Faculty by Name
W. A. Bland Addison, Jr.
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 238
Phone: +1-508-831-5190
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
addison@wpi.edu
Website
W. A. Bland Addison, Jr.
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
I believe it is important for American students to understand the philosophical and intellectual foundations of their way of viewing the world and how those cultural perspectives are different from other peoples of the world. Read more...
William A. Baller
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 408C
Phone: +1-508-831-5145
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
baller@wpi.edu
William A. Baller
- Assistant Teaching Professor of History
- Humanities & Arts
Scott Barton
Contact Information:
Alden Memorial, 208
Phone: +1-508-831-5620
sdbarton@wpi.edu
Scott Barton
- Assistant Professor, Humanities & Arts
I compose, perform, record, mix and produce electroacoustic music; I am interested in how we can use the tools and techniques of audio production to explore new musical territory. I build mechatronic and robotic musical instruments; I am interested in how we can free electronic music from the world of speakers through computer-controlled automatic mechanical instruments. Read more...
Frederick W. Bianchi
Contact Information:
Alden Memorial, 205
Phone: +1-508-831-5053
bianchi@wpi.edu
Frederick W. Bianchi
- Professor, Humanities & Arts
As the director of computer music research, Professor Frederick Bianchi works with students from all disciplines. His particular focus is Virtual Orchestra technology and multichannel sound design. Read more...
Esther F. Boucher-Yip
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 022
Phone: +1-508-831-6573
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
efboucher@wpi.edu
Esther F. Boucher-Yip
- Assistant Professor, Humanities & Arts
Kristin Boudreau
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 125
Phone: +1-508-831-5246
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
kboudreau@wpi.edu
Kristin Boudreau
- Associate Dean
- Professor & Department Head, Humanities & Arts
Professor Boudreau became Associate Dean of Humanities & Arts in 2012 and teaches HUA writing courses and the Great Problems Seminar’s "Feed the World.” She finds WPI invigorating because the value of the humanities and arts is built into the curriculum. Read more...
Joel J. Brattin
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 24
Phone: +1-508-831-5572
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
jjb@wpi.edu
Joel J. Brattin
- Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Brattin has enjoyed teaching British literature at WPI since 1990 and likes the intelligence and good work ethic of WPI students. He especially enjoys the opportunity to meet and interact with students in small groups and individually. Read more...
Ulrike Brisson
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 333
Phone: +1-508-831-5742
ubrisson@wpi.edu
Ulrike Brisson
- Assistant Teaching Professor of German Studies
- Humanities & Arts
Coming from a family with a long teaching tradition, teaching has always been fundamental to Professor Brisson’s well being. Being a German professor at WPI has been a great privilege because the students are motivated, hardworking, and eager to learn. Read more...
Steven C. Bullock
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 235
Phone: +1-508-831-5482
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
sbullock@wpi.edu
Steven C. Bullock
- Professor, Humanities & Arts
Constance Clark
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 408D
Phone: +1-508-831-5712
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
cclark@wpi.edu
Constance Clark
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
In addition to teaching the history of science and technology, I have raised baby birds at the Bronx Zoo and the Baltimore Aquarium, curated and inventoried mammal skeletons in attics at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, designed biology teaching labs at the University of Colorado, and collected dinosaurs and other fossils while camping in the Wyoming badlands with paleontology field crews. Read more...
Jim Cocola
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 26
Phone: +1-508-831-5104
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
jcocola@wpi.edu
Website
Jim Cocola
- Assistant Professor, Humanities & Arts
Jim Cocola teaches courses in literary studies, along with those in American studies, creative writing, film studies, and media studies. Teaching at WPI allows him to be in thought with a unique set of creative, dynamic, and innovative students. Read more...
John F. Delorey
Contact Information:
Alden Memorial, B30
Phone: +1-508-831-5051
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
jfd@wpi.edu
John F. Delorey
- Instructor of Music
- Humanities & Arts
John Delorey specializes in early European and American colonial music. When not cavorting through the Renaissance, he is developing new methods of creating a paperless choral environment, filling spare moments with composing and arranging choral music. Read more...
