Emily Baird
A Wooster alumna, Baird works with students in dance and choreography. Her research interests focus on the intersections of dance, kinesiology, and music.
Sarah Mirza
A historian of pre-Islamic Arabia and early Islam, Mizra is interested in bringing non-Western and pre-modern epistemologies and material cultures to bear on the interests of media theory in nonhuman actors and archaeologies of knowledge.
Rebecca Garonzik
Garonzik teaching interests are in all levels of Spanish language as well as contemporary Latin American and Latinx literature. Her research focuses on gender, sexuality, and women and mental illness.
Amber Garcia
Garcia works with undergraduate students to investigate the psychology of gender, personality, and prejudice. She has presented at conferences across The United States on various topics within social psychology related to diversity and prejudice.
Christopher Kang
A writer of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, Kang has published a compilation of short stories and has research interests in British romanticism, ecocriticism, and cultural studies.
Megan E. Wereley
A Wooster alumna, Wereley introduces students to early childhood and elementary education, focusing on fine arts, curriculum studies, and social and cultural environments.
Gretchen Tefs
Tefs is a visiting instructor of education.
Ryan Ozar
Ozar’s teaching focuses on the education of adolescents and young adults, including their curriculum and assessment, and STEM learning environments.
Matthew W. Broda
With a background in adolescent and young adult education, Broda’s research and teaching focuses on instructional technology, curriculum design, and teacher leadership.
Katherine Holt
An expert on Brazilian history, Holt also educates students on Latin American, gender, and digital history, as well as studying slavery in different countries.
Jennifer Hayward
Hayward’s scholarship includes 19th century British literature and cultural studies, postcolonial literature, and transnational identities. She is also the creator of project that digitalizes English-language newspapers published in Chile.
Sofia Visa
With countless publications on machine learning algorithms applied to real world data, Visa has received several National Science Foundation grants for her research. Visa works with students in all areas of computer science, including machine intelligence, bioinformatics, and computer networking.
Drew Guarnera
Guarnera is an assistant professor in the computer science department.
Michelle L. Johnson
Interested in interpersonal communication and relationships, Johnson studies social support in the parent-child relationship, especially during transition and adjustment to college, and conflict management in friend and family relationships.
Elizabeth Schiltz
Schiltz specializes in the history of philosophy with a focus on East and West comparative philosophy and ethics. She works with students in the study of Plato and Aristotle as well as Indian philosophy.
Chan Sok Park
With an interest in global Christianity and the history of Biblical interpretations, Park has taught students on an array of topics, including the Bible in pop culture, the New Testament, and the history of Christmas.
Monica Florence
Florence is a published author of articles on transgender, sexuality, and ethnic identity in ancient Greek and Latin literature. She is an expert in Greek and Roman cultural history and teaches courses in the history of ancient science and medicine.
Rujie Wang
Wang helps students develop their knowledge of Chinese, from beginning levels to advanced, and teaches courses in Chinese cinema and literature.
Mark Graham
An interdisciplinary professor in Chinese, South and East Asian, religion, and film programs, Graham teaches a wide array of courses ranging from religion in film and literature to Buddhism and Chinese religions.
James Bonk
Helping students develop their Chinese language skills, Bonk’s teaching focuses on Chinese cinema and women in Chinese fiction.