Undergraduate Catalog

Faculty

Lewis & Clark has 117 tenured and tenure-track faculty members, one senior lecturer, and 16 faculty with term in the College of Arts and Sciences. Ninety-eight percent of the continuing faculty have the terminal degree in their field of expertise. Each year approximately 14 faculty members are away from campus on sabbatical leave or as leaders of overseas groups. During their absence they are replaced by qualified visiting faculty. In addition, several part-time faculty members supplement the full-time faculty.

The following list includes tenured and tenure-track faculty and the senior lecturer, as well as visiting faculty who are teaching courses in the College of Arts and Sciences during the 2023–24 academic year.

Full-Time Faculty

Paul T. Allen. Associate professor of mathematics. Geometric analysis, differential equations, mathematical relativity. PhD 2007, MS 2003 University of Oregon. BS 2001 University of Puget Sound.

Katharina Altpeter-Jones. Associate professor of German. German, medieval and early modern German literature, women writers. PhD 2003 Duke University. MA 1995 Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Würzburg, Germany.

Lyell Asher. Associate professor of English. Renaissance English literature, Shakespeare. PhD 1990, MA 1984 University of Virginia. BA 1980 Vanderbilt University.

Therese Augst. Associate professor of German. German, German literature and culture of the 18th through 20th centuries, intellectual history, critical theory. PhD 1997, MA 1992 University of California at Santa Barbara. BA 1989 University of California at Davis.

Kellar Autumn. Professor of biology. Physiology, biomechanics, evolution of animal locomotion. PhD 1995 University of California at Berkeley. BA 1988 University of California at Santa Cruz.

Barbara A. Balko. Associate professor of chemistry, , chair of the Department of Chemistry. Physical chemistry. PhD 1991 University of California at Berkeley. AB 1984 Bryn Mawr College.

Aaron Beck. James W. Rogers Professor of Music. Medieval and Renaissance music history; contemporary American, popular, and women's music. PhD 1993, MPhil 1991, MA 1989 Columbia University. BA 1983 Barnard College.

Cliff T. Bekar. Associate professor of economics. Economic history, industrial organization, game theory. PhD 2000, MA 1992, BA 1990 Simon Fraser University.

Elizabeth A. Bennett. Joseph M. Ha Associate Professor of International Affairs, director of the Political Economy Program. International political economy, global social movements, voluntary social/environmental regulation, international development global governance. PhD 2014, AM 2010 Brown University. MALD 2008 Fletcher School, Tufts University. BA 2002 Hope College.

Anne K. Bentley. Associate professor of chemistry. General, inorganic, and materials chemistry; nanotechnology. PhD 2005 University of Wisconsin at Madison. BA 1997 Oberlin College.

Andrew Bernstein. Associate professor of history. Japanese history. PhD 1999, MPhil 1996, MA 1994 Columbia University. BA 1990 Amherst College.

Paulette F. Bierzychudek. William Swindells Sr. Professor of Natural Sciences. Evolution, ecology, conservation biology, especially of plants and insects. PhD 1981 Cornell University. BS, BA 1974 University of Washington.

Greta J. Binford. Professor of biology. Invertebrate zoology, biodiversity, evolution of spider venoms. PhD 2000 University of Arizona. MS 1993 University of Utah. BA 1990 Miami University.

Moriah Bellenger Bostian. Associate professor of economics, chair of the Department of Economics. Environmental and resource economics, econometrics. PhD 2010 Oregon State University. MS 2005 Auburn University. BS 2003 Florida State University.

Philippe Brand. Associate professor of French. French, 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century French and Francophone literature and culture. PhD 2011, MA 2006, BA 1998 University of Colorado at Boulder.

Maryann Bylander. Associate professor of sociology. Development and globalization, migration, rural livelihoods, microfinance/credit, environment, gender, qualitative and quantitative research methods. PhD 2012, MA 2006 University of Texas at Austin. BA 2003 Rice University.

Kim Cameron-Dominguez. Assistant professor of anthropology. Race/ethnicity, gender, affect theory, work and mobilities, urban/place-centered ethnography, discourse theory, U.S. and Latin America, Black diasporic populations. PhD 2018, MA 2006 University of California at Santa Cruz. BA 2004 Mount Holyoke College.

David A. Campion. Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Associate Professor of History, director of Academic Awards and Fellowships. British and South Asian history. PhD 2002, MA 1997 University of Virginia. BA 1991 Georgetown University.

Suparna Chaudhry. Assistant professor of international affairs. Human rights, international law, political violence, nongovernmental organizations and civil society, South Asian politics. PhD 2016, MPhil 2014 Yale University. MA 2010 University of Chicago. BA 2009 St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi.

Yung-Pin Chen. Professor of statistics. Statistics, sequential designs. Probability, stochastic processes. PhD 1994 Purdue University. BS 1984 National Chengchi University, Taiwan.

Kundai V. Chirindo. Associate professor of rhetoric and media studies, director of general education. Rhetoric, culture, and hermeneutics; Africa in the public imaginary; rhetoric and postcolonial theory. PhD 2012 University of Kansas. MA 2008, BA 2004 Bethel University.

Rachel Cole. Associate professor of English. 19th-century American literature. PhD 2005, MA 2000 Johns Hopkins University. BA 1994 Williams College.

Lina Darwich. Assistant professor of education. Social/emotional learning (SEL), intersection of SEL and social justice, teacher-student relationships. social/emotional well-being of teachers. PhD 2013, MA 2008 University of British Columbia. BA, BEd 1989 American University of Beirut.

