Department Chairs

Marybeth Nevins

Department Chair, Associate Professor of Anthropology

Department Chair of Anthropology

Office:
Munroe Hall 110
Office Hours:
Spring Term: Mondays 12:30-2pm, Wednesdays 3-4:30pm, and by appointment.

Usama Soltan

Surdna Professor of Linguistics and Arabic

Department Chair of Arabic

Office:
Voter Hall 016
Office Hours:
SPRING 2023: Tuesdays from 1:30 to 3:30pm, Wednesdays from 3:45 to 4:45pm, and by appointment.

David Allen

Associate Professor of Biology

Department Chair of Biology

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 372
Office Hours:
Tuesday 10:00-11:30 and Wednesday 1:30-3:00

AJ Vasiliou

Associate Professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry

Department Chair of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Office:
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 544
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Monday's 10:30am -12:00pm (in-person) and 7:30pm - 9:00pm (zoom)

Thomas Moran

John D. Berninghausen Professor of Chinese

Department Chair of Chinese

Office:
Voter Hall 105
Office Hours:
SPRING 2023: Monday 9:30-11:00, Wednesday 4:00 to 5:30, and by appointment.

Pavlos Sfyroeras

Professor of Classics

Department Chair of Classics & Classical Studies

Office:
Twilight Hall 210
Office Hours:
Spring 2023:Tuesday 3:00-4:00, Wednesday 2:30-3:30, Friday 12:15-2:15, and by appointment

Amy Briggs

Professor and Chair of Computer Science

Department Chair of Computer Science

Office:
75 Shannon 213
Office Hours:
Mon, Wed 12:45-2:45 (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:
Monday 1:00-2:00 PM, Tuesday/Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM and by appointment

Peter Ryan

Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences

Department Chair of Earth and Climate Sciences

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 427
Office Hours:
Tuesday 10:30 - 12:00, Wednesday 9:30 - 11:00, or by appointment

Jeffrey Carpenter

James B. Jermain Professor of Political Economy and International Law

Department Chair of Economics

Office:
Warner 305
Office Hours:
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM and by appointment

Daniel Brayton

Julian W. Abernethy Professor of Literature

Department Chair of English

Office:
Axinn Center 310
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Tues/Thurs 10:00-11:30

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

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies

Department Chair of French & Francophone Studies

Office:
Le Chateau 105
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Mon & Wed 11:30-2:30, Fri 11:00-12:00 & by appointment

Peter Nelson

Professor of Geography

Department Chair of Geography

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 637
Office Hours:
Spring '23- Mon 1:00- 3:00 pm & TH 9:00- 11:00am

Roman Graf

Chair of German Department, Professor of German & Comparative Literature

Department Chair of German

Office:
FIC 231
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Monday 12:30-1:30 and Thursday 11:00-12:00

Jacob Tropp

Department Chair, John Spencer Professor of African Studies

Department Chair of History

Office:
Axinn Center 341
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:30-3:00 PM, or by appointment.

Edward Vazquez

Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture

Department Chair of History of Art & Architecture

Office:
Mahaney Arts Center 212
Office Hours:
Spring Term 2022- Monday 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m., Thursday 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., and by appointment

Tom Van Order

Professor of Italian

Department Chair of Italian

Office:
Voter Hall 111
Office Hours:
SPRING 2023: 9:40-10:10 MTWRF and by appointment

Linda White

Associate Professor of Japanese Studies, Chair

Department Chair of Japanese Studies

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

Enrique Garcia

Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies, Department Chair

Department Chair of Luso-Hispanic Studies

Office:
Voter Hall 213
Office Hours:
M: 11:15-12:15, Th: 10:30-12:30 in Voter 213

Bill Peterson

Professor of Mathematics, Department Chair

Department Chair of Mathematics

Office:
Warner 213
Office Hours:
Mon 2:30-4:00 pm; Tues/Wed 1:30-3:00 pm; Fri 10:45-11:45 am; & by appointment

Damascus Kafumbe

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:
Spring 2023: Mon., 10:45-11:45 a.m.; Tue., 3:00-4:00 p.m.; or by appointment

Steve Viner

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Department Chair of Philosophy

Office:
Twilight Hall 303B
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Mondays and Wednesdays 2-3 pm and Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 pm and by appointment.

Noah Graham

William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Physics

Department Chair of Physics

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 533
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Monday 10:00--11:00 AM, Wednesday, 2:30--3:30 PM, and Friday, 1:30--2:30 PM, and by appointment

Amy Yuen

Professor of Political Science and Department Chair

Department Chair of Political Science

Office:
Munroe Hall 312
Office Hours:
Spring Term 2023: M 8-9 am, T 8:30-10:30 am, or by appointment

Jason Arndt

Professor of Psychology

Department Chair of Psychology

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 276
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Tuesdays 9:00am - 11:00am MBH 276; Thursdays 12-1 by Zoom

Ata Anzali

Associate Professor of Religion

Department Chair of Religion

Office:
Munroe Hall 120
Office Hours:
Spring Term: Mondays and Wednesdays 10-11:30, and by appointment.

