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

Thomas R. Askew (1991), Professor of Physics. BA Gordon College; MS, PhD University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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

Karyn J. Boatwright (1998), Professor of Psychology. BA Lee University; MA, PhD Michigan State University

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

Andrew Mozina (1999), Professor of English. BA Northwestern University; MA Boston University; MA, PhD Washington University

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 W. Rice (1993), Robert and Jo-Ann Stewart Professor of Art. BFA Tyler School of Art, Temple University; MFA University of Georgia

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

Enid M. Valle (1989), Professor of Spanish. BA University of Puerto Rico; MA, PhD University of Michigan

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

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), Robert F. and Harriet G. Varney Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BS Universidad de Buenos Aires; PhD Michigan State University

Espelencia M. Baptiste (2003), Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership Associate Professor of Anthropology. BA Colgate University; PhD Johns Hopkins University

Eric Barth (1997), 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

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

Anne Marie Butler (2019), Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership Associate Professor of Art History and Women, Gender, and Sexuality. BA Scripps College; MA New York University; PhD State University of New York

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

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 Pittsburgh

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

Sharon E. Colvin (2024), Visiting Assistant Professor Psychology. BA Wellesley College; EdM Harvad University; MLIS Simmons University; PhD University of Pittsburgh

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

Bonnie Ebendick (2025), Visiting Assistant Professor Biology. BS Michigan State University; PhD Western Michigan 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), Associate Professor of Classics. BA Memorial University of Newfoundland; MA University of Georgia; PhD University of California, Berkeley

Kevin R. Fitton (2025), Visiting Assistant Professor of English. BA Hope College; MFA Bennington College; PhD Western Michigan University

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),  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), Judith and William Bollinger Assistant Professor of Computer Science. BS Yarmouk University; MS Yarmouk University; PhD Western Michigan University

E. Binney Girdler (2001), Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Distinguished 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), Professor of English. BA Kalamazoo College; MS Boston University; PhD Western Michigan University

Autumn B. Hostetter (2008), 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

Andrew R. Jensen (2025), Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BA Davidson College; PhD University of Colorado Boulder

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 Anthropology and 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), Instructor of Economics and Business ; BA, Sookmyung Women’s University, BA, Central Missouri State University, PhD Candidate, University of Wyoming, Laramie

Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley (2022), Associate 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 Professor 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), Robert W. and Jo-Ann Stewart 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 Provost and Associate Professor of Psychology. BA Claremont McKenna College; MA, PhD University of California, Irvine

Morgan Loechli (2023), Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow 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. BA, MEd, 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 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),  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

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), Marlene Crandall Francis 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),  James Stone 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

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), Associate 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), Associate Professor of German Studies. BA St. Olaf College; PhD University of Michigan

Brayan Serratos Garcia (2025), Assistant Professor of Spanish Language and Literatures. BA Iowa State University; MA and PhD Vanderbilt University.

Matthew L. Schultz (2025), Visiting Assistant Professor of Business. BS Cornerstone University; M.Ed Western Michigan University; PhD Indiana Wesleyan University

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, Universite Clermont Auvergne; MA, Universite Paris Nanterre, PhD, Universite 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), Professor of Japanese Language and Literature. BA Toyama University, Japan; MA Columbia University; MA Michigan State University; PhD Boston University

Siu-Lan Tan (1998), 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),  Associate 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

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), Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Assistant Professor of Spanish Language and Literatures. BA University of Puerto Rico; MFA New York University; PhD University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Francisco J. Villegas (2016), 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), Kurt D. Kaufman 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 of Chinese; BA Unnan Normal University, China, MA Beijing Language and Culture University