Faculty Profiles

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  • Alison Wade

    Alison Wade

    Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach
    A.B., Bowdoin College; M.S., Northeastern University

    Assistant cross country and track & field coach; primary specialty of middle-distance and distance running.

  • Sarah Wall-Randell

    Assistant Professor of English
    B.A., Wellesley College; M.Phil, St. John’s College (Oxford University); Ph.D., Harvard University

    Interests include Renaissance literature, book history, and the history and theory of literary genre.

  • James Wallenstein

    James Wallenstein

    Newhouse Visiting Professor of Creative Writing
    B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
  • Maria Waller

    Instructor in Geosciences Laboratory
    B.A., Wellesley College; M.S., University of Massachusetts

    Teaches geosciences labs; Committed to giving students an appreciation for earth processes and an understanding of their impacts.

  • Helen P. Wang

    Professor of Mathematics
    B.A., University of Wisconsin (Madison); M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University

    Professor Wang's research interest is analysis and she teaches in the areas of multivariable calculus and analysis

     

  • David Ward

    Professor of Italian Studies
    B.A., University of East Anglia (England); M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University

    Italian antifascist culture; 21st century Italian mystery writers; contemporary Italian narrative; postmodern narrative; narrative theory

  • Lauri L. Wardell

    Senior Instructor in Physics Laboratory
    B.S., Fort Lewis College; M.S., University of Kentucky

    Teacher of basic physics principles, with interests in intercultural relations; liaison for Watson Fellowship; returned Peace Corps volunteer.

  • Kera Washington

    Senior Music Performance Faculty in African Diasporic Drumming and Director of Yanvalou
    B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Wesleyan University; Ph.D. Candidate, Tufts University

    Focused on Yanvalou Drumming and Dance Ensemble, and African Diasporic drumming.

  • Lois Wasserspring

    Senior Lecturer in Political Science
    B.A., Cornell University; M.A., Princeton University

    Fascinated by the richness and complexity of Latin American culture and politics.

  • Wesley Andrés Watters

    Wesley Andres Watters

    Assistant Professor of Astronomy
    B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Planetary scientist who studies the planet Mars while teaching courses about the geology and climates of rocky and icy worlds.

  • Catherine Wearing

    Associate Professor of Philosophy
    B.A., McGill University; Ph.D., Harvard University

    Researches at the intersection of philosophy of language and cognitive science, focusing especially on figurative language.

  • Dorothy Webb

    PERA Associate Professor of the Practice
    B.A., University of the Pacific; M.A., Brown University

    Direct NCAA Division III intercollegiate volleyball program and teach skills and fitness courses in the Physical Education Department.

  • Andrew C. Webb

    Professor of Biological Sciences
    B.S., Ph.D., University of Southampton (England)

    Developing bionanotechnology anti-cancer reagents, biotech patent litigation expert.

  • Kristen Weeks

    Kristen Weeks

    Director of Student Well-Being and Sports Medicine
    B.S. Westfield State College; M.S. University of Massachusetts (Amherst); C.A.G.S., Ph.D., Simmons College

    "The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire and how you handle injury along the way."

  • Akila Weerapana

    Associate Professor of Economics
    B.A., Oberlin College; A.M., Ph.D., Stanford University

    Interested in macroeconomics, particularly international economics, the economics of conflict, and monetary economics.

  • Adam Weiner

    Associate Professor of Russian
    B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)

    Teaches Russian language and literature; at Wellesley since 1994.

  • Francine Weiss

    Francine Weiss

    Visiting Lecturer
    B.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., Boston University

    Wellesley alumna; art historian specializing in the history of photography, American art, and visual culture of the 20th century.

  • Rita Wen

    Rita Wen

    Chinese Language Assistant
    B.A., Asia University; Teacher Training Program, Portland State University

    Interested in Chinese language pedagogy and teaching Chinese as second language.

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