James Dempsey
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 332
Phone: +1-508-831-5513
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
jdempsey@wpi.edu
James Dempsey
- Instructor, Humanities & Arts
James Dempsey came to academia after 20 years in print journalism and has published fiction, verse, and academic papers. He regards the teaching of writing--academic, journalistic, and creative--as hugely important in the education of a WPI student. Read more...
Jennifer deWinter
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 15
Phone: +1-508-831-6679
jdewinter@wpi.edu
Jennifer deWinter
- Co-Director, Professional Writing
- Assistant Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor deWinter particularly respects WPI’s motto, "Theory and Practice." She believes projects provide a concrete application to abstract knowledge, but strong leaders ponder projects abstractly and connect ideas between disciplines and settings. Read more...
David B. Dollenmayer
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 35
Phone: +1-508-831-5939
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
dbd@wpi.edu
David B. Dollenmayer
- Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Dollenmayer's primary area of scholarly interest is teaching German as a second language and translating contemporary literature of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. He has also written critical books and articles on a number of German writers. Read more...
Beth Eddy
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 223E
Phone: +1-508-831-6729
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
bleddy@wpi.edu
Beth Eddy
- Assistant Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Eddy focuses on American pragmatism and American religion. She also enjoys working with students on the moral aspects of the biological sciences. Improving student reading comprehension and writing skills are important to her as a teacher. Read more...
Michelle Ephraim
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 237
Phone: +1-508-831-6129
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
ephraim@wpi.edu
Michelle Ephraim
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
Michelle Ephraim is WPI’s Shakespeare scholar. She is the author of Reading the Jewish Woman on the Elizabethan Stage as well as numerous articles on 16th- and 17th-century literature. Professor Ephraim also teaches creative and expository writing. Read more...
Brenton Faber
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 19
Phone: +1-508-831-4930
bdfaber@wpi.edu
Brenton Faber
- Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Faber believes the human dynamics of organizations are perplexing and shifting aggregations of history, experience, and intention. His work attempts to approach, describe, and offer interventions for contemporary problems within human systems. Read more...
Richard Falco
Contact Information:
Alden Memorial, 210
Phone: +1-508-831-5794
Fax: +1-508-831-6621
rfalco@wpi.edu
Richard Falco
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Music
Director of Jazz Studies - Humanities & Arts
Richard Falco joined the music faculty in 1979, where he serves as director of Jazz Studies, and is an active teacher and performer. The WPI Stage Band and Jazz Ensemble embrace their roles as international jazz ambassadors. Read more...
Joseph Farbrook
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 207
Phone: +1-508-831-5773
farbrook@wpi.edu
Website
Joseph Farbrook
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Farbrook came to WPI in 2006. He especially enjoys teaching at WPI because of the exciting and innovative approaches that students from many different disciplines take when tackling an artistic problem or concept. Read more...
Roger S. Gottlieb
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 04
Phone: +1-508-831-5439
gottlieb@wpi.edu
Website
Roger S. Gottlieb
- Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor of philosophy Roger S. Gottlieb combines intense analytic intelligence, a personal and humorously engaging style, and an inspiring message of personal responsibility, social change, and spiritual vision as a lecturer. Read more...
James P. Hanlan
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 028
Phone: +1-508-831-5438
Fax: +1-508-831-5438
jphanlan@wpi.edu
Website
James P. Hanlan
- Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Hanlan teaches courses in American urban history, American labor history, and the American History survey sequence. He serves as executive secretary of the New England Historical Association. Read more...
Peter H. Hansen
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 107
Phone: +1-508-831-5481
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
phansen@wpi.edu
Peter H. Hansen
- Director of International Studies
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
Peter Hansen has published widely on colonialism, cross-cultural encounters, documentaries, and western encounters with Tibet. He is also working on a cultural history of Everest in the 20th century and historical perspectives on climate change and the "Anthropocene." Read more...
