Emeriti
Carol S. Anderson (1993), Professor of Religion, Emerita. BA University of Puget Sound; MA, PhD University of Chicago Divinity School
Marigene Arnold (1973), Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Emerita. BA Florida Presbyterian (Eckerd College); PhD University of Florida
David Barclay (1974), Professor of International Studies, Emeritus. BA, MA University of Florida; PhD Stanford University
Jeffrey Bartz (2011), Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus. BS, Southwest Minnesota State University; PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lisa Brock (2011), Professor of History, Emerita. BA Howard University; MA PhD Northwestern University
Margarita Campos (1986), Professor of Romance Languages and Literature, Emerita. BA Mexico City College
Madeline M. Chu (1988), Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, Emerita. BA National Taiwan University, Taipei; MA, PhD University of Arizona
Henry D. Cohen (1974), Professor of Romance Languages and Literature, Emeritus. BA Williams College; MA Harvard University; PhD University of California – Berkeley
Rhoda E.R. Craig (1980), Professor of Chemistry, Emerita. BSc University of Alberta; PhD Cornell University
C. Kim Cummings (1972), Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Emeritus. BA Harvard College; PhD Washington University
Kiran Cunningham (1992), BA Kalamazoo College; MA, PhD University of Kentucky
María J. Romero-Eshuis (2001), Instructor in Spanish, Emerita. BA Universidad de Extremadura, Spain; MA Michigan State University
Thomas G. Evans (1995), Professor of Music. BM State University of New York College at Fredonia; MM Boston University; DMA University of Michigan
John B. Fink (1975), Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus. BA University of Iowa; MS, PhD University of Michigan
Billie T. Fischer (1977), Professor of Art, Emerita; BA University of Kansas. MA, PhD University of Michigan
Donald C. Flesche (1962), Professor of Political Science, Emeritus. BA Drury College; MA, PhD Washington University
Hardy O. Fuchs (1969), Professor of German Language and Literature, Emeritus. BA Kalamazoo College, University of Bonn; MA Indiana University; PhD Michigan State University
Ann M. Fraser (2003), Professor of Biology. BSc Acadia University, Nova Scotia; PhD Harvard University
Joe K. Fugate (1961), Professor of German Language and Literature and Director of Foreign Study, Emeritus. BA Southern Illinois University; MA, PhD Princeton University
Gail B. Griffin (1977), Professor of English, Emerita. BA Northwestern University; MA, PhD University of Virginia
Ann Haight (1976), Bibliographer and Acquisitions Librarian, Emerita. BA Kalamazoo College, MLS Western Michigan University
Anne Haeckl (1998), Senior Instructor of Classics, Emerita. BA College of Wooster; MA University of Michigan
Jeanne Hess (1987), Professor of Physical Education, Emerita and Head Coach of Volleyball. BA University of Michigan; MA Western Michigan University
Ahmed M. Hussen (1985), Professor of Economics and Business, Emeritus. BA Lewis and Clark College; MS, PhD Oregon State University
Robert L. Kent (1968), Professor of Physical Education, Emeritus. BS, MA Western Michigan University
Margo R. Light (1962), Professor of German Language and Literature, Emerita. BA Hope College; MA Indiana University; PhD University of Michigan
Marilyn A. Maurer (1969), Professor of Physical Education, Emerita. BS, MA Western Michigan University
Ed Menta (1986), James A.B. Stone College Professor of Theatre Arts, Emeritus. BA Southern Connecticut State University, MFA University of Connecticut, PhD Michigan State University
Bruce E. Mills (1992), Professor of English. BA Wartburg College; MA, PhD University of Iowa
Timothy Moffit (1998), Associate Professor of Economics and Business. BA Kalamazoo College; MBA Dartmouth College; DBA Nova Southeastern University
George M. Nielsen (1963), Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus. BA Ohio Wesleyan University; MA, PhD University of Wisconsin
Paul D. Olexia (1968), Professor of Biology, Emeritus; BA Wabash College. MA State University of New York at Buffalo; PhD University of Tennessee
Sally L. Olexia (1973), Director of Health Sciences and Professor of Biology, Emerita. BS Kent State University; MA, PhD State University of New York at Buffalo
Bernard S. Palchick (1972), Professor of Art, Emeritus; BA Purdue University. MFA Rhode Island School of Design
Lisa Palchick (1982), Dean of Libraries and Information Services, Emerita. BFA Rhode Island School of Design; MA Western Michigan University
Romeo E. Phillips (1968), Professor of Education, Emeritus; BM, MM Roosevelt University. MA Eastern Michigan University; PhD Wayne State University
Eleanor Pinkham (1964), Director of Libraries and Media Services, Emerita. BA Kalamazoo College; MLS Western Michigan University
