The Faculty | Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo College’s faculty of nationally and internationally respected scholars is dedicated to developing the strengths of every student, preparing them for lifelong learning, career readiness, intercultural understanding, social responsibility, and leadership.

11:1 student-to-faculty ratio
100 full-time faculty members
94 percent of full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree
79 percent of faculty are tenured/tenure-track
53 percent of faculty are women

K is committed to building a diverse faculty that reflects our ever-diversifying student body and the diversity of the world around us.

At Kalamazoo College, student-faculty interaction goes beyond the classroom to include working together on research projects, college committees, and community projects. The connections students and faculty form last well beyond graduation.

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Alphabetical List of Faculty

Aldrich, Kelsey (Chemistry)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Office	Dow 215
Office Phone
E-mail	kelsey.aldrich@kzoo.ed u
Web Page
Education	B.S. Grove City College Ph.D. Duquesne University

Apps, Hannah (Economics and Business)

Title	Thomas K. Kreilick Professor of Economics and Business Department of Economics and Business
Office	DEW301
Office Phone	269.337.7024
E-mail	happs@kzoo.edu
Web Page	http://econbusn.kzoo.edu/people/faculty-staff/#Apps
Education	A.B. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

Arias-Rotondo, Daniela (Chemistry)

Title	Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Office	DOW217
Office Phone	269.337.7017
E-mail	dariasr@kzoo.edu
Web Page	http://chemistry.kzoo.edu/about/faculty-staff/#arias-rotondo
Education	B.S. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Ph.D. Michigan State University

Bailey, Jennifer (Physical Education)

Title	Fitness and Wellness Center Director
Office	FWC
Office Phone	269.337.7035
E-mail	jbailey@kzoo.edu

Baptiste, Espelencia (Anthropology and Sociology)

Title	Associate Professor of Anthropology
Office	ULCUL301
Office Phone	269.337.7242
E-mail	baptiste@kzoo.edu
Web Page	http://anso.kzoo.edu/people/faculty/#ProfEBaptiste
Education	BA Colgate University PhD Johns Hopkins University

Baptiste, Espelencia (Anthropology and Sociology)

Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology
OU
269-337-7242
Espelencia.Baptiste@kzoo.edu
Web Page
BA Colgate University; MA, PhD The John Hopkins University

Barth, Eric (Mathematics)

Title	Assistant Provost of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment and Professor of Mathematics
Office	OLDU217
Office Phone	269.337.7060
E-mail	barth@kzoo.edu
Education	BM, MA, PhD University of Kansas

Bassett, Greg (Music)

Title	Director Academy Street Winds
E-mail	Greg.Bassett@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	BA, Swarthmore College; MM, New England Conservatory; PhD. Indiana University;

Batsell, Robert (Psychology, Neuroscience)

Title	Professor of Psychology
Office	OLDU403B
Office Phone	269.337.7032
E-mail	rbatsell@kzoo.edu
Web Page	http://psychology.kzoo.edu/faculty/#batsell
Education	BA Southern Methodist University MS, PhD Texas Christian University

Berry, Justin (Political Science, American Studies)

Title	Associate Professor of Political Science
Office	OLDU305B
Office Phone	269.337.7355
E-mail	jberry@kzoo.edu
Web Page	politicalscience.kzoo.edu/faculty/cv-justin/
Education	BA Villanova University MA Loyola Marymount University MA Fielding Graduate Institute PhD University of Southern California

Boatwright, Karyn (Psychology, WGS)

Title	Professor of Psychology
Office	OLDU 403G
Office Phone	269.337.7110
E-mail	karynb@kzoo.edu
Education	BA Lee University MA, PhD Michigan State University

Bothwell, Beau (Music)

Title	Associate Professor of Music
Office	LFA128
Office Phone	269.337.7074
E-mail	bothwell@kzoo.edu
Web Page	music.kzoo.edu/about/faculty-and-staff/beau-bothwell/
Education	B.A., University of California M.A., Columbia University Ph.D., Columbia University

Brady, Alyce (Computer Science)

Title	Rosemary K. Brown Professor in Computer Science
Office	OLDU310
Office Phone	269.337.7065
E-mail	abrady@kzoo.edu
Web Page	www.cs.kzoo.edu/~abrady/
Education	BA Bowdoin College MS, PhD Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Butler, Anne Marie (Art and Art History, WGS)

Title	Assistant Professor of Art History and Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Office	LFA207
Office Phone	269.337.5719
E-mail	abutler@kzoo.edu
Web Page	art.kzoo.edu/people/faculty/#butler
Education	BA Scripps College MA New York University PhD State University of New York at Buffalo