Lorraine D. Higgins
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, SL20
Phone: +1-508-831-5503
LDH@wpi.edu
Lorraine D. Higgins
- Associate Teaching Professor, Humanities & Arts
My field is rhetoric; I challenge students to see writing as a form of inquiry and problem solving. It is not simply window dressing for ideas they already have, but a way to create and test ideas and to engage in a dialogue with a community of readers. Read more...
Kent P. Ljungquist
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, SL223D
Phone: +1-508-831-5383
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
kpl@wpi.edu
Kent P. Ljungquist
- Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Ljungquist teaches courses and seminars on supernatural fiction. What fascinates him are novels, poems, short stories, memoirs, and other forms of literary expression that illuminate and help readers inhabit mental spaces outside themselves. Read more...
Aarti S. Madan
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 03
Phone: +1-508-831-6587
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
amadan@wpi.edu
Website
Aarti S. Madan
- Assistant Professor, Humanities & Arts
Though Professor Madan’s primary area of research includes Latin American literary and cultural studies, particularly the intersection of literature and geography in 19th-century narrative, at WPI she teaches all things Spanish. Read more...
Ryan Smith Madan
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 02
Phone: +1-508-831-6561
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
ryanmadan@wpi.edu
Ryan Smith Madan
- Visiting Instructor, Humanities & Arts
In Professor Ryan Madan’s research, he is interested in the philosophies of writing we inculcate in our students and in the ways those theories implicitly inform how writing instruction is positioned within school curricula. Read more...
Vincent "V.J." Manzo
Contact Information:
Alden Memorial, 209
Phone: +1-508-831-6575
vjmanzo@wpi.edu
Website
Vincent Manzo
- Assistant Professor, Humanities & Arts
V.J. Manzo is a composer and guitarist with research interests in theory and composition, artificial intelligence, interactive music systems, and music cognition. His research publications focus on the creation and implementation of interactive music systems for composition, performance, and pedagogy, and he is the author of several interactive multimedia projects. Read more...
Ingrid E. Matos-Nin
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 5
Phone: +1-508-831-5356
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
imatos@wpi.edu
Ingrid E. Matos-Nin
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish
- Humanities & Arts
WPI students have highly inquisitive minds, making Professor Matos-Nin’s job a rewarding, challenging, and pleasant undertaking. Her classes are small communities of learning, where her role is to guide and facilitate the process. Read more...
Jennifer McWeeny
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 109
Phone: +1-508-831-5388
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
jmcweeny@wpi.edu
Jennifer McWeeny
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
Jennifer McWeeny is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Humanities and Arts Department. Her training in philosophy is pluralistic in nature, engaging work from a variety of schools and traditions including Continental philosophy, analytic philosophy, feminist philosophy, and Asian and comparative philosophies.This creative approach is premised on the idea that juxtaposing diverse perspectives often yields deeper philosophical insights than do tradition-specific methods. Read more...
Wesley T. Mott
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 236
Phone: +1-508-831-5441
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
wmott@wpi.edu
Wesley T. Mott
- Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Mott particularly enjoys WPI’s opportunities to blend teaching, scholarship, and professional and public service on the writers who matter most to him. He sometimes teaches Emerson and Thoreau in his wide range of literature courses. Read more...
Svetlana Nikitina
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 35
Phone: +1-508-831-5939
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
svetlana@wpi.edu
Svetlana Nikitina
- Assistant Teaching Professor of English
- Humanities & Arts
Professor Nikitina teaches a variety of English, American, and comparative literature courses and is involved in the First-Year Experience Program, teaching Grand Challenges Seminar: Sustainable Development for the 21st Century. Read more...
Angel A. Rivera
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 016
Phone: +1-508-831-5779
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
arivera@wpi.edu
Website
Angel A. Rivera
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Rivera has been conducting research on 19th- and 20th-century Spanish Caribbean literature and theories related to the exploration of limits or borders (i.e., the edges or places where multiple cultures touch or come into contact). Read more...
Tom Robertson
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 234
Phone: +1-508-831-5871
tbr@wpi.edu
Tom Robertson
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Robertson specializes in American environmental history, the history of American foreign relations, and 20th-century America. He is particularly interested in American relations with the developing world. Read more...
