Faculty & Staff Directory

Annastassia Gallo

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

agallo@wooster.edu

Amber Garcia

Professor of Psychology

agarcia@wooster.edu

Alex Nord

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

anord@wooster.edu

Alyssa Clark

Walter D Foss Distinguished Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

alclark@wooster.edu

Anne E. McCall

President, Professor of French and Francophone Studies

president@wooster.edu

Amyaz A. Moledina

Professor of Economics; Global and International Studies and Co-Founder of the Social Entrepreneurship Program; Pre-Business Advisor

amoledina@wooster.edu

Anne Nurse

Professor of Sociology and Anthropology

anurse@wooster.edu

Brian Cope

Associate Professor of Spanish and Raymond and Carolyn Dix Chair of Spanish (On leave 2026-2027)

bcope@wooster.edu

Bryan T. Karazsia

Professor of Psychology (On leave for AY 2025-26)

bkarazsia@wooster.edu

Brooke Krause

Associate Professor of Economics & Business Economics

bkrause@wooster.edu

Bridget Murphy Milligan

Professor of Art and Art History (On leave 2025-26)

bmilligan@wooster.edu

Boubacar N'Diaye

Professor Emeritus, Political Science

Carolyn Durham

Professor Emerita, French and Francophone Studies

cdurham@wooster.edu

Christa Craven

Professor of Anthropology and Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies; Program Chair of Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

ccraven@wooster.edu

Claire J. C. Eager

Assistant Professor of English

ceager@wooster.edu

Cara Hammond

Clinical Supervisor in Communication Sciences & Disorders

chammond@wooster.edu

Charles L. Kammer III

Professor Emeritus, Religious Studies

Christopher Kang

Flo Kurtz Gault Endowed Chair of English; Department Co-Chair of English (On leave Fall 2026)

ckang@wooster.edu

Claudia Thompson

Visiting Associate Professor Emeritus

Cody Leary

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Physics; Pre-Engineering Advisor Fall 2025

cleary@wooster.edu

Colby Long

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Mathematics and Statistical and Data Sciences

clong@wooster.edu

Colin Davison

Assistant Professor of Economics & Business Economics

cdavison@wooster.edu

Courtney Thompson

Department Chair and Josephine Lincoln Morris Associate Professor of Africana Studies

cothompson@wooster.edu

Cathy Roche

Adjunct Instructor of Economics & Business Economics

Christina Welsch

Robert Critchfield Associate Professor of English History; Department Chair of History

cwelsch@wooster.edu

Cynthia Lester

Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics

clester@wooster.edu

Daimys García

Assistant Professor of English

dagarcia@wooster.edu

Dan Scheibe

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

dscheibe@wooster.edu

Dan Palmer

Professor and Department Chair of Computer Sciences

danpalmer@wooster.edu

Denise M. Bostdorff

Professor of Communication Studies

dbostdorff@wooster.edu

Debra Shostak

Professor Emerita, English

Dylan Findley

Assistant Professor of Music, Music Theory, and Composition

dfindley@wooster.edu

Dean Fraga

Affiliated Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biology

dfraga@wooster.edu

Daren Kendall

Associate Professor of Art and Art History

dkendall@wooster.edu

David McConnell

Professor Emeritus, Sociology and Anthropology

dmcconnell@wooster.edu

Désirée Weber

Associate Professor of Political Science (On leave Spring 2026)

dweber@wooster.edu

Emily Baird

Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance

ebaird@wooster.edu

Edward Vogel

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Voice

evogel@wooster.edu

Erum Haider

Assistant Professor of Political Science; Environmental Studies; South Asian Studies

ehaider@wooster.edu

Elena Sokol

Professor Emerita, Russian Studies

esokol@wooster.edu

Elizabeth Schiltz

Professor of Philosophy; Chair of South Asian Studies; Classical Studies

eschiltz@wooster.edu

Eva Lyon

Visiting Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences

evlyon@wooster.edu

Ferdinand Nanfack Minkeu

Assistant Professor of Biology

fnanfackminkeu@wooster.edu

Grit Herzmann

Associate Professor of Psychology; Department Chair of Neuroscience; Pre-Health Advisor

gherzmann@wooster.edu

Greg Slawson

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Jazz Piano, Improvisation, Music Technology

