Bates College Catalog: 2007-2008
The Faculty
Elaine Tuttle Hansen (2002), President
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Washington
Jill N. Reich (1999), Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Regis; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Emeriti
Thomas Hedley Reynolds, President Emeritus
B.A., Williams; M.A., Ph.D. Columbia; LL.D.; L.H.D.
Donald West Harward, President Emeritus
B.A., Maryville; M.A., American University; Ph.D., Maryland (College Park); LL.D; L.H.D.
Milton Lambert Lindholm, Dean Emeritus of Admissions
B.A., Ed.M., Bates; L.H.D.
Garold Wesley Thumm, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
B.A., Morris Harvey; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Ernest Paul Muller, Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Ursinus; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia
James Gordon Hepburn, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Lester Ross Cummins, Professor Emeritus of Education
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Yale
Alexis Adelbert Caron, Professor Emeritus of French
B.A., Massachusetts; M.A., Ph.D., Minnesota
Roy Lothrop Farnsworth, Professor Emeritus of Geology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
Leland Peterman Bechtel, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education
B.A., B.D., Eastern Baptist; M.A., Temple; Ph.D., New York University
William Joseph Leahey Jr., Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.A., Bates; M.A., Columbia
Robert Wilson Hatch, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., Ed.M., Boston University
John Joseph Margarones, Professor Emeritus of Education
B.A., Bates; M.A., Ed.D., Boston University
David Arthur Nelson, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., Chicago; Ph.D., Cornell
Robert Maurice Chute, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., Maine; D.Sc., Johns Hopkins
Margaret Nichols, Registrar Emerita
Joseph Jensen Derbyshire, Librarian Emeritus
B.A., M.A., Utah; M.L., University of Washington
George Lindbergh Wigton, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., Ohio State
Bernard Ridlon Carpenter, Treasurer Emeritus
B.S., Nasson
Theodore Walther, Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.A., Mexico City; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Sherry Abbott Deschaine, Professor Emerita of Physical Education
B.S., Aroostook State; M.Ed., Maine
James Glenn Boyles, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.S., Pennsylvania State; Ph.D., Rutgers
Robert Crawford Flynn, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., Maine
Donald Raymond Lent, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Art
B.A., California (Santa Barbara); B.F.A., M.F.A, Yale
James Shenstone Leamon, Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Bates; Ph.D., Brown
Douglas Irving Hodgkin, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Duke
Robert Stephen Moyer, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Bucknell; Ph.D., Stanford
Robin Bruce Stirling Brooks, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Yale; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
David Boyd Ledlie, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.A., Middlebury; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Werner John Deiman, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Washington and Lee; M.A., Ph.D., Yale
Drake Richard Bradley, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.S., University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Ann Besser Scott, Charles A. Dana Professor Emerita of Music
B.A., Radcliffe; M.F.A., Brandeis; Ph.D., Chicago
Richard Vansant Wagner, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Haverford; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan
David Alan Kolb, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Fordham; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
James Walter Carignan, Dean Emeritus of the College
B.A., Bates; Ph.D., Rochester
Carl Benton Straub (1970), Professor Emeritus of Religion and Clark A. Griffith Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies
B.A., Colgate; S.T.B., Ph.D., Harvard; L.H.D.
Anne Booth Thompson (1973), Professor Emerita of English and Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor Emerita of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Radcliffe; M.A., Cantab.; Ph.D., Harvard
Marcia Makris (1996), Lecturer Emerita in Education
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., New Hampshire
Marcia Phyllis Plavin (1971), Lecturer Emerita in Dance; Faculty Marshal
B.A., Maine; M.A., Wesleyan
Carolyn Ann Court (1979), Professor Emerita of Physical Education
B.S., Southern Connecticut State; M.S., Pennsylvania State
Marion Reddick Anderson (1969), Professor Emeritus of Music
B.Mus., Stetson; M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale
Administrative Officers
Wylie Lee Mitchell (1978), Dean of Admissions
B.A., Williams
Laura Ann Juraska (1983), Associate College Librarian for Reference Services
B.A., Wisconsin; P.M.C., M.L.S., Indiana
Eugene Lee Wiemers (1994), Vice President for Information and Library Services and Librarian
B.A., Macalester; M.S., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Terry Jo Beckmann (1998), Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.B.A., Pace
Tedd R. Goundie (2004), Dean of Students
B.S., Muhlenberg; M.S., Bowling Green
Mary K. Meserve (1993), Interim Registrar
B.A., Smith
Note: For information on faculty members who are currently on leave, please consult the Web site of the Office of the Dean of the Faculty (www.bates.edu/dof).