Josh Pablo Rosenstock
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 208
Phone: +1-508-831-5584
jrosen@wpi.edu
Website
Josh Pablo Rosenstock
- Associate Director of Interactive Media & Game Development
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
In 2005, Josh joined the faculty of WPI as one of the first hires in the Interactive Media and Game Development program and as the first studio art professor in WPI's history! He has greatly enjoyed helping the IMGD program grow and mature. Read more...
Jennifer M. Rudolph
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 408B
Phone: +1-508-831-6739
jrudolph@wpi.edu
Jennifer M. Rudolph
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Rudolph incorporates her research into her teaching, because she says doing so helps students realize that scholarship should be part of ongoing debate, and "it's just fun to merge teaching and research." Read more...
M. David Samson
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 014
Phone: +1-508-831-5370
samson@wpi.edu
M. David Samson
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Samson teaches art history, and his scholarship is in the history of architecture, especially the modern period. He studies and explains the moments of transition when styles change, and the spread of avant-garde creations into general currency. Read more...
John Sanbonmatsu
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 23
Phone: +1-508-831-5226
js@wpi.edu
Website
John Sanbonmatsu
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
John Sanbonmatsu is interested in critical social theory and political philosophy. He would love to talk about philosophy and the meaning of life with anyone who wants to give him a call or sit down with him over coffee. Read more...
Lance Schachterle
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 027
Phone: +1-508-831-5514
les@wpi.edu
Lance Schachterle
- Co-Director, Liberal Arts & Engineering
- Professor, Humanities & Arts
Lance Schachterle enjoys the excitement of the classroom--meeting new students each term, sharing ideas about works of literature that matter, and learning to communicate more effectively. He finds WPI students work harder than most. Read more...
Ruth Lynette Smith
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 108
Phone: +1-508-831-5214
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
rsmith@wpi.edu
Ruth Lynette Smith
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Ruth Smith works in the Philosophy and Religion group in the Humanities and Arts Department at WPI and is also affiliated with Rhetoric and Writing programs. Interests in linguistics have shaped her attention to moral theories and practices as questions of grammar. Read more...
Eunmi Shim
Contact Information:
Alden Memorial, 211
Phone: +1-508-831-5695
eshim@wpi.edu
Eunmi Shim
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Shim has taught a variety of courses at WPI, including music history, music theory, world music, and inquiry seminars. She encourages students to develop analytical, critical, and creative thinking skills in understanding music. Read more...
David I. Spanagel
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 239
Phone: +1-508-831-6403
spanagel@wpi.edu
David I. Spanagel
- Assistant Professor, Humanities & Arts
In both his teaching and research, Professor Spanagel enjoys exercising the unique capability history gives us: to ask questions about how the world ever changes. He also likes interacting with students and colleagues in various forms of project work. Read more...
Erika A. Stone
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 18
Phone: +1-508-831-5440
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
erikastone@wpi.edu
Erika A. Stone
- Instructor, Humanities & Arts
As administrator of theatre technology, Erika oversees the technical and managerial aspects of the productions in WPI's Little Theatre. She brings together students with diverse backgrounds and interests to work together toward the common goal of a theatrical production. Read more...
John Griffith Urang
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 330
Phone: +1-508-831-5215
jgurang@wpi.edu
John Griffith Urang
- Assistant Professor, Humanities & Arts
Susan Vick
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 17
Phone: +1-508-831-5682
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
svick@wpi.edu
Website
Susan Vick
- Professor, Humanities & Arts
Vick came to WPI in 1981 thinking the job might provide a short bridge to the next phase of her acting, directing, or playwriting career. She remains here mainly due to the unique way faculty forge projects in the lab with undergraduates. Read more...
Douglas G. Weeks
Contact Information:
Alden Memorial, 212
Phone: +1-508-831-5696
Fax: +1-508-831-5995
dweeks@wpi.edu
Douglas G. Weeks
- Associate Department Head
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Humanities & Arts
Douglas Weeks is the administrator of music at WPI and in that capacity coordinates music activities and classes. In addition, he directs the WPI Orchestra, Concert Band, and Brass Ensemble. Read more...