gslawson@wooster.edu

Garrett Thomson

Elias Compton Professor of Philosophy; Middle Eastern & North African Studies

gthomson@wooster.edu

Gregory C. Wiles

Shoolroy Chair of Natural Resources; Professor of Earth Sciences

gwiles@wooster.edu

Heather Fitz Gibbon

Professor of Sociology and Anthropology; Department Chair of Urban Studies

hfitzgibbon@wooster.edu

Harry Gamble

Department Chair and Inez K. Gaylord Professor of French and Francophone Studies

hgamble@wooster.edu

Hamed Goharipour

Assistant Professor of Urban Studies; Middle Eastern & North African Studies

hgoharipour@wooster.edu

Heather Guarnera

Assistant Professor and Chair of the Computer Science Department

hguarnera@wooster.edu

Hernán Medina Jiménez

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Spanish; Global and International Studies

hmedina@wooster.edu

Ibra Sene

Associate Professor of History and Global & International Studies

isene@wooster.edu

Jancy Ling Liu

Assistant Professor of Economics & Business Economics

jliu@wooster.edu

Jordan Biro Walters

Associate Professor of History

jbirowalters@wooster.edu

James Bonk

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese Studies; East Asian Studies; History

jbonk@wooster.edu

Jennifer R. Bowen

Dean for Curriculum and Academic Engagement; Professor of Mathematics

jbowen@wooster.edu

Jeffrey Gershman

Professor of Music and Music Education, Director of Bands

jgershman@wooster.edu

Jennifer A. Faust

Associate Professor of Chemistry

jfaust@wooster.edu

Joan S. Friedman

Lincoln Professor of Religion and Professor of History; Middle Eastern and North African Studies

jfriedman@wooster.edu

Joan E. Furey

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Communication Sciences & Disorders

jfurey@wooster.edu

Jennifer Hayward

Department Co-Chair and Virginia Myers Professor of English; Global Media & Digital Studies; Digital and Visual Storytelling Pathway

jhayward@wooster.edu

Jennifer Ison

Associate Professor of Biology

jison@wooster.edu

Jeffrey S. Lantis

Professor and Department Chair of Political Science

jlantis@wooster.edu

Jeffrey Lindberg

Professor of Music, Wooster Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Trombone, Jazz History and Improvisation

jlindberg@wooster.edu

John Lindner

Professor Emeritus, Physics

jlindner@wooster.edu

James Marron

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Guitar

jmarron@wooster.edu

Joanne S. Frye

Professor Emerita, English

John Musgrave

Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science

jmusgrave@wooster.edu

Jeff Roche

Professor of History (On leave 2025-26)

jroche@wooster.edu

John Rudisill

Professor of Philosophy, Pre-Law Advisor

jrudisill@wooster.edu

John Siewert

Associate Professor of Art and Art History; Pre-Architecture Advisor

jsiewert@wooster.edu

James West

Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Biology; Chemistry (On leave 2026-2027)

jwest@wooster.edu

Josephine Wright

Professor Emerita, Africana Studies and Music

jwright@wooster.edu

Karen Haely

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy; Co-Liaison to the Public Health Pathway

kahaely@wooster.edu

Karl J. Feierabend

Associate Professor of Chemistry

kfeierabend@wooster.edu

Katherine Holt

Aileen Dunham Professorship in History; Latin American Studies; Global and International Studies; Co-Liaison to Digital and Visual Storytelling Pathway

kholt@wooster.edu

Kent J. Kille

Professor of Political Science

kkille@wooster.edu

Kara Morrow

Professor of Art and Art History; Chair of Museum Studies

kmorrow@wooster.edu

Lauren Vanden Broeck

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Voice

lvandenbroeck@wooster.edu

Laura Burch

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies (On leave Fall 2026)

lburch@wooster.edu

Laura DeGroot

Assistant Professor of Physics

ldegroot@wooster.edu

Lee A. McBride III

Frank Halliday Ferris Chair of Philosophy; Department Chair of Philosophy

lmcbride@wooster.edu

Laura Sirot

Professor of Biology and Department Co-Chair

lsirot@wooster.edu

Matthew W. Broda

Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams, Jr. Endowed Associate Professor and Department Chair of Education

mabroda@wooster.edu

Makiba Foster

Librarian of the College

mfoster@wooster.edu

Marlo Starr

Assistant Professor of English

mstarr@wooster.edu

Michael Bush

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computational Sciences

mbush@wooster.edu

Michael Casey

Associate Professor of Psychology

mcasey@wooster.edu

Marion Duval

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies

mduval@wooster.edu

Mehri Yavari

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies

myavari@wooster.edu

Monica Florence

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Classical Studies, Comparative Literature

mflorence@wooster.edu

Mark Gooch

Collection Management & Discovery Services Librarian, Libraries

mgooch@wooster.edu

Mark Graham

Lincoln Chair of Religion; Associate Professor of South Asian Studies; East Asian Studies; Co-Liaison to the Museum & Archival Studies Pathway; Associate Dean of Academic Advising

mgraham@wooster.edu

Mareike Herrmann

Professor of German and Russian Studies

mherrmann@wooster.edu

Madonna Hettinger

Lawrence Stanley Chair and Professor of Medieval History

mhettinger@wooster.edu

Meredith Hope

Assistant Professor of Psychology

mhope@wooster.edu

Miriam Kilimo

Assistant Professor of Africana Studies (On leave Fall 2026)

