columbia University

Taneisha N. Means

Assistant Professor of Political Science on the Class of 1951 Chair

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

Ryan Mee

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Eduction

John Meehan

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

Rui Pacheco Meireles

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

Juan M. Merlo

Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy

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

Drew Minter

Senior Lecturer in Music

BS, Indiana University, Bloomington

Lisa Monaco

Interim Head Women's Golf Coach

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

Matt Moss

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Tahirih Motazedian

Assistant Professor of Music

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

Himadeep Muppidi

Professor 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 and Chair of History

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

BA, University of Bombay; PhD, Rutgers 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

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

BA, Trinity College; MA, PhD, Emory University

Molly Nesbit

Professor of Art on the Mary Conover Mellon Chair

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 and Chair of Sociology

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

Joseph Nevins

Professor of Geography

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

Tracy S. O'Neill

Assistant Professor of English

Chi-Lin O'Young

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Leslie Scott Offutt

Associate Professor of History

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

Barbara A. Olsen

Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Studies

BA, Cornell University; PhD, Duke University

Samson Okoth Opondo

Associate Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies

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

Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa

Assistant Professor of 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

Brooke Michelle Otten

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Carolyn F. Palmer

Associate Professor of Psychological Science

BS, Pennsylvania State University; PhD, University of Minnesota

Lizabeth Paravisini

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 and Chair 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

Assistant Professor of Music

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

Dianne Pater

Assistant Professor of Biology

Ronald D. Patkus

Associate Director of the Libraries for Special Collections and Adjunct Associate Professor of History on the Frederick Weyerhaeuser Chair

BA, Boston College; MLS, Simmons College; MA, University of Connecticut; PhD, Boston College

Sarah Pearlman

Associate Professor and Chair of Economics

BA, Wellesley College; PhD, University of Maryland

Jonathan Evan Penn

Professor of Athletics and Physical Education

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

Hiram Perez

Associate Professor of English and Director of Women's Studies

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

José G. Perillán

Assistant Professor of Physics and Science, Technology and Society

BA, BS, MA, PhD, University of Rochester

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 of Anthropology

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

Amy Kawa Posner

Adjunct Artist in Music

Lisl Prater-Lee

Associate Professor of Athletics and Physical Education

BA, Oberlin College; MA, University of Iowa

Daniel Pressler

Adjunct Artist in Dance

Shelby Pumphrey

Post Doctoral Fellow in History

Peipei Qiu

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

BA, MA, Peking University; PhD, Columbia University

Ismail O. D. Rashid

Professor of History

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

Christopher C. Raymond

Associate 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

Matthew R. Righter

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

David R. Rishell

Senior Lecturer and Lab Coordinator in Physics

BA, Colgate University; MS, SUNY Plattsburgh

Zachary John Roberts

Adjunct Assistant Professor of English

Stephen R. Rock

Professor of Political Science

AB, Miami University; MA, PhD, Cornell University

Eduardo Rodriguez

Adjunct Instructor in Hispanic Studies

Marcela Romero Rivera

Visiting Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies

Margaret Ronsheim

Professor and Chair of Biology

BA, Earlham College; PhD, Duke University

Stephen M. Rooks

Professor of Dance

BA, Dartmouth College

Rachel Ana Rosales

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, Arizona State University; MM, Juilliard School

Miriam Rossi

Professor of Chemistry on the Mary Landon Sague Chair

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

Susan Rotholz

Adjunct Artist in Music

BM, Queens College; MM, Yale School of Music

Glenn Michael 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 Richard 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

Louis Philippe Römer

Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology

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

Leslie I. Partridge Sachs

Visiting Instructor in Dance and Drama

Claire Sagan

Assistant Professor of Political Science

BA, Faculté de droit et science politique, Université Rennes I; MA, Faculté de droit et science politique, Université Rennes I; PhD, University of Massachuetts, Amherst