Carbonara, Erika (English)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Office	Humphrey House 209
Office Phone
E-mail	erica.carbonara@kzoo.ed u
Web Page
Education	B.A. Wayne State University M.A. Oakland University Ph.D Wayne State University

Carosella, Cynthia (Spanish)

Title	Instructor in Spanish
Office	DEW203D
Office Phone	269.337.7052
E-mail	ccarosel@kzoo.edu
Web Page	spanish.kzoo.edu/faculty/#carosella
Education	BA, MA Western Michigan University

Carroll, Christina (History)

Title	Associate Professor of History
Office	DEW303H
Office Phone	269.337.7056
E-mail	ccarroll@kzoo.edu
Web Page	history.kzoo.edu/faculty/#carroll
Education	BA Vassar College MA, PhD University of North Carolina

Cartwright, Julia (Economics and Business)

Title	Associate Professor of Economics
Office
Office Phone	269.337.7012
E-mail	Julia.Cartwright@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education

Chaiser, Rachel (Mathematics)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Office	Olds Upton 203 E
Office Phone
E-mail	Rachel.chaiser@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	BA University of Puget Sound MA, PhD. University of Colorado Boulder

Cherem, Max (Philosophy)

Title	Professor of Philosophy
Office
Office Phone
E-mail	Max.Cherem@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	B.A. Kalamazoo College PH.D. Northwestern University

Cole, Arthur (Physics)

Title	Professor of Physics
Office	OLDU210B
Office Phone	269.337.5722
E-mail	acole@kzoo.edu
Web Page	physics.kzoo.edu/faculty/#cole
Education	BA Williams College MS, PhD Ohio State University

Colvin, Sharon (Psychology)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
Office	Olds Upton 403 E
Office Phone
E-mail	scolvin@kzoo.eduu
Web Page
Education	B.A. Wellesley College Ed.M. Harvard University Ph.D University of Pittsburg

Coplan, Caitlin (Chemistry)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Office
Office Phone
E-mail	Caitlin.coplan@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	B.S. University of Utah Ph.D Northwestern University

Cutter, Pam (Computer Science)

Title	Professor of Computer Science
Office	OLDU203G
Office Phone	269.337.7064
E-mail	pcutter@kzoo.edu
Web Page	www.cs.kzoo.edu/~pcutter/
Education	BS State University of New York at Fredonia PhD University of Georgia

Day, Kyla (Psychology)

Title	Professor of Psychology
Office	OLDU403I
Office Phone	269.337.5784
E-mail	kday@kzoo.edu
Education	BS Howard University MS, PhD University of Michigan

Denison, James (Art and Art History)

Title	Post Doctoral Curatorial Fellow & Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History
Office	Dewing 212 F
Office Phone	269-337-7050
E-mail	James.Denison@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	B.A. Bowdoin College PhD University of Michigan

Dugas, John (Political Science, International and Area Studies)

Title	Margaret and Roger Scholten Professor of Political Science
Office	OLDU 305C
Office Phone	269.337.7105
E-mail	jdugas@kzoo.edu
Education	BA Louisiana State University PhD Indiana University-Bloomington

Dugas, Larissa (French)

Title	Assistant Professor of French
Office	DEW211B
Office Phone	269.337.7244
E-mail	ldugas@kzoo.edu
Web Page	french.kzoo.edu/about-us/faculty-and-staff/#dugas
Education	BA University of Notre Dame MA, PhD Indiana University

Duimstra, Kelli (Physical Education)

Title	Head Softball Coach
Office	AAC119
Office Phone	269.337.5758
E-mail	duimstra@kzoo.edu

Einspahr, Jennifer (Political Science)

Title	Associate Professor of Political Science
Office	OLDU305A
Office Phone	269.337.7059
E-mail	einspahr@kzoo.edu
Web Page	politicalscience.kzoo.edu/faculty/
Education	BA Whitman College PhD Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Elman, Amy (Political Science, Jewish Studies, WGS, International and Area Studies)

Title	Weber Professor in Social Science
Office	OLDU305D
Office Phone	269.337.7106
E-mail	elman@kzoo.edu
Web Page	politicalscience.kzoo.edu/faculty/
Education	BA Brandeis University MA, PhD New York University

Enden, Lars (Philosophy)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Office	HHS
Office Phone
E-mail	Lars.Enden@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	BA Western Washington University MA, Ph.D. University of Washington

Erdi, Peter (Physics, Psychology, Neuroscience)

Title	Luce Professor of Complex Systems Studies
Office	OLDU208B
Office Phone	269.337.5720
E-mail	perdi@kzoo.edu
Web Page	blogs.kzoo.edu/perdi/
Education	MSc L. Eotvos University, Budapest MSc Technical University of Budapest PhD, DSc Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Evans, Marilyn (Classics)