Professors
Sawyer Frederick Sylvester Jr. (1969), Professor of Sociology
B.A., J.D., M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
George Antony Ruff (1968), Charles A. Dana Professor of Physics
B.S., LeMoyne; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Eli Cooperman Minkoff (1968), Professor of Biology
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
John Richard Cole (1967), Thomas Hedley Reynolds Professor of History
B.A., Haverford; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Lewis Afton Turlish (1969), Professor of English
B.A., Geneva; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
John William Creasy (1975), Professor of Geology; Faculty Marshal
B.S., Colorado State; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Michael Peter Murray (1986), Charles Franklin Phillips Professor of Economics
B.A., Santa Clara; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State
Mark Benjamin Okrent (1972), Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Reed; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Steven Edwin George Kemper (1973), Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Robert James Thomas (1975), Professor of Biology
B.A., Michigan; Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Atsuko Hirai (1988), Kazushige Hirasawa Professor of History
B.A., Tokyo University; Ph.D., Harvard
David Clark Haines (1969), Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Wooster; M.Sc., Ph.D., Ohio State
John Karl Pribram (1970), Professor of Physics
B.A., Middlebury; M.A., Wesleyan; Ph.D., Massachusetts
Anne Douglas Williams (1981), Professor of Economics
B.A., Smith; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Mark David Semon (1976), Professor of Physics
B.A., Colgate; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado
Thomas Frederick Tracy (1976), Phillips Professor of Religion
B.A., St. Olaf; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Martin Edward Andrucki (1974), Charles A. Dana Professor of Theater
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Paul Thomas Kuritz (1978), Professor of Theater
B.A., Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
David Alan Aschauer (1990), Elmer W. Campbell Professor of Economics
B.A., Kansas; M.A., Ph.D., Rochester
Loring Mandell Danforth (1978), Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology; Chair, Division of the Social Sciences
B.A., Amherst; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
John Elwood Kelsey (1979), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Grinnell; Ph.D., Chicago
Carole Anne Taylor (1978), Professor of English
B.A., M.A.T., Reed; Ph.D., Harvard
William Roberts Matthews (1978), Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Iowa; M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale
John Stiven Strong (1978), Charles A. Dana Professor of Religion
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Hartford Seminary Foundation; Ph.D., Chicago
Eric Robert Wollman (1979), Professor of Physics
B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Thomas James Wenzel (1981), Charles A. Dana Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Northeastern; Ph.D., Colorado
Dennis Grafflin (1981), Professor of History
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
James Paul Parakilas (1979), Professor of Music and James L. Moody Jr. Family Professor of Performing Arts
B.A., Amherst; M.A., Yale; M.A., Connecticut; Ph.D., Cornell
William Southard Corlett Jr. (1981), Professor of Politics
B.A., Allegheny; M.A., Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Michael Eugene Jones (1982), Professor of History and Christian A. Johnson
Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., Texas (Austin); M.A., University College of Wales (Aberystwyth); Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Mark Allen Kessler (1983), Professor of Politics
B.A., Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
Georgia Nell Nigro (1983), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Brown; M.S., Yale; Ph.D. Cornell
Rebecca Wells Corrie (1982), Phillips Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., M.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Harvard
Mary Theresa Rice-DeFosse (1984), Professor of French
B.A., Boston College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Craig Joseph Decker (1984), Professor of German
B.A., Bates; M.A., Ph.D., California (Irvine)
Jill N. Reich (1999), Professor of Psychology; Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Regis; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Jane Tussey Costlow (1986), Professor of Russian
B.A., Duke; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Denis Marshall Sweet (1984), Professor of German
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Stanford
John Edward Smedley (1987), Professor of Physics
B.A., Colby; Ph.D., Colorado
Margaret Scott Creighton (1987), Professor of History
B.A., Indiana; Ph.D., Boston University
Robert William Allison (1980), Professor of Religion
B.A., Brown; Ph.D., Chicago
Michael James Retelle (1987), Professor of Geology
B.S., Salem State; M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts
Steven Charles Dillon (1988), Professor of English
B.A., Colorado; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Peter Ngai-Sing Wong (1988), Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Marcus Coleman Bruce (1987), Professor of Religion
B.A., Bates; M.Div., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
James Gerard Richter (1987), Professor of Politics
B.A., Cornell; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Cristina Malcolmson (1991), Professor of English
B.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
John Dykstra Eusden Jr. (1988), Professor of Geology
B.S., Bates; M.S., New Hampshire; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Thomas Glen Lawson (1989), Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Anderson; Ph.D., Purdue
Lillian Rose Nayder (1989), Professor of English
B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia
Pamela Jean Baker (1989), Helen A. Papaioanou Professor of Biological Sciences
