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Faculty, 2012-2013
Robert R. Alexander
Professor of Environmental Studies
B.S. University of Florida; M.A. University of Central Florida;
Ph.D. University of Tennessee
James L. Alouf
Professor of Education and Cameron Fellow
B.A. Kings College; M.A. Rutgers University; Ph.D. University of Virginia
Rebecca K. R. Ambers
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A. Indiana University; M.S. University of Oklahoma; Ph.D. University of Oregon
John Ashbrook
Associate Professor of History
B.A. Radford University; B.A. State University of New York at Oswego; M.A. Michigan State University; Ph.D. University of Florida
Spencer D. Backich
Assistant Professor of International Affairs
B.A. James Madison University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Virginia
Stephanie A. Beckner
Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.A., M.Ed. Lynchburg College
Susan E. Beers
Professor of Psychology
B.S. University of Washington, Seattle; Ph.D. University of Connecticut, Storrs
Gerald M. Berg
Hattie Mae Samford Professor of History
B.A., Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Anna Billias
Instructor of Piano
Teresa A. Boylan
Head Tennis Coach and Lecturer
B.S., M.S. Cleveland State University
Stephen G. Bragaw
Professor of Government
B.A. Wesleyan University; M.B.A. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.A., Ph.D. University of Virginia
Bethany Brinkman
Assistant Professor of Engineering
B.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S. University of Minnesota
Lincoln P. Brower
Research Professor of Biology
A.B. Princeton University; Ph.D. Yale University
John Gregory Brown
Julia Jackson Nichols Professor of English, Director of Creative Writing and Cameron Fellow
B.A. Tulane University; M.A. Louisiana State University; M.A. Johns Hopkins University
Michael Brunelle
Instructor of Spanish
B.F.A. Boise State University; Master of Industrial Design, Pratt Institute; Graduate Studies in Spanish Literature, New York University, Madrid; Diploma in Spanish Studies, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Bradley P. Bullock
Adjunct Professor of Sociology
B.A. Baylor University; M.A., Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
Kelly W. Burns
Adjunct Instructor of Voice
B.Mus., M. Mus. University of Mississippi, Oxford; D. Mus.A. University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Eric T. Caldwell
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. University of Iowa; M.A. University of Illinois, Chicago; Ph.D. University of Virginia
Suzanne C. Calvert
Assistant Professor of Business
B.S. Radford College; B.S., M.B.A., M.Ed. Lynchburg College
Eric S. Casey
Associate Professor of Classical Studies
B.A. Haverford College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
John Casteen
Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
B.A. University of Virginia; M.F.A. University of Iowa
Claudia Chang
Professor of Anthropology
B.A. Prescott College; M.A., Ph.D. State University of New York, Binghamton
Katherine A. Chavigny
Associate Professor of History
B.A. Harvard University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Chicago
Seth W. Clabough
Director of the Academic Resource Center and Assistant Professor of English
B.A. Randolph-Macon College; M.A. University of South Carolina; Ph.D. University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Catherine S. Creasy
Adjunct Instructor of Horn
B. Mus. James Madison University; M. Mus. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Padmini D.Coopamah
Assistant Professor of International Affairs
B.A. University of Mauritius; M.A., Ph.D University of Arizona
Beatriz Cortabarria
Instructor of Spanish
B.A. SUNY Empire State College; M.B.A. Averett University
Paige E. Critcher
Assistant Professor of Studio Art
B.F.A. Ohio University; M.F.A. Virginia Commonwealth University
Danielle M. Curier
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A. Grinnell College; M.S. Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D. University of Connecticut
Robin L. Davies
Professor of Biology
B.S. Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science; M.A., Ph.D. Princeton University
Maria Celeste Delgado-Librero
Director of Junior Year in Spain and Assistant Professor of Spanish
Licenciatura Universidad de Sevilla, Spain; M.A., Ph.D University of Virginia
Pamela J. DeWeese
