Affiliate Faculty
Samuel S. Bird
Assistant Professor of Economics
Sam Bird is a development economist with research in sub-Saharan Africa on agricultural development and political economy. In his research, he conducts field experiments, collects primary data, and an…
Lucy C. Britt
Assistant Professor of Politics
Lucy Britt’s work focuses on the politics of race and the politics of memory. She teaches classes on race and politics, political theory, and feminist political thought. Her current research foc…
Tristan E. Koepke
Assistant Professor of Dance
Tristan Koepke (he/him) is a dancer, choreographer, and educator based in Portland, ME. His creative works, collected as Big Boy Dance, have been presented by SPACE Gallery, CANDYBOX Dance Festival, P…
Seulgie Lim
Assistant Professor of Politics
Fall office hours/student check-ins Monday 1:00-3:00pm Tuesday 2:30-4:10pm Wednesday 11:00am-12:00pm Seulgie Lim is an Assistant Professor of Politics at Bates College, specializing in Comparative Pol…
Therí Pickens
Charles A. Dana Professor of English and Africana
Professor Pickens is a Professor of English, specializing in African American, Arab American and disability literatures and theories. She is the author of two books: New Body Politics (Routledge, 2014…20th and 21st century African American/Arab American literature, African American literature and cultural studies, Arab American literature and cultural studies, black feminism, cognitive impairment, disability, disability studies, gender studies, literary theory, mental health, physical impairment, spectacular fiction