Benjamin David. Associate professor of art history. Late Medieval and Italian Renaissance art history, Greek and Roman art history. PhD 1999, MA 1993, BA 1991 New York University.

Susan E. Davis. Senior lecturer in theatre, head of dance. Contemporary dance forms, fundamentals of movement, composition, history/performance critique, improvisation, social dance forms/history and practice. MFA 1991, BA 1981 Connecticut College.

Keith Dede. Professor of Chinese, chair of the Department of World Languages and Literatures. Chinese language and linguistics. PhD 1999, MA 1993, BA 1988 University of Washington.

Isabelle DeMarte. Associate professor of French. French, 17th- and 18th-century French literature. PhD 1999, MA 1993 Michigan State University. MA 1992 Université Blaise Pascal. BA 1990 Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle.

Julio C. de Paula. Professor of chemistry. Physical chemistry, biophysical chemistry, nanotechnology. PhD 1987 Yale University. BA 1982 Rutgers University.

Brian Detweiler-Bedell. Professor of psychology, director of the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership. Social psychology, statistics. PhD 2001, MPhil 2000, MS 1998 Yale University. MA 1995, BA 1994 Stanford University.

Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell. Professor of psychology, director of the Health Studies program. Clinical and community psychology, health psychology, psychology of gender, internships. PhD 2001, MPhil 1998, MS 1997 Yale University. MA 1995, BA 1995 Stanford University.

Peter Drake. Associate professor of computer science. Artificial intelligence, data science, software development. PhD 2002 Indiana University. MS 1995 Oregon State University. BA 1993 Willamette University.

Jeffrey S. Ely. Associate professor of computer science. Computer graphics, numerical analysis. PhD 1990, MS 1981, BS 1976 Ohio State University.

Joel W. Fisher. Associate professor of art, chair of the Department of Art. Photography. MFA 2006 Rhode Island School of Design. BA 1997 University of New Hampshire.

Katherine FitzGibbon. Professor of music, director of choral activities. Choir, conducting, music history. DMA 2008 Boston University. MM 2002 University of Michigan. BA 1998 Princeton University.

Kurt Fosso. Professor of English. British romantic literature, critical theory, classical backgrounds. PhD 1993, MA 1988 University of California at Irvine. BA 1987 University of Washington.

John M. Fritzman. Associate professor of philosophy. 19th- and 20th-century continental philosophy, ethics, feminist theory, social and political philosophy. PhD 1991 Purdue University. BA 1977 Eastern Mennonite University.

Andrew Fry. Assistant professor of mathematics. Combinatorics, moduli spaces, tropical geometry. PhD 2021, MS 2019 Colorado State University. BS 2015 Western Oregon University.

Kristin Fujie. Associate professor of English, chair of the department of English. 19th- and 20th-century American literature, modernism. PhD 2010, BA 1997 University of California at Berkeley.

Nancy O. Gallman. Assistant professor of history, pre-law advisor. Spanish borderlands, legal pluralism, early Native history and African American history, comparative history of empire. PhD 2017, MA 2012 University of California at Davis. JD 1994 New York University School of Law. BA 1989 Yale College.

Benjamin Gaskins. Associate professor of political science. American politics, public opinion, media and politics, religion and politics. PhD 2011, MS 2008 Florida State University. BA 2006 Furman University.

Leah Gilbert. Associate professor of political science, chair of the Department of Political Science. Comparative politics, democratization, and Russian politics. PhD 2012, MA 2007 Georgetown University. BA 2002, St. Olaf College.

Susan Glosser. Associate professor of history. Chinese history. PhD 1995 University of California at Berkeley. MA 1985, BA 1983 State University of New York at Binghamton.

Daena J. Goldsmith. Associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, professor of rhetoric and media studies. Social media, health communication, gender. PhD 1990, MA 1988 University of Washington. BS 1986 Lewis & Clark College.

Jean-Philippe Gourdine. Assistant professor of chemistry. Structural & metabolic biochemistry, glycobiology & human microbiome. PhD 2006, MS 2002, BSc 2000, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe (French West Indies).

Karen Gross. Professor of English. Medieval literature, classical backgrounds. PhD 2005, MA 1999 Stanford University. MPhil 1998 University of Cambridge. BA 1997 University of Southern California.

Maureen Healy. Associate professor of history. European history, women's and gender history, war and genocide. PhD 2000, MA 1994 University of Chicago. BA 1990 Tufts University.

Greg J. Hermann. Professor of biology. Developmental genetics and cell biology. PhD 1998 University of Utah. BS 1992 Gonzaga University.

Reiko Hillyer. Associate professor of history, chair of the department of history, director of the Ethnic Studies program. U.S. South, African American history, history of the built. PhD 2006, MPhil 2001, MA 1999 Columbia University. BA 1991 Yale University.

Maria Hristova. Assistant professor of Russian. 20th- and 21st-century Russian and Balkan literatures; 19th-century Russian intellectual history; Central Asian cultures. PhD 2015, MPhil 2012 Yale University. BA Vassar College.

Jennifer Hubbert. Professor of anthropology. Chinese public culture, anthropology of the state, politics of popular culture and public protest, anthropology of policy, paradiplomacy. PhD 1999, MA 1994 Cornell University. MA 1987, BA 1986 Stanford University.

Lance Inouye. Associate professor of music, director of orchestral activities. Orchestra, conducting, theory. DMA 2015 College Conservatory of Music at University of Cincinnati. MM 2000 Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, City University of New York. BM Berklee College of Music.

