James J. Winebrake, BS, Lafayette College; MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania—Dean; Professor
M. Ann Howard, BS, Cornell University; JD, Rutgers University—Senior Associate Dean; Professor
Babak Elahi, BA, San Diego State University; MA, University of California at San Diego; Ph.D., University of Rochester—Associate Dean; Professor
John S. Smithgall, BA, Roberts Wesleyan College; MS, University of Rochester—Assistant Dean for Student Services
Communication
Patrick M. Scanlon, BA, Albany University; MA, Ph.D., University of Rochester—Department Chair; Professor
Bruce A. Austin, BA, Rider College; MS, Illinois State University; Ph.D., Temple University—Professor
Keri Barone, BA, MA, State University College at Brockport—Lecturer
Grant C. Cos, BA, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; MA, Emerson College; Ph.D., Kent State University—Associate Professor
Andrea Hickerson, BA, Syracuse University; MA, University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., University of Washington—Assistant Professor
Keith B. Jenkins, BA, University of Arkansas; MA, Ph.D., Florida State University—Coordinator of Undergraduate Degree Programs; Associate Professor
Mike Johansson, MA, Syracuse University—Lecturer
Ammina Kothari, BA, North Central College; MA, University of Oregon; Ph.D., Indiana University—Assistant Professor
Ki-Young Lee, BA, Hanyang University (South Korea); MA, Northwestern University; Ph.D., Michigan State University—Associate Professor
Hinda Mandell, BA, Brandeis University; MA, Harvard University; Ph.D., Syracuse University—Assistant Professor
Kelly Norris Martin, BA, John Carroll University; MS, Ph.D., North Carolina State University—Assistant Professor
David R. Neumann, BA, Ithaca College; MA, Ph.D., Bowling Green State University—Professor
Elizabeth Reeves O’Connor, BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology—Senior Lecturer
Rudolph Pugliese, BA, State University College at Oneonta; MA, State University College at Brockport; Ph.D., Temple University—Graduate Coordinator; Professor
Jonathan E. Schroeder, BA, University of Michigan; MA, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley—William A. Kern Professor in Communications
Xiao Wang, BA, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (China); MA, Marquette University; Ph.D., Florida State University— Assistant Professor
Tracy R. Worrell, BA, Otterbein College; MA, University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., Michigan State University—Associate Professor
Criminal Justice
Laverne McQuiller Williams, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; JD, Albany Law School of Union University; MA, Buffalo State College; Ph.D., University at Buffalo—Department Chair, Associate Professor
Irshad Altheimer, BA, Alabama State; MA, Ph.D., Washington State University—Assistant Professor
John M. Klofas, BA, College of the Holy Cross; MA, Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany—Professor
John McCluskey, BA, MA, Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany—Graduate Director; Associate Professor
Judy Porter, BA, University of Northern Colorado; MA, New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Omaha—Field Experience Director; Undergraduate Coordinator; Associate Professor
Christopher Schreck, BA, University of Florida; MA, University of Arizona; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University—Professor
Jason Scott, BS, Roberts Wesleyan College; MA, Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany—Associate Professor
Tony Smith, BA, MA, Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany—Associate Professor
Economics
Michael J. Vernarelli, AB, University of Michigan; MA, Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton—Department Chair; Professor
Amit Batabyal, BS, Cornell University; MS, University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley— Arthur J. Gosnell Professor in Economics
Bharat Bhole, BA, MA, University of Mumbai (India); Ph.D., University of Southern California—Associate Professor
Jeffrey Burnette, BA, State University of Albany; MA, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Senior Lecturer
Javier Espinosa, BS, Miami University; MA, Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park—Associate Professor
Imelda M. Flores Vazquez, BA, MS, University of Guanajuato (Mexico); Ph.D., New York University— Assistant Professor
Bridget Gleeson Hanna, BComm, University College at Galway (Ireland); MA, University College at Dublin (Ireland); MA, University of Wisconsin at Madison— Associate Professor
Jeanette C. Mitchell, BA, Westminster College; Ph.D., University of Utah—Associate Professor
M. Jeffrey Wagner, BA, University of Missouri; MA, Ph.D., University of Illinois—Professor
English
Lisa M. Hermsen, BA, Briar Cliff University; MA, University of Missouri at Columbia; MA, Ph.D., Iowa State University—Department Chair; Associate Professor
Sharon M. Beckford-Foster, BA, MA, Ph.D., York University—Assistant Professor