B.Sc., University of Wales (Swansea); B.S., Bates; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
Emily Wright Kane (1996), Whitehouse Professor of Sociology
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Dolores Mary O'Higgins (1990), Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Trinity College Dublin; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Erica Rand (1990), Professor of Art and Visual Culture and Women and Gender Studies
B.A., Princeton; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Kathryn Graff Low (1990), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Bowdoin; Ed.M., Harvard; Ph.D., Stanford
Charles Valentine Carnegie (1991), Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Cornell; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
James Wesley Hughes (1992), Thomas Sowell Professor of Economics
B.A., M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., Michigan
Hong Lin (1991), Professor of Physics; Chair, Division of the Natural Sciences
B.S., M.S., Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr
Shuhui Yang (1991), Professor of Chinese
B.A., Fudan University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
Sarah Mehlhop Strong (1983), Professor of Japanese Language and Literature
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
William Gerald Ambrose Jr. (1994), Professor of Biology
B.A., Princeton; Ph.D., North Carolina
David Moisseiff Scobey (2005), Harward Professor of Community Partnerships and Director of the Donald W. and Ann M. Harward Center for Community Partnerships
B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
David Ross Cummiskey (1986), Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Washington College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Margaret Maurer-Fazio (1994), Professor of Economics; Associate Dean of the Faculty
B.A., M.A., Western Ontario; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Helen Brooks Regan (2006), Visiting Professor of Education
B.A., Randolph-Macon; M.A.T., Yale; Ph.D., Connecticut
Eric James Hooglund (2006), Visiting Professor of Politics
B.A., Maine; M.A., Ph.D., John Hopkins
Ronald E. Barry (2007), Visiting Professor of Biology
B.A., Connecticut; M.A., Indiana State; Ph.D., New Hampshire
Francisca López (1990), Professor of Spanish; Chair, Division of the Humanities
B.A., Universidad de Córdoba; Ph.D., Connecticut
Associate Professors
Carl Robert Schwinn (1975), Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Wisconsin (Madison); M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Sanford Alan Freedman (1978), Associate Professor of English
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Cantab.; Ph.D., Harvard
Joseph Gerard Pelliccia (1979), Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Cornell; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
Edward Smith Harwood (1981), Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., Princeton
George Scott Purgavie (1983), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., West Chester; M.S., South Carolina
Sharon Kinsman (1985), Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Iowa; Ph.D., Cornell
Marsha Ann Graef (1985), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Central Missouri State; M.A., Northern Arizona
Shepley Littlefield Ross II (1985), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., New Hampshire; M.A., Ph.D., Rochester
Arlene Elowe MacLeod (1986), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Bowdoin; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Dennis Ralph Browne (1986), Associate Professor of Russian
B.A., Southern Illinois; B.A., Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia
Baltasar Fra-Molinero (1994), Associate Professor of Spanish
Licenciado, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; M.A., Indiana; Doctor en Filología, Universidad de Sevilla; Ph.D., Indiana
Elizabeth Anne Eames (1988), Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Bryn Mawr; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Lee Huber Abrahamsen (1989), Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Franklin and Marshall; Ph.D., Medical College of Pennsylvania
Dana Melvin Mulholland (1991), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Maine; M.S., State University of New York (Cortland)
Kirk Dorrance Read (1990), Associate Professor of French
B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Charles Isidore Nero (1991), Associate Professor of Rhetoric
B.A., Xavier; M.A., Wake Forest; Ph.D., Indiana
Matthew John Côté (1991), Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Syracuse; Ph.D., Illinois
Bonnie Jean Shulman (1991), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Colorado
Leslie Irene Hill (1988), Associate Professor of Politics; Special Assistant to the President
B.A., Barnard; M.A., Atlanta; Ph.D., Union Institute
Hilmar Ludvig Jensen III (1992), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Goddard; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
James Patrick Murphy (1994), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Bates; M.Ed., Boston University
Nancy Way Kleckner (1994), Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Illinois; M.S., Maine; Ph.D., North Carolina
Lynne Y. Lewis (2000), Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Ph.D., Colorado (Boulder)
Rachel Narehood Austin (1995), Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., North Carolina (Greensboro); Ph.D., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Lavina Dhingra Shankar (1996), Associate Professor of English; Faculty Associate Dean of Admissions
B.A., Wheaton; M.A., Ph.D., Tufts
Sue Edna Marie Catherine Houchins (2003), Associate Professor of African American Studies
B.A., California (Los Angeles); Ph.D., Union Institute
Margaret Anne Imber (1997), Associate Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Chicago; J.D., Michigan; Ph.D., Stanford
Joseph Patrick Reilly (1997), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Trinity; M.B.A., Rhode Island
Stacy Lee Smith (1997), Associate Professor of Education