Zaide E. Pixley (1984), Adjunct Associate Professor of Music and Dean of the First Year and Advising, Emerita. BMus Hope College; MA City University of New York Hunter College; PhD University of Michigan
Franklin A. Presler (1976), Professor of Political Science, Emeritus. BA Oberlin College; MA, PhD University of Chicago
Stanley L. Rajnak (1965), Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus. AB, PhD University of California at Berkeley
Barry F. Ross (1972), Professor of Music, Emeritus. BS Hartt College of Music; MMA, DMA Yale University
Janet Solberg (1988), Professor of French, Emerita. BA Macalester College; MA, PhD University of Minnesota
David S. Scarrow (1961), Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus. BA Duke University; MA, PhD Harvard University
Diane Seuss (1988), Writer in Residence and Assistant Professor of English. Emerita. BA, MSW Western Michigan University
Elizabeth Sloan Smith (1993), Reference Librarian, Emerita. BA Kalamazoo College; AMLS University of Michigan
Paul Smithson (1971), Technical Services and Rare Books Librarian, Emeritus. BA Kalamazoo College; MLS, MLA Western Michigan University
Greg A. Slough (1997), Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus. BA Goshen College, PhD Pennsylvania State University
Carol Smith (1983), Reference Librarian, Emerita; BA Bryn Mawr College. MLS Western Michigan University
Lawrence Rackley Smith (1963), Professor of Music, Emeritus. BM, MA Northwestern University; PhD Eastman School of Music
Thomas J. Smith (1978), Dorothy H. Heyl Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus. BS Illinois Benedictine College, PhD Purdue University
Janet Solberg (1988), Professor of French, Emerita. BA Macalester College; MA, PhD University of Minnesota
Paul R. Sotherland (1985), Professor of Biology, Emeritus. BS Carroll College; MS, PhD Colorado State University
David Strauss (1974), Professor of History, Emeritus; BA Amherst College. MA, PhD Columbia University
Lonnie Supnick (1972), Professor of Psychology and Associate Provost, Emeritus. BA City College of New York; MA, PhD Clark University
Philip S. Thomas (1965), Professor of Economics and Business, Emeritus. BA Oberlin College; MA, PhD University of Michigan
J. Mark Thompson (1961), Professor of Religion, Emeritus; BA Harvard College. BD Yale Divinity School; PhD Vanderbilt University
Jan Tobochnik (1985), Dow Distinguished Professor in the Natural Sciences. BA Amherst College; PhD Cornell University
Leslie T. Tung (1986), Professor of Music, Emeritus; BA Yale University. MM Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester; DMA University of Southern California
James Turner (1994), Professor of Music and Music Director of Kalamazoo Bach Festival, Emeritus. BA Mars Hill College, MM Louisiana State University
John B. Wickstrom (1966), Professor of History, Emeritus. BA Michigan State University; MA, PhD Yale University
Wayne M. Wright (1962), Professor of Physics, Emeritus. BA Bowdoin College; MS, PhD Harvard University
Faculty
Kelsey Aldrich (2024), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S. Grove City College, Ph.D. Duquesne University
Hannah J. Apps (1989), Thomas K. Kreilick Professor of Economics. AB University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; PhD University of Pennsylvania
Daniela Arias-Rotondo (2020), Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BS Universidad de Buenos Aires; PhD Michigan State University
Thomas R. Askew (1991), Professor of Physics. BA Gordon College; MS, PhD University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Espelencia M. Baptiste (2003), Associate Professor of Anthropology. BA Colgate University; PhD Johns Hopkins University
Eric Barth (1997), Assistant Provost of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment and Professor of Mathematics. BM, MA, PhD University of Kansas
W. Robert Batsell, Jr. (1999), Professor of Psychology. BA Southern Methodist University; MS, PhD Texas Christian University
Justin A. Berry (2014), Associate Professor of Political Science. BA Villanova University; MA Loyola Marymount University; MA Fielding Graduate Institute; PhD University of Southern California
Karyn J. Boatwright (1998), Professor of Psychology. BA Lee University; MA, PhD Michigan State University
Beau Bothwell (2014), Associate Professor of Music. BA Lee University; MA, PhD Michigan State University
Alyce Brady (1994), Rosemary K. Brown Professor in Mathematics and Computer Science. BA Bowdoin College; MS, PhD Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Michael Bryant (2023). Visiting Assistant Professor of German. BA, MA, PhD Indiana University
Anne Marie Butler (2019), Assistant Professor of Art History and Women, Gender, and Sexuality. BA Scripps College; MA New York University; PhD State University of New York
