People

Hernán Medina Jiménez

Medina works with students on topics such as 20th and 21st century Latin American literature, cultural studies, and film. He also has professional experience as a literary publisher and TV producer in Peru.

Aída Díaz de León

Teaching all levels of Spanish as well as Latin American culture, de León’s scholarship focuses on processes of trauma and memory as portrayed in film and autobiographies.

Beth Muellner standing in front of the Berliner Dom in Berlin Germany

Beth Ann Muellner

A previous President of Women in German (WiG), Muellner’s work focuses on telling the often-forgotten stories of women in German art, history, and culture.

Brian Cope

With a research interest in 19th, 20th, and 21st century Spanish literature, Cope teaches courses on Spanish Peninsular writers and culture.

Osmer Balam

Balam’s research focuses on sociolinguistic outcomes of multilingualism in Belize. He works with students to develop their Spanish language skills as well as Spanish phonology.

Tatiana Filimonova

A native of Russia, Filimonova’s research focuses on the intersection of literature, history, and contemporary Russian politics and teaches on the work of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy.

Harry Gamble

Gamble’s scholarship explores the history of France’s colonial empire, decolonization, and postcolonial relations with former colonies, namely in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean.

Marion Duval

A native of France, Duval’s research and teaching focus includes the memory of World War II in French and francophone culture and the sexuality of female literary villains.

Laura Burch

Burch works with students of all levels to develop their French language skills. Her research interests include mixed-gender friendships in the Early Modern period and French feminisms.

Carlo Moreno

Moreno’s work spans the intersection between insect ecology, agroecology, and sustainable development in different ecosystems. He works with students on sustainable agriculture and entomology.

Matthew Mariola

A Wooster alumnus, Mariola’s research covers the commodification of ecosystem services and movement of small farming communities away from industrialization.

Drew Pasteur

Teaching on mathematical modeling and numerical analysis, Pasteur is a widely published author of sports analytics and has worked with many students with their research in this area.

Dawn Parker

Colby Long

Long’s research focuses on using algebraic geometry and statistics to address questions in phylogenetics, the evolutionary development of species.

Nick Wiesenberg

Meagen Pollock

Pollock’s research interests have included volcano-ice interactions and mid-ocean ridges. She established Wooster’s geochemistry X-ray lab and has published work on undergraduate teaching.