Professor of Spanish
B.A. University of North Carolina, Greensboro; M.A., Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sandra S. Duis
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S. The College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D. Ball State University
Deborah L. Durham
Professor of Anthropology
A.B. Smith College; M.A. Boston University; Ph.D. University of Chicago
Kevin Fabulich
Varsity Soccer Coach and Senior Lecturer
B.A. University of Florida
Carlos A. Fagundo
Instructor of French
B. Mus. University of Maryland; M.A. University of Virginia
Linda S. Fink
Darys McConnell Duberg Professor of Ecology
B.A. Amherst College; M.S., Ph.D. University of Florida
Jeffery Frank
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A. Middlebury College; M.Phil, Ph.D. Columbia University
Andrew Gabbert
Adjunct Instructor of Cello
B.A. Indiana University; M.A. Louisiana State University
W. Jason Gallaher
Head Swim Coach, Aquatics Director and Senior Lecturer
B.A. Fairmont State College; M.A. California University of Pennsylvania
Louise Goodling
Riding Fellow
B.A. Hollins University
Daniel Gottlieb
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S. Yale University; Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
Holly C. Gould
Associate Professor of Education
B.S. State University of New York College at Geneseo; M.A. Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D. University of Virginia
John I. Goulde
Professor of Religion and Director Asian Studies Program
B.A. Seoul National University; M.A., Ph.D. Harvard University
Jill N. Granger
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Chemistry
B.S. Butler University; Ph.D. Purdue University
Robert M. Granger II
Professor of Chemistry
B.S. Illinois State University; Ph.D. Purdue University
David Griffith
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. University of Notre Dame; M.F.A. University of Pittsburgh
Cathy N. Gutierrez
Professor of Religion
A.B. Vassar College; M.A., Ph.D. Syracuse University
Tracy Chapman Hamilton
Associate Professor of Art History
B.A. University of Delaware; M.A., Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin
J. Roy Hopkins
Adjunct Professor of Psychology
A.B. University of Virginia; Ph.D. Harvard University
Kevin S. Honeycutt
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., B.S. Mercer University; M.A., Ph.D. Emory University
Ronald E. Horwege
Professor of German and Cameron Fellow
B.A. University of Kansas; M.A., Ph.D. Indiana University
Alycia Hugo
Adjunct Instructor of Flute
B.M., M.M. New England Conservatory
Scott D. Hyman
Whitney-Guion Professor of Physics
B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D. University of Maryland
Jeffrey Ingber
Adjunct Instructor of Music
B.A. Brooklyn College; M.F.A., Princeton University
John G. Jaffe
Director of Integrated Information Systems, Chief Information Officer and Professor
B.A. University of the South; M.A., M.S.L.S. Villanova University; Ph.D. Simmons College
Amy Jessen-Marshall
Dean of the Faculty, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Biology
B.A. Gustavus Adolphus College; Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Lisa N. Johnston
Associate Director of Libraries and Professor
B.A., M.S.L.S. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Kimberly Morse Jones
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History
B.A. Brigham Young University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Reading (England)
Julie Kane
Head of Technical Services and Associate Professor
B.A. Mount Holyoke College; M.S. Simmons College
Isabella Kent
Serials Librarian and Professor
B.A. East Carolina University; M.L.S. University of North Carolina
William R. Kershner
Professor of Theatre Arts and Director of Theatre Program
B.A. University of Northern Colorado; M.A., Ph.D. University of Southern California
Bonnie J. Kestner
Associate Professor of Physical Education and Athletics
B.A., M.A.R. Yale University; M.Ed. University of Virginia
Marie-Thérèse E. Killiam
Professor of French
A.B. Mount Holyoke College; Maîtrise, Université de Nice; M.A., Ph.D. Columbia University
Bessie H. Kirkwood
Professor of Mathematical Sciences
B.S., M.S. University of Arkansas; Ph.D. University of Oklahoma; Ph.D. University of Virginia
James R. Kirkwood
Professor of Mathematical Sciences
B.S. Southeast Missouri State College; M.A. University of Oklahoma; Ph.D. University of Virginia