Doris A. Borrelli, BA, Ph.D., Cornell University—Associate Professor
A. J. Caschetta, BA, Nazareth College; MA, University of Missouri; Ph.D., New York University—Senior Lecturer
Babak Elahi, BA, San Diego State University; MA, University of California at San Diego; Ph.D., University of Rochester—Associate Dean; Professor
Catherine Faurot, BA, U.C. Berkeley; MA, Dartmouth College; MFA, Bennington College—Visiting Assistant Professor
Robert Glick, BA, University of California at Berkeley; MA, San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Utah—Assistant Professor
Vincent F. A. Golphin, BA, Sacred Heart College; MA, University of Dayton; Ph.D., Binghamton University—Assistant Professor
Gail Hosking, BA, Alfred University; MS, Iowa State University; MFA, Bennington College—Lecturer
Shelly Jansen, BA, University of Rochester; MA, State University College at Brockport; Ph.D., Binghamton University—Visiting Assistant Professor
Julie Johannes, BA, State University College at Geneseo; MA, University of Rochester—Senior Lecturer
Katherine Mayberry, BA, Smith College; MA, Ph.D., University of Rochester—Professor
David S. Martins, BA, St. Olaf College; MA, Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., Michigan Technological University—Director, University Writing Program; Associate Professor
Cecillia Ovesdotter Alm, BA, Universitat Wien (Austria); MA, Ph.D., University of Illinois—Assistant Professor
Amit Ray, BA, State University of New York at Buffalo; MA, Ph.D., University of Michigan—Associate Professor
Linda Reinfeld, BA, University of California at Los Angeles; MA, Ph.D., University of Buffalo—Lecturer
John Roche, BA, University of Connecticut; MA, University College; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Associate Professor
Sandra E. Saari, AB, Carleton College; MA, Ph.D., Occidental College—Professor
Richard Santana, AA, LaGuardia Community College; BA, City College; MA, Hunter College; Ph.D., City University of New York Graduate School and University Center—Associate Professor
Michael Sarnowski, BA, State University College at Fredonia; MFA, Vanderbilt University—Visiting Assistant Professor
Laura Shackelford, BA, University of Minnesota; MA, Ph.D. Indiana University—Assistant Professor
Elena Sommers, BA, MA, Moscow State Pedagogical University (Russia); MA, University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., University of Rochester—Senior Lecturer
Thomas M. Stone, BA, Northern Arizona University; MA, Bucknell University; Ph.D., University of Rochester—Lecturer
Paulette M. Swartzfager, BA, St. Mary’s Dominican College; MA, Louisiana State University—Lecturer
Sharon Warycka, BA, University of Pennsylvania; MFA, Vermont College—Lecturer
Dianna Winslow, BA, MA, California State University, Chico; Ph.D., Syracuse University—Director, First-Year Writing; Assistant Professor
Performing Arts & Visual Culture
Carl J. Atkins, BM, Indiana University; DMA, Eastman School of Music; MM, New England Conservatory—Department Chair; Professor
Peter W. Ferran, BA, College of the Holy Cross; MA, Ph.D., University of Michigan—Professor
Elizabeth Goins, BA, University of Delaware; Ph.D., University of London—Associate Professor
Jonathan Kruger, BA, Carthage College; MM, DMA, Eastman School of Music—Professor
Tina Lent, BA, MA, University of California at Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of Rochester—Professor
Jessica Lieberman, BA, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Michigan—Assistant Professor
Michael E. Ruhling, BA, Goshen College; MA, University of Notre Dame; MM, University of Missouri; Ph.D., Catholic University of America—Professor
Edward Schell, B.Mus.Ed., Westminster College; MM, Westminster Choir College—Associate Professor
Modern Languages and Cultures
Hiroko Yamashita, BA, University of Southern Mississippi; MA, Ph.D., The Ohio State University—Department Chair; Professor
Sara Scott Armengot, BA, Oberlin College; MA, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University—Assistant Professor
Philippe Chavasse, BA, MA, Université Lyon 2 (France); Ph.D., University of Oregon—Associate Professor
Elisabetta D’Amanda, BA, State University of New York; MA, Nazareth College of Rochester; Ph.D. Middlebury College—Senior Lecturer
Diane J. Forbes, BA, State University College at Geneseo; MA, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University—Associate Professor
Yukiko Maru, BA, Keio University (Japan); MA, MS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—Senior Lecturer
Masako Murakami, BA, Portland State University, MA, The Ohio State University—Lecturer
Ulrike Stroszeck, BA, University of Akron; MA, Auburn University; Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—Senior Lecturer
Wilma Wierenga, BA, Calvin College; MA, Middlebury College; MS, University of Rochester—Associate Professor
History
Rebecca A. R. Edwards, BA, College of the Holy Cross; Ph.D., University of Rochester—Department Chair; Associate Professor
Tamar W. Carroll, BA, University of Massachusetts; MA, Ph.D., University of Michigan—Assistant Professor