Title	Assistant Professor of Classics
Office	HHS104
Office Phone	269.337.7112
E-mail	jmevans@kzoo.edu
Web Page	classics.kzoo.edu/faculty/#evans
Education	BA Memorial University of Newfoundland MA University of Georgia PhD University of California, Berkeley

Farizova, Nina (Japanese)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese
Office
Office Phone
E-mail	Nina.Farizova@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	BA, M.A. Lomonsosov Moscow State University PhD. Yale University

Fatima, Mahar (Biology)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Office	Dow 303
Office Phone
E-mail	Mahar.Fatima@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	B. S. University of Allahabad, India M. S. University of Allahabad, India Ph.D. National Brain Research Center, India

Faulkner, Tris (Spanish)

Title	Assistant Professor of Spanish Language and Literatures
Office	DEW203b
Office Phone	269.337.7324
E-mail	faulkner@kzoo.edu
Web Page	spanish.kzoo.edu/faculty/#faulkner
Education	BA Louisiana State University MA Wake Forest University MSc PhD Georgetown University

Fong, Ryan (English)

Title	Associate Professor of English
Office	HHS209
Office Phone	269.337.7046
E-mail	rfong@kzoo.edu
Web Page	english.kzoo.edu/faculty-staff/ryan-fong/
Education	BA Whittier College MA, PhD University of California, Davis

Frost, Dennis (History, East Asian Studies, International and Area Studies)

Title	Wen Chao Chen Professor of East Asian Social Sciences
Office	DEW303B
Office Phone	269.337.7442
E-mail	dfrost@kzoo.edu
Web Page	eas.kzoo.edu/about/people/#frost
Education	BA Wittenberg University MPhil, PhD Columbia University

Garcia-Weyandt, Cyndy (Critical Ethnic Studies)

Title	Critical Ethnic Studies Endowed Assistant Professor
Office	HHS206
Office Phone	269.337.7437
E-mail	cgarcia@kzoo.edu
Web Page	criticalethnicstudies.kzoo.edu/faculty/#cyndy
Education	BA, MA, PhD University of California, Los Angeles

Gharaibeh, Tasnim (Computer Science)

Title	Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Office	OLDU203F
Office Phone	269.337.7526
E-mail	tgharaib@kzoo.edu
Education	PhD Western Michigan University M.S Yarmouk University, Jordan B.S. Yarmouk University, Jordan

Giard, Nicholas (Physical Education)

Title	Head Coach, Men’s Basketball
Office	AAC317
Office Phone	269.337.5804
E-mail	ngiard@kzoo.edu

Girdler, Binney (Biology, Environmental Studies)

Title	Professor of Biology
Office	DOW307
Office Phone	269.337.5977
E-mail	girdler@kzoo.edu
Web Page	biology.kzoo.edu/bgirdler/
Education	BA University of Virginia MES Yale University PhD Princeton University

Gregg, Gary (Psychology, Critical Theory)

Title	Ann V. and Donald R. Parfet Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Office	OLDU403E
Office Phone	269.337.7069
E-mail	ggregg@kzoo.edu
Web Page	people.kzoo.edu/ggregg/
Education	BA University of California, San Diego PhD University of Michigan

Hahn, Christine (Art and Art History, WGS)

Title	Professor of Art and Art History
Office	LFA21
Office Phone	269.337.7527
E-mail	chahn@kzoo.edu
Web Page	art.kzoo.edu/people/faculty/
Education	BA Carleton College MA, PhD University of Chicago

Haus, Jeffrey (History, Religion, Jewish Studies)

Title	Professor of History and Religion; Director of Jewish Studies Program
Office	DEW303F
Office Phone	269.337.5789
E-mail	jhaus@kzoo.edu
Web Page	religion.kzoo.edu/faculty/dr-jeffery-haus/
Education	BA University of Michigan PhD Brandeis University

Heinritz, Marin (English)

Title	Associate Professor of English
Office	HHS212
Office Phone	269.337.5734
E-mail	heinritz@kzoo.edu
Web Page	english.kzoo.edu/faculty-staff/marin-heinritz
Education	BA Kalamazoo College MS Boston University PhD Western Michigan University

Horner, Jory (Physical Education)

Title	Director of Outdoor Programs
Office	HAR
Office Phone	269.337.7356
E-mail	jhorner@kzoo.edu
Web Page	outdoor.kzoo.edu/ourteam/

Hostetter, Autumn (Psychology)

Title	Kurt D. Kaufman Professor of Psychology
Office	OLDU403H
Office Phone	269.337.7109
E-mail	ahostett@kzoo.edu
Web Page	psychology.kzoo.edu/faculty/#hostetter
Education	BS Berry College PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison

Hultberg, Patrik (Economics and Business)

Title	Edward and Virginia Van Dalson Professor of Economics
Office	DEW306a
Office Phone	269.337.7027
E-mail	hultberg@kzoo.edu
Web Page	econbusn.kzoo.edu/people/faculty-staff/#Hultberg
Education	BA Ohio Wesleyan University PhD Rice University

Intermont, Michele (Mathematics)

Title	Associate Provost Associate Professor of Mathematics
Office	OLDU203B
Office Phone	269-337-7156 269.337.7107
E-mail	michele.intermont@kzoo.edu
Web Page	http://people.kzoo.edu/~intermon
Education	B.A. College of the Holy Cross M.S. University of Notre Dame Ph.D. University of Notre Dame

Joshi, Nupur (Anthropology and Sociology)

Title	Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology
Office	DEW309G
Office Phone	269.3377406
E-mail	njoshi@kzoo.edu
Education	B.A. University of Pune, India M.A. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India Ph.D. University of Arizona, USA

Kampler, Benjamin (Anthropology and Sociology)

Title	Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Office
Office Phone	269-337-7363
E-mail	Benjamin.Kampler@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	B.A. Brandeis University M.A. Queens College Ph.D. Boston University

Katanski, Amelia (English, Critical Ethnic Studies)

Title	Professor of English
Office	HHS207
Office Phone	269.337.7045
E-mail	katanski@kzoo.edu
Education	BA Kalamazoo College MA University of California-Los Angeles MA, PhD Tufts University

Kim, Daniel (Art and Art History)

Title	Visiting Instructor in Art
Office	DEW208
Office Phone
E-mail	dkim@kzoo.edu
Education	Pacific Union College and Loma Linda University

Kim, Seong-Hee (Economics and Business)

Title	Visiting Instructor of Economics
Office	DEW309C
Office Phone	269.337.7057
E-mail	skim@kzoo.edu
Education	BA, Sookmyung Women’s University BA, Central Missouri State University PhD Candidate, University of Wyoming, Laramie

King, Shelby (Religion)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion
Office	Humphrey House 107
Office Phone
E-mail	shelby.king@kzoo.edu
Education

Kingsley, Benjamín Naka-Hasebe (English)

Title	Assistant Professor of English
Office	HHS211
Office Phone	269.337.7038
E-mail	kingsley@kzoo.edu
Education	MFA University of Miami MA University of Pennsylvania

Koebel, Carolyn (Music)

Title	Director of Percussion Ensemble
Office	LFA
Office Phone	269.337.7070
E-mail	ckoebel@kzoo.edu
Education	B.M. Western Michigan University M.A. Michigan State University

Koehler, Andrew (Music)

Title	Professor of Music
Office	LFA130A
Office Phone	269.337.7323
E-mail	akoehler@kzoo.edu
Web Page	music.kzoo.edu/about/faculty-and-staff/andrew-koehler-2/
Education	BA Yale University MM Northwestern University

Koenig, Richard (Art and Art History)

Title	Genevieve U. Gilmore Professor of Art
Office	LFA203
Office Phone	269.337.7003
E-mail	rkoenig@kzoo.edu
Web Page	people.kzoo.edu/~rkoenig/homepage.html
Education	BFA Pratt Institute MFA Indiana University

Koffi,Nomedji (Anthropology and Sociology)

Title	Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology
E-mail
Web Page
Education

Kurkoglu, Cemile (Mathematics)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor Mathematics
E-mail	cemile.kurkoglu@kzoo.edu
	Olds Upton 203 H
Web Page
Education	BS Hacettepe University MS Billkent University PhD Indiana University

Langeland, Jim (Biology)

Title	Upjohn Professor of Life Sciences
Office	DOW310
Office Phone	269.337.7010
E-mail	jlange@kzoo.edu
Web Page	biology.kzoo.edu/jlangeland/
Education	BA Kalamazoo College PhD University of Wisconsin

Latiolais, Christopher (Philosophy, Critical Theory)

Title	Associate Professor of Philosophy
Office	HHS201
Office Phone	269.337.7076
E-mail	latiolai@kzoo.edu
Web Page	philosophy.kzoo.edu/faculty-and-staff/#latiolais
Education	BA University of California-Berkeley MA, PhD University of California-San Diego

Lewis, Charlene Boyer (History, WGS, American Studies)

Title	Professor of History
Office	DEW303E
Office Phone	269.337.7058
E-mail	clewis@kzoo.edu
Web Page	history.kzoo.edu/faculty/#clewis
Education	BA Kalamazoo College MA American University PhD University of Virginia

