Simmons College Undergraduate Course Catalog 2014-2015
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DIRECTORY OF FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS Michael Berger, Associate Professor of Chemistry Appointment date refers to the date of original hire BA, Cornell University; MBA, Boston University; to the College. MA, PhD, Harvard University. Appointed 2005. Renee Bergland, Professor of English and Hazel FACULTY, COLLEGE OF ARTS Dick Leonard Chair AND SCIENCES BA, St. John’s College; PhD, Columbia University. Appointed 1999. Maria Abate, Assistant Professor of Biology BA, University of California, Davis; PhD, Stephen Berry, Associate Professor of History Northeastern University. Appointed 2011. BA, MEd, Vanderbilt University; MLIS, University of Southern Mississippi; PhD, Duke University. Paul Abraham, Professor and Director of MATESL Appointed 2007. Program BA, Boston College; MEd, Boston University; Carole Biewener, Professor of Economics and EdD, Harvard University. Appointed 1993. Women’s and Gender Studies BA, Douglass College; PhD, University of Zachary Abuza, Professor of Political Science and Massachusetts. Appointed 1987. International Relations BA, Trinity College, MALD; PhD, Tufts University. Ellen Birchander, Lecturer in Psychology Appointed 1996. BA, Simmons College; MSW, Boston College; MS, Tufts University; ABD, University of Directory of Faculty Anna Aguilera, Assistant Professor of Biology Massachusetts, Boston. Appointed 2011. AB, Brown University; MS, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; PhD, Tufts University Dánisa Bonacic, Associate Professor of Modern Appointed 2012. Languages and Literatures BA, MA, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Masato Aoki, Associate Professor and Chair of PhD, Brown University. Appointed 2007 Economics BA, Bucknell University; MA, PhD, University of Edith Bresler, Senior Lecturer in Art and Music Massachusetts, Amherst. Appointed 1993. BFA, School of Visual Arts. Appointed 2003. Judith Aronson, Associate Professor of Pamela Bromberg, Professor and Interim Chair of Communications English BA, University of Michigan; MFA, MCP, Yale BA, Wellesley College; PhD, Yale University. University. Appointed 1998. Appointed 1972. Kirk James Beattie, Professor of Political Science Michael L. Brown, Professor of Mathematics and International Relations BA, Columbia University; MA, PhD, Harvard BA, Kalamazoo College; MA, PhD, University of University. Appointed 1986. Michigan. Appointed 1985. Changqing Chen, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry Donna Beers, Professor of Mathematics and and Physics Statistics BE, Xi’an Jiatong University; MS, Peking BA, MS, PhD, University of Connecticut. University; PhD, University of Connecticut, Storrs. Appointed 1986. Appointed 2005. 252 Simmons College Undergraduate Course Catalog Benjamin Cole, Assistant Professor of Political D. Bruce Gray, Associate Professor and Chair of Science and International Relations Biology BA, MA, University of New Hampshire; PhD, BS, Tufts University; MS, Columbia University; George Mason University. Appointed 2012. PhD, University of Connecticut. Appointed 1993. James Corcoran, Associate Professor of Diane Grossman, Chair and Professor of Communications Philosophy and Women’s and Gender Studies BA, University of North Dakota; MPA, Harvard BA, Vassar College; MA, PhD, New York University. Appointed 1986. University. Appointed 1985. Leanne Doherty, Associate Dean and Associate Erica Gunn, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Professor of Political Science and International BS, Simmons College; PhD, University of Relations Washington. Appointed 2012. BA, Clark University; MA, PhD, Northeastern University. Appointed 2000. Richard W. Gurney, Associate Professor and Chair of Chemistry and Physics Kristin Dukes, Assistant Professor of Psychology BS, Benedictine University; PhD, Purdue BA, Rice University; MS, PhD, Tufts University. University. Appointed 2003. Appointed 2011. Directory of Faculty Kelly Hager, Associate Professor of English and Eduardo Febles, Associate Professor and Chair of Women’s and Gender Studies Modern Languages and Literatures BA, Rice University; PhD, University of California, BA, Tulane University; MA, PhD, Brown Irvine. Appointed 2001. University. Appointed 2003. Margaret Hanni, Associate Professor and Chair of Gregory Feldman, Associate Professor of Art and Music Psychology BA, Simmons College; MA, PhD, Boston BA, University of Connecticut at Storrs; MS, PhD, University. Appointed 1996. University of Miami. Appointed 2006. Heather Hole Assistant Professor of Art and Rachel L. Galli, Associate Professor and Chair of Music Psychology BA, Smith College; MA, PhD, Princeton BA, Hofstra University; MA, PhD, Boston University. Appointed 2012. University. Appointed 1998. Alister Inglis, Associate Professor of Modern Sheldon George, Associate Professor of English Languages and