Washington and Lee University New Faculty 2011-2012

Education/Experience Terry Metz University Librarian Education/Experience B.A. Gustavus Adolphus College M.A. Library Science, University of Minneapolis Library Director, US Naval War College VP for Library and Information Services, Wheaton College Head of Information Technology, Carleton College Assistant Circulation/Collection Librarian, Hamline University

The College

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Katie Chenoweth Assistant Professor of French Education/Experience Ph.D. Brown University Assistant Professor in Humanities, University of Chicago Research/Teaching Interests Renaissance & Early Modern French Literature and Culture History of French Language Film and Media Studies

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Melissa Kerin Assistant Professor of Art History Education/Experience Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Visiting Scholar and Assistant Professor College of William and Mary Research/Teaching Interests Contemporary Religious Art in South India

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Antonio Reyes Assistant Professor of Spanish Education/Experience Ph.D. University of Illinois Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Research/Teaching Interests Sociolinguistics Discourse analysis Language ideology

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Gregg Whitworth Assistant Professor of Biology Education/Experience Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco Visiting Assistant Professor, Grinnell College Research/Teaching Interests Cellular & molecular biology Biochemistry Bioinformatics

Education/Experience Glenn Proctor Donald W. Reynolds Distinguished Visiting Professor Education/Experience Executive Editor and Vice President for News, Richmond Times-Dispatch City Editor, Newark Star-Ledger Member Pulitzer Prize Winning Team, Akron Beacon-Journal National Association of Black Journalists’ Legacy Award, 2007 Research/Teaching Fall Course, “Media Management and Entrepreneurship”

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Sarah E. Bond Visiting Mellon Fellow in Classics Education/Experience Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill B. A. in Classics, University of Virginia Research/Teaching Interests Courses taught include: Introduction to the Humanities, World Civilizations and Ancient Society Archaeological experience in North Bath Excavations, Morgantina, Sicily and Monticello

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Rachel N. Schnepper Visiting Mellon Fellow in History Education/Experience Ph.D. Rutgers University B.A. Vassar College Research/Teaching Interests Courses taught include: History of Witchcraft and Magic, Europe 1348-1789, Britain 1815-1945 Dissertation topic: “The Experience of New World Churches in Revolutionary England.”

Education/Experience Coaching/Teaching Interests Peter Gyscek Assistant Professor of Physical Education Education/Experience B.S. in Business Management Niagara University Assistant Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach College of William and Mary Coaching/Teaching Interests Head Coach of Men’s and Women’s Golf Programs

Education/Experience Coaching/Teaching Interests Nathan Shearer Assistant Professor of Physical Education Education/Experience M.Ed. Bowling Green State B.A. Social Science Ohio Northern Head Wrestling Coach Heidelberg University Coaching/Teaching Interests Head Coach Men’s Wrestling

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Jungmin Choi Visiting Assistant Professor of Math Education/Experience Ph.D. University of Michigan and the University of Texas Post doctoral fellow Florida State Research/Teaching Interests Research and teaching in areas of computational finance

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Maury Gortemiller Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Education/Experience M.F.A. University of Georgia M.A. University of Mississippi Research/Teaching Interests Photographic explorations of the visual culture of America

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Brodie Gregory Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Education/Experience Ph.D. and M.A. University of Akron W&L class of 2003 Research/Teaching Interests Industrial and organizational psychology

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Greg Kordsmeier Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Education/Experience Ph.D. and M.S. University of Wisconsin - Madison Research/Teaching Interests Social psychology and psychology of culture

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Laura Novo Zaballos Sampere Instructor in Spanish Education/Experience M.A. Teaching Spanish as a second language (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) Research/Teaching Interests Teaching Elementary and Intermediate Spanish

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Andrew Oster Visiting Assistant Professor of Math Education/Experience Ph.D. and M.A. University of Utah Post doctoral scholar, Group for Neural Theory, Paris Research/Teaching Interests Mathematical neuroscience and physiology

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Jon Sigmon Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Education/Experience Ph.D. and M.A. University of California - Los Angeles Research/Teaching Interests Self and Society, Sociology of Culture, Sociological Theory

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Dow Smith Visiting Associate Professor of Journalism Education/Experience M.A. Journalism - University of Missouri Associate Professor, Siena College Professional broadcasting and production experience Research/Teaching Interests Teaching reporting and production for broadcast media

The Williams School

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Katherine L. Shester Assistant Professor of Economics Education/Experience Ph.D. Vanderbilt University B.A. Wake Forest University Rendig Fels Award for Excellence in Teaching, Vanderbilt Research/Teaching Interests Public Housing in America Economic History Labor Economics

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Carl Scott Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics Education/Experience Ph.D. Fordham University M.A. St. John’s College Visiting Assistant Professor, Skidmore College Research/Teaching Interests Constitutional Law Modern Political Thought

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Atanu Rakshit Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics Education/Experience Ph.D. candidate, Virginia Tech M.S. Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech M.S. Indian Institute of Forest Management Research/Teaching Interests International Macroeconomics Monetary Economics

The School of Law

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Jill Fraley Assistant Professor of Law Education/Experience J.S.D. Yale Law School J.D. Duke University School of Law B.A. Yale University Research/Teaching Interests Environmental law Property Natural resources Legal History

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Paul Belonick Visiting Professor of Law Education/Experience J.D. University of Virginia Ph.D. candidate in Ancient History, UVA Research/Teaching Interests Civil Procedure Property

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Aleksandra Čavoški Visiting Professor of Law Education/Experience Ph.D. and B.L. at University of Belgrade Faculty of Law M.Sc. London School of Economics On the faculty at Union University in Belgrade, Serbia Research/Teaching Interests International Environmental Law

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Brant Hellwig Visiting Professor of Law Education/Experience J.D. and B.S. Wake Forest LL.M. in Taxation N.Y.U Visiting from University of South Carolina Research/Teaching Interests Federal Income Taxation Taxation of Partnerships and LLCs

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Patrick Luff Visiting Professor of Law Education/Experience J.D. University of Michigan D.Phil. Candidate University of Oxford Faculty of Law Research/Teaching Interests Civil Procedure American Public Law Process

Education/Experience Research/Teaching Interests Julie Cromer Young Visiting Professor of Law Education/Experience J.D. Harvard Law B.A. University of Alabama Visiting from Thomas Jefferson School of Law Research/Teaching Interests Civil Procedure