Lewis, James (History)

Title	Professor of History
Office	DEW303G
Office Phone	269.337.5791
E-mail	jlewis@kzoo.edu
Web Page	history.kzoo.edu/faculty/#jlewis
Education	BA College of William and Mary MA The American University PhD University of Virginia

Lindley, Sarah (Art and Art History, Environmental Studies)

Title	Arcus Social Justice Leadership Professor of Art
Office	LFA105
Office Phone	269.337.7004
E-mail	slindley@kzoo.edu
Web Page	www.sarahlindley.com
Education	BFA New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University MFA University of Washington

Liu, Brittany (Psychology)

Title	Associate Professor of Psychology
Office	OLDU403F
Office Phone	269.337.7108
E-mail	bliu@kzoo.edu
Web Page	psychology.kzoo.edu/faculty/#liu
Education	BA Claremont McKenna College MA, PhD University of California, Irvine

Lopez Malagamba, Ivett (Spanish)

Title	Associate Professor of Spanish
Office	DEW203F
Office Phone	269.337.7049
E-mail	ilopezma@kzoo.edu
Web Page	spanish.kzoo.edu/faculty/#malagamba
Education	BA, PhD University of California, Berkeley

Loechli, Morgan (Physics)

Title	Assistant Professor of Physics
Office	OLDU208D
Office Phone	269-337-7564
E-mail	Morgan.Loechli@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	PhD, University of Michigan; MS, University of Michigan; BS, Dickinson College

Ludwa, Christopher (Music)

Title	Associate Professor of Music and Music Director of Kalamazoo Choral Arts
Office	LFA126
Office Phone	269.337.7388
E-mail	cludwa@kzoo.edu
Web Page	music.kzoo.edu/about/faculty-and-staff/christopher-j-ludwa/
Education	BMEd, MM, DMA Indiana University

MacLean, Katie (Spanish)

Title	Associate Professor of Spanish
Office
Office Phone
E-mail	kmaclean@kzoo.edu
Web Page	spanish.kzoo.edu/faculty
Education	B.A. Dalhousie University. Halifax M.A. Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario Ph.D. Duke University

MacMillan, Amy (Economics and Business)

Title	L. Lee Stryker Associate Professor of Business Management
Office	DEW309B
Office Phone	269.337.7125
E-mail	amacmill@kzoo.edu
Web Page	econbusn.kzoo.edu/people/faculty-staff/#MacMillan
Education	BA Colgate University MBA Harvard University

Maldonado-Estrada, Alyssa (Religion)

Title	Marlene Crandall Francis Associate Professor of Religion
Office	HHS206
Office Phone	269.337.7426
E-mail	amaldona@kzoo.edu
Web Page	religion.kzoo.edu/faculty/alyssa-maldonado-estrada/
Education	BA Vassar College MA, PhD Princeton University

Manwell, Elizabeth (Classics, WGS)

Title	Sally Appleton Kirkpatrick Professor of Classical Studies
Office	HHS106
Office Phone	269.337.7405
E-mail	emanwell@kzoo.edu
Web Page	classics.kzoo.edu/faculty/#manwell
Education	BA Ohio State University MA University of Cincinnati PhD University of Chicago

Miller, Katherine (Physical Education)

Title	Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance, Chair Physical Education, Interim Co-Athlietic Director
Office	AAC312
Office Phone	269.337.5752
E-mail	kmiller@kzoo.edu
Education	BA, Mount Union College MEd, Bowling Green University

Morris, Josh (History)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of History
Office
Office Phone
E-mail	josh.morris@kzoo.ed u
Web Page
Education	B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara M.A. California University, Pomona Ph.D. Wayne State University

Morrison, Kyle (Physical Education)

Title	Head Coach of Cross Country
Office	AAC119
Office Phone
E-mail	kmorriso@kzoo.edu
Education	BA Hope College PhD Michigan State University

Mozina, Andrew (English)

Title	Professor of English
Office	HHS210
Office Phone	269.337.7041
E-mail	amozina@kzoo.edu
Web Page	english.kzoo.edu/faculty-staff/andy-mozina
Education	BA Northwestern University MA Boston University MA, PhD Washington University

Murphy, Mark (Physical Education)

Title	Head Coach of Women’s Tennis
Office	MARK
Office Phone	269.337.5793
E-mail	mmurphy@kzoo.edu
Web Page	hornets.kzoo.edu/sports/wten/coaches/murphy
Education	BA Coe College

Nomedji, Koffi (Anthropology & Sociology)

