Faculty Changes 2011-2012
NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS 2011-2012
Jessica Anthony, Lecturer in English
Angela Atkinson Duina, Lecturer in Education
Ronald Barry, Lecturer in Biology
Misty Beck, Lecturer in Environmental Studies
Aimée Bessire, Lecturer in History
Gerald Bigelow, Lecturer in History
Rachel Boggia, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance
Catherine Buell, Visiting Instructor in Mathematics
Timothy Cook, Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology
Erin Curren, Visiting Assistant Professor of French
Marika Dalton, Lecturer in Geology
Michael Durst, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
Stephen Engel, Assistant Professor of Politics
Kathryn Flinn, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Rebecca Fraser-Thill, Lecturer in Psychology
Megan Gahl, Visiting Instructor in Environmental Studies
Mollie Godfrey, Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Tyler Gulden, Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
Joshua Henry, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Erin Hourigan, Lecturer in German
Penelope Jones, Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
Sonya Kahlenberg, Lecturer in Anthropology and Biology
Susan Langdon, Lecturer in Psychology
Ruth Lexton, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
Marina Loginova, Visiting Instructor in Russian
Dawn Nelson, Visiting Instructor in Mathematics
Terri Nickel, Lecturer in English
Beata Niedzialkowska, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture
Micah Pawling, Lecturer in History
George Perkins, Lecturer in Economics
Therí Pickens, Assistant Professor of English
Melinda Plastas, Visiting Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies
Bradley Proctor, Lecturer in History
Sherry Russell, Lecturer in Education
Jason Scheideman, Lecturer in Politics
William Seeley, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Robert Strong, Lecturer in English and Graduate Fellowship Advisor
John Thompson, Visiting Associate Professor of History
Mara Tieken, Assistant Professor of Education
Jonathan Webster, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Aaron Winkler, Lecturer in Biology
Jennifer Woodruff, Lecturer in Music
FACULTY NOT RETURNING
Gretchen Berg, Lecturer in Theater
Philip Brendese, Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
Robert Bunselmeyer, Lecturer in History
Kristy Feldhousen- Giles, Lecturer in Anthropology
Denise Froehlich, Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture
Naïma Hachad, Visiting Assistant Professor of French
Melissa Hackman, Lecturer in Politics
Steven Jury, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Leila Kawar, Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
Iain Kerr, Lecturer in American Cultural Studies
Angus King, Segal Lecturer in American Politics
Alma Kuhleman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
Katherine Mathis, Lecturer in Psychology
Carrie May, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Shigehito Menjo, Lecturer in Japanese
Xingmei Miao, Lecturer in Chinese
Kristin Nam, Lecturer in Biology
Helen Regan, Visiting Professor of Education
Lee Roecker, Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry
Pieter Rozenhart, Lecturer in Mathematics
Jonathan Skinner, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Melissa Walt, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture
Nicole Witherbee, Lecturer in Politics
Shellen Wu, Visiting Assistant Professor of History
Kaiyan Xu, Lecturer in Chinese
RETIRING FACULTY
David Haines, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Carole Taylor, Professor Emerita of English
CHANGES IN ACADEMIC RANK
Helen Boucher, Assistant Professor of Psychology to Associate Professor of Psychology
Francesco Duina. Associate Professor of Sociology to Professor of Sociology
Gina Fatone, Assistant Professor of Music to Associate Professor of Music
Baltasar Fra-Molinero, Associate Professor of Spanish to Professor of Spanish
B. Christine McDowell, Assistant Professor of Theater to Associate Professor of Theater
Karen Melvin, Assistant Professor of History to Associate Professor of History
Hiroya Miura, Assistant Professor of Music to Associate Professor of Music
Kirk Read, Associate Professor of French to Professor of French
Katalin Vecsey, Lecturer in Theater to Senior Lecturer in Theater
CHANGES IN FACULTY ADMINISTRATIVE TITLE
Claudia Aburto-Guzmán to chair, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish)
Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir to chair, Department of Politics
Patricia Buck to chair (winter semester and short-term), Department of Education
Heidi Taylor to chair, Department of Sociology
Alexandre Dauge-Roth to chair, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (French)
Craig Decker to chair, Department of German and Russian Studies
Meredith Greer to chair, Department of Mathematics
Michael Jones to chair (fall semester), Department of History
Todd Kahan to chair, Department of Psychology
Stephanie Kelley-Romano to chair, Department of Rhetoric
Charles Nero to chair, Program in American Cultural Studies
Trian Nguyen to chair, Department of Art and Visual Culture
Erica Rand to chair, Program in Women and Gender Studies
Michael Reidy to chair, Department of Theater and Dance
Bronwyn Sale to chair (fall semester), Department of Education
FACULTY ON LEAVE
Lee Abrahamsen (Biology), Academic Year
Martin Andrucki (Theater), Academic Year
Bruce Bourque (Anthropology), Winter semester
Patricia Buck (Education), Fall semester
Lilian Childress (Physics) Academic Years 2011-2013
Rebecca Corrie (Art and Visual Culture), Academic Year
Margaret Creighton (History), Academic Year
David Cummiskey (Philosophy), Academic Year
Francesco Duina (Sociology), Academic Year
Holly Ewing (Environmental Studies), Academic Year
Sylvia Federico (English), Academic Year and Fall semester, 2012
Rebecca Herzig (Women and Gender Studies), Academic Year
Pallavi Jayawant (Mathematics), Academic Year
Dolores O’Higgins (Classical and Medieval Studies), Academic Year
Eden Osucha (English), Academic Year and Fall semester, 2012
Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz (Politics), Fall semester
Michael Retelle (Geology), Academic Year
Daniel Riera-Crichton (Economics), Fall semester
Jennifer Sandler (Education), Fall semester
Caroline Shaw (History), Academic Year
Nathan Tefft (Economics), Winter semester
Robert Thomas (Biology), Academic Year