2008-09

Blaise Melly:  Assistant Professor of Economics
New Faculty 2008-09

Blaise Melly
Assistant Professor of Economics

Blaise Melly examines the heterogeneity of economic agents by considering their whole distribution.
READ MORE August 31, 2008
New Faculty 2008-09
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Mohamed al-Sharkawi
Lecturer in Language Studies

Mohamed al-Sharkawi believes “the best education for a scholar is to teach.” He will have ample opportunity at Brown, where the demand for Arabic language instruction has tripled.
READ MORE August 29, 2008
Rhacel Parreñas:  Professor of American Civilization
New Faculty 2008-09

Rhacel Parreñas
Professor of American Civilization

Rhacel Parreñas, a specialist in ethnic studies, conducts multi-site research on families, migration, globalization and women’s labor.
READ MORE August 28, 2008
Bertram Malle:  Professor of Psychology
New Faculty 2008-09

Bertram Malle
Professor of Psychology

The human mind is uniquely able to make reliable inferences about other people’s intentions and states of mind. Bertram Malle studies the capabilities of the “social mind.”
READ MORE August 27, 2008
Leah VanWey:  Associate Professor of Sociology
New Faculty 2008-09

Leah VanWey
Associate Professor of Sociology

Demographer Leah VanWey studies households and land use in the Amazon — work that is about “giving a voice to small farmers and showing they have real agency in the way their lives are run.”
READ MORE August 27, 2008
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Shadi Bartsch:  Professor of Classics
New Faculty 2008-09

Shadi Bartsch
Professor of Classics

Every aspect of a civilization is fair game for the classicist, Shadi Bartsch says — literature, history, art, language, sociology, all of it.
READ MORE August 26, 2008
New Faculty 2008-09
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Maureen Sigler
Lecturer in Education

An experienced teacher with advanced degrees in education, Maureen Sigler is dedicated to teaching teachers how to teach.
READ MORE August 26, 2008
Rebecca Molholt:  Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture 
New Faculty 2008-09

Rebecca Molholt
Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture

Art historian Rebecca Molholt values tactile encounters with antiquity: “Nothing beats teaching on site and and right in front of objects.”
READ MORE August 26, 2008
Savvas Koushiappas:  Assistant Professor of Physics
New Faculty 2008-09

Savvas Koushiappas
Assistant Professor of Physics

Savvas Koushiappas studies structures in the universe and helps with the hunt for dark matter.
READ MORE August 25, 2008
Ian Tice:  Prager Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics
New Faculty 2008-09

Ian Tice
Prager Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics

A superconductor and a magnet both resist and attract each other. Mathematician Ian Tice wants to explain why.
READ MORE August 25, 2008
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