Michelle L. Johnson

Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Department Chair

mjohnson@wooster.edu

Matthew Krain

Professor of Political Science, Global & International Studies

mkrain@wooster.edu

Michele Leiby

Professor of Political Science

mleiby@wooster.edu

Melanie Long

Associate Professor of Economics & Business Economics; Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

mlong@wooster.edu

Matthew Mariola

Professor of Environmental Studies (On leave 2026-2027)

mmariola@wooster.edu

Margaret Ng Wee-Siang

Associate Professor of History; Archaeology; Chinese Studies; Program Chair of East Asian Studies; Co-Liaison to the Public Health Pathway (On leave 2026-2027)

mng@wooster.edu

Meagen Pollock

Lewis M. and Marian Senter Nixon Professorship in the Natural Sciences; Department Chair of Earth Sciences

mpollock@wooster.edu

Maria Teresa Micaela Prendergast

Associate Professor, English

mprendergast@wooster.edu

Mark J. Snider

The Robert E. Wilson Professor of Chemistry Chair, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program

msnider@wooster.edu

Mark Wilson

Lewis M. and Marian Senter Nixon Professor of Natural Sciences

mwilson@wooster.edu

Nathan Shook

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Tuba and Euphonium

nshook@wooster.edu

Nathan Foster

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Psychology; Neuroscience

nfoster@wooster.edu

Niklas Manz

The William F. Harn Associate Professor of Physics

nmanz@wooster.edu

Osmer Balam

Assistant Professor of Spanish

obalam@wooster.edu

Omar Dieng

Assistant Professor of Africana Studies

Olivia Navarro-Farr

Professor of Archaeology, Sociology, and Anthropology; Program Chair for Archaeology

onavarro-farr@wooster.edu

Paul A. Bonvallet

Professor of Chemistry

pbonvallet@wooster.edu

Paul L. Edmiston

Theron L. Peterson and Dorothy R. Peterson Professor of Chemistry; Department Chair of Chemistry; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

pedmiston@wooster.edu

Peiyao Chen

Assistant Professor of Psychology

pechen@wooster.edu

Pamela B. Pierce

Professor of Mathematics

ppierce@wooster.edu

Qimin Huang

Assistant Professor, Statistical & Data Sciences and Mathematics (On leave Spring 2026)

qhuang@wooster.edu

Robert Kelvey

Associate Professor of Mathematics

rkelvey@wooster.edu

Ryan Ozar

Assistant Professor of Education

rozar@wooster.edu

Drew Pasteur

Professor of Mathematics and Statistical and Data Sciences

rpasteur@wooster.edu

Rebecca Williams

Associate Professor of Biology

rwilliams@wooster.edu

Sara E. S. Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

samartin@wooster.edu

Susan Clayton

Chair of Environmental Studies

sclayton@wooster.edu

Seth Kelly

Associate Professor of Biology

skelly@wooster.edu

Susan Y. Lehman

Victor J. Andrew Professor of Physics; Pre-Engineering Advisor Spring 2026

slehman@wooster.edu

Sharon Lynn

Horace N. Mateer Professor of Biology, Neuroscience

slynn@wooster.edu

Sarah Mirza

Associate Professor of Religious Studies; Middle Eastern and North African Studies; South Asian Studies; Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

smirza@wooster.edu

Sarah Shaukat

Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics

sshaukat@wooster.edu

Sarah J. Sobeck

Professor of Chemistry and Dean for Faculty Development

ssobeck@wooster.edu

Stephanie Strand

Associate Professor of Biology; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

sstrand@wooster.edu

Sofia Visa

Professor of Computer Science

svisa@wooster.edu

Tracy Cosgriff

Associate Professor of Art and Art History, Middle Eastern & North African Studies