B.A., William Smith; M.P.S., M.S., Ph.D., Cornell
Paula Jean Schlax (1998), Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Clarkson; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Winifred Ann Hohlt (1998), Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Williams; M.S., Smith
Rebecca Margaret Herzig (1998), Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies
B.A., California (Santa Cruz); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Claudia Aburto Guzmán (1997), Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Florida State; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona
Lisa Maurizio (1999), Associate Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Wellesley; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Pamela Ann-Elizabeth Johnson (1999), Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Kansas; B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute; M.F.A., Bennington
Michael James Sargent (1999), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Hendrix; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State
George M. Perkins (2005), Visiting Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Ph.D., Boston College
Rebecca Jean Sommer (1998), Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
John Russell Baughman (2000), Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Francesco Giovanni Duina (2000), Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Beverly Jane Johnson (2000), Associate Professor of Geology
B.Sc., M.Sc., Delaware; Ph.D., Colorado
Todd Aaron Kahan (2002), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Syracuse; Ph.D., State University of New York (Albany)
Susan Allison Stark (1999), Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Brown; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown
Stephanie Kelley-Romano (1999), Associate Professor of Rhetoric
B.S., M.A., Emerson; Ph.D., Kansas
Trian Nguyen (2000), Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., San Francisco State; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Jennifer Lori Koviach (2001), Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Minnesota
Amy Bradfield Douglass (2001), Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Williams; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State
Assistant Professors
Robert Lambton Farnsworth (1990), Visiting Assistant Professor of EnglishB.A., Brown; M.F.A., Columbia
Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir (2001), Assistant Professor of Politics
B.J., Missouri; Ph.D., Washington University
Kimberly Nicole Ruffin (2001), Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Chicago)
Joseph McLean Hall (2002), Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Amherst; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Heidi Taylor Chirayath (2002), Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Gettysburg; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
Meredith Lynn Greer (2002), Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Delaware; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt
Patricia Susan Buck (2002), Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Hampshire; M.A., M.S.Ed., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Matthew Jeremy Nelson (2003), Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Bowdoin; Ph.D., Columbia
Casey O'Callaghan (2003), Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Rutgers; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Krista Maywalt Scottham (2003), Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Ithaca; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Ryan William Bavis (2003), Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., St. Mary's (Maryland); Ph.D., Montana
Gina Andrea Fatone (2003), Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Connecticut; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music; M.A., California (Santa Cruz); Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Carol Jane Dilley (2003), Assistant Professor of Dance
B.A., Delaware; M.F.A., University of Washington
Pallavi Shasikant Jayawant (2004), Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.Sc., University of Bombay; Ph.D., Brandeis
Holly Annette Ewing (2004), Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Carleton; Ph.D., Minnesota
Dale Edward Chapman (2004), Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., M.A., Toronto; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Wei Chen (2004), Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Wuhan University; Ph.D.,California (Santa Cruz)
Sylvia A. Federico (2005), Assistant Professor of English
B.A., State University of New York (Purchase); M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
Alexandre Erik Dauge-Roth (2005), Assistant Professor of French
M.A., Université de Lausanne; Ph.D., Michigan
Jonathan Elliott Skinner (2005), Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., St. John's; B.A., University of Oxford; M.A., University College London; Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
Karen Melvin (2005), Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Boston University; M.B.A., Phoenix; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Melinda Ann Plastas (2005), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics, and Women and Gender Studies
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
Hongjun Su (2005), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese
B.A., Fudan University; M.A., Ph.D., Iowa
B. Christine McDowell (2005), Assistant Professor of Theater
B.A., Brandeis; M.F.A., Yale
Caleb McKinley Shor (2005), Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Bates; Ph.D., Boston University
Helen Catherine Boucher (2005), Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Illinois (Chicago); M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
David Russell George Jr. (2000), Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., M.A., Purdue; Ph.D., Minnesota
Nancy Susan Koven (2006), Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Swarthmore; M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Ahlam Fakhar (2006), Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
