May 12, 2024  
2015-2016 
    
2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Other Instructional Appointments


2014-15

Britta Ager, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics
B.A. (Kenyon), Ph.D. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) 

M. Christopher Alexander, Associate Dean for International Programs, McGee Director of the Dean Rusk International Studies Program, and Professor of Political Science
B.S. (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), M.A., Ph.D. (Duke) 

Samer Al-Saber, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Theatre
B.A. (University of Ottawa), M.F.A. (University of Calgary), Ph.D. (University of Washington) 

Mari J. Armstrong-Hough, Visiting Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities and Sociology
B.A. (University of Wisconsin-Madison), M.A., Ph.D. (Duke) 

Eulises Avellaneda, Adjunct Lecturer in Hispanic Studies
B.A. (Universidad Nacional de Colombia), M.A. (University of Southern Mississippi) 

David H. Backus, Covington Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies
A.B. (Haverford), M.S., Ph.D. (University of Washington, Seattle)
(Spring Semester) 

Pat Baker, Lecturer in Communication Studies
B.A., M.A. (Queens)

Mark J. Barsoum, Director of the Mathematics and Science Center and Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S. (University of California, Davis), Ph.D. (University of California, San Diego) 

Nichole M. Bauer, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A. (Ball State), M.A. (George Mason), Ph.D. (Indiana) 

Florin Beşchea-Fache, Visiting Assistant Professor of French
B.A. (Babes-Bolyai University, Romania), M.S. (University of Southern Indiana), M.A., Ph.D. (Indiana University, Bloomington)

Alan Black, Artist Associate in Cello
B.A. (University of California, Los Angeles), M.M. (Indiana)

Basma Botros, Visiting Lecturer in Arab Studies
B.S. (International Academy, Cairo), M.A. (Eastern Illinois) 

Maurya MacNeil Boyd, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A. (Davidson), M.S., Ph.D. (Ohio State)

D. Henry Buckley, Visiting Professor of French
B.A. (Tufts), M.A., Ph.D. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)

Britta H. Crandall, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies
B.A. (Miami University), M.A., Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) 

Jacquelyn Culpepper, Artist Associate in Voice
B.S. (Western Carolina), M.M. (Baylor) 

Brent M. Dawson, Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A. (Washington University), Ph.D. (Emory) 

Marleen Eijkholt, Asssistant Professor of Medical Humanities
LL.B./LL.M. (Maastricht University, The Netherlands), Ph.D. (University of Manchester)

Irina M. Erman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian
B.A., B.A. (Emory), M.A., Ph.D. (Stanford) 

Rebeca Fernandez, Non-native English Writing Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing
B.S. (Boston), M.Ed., Ph.D. (Harvard) 

Aaron Finkle, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A. (Reed), M.A., Ph.D. (University of Washington, Seattle) 

**Kristie Long Foley, Associate Director of Medical Humanities and Professor of Medical Humanities
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (UNC Chapel Hill) 

Gabriel Ford, Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A. (University of Alabama), M.Phil. (Trinity College Dublin), M.A., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State) 

Steven O. Franklin, Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S. (Fordham), Ph.D. (SUNY at Brooklyn) 

William Fried, Artist Associate in Piano
B.S. (Brown), M.M. (New England Conservatory), D.M.A. (University of California, San Diego) 

Louise Gammons, Adjunct Instructor in History
B.A. (UNC Charlotte), M.A. (Emory)
(Spring Semester) 

Christopher Gilliam, Director of Choral Activities/Artist Associate
B.M., M.M. (Bob Jones University), M.M., D.M.A. (University of Kansas) 

David Gilliland, Artist Associate in Piano
B.M. (DePauw), M.M. (Eastman School of Music), D.M.A. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis)

Jennifer B. Hawthorne, Adjunct Practicum Facilitator in Psychology
B.A. (Davidson), M.A. (Argosy), Psy.D. (Pepperdine) 

Van E. Hillard, Director of College Writing Program, and Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Studies
B.A. (Ohio Wesleyan University), M.A., Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati) 

Katie Horowitz, Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Gender/Sexuality Studies
B.A. (Wesleyan), M.A., Ph.D. (University of California, Berkley) 

Marija Jankovic, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A. (University of Belgrade), M.A. (University of Florida), Ph.D. (Indiana) 

Michael J. Kamtman, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre
B.A. (Bucknell), M.A. (University of Connecticut), M.F.A. (UNC Greensboro)
(Spring Semester) 

Tae-Sun Kim, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
B.A. (Lawrence), M.A., Ph.D. (Michigan State)
(Spring Semester)

Gabriel T. Klehr, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing
B.A. (Emory), M.A., Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins)
(Spring Semester)

Benjamin G. Klein, Adjunct Dolan Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
A.B. (University of Rochester), M.A., Ph.D. (Yale)
(Spring Semester)

Ryan T. Lacy, Adjunct Lecturer in Psychology
B.A. (Kenyon), M.A., Ph.D. (University of South Carolina)
(Spring Semester)

Cynthia Lawing, Artist Associate in Piano
B.M. (Wittenburg), B.M., M.M. (Cleveland Institute of Music) 

