Faculty and Emeriti
Professional and Graduate Education faculty are not included in this list. Instead they are listed with each graduate program.
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Maria Abello Hurtado
Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Critical Race and Political Economy
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA University of Massachusetts, Amherst; BA Universidad Del Valle, Sede Melendez
Sarah Adelman
Professor of Economics
PhD University of Maryland; MS University of Maryland; BA Stanford University
Arnav Adhikari
Assistant Professor of English
PhD Brown University; MA Brown University; BA Middlebury College
Olivia Aguilar
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
PhD Cornell University; MS Texas AM University; BS Texas AM University
Katherine Aidala
Kennedy-Schelkunoff Professor of Physics; Director of the Fimbel Maker Innovation Lab
PhD Harvard University; MA Harvard University; BS Yale University
Nigel Alderman
Professor of English
PhD Duke University; MA College of William and Mary; BA Cambridge University
Arden Ali
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology; BA University of Pittsburgh
Ashley Allen
Visiting Assistant Professor in Geography
PhD Louisiana State University; MA University of Wyoming; BA Oklahoma State University
Anouk Alquier
Lecturer in French
MA University of Toulouse; MA Washington University in St. Louis
Jason Andras
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD Cornell University; BS Penn State University
Ishmael Annang
Assistant Professor of History
MPHL University of Ghana; BA University of Ghana; ABD Georgetown University
Alexi Arango
Associate Professor of Physics
PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MS Massachusetts Institute of Technology; BS University of California - Santa Cruz
Bruce Arnold
Associate Professor of Classics
PhD University of Washington; MA University of Washington; BA University of Washington
Ali Aslam
Associate Professor of Politics
PhD Duke University; MPP University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; BA Rutgers College
Teaching Fall Only
Marco Aviles
Assistant Professor of Spanish
PhD University of Pennsylvania; MA University of Pennsylvania; BCM Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Amanda Awadey
Assistant Professor of Economics
PhD Columbia University; MP Columbia University; MA Columbia University; BA University of Ghana
Pasqualina Azzarello
Visiting Assistant Professor in Art
MFA Rutgers University; BFA University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Elif Babul
Professor of Anthropology
PhD Stanford University; MA Bogazici University; BA University of Ankara
Sarah Bacon
Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD University of Chicago; MA University of Chicago; AB Mount Holyoke College
Supraja Balasubramanian
Assistant Professor of Physics
PhD Yale University; MPHL Yale University; MS Yale University; BS Columbia University
Kate Ballantine
Marjorie Fisher Professor of Environmental Studies
PhD Cornell University; MS Cornell University; BS Smith College
Teaching Spring Only
Lisa Ballesteros
Jean E. Sammet Associate Professor of Computer Science
PhD University of Massachusetts; MS University of Massachusetts; BS Union College NY
Patricia Banks
Professor of Sociology
PhD Harvard University; AM Harvard University; BA Spelman College
Shakia Barron
Class of 1929 Virginia Apgar Assistant Professor of Dance
MFA Wilson College; BA Westfield State University; AA Dean College
Scott Bassler
Visiting Assistant Professor in Physics
PhD Syracuse University; BS Stockton University
Isabelle Beaudry
Assistant Professor of Statistics
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; BS Universite Laval
On Leave 2025-2026
Mara Benjamin
Irene Kaplan Leiwant Professor of Jewish Studies
PhD Stanford University; BA Hampshire College
Ian Berg
Visiting Assistant Professor in Dance
MM Berklee College Music; BFA Boston Conservatory
Katie Berry
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
PhD University of California Berkeley; BA Swarthmore College
Katherine Binder
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology
PhD University South Carolina; MA University South Carolina; BA Southern Illinois University
Mattia Boccuti
Visiting Assistant Professor in Italian
PhD University of Notre Dame; MA Universitia Di Bologna; BA Universita Di Salerno
Ligia Bouton
Professor of Art Studio
MFA Rutgers University School of Arts; BA Vassar College
Chassidy Bozeman
Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Mathematics
PhD Iowa State University; BS Clark Atlanta University
Mustapha Braimah
Assistant Professor of Dance
MFA University of Maryland, College Park; BFA University of Ghana; MA Ohio University - Athens
Mara Breen
Professor of Psychology and Education
PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology; BA Hampshire College
Patricia Brennan
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD Cornell University; BS Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano
Colin Britt
Lecturer in Music; Director of Choral Activities
DMA Rutgers University School of Arts; MMUS Yale School of Music; BMUS Hartt School of Music
Kyle Broaders
Associate Professor of Chemistry
PhD University of California Berkeley; BA Swarthmore College
Renae Brodie
Professor of Biological Sciences on the Alum Foundation
PhD University of Washington; BA University of California - Santa Barbara
Daniel Brooks
Five College Visiting Assistant Professor in Russian
PhD University of California, Berkeley; MA University of California, Berkeley; BA Hampshire College
Nicole Brown
Assistant Professor of Classics