Michael Johanson. Professor of music, director of composition. Composition, theory. DM 2004, MM 1994 Indiana University. BM 1991, 1990 Eastman School of Music.

Matthew N. Johnston. Associate professor of art history, director of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program. Modern art history. PhD 2004, MA 1994 University of Chicago. BA 1992 Yale University.

Sidra Kamran. Assistant professor of sociology. Gender and Sexuality, Digital Culture, Social Inequality, Qualitative Methods, Sociology of Work, Global Social Theory. PhD 2022, MA 2015 The New School. BS 2011 University of Lahore.

Jessica M. Kleiss. Associate professor of environmental studies. Oceanography, interface between the atmosphere and the ocean. PhD 2009 Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego. BS 2000 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Melanie E.S. Kohnen. Assistant professor of rhetoric and media studies. Digital media, global television. PhD 2010, MA 2002 Brown University. MA, BA 2001 Heinrich-Heine-Universität.

Oren Kosansky. Associate professor of anthropology, director of the Middle East and North African Studies Program. Political economy of religious experience, postcolonial nationalism and diaspora, textual culture, Morocco. PhD 2003, MA 1994 University of Michigan. MAT 1990 Binghamton University. BA 1988 Brown University.

Robert A. Kugler. Paul S. Wright Professor of Christian Studies. Judeo-Christian origins, Dead Sea Scrolls, early Jewish literature. PhD 1994 University of Notre Dame. MDiv 1984 Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. BA 1979 Lewis & Clark College.

Louis Y. Kuo. Professor of chemistry. Organometallic/bioorganic chemistry. PhD 1989 Northwestern University. BS 1984 Harvey Mudd College.

Alain Kägi. Assistant professor of computer science. Computer architecture, operating systems, formal methods, data science. PhD 1999, MS 1992 University of Wisconsin-Madison. Diplom 1989 Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich.

Jennifer LaBounty. Associate professor of psychology. Child, adolescent, and adult development; methodology; internships. PhD 2008, MA 2005 University of Michigan. BS 2001 University of Oregon.

Kyle M. Lascurettes. Associate professor of international affairs. International relations theory, international order and global governance, international security, American foreign policy. PhD 2012, MA 2006 University of Virginia. BA 2004 St. Lawrence University.

Diana J. Leonard. Associate professor of psychology, chair of the Department of Psychology. Identity, social judgments, and categorization. PhD 2012 University of California at Santa Barbara. BA 2004 Northwestern University.

Heidi Liere. Assistant professor of biology. Insect community ecology, urban ecology and agroecology. PhD 2011 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. BS 2001 Universidad del Valle de Guatemala.

Rebecca Lingafelter. Associate professor of theatre, chair of the Department of Theatre. Acting, voice, movement, devising, contemporary performance, modern American drama, ancient and Medieval performance. MFA 2005 Columbia University. BA 2000 University of California at San Diego.

Todd Lochner. Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Associate Professor of Government. American constitutional law, American political systems. PhD 2001, MA 1994 University of California at Berkeley. JD 1993 University of Virginia School of Law. BA 1990 Harvard College.

Nikolaus M. Loening. Professor of chemistry. Physical chemistry, biophysical chemistry. PhD 2001, MPhil 1998 University of Cambridge. BS 1997 Harvey Mudd College.

Jens Mache. Professor of computer science. Parallel and distributed systems, computer networks, cybersecurity. PhD 1999 University of Oregon. MS 1994 Southern Oregon University. Vordiplom 1992 Universitaet Karlsruhe.

Bob Mandel. Professor of international affairs, chair of the Department of International Affairs. Conflict and security, global resource issues, transnational studies, psychological aspects of international affairs, research methods, international relations theory. PhD 1976, MPhil 1975, MA 1974 Yale University. AB 1972 Brown University.

Joel A. Martinez. Associate professor of philosophy, chair of the Department of Philosophy. Ethical theory, normative ethics, ancient philosophy, logic. PhD 2006 University of Arizona. BA 1997 New Mexico State University.

Kaley Mason. Associate professor of music. Music of South Asia, Francophone popular music, creative economies, social movements. PhD 2006 University of Alberta. BMus 1999 Queen's University at Kingston.

Aine Seitz McCarthy. Assistant professor of economics. Applied microeconomics, development economics, labor and demography, economics of education. PhD 2016 University of Minnesota. BA 2006 Colby College.

Suhaila Meera. Assistant professor of theatre. Global-majority theatre history and theory, dramaturgy, performance studies, critical refugee studies, childhood, affect, representation. 2023 Stanford University. 2013 BA Cornell University.

Margaret Rowan Metz. Associate professor of biology. Plant community ecology, tropical ecology, disease ecology. PhD 2007 University of California at Davis. AB 1998 Princeton University.

Anna Miromanova. Assistant professor of economics. International trade, applied microeconomics, applied econometrics, development economics. PhD 2020, MS 2016 University of Oregon. MA 2015 Western Michigan University. SD 2012 Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia.

Susanna Morrill. Associate professor of religious. Religion in America. PhD 2002, MA 1993 University of Chicago. BA 1989 Bryn Mawr College.

Erik L. Nilsen. Associate professor of psychology, chair of the Department of Psychology (Spring). Cognition, methodology, human-computer interaction. PhD 1991, MA 1986 University of Michigan. BA 1984 Graceland College.

Dawn Odell. Associate professor of art history. Early modern East Asian and European art history. PhD 2003 University of Chicago. MA 1992 Harvard University. BA 1986 Carleton College.

