Daniel Knaggs
A composer whose work has been performed in countries around the world, Knaggs works with students to teach music theory, fundamentals, and orchestration.
Gunnar Owen Hirthe
A clarinet performer who regularly premiers new works by local and internationally acclaimed composers, Hirthe is also a researcher of the world of music inspired by non-Western music traditions.
Jonathan Guez
Published in several journals in music theory, Guez’s primary research interest centers on the musical form and composition style of the Austrian composer Franz Schubert.
Joel Graham
Conductor of the symphonic and concert bands, Graham works with students on topics of music education and conducting. He is also an active performer of the trumpet and trombone.
Timothy Freeze
Freeze has published work on composers Gershwin, Copeland, and Mahler. He works with students on interdisciplinary topics in music, such as music and politics and music in 1920s film.
Katherine Ferguson
Ferguson’s ensembles have been invited to the International Music Festival at the Kennedy Center. She is also a presenter and published author of research on sight reading.
Carrie Culver
An expert in opera and lyric theatre and foreign language diction, deLapp-Culver teaches voice and vocal pedagogy and performs with colleagues in Modern Muse, whose chamber music performances highlight contemporary music for soprano, flute, and piano.
Amanda Bekeny
A Wooster alumna, Bekeny discovered her passion for orchestral and chamber music as a student at the College and has performed as a trumpeter in various bands, ensembles, and orchestras.
Niklas Manz
A researcher of pattern formation and nonlinear phenomena, Manz works with students who research the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction and contributes to algebra and calculus physics.
John Lindner
Lindner is a widely published author with work ranging from mathematical physics and celestial mechanics to biophysics and general relativity. He also works with students interested in astronomy.
Manon Grugel-Watson
Grugel-Watson serves as a visiting instructor and laboratory coordinator in the physics department, teaching the foundations of physics labs.
Cody Leary
A widely published author in the field of quantum optics and its intersection with quantum mechanics and general relativity, Leary works with students on topics such as thermal and particle physics.
Bas van Doorn
Van Doorn conducts research in political psychology, public opinion, and political communication with published work on the intersection of media in politics.
Avi Muñoz
Muñoz specializes in American politics with a focus on U.S. Congress and Latinx politics. His research focuses on the ways race and ethnicity shape aspects of politics.