Title	Assistant Professor Anthropology & Sociology
Office	309 F Dewing Hall
Office Phone
E-mail	koffi.nomedji@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	BA, University Lome Togo; MA Economics, Oklahoma State University; PhD, Duke University

Nordmoe, Eric (Mathematics)

Title	Professor of Mathematics
Office	OLDU203c
Office Phone	269.337.7066
E-mail	enordmoe@kzoo.edu
Website	https://enordmoe.netlify.app/
Education	BA, MBA University of Chicago PhD Northwestern University

Oloo, Stephen (Mathematics)

Title	Associate Professor of Mathematics
Office	OLDU203D
Office Phone	269.337.5721
E-mail	soloo@kzoo.edu
Web Page	people.kzoo.edu/soloo/
Education	BA Amherst College MA, PhD University of Massachusetts

Ott, Michael (Physical Education)

Title	Head Coach of Baseball
Office	AAC317
Office Phone	269.337.7347
E-mail	mott@kzoo.edu
Web Page	hornets.kzoo.edu/sports/bsb/coaches/ott
Education	BA, Calvin College MA, Western Michigan University

Perry, Jennifer (Psychology)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
Office	OLDU403D
Office Phone	269.337.5772
E-mail	jperry@kzoo.edu
Web Page	psychology.kzoo.edu/faculty/#perry
Education	BA St. Olaf College PhD University of Minnesota

Petrey, Taylor (Religion, Jewish Studies, WGS)

Title	Professor of Religion
Office	HHS109
Office Phone	269.337.7286
E-mail	tpetrey@kzoo.edu
Web Page	religion.kzoo.edu/faculty/dr-taylor-petrey-2/
Education	BA Pace University MTS, ThD Harvard University Divinity School

Pillai, Sohini (Religion, Film and Media Studies)

Title	Assistant Professor of Religion
Office	HHS105
Office Phone	269.337.7114
E-mail	spillai@kzoo.edu
Web Page	religion.kzoo.edu/faculty/sohini-pillai/
Education	BA Wellesley College, MA Columbia University, PhD University of California, Berkeley

Polanco, Nick (Computer Science)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Office
Office Phone
E-mail	Nick.Polanco@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	BS DePauw University PhD Michigan State University

Potts, Lanny (Theatre Arts)

Title	Professor of Theatre Arts
Office	LFADESIGN
Office Phone	269.337.7127
E-mail	lpotts@kzoo.edu
Web Page	theatre.kzoo.edu/about/facultystaff/#potts
Education	BA Valparaiso University MFA Michigan State University

Powers, Michael (German)

Title	Assistant Professor of German
Office	DEW212E
Office Phone
E-mail	Michael.Powers@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	BA New College Florida M.A., Ph.D. Brown University

Pruis, Ren (Theatre Arts, WGS)

Title	Professor of Theatre Arts
Office	LFA74B
Office Phone	269.337.7128
E-mail	rpruis@kzoo.edu
Web Page	theatre.kzoo.edu/about/facultystaff/#pruis
Education	BA Western Michigan University MFA American Conservatory Theatre

Rabago, Diomedes (Spanish)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
Office	DEW203E
Office Phone	269.337.7116
E-mail	diomedes@kzoo.edu
Web Page	spanish.kzoo.edu/faculty/#rabago
Education	BA Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico MA Western Michigan University PhD Michigan State University

Redko, Vincent (Physical Education)

Title	Head Coach of Men’s Lacrosse
Office	AAC316
Office Phone	269.337.7591
E-mail	vredko@kzoo.edu

Rice, Tom (Art and Art History)

Title	Robert and Jo-Ann Stewart Professor of Art
Office	LFA205
Office Phone	269.337.7005
E-mail	trice@kzoo.edu
Web Page	www.tomriceartist.net
Education	BFA Tyler School of Art, Temple University MFA University of Georgia

Riley, Mark (Physical Education)

Title	Head Coach of Men’s Tennis and Director of USTA Boys Tournament
Office	MARK102
Office Phone	269.337.7079
E-mail	mriley@kzoo.edu
Education	BA Kalamazoo College

Rojas-Nielsen, Rochelle (History)

Title	Assistant Professor of History
Office	OLDU311
Office Phone	269.337.7379
E-mail	rrojasni@kzoo.edu
Web Page	history.kzoo.edu/faculty/#rojas
Education	BA, MA University of Florida MA, PhD Duke University

Salinas, Santiago (Biology)

Title	Associate Professor of Biology
Office	DOW327
Office Phone	269.337.7386
E-mail	santiago@kzoo.edu
Web Page	biology.kzoo.edu/ssalinas/
Education	BA College of the Atlantic PhD Stony Brook University

Salinas, Shanna (English, Critical Ethnic Studies)