Joseph M. Henning, BA, Colorado College; MIA, Columbia University; Ph.D., American University— Associate Professor
Christine Keiner, BA, Western Maryland College; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University—Associate Professor
Michael Laver, BA, Purdue University; MA, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania—Associate Professor
Richard Newman, BA, State University of New York at Buffalo; MA, Brown University; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Associate Professor
Eric Nystrom, BA, MA, University of Nevada at Las Vegas; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University—Associate Professor
Rebecca Scales, BA, Hollins College; MA, University of Georgia; Ph.D., Rutgers University—Assistant Professor
Corinna Schlombs, Diploma, Bielefeld University (Germany); MA, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania—Assistant Professor
Philosophy
John Capps, BA, St. John’s College; MA, Ph.D., Northwestern University—Department Chair; Associate Professor
Jesús Aguilar, BA, Hampshire College and Universidad Veracruzana (Mexico); MA, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Ph.D., McGill University (Canada)—Associate Professor
Silvia Benso, Laurea, University of Torino (Italy); MA, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University—Professor
Evelyn Brister, BA, Austin College; MA, Ph.D., Northwestern University—Associate Professor
Timothy H. Engström, BA, MA, Ph.D., University of Edinburgh (Scotland)—Professor
Wade L. Robison, BA, University of Maryland; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin—Ezra A. Hale Professor in Applied Ethics
John T. Sanders, BA, Purdue University; MA, Ph.D., Boston University—Coordinator of Undergraduate Degree Program; Professor
Brian Schroeder, BA, Edinboro College; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; MA, Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook—Professor
Evan Selinger, BA, State University of New York at Binghamton; MA, University of Memphis; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook—Associate Professor
David B. Suits, BA, Purdue University; MA, Ph.D., University of Waterloo (Canada)—Professor
Katie Terezakis, BA, Central Connecticut State University; MA, Ph.D., New School for Social Research—Associate Professor
Lawrence G. Torcello, BA, State University College at Brockport; MA, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Assistant Professor
Political Science
Sean Sutton, B. Econ., University of Queensland (Australia); MA, Ph.D., University of Dallas—Department Chair; Associate Professor
Nathan M. Dinneen, BA, MA, University of North Texas; Ph.D., Northern Illinois University—Assistant Professor
Paul H. Ferber, BA, American University; M.Ph., Ph.D., George Washington University—Professor
Joseph Fornieri, BA, State University College at Geneseo; MA, Boston College; Ph.D., Catholic University of America—Professor
Ryan J.B. Garcia, BA, University of California, Los Angeles; M.Ph., Ph.D., Yale University—Assistant Professor
Lauren Hall, BA, State University of New York at Binghamton; MA, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University—Assistant Professor
Edward Kannyo, BA, Makerere University (Uganda); M.Ph., Ph.D., Yale University—Associate Professor
Dongryul Kim, BA, MA, Seoul University (South Korea); Ph.D., University of Virginia—Assistant Professor
Psychology
Andrew M. Herbert, BS, McGill University (Canada); MA, Ph.D., University of Western Ontario (Canada)—Department Chair; Professor
Suzanne Bamonto, AA, Finger Lakes Community College; BA, State University College at Geneseo; Ph.D., University of Oregon—Associate Professor
Joseph S. Baschnagel, BA, MA, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Assistant Professor
Robert Bowen, BA, MA, State University College at Brockport; M.Ed, Ph.D., University of Rochester—Lecturer
Kirsten Condry, BA, Swarthmore College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota—Undergraduate Program Coordinator; Associate Professor
Caroline M. DeLong, BA, New College of Florida; MA, Ph.D., University of Hawaii—Associate Professor
Nicholas DiFonzo, MA, Rider College; MA, Ph.D., Temple University—Professor
John E. Edlund, BS, MA, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University—Assistant Professor
Roger W. Harnish, BA, University of Rochester; MS, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University—Professor
Arturo Kiyama, BS, University of Arizona; MA, Montclair State University—Lecturer
Jennifer Lukomski, BA, Williams College; MA, Gallaudet University; Ph.D., University of Arizona—Associate Professor
Scott P. Merydith, BA, M.Ed., Ph.D., Kent State University—Professor
Vincent Pandolfi, BA, Lafayette College; MA, Ph.D., Hofstra University—Associate Professor
Esa M. Rantanen, BS, MS, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; MS, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University—Associate Professor
Lindsay Schenkel, BA, St. John Fisher College; MA, Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln—Associate Professor
