Faculty and Staff
Program Director
Sunder Ramaswamy
Distinguished College Professor of International Economics, Director of International and Global Studies
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5442
- Office:
- Robert A. Jones House 113
- Office Hours:
- Tuesdays and Fridays 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Fridays; or by appointment.
Track Directors
The Program in International and Global Studies draws faculty from departments and programs across the College. Below you will find the current track director of each of the 11 areas of specialization that make the international and global studies major.
Ata Anzali
Associate Professor of Religion
Middle East & North African Studies
- Email:
- aanzali@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5759
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 120
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2025: Tuesday, 1:30pm-3:30pm; Thursday, 12:30pm-2pm; and by appointment
Kemi George
Associate Professor of Political Science
Global Environmental Change, Global Gender & Sexuality Studies
- Email:
- kgeorge@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5574
- Office:
- Robert A. Jones B03A
- Office Hours:
- Monday 11:45 - 1:15, Friday 12:05 - 1:35 and by appt.
Mario Higa
Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies
Latin American Studies
- Email:
- mhiga@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5877
- Office:
- Voter Hall 203
- Office Hours:
- Mondays 2:00-3:30 PM; Wednesdays 12:30-2:00 PM; or by appointment
Shinkyu (James) Lee
Visiting Asst. Prof. of International & Global Studies
Global Migration and Diaspora Studies
- Email:
- jl19@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 102
- Office Hours:
- Mondays & Fridays 2–3PM, Wednesdays & Thursdays 2.30–3PM
Rebecca Mitchell
Associate Professor of History
European Studies, Russian & East European Studies
- Email:
- rmitchell@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3292
- Office:
- Axinn Center 239
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2024: Available by appointment.
Elizabeth Morrison
Professor of Religion
East Asian Studies
- Email:
- emorriso@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3438
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 210
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2025: Monday and Wednesday, 2:15pm-3:45pm; or by appointment. *Note: Office hours will not take place on Monday, March 10
Cynthia Packert
Christian A. Johnson Professor of History of Art
South Asian Studies
- Email:
- cpackert@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5232
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center 123
- Office Hours:
- Spring Term 2025- Wednesdays 10:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., and by appointment
Michael Sheridan
Professor of Anthropology
African Studies
- Email:
- msherida@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5582
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 105
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2025: Monday and Wednesday, 9:30am-11am, or by appointment. (Best times are Monday/Wednesday, 12:15pm-2pm).
Steve Viner
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Global Security Studies
- Email:
- sviner@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5708
- Office:
- Twilight Hall 303B
- Office Hours:
- S25: Mondays and Wednesdays 12:15-1:15 pm and Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 pm and by appointment.
Faculty
Guntram Herb
Professor of Geography & International and Global Studies
- Email:
- herb@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5714
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 633
- Office Hours:
- Spring '25 Tues. & Thurs. 9:40-10:40am (MBH 633) & Fri. 10:40-11:10am joint hours with Prof. Lee in Pearsons Kade Room. Additional hours, also by appointment.
Nadia Horning
Professor of International and Global Studies
- Email:
- nhorning@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3428
- Office:
- Robert A. Jones '59 House, 118
- Office Hours:
- Thursday 2:30-4:00 pm Friday 10:30-noon and by appointment (Zoom calls by request only)
Shinkyu (James) Lee
Visiting Asst. Prof. of International & Global Studies
- Email:
- jl19@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 102
- Office Hours:
- Mondays & Fridays 2–3PM, Wednesdays & Thursdays 2.30–3PM
Amit Prakash
Vis. Assistant Professor of Global Studies; Dir. of RGF Program
- Email:
- amitprakash@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5066
- Office:
- Robert A. Jones '59 House 110
- Office Hours:
- Mondays, 9:30am – 12:30pm
Faculty Advisors
There are numerous courses that count toward the IGST major. Beyond the track directors, many faculty are willing to serve as advisors for IGST students or support our majors in other ways.
Program Coordinator
Heidi Sullivan
Academic Coordinator: IGS, IP&E, Food Studies
- Email:
- hsullivan@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2603
- Office:
- Monroe Hall 118
- Office Hours:
- 7:30 - 3:45 M, T, TH in office W, F remote