Erika Carbonara (2024), Visiting Assistant Professor of English; B.A. Wayne State University, M.A. Oakland University, Ph.D Wayne State University
Cynthia Carosella (2001), Instructor in Spanish. BA, MA Western Michigan University
Christina B. Carroll (2016), Associate Professor of History. BA Vassar College; MA, PhD University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Julia Cartwright (2023), Stephen B. Monroe Associate Professor of Economics, BA University of San Diego, MA, PhD, George Mason University
Rachel Chaiser (2024), Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics; BA University of Puget Sound, MA, PhD. University of Colorado Boulder
Aurélie Chatton (2017), Associate Professor of French. BA Université de Nantes, France; MA Université de Provence, France; PhD New York University
Max G. Cherem (2011), Professor of Philosophy. BA Kalamazoo College; PhD Northwestern University
Sharon Colvin (2024), Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A. Wellesley College, Ed.M. Harvad University, Ph.D University of Pittsburg
Caitlin Coplan (2024), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S. University of Utah, Ph.D Northwestern University
Arthur L. Cole (2008), Professor of Physics. BA Williams College; MS, PhD Ohio State University
Aurélie Chatton (2017), Associate Professor of French. BA Université de Nantes, France; MA Université de Provence, France; PhD New York University
Max G. Cherem (2011), Associate Professor of Philosophy. BA Kalamazoo College; PhD Northwestern University
Arthur L. Cole (2008), Professor of Physics. BA Williams College; MS, PhD Ohio State University
Nayda Collazo-Llorens (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art. BFA Massachusetts College of Art; MFA New York University
Pamela A. Cutter (2001), Professor of Computer Science. BS State University of New York at Fredonia, PhD University of Georgia
James Denison (2023), Post-Doctoral Fellow in Art History AB Bowdoin College, PhD, University of Michigan
John C. Dugas (1995), Margaret and Roger Scholten Professor of International Studies. BA Louisiana State University; PhD Indiana University–Bloomington
Larissa Dugas (1996), Assistant Professor of French. BA University of Notre Dame; MA, PhD Indiana University
Jennifer Einspahr (2003), Associate Professor of Political Science. BA Whitman College; PhD Rutgers University
R. Amy Elman (1991), Weber Professor in Social Science. BA Brandeis University; MA, PhD New York University
Péter Érdi (2002), Luce Professor of Complex Systems Studies. MSc L. Eötvös University, Budapest; MSc Technical University of Budapest; PhD Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest; DSc Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Marilyn Evans (2020), Assistant Professor of Classics. BA Memorial University of Newfoundland; MA University of Georgia; PhD University of California, Berkeley
Nina Farizova (2023). Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese. BA, MA Moscow State University
Mahar Fatima (2024), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S. University of Allahabad, India, M.S. University of Allahabad, India, Ph.D. National Brain Research Center, India
Tris Faulkner (2021), Assistant Professor of Spanish. BA Louisiana State University; MA Wake Forest University; MSc PhD Georgetown University
Kyla M. Day Fletcher (2012), Associate Professor of Psychology. BS Howard University; MS, PhD University of Michigan
Ryan D. Fong (2012), Associate Professor of English. BA Whittier College; MA, PhD University of California, Davis
Dennis J. Frost (2010), Wen Chao Chen Professor of East Asian Social Sciences. BA Wittenberg University; PhD Columbia University
Cyndy Garcia-Weyandt (2020), Assistant Professor Critical Ethnic Studies. BA,MA, PhD University of California Los Angeles
Tasnim Gharaibeh (2022), Bollinger Assistant Professor of Computer Science. BS Yarmouk University; MS Yarmouk University; PhD Western Michigan University
E. Binney Girdler (2001), Professor of Biology. BA University of Virginia; MES Yale University; PhD Princeton University
Jorge G. Gonzalez (2016), President and Professor of Economics and Business. BA Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico; MA, PhD Michigan State University
Gary S. Gregg (1995), Ann V. and Donald R. Parfet Distinguished Professor of Psychology. BA University of California, San Diego; PhD University of Michigan
Christine Young-Kyung Hahn (2008), Professor of Art. BA Carleton College; MA, PhD University of Chicago
Jeffrey Haus (2005), Professor of History and Religion. BA University of Michigan; PhD Brandeis University
Marin L. Heinritz (2003), Associate Professor of English. BA Kalamazoo College; MS Boston University; PhD Western Michigan University