M.A., Université de Casablanca; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont
Hillel David Soifer (2006), Assistant Professor of Politics
B.A., Haverford; M.A., Georgetown; Ph.D., Harvard
Roberta Strippoli (2006), Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese
B.A., University of Rome; M.A., Gakushûin University; Ph.D., Stanford
Hiroya Miura (2005), Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., McGill; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia
Sonja K. Pieck (2007), Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Bucknell; M.A., Ph.D., Clark
Susan E. Schomburg (2007), Assistant Professor of Religion
B.A., Wellesley; M.T.S, M.Ed, M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Elizabeth A. Foster (2007), Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Harvard: M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Stephanie A. Richards (2007), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Bates; Ph.D., Vermont
Maria Mercedes Ortiz (2007), Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
Licenciada, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., Iowa
Morgan Marietta (2007), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
B.Phil., Pittsburgh; M.S., Carnegie Mellon; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Lilian I. Childress (2007), Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Harvard
Timothy Mark Robinson (2007), Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.S., State University of New York (Brockport); M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
Myron M. Beasley (2007), Visiting Assistant Professor of African American Studies and American Cultural Studies
M.A., Regent; Ph.D., Ohio
Instructors
Albert Malcom Fereshetian Jr. (1995), Instructor in Physical EducationB.S., New Hampshire
James Swan Tuite (2006), Visiting Instructor in Philosophy and Religion
B.A., Macalester; M.Div., S.T.M., Yale
Teresa Swan Tuite (2006), Visiting Instructor in Philosophy and Religion
B.A., Wheaton; M.A., M.Phil., Yale
Dmytro Zhosan (2007 ), Visiting Instructor in Economics
B.A., M.A., National University of Kiev-Mohyla Academy; M.A., Indiana
Eden Karen Osucha (2007 ), Visiting Instructor in English
B.A., Wellesley; M.A., California (Davis)
Ngan Dinh, Visiting Instructor in Economics
B.A., Bates; M.A., Chicago
Senior Lecturers
Anne Wescott Dodd (1984), Senior Lecturer in Education
B.A., Maine; M.A., California State (Los Angeles); Ed.D., Maine
Robert Alan Feintuch (1976), Senior Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Cooper Union; M.F.A., Yale
Paul Richard Heroux (1982), Senior Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
Fourth-Year Diploma, Masters of the Studio, School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)
Bruce Joseph Bourque (1972), Senior Lecturer in Anthropology
B.A., Massachusetts; M.A., Colorado; Ph.D., Harvard
William Pope.L (1990), Senior Lecturer in Theater
B.A., Montclair State College; M.F.A., Rutgers
Elke Morris (1993), Senior Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Nevada; M.A., M.F.A., New Mexico
Lecturers
Gerda Neu-Sokol (1975), Lecturer in German
University of Freiburg
Thomas Ames Hayward (1978), Lecturer in Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Maine; M.L.S., Rutgers
Frank Glazer (1980), Lecturer in Music; Artist in Residence
Joseph L. Nicoletti (1980), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Queens; M.F.A., Yale
Joyce Seligman (1981), Lecturer in Writing and Director of the Writing Workshop
B.A., City College of New York; M.A., Maine
Barry Michael Farber (1987), Lecturer in Economics
B.S., Purdue; M.B.A., California (Los Angeles)
Gene Alan Clough (1987), Lecturer in Geology and Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Li-ping Miao (1989), Lecturer in Chinese
Beijing Foreign Language Institute; Beijing Normal University
Melinda Hungerford Harder (1990), Lecturer in Mathematics
B.A., Dartmouth; M.S., Chicago; Ph.D., Rochester
Keiko Ofuji (1991), Lecturer in Japanese Language
B.A., Metropolitan State College; M.A., Kansas
Henry John Walker (1993), Lecturer in Classical and Medieval Studies
B.A., Trinity College Dublin; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Karen Anklan Palin (1995), Lecturer in Biology
B.A., Ph.D., Minnesota
Katalin Vecsey (1995), Lecturer in Theater
B.A., M.A., Bárczi Gusztáv College for Teachers of the Disabled; Ph.D., Eötvös Lóránd University
Penelope Jones (1998), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Maine College of Art; M.F.A., Cornell
Grace Leslie Coulombe (2000), Lecturer in Quantitative Studies and Director of the Mathematics and Statistics Workshop
B.A., Bates, M.A., Boston College
Holly Louise Gurney (2000), Lecturer in Education
B.A., Milliken; M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Indiana
Gwen L. Lexow (2002), Lecturer in History
B.A., Knox; B.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Michael Ellison Reidy (2002), Lecturer in Theater
B.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Heather Lynn Lindkvist (2002), Lecturer in Anthropology
B.A., California (San Diego); M.A., Chicago
Michael Hanrahan (2003), Lecturer in English
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
Mark Helm Conlin Bessire (2003), Lecturer in the Humanities and Director of the Museum of Art
B.A., New York University; M.A., City University of New York; M.B.A., Columbia
John Harry Corrie (2003), Lecturer in Music
B.Mus., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., Northwestern School of Music; M.M.A., Yale
Laura Cecilia Balladur (2003), Lecturer in French
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., California (Santa Barbara)
Anita Susan Charles (2004), Lecturer in Education
B.A., Dartmouth; M.Ed., Harvard
Robert L. Pallone (2004), Lecturer in Sociology
B.A., M.A., Pennsylvania
Sagaree Sengupta (2004), Lecturer in Asian Studies
B.A., Cornell; M.S., Wisconsin (Madison); Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Gerald Frederick Bigelow (2004), Lecturer in Environmental Studies
B.A., Columbia; Ph.D., Cantab.