Colette Salyk

Assistant Professor of Astronomy

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

Vijayalakshmi Saravanan

Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science

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

Anthony Scaduto

Adjunct Instructor in Chemistry

Mark A. Schlessman

Professor of Biology

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

Jeffrey Schneider

Associate Professor and Chair of German Studies

BA, Bates College; MA, PhD, Cornell University

Jill S. Schneiderman

Professor of Earth Science and Chair of Earth Science and Geography

BS, Yale University; AM, PhD, Harvard University

Conrad Schott

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Drama

Elliott Schreiber

Associate Professor of German Studies

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

Joshua Schreier

Professor of History and Director of Independent Program

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

Amy Schroeder

Adjunct Artist

Matthew Schultz

Director of the Writing Center and Adjunct Associate Professor of English

Rebecca Schuman

Adjunct Assistant Professor of German Studies

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 of Philosophy

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

Nina Shengold

Adjunct Instructor in English

David Sherrin

Adjunct Instructor

Tyrone Simpson, II

Associate Professor of English and Director of Africana Studies

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

Shane Omar Slattery-Quintanilla

Associate Professor and Chair of Film

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

Ah-Young Song

Visiting Assistant Professor of Education

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 and Chair of Mathematics and Statistics

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

Bill Straus

Associate Professor of Biology

BA, Earlham College; PhD, Washington University

Fubing Su

Professor and Chair of Political Science

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

Kathleen M. Susman

Associate Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Biology

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

Vinay Swamy

Professor of French and Francophone Studies

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

Erin Sweany

Visiting Assistant Professor of English

Jasmine K. Syedullah

Assistant Professor of Africana Studies

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

Catherine Do Tan

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Joseph M. Tanski

Professor of Chemistry on the Matthew Vassar, Jr. Chair

AB, Vassar College; PhD, Cornell University

David Tavárez

Professor of Anthropology and Director of Latin American & Latino/a Studies

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

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art

Adedoyin Teriba

Assistant Professor of Art and Urban Studies

Timothy Barton Thurber

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

Carolyn H. Tobin

Visiting Assistant Professor of Greek and Roman Studies

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 of Psychological Science

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

Vivian Truong

Post Doctoral Fellow in American Studies and Asian Studies

SHONA L. TUCKER

Professor and Chair of Drama

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

Michele Tugade

Professor of Psychological Science

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

Ian Tyson

Adjunct Artist in Music

Dan Ungurianu

Professor and Chair of Russian Studies

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

Alexander Van Abel

Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics and Statistics

Bryan Van Norden

Professor of Philosophy on the James Monroe Taylor Chair

BA, University of Pennsylvania; PhD, Stanford University

Jeannette Marie Vaught

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Women's Studies

Roland Vazquez

Adjunct Artist in Music

MM, Manhattan School of Music

Ágnes Vetö

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies

MA, SOAS, University of London; MA, Hebrew University, Jerusalem; MA, MPhil, PhD, New York University

Nicolas Vivalda

Associate Professor and Chair 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

Professor of Drama

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

Professor and Chair of Religion

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

Michelle M. Walsh

Director of Athletics and Physical Education

Jing Wang

Adjunct Instructor in Chinese

Michael N. Warari

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

BA, MDiv, Cornerstone University

Jason Waterman

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

BS, MS, Tufts University; PhD, Harvard University

David Webster

Observatory Supervisor

BS, State University of New York

Peter Wells

Lecturer in Athletics and Physical Education

Kirsten Wesselhoeft

Assistant Professor of Religion

BA, Willamette University; MS, Harvard Divinity School

Christopher White

Professor of Religion

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

Kimberly N. Williams Brown

Assistant Professor of Education

Eva Woods Peiró

Professor of Hispanic Studies

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

Jin Xu

Assistant Professor of Art

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

Klaus C. Yoder

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Religion

Sigal Yona

Visiting Instructor in Jewish Studies

Mieko Yoshiyama

Adjunct Instructor in Chinese and Japanese

John Zayac

Adjunct Instructor in Earth Science

Debra M. Zeifman

Dean of Studies and 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 on the Mary Augusta Scott Chair and Director of Victorian Studies

BA, MA, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Bojana Zupan

Associate Professor of Psychological Science and Director of Neuroscience and Behavior

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