Andrew W. Leslie, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. (University of Virginia), Ph.D. (Northwestern) 

Xinying Li, Visiting Lecturer in Chinese
B.A. (Northeastern University, Shenyang), M.A. (Ohio) 

Joel E. Macht, Adjunct Practicum Facilitator in Psychology
B.A. (University of Miami), M.S. (Colorado State), Ph.D. (Arizona State)
(Fall Semester)

Naila M. Mamoon, Director of Premedical and Allied Health Professions and Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
M.B.B.S. (Dhaka University), Ph.D. (University of Mississippi, Jackson) 

Christine Marshall, Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A. (Bryn Mawr), M.A. (University of Missouri), Ph.D. (University of Utah)

Linda C. McNally, Lecturer in Biology
B.S., M.S. (UNC Charlotte) 

Janet H. Melonakos, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S. (Brigham Young), Ph.D. (Duke)
(Spring Semester)

Joseph Meyer, Artist Associate in Violin
B.A. (University of Minnesota), M.M. (San Francisco Conservatory)

 Maren Milligan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A. (Oberlin), Ph.D. (University of Maryland) 

Kate K. Orroth, Adjunct Lecturer in Medical Humanities
B.S.E. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), M.P.H. (Boston), Ph.D. (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
(Fall Semester) 

David L. Perry, Director of the Vann Center for Ethics and Professor of Applied Ethics
B.A. (Pacific Lutheran), A.M.Div., Ph.D. (University of Chicago Divinity School) 

Iva Petkova, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A. (University for National & World Economy, Bulgaria), M.S. (Goteborg University, Sweden), M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Columbia University)

 Lucía Reinaga, Visiting Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies
Licenciatura (Universidad Mayor De San Andrés, Bolivia), M.S., Ph.D. (Duke) 

Stacey Riemer, Adjunct Lecturer in Sociology
B.S. (St. John Fisher College), M.S. (University of Rochester), Ph.D. (Syracuse)
(Spring Semester) 

Juan A. Rios-Vega, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
B.A., B.A. (University of Panama City), M.Ed., Ph.D. (UNC Greensboro)
(Fall Semester) 

Nathaniel T. Rogers, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art
A.B. (Davidson), M.F.A. (Maryland Institute College of Art) 

Jeffrey N. Rose, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.S. (UNC Chapel Hill), M.A. (San Diego State), Ph.D. (University of Utah) 

Rebecca N. Ruhlen, Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
B.A. (Trinity), M.A. (Harvard), Ph.D. (University of Washington)

Dolores Santamaria, Visiting Instructor in Hispanic Studies
Licenciada (University Complutense de Madrid), M.A. (Universit of South Carolina, Columbia)

Ronald J. Schmidt, Sr., Adjunct Professor of Political Science
A.A. (Reedley College), A.B., M.A. (University of California, Berkeley), Ph.D. (University of California, Riverside)
(Spring Semester)

Rosalba E. Scott, Visiting Lecturer in Hispanic Studies
B.A. (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá), M.A. (University of Southern Mississippi)

Ali Selim, McGee Professor of Writing
(Spring Semester)

Elissa LaFleur Sheppard, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., B.F.A. (University of North Texas), M.F.A. (Emerson)

Anelise Hanson Shrout, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Studies
A.B. (University of Chicago), Ph.D. (New York University)

Karin L. Stevens, Visiting Lecturer in Chemistry
B.S. (Davidson), M.S. (University of California, Berkeley)

Lauren A. Stutts, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S. (Davidson), Ph.D. (University of Florida, Gainesville)

Isaac Job Thomas, Adjunct Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., M.A. (Madras), Ph.D. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
(Spring Semester)

Katherine Thompson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S. (Oglethorpe), M.A., Ph.D. (University of Georgia)

Kristen L. Thompson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S. (Mount Union College), M.S., Ph.D. (University of Kentucky)

Diane Basgall Thornton, Artist Associate in Voice
B.M., M.M. (Temple)

Yi-Ting Tsai, Visiting Lecturer in Chinese Studies
B.A. (National Chiayi University, Taiwan), M.A. (National Taiwan Normal University) 

Annie M. Wadman, Production Manager and Lecturer in Theatre
B.A. (Davidson), M.A., M.B.A. (University of Cincinnati) 

Sarah F. Waheed, Director of the Davidson in India Program and Assistant Professor of History
B.A. (Bryn Mawr), M.A. (University of Chicago), Ph.D. (Tufts) 

Harlan E. Weaver, Visiting Assistant Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies
B.A. (Wesleyan), Ph.D. (University of California, Santa Cruz) 

Gregory E. Weinstein, Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Music
A.B. (Princeton), Ph.D. (University of Chicago)

Caroline A. Weist, Visiting Assistant Professor of German Studies
B.A. (University of Richmond), Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania)

Benjamin F. Wicker, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S. (University of South Alabama), Ph.D. (Indiana)

L. Lamar Wilson, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English
B.S. (Florida A&M), M.F.A. (Virginia Polytechnic and State University)
(Spring Semester)