PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — With research and teaching expertise in fields ranging from the ecology of the African savanna to the intersection of moral philosophy and literary theory, 40 new professors and lecturers will join the Brown University faculty in the 2017-18 academic year.
"We are excited to welcome our new faculty members to the Brown community," said Dean of the Faculty Kevin McLaughlin. "They represent a diverse group of academics who are engaged in innovative research and scholarship that furthers Brown’s commitment to academic excellence and creates a vibrant learning environment for our students."
In all, the new professors, associate professors, assistant professors, lecturers and research and teaching faculty members will serve in more than 20 departments. The full listing, with links for more information about each faculty member, follows below:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Shahzad Bashir
Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities
Religious Studies
Juliet Hooker
Professor
Political Science
Rafael La Porta
Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney University Professor of Economics
Economics
Eleni Sikelianos
Professor
Literary Arts
Peter Szendy
David Herlihy University Professor of Humanities and Comparative Literature
Comparative LIterature
Melvin Rogers
Associate Professor
Political Science
David Skarbek
Associate Professor
Political Science
Sasha-Mae Eccleston
Assistant Professor
Classics
Kevin Escudero
Assistant Professor
American Studies
Leon Hilton
Assistant Professor
Theatre Arts and Performance Studies
Jasmine Johnson
Assistant Professor
Theatre Arts and Performance Studies
Brian Lander
Assistant Professor
History / Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Laura Lopez-Sanders
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Sawako Nakayasu
Assistant Professor
Literary Arts
Bobak Pakzad-Hurson
Assistant Professor
Economics
Holly Shaffer
Assistant Professor
History of Art and Architecture
Bryce Steinberg
Stephen Robert Assistant Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs
Economics / Watson
Paul Testa
Assistant Professor
Political Science
Alla Hassan
Lecturer
Language Studies
Biology and Medicine
Also see a complete list of new Biology and Medicine faculty, including clinical appointments.
Jonathan Kurtis
Stanley M. Aronson Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department Chair
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Tyler Kartzinel
Assistant Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Toni-Marie Achilli
Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology
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Amy Chew
Lecturer
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Rebecca Kartzinel
Assistant Professor (Research)
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Life and Physical Sciences
Sylvester James Gates
Ford Foundation Professor of Physics
Physics
Theo Benson
Assistant Professor
Computer Science
Daniel Harris
Assistant Professor
Engineering
Kathryn Mann
Assistant Professor
Mathematics
Kemp Plumb
Assistant Professor
Physics
Kathryn Fisler
Professor (Research)
Computer Science
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Title
Department
Public Health
Bess Marcus
Dean of the School of Public Health, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
School of Public Health
Emmanuelle Belanger
Assistant Professor
Health Services, Policy and Practice
Stavroula Chyrsanthopoulou
Assistant Professor
Biostatistics
Lorin Crawford
Assistant Professor
Biostatistics
Eric Jutkowitz
Assistant Professor
Health Services, Policy and Practice
Matthew Meisel
Assistant Professor
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Jon Steingrimsson
Assistant Professor
Biostatistics
Andrew Zullo
Assistant Professor
Health Services, Policy and Practice
Hector Lopez-Vergara
Assistant Professor (Research)
Behavioral and Social Sciences