Department Chairs

Michael Sheridan

Professor of Anthropology

Department Chair of Anthropology

Office:
Munroe Hall 105
Office Hours:
Fall Term: Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30-9:30am, and 1-2pm

Samuel Liebhaber

Professor of Arabic

Department Chair of Arabic

Office:
Voter Hall 002

David Allen

Associate Professor of Biology

Department Chair of Biology

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 372
Office Hours:
Wednesdays 10:30am-noon and Fridays 9:00-10:30am

AJ Vasiliou

Associate Professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry

Department Chair of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Office:
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 544
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Wednesday's 1:05pm -2:30pm & Friday's 9:15am - 10:45am

Carrie Wiebe

Dept. Chair/CV Starr Professor of Chinese

Department Chair of Chinese

Office:
Voter Hall 103

Pavlos Sfyroeras

Professor of Classics

Department Chair of Classics & Classical Studies

Office:
Twilight Hall 210
Office Hours:
F23: Wednesday 2-4, Thursday 2-3, Friday 1-2 or by appointment

Amy Briggs

Professor and Chair of Computer Science

Department Chair of Computer Science

Office:
75 Shannon 213
Office Hours:
Mon 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Tues 2:30 - 3:30 pm, Fri 11 am - 12 pm (in person in 75 Shannon 213) and by appointment

Lida Winfield

Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance

Department Chair of Dance

Office:
Mahaney Arts Center 204
Office Hours:
Tues, Wed, Thurs from 2:00-3:00 pm and by appointment

Will Amidon

Associate Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences

Department Chair of Earth & Climate Sciences

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 413

Andrea Robbett

Professor of Economics

Department Chair of Economics

Office:
Warner 304

Marion Wells

Henry N. Hudson Professor of English

Department Chair of English

Office:
Axinn Center 313

Louisa Stein

Associate Professor of Film and Media Culture

Department Chair of Film & Media Culture

Office:
Axinn Center 206
Office Hours:
Fall 2022: Friday 10:00am-12:00pm and by appointment

Julien Weber, CHAIR

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, CHAIR

Department Chair of French & Francophone Studies

Office:
Le Chateau 105
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Tues 9:00-10:30, Thurs 10:30-12:00 & by appointment

Peter Nelson

Professor of Geography

Department Chair of Geography

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 637
Office Hours:
Fall '23- Mon 1:30- 3:30 pm & Wed 11:00am- 12:30pm

Roman Graf

Chair of German Department, Professor of German & Comparative Literature

Department Chair of German

Office:
FIC 231
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Monday 11:00-12:00, Thursday 11:00-12:00 and by appointment

Rebecca Bennette

Department Chair, Professor of History

Department Chair of History

Office:
Axinn Center 333

Edward Vazquez

Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture

Department Chair of History of Art & Architecture

Office:
Mahaney Arts Center 212
Office Hours:
Fall Term 2023- Monday 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m., Thursday 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., and by appointment

Tom Van Order

Dept. Chair/Professor of Italian

Department Chair of Italian

Office:
Voter Hall 111
Office Hours:
FALL 2023: 9:40-10:40 TR, 10:40-11:40 F, and by appointment.

Linda White

Associate Professor of Japanese Studies, Chair

Department Chair of Japanese Studies

Office:
FIC 221
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Monday and Wednesday 2:30-4:00 p.m. and by appointment

Luis Hernán Castañeda

Associate Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies, Department Chair

Department Chair of Luso-Hispanic Studies

Office:
Voter Hall 209

Stephen Abbott

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Professor of Mathematics, Department Chair

Department Chair of Mathematics

Office:
Warner 211
Office Hours:
Mon 2:00-3:00 PM, Tue/Wed/Thu 3:30-4:30 PM

Damascus Kafumbe

Professor of Music; Edward C. Knox Professor of International Studies; Chair, Department of Music; Director, Middlebury African Music and Dance Ensemble; Director, Middlebury Afropop Band

Department Chair of Music

Office:
Mahaney Arts Center 308
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Mon., 12:30-1:30 p.m.; Tue., 3:00-4:00 p.m.; or by appointment

Heidi Grasswick

George Nye & Anne Walker Boardman Professor of Mental and Moral Science

Department Chair of Philosophy

Office:
Twilight Hall 312

Noah Graham

William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Physics

Department Chair of Physics

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 533
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Monday 2:00 -- 3:00 PM, Tuesday 1:00 -- 2:00 PM, Friday 1:00 -- 2:00 PM, and by appointment

