Faculty Profiles
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Robert F. Couture
Senior Music Performance Faculty in TromboneB.M., New England Conservatory of Music; M.A., University of Massachusetts (Boston) -
Elena Tajima Creef
Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender StudiesB.A., University of California (Riverside); M.A., University of California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., University of California (Santa Cruz)Engaged in research on Asian American visual histories in photography, film, and popular culture.
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Tucker R. Crum
Senior Instructor in Biological Sciences LaboratoryB.S., Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia; M.S., Long Island UniversityLeads students in inquiry-based or project-based laboratory and focus on scientific writing.
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Lee Cuba
Professor of SociologyB.S., Southern Methodist University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale UniversityResearch in the sociology of education with a particular interest in academic and social engagement of college students.
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Selwyn R. Cudjoe
Margaret E. Deffenbaugh and LeRoy T. Carlson Professor in Comparative Literature; Professor of Africana StudiesB.A., M.A., Fordham University; Ph.D., Cornell UniversityExpert on Caribbean literature and Caribbean intellectual history.
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Katherine Curhan
Visiting Lecturer in PsychologyB.A., M.A., Stanford University; M.Ed., Ed.D., Harvard UniversityCultural psychologist exploring systematic cultural variation in ways to be well, both physically and mentally.
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Thomas Orton Cushman
Deffenbaugh de Hoyos Carlson Professor in the Social Sciences; Professor of SociologyB.A., Saint Michael’s College; M.A., Ph.D., University of VirginiaInterested in the study of human rights, social theory and modernity, and cultural economics; founder, the Journal of Human Rights.
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Brett Danaher
Assistant Professor of EconomicsB.S., Haverford College; Ph.D., University of PennsylvaniaResearches the effects of digital technologies on consumers and firms; focus on online file sharing and copyright issues.
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Veronica Darer
Senior Lecturer in SpanishM.A.T. School for International Training/World Learning; Ph.D., University of FloridaEngaged in research on teaching and learning processes. Specializes in Spanish language and culture courses. Teaches courses on diversity in education and classroom interaction.
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Louise Darling
Assistant Professor of Biological SciencesB.S., Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., Rice UniversityExamining the localization and interactions of membrane proteins implicated in human health and disease primarily via fluorescence microscopy.
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Venita Datta
Professor of FrenchA.B., Bryn Mawr College; M.A., Ph.D., New York UniversitySpecialist of French cultural and intellectual history.
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Helena de Bres
Assistant Professor of PhilosophyB.A., Victoria University; M.A., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearches and teaches political and moral philosophy, with a focus on questions of distributive justice in global politics.
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Elizabeth R. DeSombre
Camilla Chandler Frost Professor of Environmental StudiesB.A., Oberlin College; Ph.D., Harvard UniversityFocuses on environmental politics, international environmental law, ocean and atmospheric issues, and protection of the global commons.
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Gabriela Diaz
Music Instructor in ViolinB.M. & M.M., New England Conservatory of Music -
Alexander J. Diesl
Assistant Professor of MathematicsB.A., M.A., Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)Noncommutative ring theorist, sees mathematics as a central part of a well-rounded liberal arts education.
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Bonnie M. Dix
PERA Associate Professor of the PracticeB.S., University of Vermont; M.S., University of Tennessee (Knoxville)Swimming coach, fascinated by psychological aspects of sport performance, sport and positive psychology.
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Nicholas K. Doe
Senior Instructor in Chemistry LaboratoryB.A., M.S., University of California (Santa Cruz); M.A., Stanford UniversityCreates and teaches organic and introductory chemistry labs.
