Faculty Profiles
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Amy Banzaert
Visiting Lecturer in EngineeringB.S., M.S., Ph.D, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearches engineering education and the development of consumer-oriented technologies that can benefit under-served populations worldwide.
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Daniela Bartalesi-Graf
Lecturer in Italian StudiesB.A., Harvard University Extension School; M.A., Tufts UniversityResearch focuses on Italian language pedagogy and 20th century Italian cultural studies.
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Tamar Barzel
Assistant Professor of MusicB.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music; M.A., Ph.D., University of MichiganEthnomusicologist specializing in the music of the United States, with a focus on jazz.
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James Battat
Assistant Professor of PhysicsSc.B., Brown University; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard UniversityExperimental particle astrophysics including dark matter detection and precision tests of gravity with lunar laser ranging (lab website).
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Thomas J. Bauer
Senior Instructor in Physics LaboratoryB.A., Wabash College; M.A., University of IdahoTeaches introductory and advanced physics laboratories.
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Deborah E. Bauer
Visiting Lecturer in NeuroscienceB.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., University of MichiganMolecular neuroscientist with an interest in glutamate transporters.
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Wendy Hagen Bauer
Professor of AstronomyB.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.S., Ph.D., University of HawaiiResearches mass loss from red giants and supergiants and the UV spectrum of the long-period interacting binary VV Cephei.
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Connie Lynn Bauman
PERA Professor of the PracticeB.S., Illinois State University; M.S., Arizona State University; Certificate, Indiana State UniversitySports Medicine Outreach project; engaged in predictive injury study; director, Employee Wellness Program.
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Barbara R. Beatty
Professor of EducationA.B., Radcliffe College; Ed.M., Ed.D., Harvard UniversityHistorian of education and of childhood, teacher education, and education reform; preschool policy and advocacy
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Rebecca Bedell
Associate Professor of ArtB.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Ph.D., Yale UniversityWellesley alumna; research explores the relations between art and science, and the place of sentimentalism in American art.
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Melissa A. Beers
Instructor in Biological Sciences LaboratoryB.S., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., Cornell UniversityBroad interests in molecular biology that are now focused on engaging students in complex experiments and science writing.
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Bridget Belgiovine
PERA Professor of the Practice; Director of Athletics; Chair of Department of Physical Education, Recreation and AthleticsB.S., Trenton State College; M.Ed., Springfield CollegeEngaged in integration and promotion of fitness and sports, critical components for lifelong learning and well-being.
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Barbara S. Beltz
Allene Lummis Russell Professor of NeuroscienceB.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.S., Ph.D., Princeton UniversityPassions for serotonin and adult neurogenesis! Excited about the wonderful neuroscience program at Wellesley College.
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Robbie Berg
Professor of PhysicsA.B., Princeton University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)Laser based studies of new electronic materials.
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Alexander Berger
Instructor in Physical Education, Recreation and AthleticsB.A., Framingham State University; M.A., Canisius CollegeFirst season coaching basketball at Wellesley; also recruits for golf.
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Patricia Gray Berman
Theodora L. and Stanley H. Feldberg Professor of ArtB.A., Hampshire College; M.A., Ph.D., New York UniversityArt historian specializing in the art and visual culture of the late 19 th, 20 th, and 21 st centuries.
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Wendy Berry
PERA Assistant Professor of the PracticeB.S., Brighton UniversityHead varsity squash coach and instructor of racket sports, primarily squash and badminton.
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James R. Besancon
Associate Professor of GeosciencesB.S., Yale University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyContinuing study of physical model and salt content of campus water, ICP-OES analysis of water; X-ray diffraction of complex mixtures.