PhD Princeton University; MA Princeton University; MAT University of Massachusetts, Amherst; BA Mount Holyoke College
Alyxander Burns
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MS University of Massachusetts, Amherst; AB Mount Holyoke College
Teaching Spring Only
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Amy Camp
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD Harvard University; AB Princeton University
Esther Castro
Senior Lecturer in Spanish; Spanish Language Program Director
PhD University of Massachusetts; BA Complutense University
Cole Cataneo
Visiting Assistant Professor in Architectural Studies
MAR Princeton University; BA Hampshire College
Anisha Chadha
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
PhD New York University; MPHL New York University; BS University of Michigan
Teaching Spring Only
Jinhwa Chang
Senior Lecturer in Japanese
ABD Waseda University; MA Waseda University; BS Kyungpook National University; BA Kyungpook National University
On Leave 2025-2026
Calvin Chen
Carol Hoffmann Collins '63 Professor of International Studies and Professor of Politics
PhD University of California, Berkeley; MA University of California, Berkeley; BA University of California, Berkeley
Wei Chen
Marilyn Dawson Sarles, M.D. Professor of Life Sciences and Professor of Chemistry
PhD University of Massachusetts; MS Yale University; AB Smith College
Kyoung Min Cho
Visiting Assistant Professor in Philosophy
PhD University of Illinois; MA University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; BA Korea University
Timothy Chumley
Associate Professor of Mathematics on the John Stewart Kennedy Foundation
PhD Washington University; AM Washington University; MS Marquette University; BS Marquette University
Sylvia Cifuentes
Assistant Professor of Environmental and Social Equity and Justice
PhD University of California - Santa Barbara; MSC London School of Economics; BA Universidad San Francisco de Quito
On Leave 2025-2026
Thomas Ciufo
Professor of Music; Director of the Arts and Technology Labs
PhD Brown University; MA Brown University; BMUS University of Northern Colorado
Madeleine Cohen
Visiting Assistant Professor in Jewish Studies
PhD University of California, Berkeley; BA Hampshire College
Meredith Coleman-Tobias
Assistant Professor of Religion
PhD Emory University; MDV Yale Divinity School; BA Spelman College
Kenneth Colodner
Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Behavior
PhD Harvard University; BA Northwestern University
Catherine Corson
Miller Worley Professor of Environmental Studies
PhD University of California Berkeley; MS University College London; MPA Cornell University; BA Cornell University
On Leave 2025-2026
Donald Cotter
Kennedy-Schelkunoff Professor of Chemistry
PhD California Institute of Technology; BA Grinnell College
Justin Crumbaugh
Professor of Spanish, Latina/o and Latin American Studies
PhD Emory University; BA Kalamazoo College
Flávia Cunha
Lecturer in Spanish
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA Ohio State University; BA Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro
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Naomi Darling
Five College Associate Professor of Architectural Studies
MARCH Yale University; MFA Monash University; BSE Princeton University
On Leave 2025-2026
Robert Darrow
Visiting Assistant Professor in Politics
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; BA Michigan State University
Patricia Dawson
Assistant Professor of History
PhD University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; MA University of Oklahoma; BA Union University
Iyko Day
Elizabeth C. Small Professor of English
PhD University of California Berkeley; MA Dalhousie University; BA University of Calgary
On Leave 2025-2026
Victoria Day
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MSC University of Massachusetts, Amherst; AB Mount Holyoke College
Barbara Diewald
Associate Professor of Dance
MFA Smith College; BFA Millikin University
Teaching Fall Only
Chloe Drummond
Clare Booth Luce Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison; BA Oberlin College; BMUS Oberlin College
Caroline Dubinsky
Visiting Assistant Professor in Art History and Architectural Studies
MS Simmons University; PhD University of Maryland, College Park; MA University of Massachusetts, Amherst; BA Vassar College
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Pilar Eguez Guevara
Visiting Assistant Professor in Critical Race and Political Economy
PhD University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign; MA University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign; MA Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Flacso-Ecuador; BA Wellesley College
Nina Emery
Professor of Philosophy
PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology; BA Cornell University
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Timothy Farnham
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
PhD Yale University; MS University of Michigan; BA Williams College
Rick Feldman
Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Organizations and Society; Entrepreneurship Coordinator
ABD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MPA University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Teaching Fall Only
Cora Fernandez Anderson
Associate Professor of Politics
PhD University of Notre Dame; MA University of Notre Dame; BA Universidad del Salvador
Desmond Fitz-Gibbon
Associate Professor of History
PhD University of California Berkeley; MA University of California Berkeley; MS University College London
On Leave 2025-2026
Corey Flanders
Associate Professor of Psychology and Education