Jay Odenbaugh. Professor of philosophy. Ethics, philosophy and the environment, philosophy of science, metaphysics, logic. PhD 2001 University of Calgary. MA 1996 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. BA 1994 Belmont University.

Ben Olsen. Assistant professor of physics. Experimental Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics, Quantum Matter and Dynamics with Ultracold Atoms. PhD 2011 Princeton University. BS 2006 California Institute of Technology.

Jess Perlitz. Associate professor of art. Sculpture. MFA 2009 Temple University. BFA 2000 Bard College.

Bruce M. Podobnik. Associate professor of sociology. Environmental sociology, social theory, mixed methods, the sociocultural dimensions of activism, the social roots of happiness. PhD 2000, MA 1994 Johns Hopkins University. BA 1991 University of California at Santa Cruz.

Paul R. Powers. Professor of religious studies. Islamic studies. PhD 2001, MA 1992 University of Chicago Divinity School. BA 1990 Carleton College.

Will Pritchard. Associate professor of English. Restoration and 18th-century literature. PhD 1998, MA 1992 University of Chicago. BA 1986 Yale University.

James D. Proctor. Professor of environmental studies. PhD 1992, MA 1989, MS 1989 University of California at Berkeley. BA 1980 University of Oregon.

Kayle Puente. Assistant Professor of Psychology. Adolescent development, motivation, STEM education, Latinx family processes. PhD 2022, MA 2020 University of California at Irvine. BA 2016 Pomona College.

Magalí Rabasa. Associate professor of Hispanic studies. Latin American literature and culture, social movements and resistance. PhD 2014 University of California at Davis. BA 2004 University of Oregon.

Matthieu P. Raillard. Associate professor of Hispanic studies. Hispanic studies, 18th- and 19th-century Peninsular Spanish literature. PhD 2004, MA 2000 University of Virginia. BA 1998 Colgate University.

G. Mitchell Reyes. Professor of rhetoric and media studies, chair of the Department of Rhetoric and Media Studies. Rhetoric, public memory, public discourse, rhetoric of science. PhD 2004, MA 2000 Pennsylvania State University. BS 1997 Willamette University.

Molly Robinson. Associate professor of French. French, medieval literature, place and literature, Albert Cohen. PhD 2000, MA 1996 Princeton University. MA 1994, BA 1992 Université Catholique de Louvain.

Elizabeth B. Safran. Associate professor of geological science, director of the Environmental Studies Program, coordinator of the Earth System Science Program. Geomorphology. PhD 1998 University of California at Santa Barbara. MSc 1993 University of Washington. BA 1989 Harvard University.

Bethe A. Scalettar. Professor of physics. Fluorescence microscopy, biophysics, optics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics. PhD 1987 University of California at Berkeley. BS 1981 University of California at Irvine.

Thomas J. Schoeneman. Professor of psychology. Personality, abnormal psychology, internships. PhD 1979, MS 1974, BA 1973 State University of New York at Buffalo.

Bryan R. Sebok. Associate professor of rhetoric and media studies. Communication technology and society, film and video aesthetic theory and methods, media organizations. PhD 2007 University of Texas at Austin. MA 2002 Emory University. BA 1999 North Carolina State University.

Nicole Seisler. Assistant professor of art. Ceramics. MFA 2011 School of the Art Institute of Chicago. BFA 2004 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Ellen C. Seljan. Associate professor of political science, director of the Data Science program. American politics and public policy. PhD 2010 University of California at San Diego. BA 2004 Drew University.

Štĕpán Šimek. Professor of theatre. Acting, directing, classical theatre and drama, European drama, contemporary East European theatre, translation. MFA 1995 University of Washington. BA 1991 San Francisco State University.

Susan DeWitt Smith. Associate professor of music, director of piano, chair of the Department of Music. Piano, theory. DMA 1992 Eastman School of Music. MM 1985 San Francisco Conservatory of Music. BA 1984 Dartmouth College.

Elizabeth A. Stanhope. Professor of mathematics, chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences. Differential geometry, spectral geometry. PhD 2002, AM 1999 Dartmouth College. BA 1995 Carleton College.

Jessica D. Starling. Associate professor of religious studies, chair of the department of Religious Studies. East Asian religions, Buddhism. PhD 2012, MA 2006 University of Virginia. BA 2000 Guilford College.

Iva Stavrov. Professor of mathematics. Differential geometry, algebraic topology. PhD 2003, MS 2001 University of Oregon. BS 1998 University of Belgrade.

Bruce Suttmeier. Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, associate professor of Japanese. Japanese language, contemporary Japanese literature. PhD 2002, AM 1994 Stanford University. BS 1991 University of Rochester.

Mary Szybist. Morgan S. Odell Professor of Humanities. Modern poetry, poetry writing. MFA 1996 University of Iowa. MT 1994, BA 1992 University of Virginia.

Juan Carlos Toledano Redondo. Professor of Hispanic studies. Hispanic studies, 19th- and 20th-century Spanish American literature, Hispanic-Caribbean literature. PhD 2002 University of Miami. BA 1996 Universidad de Granada.

Cara Tomlinson. Associate professor of art. Painting. MFA 1993 University of Oregon. BA 1986 Bennington College.

Sharon E. Torigoe. Assistant professor of biology. Molecular biology, biochemistry, gene expression regulation. PhD 2013 University of California at San Diego. BA 2007 Scripps College.

Pauls Toutonghi. Associate professor of English. Fiction, expository writing, creative writing. PhD 2006, MA 2002 Cornell University. BA 1999 Middlebury College.