Title	Professor of English
Office	HHS108
Office Phone	269.337.7115
E-mail	ssalinas@kzoo.edu
Web Page	english.kzoo.edu/faculty-staff/shanna-salinas/
Education	BA University of California, Los Angeles MA, PhD University of California, Santa Barbara

Sanogo, Manfa (French)

Title	Assistant Professor of French
Office	DEW203H
Office Phone	269.337.5072
E-mail	msanogo@kzoo.edu
Web Page	french.kzoo.edu/about-us/faculty-and-staff/#sanogo
Education	BA Universite d Abidjan, Cote d Ivoire BA, MA Universite de Strasbourg, France MA University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Florida State University

Schumaker, Adam (Music)

Title	Visiting Instructor in Music
Office	LFA130B
Office Phone	269.337.7072
E-mail	aschumak@kzoo.edu
Web Page	music.kzoo.edu/faculty-and-staff/adam-schumaker/
Education	BA Principia College MM Western Michigan University

Sederberg, Kathryn (German Studies)

Title	Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Associate Professor of German Studies
Office	DEW 212G
Office Phone	269.337.7587
E-mail	ksederbe@kzoo.edu
Web Page	german.kzoo.edu/people/faculty-and-staff/#sederberg
Education	BA Saint Olaf College PhD University of Michigan

Shaw, Sandra (Music)

Title	Director, Jazz Band
E-mail	sandra.shaw@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	BM, Western Michigan University; MM, VanderCook College of Music

Sinha, Babli (English)

Title	Professor of English
Office	HHS203
Office Phone	269.337.7075
E-mail	bsinha@kzoo.edu
Web Page	english.kzoo.edu/faculty-staff/babli-sinha
Education	BA Washington and Lee University MA Indiana University, Bloomington PhD University of Chicago

Smith, Amy (English, WGS)

Title	Professor of English
Office	HHS213
Office Phone	269.337.7036
E-mail	asmith@kzoo.edu
Web Page	english.kzoo.edu/faculty-staff/amy-smith
Education	BA Allegheny College MA, PhD University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Somda, Dominique (African Studies)

Title	Assistant Professor of African Studies
Office	Deewing 212 D
Office Phone
E-mail	Dominique.Somda@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	BA, MA, University Clermont Auvergne MA, Univesity Paris Nanterre PhD, University Paris Nanterre

Stevens-Truss, Regina (Chemistry, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)

Title	Dorothy H. Heyl Professor of Chemistry
Office	DOW203
Office Phone	269.337.7330
E-mail	rtruss@kzoo.edu
Education	BA Rutgers University PhD University of Toledo

Stockwood, Sara (Physical Education)

Title	Director, Center for Environmental Stewardship
Office	DEW004D
Office Phone	269.337.5993
E-mail	sstockwo@kzoo.edu
Web Page	http://envirostewardship.kzoo.edu/about/

Stuligross, Clara (Biology)

Title	Assistant Professor Biology
Office	Dow 314
Office Phone
E-mail	clara.stuligross@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	BA, Earlham College PhD, University California Davis

Stull, Charles (Economics and Business)

Title	Senior Instructor of Economics and Business
Office	DEW306C
Office Phone	269.337.7023
E-mail	cstull@kzoo.edu
Web Page	people.kzoo.edu/~cstull/home.html
Education	BA Northwestern University MS, PhD candidate University of Wisconsin, Madison

Sugimori, Noriko (Japanese, East Asian Studies)

Title	Associate Professor of Japanese
Office	DEW212B
Office Phone	269.337.7408
E-mail	sugimori@kzoo.edu
Web Page	eas.kzoo.edu/about/people/#sugimori
Education	BA Toyama University, Japan MA Teachers College, Columbia University MA Michigan State University PhD Boston University

Tan, Siu-Lan (Psychology)

Title	James A. B. Stone Professor of Psychology
Office	OLDU403C
Office Phone	269.337.7111
E-mail	tan@kzoo.edu
Web Page	blogs.kzoo.edu/tan/
Education	BMus., Pacific Union College MA, PhD, Georgetown University

Thomas, Quincy (Theatre Arts)

Title	Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
Office	LFA74A
Office Phone	269.337.7126
E-mail	qthomas@kzoo.edu
Web Page	theatre.kzoo.edu/about/facultystaff/#thomas
Education	BS Bob Jones University MA, PhD Bowling Green State University

Tresca, Blakely (Chemistry)

Title	Roger F. and Harriet G. Varney Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Office	DOW212
Office Phone	269.337.7018
E-mail	btresca@kzoo.edu
Web Page	chemistry.kzoo.edu/about/faculty-staff/#tresca
Education	BA Trinity University MS, PhD University of Oregon