Ursula M. Kuhar
Director of Arts Management Program
B.S., M.M. Butler University; D.Mus. Indiana University, Bloomington
Jessica Lamina
Head Field Hockey Coach
B.S. Ursinus College
Lynn M. Laufenberg
Associate Professor of History
B.A. Northwestern University; M.A., Ph.D. Cornell University
Karol A. Lawson
Director of Art Collection, Galleries and Sweet Briar Museum, and Visiting Assistant Professor
A.B. Sweet Briar College; M.A., Ph.D. Univerity of Virginia
Anthony Lilly
Assistant Professor of English
A.A., B.A. Simon’s Rock College; M.A., Ph.D. Tufts University
Timothy W. Loboschefski
Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. University of Toledo
Thomas Loftus
Assistant Professor of Business
B.A. University of California Berkeley; M.A., University of California Santa Barbara; J.D. Columbia University School of Law
Ella H. Magruder
Professor of Dance
A.B. Sweet Briar College; M.A. University of Illinois
Mark M. Magruder
Professor of Dance
B.F.A. University of Illinois; M.A. California State University
L. Joseph Malloy
Reference Librarian, Bibliographic Instructor, and Associate Professor
A.L. Central Virginia Community College; B.A., M.L.S. University of South Carolina
Cheryl J. Mares
Sara Shallenberger Brown Professor of English
B.A. University of Colorado; M.A., Ph.D. Princeton University
Rebecca McCord
Professor of Music
B.Mus. Oklahoma City University; M.Mus., D.M.A. Eastman School of Music
Angelo H. Metzidakis
Professor of French
B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Yale University
Joseph H. Monk
Professor of Studio Art
B.S. West Virginia Institute of Technology; M.F.A. Ohio University
Glenn Moody
Riding Fellow
A.A. Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary
John D. Morgan
Assistant Professor of Studio Art
B.F.A. West Virginia University; M.F.A. Virginia Commonwealth University
Mari Mori
Adjunct Instructor of Ballet
John Morrissey
Professor of Biology
B.A. Hofstra University; M.A. Hofstra University; Ph.D. University of Miami
Kelly S. Morrison
Athletic Director and Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Athletics
B.S. Southwest Missouri State University; M.S. University of Iowa
Thomas O. O’Halloran
Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
B.A., M.S., Ph.D. University of Virginia
Matthew T. Payne
Instructor of Riding
B.S. Clemson University
Laura L. Pharis
Professor of Studio Art
B.F.A. Virginia Commonwealth University; M.F.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison
Scott Pierce
Associate Professor of Engineering
B.S. Georgia State University; B.M.E., M.S., Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology
Eboni Preston
Head Lacrosse Coach and Lecturer
B.A. St. Bonaventure University; M.Ed. Endicott College
Laura M. Reinert
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. Ohio Wesleyan University; M.A. Western Michigan University; Ph.D. St. Louis University
Marcia L. Robertson
Associate Professor of English
B.A. Augustana College; A.M., Ph.D. Washington University
Raina S. Robeva
Professor of Mathematical Sciences
M.Sc. University of Sofia, Bulgaria; Ph.D. University of Virginia
Thomas A. Rogers
Instructor of Business
B.A. Liberty University; M.E. Western Carolina University
Roberta R. Sadler
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A. Mary Washington College; M.A., Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Rafael Scarfullery
Adjunct Instructor of Guitar
M.M., D.M. Shenandoah University
Virginia Schweninger
Adjunct Instructor of Harp
B.F.A. Stephens College
Thomas B. Scott
Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., Ph.D. University of Cincinnati
Timothy C. Scott
Adjunct Professor of Practice, Joint with UVA
B.S., M.S., and Ph.D University of Michigan
Margaret A. Scouten
Director of Junior Year in France and Associate Professor of French
B.A. Lemoyne College; M.A. State University of New York, Buffalo; Ph.D. State University of New York, Albany
James Werner Scow
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A. University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. Columbia University
Brent M. Shea
Professor of Sociology
B.A. Harpur College, SUNY, Binghamton; M.A., Ph.D. State University of New York, Binghamton
Camillia Smith
Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences
B.A., B.S., M.S. Michigan State University; Certificate of Advanced Study Cambridge University; A.M., Ph.D. Harvard University
