Faculty Profiles
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Michelle LaBonte
Instructor in Biological Sciences LaboratoryB.A., Princeton University; Ph.D., Harvard UniversityMolecular biologist with current interests in science education and the ethical implications of new genetic technologies.
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Yuan-Chu Ruby Lam
Professor of ChineseB.A., M.A., Ph.D., Harvard UniversityInterested in China's contemporary issues, especially those concerning the Mongols and the Tibetans.
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Karen Lange
Assistant Professor of MathematicsB.A., Swarthmore College; M.S., Ph.D., University of ChicagoProfessor Lange's interests are in computability theory, an area of logic that explores the algorithmic content encoded in mathematical problems.
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Gabriel Langfur
Music Instructor of TromboneB.A., Oberlin College; B.M., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., New England ConservatoryBass trombonist in the Rhode Island Philharmonic and Vermont Symphony Orchestras; performs frequently with the Boston Symphony and Pops, the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Opera Boston, and in orchestras and theaters throughout New England and beyond.
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Steve Langone
Music Performance Faculty in Jazz-Rock-Latin DrumsB.A., Berklee College of Music -
Riyaz Latif
Visiting Lecturer in South Asia StudiesDip.Arch., Institute of Environmental Design, India; M.A., Ph.D., University of MinnesotaTeaches elementary and intermediate Hindi/Urdu, as well as classes in art history, Islamic cultures and premodern Islamic travelers.
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Flavia Laviosa
Senior Lecturer in Italian StudiesB.A., University of Bari (Italy); M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)Involved in foreign language education, testing, study abroad programs, international internships, and Italian cinema.
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Josh Lederman
Visiting Lecturer in the Writing ProgramB.A., Clark University; M.F.A., Boston University; Ph.D., Indiana University of PennsylvaniaEnglish compositionist, interested in teaching and research and the theories behind the practice, matters of language and power.
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Sohie Moody Lee
Senior Instructor in Computer Science LaboratoryB.S., Cornell University; M.S., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of California (San Diego)Interested in the intersection of cognitive science and computer science as well as the development of introductory computer science curriculum.
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Yoon Sun Lee
Professor of EngishA.B., Harvard College; Ph.D., Yale UniversityMy research and teaching span two areas, British eighteenth and nineteenth century prose fiction, and Asian American literature.
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Sun-Hee Lee
Associate Professor of KoreanB.A., M.A., Ph.D., Yonsei University; Ph.D., Ohio State UniversityFocused on Korean language and culture, particularly corpus-based analysis of Korean and learner error corpus
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Mary Lefkowitz
Professor Emerita of Classical StudiesB.A., Wellesley College; A.M., Ph.D., Radcliffe College; L.H.D., Trinity College; Ph.D. (hon.), University of Patras; L.H.D., Grinnell CollegeRetired from teaching in 2005, but continues to work on scholarly projects and give the occasional lecture.
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Callie Lekas
Instructor in Physical Education, Recreation and AthleticsB.A., Wellesley CollegeAssistant field hockey coach and intramurals assistant.
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Phillip Levine
Katharine Coman and A. Barton Hepburn Professor of EconomicsB.S., M.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., Princeton UniversityApplies statistical methods to social issues such as abortion and the well-being of children in research and teaching.
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Peggy Levitt
Professor of SociologyB.A., Brandeis University; M.S., Columbia University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyStudies international migration, transnational studies, development, religion, globalization, global arts and culture.
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Andrea Gayle Levitt
Margaret Clapp ’30 Distinguished Alumna Professor of French and LinguisticsB.A., Wellesley College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale UniversityProfessor of linguistics and French. Interested in language learning and speech perception and production.
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David Lindauer
Stanford Calderwood Professor of EconomicsB.S., City College of City University of New York; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard UniversityAward-winning teacher and development economist specializing in labor issues; policy work throughout Africa and East Asia.
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Heping Liu
Associate Professor of ArtB.A., Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Languages (China); M.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale UniversityAsian art historian and specialist in Chinese painting of the Song dynasty (960-1279).