Thomas Peter Snow (2005), Lecturer in Music
B.A., Berklee College of Music
Anna Sims Bartel (2005), Lecturer in Community Partnerships
B.A., Princeton, Ph.D., Cornell
Judith A. Head (2005), Lecturer in History
B.A., M.A., Oklahoma; Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Tyler Gulden (2005), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.F.A., Alfred (School of Art and Design); M.F.A., Massachusetts (Dartmouth)
Rebecca Lynn Fraser-Thill (2003), Lecturer in Psychology
B.A., Drew University; M.A., Cornell
Susan Whitney Langdon (2006), Lecturer in Psychology
B.A., Brandeis; M.A., Purdue; Ph.D., Boston University
William Charles Hiss (2006), Lecturer in Asian Studies
B.A., Bates; M.T.S., Harvard; M.A., Ph.D., Tufts
Susan H. McKenzie (2006), Segal Lecturer in American Politics
B.A., Colby; M.P.P., M.S., Ph.D., Michigan
Emily Katherine Koehn (2006), Lecturer in English
B.A., Oberlin; M.F.A., Purdue
Joanne F. Cole (2006), Lecturer in History
B.A., Bates; J.D., Maine
Weslene Marble (2007), Lecturer in Education and Teacher in Residence
B.S., Maine (Farmington); M.A., Maine
Camille S. Parrish (2001), Lecturer in Environmental Studies and Learning Associate in Environmental Studies
B.A., Carleton; M.S., Rutgers
Aimée Holloway Conlin Bessire (2007), Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Lake Forest; M.A., New York University; M.A., Ph.D. Harvard
Louis O. Douglass (2007), Lecturer in Psychology
B.A., Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., Iowa State
Kevin A. McHugh (2006), Lecturer in Physical Education
B.A., Columbia; M.A., Massachusetts
Christopher H. Carrick (2007), Lecturer in Sociology
B.S., Boston University; M.A., California (Davis)
Eduardo Muslip (2007), Lecturer in Spanish
Licenciado, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Andrea L. Curtis (2007), Lecturer in Rhetoric and Interim Director of Debate
B.A., M.A., Maine
Assistants in Instruction
Mary Elizabeth Brushwein (1979), Assistant in Chemistry
Gregory James Anderson (1986), Assistant in Biology
B.S., M.S., University of Washington
Marita Lucia Bryant (1988), Assistant in Geology
B.A., Boston University; M.S., Freie Universität Berlin
Lorna H. Clark (1991), Assistant in Chemistry
B.S., Southeastern Massachusetts
Tina Marie Rioux (1997), Assistant in Neuroscience
B.A., Maine (Farmington); M.S., Southern Maine
Carolyn Ellen Lawson (2001), Assistant in Biology
B.S., Illinois
Eric Christopher Towne (2002), Assistant in Mathematics
B.A., Harvard
Brian T. Pfohl (2003), Assistant in Psychology
B.A., Vanderbilt
Mark Melcher Nordberg (2005), Assistant in Physics
B.S., Bates; M.S., Massachusetts, M.Ed., Worcester State
Gabriel Ycas (2005), Assistant in Physics
B.A., Reed
Walter A. Lach (2005), Assistant in Chemistry
B.A., Massachusetts (Boston); M.B.A., New Hampshire College
Charlotte Lehmann (2007), Assistant in Instruction in Geology
B.A., Mount Hoyoke; M.S., Maine
Learning Associate
David L. Baker (2006), Learning Associate
B.S., Bates; D.D.S., State University of New York (Buffalo)
Applied Music and Dance Faculty
Carol Furman (1980), Instructor of Clarinet
B.S., Kent State
John Furman (1983), Instructor of Trumpet
B.S., Kent State
Stephen Grover (1985), Instructor of Drum Set
Kenneth Labrecque (1987), Instructor of Guitar and Electric Bass
B.M., Maine
Julia Adams (1988), Instructor of Viola
B.A., Oberlin; M.A., San Francisco State College; D.Mus. (hon.)