tcosgriff@wooster.edu

Ted Clark

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Trumpet

tclark@wooster.edu

Terry H. Reeder

Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies

treeder@wooster.edu

Timothy Freeze

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, Trombone

tfreeze@wooster.edu

Thomas Tierney

Professor Emeritus, Sociology and Anthropology

ttierney@wooster.edu

Thomas Wood

Professor of Music, Violin, Chamber Music, String Methods, Music History and Literature

twood@wooster.edu

Vedanshi Nevatia

Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics

vnevatia@wooster.edu

Zareen Thomas

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology; Latin American Studies; Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

zthomas@wooster.edu

Zhenyu Tian

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies; Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies (On leave Fall 2025)

ztian@wooster.edu

Susanna Sacks

Assistant Professor of English

ssacks@wooster.edu

Tatiana Filimonova

Assistant Professor, Director of Russian Studies

tfilimonova@wooster.edu

David J. Wilkin

Professor Emeritus, French and Francophone Studies

David J. Kirby

John Garber Drushal Distinguished Visiting Professor of Chemistry

dkirby@wooster.edu

Eagan Dean

Assistant Professor of English (On leave 2026-2027)

edean@wooster.edu

Eric Moskowitz

Professor Emeritus, Political Science

Evan Riley

Associate Professor of Philosophy

eriley@wooster.edu

Hilary Edgington

Assistant Professor of Biology/ Life Science Instruction Specialist

hedgington@wooster.edu

Ishwar Harris

Professor Emeritus, Religious Studies

Kerstin Vaughn

Visiting Professor of Theatre and Dance

kvaughn@wooster.edu

Marina Mangubi

Department Chair; Eugene and Charlene Derge Sussel Endowed Professorship in Art and Art History

mmangubi@wooster.edu

Peter L. Havholm

Professor Emeritus, English

Rebecca Roper

Special Collections Librarian

rroper@wooster.edu

Ricardo Higelin Ponce de LeĂłn

Assistant Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology

rhigelin@wooster.edu

Rujie Wang

Professor and Chair of Chinese Studies; Comparative Literature

rwang@wooster.edu

William Morgan

Theron L. Peterson and Dorothy R. Peterson Professor of Biology; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

wmorgan@wooster.edu

Yuka Nakayama-Lewicki

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Piano

ynakayama@wooster.edu

Abigayle Flack

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Voice

Amy Jo Stavnezer

Professor of Psychology; Neuroscience

ajstavnezer@wooster.edu

Allison Neptune

Visiting Assistant Professor of Education

aneptune@wooster.edu

Anna O'Connell

Adjunct Instructor of Music - Voice

Barbara Burnell

Professor Emerita, Economics

bburnell@wooster.edu

Beth Ann Muellner

Professor of German Studies; Department Chair of German Studies

bmuellner@wooster.edu

Britta Kuenzli

Student Support & Outreach Manager; Adjunct Faculty for Mindstrong

bkuenzli@wooster.edu

C. Paul Christianson

Professor Emeritus, English

Charles Hurst

Professor Emeritus, Sociology and Anthropology

Chan Sok Park

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Religious Studies, Classical Studies, Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and Director of Pre-Ministry Program

cpark@wooster.edu

David F. Moldstad

Professor Emeritus, English

Drew Guarnera

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

dguarnera@wooster.edu

Donald T. Jacobs

Professor Emeritus, Physics

djacobs@wooster.edu

Elora Agsten

Learning Engagement Librarian

eagsten@wooster.edu

Elys Kettling Law

Research & Information Services Librarian, Libraries

ekettling@wooster.edu

Erzsebet Regan

Whitmore-Williams Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

eregan@wooster.edu

Gunnar Owen Hirthe

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Clarinet

ghirthe@wooster.edu

Greg Shaya

Henry J. and Laura H. Copeland Professor of European History; Global Media & Digital Studies;

gshaya@wooster.edu

Gretchen Tefs

Visiting Instructor of Education

gtefs@wooster.edu

Henry B. Kreuzman III

Emeritus Professor of Philosophy

hkreuzman@wooster.edu

Huiting Tian

James R. Wilson Chair in Business Economics

htian@wooster.edu

Ian Kinnaman

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Double & Electric Bass

ikinnaman@wooster.edu

Jason Metheney

Collaborative Pianist

Jerri Lynn Baxstrom

Professor Emerita, French and Francophone Studies

John Ramsay

Professor Emeritus, Mathematics

jramsay@wooster.edu

Jeremy Rapport

Professor of Religious Studies

jrapport@wooster.edu

Josephine Shaya

Marian Senter Nixon Chair in Classical Civilization; Chair of Classical Studies

jshaya@wooster.edu

Karen Taylor

Associate Professor Emerita, History

ktaylor@wooster.edu

Kathryn Stockmaster

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Bassoon

Kiirsi Maunula Johnson

Adjunct Instructor of Music, French horn

kijohnson@wooster.edu

Linda Hults

Professor Emerita, Art History

lhults@wooster.edu

Mark Weaver

Professor Emeritus, Political Science

mweaver@wooster.edu

Mary Addis

Professor Emerita, Spanish

maddis@wooster.edu

Matthew Ryan Kilgore

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Percussion & Director of Scot Marching Band