Literatures and Director of the and Director of Graduate Program in English Program in East Asian Studies BA, The City College of New York; PhD, Boston BA, University of Canberra; PhD, University of College. Appointed 2005. Melbourne. Appointed 2003. Robert N. Goldman, Professor of Mathematics Michael Jordan, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry and BS, London School of Economics; AM, PhD, Physics Harvard University. Appointed 1972. BA, D.Phil., Oxford University. Appointed 2007. Ellen Grabiner, Associate Professor and Chair of Michael Kaplan, Professor of Chemistry and Communications Physics BA, SUNY Albany, MEd, Goddard College; PhD, MS, Kishinev State University; PhD, Leningrad Union Institution & University. Appointed 2000. State University; DrSci, Moscow State University, Moscow. Appointed 1993. Viktor Grigoryan, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Colleen Kiely, Associate Professor of Art and BS, Yerevan State University; MS, PhD University Music of Massachusetts, Amherst. Appointed 2014. BFA, Rhode Island School of Design; MFA, School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Appointed 2005. 2014–2015 253 Nancy Lee, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Margaret Menzin, Professor of Mathematics Physics BA, Swarthmore College; MA, PhD, Brandeis BA, University of Pennsylvania; PhD, Brown University. Appointed 1969. University. Appointed 1994. Zinnia Mukherjee, Assistant Professor of Valerie Leiter, Associate Professor of Sociology Economics BA, State University of New York at Albany; AM, BS, MS, University of Calcutta; PhD, University of Harvard University; PhD, Brandeis University. Connecticut. Appointed 2013. Appointed 2003. Stephen Ortega, Associate Professor of History Sarah Leonard, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Graduate Program in History BA, University of California, Santa Cruz; MA, PhD, BA, New York University; MA, Harvard University; Brown University. Appointed 2004. PhD, University of Manchester. Appointed 2006. Suzanne Leonard, Associate Professor of English Mary H. Owen, Professor of Biology AB, Dartmouth College; MA, PhD, University of BA, Regis College; MA, PhD, Clark University. Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Appointed 2006. Appointed 1992. Randi Lite, Associate Professor of Practice in Catherine Paden, Associate Professor and Chair of Biology Political Science and International Relations AB, Brown University; MA, Columbia University. BA, Vassar College; PhD, Northwestern University. Appointed 1989. Appointed 2006. Zhigang Liu, Associate Professor of History and Lowry Pei, Professor of English Modern Languages and Literatures AB, Harvard College; MA, PhD, Stanford University Diploma, Beijing Normal University; University. Appointed 1985. MA, PhD, Boston University. Appointed 1991. Directory of Faculty Maria Dolores Peláez-Benítez, Associate Professor Stephen D. London, Professor of Sociology of Modern Languages & Literatures BA, Bowdoin College; PhD, University of Chicago. Licenciatura, PhD, Universidad Complutense de Appointed 1975. Madrid. Appointed 1992. Jane Lopilato, Associate Professor of Biology Theresa Perry, Professor of Africana Studies and BA, Emmanuel College; PhD, Harvard University. Education Appointed 1989. BA, Loyola University; MA, Marquette University; PhD, Yale University; EdD, Harvard University Shirong Luo, Associate Professor of Philosophy Graduate School of Education. Appointed 2005. MS, Peking Union Medical College; MA, Texas A&M University; PhD, University of Miami. Laura Prieto, Professor and Chair of History Appointed 2006. BA, Wellesley College; MA, PhD, Brown University. Appointed 1997. Bridget Lynch, Senior Lecturer in Art and Music and Director of the Trustman Art Gallery Jyoti Puri, Professor of Sociology BA, University of Kansas. Appointed 2006. BA, Bombay University; PhD, Northeastern University. Appointed 1996. Leonard Mailloux, Senior Lecturer of Communications John Reeder, Associate Professor of Psychology BA, Mount Wachusett Community College; MEd, BA, McMaster University; PhD, Princeton Cambridge College. Appointed 2008. University. Appointed 2004. Sarah Martin, Assistant Professor of Psychology Judith Richland, Senior Lecturer in BS, Duke University; MS, PhD, Pennsylvania State Communications University. Appointed 2008. BS, Cornell University; MA, Boston University; MFA, Massachusetts College of Art. Appointed 2005. 254 Simmons College Undergraduate Course Catalog Jennifer Roecklein-Canfield, Associate Professor of Jo Trigilio, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Chemistry Women’s and Gender Studies and Director of the BS, University of Maryland; PhD, State University Program in Gender/Cultural Studies of New York at Stony Brook. Appointed 1999. BA, Marietta College; MA, PhD, University of Oregon. Appointed 2005. Charlotte Russell, Senior Lecturer in Biology B.Med.Sci., University of Birmingham; PhD, Geoffrey