Stephen L. Tufte. Associate professor of physics, chair of the department of physics, coordinator of the Engineering Program. Astrophysics, experimental physics, optics. PhD 1997, MS 1989 University of Wisconsin at Madison. BA 1986 St. Olaf College.

Éric Tymoigne. Associate professor of economics. Macroeconomics, money and banking, monetary theory. PhD 2006 University of Missouri at Kansas City. MA 2000 Université Paris-Dauphine. BA 1999 Université de Bretagne Occidentale à Brest.

Norma Velázquez Ulloa. Associate professor of biology, director of the biochemistry and molecular biology program, co-director of the neuroscience program. Behavioral genetics, neuroscience, developmental biology, neurophysiology, cell biology. PhD 2009 University of California at San Diego. BS 2002 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Freddy O. Vilches. Associate professor of Hispanic studies. Hispanic studies, contemporary Spanish American literature, poetry and song, Latin American cultural studies. Charango, Venezuelan cuatro. PhD 2006, MA 1993, BA 1991 University of Oregon.

Laura Thaut Vinson. Associate professor of international affairs. African politics, ethnic/civil conflicts. PhD 2013, MA 2009 University of Minnesota. BA 2005 Whitworth University.

Sarah D. Warren. Associate professor of sociology, chair of the Department of Sociology/Anthropology. Race and ethnicity, social movements, nations and nationalism, gender, Latin America. PhD 2010 University of Wisconsin at Madison. MA 2004 University of Texas at Austin. BA 2001 University of Arizona.

Todd Watson. Associate professor of psychology, co-director of the neuroscience program. Cognitive neuroscience, brain and behavior, statistics. PhD 2005 State University of New York at Stony Brook. MA 2000 Radford University. BS 1997 Pennsylvania State University.

Tamily Weissman. Associate professor of biology, chair of the Department of Biology. Neurobiology. PhD 2004 Columbia University. BA 1992 Pomona College.

Benjamin W. Westervelt. Associate professor of history. Medieval and early modern European history. PhD 1993 Harvard University. MTS 1985 Harvard Divinity School. BA 1982 Brandeis University.

Elliott Young. Professor of history, director of the Latin American and Latino Studies program (spring). Latin American and U.S.-Mexico Borderlands history. PhD 1997, MA 1993 University of Texas at Austin. BA 1989 Princeton University.

Yueping Zhang. Associate professor of psychology. Behavioral neuroscience, brain and behavior, drugs and behavior, cross-cultural psychology. PhD 1996, MA 1992 University of New Hampshire. MD 1985 Shandong Medical University.

Rishona Zimring. Professor of English. Modern British literature, postcolonial literature. PhD 1993, BA 1985 Yale University.

Faculty With Term

Vanesa Arozamena Rodriguez. Assistant professor with term of Spanish. Spanish language and literature. PhD 2010, MA 2005 University of Minnesota. BA 2001 Universidad de Deusto.

Sepideh Azarshahri Bajracharya. Assistant professor with term of anthropology. Political culture of violence, communal politics, memory, narrative, urban ethnography, anthropology of space, South Asia. PhD 2008 Harvard University. BA 1999 Wesleyan University.

Kimberly Brodkin. Associate professor with term of gender studies and ethnic studies. Gender and politics in the U.S. PhD 2001 Rutgers University. BA 1992 University of Pennsylvania.

Dru Donovan. Assistant professor with term of art. Photography. MFA 2009 Yale University. BFA 2004 California College of the Arts.

Joseph Gantt. Assistant professor with term of rhetoric and media studies, director of Speech and Debate. Political rhetoric, argumentation theory, forensics, public speaking and address, rhetorical theory and criticism. MA 2005, BA 2003 Texas Tech University.

Gerald Harp. Associate professor with term of English. Renaissance, 17th-century, poetry. PhD 2002 University of Iowa. MFA 1991 University of Florida. MA 1985 Saint Louis University. BA 1983 Saint Meinrad College.

Andrea Hibbard. Assistant professor with term of English. Victorian literature and culture, law and literature, gender studies. PhD 2000 University of Virginia. MA 1991 Georgetown University. BA 1986 Pomona College.

John Holzwarth. Assistant professor with term of political science, director of the Writing Center. History of political thought, contemporary normative political theory. PhD 2004, MA 2000 Princeton University. AB 1993 Colgate University.

Gordon Kelly. Associate professor with term of humanities, director of the Classics Program. Latin and Greek language and literature, Roman and Greek history. PhD 1999, MA 1993 Bryn Mawr College. BA 1991 Rutgers University. BA 1985 Villanova University.

Kabir Mansingh Heimsath. Assistant professor with term of anthropology. Visual anthropology, space/place theory, borderlands, tourism, cities and bodies. PhD 2011, MSc 2005 University of Oxford. MA 1996 University of Washington. BA 1992 University of California at Berkeley.

Michael Mirabile. Assistant professor with term of English. PhD 2002, MPhil 1998 Yale University. BA 1995 Queens College.

S. Hugo Moreno. Assistant professor with term of Spanish. Spanish language and literature. PhD 2001, MA 1997, Cornell University. MS 1993, University of Wisconsin at Madison. MA 1992 University of Texas at El Paso. BS 1985 Texas A&M University.

Brett Paschal. Instructor in music, director of bands, director of percussion studies. Percussion, pre-theory. MM 1998 University of Tennessee at Knoxville. BM 1996, BA 1996 Eastern Washington University.

Jolina H. Ruckert. Assistant professor with term of psychology. PhD 2014 University of Washington. MA 2006 Pepperdine University. BA 2004 University of Miami.

