Faculty Profiles
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Jocelyne L. Dolce
Instructor in Biological Sciences LaboratoryB.Sc., M.Sc., University of Rhode IslandBackground in functional and evolutionary morphology of vertebrates (i.e., how vertebrate forms relate to function and evolution); teaches introductory cell and organismal biology and comparative physiology and anatomy of vertebrates.
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Carol Dougherty
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Classical StudiesB.A., Stanford University; M.A., University of California (Santa Barbara); M.A., Ph.D., Princeton UniversitySpecializes in the literature and culture of Ancient Greece; teaches Greek drama and myth, and the theme of travel in literature.
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Marion Dry
Senior Music Performance Faculty in Voice; Director, Music Performance ProgramA.B., Harvard University; M.M., Northwestern UniversityContralto who loves opera and songs; fascinated by singing. Hopes to inspire student musicians. Enjoys to teach, learn, and grow.
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Theodore W. Ducas
Professor of PhysicsB.A., Yale University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEngaged in laser spectroscopy, physics applied to biological systems, curricular development across disciplines, outreach to young learners and the public.
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Sylvaine V. Egron-Sparrow
Senior Lecturer in FrenchLicence de Lettres Modernes, Université de Haute Bretagne; Maîtrise de Français et de Linguistique, Université de VincennesSpecializes in French civilization and conversation courses.
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Sharon K. Elkins
Professor of ReligionB.A., Stetson University; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., Harvard UniversityScholar of the history of Christianity and contemporary Catholicism with special attention to the Virgin Mary and to women’s spiritual writings.
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David Ellerby
Associate Professor of Biological SciencesB.S., University of Manchester, UK; Ph.D., University of Leeds, UKInvestigating the physiology and mechanics of animal locomotion.
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Donald E. Elmore
Associate Professor of ChemistryB.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., California Institute of TechnologyUses experiments and computation to study membrane proteins, and involved in incorporating computer modeling throughout the curriculum.
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Alla L. Epsteyn
Senior Lecturer in RussianM.A., Moscow University; Ph.D., Academy of Sciences Institute of World History (Russia)Teaches Russian language; Wintersession in Moscow Program Director; at Wellesley since 1998.
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Roxanne Euben
Ralph Emerson and Alice Freeman Palmer Professor of Political ScienceB.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton UniversityComparative political theorist, specializes in interactions between Islamic and Western thought; secretary of American Political Science Association.
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Elizabeth Falconi
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in AnthropologyB.A., New York University; M.A., Ph.D., University of MichiganLinguistic anthropologist, specializing in anthropology of Mexico and the U.S., migration and transborder communities, citizenship, indigeneity, language and social inequality, narrative, language ideologies, language planning, language shift and revitalization.
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Oscar E. Fernandez
Assistant Professor of MathematicsB.A., B.S., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)Research is in geometric mechanics and specifically in Nonholonomic Mechanics. Presently researching Hamiltonian-like properties of some special types of nonholonomic systems.
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Daniel Fetter
Assistant Professor of EconomicsB.A., Wesleyan University; M.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science; Ph.D., Harvard UniversityResearch in applied microeconomics, with emphasis on urban economics, real estate, and economic history.
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Paul Fisher
Assistant Professor of American StudiesA.B., Harvard College; B.A., M.A., Trinity College (Cambridge); M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale UniversityInterdisciplinary scholar with focus on American literature; biographer of the James family; historian of the Belle Époque.
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Charles B. Fisk
Phyllis Henderson Carey Professor of MusicA.B., Harvard College; M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale University School of MusicEngaged in thinking and writing about the repertoire I perform as a pianist, and psychological and philosophical issues in music.
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Nolan T. Flynn
Associate Professor of ChemistryB.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of IllinoisInterests include nanoscience and biomaterials for environmental and medical applications; teaching in analytical chemistry and nanoscience.
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Claire Fontijn
Associate Professor of MusicB.A., Oberlin College; Certificate, The Royal Conservatory of The Hague; M.A., Ph.D., Duke UniversityInterests include early music in general, Western Europe 1000-1750, music composed by women such as Fanny Hensel and St. Hildegard.
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Richard G. French
Louise Sherwood McDowell and Sarah Frances Whiting Professor of Astrophysics; Professor of Astronomy; Dean of Academic AffairsB.A., M.S., Ph.D., Cornell UniversityPlanetary astronomer, fascinated by planetary rings and atmospheres, committed to teaching science, and a devotee of all the liberal arts.