Audrey Smerbek, BA, University of Rochester; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo—Assistant Professor
Tywanquila Walker, BS, Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Cornell University—Assistant Professor
Science, Technology, and Society/Public Policy
Deborah Blizzard, BA, Smith College; MS, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute—Department Chair; Associate Professor
Thomas Cornell, BA, Rhodes College; MS, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University—Professor
Paul H. Ferber, BA, American University; M.Ph., Ph.D., George Washington University—Professor
Franz A. Foltz, BS, MA, Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute—Associate Professor
Eric Hittinger, BSE, MS, Case Western Reserve; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University—Associate Professor
Ronil Hira, BS, Carnegie Mellon University; MS, Ph.D., George Mason University—Associate Professor
M. Ann Howard, BS, Cornell University; JD, Rutgers University—Senior Associate Dean; Professor
Christine Keiner, BA, Western Maryland College; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University—Associate Professor
Robert J. Paradowski, BS, Spring Hill College; MA, Brandeis University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin—Professor
Richard Shearman, BA, Western State College of Colorado; MS, Eastern New Mexico University; Ph.D., State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry—Associate Professor
James J. Winebrake, BS, Lafayette College; MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania—Dean; Professor
Sociology and Anthropology
Jason T. Younker, BA, Cameron University; M.Ed., Oklahoma City University; MS, Ph.D., University of Oregon—Department Chair; Associate Professor
Brian P. Barry, BA, St. John Fisher College; MSc, Ph.D., Syracuse University—Associate Professor
Conerly Casey, BA, University of Vermont; MA, Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles—Associate Professor
Kijana Crawford, BA, Tougaloo College; MSW, Atlanta University; MA, Ed.D., University of Rochester—Associate Professor
Christine Kray, BA, New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania—Associate Professor
Benjamin N. Lawrance, BA, MA, London University; MA, Ph.D., Stanford University—Barber B. Conable Chair in International Studies; Associate Professor
Uli Linke, BA, Macalester College; MA, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley—Professor
David C. Meiggs, BA, University of Colorado at Boulder; MA, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison—Assistant Professor
William D. Middleton, BA, University of California at San Diego; MA, San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison—Associate Professor
Jessica W. Pardee, BA, MA, PhD, Tulane University—Assistant Professor
Oral Nicholas Robertson, BA, State University of New York at Geneseo; MA, State University of New York at Brockport—Lecturer
Vincent Serravallo, BA, State University College of New York at Oswego; MA, University of Kansas; Ph.D., City University of New York Graduate Center—Associate Professor
Danielle Taana Smith, BA, Dartmouth College; MBA, Saint Martin’s College; Ph.D., University of South Carolina—Associate Professor
Robert C. Ulin, BA, Whittier College; MA, PhD, New School for Social Research—Professor
Distinguished Professorships
Caroline Werner Gannett Professorship in the Humanities
Established: 1974
Donor: Mrs. Frank E. Gannett
Purpose: To perpetuate Mrs. Gannett’s lifelong interest in education, especially in those fields of study that have a humanistic perspective
Held by: open
Arthur J. Gosnell Professorship in Economics
Established: 1985
Donor: Family and friends of Arthur J. Gosnell
Purpose: To perpetuate the memory of Arthur J. Gosnell through recognition of the importance of good teaching in economics and by facilitating research into public policy questions
Held by: Amit Batabyal
Ezra A. Hale Professorship in Applied Ethics
Established: 1989
Donors: William B. and Patricia
F. Hale and Lawyers Cooperative
Publishing Company
Purpose: To establish a permanent memorial to a long-time and valued friend of RIT, Ezra A. Hale, and to provide instruction in applied ethics in keeping with his beliefs in sportsman-like conduct, fair play and honesty
Held by: Wade L. Robison
William A. Kern Professorship in Communication
Established: 1971
Donor: Rochester Telephone
Corporation
Purpose: To commemorate the 100th anniversary of that company and to provide a memorial for a former president of the company and a man who served as an RIT trustee from 1959 to 1964
Held by: Jonathan E. Schroeder
Barber B. Conable Jr. Professorship in International Studies
Established: 2004
Donor: The Starr Foundation
Purpose: To honor the late statesman and former World Bank President and ensure that Barber Conable’s legacy of principled and innovative leadership in the national and international arenas will be preserved for all time.
Held by: Benjamin N. Lawrance