Matt Scroggs. Visiting assistant professor of international affairs. International security, coercive diplomacy, American foreign policy. PhD 2017 University of Virginia. AM 2010 University of Chicago. BA 2008 University of Washington.

Sweta Suryanarayan. Assistant professor with term of mathematics. Algebraic topology, algebraic geometry, combinatorics. PhD 2012 University of Washington. MSc 2004 Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. BSc 2002 SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, University of Mumbai.

Visiting Faculty

Lina Gomaa. Visiting assistant professor of Arabic and Arabic section head. Arabic language. EdD 2021 Portland State University, MA 2012 University of Salford. BA 2008 Ainshams University. BA 2006 Beloit College.

Colin Patrick. Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy. Ethics, Metaethics, Practical Reason. PhD 2012, MA 2007 University of Chicago. BA 1998 Wesleyan University.

Catherine Sprecher Loverti. Visiting assistant professor of German. PhD 2008 University of Chicago. MA 2000 University of Zürich.

Don Waters. Visiting assistant professor, director of the Fir Acres Writing Workshop. Fiction, creative writing. MFA 2013 University of Iowa. MFA 2004 San Francisco State University. BA 1998 Skidmore College.

Adjunct Faculty

Alex Addy. Instructor in music. Ghanaian drumming.

Yaelle Amir. Adjunct professor. Curatorial studies.

Lucia Atkinson. Instructor in music. Violin.

Dan Balmer. Instructor in music. Jazz guitar, jazz combos.

Julia Banzi. Instructor in music. Flamenco guitar, folk guitar.

Nathan Beck. Instructor in music. Mbira.

Cecilia I. Benenati. Instructor in Spanish. Spanish language. MA 1987 Universidad Nacional de Cuyo.

Joseph Berger. Instructor in music. French horn.

Carol Biel. Instructor in music. Piano.

JáTtik Clark. Instructor in music. Tuba.

Jennifer Craig. Instructor in music. Harp.

Zsofia Csikos. Instructor in music. Jazz voice.

Charles Doggett. Instructor in music. Jazz drum set.

David Eby. Instructor in music. Cello.

David Evans. Instructor in music. Saxophone.

Joshua Feinberg. Instructor in music. Sitar.

Anna Haagenson. Instructor in music. Voice.

Mitch Iimori. Instructor in music. Oboe.

Nancy Ives. Instructor in music. Chamber music.

Dunja Jennings. Instructor in music. Clarinet.

Mindy Johnston. Instructor in music. Gamelan.

Rebecca Jordan Smith. Instructor in music. Songwriting.

Jeffrey Leonard. Instructor in music, director of jazz studies. Electronic music, electric bass guitar. BM 1984 Western Washington University.

Meiru Liu. Instructor in Chinese. Chinese language. PhD 1996, MA 1991 Portland State University. MA 1987 Beijing Foreign Studies University. BA 1980 Tianjin Normal University.

Pablo Llambias Carter. Instructor in music. Tabla.

Susan McBerry. Instructor in music. Voice, opera workshop, musical theatre. MA 1971, BA 1970 Portland State University.

Megan McDonald. Instructor in Spanish. Spanish language. MA 1994, BA 1992 University of Oregon.

Ben Medler. Instructor in music. Trombone.

John Mery. Instructor in music. Classical guitar.

Adrian Miller. Instructor in Spanish. Spanish.

Satomi Newsom. Instructor in Japanese. MA 2012 Portland State University. BA 2007 Kansai Gaidai University.

James O'Banion. Instructor in music. Trumpet.

Luke Price. Instructor in music. Fiddle.

Yoshiko Reynolds. Instructor in Japanese. Japanese language. MA 2016 New Mexico State University. BA 1999 Hosei University.

Karen Russell. Adjunct Legal Faculty. Environmental law and policy. BA 1985 University of Washington. JD 1990 Lewis and Clark Law School.

Jason Schooler. Instructor in music. Classical bass.

Michael Stirling. Instructor in music. Hindustani voice.

Marie-Eve Thifault. Instructor in French. French. MA 2003 San Diego State University. BA 1999 Université du Québec à Montréal. DSC 1995 Édouard-Montpetit College.

Stephanie Thompson. Instructor in music. Piano, accompanying.

Sarah Tiedemann. Instructor in music. Flute.

Academic Professionals

Parvaneh Abbaspour. Science and data services librarian. MLIS 2003 McGill University. BS 2002 Bates College.

Matthew Barreau. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head cross country coach, assistant track and field coach. MA 2022 Adams State University. BA 2004 Western Oregon University.

John A. Barritt. Instructor in English language. MA 2009 New School University. BA 1986 University of California at Berkeley.

Tara Boatman. Instructor in physical education and athletics, associate head athletic trainer. BA 2003 Concordia University.

James Bunnelle. Acquisitions/collection development librarian. MLIS 1999, BA 1994 University of Alabama.

Joe Bushman. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head football coach. MAT 1994, BS 1993 Willamette University.

Aaron Campbell. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head track and field coach, recruiting coordinator. MA 2020 Lewis & Clark College. BA 2010 University of Vermont.

Everett J. Carter. Special collections and archives librarian. MLIS 2006, PhD 2002, MA 1997 University of Illinois. BA 1993 University of Arizona.

Jimmy Chau. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head tennis coach. BA 2001 Lewis & Clark College.

Hannah Crumme. Head of Watzek Library special collections and college archivist.

Shawna Cyrus. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head softball coach. BA 2002 Oregon State University.