rkilgore@wooster.edu

Manon Grugel-Watson

Physics Laboratory and Education Coordinator

mgrugel-watson@wooster.edu

Michael Schafer

Technical Director/Designer and Scene Shop Manager/ Adjunct Faculty - Theatre and Dance

mschafer@wooster.edu

Marianne Eileen Wardle

Director and Curator of College of Wooster Art Museum; Co-Liaison to the Museum & Archival Studies Pathway; Adjunct Associate Professor of Museum Studies

mwardle@wooster.edu

Megan E. Wereley

Associate Professor of Education

mwereley@wooster.edu

Mingyao Zhao

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Cello

mzhao@wooster.edu

Nancy Grace

Professor Emerita, English

ngrace@wooster.edu

Nick Brandley

Associate Professor and Co-Chair of Biology

nbrandley@wooster.edu

Naoko Skala

Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance; Chair of East and South Asian Studies

nskala@wooster.edu

Philip Mellizo

Associate Professor of Economics; Business Economics

pmellizo@wooster.edu

Peter Mowrey

Department Chair of Music, Neille O. and Gertrude M. Rowe Professorship in Music

pmowrey@wooster.edu

Peter Pozefsky

Michael O. Fisher Professor of History; Chair of Global and International Studies; Russian Studies (On leave Fall 2026)

ppozefsky@wooster.edu

Perry Roth

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Saxophone

proth@wooster.edu

Palmer Shonk

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Bagpipes

pshonk@wooster.edu

Rebecca Garonzik

Associate Professor of Spanish

rgaronzik@wooster.edu

Ronald Hustwit

Emeritus Professor of Philosophy

rhustwit@wooster.edu

Richard C. Figge

Professor Emeritus, German

Ronda Kirsch

Instructor of Mathematics and Math Center Coordinator

rkirsch@wooster.edu

Richard Lehtinen

Theron L. Peterson and Dorothy R. Peterson Professorship in Biology

rlehtinen@wooster.edu

Robert Blair

Professor Emeritus, Sociology and Anthropology

Robert Houston Smith

Professor Emeritus, Religious Studies

Shirley Huston-Findley

Professor and Department Chair of Theatre and Dance

sfindley@wooster.edu

Sharon Koelblinger

Adjunct Professor of Art and Art History

skoelblinger@wooster.edu

Shila Garg

Professor Emerita, Physics

sgarg@wooster.edu

Sean Lawry

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Scottish Drumming

slawry@wooster.edu

Setsuko Matsuzawa

Professor of Sociology and Anthropology; East Asian Studies (On leave Fall 2026)

smatsuzawa@wooster.edu

Shitong Sigler

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Piano

ssigler@wooster.edu

Susan G. Figge

Professor Emerita, German

Yvonne Williams

Professor Emerita, Africana Studies

Zachary Sharrow

Digital Initiatives Librarian, Libraries

zsharrow@wooster.edu

Diane Uber

Professor Emerita, Spanish

John P. Gabriele

Professor Emeritus, Spanish

Michael Miyawaki

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sociology and Anthropology

mmiyawaki@wooster.edu

Sasha Allgayer

Assistant Professor of Global Media and Digital Studies

sallgayer@wooster.edu

Destiny Brakey

Visiting Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

dbrakey@wooster.edu

Keji Wiessner

Admissions Intern

kwiessner27@wooster.edu

Adam Ewing

Assistant Professor of Music, Voice

aewing@wooster.edu

Aída Díaz de León

Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish

adiazdeleon@wooster.edu

Rachael Monin

Highland Dance Instructor, Music

rmonin@wooster.edu

Hilary Hobbs

Adjunct Instructor of Oboe, Music

hhobbs@wooster.edu

Shannon Lotti

Adjunct Instructor of Music, Flute

Ashley Kistler

Provost and Chief Academic Officer, and Professor of Anthropology

Rebecca Burghstaler

Vice President for Finance and Business and Treasurer

Sarah Wallenfelsz

Science & Assessment Librarian

swallenfelsz@wooster.edu