Faculty Profiles
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Vernon L. Shetley
Professor of EnglishA.B., Princeton University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia UniversityStudies and teaches American poetry and film, focusing particularly on contemporary poetry and classic Hollywood cinema.
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Alan Shuchat
Professor of MathematicsB.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)Interested in various areas of theoretical and applied mathematics; research in discrete mathematics and operations research.
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Neelima Shukla-Bhatt
Assistant Professor of South Asia StudiesB.A., M.A., Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (India); M.Div., Ph.D., Harvard University -
Randy Shull
Professor of Computer ScienceB.A., Humboldt State University; M.S., University of New Hampshire; M.A., Ph.D., Dartmouth CollegeCurrently studying the discrepancy of partial orders as a measure of "fairness" achievable under extension to weak or linear orders.
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Frederic W. Shultz
Professor of MathematicsB.S., California Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)Research involves operator algebras, and quantum information processing, which involve linear algebra and functional analysis.
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Olga Shurchkov
Assistant Professor of EconomicsB.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearch in behavioral and experimental economics, with emphasis on discrimination, institutions, and coordination.
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Daniel Sichel
Professor of EconomicsB.A., M.P.P., University of Michigan; Ph.D., Princeton UniversityResearch interests include macroeconomics, long-run growth, and technology.
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Marilyn Sides
Senior Lecturer in EnglishB.A., M.A., University of Utah; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins UniversityTeaching focuses on creative writing, mainly fiction and travel writing.
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Linda May Sieck
Pilates Instructor, PERAB.S.Ed., William Paterson College; M.B.A., Gonzaga UniversityPassionate about creating life balance through yoga, dance, Pilates, meditation, and humor.
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Edward Silver
Assistant Professor of ReligionB.A., University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), A.M., Ph.D., University of ChicagoExpert in ancient Israelite prophecy.
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Susan E. Skeath
Professor of EconomicsB.A., Haverford College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton UniversityInterests in microeconomics, advanced and intermediate theory applied game theory, and experimental economics.
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Stephen Slivan
Instructor in Astronomy LaboratoryS.B., S.M., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAstronomer focused on the Koronis family of asteroids; teaches introductory astronomy at Wellesley and MIT.
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Quinn Slobodian
Assistant Professor of HistoryB.A., Lewis & Clark College; Ph.D., New York UniversityEngaged in teaching and writing the history of modern Germany and the world.
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Sebastian Smee
Visiting LecturerPulitzer Prize-winning Arts critic for the Boston Globe; will teach Garis Seminar on non-fiction prose.
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Yun Jung Son
Korean Language AssistantB.A., Yonsei UniversityExpertise in Korean linguistics and Korean as a foreign language.
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Mingwei Song
Assistant Professor of ChineseB.A., Shandong University; M.A., Fudan University; M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia UniversitySpecializing in modern Chinese literature, film studies and youth culture.
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Alexia Sontag
Professor of MathematicsB.A., Pacific Lutheran University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)Professor Sontag taught Mathematics at Wellesley from 1975-2010.
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Francesca Southerden
Assistant Professor of Italian StudiesB.A., University of Oxford (Somerville College); M.St., D.Phil., University of Oxford (Hertford College)Specializing in Italian medieval and early modern literature, especially Dante and Petrarch.