Mark Dahl. Director of Watzek Library. MLIS 1997, MS 1996, BA 1992 University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Eric Del Prado. Instructor in physical education and athletics, assistant basketball coach. BA 2018 Willamette University.

Angela Dendas-Pleasant. Head strength and conditioning coach. MS 2010, BS 2007 Humboldt State University.

Ann Dorris. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head women’s basketball coach. 2016 University of Lynchburg. BA 2014 University of Lynchburg.

Kacie Dunkerley. Instructor in physical education and athletics, assistant women’s basketball coach. MS 2022 Stephen F. Austin State University. BS 2020 Concordia University (TX).

Colin Ehr. Lecturer and Director of the Symbolic and Quantitative Resource Center. BA 2014 Lewis & Clark College.

Lindy Gewin. Instructor in biology, biology laboratory coordinator. PhD, 2004, University of Washington.

Meredith Goddard. Director of enterprise applications.

Elaine Hirsch. Library advancement coordinator. MLS 1995 Indiana University. BS 1992 Illinois State University.

David Hoffman. Instructor in English language. MA 2010 Portland State University. BA 2007 Western Oregon University.

Chrys Hutchings. Associate director of the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership. JD 1991 Boston University. BA 1986 Smith College.

Brad Johnson. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head golf coach. BA 1996 University of Northern Colorado.

Matt Kosderka. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head baseball coach. MA 2003 Concordia University. BS 1998 Willamette University.

Erin Labasan. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head volleyball coach. MS 2018 Smith College. BA 2011 Grinnell College.

Claudia Loeber. Instructor in physical education and athletics, assistant rowing coach, athletics communications assistant. BFA 2013 Temple University.

Jeremy Loew. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head athletic trainer. MS 2003 Oregon State University. BA 1995 Lewis & Clark College.

Michael Machado. Instructor in physical education and athletics, assistant football coach. MA 2022 San Jose State University. BA 2019 Lewis & Clark College.

Murilo Martins. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head swimming coach & aquatics director. MA 2021 Indiana State University. MBA 2011 University of Phoenix. BA 2005 University of Fortaleza.

Timothy McCrory. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head men's basketball coach. MPA 2010 University of Missouri. BS 2008 University of Vermont.

Jeremy McWilliams. Digital services coordinator. MLIS 1997 University of Washington. BS 1994 Oregon State University.

Lindsay Newman. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head women’s lacrosse coach. MA 2017 University of Denver, BS 2012 University of Kentucky.

Seth Orensky. Director of athletic communications. BS, BA 2011 Boston University.

Brittney Peake. Instructor in English language. MA 2011, BA 2008 Portland State University.

Mark Pietrok. Director of physical education and athletics. MEd 1987, BA 1985 University of Portland.

Bruce Read. Instructor in physical education and athletics, assistant football coach. BS 1986 Portland State University.

Forrest Sherman. Instructor in physical education and athletics, assistant football coach. BA 1994 Lewis & Clark College.

Laura Shier. Director of the Academic English Studies Program, instructor in English language. MA 1989, BA 1985 University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Sam Taylor. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head rowing coach. BA 2001 University of Puget Sound.

Laura Tucker. Catalog librarian. MLS 1996 University of North Texas. BA 1993 Brigham Young University.

Jim Tursi. Instructor in physical education and athletics, head men's and women's soccer coach. BA 1981 University of Portland.

Brandon Walcott-Ayers. assistant athletic trainer. MS 2016 Pacific University, BS 2012 University of Oregon.

Carolyn Zook. Associate Director for the Center for Community and Global Health. PhD University of Pittsburgh. MS Portland State University. BA Lake Forest College.

Professors Emeriti

John C. Abele. Professor emeritus of physics. PhD Michigan State University.

Richard E. Adams. Professor emeritus of sociology. PhD Duke University.

Anton Andereggen. Professor emeritus of French. PhD University of Colorado.

Stephanie K. Arnold. Professor emerita of theatre. Greek drama, American drama, criticism, women playwrights, acting, directing. PhD University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Jane Monnig Atkinson. Professor emerita of anthropology. PhD, MA Stanford University. AB Bryn Mawr College.

Henry M. Bair. Professor emeritus of history. PhD Stanford University.

Don E. Batten. Professor emeritus of psychology. PhD Washington State University.

David M. Becker. Senior lecturer emeritus in music. Wind Symphony, Jazz Ensemble, music education, jazz history, conducting. MME University of Oregon.

Stephen Dow Beckham. Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Professor Emeritus of History. U.S. history, American West, American Indians, Pacific Northwest. PhD University of California at Los Angeles.

Debra Beers. Senior lecturer emerita in art. Drawing. MFA University of Iowa.

Michael L. Broide. Professor emeritus of physics. Physics of colloids and macromolecules. Phase transitions, aggregation, pattern formation; light scattering and optical instrumentation; membrane biophysics. PhD 1988 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MS 1981, BS 1981 University of California at Los Angeles.

Stewart Buettner. Professor emeritus of art history. PhD Northwestern University.

John F. Callahan. Morgan S. Odell Professor Emeritus of Humanities. Post-Civil War and 20th-century American literature, African American literature. PhD University of Illinois.

Helena M. Carlson. Professor emerita of psychology. PhD University of California at Riverside.

Peter G. Christenson. Professor emeritus of rhetoric and media studies. Media and society, quantitative research methods, media and socialization, popular music as communication. PhD Stanford University.

Kenneth E. Clifton. Professor of biology. Animal behavior, marine biology, ecology of coral reefs. PhD 1988 University of California at Santa Barbara. BA 1981 University of California at San Diego.