Udayanganie, Darshana (Economics and Business)

Title	Assistant Professor of Economics
Office	DEW309D
Office Phone	269.337.7025
E-mail	audayang@kzoo.edu
Web Page	econbusn.kzoo.edu/people/faculty-staff/#Udayanganie
Education	BS University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka) MS University of Maine MA, PhD University of New Hampshire

Valle, Enid (Spanish, International and Area Studies)

Title	Professor of Spanish
Office	DEW203G
Office Phone	269.337.7121
E-mail	valle@kzoo.edu
Web Page	spanish.kzoo.edu/faculty/#valle
Education	BA University of Puerto Rico MA, PhD University of Michigan

Vargas Perez, Sandino (Computer Science)

Title	Associate Professor of Computer Science
Office	OLDU309
Office Phone
E-mail	svargas@kzoo.edu
Web Page	computerscience.kzoo.edu/facultystaff/#vargas
Education	B.S. Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra M.S. Western Michigan University Ph.D. Western Michigan University

Vazquez Cruz, Carlos (Spanish)

Title	Assistant Professor of Spanish
Office	DEW203C
Office Phone	269.337.7494
E-mail	cvazquez@kzoo.edu
Education	BA University of Puerto Rico MFA New York University PhD. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Villegas, Francisco (Anthropology and Sociology)

Title	Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership Associate Professor of Anthropology/Sociology
Office	DEW309H
Office Phone	269.337.7122
E-mail	villegas@kzoo.edu
Web Page	anso.kzoo.edu/people/faculty/#ProfFVillegas
Education	BA University of California-Irvine MA San Jose State University PhD University of Toronto

Vollbrecht, Cecilia (Chemistry)

Title	Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Office
Office Phone
E-mail	Cecilia.Vollbrecht@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	BS Centre College PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison

Weng, Leihua (Chinese)

Title	Chinese Endowed Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Literature
Office	DEW209
Office Phone	269.337.7311
E-mail	lweng@kzoo.edu
Web Page	eas.kzoo.edu/about/people/#weng
Education	BA Zhejiang University MA Peking University PhD University of South Carolina

White, Brian (Japanese)

Title	Assistant Professor of Japanese
Office	DEW212C
Office Phone	269.337.7326
E-mail	bwhite@kzoo.edu
Web Page	eas.kzoo.edu/about/people/
Education	B.A. University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. University of Chicago

Williams, Dwight (Chemistry)

Title	Associate Professor of Chemistry
Office	DOW213
Office Phone	269.337.7409
E-mail	dwilliam@kzoo.edu
Web Page	chemistry.kzoo.edu/about/faculty-staff/#williams
Education	BS Coastal Carolina University PhD Virginia Commonwealth University

Wilson, David (Physics, Biological Physics)

Title	Associate Professor of Physics
Office	OLDU210A
Office Phone	269.337.7096
E-mail	dwilson@kzoo.edu
Web Page	people.kzoo.edu/dwilson/home.html
Education	BS Michigan Technological University MS, PhD University of Michigan

Wollenberg, Amanda (Biology)

Title	Associate Professor of Biology
Office	DOW311
Office Phone	269.337.7161
E-mail	awollenb@kzoo.edu
Web Page	biology.kzoo.edu/awollenberg/
Education	BA St. Olaf College PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison

Wollenberg, Michael (Biology)

Title	Associate Professor of Biology
Office	DOW313
Office Phone	269.337.7160
E-mail	mwollenb@kzoo.edu
Web Page	biology.kzoo.edu/mwollenberg/
Education	BA Swarthmore College PhD University of Wisconsin

Wu, Brian (Mathematics)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Office	OLDU203E
Office Phone	269.337.7062
E-mail	bwu@kzoo.edu
Education	BA, Albion College MS, Oakland Univ PhD, Oakland Univ

Yang, Ruyuan (Chinese)

Title	Visiting Instructor in Chinese
Office	DEW 2212A
Office Phone	269.337.7325
E-mail	Ruyuan.Yang@kzoo.edu
Web Page
Education	BA Unnan Normal University, China MA Beijing Language and Culture University

Zhezha-Thaumanavar, Mikela (Spanish)

Title	Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
Office	DEW203A
Office Phone	269.337.7329
E-mail	mzhezha@kzoo.edu
Web Page	spanish.kzoo.edu/faculty/#zhezha
Education	BA, MA, PhD Western Michigan University

Zorbo, James (Physical Education)

Title	Director of Athletics, Head Football Coach
Office	AAC309
Office Phone	269.337.7078
E-mail	jzorbo@kzoo.edu
Education	B.A. Kalamazoo College MBA Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo