International Studies

Faculty

Steering Committee

Professor of Education, Coordinator of Secondary Teacher Education, and Director of International Studies
Maria Hantzopoulos with voluminous dark curly hair and dangle earrings, smiling brightly while wearing a green jacket against a light-colored pillar or wall.
BA, Boston University; MA, PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York
Adjunct Professor of Multidisciplinary Studies on the Pittsburgh Chair in the Humanities
Paulina Bren with short wavy dark hair, black-rimmed glasses, and small drop earrings, smiling softly while wearing a dark gray top against a plain beige background.
BA, Wesleyan University; MA, University of Washington-Seattle Campus; PhD, New York University
Professor of Political Science on the F. Thompson Chair and Chair of Political Science
Katherine Hite with long brown hair, wearing a black button-down shirt, gold hoop earrings, and a chain necklace against a softly blurred bookshelf background.
BA, Duke University; MIA, PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York
Senior Lecturer in International Studies and Urban Studies
BA, PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Professor of Political Science on the Betty Goff Cook Cartwright Chair
Himadeep Muppidi with short dark hair and rimless glasses, wearing a dark suit jacket, blue button-down shirt, and patterned tie, posing thoughtfully with his hand resting against his face in an office setting with a bookshelf in the background.
BA, Osmania University; MA, MPhil, Jawaharlal Nehru University; PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Assistant Professor of International Studies
BA, University of Nairobi; MED, Western Washington University; PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
China Sajadian with shoulder-length dark curly hair and gold hoop earrings, smiling subtly with her arms crossed while wearing a textured gray blazer in front of a bookshelf filled with books.
BA, Smith College; MA, Columbia University in the City of New York; PhD, CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Professor of German Studies and Faculty Director for Institutional Equity
Jeffrey Schneider smiling with short gray hair and dark-framed glasses, wearing a white patterned collared shirt outdoors against a soft-focused stone background.
BA, Bates College; MA, PhD, Cornell University
Associate Professor and Chair of Religion
Kirsten M. Wesselhoeft with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a black jacket and a teal floral-patterned scarf outdoors against a soft-focused green background.
BA, Willamette University; MTS, PhD, Harvard University
Professor of Hispanic Studies
BA, MA, University of Kansas; PhD, Stony Brook University
Professor of Geography
Yu Zhou with short dark hair smiling warmly, wearing a tan blazer over a blue-gray polka-dot collared shirt against a solid gray background.
BS, MS, Peking University (北京大学); PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Participating Faculty

Professor of Sociology
Pinar Batur with short, curly dark hair and thin-framed glasses, wearing a light blue jacket and a pale pink scarf wrapped around her neck against a dark wood-paneled background.
BA, University of Missouri-Kansas City; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin
Professor of History on the Shirley Ecker Boskey Chair
Robert K. Brigham, bald with a neatly trimmed white beard and mustache, wearing an open-collared light blue shirt under a blue patterned jacket against a bright neutral background.
BA, SUNY College at Brockport; MA, University of Rhode Island; PhD, University of Kentucky
Professor of Political Science
Andrew Davison with short salt-and-pepper hair, round wire-rimmed glasses, and a slight smile, wearing a burgundy turtleneck under a dark blazer against a plain gray background.
BA, Lafayette College; MA, University of Delaware; PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Adjunct Associate Professor of International Studies
BS, SUNY College at New Paltz; MA, PhD, CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Professor and Chair of History on the Marion Musser Lloyd '32 Chair
Ismail Rashid with glasses and a slight smile, wearing an open-collared light blue dress shirt under a dark patterned blazer against a blurred architectural background.
BA, University of Ghana; MA, Wilfrid Laurier University; PhD, McGill University
Professor of Anthropology
David Tavarez with short dark hair, rectangular glasses, and a soul patch, wearing a dark blazer over a light striped shirt, framed under a stone archway outdoors.
BA, Harvard University; MA, PhD, University of Chicago
Header image: Small rural school in maasai land: Porini Amboseli, Kenya