George Rubino (1988), Instructor of Double Bass
Gregory Boardman (1989), Instructor of Folk Fiddling
B.M., Southern Maine
Ardith Keef (1993), Instructor of Bassoon
B.M., M.M., Eastman School of Music
Anthony J. Shostak (1997), Instructor of Banjo
B.F.A., Philadelphia College of Art of the University of the Arts
Anita-Ann Jerosch (2000), Instructor of Bass Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba
B.A., Maine (Augusta)
Sebastian Jerosch (2000), Instructor of Tenor and Alto Trombone
B.M., Mannes College of Music
David Pontbriand (2004), Instructor of Sitar
Nancy Smith (2005), Instructor of Percussion
B.M., New England Conservatory of Music
David Wells (2005), Instructor of Saxophone
B.A., California State (Hayward)
Rachel Ganteaume Richards (2005), Instructor of Dance
Margery Landis (2005), Instructor of French Horn
B.A., New Hampshire; M.M., Idaho
Shawn Thwaites (2005), Director of the Steel Orchestra
B.A., Berklee College of Music
Krysia Tripp (2005), Instructor of Flute
B.M., M.M., Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
Louis Gervais (2006), Instructor of Dance
Michael Albert (2006), Instructor of Oboe
Bonnie Scarpelli (2006), Instructor of Voice
B.A., Southern Maine
Christina Chute (2007), Instructor of Violoncello
B.M., Oberlin; M.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Deborah L. Irons (2007), Instructor of Jazz Dance
Graybert Beacham (2007), Instructor of Violin
B.M., M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Anastasia Antonacos (2007), Instructor of Piano
B.M., Southern Maine; M.M., D.M., Indiana
Committees of the Faculty, 2007–2008
The following lists include committee members at press time. The most current committee assignments are available on the Web site (www.bates.edu/dof).
The starred committees (*) include student members, who are appointed at the beginning of the academic year. The President and Dean of the Faculty are ex officio members of all committees.
Academic Standing: W.G. Ambrose, Chair, S.C. Dillon, T.R.Goundie (ex officio), E.S. Harwood, M.K. Meserve (ex officio), J.P. Murphy, M.B. Okrent, S.W. Sawyer (ex officio)
*Admissions and Financial Aid: Committee not convened for 2007–2008
African American Studies and American Cultural Studies: C.V. Carnegie, Co-chair, M.S. Creighton, Co-chair, M.C. Bruce, D.E. Chapman, B. Fra-Molinero, S.E.M.C. Houchins, H.L. Jensen, C.I. Nero, W. Pope.L, M.T. Rice-DeFosse, C.A. Taylor
Animal Care and Use: J.E. Kelsey, Chair, R.W. Bavis, D.R. Cummiskey, M.E. Hughes, T. Reissfelder, C. Ring
Asian Studies: S.E.G. Kemper, Chair, D. Grafflin, M. Maurer-Fazio, L. Miao, K. Ofuji, R. Strippoli, S.M. Strong, H. Su, S. Yang
*Athletics: Committee not convened for 2007–2008
Biological Chemistry: P.J. Schlax, Chair, L.H. Abrahamsen, R.N. Austin (ex officio), P.J. Baker, N.W. Kleckner (ex officio), T.G. Lawson, J.G. Pelliccia*Budget and Finance Advisory: J.W. Hughes, Chair, J.K. Beaudoin, T.J. Beckmann (ex officio), M.S. Deschaines, K.C. Emerson, M.A. Imber, M. Maurer-Fazio (ex officio), C.I. Nero, C.W. Traister, T.J. Wenzel
Classical and Medieval Studies: D.M. O’Higgins, Chair, R.W. Corrie, S.A. Federico, T.A. Hayward, M.A. Imber, M.E. Jones, L. Maurizio, H.J. Walker
*College Concerts: G.A. Fatone, Chair, H.C. Boucher, H. Miura, C.J. Dilley
*College Lectures: C. O'Callaghan, Chair, A.E. Dauge-Roth, L.Y. Lewis
Committees and Governance: M.J. Sargent, Chair, R.N. Austin, C. O'Callaghan, J.G. Richter