Margaret E. Stanton
Professor of Spanish
B.A. Mt. Mercy College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Wisconsin
Janet C. Steven
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S. Davidson College; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin
Marcia Thom
Instructor of Music
B.A. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Arlene D. Vinion-Dubiel
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
Bryce Walker
Assistant Professor of Classics
B.A. Swarthmore College; Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
Cheryl R. Warnock
Associate Professor and Technical Director in Theatre Arts
B.A. Rollins College; M.F.A. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Stephen R. Wassell
Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Cameron Fellow
B.S., M.C.S., M.S., Ph.D. University of Virginia
Margaret Ann White
Instructor of Education
B.S. Radford College; M.Ed. Lynchburg College
Christopher L. C. Ewart Witcombe
Professor of Art History
B.A., M.A. University of Massachusetts; Ph.D. Bryn Mawr College
Loretta L. Wittman
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
B.F.A. Syracuse University; M.A.L.S. Hollins University
Merrilee J. Wroten
Director of the Riding Program
A.B. Sweet Briar College
Hank M. Yochum
Director of the Engineering Program and Professor of Physics
B.S. College of Charleston; Ph.D. Wake Forest University
Atsushi Yoshida
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S. Hokkaiko University, Japan; Ph.D. University of Virginia
Abraham Yousef
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S. Sam Houston State University; Ph.D. University of Kansas
Emeriti
Gregory Armstrong, D.Th.
Professor of Religion Emeritus
Rosalia C. Ascari, Doctor in Modern Foreign Languages
Professor of Italian Emerita
Barbara Blair, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry Emerita
Reynold Burrows, Ph.D.
Professor of Classical Studies Emeritus
Eija U. Celli, M.A.
Associate Professor of Dance Emerita
Robert L. Chase, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics Emeritus
Paul Cronin, M.S.W.
Director Emeritus of Sweet Briar Riding Program and Professor Emeritus
Ross H. Dabney, Ph.D.
Professor of English Emeritus
Peter V. Daniel, B.A.
Vice President and Treasurer Emeritus
Ernest P. Edwards, Ph.D.
Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Ecology Emeritus
Maxine Garner, Ph.D.
Wallace E. Rollins Professor of Religion Emerita
Thomas Gilpatrick, Ph.D.
Professor of Government Emeritus
Kenneth Grimm, Ph.D.
Professor of Government Emeritus
William Hostetler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Management Program Emeritus
Allen Huszti, M.Mus.
Professor of Music Emeritus
Alix Inger, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish Emerita
David A. Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology Emeritus
Aileen Laing, Ph.D.
Professor of Art History Emerita
George H. Lenz, Ph.D.
Whitney-Guion Professor of Physics Emeritus
Dominique Leveau, Ph.D.
Professor of French Emeritus
Katherine Macdonald, M.A.
Professor of Physical Education Emerita
Robert G. Marshall, Ph.D.
Professor of French Emeritus
John McClenon, Ph.D.
Charles A. Dana Professor of Chemistry Emeritus
Reuben Miller, Ph.D.
Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics Emeritus
Diane Moran, Ph.D.
Professor of Art History Emerita
Elisabeth S. Muhlenfeld
President Emerita
Lysbeth W. Muncy, Ph.D.
Charles A. Dana Professor of History Emerita
Beatrice P. Patt, Ph.D.
Dean Emerita
Lee Piepho, Ph.D.
Sara Shallenberg Brown
Professor of English Emeritus
Susan Piepho, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry Emerita
Michael Richards, Ph.D.
Professor of History Emeritus
Catherine H.C. Seaman, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology and Sociology Emerita
John R. Shannon, Ph.D.
Professor of Music Emeritus
Margaret Simpson, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology Emerita
William E. Smart, Jr., M.A.
Professor of English Emeritus
Paul C. Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor of History Emeritus
Gilberte G. Van Treese, Ph.D.
Professor of French Emerita
Glenn J. Van Treese, Ph.D.
Professor of French Emeritus
Elizabeth C. Wentworth, Ph.D.
Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy Emerita
Kenneth T. Wright, Ph.D.
Professor of Classical Studies Emeritus
Patricia L. Wright, M.S.L.S.
Associate Director of the Library and Professor Emerita



