September 25, 1998: Volume 44, Number 3

Faculty Welcome New Colleagues

This fall, the College welcomed 18 new faculty members. Continued from last week's issue, they are:

Rebecca Koopmann, visiting assistant professor of physics, earned her Ph.D. and master's degrees in astronomy from Yale University, and her bachelor's degree from Union College. She was a Fulbright Scholar in astronomy after graduating from Union in 1989. Her interests include galaxy morphology, galaxy evolution, galaxies in clusters and star formation.

Lydia Martinez, visiting assistant professor of chemistry, earned her Ph.D. and bachelor's degrees from the University of Puerto Rico. Her interests include DNA photochemistry, environmental photochemistry, bioinorganic photochemistry, free-radical reactions in biological systems and photophysics.

Carolyn Mitchell, professor of English and director of women's studies, earned her Ph.D. from Boston College, her master's from Michigan State University and her bachelor's from Hunter College. The author of a number of books and articles, her interests include 19th- and 20th-century American literature, African American literature, women's literature and Victorian fiction.

Daniel Mosquera, visiting assistant professor of Spanish, earned his Ph.D. and master's degrees from Washington University, and master's and bachelor's degrees in English from Cleveland State University. His interests include Spanish literature and culture.

Zoe Oxley, assistant professor of political science, earned her Ph.D. and master's from Ohio State University, and her bachelor's from Bowdoin College. She earned a general course certificate from the London School of Economics. Her interests include public opinion, political psychology, gender and politics, and participation and voting behavior.

Matthew Rafferty, visiting assistant professor of economics, earned his Ph.D. and master's degrees from the University of California at Davis, and his bachelor's degree from College of William and Mary. He specializes in macroeconomic and monetary theory, economic history, and econometrics.

Steven Rice, assistant professor of biology, earned his master's and Ph.D. from Duke University, and his bachelor's degree from Yale University. He did a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Rebecca Surman, visiting assistant professor of physics, earned her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, her master's from Michigan State University, and her bachelor's degree from State University of New York at Geneseo.

Marc Toniljanovich, visiting assistant professor of economics, earned his master's and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell University, and two bachelor's degrees from Northwestern University. His interests include macroeconomics, monetary economics, applied time series and international economics.

Susan Van Deventer, visiting assistant professor of French, earned her master's and Ph.D. in French literature from Cornell University, and bachelor's degrees from McGill University and the University of Washington. Her areas of specialization include modern French studies, 19th-century French literature, and francophone literature and theory.

Michael Young, visiting assistant professor of visual arts, earned his Ph.D., master's and bachelor's degrees from Columbia University. His areas of specialization include Renaissance and Baroque art and architecture and Italy and Central Europe, and the work of Italian architects in the Central European Diaspora.

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