Experts on first-year experience

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Marja Bakermans
  • Teaching Professor
The goal of Professor Bakermans' research program is to promote the conservation of biodiversity by maintaining viable wildlife populations across the landscape. ... View Profile
Kristin Boudreau
  • Professor
Professor Boudreau's research in literature, culture, and education is unified by broad concerns for justice, inclusion, and social progress. ... View Profile
Arne Gericke
  • Interim Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Professor Gericke is a biophysical chemist studying lipid mediated protein functions using calorimetric, spectroscopic, and advanced microscopic techniques. An area of particular interest is phosphoinositide mediated signaling. ... View Profile
Arthur C. Heinricher
  • Professor
Professor Heinricher is the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. ... View Profile
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Geoffrey Pfeifer
  • Associate Professor of Teaching
Professor Pfeifer’s research focus in philosophy is on contemporary continental philosophy, social and political philosophy, global justice, and development ethics. ... View Profile
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Paul Reilly
  • Assistant Dean, Student Success
Paul Reilly (he/him/his) is WPI’s Assistant Dean of Student Success in the Office of Academic Advising. He leads efforts to advise students on the academic opportunities available to them. ... View Profile
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Sarah Eliza Stanlick
  • Assistant Professor
Sarah Stanlick, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in The Global School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. ... View Profile
Elisabeth Anne Stoddard
  • Associate Professor of Teaching
Professor Stoddard is a human-environment geographer who is interested in the intersection of nature, society, and social justice. ... View Profile
Kristin Wobbe
Kristin K. Wobbe
  • Director, Center for Project Based Learning
As director of WPI’s Center for Project-Based Learning (PBL), Dr. ... View Profile