Autumn B. Hostetter (2008), Kurt D. Kaufman Professor of Psychology. BS Berry College; PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
Patrik T. Hultberg (2004), Edward and Virginia Van Dalson Professor of Economics. BA Ohio Wesleyan University; PhD Rice University
Danette Ifert Johnson (2019), Provost and Professor of English. BA West Virginia Wesleyan College; MA West Virginia University; MA, PhD Northwestern University
Michele Intermont (1998), Associate Provost and Associate Professor of Mathematics. AB College of the Holy Cross; MS, PhD University of Notre Dame
Nupur Joshi (2022), Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology. BA University of Pune; MA Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar; PhD University of Arizona
Benjamin Kampler (2023), Assistant Professor of Sociology. MA Queens College, MA New York University, BA Brandeis University
Amelia V. Katanski (2000), Professor of English. BA Kalamazoo College; MA University of California–Los Angeles; MA, PhD Tufts University
Seong-Hee Kim (2024), Visiting Instructor of Economics; BA, Sookmyung Women’s University, BA, Central Missouri State University, PhD Candidate, University of Wyoming, Laramie
Shelby King (2024), Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion; BA, Texas State University; MA, University of California; PhD, University of California
Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley (2022), Assistant Professor of English. MA University of Pennsylvania; MFA university of Miami
Andrew Koehler (2006), Professor of Music. BA Yale University; MM Northwestern University
Richard Koenig (1998), Genevieve U. Gilmore Professor of Art. BFA Pratt Institute; MFA Indiana University
Cemile Kurkoglu (2024), Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics; BS Hacettepe University, MS Billkent University, PhD Indiana University
James A. Langeland (1996), Upjohn Professor of Life Sciences. BA Kalamazoo College; PhD University of Wisconsin
Christopher Latiolais (1990), Associate Professor of Philosophy. BA University of California–Berkeley; MA, PhD University of California, San Diego
Charlene Boyer Lewis (2002), Larry J. Bell ’80 Distinguished Chair of American History, Professor of History. BA Kalamazoo College; MA American University; PhD University of Virginia
James E. Lewis, Jr. (2004), Professor of History. BA College of William and Mary; MA American University; PhD University of Virginia
Sarah Lindley (2001), Arcus Social Justice Leadership Professor of Art and Art History. BFA New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University; MFA University of Washington
Brittany S. Liu (2014), Associate Professor of Psychology. BA Claremont McKenna College; MA, PhD University of California, Irvine
Morgan Loechli (2023), Assistant Professor of Physics. BS Dickinson College, PhD University of Michigan
Christopher J. Ludwa (2017), Associate Professor of Music and Music Director of the Kalamazoo Bach Festival. BMEd, MM, DMA Indiana University
Katie MacLean (2002), Associate Professor of Spanish. BA Dalhousie University, Halifax; MA Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario; PhD Duke University
Amy MacMillan (2012), L. Lee Stryker Associate Professor of Business Management. BA Colgate University; MBA Harvard University
Ivett López Malagamba (2017), Associate Professor of Spanish. BA, PhD University of California, Berkeley
Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada (2018), Marlene Crandall Francis Associate Professor of Religion. BA Vassar College; MA, PhD Princeton University
Elizabeth A. Manwell (2004), Sally Appleton Kirkpatrick Professor of Classical Studies. BA Ohio State University; MA University of Cincinnati; PhD University of Chicago
Josh Morris (2024), Visiting Assistant Professor of History; B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara, M.A. California University, Pomona, Ph.D. Wayne State University
Andrew Mozina (1999), Professor of English. BA Northwestern University; MA Boston University; MA, PhD Washington University
Koffi Nomedji (2024), Assistant Professor of Anthropology & Sociology; BA, University Lome Togo; MA Economics, Oklahoma State University; PhD, Duke University
Eric D. Nordmoe (1996), Professor of Mathematics. BA, MBA University of Chicago; PhD Northwestern University
Stephen Oloo (2015), Associate Professor of Mathematics. BA Amherst; MA, PhD University of Massachusetts
Jennifer Perry (2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology. BS St. Olaf College; PhD University of Minnesota
Taylor G. Petrey (2010), Professor of Religion. BA Pace University; MTS, PhD Harvard University Divinity School
Sohini Pillai (2021), Assistant Professor of Religion.BA Wellesley College; MA Columbia University; PhD University of California Berkeley
Nick Polanco (2024), Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science; BS DePauw University, PhD Michigan State University