Amy Yuen

Professor of Political Science and Department Chair

Department Chair of Political Science

Office:
Munroe Hall 312
Office Hours:
Fall Term 2023: T 9:00-10:30 am, TH 1:00-2:15 pm or by appointment

Kim Cronise

Associate Professor of Psychology

Department Chair of Psychology

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 278

James Calvin Davis

George Adams Ellis Prof of Liberal Arts; Professor of Religion

Department Chair of Religion

Office:
Munroe Hall 201

Tatiana Smorodinska

Department Chair of Russian

Office:
FIC 208

Chong-suk Han

Professor of Sociology

Department Chair of Sociology

Office:
Munroe Hall 414
Office Hours:
Fall Term: Tues 9:00-11:00am and Wed 6:30-7:30pm

Hedya Klein

Fletcher Professor of the Arts

Department Chair of Studio Art

Office:
Johnson 311

Claudio Medeiros

Professor of Theatre & Department Chair

Department Chair of Theatre

Office:
Mahaney Arts Center 325

Program Directors

William Nash

Professor of American Studies and English

Program Director of American Studies

Office:
Axinn Center 250
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Tues 1:30-3:00; Thurs 10:30-12:00

Jerry Philogene

Associate Professor of Black Studies

Program Director of Black Studies

Office:
Carr Hall Room 201

Roman Graf

Chair of German Department, Professor of German & Comparative Literature

Program Director of Comparative Literature

Office:
FIC 231
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Monday 11:00-12:00, Thursday 11:00-12:00 and by appointment

Jay Parini

D. E. Axinn Professor of English and Creative Writing

Program Director of Creative Writing

Office:
Axinn Center 203
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Tues/Thurs 12-12:45 and 3:30-5

Tracy Weston

Associate Professor of Education Studies

Program Director of Education Studies

Office:
Twilight Hall 109
Office Hours:
F23: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:00-11:30 a.m. & by appointment

Christopher Klyza

Stafford Prof of Public Policy, Political Science & Environmental Studies

Program Director of Environmental Studies

Office:
Franklin Env Ctr-Hillcrest 206
Office Hours:
Monday 2:00 - 4:00, Wednesday 9:00 - 10:00 and by appointment

Amy Morsman

Professor of History; Interim Director, Ctr. for Teaching, Learning and Research, First-Year Seminar Director

Director of the First Year Seminar Program

Office:
Axinn Center at Starr Library 331
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: In Davis Family Library 360: Tues. 8:30 to 10:00 AM; Thurs. 1:30 to 3:00 PM, and by appointment

Michael Sheridan

Professor of Anthropology

Program Director of Food Studies

Office:
Munroe Hall 105
Office Hours:
Fall Term: Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30-9:30am, and 1-2pm

Laurie Essig

Professor of Gender, Sexuality, Feminist Studies

Program Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies

Office:
Chellis House 202
Office Hours:
Please schedule at https://calendly.com/lessig/fallofficehours2023?month=2023-09

Pam Berenbaum

Professor of the Practice of Global Health

Program Director of Global Health

Office:
RAJ B03
Office Hours:
Fall '23- By Appointment- https://calendly.com/pberenbaum/office-hours

Tamar Mayer

Robert R. Churchill Professor of Geosciences

Program Director of Studies in Modern Hebrew and Israeli Society

Office:
Robert A. Jones '59 House 113
Office Hours:
On Leave for 2023/24 Acadmic Year

Sunder Ramaswamy

Distinguished College Professor of International Economics, Director of International and Global Studies

Program Director of International and Global Studies

Office:
Munroe Hall 121

John Maluccio

Professor of Economics

Program Director of International Politics & Economics

Office:
Warner 018
Office Hours:
Tuesdays 2:00-4:00 PM, Thursdays 11:00 AM -12:00 PM or by appointment

Robert Schine

Curt & Else Silberman Professor of Jewish Studies

Program Director of Jewish Studies

Office:
Munroe Hall 211
Office Hours:
Fall Term: Mondays 2-4 and Thursdays 3-4pm

Brandon Baird

Director of Linguistics Program, Associate Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies & Linguistics

Program Director of Linguistics

Office:
Voter Hall 208
Office Hours:
Wed. 2:00-3:00pm, Fri. 10:45am-12:45pm, and by appt.

