Dec 07, 2024  
2016-2017 
    
2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

New Faculty and Instructional Appointments (as of August 1, 2016)


Melinda Adnot, Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
B.S. (Wake Forest), M.S. (Pace University), Ph.D. (expected) (University of Virginia)

Bailey Anderson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance
B.A. (University of Minnesota), M.F.A. (expected) (University of Colorado)

*Mitchell R. Anstey, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S. (University of Virginia), Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley)

Drew Ash, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.A. (Ithaca), M.S., Ph.D. (University of Denver)

Patrick Baron, Visiting Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities
B.A. (Wesleyan), M.S., Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins)

*Devyn Spence Benson, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Latin American Studies
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (UNC Chapel Hill)

Jason N. Blum, Visiting Asssistant Professor of Writing
B.A. (Lafayette), M.A., Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania)

Scott S. Boddery, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A. (Coastal Carolina), J.D. (Florida State University College of Law), Ph.D. (Binghamton)

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

Axel T. Brandt, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S. (Ohio Northern), M.S. (Miami), Ph.D. (University of Colorado, Denver)

Heather Burch, Adjunct Practicum Facilitator in Psychology
B.A. (Davidson), M.A. (Florida State)

Julie Claassens, Lester D. Coltrane III Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion
B.A., M.A., B.D. (Stellenbosch University),
Ph.D. (Princeton Theological Seminary)
(Fall Semester)

*Natalie Delia Deckard, Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A. (Columbia University), M.A. (University of South Florida), Ph.D. (expected) (Emory)

*Joelle Dietrick, Assistant Professor of Art and Digital Studies
B.S., B.F.A. (Pennsylvania State), M.F.A. (University of California, San Diego)

Robin Ellis, Visiting Assistant Professor of German Studies
B.A. (Oberlin College), M.A., Ph.D. (expected) (University of California, Berkeley)

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

Thomas Gilroy, McGee Professor of Film
(Fall Semester)

Amanda S. Green, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A. (Davidson), M.A. (University of Chicago), Ph.D. (expected) (Oregon State)

J. Michael Hogan, Visiting Professor of Communication Studies
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

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

Phil F. Icard, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.S., Ph.D. (UNC Chapel Hill)

*Marija Jankovic, 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)

Kyosung M. Koo, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
B.S. (Kangwon National University at Samcheok, South Korea), M.A. (Murray State), Ph.D. (University of Iowa, Iowa City)
(Fall Semester)

*Michelle Perry Kuchera, Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Florida State)

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

C. Douglass Locke, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.A. (Kalamazoo), Ph.D. (Carnegie-Mellon University)

Alberto López Martín, Visiting Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies
B.A., M.A. (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain), Ph.D. (Florida State)

Benjamin C. Mangrum, Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Environmental Studies
B.A. (Mississippi College), M.Div., M.A. (Baylor), Ph.D. (UNC Chapel Hill)

Kevin Marinelli, Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. (College of Charleston), M.A. (San Jose State), Ph.D. (University of Georgia)

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

*Hammurabi Mendes, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S. (University of Brasilia), M.S. (University of Sao Paolo), MS., Ph.D. (Brown)

Dáša Mortensen, Visiting Assistant Professor of History
B.A. (Harvard), M.A. (Duke), M.A., Ph.D. (expected) (UNC Chapel Hill)

Kate Orroth, Adjunct Lecturer in Health and Human Values
B.S.E. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), M.P.H. (Boston), Ph.D. (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)

Ngoc Phan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A. (University of Arizona, Tucson), M.A., Ph.D. (Rice)

Lincoln Rathnam, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
A.B. (Davidson), M.A., Ph.D. (expected) (University of Toronto)

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

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

Linsey Sainte-Claire, Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies
B.A., M.A. (Paris Diderot University), Ph.D. (expected) (University of Chicago)

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)

Carlos E. Seminario, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S. (St. Mary’s University), M.S. (Georgia Institute of Technology), M.S., Ph.D. (UNC Charlotte)

Katherine E. St. Clair, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A. (The Art Academy of Cincinnati), M.F.A. (University of Michigan Stamps School of Art and Design)

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

*Rose Stremlau, Assistant Professor of History
B.A. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), M.A., Ph.D. (UNC Chapel Hill)

*Silvana A. Toska, Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A. (University of Pennsylvania), M.A. (Georgetown), M.S. (Oxford),
M.A., Ph.D. (expected) (Cornell)

*Anita J. Tripathi, Assistant Professor of Theatre
B.A. (Washington University), M.F.A. (University of South Carolina, Columbia)

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

Robert Vosloo, Lester D. Coltrane III Visiting Professor of Religion
B.A., B.Th., M.Th. (Stellenbosch University), D.Th. (University of Western Cape, South Africa)
(Fall Semester)

Heather K. Ward, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S. (University of California, San Diego), Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles)
(Fall Semester)

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

Monica M. White, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A. (University of Missouri), M.A., Ph.D. (Ohio State)
(Spring Semester)
 

* Tenure-track appointment