Kevin Moss

Jean Thomson Fulton Professor of Modern Languages and Literature

Department Chair of Russian

Office:
FIC 203
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Wednesday: 12:30-2:00 p.m.

Chong-suk Han

Professor of Sociology

Department Chair of Sociology

Office:
Munroe Hall 414
Office Hours:
Spring Term: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 12:00-1:15pm

Alex Draper

Professor of Theatre & Department Chair

Department Chair of Theatre

Office:
Mahaney Arts Center 333
Office Hours:
Mon 10-11am, Tues 9:30-10:15am, Thu 1:00-2:00pm

Program Directors

William Nash

Prof American Studies and English & American Literatures

Program Director of American Studies

Office:
Axinn Center 250
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Tuesdays 1:30-3:00PM, Thursdays 10:00-11:30AM, and by appointment.

Daniel Silva

Associate Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies

Program Director of Black Studies

Office:
Carr Hall 208
Office Hours:
By appointment

Roman Graf

Chair of German Department, Professor of German & Comparative Literature

Program Director of Comparative Literature

Office:
FIC 231
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Monday 12:30-1:30 and Thursday 11:00-12:00

Jay Parini

D. E. Axinn Professor of English and Creative Writing

Program Director of Creative Writing

Office:
Axinn Center 203
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Tues/Thurs 12:00-12:45 and 2:00-3:30. And by appointment

Tracy Weston

Associate Professor of Education Studies

Program Director of Education Studies

Office:
Twilight Hall 109
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Mondays & Wednesdays, 12:45-2:15; and by appointment

Kathryn Morse

John C Elder Prof of Environmental Studies; Prof of History

Program Director of Environmental Studies

Office:
Axinn Center 240
Office Hours:
Spring: Please schedule appointments at https://calendly.com/kathrynmorse

Amy Morsman

Professor of History; Interim Director, Ctr. for Teaching, Learning and Research

Director of the First Year Seminar Program

Office:
Axinn Center at Starr Library 331
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Mondays 9:45-10:45 AM (Axinn 331), Wednesdays 2:30-4:30 (CTLR), and by appointment

Molly Anderson

William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Food Studies

Program Director of Food Studies

Office:
Robert A. Jones '59 House 202
Office Hours:
Wednesday 1:00 pm-3:30 pm and by appointment.

Laurie Essig

Professor of Gender, Sexuality, Feminist Studies

Program Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies

Office:
Chellis House 202
Office Hours:
Mon 9-10 am and Wed 1-3 pm. Please schedule via email or at https://calendly.com/lessig/spring-office-hours-2023?month=2023-02

Pam Berenbaum

Professor of the Practice of Global Health

Program Director of Global Health

Office:
Munroe Hall 101
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Tuesdays 12:00-1:30 or by signup at go/pam

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:
Fall 2022: By zoom only.

Kemi Fuentes-George

Associate Professor of Political Science, Program Director of International and Global Studies

Program Director of International and Global Studies

Office:
Robert A. Jones B03A
Office Hours:
Monday and Wednesday 9:45 am - 11:15 am

John Maluccio

Professor of Economics

Program Director of International Politics & Economics

Office:
Warner 018
Office Hours:
Mondays 2:00-4:00 PM, Thursdays 12:00-1:00 PM or by appointment

Robert Schine

Curt & Else Silberman Professor of Jewish Studies

Program Director of Jewish Studies

Office:
Munroe Hall 211
Office Hours:
Spring Term: On Associate Status

Brandon Baird

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

Program Director of Linguistics

Office:
Voter Hall 208
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Wed. 12:30-2:00pm, Thurs. 10:00-11:30am, and by appt.

Grace Spatafora

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

Program Director of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 354
Office Hours:
Fall 2022: Monday 10:00am - 12:00pm or by appointment

Clarissa Parker

Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience

Program Director of Neuroscience

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 274
Office Hours:
Spring 2023: Wednesdays 4:00pm - 5:30pm; Fridays 10:00am - 11:30am; And by appointment

Tim Nguyen

Academic Director | Professor of the Practice

Director of the Professors of the Practice Program

Office:
Axinn 244
Office Hours:
Given COVID, office hours will be by appointments and through zoom.

Hedya Klein

Fletcher Professor of the Arts

Program Director of Studio Art

Office Hours:
Spring Term 2023- Wednesday 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m., and by appointment-Via Zoom

Catharine Wright

Associate Professor, Writing and Rhetoric/GSFS

Program Director of Writing & Rhetoric

Office:
Chellis House
Office Hours:
Mon and Wed 4-5:30 pm or by appointment

Academic Coordinators

Subject Coordinator Email
American Studies Judy Mayer jmayer@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
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
Geology Thomas Wiegleb twiegleb@middlebury.edu
Gender, Sexuality,&Feminist Studies Victoria Luksch

vluksch@middlebury.edu

German Danielle Denis ddenis@middlebury.edu
Global Health Mari Price mprice@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 Thomas Wiegleb twiegleb@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 Mari Price mprice@middlebury.edu
Studio Art Michaela Davico mdavico@middlebury.edu  
Theatre Mirjam Brett mbrett@middlebury.edu
Writing and Rhetoric Tiffany Wilbur twilbur@middlebury.edu