Associated Faculty
Please note: All phone extensions start with +1-508-831-.
| Faculty | Ext. | Office | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigonah, Roshanak | rbigonah | 6131 | Salisbury Laboratories 31 | Adjunct Teaching Professor |
| Blumhofter, Jonathan | 5695 | Alden Memorial 211 | Adjunct Teaching Professor | |
| Brahimi, Mohamed | mbrahimi | 2308 | Salisbury Laboratories 241 | Adjunct Instructor |
| Buono, Paul S. | psbuono | 5140 | Alden Memorial 215 | Adjunct Instructor |
| Cullon, Joseph F. | jcullon | 2307 | Salisbury Laboratories 241 | Adjunct Teaching Professor |
| Forgeng, Jeffrey L. | jforgeng | 5442 | Salisbury Laboratories 08 | Adjunct Teaching Professor |
| Gray, Deborah E. | degray | 5780 | Salisbury Laboratories 08A | Adjunct Instructor |
| Halpine, Margarita | mhalpine | 6132 | Salisbury Laboratories 13 | Adjunct Teaching Professor |
| Hatch Moysey, Monica | monicahatch | 5140 | Alden Memorial 215 | Adjunct Instructor |
| Johnson, Lukas | ljohnson2 | 5053 | Alden Memorial 208 | Adjunct Instructor |
| Keller, Marie T. | mkeller | 5436 | Salisbury Laboratories 106 | Adjunct Teaching Professor |
| Kirby, Paul E. | pkirby | 5436 | Salisbury Laboratories 106 | Adjunct Instructor |
| Ludwig, Alexander | 5695 | Alden Memorial 211 | Adjunct Teaching Professor | |
| McCarthy, Barbara L. | rnjoroge | 5939 | Salisbury Laboratories 35 | Adjunct Instructor |
| Montross, Constance | 5779 | Salisbury Laboratories 16 | Adjunct Teaching Professor | |
| Pfeifer, Geoffrey | gpfeifer | 4931 | Salisbury Laboratories 22 | Adjunct Teaching Professor |
| Policelli, Joseph R. | jrp | 5140 | Alden Memorial 215 | Adjunct Instructor |
| Reinhardt, Jo Ellen | jreinhardt | 5436 | Salisbury Laboratories 106 | Adjunct Instructor |
| Runstrom, Scott P. | runstrom | 5436 | Salisbury Laboratories 106 | Adjunct Instructor |
| Vaudreuil, Alan | anvaudreuil | 5140 | Alden Memorial 215 | Adjunct Instructor |
| Warren, Maria C. | mcwarren | 6132 | Salisbury Laboratories 13 | Adjunct Instructor |
| Watters, James E. | jed | 5140 | Salisbury Laboratories 35 | Adjunct Instructor |
| Xin, Xin | xxin | 2306 | Salisbury Laboratories 241 | Adjunct Instructor |
| Zinn, Jeff W. | jz | 5140 | Salisbury Laboratories 35 |
Adjunct Instructor |
Faculty Emeritus
| Faculty | Ext. | Office | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curran, Louis J. | lcurran | Professor Emeritus of Music | ||
| Fontanella, Lee | lf | Professor Emeritus of Spanish | ||
| Hayes, Edmund M. | ehayes | Professor Emeritus of English | ||
| Heventhal, Charles R. | crh | Professor Emeritus of English | ||
| Manfra, JoAnn | jmanfra | Professor Emeritus of History | ||
| McKay, David P. | Professor Emeritus of Music | |||
| Menides, Laura J. | lmenides | Professor Emeritus of English | ||
| Parkinson, E. Malcolm | emp | Professor Emeritus of History | ||
| Shannon, Thomas A. | tshannon | Professor Emeritus of Religion | ||
| Sokal, Michael M. | tshannon | Professor Emeritus of Religion |
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