Conference with Trustees: A.E. Dauge-Roth, C.J. Dilley, G.A. Fatone, M.E. Jones, J.E. Kelsey, T.G. Lawson
*Curriculum and Calendar: J.S. Strong, Chair, A.B. Douglass, L.A. Juraska (ex officio), M. Maurer-Fazio (ex-officio), M.K. Meserve (ex officio), P. J. Schlax, J.E. Smedley
*Educational Policy: J.N. Reich, Chair (ex officio), W. Chen, M.J. Côté, J.M. Hall, B.J. Johnson, P.A. Johnson, M.A. Kessler, M.K. Meserve (ex officio), E.L. Wiemers (ex officio)
Environmental Studies: T.J. Wenzel, Chair, J.T. Costlow, H.A. Ewing, P.A. Johnson, L.Y. Lewis, S.K. Pieck, J.E. Skinner, R.J. Sommer
Evaluation of Teaching: K.G. Low, Chair
*Extracurricular Activities and Residential Life: Committee not convened for 2007–2008
Faculty Review Board: L.H. Abrahamsen, J.E. Kelsey, T.G. Lawson, H. Lin, C.I. Nero, G.N. Nigro, D.M. O'Higgins, J.P. Parakilas, K.D. Read
Faculty Scholarship Committee: P.J. Baker (ex officio), C.V. Carnegie, R.W. Corrie, R.M. Herzig, T.J. Wenzel
*First-Year Seminars and Writing: B.J. Shulman, Co-chair (FYS), S.A. Stark, Co-chair (W), G.A. Clough, J.W. Creasy, A.W. Dodd, T.A. Hayward (ex officio), M. Maurer-Fazio (ex officio), S. Kinsman, G.N. Nigro
Graduate Fellowships: E.A. Eames, Chair, M.M.G. Bumps (ex officio), J.A. Head (ex officio), J.L. Koviach, L.R. Nayder, E. Rand, S. Sengupta, J.E. Skinner, H.D. Soifer
*Honors: S. Kelley-Romano, Chair, D.R. Browne, A. Hirai, N.S. Koven, J. Seligman
*Information Services Advisory Committee: R.W. Bavis, Chair, Á. Ásgeirsdóttir, J.F. Bauer (ex officio), J.C. Fergerson (ex officio), M.K. Meserve (ex officio), S.L. Ross, A.W. White (ex officio), E.L. Wiemers (ex officio), E. Zimmerman (ex officio)
Institutional Review Board: A.B. Douglass, Chair, L.M. Danforth, J. Gould, D.M. Sweet, R.J. Thomas
Legal Studies: Committee not convened for 2007–2008
*Library: S.F. Sylvester, Chair, D.M. O'Higgins, C.R. Schwinn, H.J. Walker, E.L. Wiemers (ex officio)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Planning: C.I. Nero, Chair, W. Blaine-Wallace (ex officio), C. Purdy (ex officio), L.I. Hill (ex officio), J.L. Reese (ex officio)
Medical Studies: L.H. Abrahamsen, Chair, H.T. Chirayath, S.A. Freedman, K.A. Palin, S.W. Sawyer (ex officio), M. Semon, S.A. Stark
Neuroscience: J.E. Kelsey, Chair, N.W. Kleckner (ex officio), N.S. Koven, M.J. Sargent (ex officio)
*Off-Campus Study: M.E. Jones, Chair, T.R. Goundie (ex officio), M. Maurer-Fazio (ex officio), G. Neu-Sokol, T. Nguyen, S.W. Sawyer (ex officio)
Personnel: D.R. Browne, D. Grafflin, J.W. Hughes, N.W. Kleckner, M.T. Rice-DeFosse (F), S.M. Strong (W/ST), T.F. Tracy, P.N. Wong
Physical Education Personnel: J.W. Creasy, D.R. Cummiskey, K.G. Low (F), M.J. Retelle (W/ST)
President's Institutional Planning and Advisory: J.P. Parakilas, Chair, R.W. Bavis, S.A. Federico, B.J. Johnson, D.M. O'Higgins
Scientific Reasoning and Quantitative Literacy: P.J. Baker, H.T. Chirayath, D.R. Cummiskey, M.A. Greer, T.G. Lawson
*Student Conduct: M.A. Imber, Chair, M.E. Andrucki, D. Aschauer, M.A. Graef, D.C. Haines
Teaching Development: Committee not convened for 2007–2008
Women and Gender Studies:, R.M. Herzig, Chair, P.S. Buck, H.A. Ewing, M.L. Greer, L.I. Hill, S.E.M.C. Houchins, E.W. Kane, M.A. Plastas, E. Rand
Board of Examiners: R.W. Corrie, J.E. Kelsey, M.A. Kessler, E.R. Wollman
Judicial Educators: J.D. Eusden, M.P. Murray, E.R. Wollman
Permanent Member of Student Conduct Appeals Process: J.R. Cole
Secretary of the Faculty: T.A. Hayward