Lanford J. Potts (1997), Professor of Theatre Arts. BA Valparaiso University; MFA Michigan State University
Michael Powers (2023), Assistant Professor of German Studies. BA New College of Florida, MA, PhD, Brown University
Ren Pruis (2000), Professor of Theatre Arts. BA Western Michigan University; MFA American Conservatory Theatre
Thomas W. Rice (1993), Robert and Jo-Ann Stewart Professor of Art. BFA Tyler School of Art, Temple University; MFA University of Georgia
Mark J. Riley (2007), Head Coach of Men’s Tennis with the rank of Instructor in Physical Education, and Director of USTA Boy’s 18 and 16 National Championships. BA Kalamazoo College
Rochelle Rojas (2018), Assistant Professor of History. BA, MA University of Florida; MA PhD Duke University
Santiago Salinas (2015), Associate Professor of Biology. BA College of the Atlantic; PhD Stony Brook University
Shanna M. Salinas (2011), Associate Professor of English. BA University of California, Los Angeles; MA, PhD University of California, Santa Barbara
Manfa Sanogo (2021), Assistant Professor of French. BA Universite D’Abidjan, Universite de Strasbourg; MA University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; PhD Florida State University
Kathryn Sederberg (2017), Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Associate Professor of German Studies. BA St. Olaf College; PhD University of Michigan
Babli Sinha (2008), Professor of English. BA Washington and Lee University; MA Indiana University; MA, PhD University of Chicago
Amy L. Smith (2002), Professor of English. BA Allegheny College; MA, PhD University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Dominique Somda (2024), Assistant Professor of African Studies; BA, MA, University Clermont Auvergne; MA, University Paris Nanterre, PhD, University Paris Nanterre
Regina Stevens-Truss (2000), Dorothy H. Heyl Professor of Chemistry. BA Rutgers University; PhD University of Toledo
Clara Stuligross (2024), Assistant Professor of Biology; BA, Earlham College, PhD, University California Davis
Charles A. Stull (1996), Senior Instructor in Economics and Business. BA Northwestern University; MS, PhD candidate University of Wisconsin, Madison
Noriko Akimoto Sugimori (2009), Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Literature. BA Toyama University, Japan; MA Columbia University; MA Michigan State University; PhD Boston University
Siu-Lan Tan (1998), James A. B. Stone College Professor of Psychology. BMus Pacific Union College; MA, PhD Georgetown University
Quincy Thomas (2021), Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts. BS Bob Jones University; MA, PhD Bowling Green State University
Blakely Tresca (2018), Robert F. and Harriet G. Varney Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BA Trinity University; MS, PhD University of Oregon
Ambuldeniyage Darshana Udayanganie (2021), Assistant Professor of Economics. BS University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; MS University of Maine at Orono; MA, PhD University of New Hampshire, Durham
Enid M. Valle (1989), Professor of Spanish. BA University of Puerto Rico; MA, PhD University of Michigan
Sandino Vargas-Pérez (2018), Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Associate Professor of Computer Science. BS Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra; MS, PhD Western Michigan University
Carlos Vazquez-Cruz (2022), Assistant Professor of Spanish. BA University of Puerto Rico; MFA New York University; PhD University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Francisco J. Villegas (2016), Arcus Social Justice Leadership Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology. BA University of California; MA San José State University; PhD University of Toronto
Cecilia Vollbrecht (2023), Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BS Centre College; PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
Leihua Weng (2019), Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Literature. BA Zhejiang University; MA Peking University; PhD University of South Carolina
Brian Michael White (2021), Assistant Professor of Japanese. BA University of Pennsylvania; PhD University of Chicago
Dwight A. Williams (2015), Associate Professor of Chemistry. BS Coastal Carolina University; PhD Virginia Commonwealth University
David Wilson (2017), Associate Professor of Physics. BS Michigan Technological University; MS, PhD University of Michigan
Amanda C. Wollenberg (2014), Associate Professor of Biology. BA St. Olaf College; PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
Michael S. Wollenberg (2014), Associate Professor of Biology. BA Swarthmore College; PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ruyuan Yang (2024), Visiting Instructor Chinese; BA Unnan Normal University, China, MA Beijing Language and Culture University