PhD University of Hawaii, Manoa; MA University of Hawaii, Manoa; BA University of Kansas
Kristie Ford
Director of the Intergroup Dialogue Center; Professor of Sociology and Critical Race and Political Economy
PhD University of Michigan; MA University of Michigan; BA Amherst College
Amy Frary
David and Lucy Stewart Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD Cornell University; AB Mount Holyoke College
Ombretta Frau
Dorothy Rooke McCulloch Professor of Italian
PhD Harvard University; AM Harvard University; MA Boston College
Erin Freedman
Visiting Instructor in History
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Satyananda Gabriel
Professor of Economics
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA University of Massachusetts, Amherst; BA University of Portland; BS Portland State University; BA Portland State University; Maryville University St Louis
Samba Gadjigo
Helen Day Gould Professor of French
PhD University of Illinois
Elena García Frazier
Lecturer in Spanish
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MED Boston College; BA Autonoma Un de Guadalajara
James Garner
Visiting Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA Boston University; BA University of Colorado At Boulder
Benjamin Gebre-Medhin
Assistant Professor of Sociology
PhD University of California Berkeley; MA University of California Berkeley; BA Dartmouth College
Benjamin Geyer
Lecturer in Music
PhD University of Kentucky; MM SUNY College at Purchase; BM University of Miami
Theodore Gilliland
Associate Professor of Economics
PhD University of California, Davis; MS University of California, Davis; MS Arizona State University; BS Duke University
Gary Gillis
Norman Wait Harris and Emma Gale Harris Foundation Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD University of California, Irvine; BS Pacific Lutheran University
William Girard
Senior Lecturer in Anthropology
PhD University of California - Santa Cruz; MA University of California - Santa Cruz; MA University of Chicago; BA Hampshire College
On Leave 2025-2026
Jensen Glick
Lecturer in Film Media Theater
MFA Ohio State University; BA Ashland University
Hannah Goodwin
Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies
PhD University of California - Santa Barbara; MA University of California - Santa Barbara; BA Carleton College
Eleanor Goudie-Averill
Visiting Assistant Professor in Dance
MFA University of Iowa; BFA University of Kansas
Adrianne Greenbaum
Professor of Music
MMUS Yale University; BM Oberlin College
Christian Gundermann
Associate Professor of Gender Studies
PhD Rutgers University; PhD Cornell University
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Lisa Haber-Thomson
Assistant Professor of Architectural History
PhD Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; MARCH Harvard University Graduate School of Design; BA Harvard College
Darren Hamilton
Bertha Phillips Rodger Professor of Chemistry
PhD University of Southampton; BS Royal Holloway, University of London
Dinko Hanaan Dinko
Assistant Professor of Geography
PhD University of Denver; MPH University of Ghana; BA University of Ghana
James Harold
Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Philosophy
PhD University of Minnesota; BA Oberlin College
James Hartley
Professor of Economics
PhD University of California, Davis; AM University of California, Davis; BA University of California, Davis
Sohail Hashmi
Professor of International Relations on the Alum Foundation and Professor of Politics
PhD Harvard University; AM Harvard University; MA Princeton University; AB Harvard University
KC Haydon
Professor of Psychology and Education
PhD University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; AB Mount Holyoke College
Rachel Hems
Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemistry
PhD University of Toronto; BS University of Guelph
Kevin Henderson
Visiting Instructor in Politics
ABD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; BA John Carroll University
David Hernández
Associate Professor of Latinx Studies and Critical Race and Political Economy
PhD University of California Berkeley; MA University of New Mexico; BA University of California - Santa Barbara
Adam Hilton
Associate Professor of Politics
PhD York University; MA York University; BA Evergreen State College
Teaching Fall Only
Travis Hodges
Assistant Professor of Psychology
PhD Brock University; MA Brock University; BA University of Manitoba
Teaching Spring Only
Alexis Holloway
Mount Holyoke Fellow and Visiting Lecturer in Critical Race and Political Economy
PhD Duke University; MA New York University; BA Amherst College
Anna Maria Hong
Associate Professor of English
BA Yale University; MFA University of Texas At Austin
Teaching Fall Only
Martha Hoopes
Ida and Marion Van Natta Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD University of California, Davis; MA Williams College
Teaching Fall Only
Serin Houston
Associate Professor of Geography and International Relations
PhD Syracuse University; MA University of Washington; BA Dartmouth College
Alanna Hoyer-Leitzel
Associate Professor of Mathematics
PhD University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; MS University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; BA St Olaf College
Ren-yo Hwang
Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Critical Race and Political Economy
PhD University of California - Riverside; MA University of California - Riverside; MA University of California, Los Angeles; BA Bryn Mawr College
On Leave 2025-2026
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Lisa Iglesias
Associate Professor of Art
BA SUNY Binghamton; MFA University of Florida
Antonio Illescas
Lecturer in Spanish
PhD Universidad de Granada; BA Universidad de Granada
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Jennifer Jacoby
Associate Professor of Psychology and Education; Director of First-Year Seminars
EdD Harvard Graduate School of Education; EDM Harvard Graduate School of Education; MA University of California Berkeley; BA Amherst College
Teaching Fall Only
Vanessa James
Professor of Film Media Theater
BS University of Bristol
Peter Jones
Senior Lecturer and Accompanist in Dance
BA University of Massachusetts
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Kinuyo Kanamaru
Visiting Assistant Professor in Earth Science
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Shin-Yi Kao
Lecturer in Asian Studies
MA University of Massachusetts
Fiza Khatri
Visiting Assistant Professor in Art Studio
MFA Yale University; AB Mount Holyoke College
Kavita Khory
Ruth Lawson Professor of Politics
PhD University of Illinois; MA University of Illinois; AB Mount Holyoke College
Jeremy King
Professor of History
PhD Columbia University; MP Columbia University; MA Columbia University; BA Yale University
Teaching Spring Only
Whitney Kite
Assistant Professor of Art History
MPHL Columbia University; MA Columbia University; BA University of Pennsylvania; ABD Columbia University; MA Tufts University
Sidita Kushi
Assistant Professor of Politics
PhD Northeastern University; MA Northeastern University; BA St. John Fisher University
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Katherine Lande
Professor of Economics
PhD University of Minnesota; BS Montana State University
Daniel Langa
Visiting Assistant Professor in Music
MMA New York University; BA Amherst College
Nadia Latif
Visiting Assistant Professor in Anthropology
PhD Columbia University; BS Amherst College
Andrea Lawlor
Associate Professor of English
MFA University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA Temple University; BA University of Iowa
M. Gretchen Lay
Associate Professor of Economics
PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; MA University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; BA Grinnell College
Catherine Le Gouis
Reverend Joseph James Hilary Paradis Professor of French
PhD Yale University; MP Yale University; BA Paris-Sorbonne University
Anthony Lee
Idella Plimpton Kendall Professor of Art History
PhD University of California Berkeley; MA University of California, Davis; MA University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Audrey Lee St. John
Professor of Computer Science
PhD University of Massachusetts; MS University of Massachusetts; BA Wellesley College
Barbara Lerner
Professor of Computer Science
PhD Carnegie Mellon University; BS Moravian College
On Leave 2025-2026
Rebeccah Lijek
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD Perelman School of Medicine - University of Pennsylvania; BS Haverford College
Teaching Spring Only
Tony Liu
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
PhD University of Pennsylvania; BS Williams College
Caroline Loomis
Visiting Assistant Professor in Geography
PhD City University of New York; MP City University of New York; BA Vassar College
Jacquelyne Luce
Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies
PhD York University; MA York University; BA University of Toronto
Laura Lyman
Clare Booth Luce Assistant Professor of Statistics
PhD Stanford University; BA Reed College
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Amanda Maciuba
Assistant Professor of Art Studio
MFA University of Iowa; MA University of Iowa; BFA SUNY At Buffalo
Caitlin Mahaffy
Visiting Assistant Professor in English
PhD Indiana University; MA Indiana University; BA Southern Methodist University
Jessica Maier
Professor of Art History
PhD Columbia University; MA Columbia University; BA Brown University
Teaching Spring Only
Michelle Markley
Elizabeth Page Greenawalt Professor of Geology
PhD University of Minnesota; BA Oberlin College
Elizabeth Markovits
Associate Provost and Associate Dean of Faculty; Professor of Politics on the Ford Foundation
PhD University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; MA University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; BA Rhodes College
Shaun Marshall
Visiting Assistant Professor in Physics
PhD Worcester Polytechnical Institute; MS Worcester Polytechnical Institute; BS Worcester Polytechnical Institute
Amy Martin
Professor of English on the Emma B. Kennedy Foundation; Director of the Harriet L. and Paul M. Weissman Center
PhD Columbia University; MP Columbia University; MA Columbia University; BA Sarah Lawrence College
Jackson Matos
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education
EdD University of Massachusetts; MAT Smith College; AB Smith College
Nari Matsushima
Visiting Instructor in Asian Studies
MA Waseda University; BA Tokyo Woman's Christian University
Kristen Maye
Clara Willis Phillips Assistant Professor of English
PhD Brown University; MA Brown University; BA University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Murphy McCauley
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
PhD University of California Berkeley; MS University of California Berkeley
Mark McMenamin
Professor of Geology
PhD University of California - Santa Barbara; BS Stanford University
Kathryn McMenimen
Associate Professor of Chemistry
PhD California Institute of Technology; AB Mount Holyoke College
Catherine McNally
Visiting Assistant Professor of German Studies
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA University of Massachusetts, Amherst; BA Bennington College
Abhilash Medhi
Assistant Professor of History
PhD Brown University; AM Brown University; MS The London School of Economics and Political Science; BS National Institute of Technology
Thomas Mennella
Visiting Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences
PhD University At Albany, SUNY; BS University At Albany, SUNY
Christopher Mitchell
Associate Professor of International Relations and Politics
PhD George Washington University; MA Boston College; BA Middlebury College
Samuel Mitchell
Professor of Philosophy
PhD University of California-San Diego; MA University of Kansas; BA University of Stirling
On Leave 2025-2026
Nona Monahin
Visiting Assistant Professor in Music
PhD Monash University; BMUS University of Adelaide
Allison Monroe
Lecturer in Music and Director of the Five College Early Music Program
DMA Case Western Reserve University; MMA Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama; AB University of Maryland, College Park
Elliot Montague
Assistant Professor of Film Media Theater
MFA University of California-San Diego; BFA Hampshire College
On Leave 2025-2026
Alex Moskowitz
Assistant Professor of English
PhD Boston College; MA Boston College; BA SUNY College at Purchase
Lidia Mrad
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
PhD Purdue University - West Lafayette; MS American University in Beirut; BS Lebanese University
Susanne Mrozik
Professor of Religion
PhD Harvard University; MA Harvard Divinity School; BA Wesleyan University
Adeline Mueller
Associate Professor of Music
PhD University of California Berkeley; MA University of Sussex; BA University of California - Santa Cruz
Brett Mullins
Visiting Instructor in Computer Science; UMass Teaching Associate
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Naoko Nemoto
Professor of Asian Studies
PhD University of Connecticut; MA Ohio State University; BA West Virginia University
Tian Hui Ng
Orchestra Director; Professor of Music
MMUS Yale University; BM University of Birmingham
Kerstin Nordstrom
Associate Professor of Physics
PhD University of Pennsylvania; MS University of Pennsylvania
Johannes Norling
Associate Professor of Economics
PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; MA University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; BA Davidson College
Alyssa Norris
Visiting Assistant Professor in Psychology
PhD Washington State University; BA Princeton University; MA University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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Kelley O'Carroll
Visiting Assistant Professor in Psychology and Education
EdD Harvard University; EDM Harvard University; AB Mount Holyoke College
Olabode Omojola
Hammond-Douglass Five College Professor of Music
PhD University of Leicester; MA University of Ibadan; BA University of Nigeria
Brahim Oulbeid
Visiting Assistant Professor in French
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MAT University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MED University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Becky Packard
Mary E. Woolley Professor of Psychology and Education
PhD Michigan State University; BA University of Michigan
On Leave 2025-2026
Cheng Han Pan
Visiting Assistant Professor in Mathematics.
Kyae-Sung Park
Five College Senior Lecturer in Korean
PhD University of Hawaii, Manoa; MA Southern Illinois University; MA Gangneung-Wonju National University; BA Gangneung-Wonju National University
Margaret Pash
Visiting Assistant Professor in Music
MM New England Conservatory of Music; BM New England Conservatory of Music
Jennifer Paulhus
Professor of Mathematics
PhD University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign; BA College of the Holy Cross
Gretchen Peltier
Visiting Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies
PhD University of Georgia; MPH Columbia University; BS Washington University
Xuan Pham
Visiting Assistant Professor in Art Studio
MFA University of Massachusetts, Amherst; BFA University of Nebraska; BA University of Nebraska
Lynda Pickbourn
Associate Professor of Gender Studies
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA University of Massachusetts, Amherst; BA University of Ghana
Adriana Pitetta
Assistant Professor of Spanish
PhD University of Pittsburgh; MA University of Pittsburgh
Heather Pon-Barry
Associate Professor of Computer Science
PhD Harvard University; MS Harvard University; MS Stanford University; BS Stanford University
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Adolph Reed Jr
Distinguished Visiting Professor in Politics
PhD Atlanta University; MA Atlanta University; BA University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Andy Reiter
Professor of Politics and International Relations
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison; MA University of Wisconsin-Madison; BA Loras College
On Leave 2025-2026
Mary Renda
Emily Dickinson Professor of History
PhD Yale University; MA Yale University; MP Yale University; BA Brown University
Mariah Rigg
Mount Holyoke Fellow and Visiting Lecturer in English
MFA University of Oregon; BA Claremont McKenna College; ABD University of Tennessee
Lauren Robinson
Visiting Assistant Professor in Psychology
MSC University of Edinburgh; BS University of Washington; PhD University of Edinburgh
Michael Robinson
Julia and Sarah Ann Adams Professor of Economics
PhD University of Texas At Austin; BA Washington University
Teaching Fall Only
Amy Rodgers
Associate Professor of Film Media Theater
PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; MA University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; BA Columbia University
Nieves Romero-Díaz
Professor of Spanish on the Alum Foundation
PhD University of Oregon; MA University of Oregon; BA University of Cordoba
Douglas Roossien
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD Michigan State University; BS Grand Valley State University
Vanessa Rosa
Associate Professor of Latinx Studies and Critical Race and Political Economy
PhD York University; MA University of Toronto; BA University of Ottawa
Joshua Roth
Professor of Anthropology
PhD Cornell University; MA Cornell University; BA Columbia University
Suparna Roychoudhury
Associate Provost and Associate Dean of Faculty; Professor of English
PhD Harvard University; BA Australian National University; BE University of Sydney
Teaching Fall Only
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Marta Sabariego
Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Behavior
PhD University of Jaén
Celia Sainz Delgado
Visiting Instructor in Film Media Theater
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA University of Massachusetts, Amherst; BA Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Megan Saltzman
Senior Lecturer in Spanish
PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; MA University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
On Leave 2025-2026
David Sanford
Elizabeth T. Kennan Professor of Music
PhD Princeton University; MFA Princeton University; MM New England Conservatory of Music; BM University of Northern Colorado
Lauret Savoy
David B. Truman Professor of Environmental Studies
PhD Syracuse University; MS University of California - Santa Cruz; AB Princeton University
Steven Schmeiser
Professor of Economics
PhD University of Minnesota; BA University of Iowa
Jared Schwartzer
Professor of Psychology and Education
PhD Northeastern University; MA Northeastern University; BS Northeastern University
Peter Scotto
Professor Emeritus of Russian
PhD University of California Berkeley; MA Columbia University; BA Columbia University
William Seigh
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Dance
MFA University of Colorado Boulder; BA San Francisco State University
Arie Shaus
Visiting Assistant Professor in Data Science
PhD Tel Aviv University; BA Tel Aviv University; MSC Tel Aviv University; BS Tel Aviv University
Mark Shea
Faculty Director of SAW ; Coordinator of ESOL; Senior Lecturer in English
PhD Michigan State University; MS Georgetown University; BA University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Teaching Spring Only
Dylan Shepardson
Robert L. Rooke Associate Professor of Mathematics
PhD Georgia Institute of Technology; MA University of California Berkeley; BA Amherst College
Carolyn Shread
Senior Lecturer in French
PhD University of Massachusetts; MA University of Sussex; BA Oxford University
Teaching Spring Only
Elvin Shrestha
Visiting Instructor in Mathematics
Kate Singer
Mary Lyon Professor of Humanities
PhD University of Maryland; MFA University of Maryland; BA Columbia University
Balbir Singh
Assistant Professor of Psychology
PhD University of Colorado At Boulder; MA University of Colorado At Boulder; BA Oglethorpe University
Ajay Sinha
Julie '73 and Helene '49 Herzig Professor of Art History
PhD University of Pennsylvania; MA Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda; BA Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Laura Sizer
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison; BA Boston University
Samantha Skynner
Visiting Assistant Professor in Film Media Theater
MFA Yale University; BFA Toronto Metropolitan University
Darius Smith
Assistant Professor of History
PhD Tulane University; MA Tulane University; MA Jackson State University; BS Delta State University
Sarah Stefana Smith
Assistant Professor of Gender Studies
PhD University of Toronto; MFA Goddard College; BA Spelman College
Spencer Smith
Associate Professor of Physics
PhD Tufts University; MS Tufts University; BA Dartmouth College
Preston Smith II
Class of 1926 Professor of Politics
PhD University of Massachusetts; BA Howard University
Paul Staiti
Professor of Fine Arts on the Alum Foundation
PhD University of Pennsylvania; MA University of Massachusetts, Amherst; BA University of Michigan - Flint
Amina Steinfels
Associate Professor of Religion
PhD Yale University; MA Yale University; BA Amherst College
Pamela Stone
Visiting Associate Professor in Anthropology
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Megan Stutesman
Visiting Assistant Professor in Psychology
PhD George Mason University; MS University of Pennsylvania; BA University of Washington; BS University of Washington
Melody Su
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
PhD University of Washington; MS University of Washington; BS National Chiao Tung University
On Leave 2025-2026
Kushya Sugarman
Assistant Professor of Education
PhD CUNY Graduate Center; MA Hunter College - CUNY; BA City College - CUNY
Lisa Sullivan
Professor of Economics ; Provost and Dean of Faculty
PhD University of Toronto; MA University of Toronto; AB Vassar College
Geoffrey Sumi
Professor of Classics on the Alum Foundation
PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; MA University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; BA University of Washington
Kevin Surprise
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies
PhD Clark University; MA Clark University; BA Framingham State University
Morena Svaldi
Faculty Director of the Language Assistant Program; Senior Lecturer in Italian
PhD Padua University; BA Padua University
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John Tawa
Associate Professor of Psychology
PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA University of Massachusetts, Amherst; BA University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Anne Taylor
Assistant Professor of Sociology
PhD Yale University; MPHL Yale University; MA Yale University; BA University of Colorado At Boulder; BA Gordon College
Sabra Thorner
Associate Professor of Anthropology
PhD New York University; MA University of Melbourne; BA Georgetown University
Thakshala Tissera
Visiting Instructor in Environmental Studies
MA University of Massachusetts, Amherst; BA University of Colombo; ABD University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Eleanor Townsley
Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Sociology; Director of Nexus
PhD University of California, Los Angeles; MA University of California, Los Angeles; BA University of Queensland
Kenneth Tucker
Helen P. Bibbero Professor of Sociology
PhD University of California Berkeley; MA University of California Berkeley; BA University of California Berkeley
Teaching Spring Only
Noah Tuleja
Associate Professor of Film Media Theater
MFA Indiana University; BFA New York University
Laura Tupper
Associate Professor of Statistics
PhD Cornell University; MS Cornell University; BA Swarthmore College
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Diane Uwacu
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
PhD Texas AM University; BS Oklahoma Christian University
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Alan Van Giessen
Associate Professor of Chemistry
PhD Cornell University; MS Cornell University; BS Purdue University - West Lafayette
Teaching Spring Only
Katia Vavova
Professor of Philosophy
PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology; AB Mount Holyoke College; Mission College
Long Dien Vo
Visiting Assistant Professor in Film Production
MFA SUNY University At Buffalo; BA Hunter College - CUNY
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Ying Wang
Felicia Gressitt Bock Professor of Asian Studies
PhD University of Toronto; MA University of Toronto; MED University South Carolina; BA Beijing Normal University
Matthew Watson
Associate Professor of Anthropology
PhD University of Florida; MA University of Florida; BA Grinnell College
Alan Werner
Professor Emeritus of Geology
PhD University of Colorado; MS Southern Illinois University; BS Grand Valley State University
André White
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD University of California, Irvine; MS University of California, Irvine; BS Dickinson College
Dixon Williams
Assistant Professor of Digital Art and Design
MFA University of Pennsylvania; BFA Rhode Island School Design
Teaching Fall Only
Lucas Wilson
Professor of Economics and Critical Race and Political Economy on the Ford Foundation
PhD University of Massachusetts; PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA Columbia University; BA Morehouse College
Craig Woodard
Christianna Smith Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD Yale University; MS Yale University; MP Yale University; BS Bates College
Lan Wu
Associate Professor of History
PhD Columbia University; MPHL Columbia University; MA Columbia University
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Lingjia Xu
Visiting Assistant Professor in Asian Studies
PhD Stanford University; MA Stanford University; BA Fudan University
Lisha Xu
Senior Lecturer in Asian Studies
MA University of Iowa; BA Shandong University
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Derek Young
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
PhD Iowa State University; BS Iowa State University
On Leave 2025-2026
Elizabeth Young
Carl M. and Elsie A. Small Professor of English
PhD University of California Berkeley; AB Harvard University
Wesley Yu
Associate Professor of English
PhD Princeton University; MA University of Colorado Boulder; BA University of California Berkeley
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Ayca Zayim
Associate Professor of Sociology
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison; MP University of Cambridge; BA Bogazici University
Lucas de Lima
Visiting Assistant Professor in English
PhD University of Pennsylvania; MFA University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; BA McGill University
Emeriti
Douglas Amy, Professor Emeritus of Politics
Susan Barry, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Debbora Battaglia, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Christopher Benfey, Professor Emeritus of English
Peter Berek, Professor Emeritus of English
Bettina Bergmann, Professor Emeritus of Art History
Robin Blaetz, Professor Emeritus of Film Studies
Catherine Bloom, Language Instructor Emeritus of French
Lee Bowie, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Sheila Browne, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Frank Brownlow, Professor Emeritus of English
James Bruce, Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Jill Bubier, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies
Michael Burns, Professor Emeritus of History
Nancy Campbell, Professor Emeritus of Art
R Castilla, Professor Emeritus of Spanish
James Cavanaugh, Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts
Jens Christiansen, Professor Emeritus of Economics
Joan Cocks, Professor Emeritus of Politics
Joseph Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
James Coleman, Professor Emeritus of Dance
Carolyn Collette, Professor Emeritus of English
Joanne Creighton, Professor Emeritus of English; President Emeritus of the College
Jane Crosthwaite, Professor Emeritus of Religion
Sharon Crow, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education and Athletics
Edwina Cruise, Professor Emeritus of Russian
Daniel Czitrom, Professor Emeritus of History
Giuliana Davidoff, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Michael Davis, Professor Emeritus of Art History
Paula Debnar, Professor Emeritus of Classics
Corinne Demas, Professor Emeritus of English
Tom Dennis, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy
Francine Deutsch, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education
Joyce Devlin, Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts
Paul Dobosh, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
Stevie Dunn, Professor Emeritus of Geology
Darby Dyar, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy
Robert Eisenstein, Five College Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Music
Stephen Ellenburg, Professor Emeritus of Politics
Joseph Ellis, Professor Emeritus of History
Claude Fennema, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
Vincent Ferraro, Professor Emeritus of Politics
Lawrence Fine, Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies
Rachel Fink, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Charles Flachs, Professor Emeritus of Dance
Rose Flachs, Professor Emeritus of Dance
Terese Freedman, Professor Emeritus of Dance
Jeanne Friedman, Senior Lecturer Emeritus of Physical Education and Athletics
Elissa Gelfand, Professor Emeritus of French
Janice Gifford, Professor Emeritus of Statistics
Penny Gill, Professor Emeritus of Politics
Leah Glasser, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in English
Maria Gomez, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
John Grayson, Professor Emeritus of Religion
Peter Gruber, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Lowell Gudmundson, Professor Emeritus of Latin American Studies and History
Holly Hanson, Professor Emeritus of History
Nancy Holden-Avard, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in French
Karen Hollis, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education
Kathleen Holt, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Gail Hornstein, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education
Lilian Hsu, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry
Michael Hyer, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Physical Education & Athletics
Mohammed Jiyad, Five College Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Arabic
Stephen Jones, Professor Emeritus of Russian Studies
Girma Kebbede, Professor Emeritus of Geography
Elizabeth Kennan, Professor Emeritus of History; President Emeritus of the College
Jeffrey Knight, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Linda Laderach, Professor Emeritus of Music
Andrew Lass, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Sandra Lawrence, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education
John Lemly, Professor Emeritus of English
Jonathan Lipman, Professor Emeritus of History
Louise Litterick, Professor Emeritus of Music
Angelo Mazzocco, Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Italian
Frederick Mc Ginness, Professor Emeritus of History
Catharine Melhorn, Professor Emeritus of Music
Will Millard, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education
Marion Miller, Professor Emeritus of Art
Thomas Millette, Professor Emeritus of Geography
Richard Moran, Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Lynda Morgan, Professor Emeritus of History
Lynn Morgan, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Charlene Morrow, Lecturer Emeritus of Psychology and Education
Fred Moseley, Professor Emeritus of Economics
Roberto Márquez, Professor Emeritus of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Howard Nicholson, Professor Emeritus of Physics
Donal O'Shea, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics
Eva Paus, Professor Emeritus of Economics
Jacques Perivier, Professor Emeritus of French
Ellen Perrella, Senior Lecturer Emeritus of Physical Education and Athletics
Indira Peterson, Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies
Harriet Pollatsek, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Laurie Priest, Senior Lecturer Emeritus of Physical Education and Athletics
Marilyn Pryor, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Christopher Pyle, Professor Emeritus of Politics
Stan Rachootin, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Patricia Ramsey, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education
John Rapoport, Professor Emeritus of Economics
Lenore Reilly, Senior Lecturer Emeritus of Education
Karen Remmler, Professor Emeritus of German Studies
Christopher Rivers, Professor Emeritus of French
Robert Robertson, Professor Emeritus of Economics
Margaret Robinson, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Alberto Sandoval, Professor Emeritus of Spanish
Larry Schipull, Professor Emeritus of Music
Robert Schwartz, Professor Emeritus of History
Peter Scotto, Professor Emeritus of Russian
Lester Senechal, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Robert Shaw, Professor Emeritus of English
Robert Shilkret, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Joseph Smith, Professor Emeritus of Art
Susan Smith, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Melinda Spratlan, Professor Emeritus of Music
Gary Steigerwalt, Professor Emeritus of Music
Diana Stein, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Carole Straw, Professor Emeritus of History
Sally Sutherland, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in English
Nicole Vaget, Professor Emeritus of French
Donna Van Handle, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in German Studies
Thomas Wartenberg, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Robert Weaver, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science
Alan Werner, Professor Emeritus of Geology
Gabriele Wittig Davis, Professor Emeritus of German Studies