Grace Spatafora

Dean of Curriculum; Heinz/Given Professor of Biology and Pre-Medical Sciences

Program Director of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

Office:
Old Chapel 205
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Tuesday 1:00pm - 3:00pm and Friday 9:00am - 10:30am in MBH 354 or by appointment

Clarissa Parker

Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience

Program Director of Neuroscience

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 274
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Mondays 12:45pm - 1:45pm; Wednesdays 4:30pm - 5:30pm; And by appointment

Catharine Wright

Associate Professor, Writing and Rhetoric/GSFS

Program Director of Writing & Rhetoric

Office:
Chellis House
Office Hours:
Tues & Thurs 3-4:30 pm and by appointment

Academic Coordinators

Jennifer Nuceder, Manager of Academic Office Support jmnucede@middlebury.edu

Subject Coordinator Email
American Studies Molly Johnson mjohnsen@middlebury.edu
Anthropology Mari Price mprice@middlebury.edu
Arabic Nicole Patterson npatters@middlebury.edu
Biology Missey Thompson mthomps@middlebury.edu
Black Studies Victoria Luksch vluksch@middlebury.edu
Chemistry&Biochemistry Michelle Matot mmatot@middlebury.edu
Chinese Nicole Patterson npatters@middlebury.edu
Classics and Classical Studies Trish Dougherty pdougher@middlebury.edu
Comparative Literature Victoria Luksch vluksch@middlebury.edu
Computer Science Amy Rose arose@middlebury.edu
Dance Tiffany Wilbur twilbur@middlebury.edu
Earth and Climate Sciences Kelly Norris kmnorris@middlebury.edu     
Economics Amy Holbrook holbrook@middlebury.edu
Education Studies Trish Dougherty pdougher@middlebury.edu
English Molly Johnson mjohnsen@middlebury.edu
Environmental Studies Lily Hunt lnhunt@middlebury.edu
Film and Media Culture Sheerya Berg shberg@middlebury.edu
First Year Seminar Judy Mayer jmayer@middlebury.edu
Food Studies Heidi Sullivan hsullivan@middlebury.edu
French&Francophone Studies Jolene Newton jynewton@middlebury.edu
Geography Amy Moody amoody@middlebury.edu
Gender, Sexuality,&Feminist Studies Victoria Luksch

vluksch@middlebury.edu

German Danielle Denis ddenis@middlebury.edu
Global Health Amy Moody amoody@middlebury.edu  
Hebrew Danielle Denis ddenis@middlebury.edu  
History Judy Mayer jmayer@middlebury.edu
History of Art and Architecture Michaela Davico mdavico@middlebury.edu
International&Global Studies Heidi Sullivan hsullivan@middlebury.edu
International Politics&Economics Heidi Sullivan hsullivan@middlebury.edu
Italian Nicole Patterson npatters@middlebury.edu
Japanese Danielle Denis ddenis@middlebury.edu
Jewish Studies Vijaya Wunnava

vwunnava@middlebury.edu

Linguisitics Danielle Denis ddenis@middlebury.edu  
Literary Studies Sheerya Berg shberg@middlebury.edu  
Luso-Hispanic Studies Elizabeth Kervick

ekervick@middlebury.edu

Mathematics Elizabeth Kervick

ekervick@middlebury.edu

Molecular Biol&Biochem Michelle Matot mmatot@middlebury.edu
Music Anne Chabot achabot@middlebury.edu
Neuroscience Missey Thompson mthomps@middlebury.edu
Philosophy Trish Dougherty pdougher@middlebury.edu
Physics Kelly Norris kmnorris@middlebury.edu
Political Science Linda Booska lbooska@middlebury.edu
Professors of the Practice Vijaya Wunnava

vwunnava@middlebury.edu

Psychology Nancy Peters nancyp@middlebury.edu
Religion Mari Price mprice@middlebury.edu
Russian Danielle Denis ddenis@middlebury.edu
Sociology Amy Moody amoody@middlebury.edu
Studio Art Michaela Davico mdavico@middlebury.edu  
Theatre Mirjam Brett mbrett@middlebury.edu
Writing and Rhetoric Tiffany Wilbur

twilbur@middlebury.edu