The faculty welcomed 18 new
colleagues at their opening meeting on Sept. 7.
They include (with the first nine
published last week):
Mathematics:
Kelly Black, associate professor, earned a Ph.D. in applied math
from Brown University.
His interests include analysis and implementation of numerical techniques in
scientific data. Most recently, he held a teaching post at the University
of New Hampshire.
Peter Otto, visiting assistant professor, holds a Ph.D. from the University
of Massachusetts at Amherst,
where he taught courses before taking a teaching position at Gettysburg
College. He recently wrote a paper on “A Statistical Approach
to the Asymptotic Behavior of a Class of Generalized Nonlinear Schrödinger
Equations” for the journal Communications in Mathematical Physics.
Mechanical Engineering:
Andrew Rapoff, assistant professor, holds a Ph.D. from the
University of Wisconsin, and
master's and bachelor's degrees from the University
of Missouri. He has expertise in
solid mechanics; orthopedic, spine and bone mechanics; biomimetic structures;
and analysis of clinical research data.
Modern Languages:
Amy Austin, visiting instructor of Spanish, earned her Ph.D. from Emory
University with a dissertation
titled “Translating Llull: Nature, Beasts and Bodies in Medieval Iberia.” Her
other interests include practice and theory of Medieval reading; mysticism and
spiritual constructions; and portrayal of women in Medieval and early modern
literature.
Philosophy:
Lisa Warenski, visiting assistant professor, got her Ph.D. from the
Graduate School
and University Center
of the City University of New York with a dissertation titled “The
Epistemological Status of Logic.” Her interests also include philosophy of
science, philosophy of mind and philosophy of language.
Physics:
Francis Wilkin, lecturer and Olin Observatory manager, earned a
Ph.D. in astronomy from the University
of California, Berkeley.
Prof. Wilkin was a post-doctoral fellow at Instituto de Astronomia, UNAM, Mexico,
and has observing experience at San Pedro National Observatory in Mexico,
Mount Palomar, Hubble Space Telescope and many others.
Political Science:
Alec Ewald, visiting instructor, is pursuing a Ph.D. from the University
of Massachusetts at Amherst
with concentrations in public law and American politics. This month, he is
defending his dissertation, titled “American Voting: A Local Approach to
Suffrage in the United States.”
Psychology:
David Battin, visiting assistant professor, earned a Ph.D. from Cornell
University with a dissertation
titled “Children's Use of Discourse Context: Using an Interviewers Questions to
Improve Answers.” His interests include pragmatic issues of adult/child
discourse, memory and language intersection and language acquisition.
Cay Anderson-Hanley, visiting assistant professor, holds a Ph.D.
from the University at Albany, and
did a postdoctoral fellowship in geriatric psychology and neuropsychology at
the University of California
at Los Angeles. She taught most
recently at Skidmore College.