Faculty Profiles
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Knafel Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences; Assistant Professor of Biological SciencesB.S., Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., Rice University
Investigating membranes + membrane protein biology and dynamics in the context of human health
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Professor of French and Francophone StudiesA.B., Bryn Mawr College; M.A., Ph.D., New York University
Specialist of French cultural and intellectual history.
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Lecturer in Computer ScienceB.A., Yale University ; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Stanford University ; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
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Lecturer in Geosciences & Environmental StudiesB.A., Williams College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University
Research Interests: Earth Surface Processes, Paleoclimate, Ice Sheet History, Sedimentary Provenance Studies
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Visiting Lecturer in Political Science
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Associate Professor of PhilosophyB.A., Victoria University; M.A., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Works on philosophy of literature and moral philosophy, with a focus on personal narration, memoir and meaning in life.
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Lecturer in South Asia StudiesB.A., University of Melbourne (Australia); M.A., Monash University (Australia); M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
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Assistant Professor of Computer ScienceB.A., Wellesley College ; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
I build social systems prototypes and study how people relate to each other through social technologies.
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Assistant Professor of Africana StudiesB.A., Linfield College; M.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University
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Camilla Chandler Frost Professor of Environmental StudiesB.A., Oberlin College; Ph.D., Harvard University
Focuses on environmental politics, international environmental law, ocean and atmospheric issues, and protection of the global commons.
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Associate Professor of PsychologyB.A., M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
Research explores the behavioral and neural markers of psychiatric symptoms in both children and adults.
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Visiting Lecturer in EconomicsB.A., Wesleyan University ; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
I am a social scientist interested in issues of inequality with a focus on education, particularly under-resourced public schools and students from less privileged backgrounds.
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Music Performance Faculty in ViolinB.M. & M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
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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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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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Senior Instructor in Chemistry LaboratoryB.A., M.S., University of California (Santa Cruz); M.A., Stanford University
Creates and teaches organic and introductory chemistry labs.
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Senior Instructor in Biological Sciences LaboratoryB.Sc., M.Sc., University of Rhode Island
Background 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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Professor of Classical StudiesB.A., Stanford University; M.A., University of California (Santa Barbara); M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Specializes in the literature and culture of Ancient Greece; teaches Greek drama and myth, and the theme of travel in literature.
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Music Performance Faculty in Jazz and Classical TrumpetB.M., Crane School of Music, Music Education, Trumpet Performance; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music, Jazz Studies - Composition