Faculty and Staff

John Spencer Professor of African Studies

Email:: jtropp@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-3250
Office:: Axinn Center 341
Office Hours:: Fall 2025: Tuesday and Thursday 11:30am-12:45pm, and by appointment

Professor of Anthropology

Email:: msherida@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5582
Office:: Munroe Hall 105
Office Hours:: Spring 2026: Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:30am-9:30am; or by appointment

Edward C. Knox Professor of International Studies & Professor of Music; Department Chair

Email:: dkafumbe@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5578
Office:: Mahaney Arts Center
Office Hours:: SPRING 2026: Mondays, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. & Thursdays, 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. & or by appointment

Associate Professor of Economics

Email:: oporteous@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5550
Office:: Warner 313
Office Hours:: SPRING 2026: Monday 3:30-5:00 PM; Wednesday 1:30-3:00 PM; or by appointment

Assistant Professor of Film & Media Culture

Email:: nngaiza@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-5562
Office:: Axinn Center 207
Office Hours:: Spring 2026: Tuesday and Wednesday 10am-11am and by appointment

Assistant Prof. of Geography, C.V. Starr Faculty Fellow in International Studies

Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture

Email:: mlenius@middlebury.edu
Tel:: (802) 443-4220
Office:: Mahaney Arts Center 120
Office Hours:: Spring Term 2026-Tuesdays 3:45-5:15 p.m. (MAC 120), Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. (via Zoom), and by appointment

Faculty