This fall, the College welcomes 18 new faculty members. Continued from last week, they
are:
Kofi Benefo, assistant professor of sociology, earned his Ph.D. and
master's in sociology from the University of Michigan, a second master's in
sociology from the University of Iowa, and a bachelor's degree from the University of
Ghana. His interests include African culture and fertility, household demographics and
economies in sub-Saharan Africa, and sociology of the family.
Mark Brandriss, visiting assistant professor of geology, earned both his
master's and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University, and his bachelor's degree
from Wesleyan University. His teaching and research interests include igneous and
metamorphic petrology, geochemistry, hydrothermal systems, stable isotopes and
paleoclimates.
Tia Gafford-Williams, post-doctoral fellow in Africana studies, earned her Ph.D.
from Temple University, her master's from the University of Central Arkansas, and her
bachelor's from the University of Arkansas. Her interests include 18th-century
American literature, African and African American literature, the Harlem Renaissance and
women's studies.
Melinda Goldner, visiting assistant professor of sociology, earned her Ph.D.
from Ohio State University, master's from Washington State University, and
bachelor's degree from Tufts University. Her teaching and research interests include
health, illness and medicine; social movements; gender and family.
(Continued next issue.)