Faculty Profiles
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Sarah Wall-Randell
Assistant Professor of EnglishB.A., Wellesley College; M.Phil, St. John’s College (Oxford University); Ph.D., Harvard UniversityInterests include Renaissance literature, book history, and the history and theory of literary genre.
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James Wallenstein
Newhouse Visiting Professor of Creative WritingB.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley) -
Maria Waller
Instructor in Geosciences LaboratoryB.A., Wellesley College; M.S., University of MassachusettsTeaches geosciences labs; Committed to giving students an appreciation for earth processes and an understanding of their impacts.
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Helen P. Wang
Professor of MathematicsB.A., University of Wisconsin (Madison); M.A., Ph.D., Harvard UniversityProfessor Wang's research interest is analysis and she teaches in the areas of multivariable calculus and analysis
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Margaret E. Ward
Professor of German, EmeritaB.A., Wilson College; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University (Bloomington); D. Litt., h.c. (honorary Doctor of Humane Letters), Lasell CollegeRetired from Wellesley in 2010 after 39 years. Helped establish Women’s and Gender Studies program.
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David Ward
Professor of Italian StudiesB.A., University of East Anglia (England); M.A., Ph.D., Cornell UniversityItalian antifascist culture; 21st century Italian mystery writers; contemporary Italian narrative; postmodern narrative; narrative theory
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Lauri L. Wardell
Senior Instructor in Physics LaboratoryB.S., Fort Lewis College; M.S., University of KentuckyTeacher of basic physics principles, with interests in intercultural relations; liaison for Watson Fellowship; returned Peace Corps volunteer.
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Kera Washington
Senior Music Performance Faculty in African Diasporic Drumming and Director of YanvalouB.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Wesleyan University; Ph.D. Candidate, Tufts UniversityFocused on Yanvalou Drumming and Dance Ensemble, and African Diasporic drumming.
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Lois Wasserspring
Senior Lecturer in Political ScienceB.A., Cornell University; M.A., Princeton UniversityFascinated by the richness and complexity of Latin American culture and politics.
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Wesley Andres Watters
Assistant Professor of AstronomyB.S., M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPlanetary scientist who studies the planet Mars while teaching courses about the geology and climates of rocky and icy worlds.
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Catherine Wearing
Associate Professor of PhilosophyB.A., McGill University; Ph.D., Harvard UniversityResearches at the intersection of philosophy of language and cognitive science, focusing especially on figurative language.
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Andrew "Drew" Webb
Professor of Biological SciencesB.S., Ph.D., University of Southampton (England)Developing bionanotechnology anti-cancer reagents, biotech patent litigation expert.
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Dorothy Webb
PERA Associate Professor of the PracticeB.A., University of the Pacific; M.A., Brown UniversityDirect NCAA Division III intercollegiate volleyball program and teach skills and fitness courses in the Physical Education Department.
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Kristen Weeks
PERA Assistant Professor of the PracticeB.S., Westfield State College; M.S., University of Massachusetts (Amherst); 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."
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Akila Weerapana
Associate Professor of EconomicsB.A., Oberlin College; A.M., Ph.D., Stanford UniversityInterested in macroeconomics, particularly international economics, the economics of conflict, and monetary economics.
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Adam Weiner
Associate Professor of RussianB.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)Teaches Russian language and literature; at Wellesley since 1994.
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Dorothea "Dot" Widmayer
Professor of Biology EmeritaB.A., M.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., Indiana University, BloomingtonRetired from Wellesley in 1996 after 35 years teaching Introductory Biology and Genetics. Previously taught at Simmons College for two years.
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Ellen B. Widmer
Mayling Soong Professor of Chinese Studies; Professor of East Asian StudiesB.A. Wellesley College; M.A., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard UniversityI study traditional Chinese fiction, history of Chinese women's writing, history of the book in China, and missionaries to East Asia.