Janet E. Davidson. Professor emerita of psychology. PhD Yale University.

James A. Duncan. Professor emeritus of chemistry. PhD University of Oregon.

Mark Duntley. Dean emeritus of spiritual life. PhD 1988 Graduate Theological Union. MDiv 1980 San Francisco Theological Seminary. BS 1977 University of Washington.

Gary K. Emblen. Professor emeritus of physical education and athletics. MS University of Oregon.

Klaus Engelhardt. Professor emeritus of French and German. PhD University of Munich.

Pietro M.S. Ferrua. Professor emeritus of French. PhD University of Oregon.

Edwin R. Florance. Professor emeritus of biology. PhD Oregon State University.

Mónica Flori. Professor emerita of Spanish. PhD University of Oregon.

Gregory A. Fredericks. Professor emeritus of mathematics. PhD Oregon State University.

David H. Galaty. Professor Emeritus with Term. PhD 1971 Johns Hopkins University.

Lee R. Garrett. Professor emeritus of music. DMA University of Oregon.

Robert Goldman. Professor emeritus of sociology. PhD 1977 Duke University.

James H. Grant. Professor emeritus of economics. Microeconomics, econometrics, labor economics, mathematical economics. PhD 1979, MA 1977 Michigan State University. BS 1974 Grand Valley State College.

Michaela Paasche Grudin. Professor emerita of English. PhD University of California at Berkeley.

John Hart. Professor emeritus of English. PhD University of Washington.

Martin Hart-Landsberg. Professor emeritus of economics. Political economy, economic development, international economics. PhD University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

Deborah Heath. Professor Emerita of Anthropology. PhD Johns Hopkins University.

Jane H. Hunter. Professor emerita of history. PhD 1981 Yale University.

Mary Lou Hunter. Professor Emerita of Health and Physical Education. Health and Physical Education. M.Ed. Oregon State University.

Morton Y. Jacobs. Professor emeritus of English. PhD University of North Carolina.

Curtis N. Johnson. Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Professor Emeritus of Government. Political theory, American government, classical studies, history of political thought. PhD Columbia University.

Stuart J. Kaplan. Professor emeritus of communication. PhD University of Oregon.

Curtis R. Keedy. Professor emeritus of chemistry. PhD University of Wisconsin.

Susan Kirschner. Senior lecturer emerita in humanities. Prose writing. MA University of Washington.

Zuigaku Kodachi. Instructor emeritus in Japanese. MA University of Rissho.

Sevin Koont. Professor emeritus of philosophy. PhD Southern Illinois University.

John W. Krussel. Professor emeritus of mathematics. PhD Colorado State University.

Janis E. Lochner. Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Professor Emerita of Science. PhD 1981 Oregon Health & Science University.

Deborah E. Lycan. Professor emerita of biology. PhD 1983 University of Colorado.

Donald S. McKenzie. Professor emeritus of biology. PhD Oregon State University.

Robert Miller. Senior lecturer emeritus in art. Photography. MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Roger B. Nelsen. Professor emeritus of mathematics. PhD Duke University.

Michael Olich. Professor Emeritus of theatre. MFA 1975 Carnegie Mellon University.

Tatiana Osipovich. Associate professor emerita of Russian. Russian literature, language, culture. PhD University of Pittsburgh.

Arthur O'Sullivan. Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Professor Emeritus of Economics. Urban economics, regional economics, microeconomic theory. PhD 1981 Princeton University. BS 1975 University of Oregon.

Robert W. Owens. Professor emeritus of mathematics. PhD Michigan State University.

Cyrus Partovi. Senior lecturer emeritus in social sciences. Middle East politics, U.S. foreign policy, diplomacy, the United Nations. MALD 1969, MA 1968 Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. BA 1967 Lewis & Clark College.

Richard L. Peck. Professor emeritus of international affairs. PhD Yale University.

C. Gary Reiness. Professor emeritus of biology. Cell biology, neurobiology, development of the vertebrate nervous system. PhD Columbia University.

Richard L. Rohrbaugh. Paul S. Wright Professor Emeritus of Christian Studies. STD San Francisco Theological Seminary.

William A. Rottschaefer. Professor emeritus of philosophy. PhD Boston University.

Harold J. Schleef. Professor emeritus of economics. PhD University of Chicago.

Steven R. Seavey. Professor emeritus of biology. PhD Stanford University.

Gilbert Seeley. James W. Rogers Professor Emeritus of Music. DMA University of Southern California.

Phillip T. Senatra. Professor emeritus of economics. PhD University of Iowa.

Dell Smith. Registrar emeritus. PhD Oregon State University.

Nicholas D. Smith. James F. Miller Professor Emeritus of Humanities. PhD 1975 Stanford University.

Michael Taylor. Professor emeritus of art. MFA University of California at Los Angeles.

Jean M. Ward. Professor emerita of communication. PhD University of Oregon.

Stephen Weeks. Professor emeritus of theatre. PhD 1988 Stanford University.

Bruce West. Senior lecturer emeritus of art and sculpture. BS University of Oregon.

Amelia J. Wilcox. Professor emerita with term of psychology. PhD 1992 California School of Professional Psychology. MS 1986 Dominican College. BA 1981 Lewis & Clark College.

Wendy Woodrich. Senior lecturer emerita in foreign languages. Spanish language, Latin American literature and culture, Hispanics in the United States. PhD University of Oregon.

Phyllis A. Yes. Professor emerita of art. PhD University of Oregon.