Faculty Profiles—Archives
Please note: As of July 1, 2009, the Psychology Department moved to the College of Natural Sciences. For the record, all profiles of psychology faculty posted before that date remain in the SBS Archives.
Alvarez, Sonia (political science)—RLA Award to Support Inter-American Consortium Meetings; Horwitz Professorship
Anderson, Daniel R. (psychology)—Research Focuses on the Promise and Peril of Television for Children
Anderton, Doug (sociology)—Sociologist’s Interdisciplinary Focus Results in Diverse Research Grants
Ash, Michael (economics) —Ash Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to Hungary
Badgett, M.V. Lee (economics) —Badgett Named Among Top Lesbian Researchers; Badgett to Lead CPPA
Bailey, Benjamin (communication)—Intercultural Communicator Addresses Questions of Social Interaction, Culture, and Meaning
Blaustein, Jeffrey D. '73, '77 PhD (psychology)—Neuroendocrinologist Named Editor-in-Chief of Top Journal
Branch, Anna (sociology), and Wooten, Melissa—Sociologists Address Race, Gender and Inequality in South Africa
Budig, Michelle (sociology)—Humboldt Fellow to Pursue Family Policy Research at Max Planck Institute
Castañeda, Mari (communication)—Castañeda to Advise Student Bridges; Communication Professor Focuses on Latina/o Media and Community Service Learning
Chilton, Elizabeth S. (anthropology)—Old Digs, New Tricks (UMass Magazine article); Archaeological Field School Finds Native Fort in Deerfield
Cooks, Leda (communication)—Building Understanding through Communication
Dasgupta, Nilanjana (psychology)—Social Psychologist Consciously Experiments with Unconscious Attitudes
Epstein, Jerry (economics)—Progressive Economist Leads Department, Helps Set Economic Policy
Faculty Women Run for Med Center—(nonacademic profile of Michelle Budig, Krista Harper, Jennifer Lundquist and Kathryn McDermott)
Faulkner, Robert (sociology)—Distinguished Sociologist Practices What He Teaches
Feldman, Robert (psychology)—Psychologist Known for Research on Lying Is Innovator of Student Success Programs; Feldman Named SBS Associate Dean
Folbre, Nancy (economics)—A Week in the Life of a “Genius”; Folbre Co-authors Article on Nursing Pay
Fountain, Jane E. (political science)—Public Policy Leader Focuses on Science, Technology and Society Initiative; Digital domain: Jane Fountain Drives the Intersection of Technology, Institutions and Government; Fountain Keynotes Public Policy Meeting in Japan; Fountain Keynotes International Semantic Web Conference
Fox, Steve (journalism)—Award-winning Journalist Brings Multimedia Talents to the Classroom
Geisler, Bruce (communication)—“Free Spirits” Film Wins Awards, Available on DVD
Gĩthĩnji, Mwangi wa (economics)—Economist Seeks Elimination of Inequality and Poverty
Godfrey, Laurie (anthropology)—Anthropologists' Research Determines Genetic Relationship of Lemurs
Grotevant, Harold D. (psychology)—New Rudd Chair Focuses on Adoption
Haas, Peter M. (political science)—Political Scientist Works to Improve International Environmental Cooperation and More; Political Scientist to Participate in International Environmental Conference
Harper, Krista (anthropology)—Harper testifies before U.N. on Status of Hungarian Roma (Gypsies); Professor Harper Briefs New U.S. Ambassador to Hungary
Hayes, UnJa L. (psychology)—Studying Parental Responses to Newborns Fills Professor’s Day
Hemment, Julie (anthropology)—NSF Grant Goes to Anthropologist Hemment
Henderson, Lisa (communication)—New Communication Chair Studies Expressive Culture
Heim, Carol E. (economics)—Professor Heim Wins Fellowship for Research on Fiscal Structures and Urban Growth
Hird, John (political science)—Reflections On Expertise and Policymaking
Holt, Brigitte M. (anthropology)—Physical Anthropologist Studies Human Evolution through Bones
Hussin, Iza (legal studies)—Ambitious Questions Deserve Multidisciplinary Answers
Irvine, Janice M. (sociology)— Sociologist Receives Fulbright for Sexuality Studies; Sexuality Researcher Tops in Nation
Jakob, Elizabeth M. (psychology) —Jakob Awarded Fulbright to Study Jumping Spiders in New Zealand
Jhally, Sut (communication)—Jhally's 'Reel Bad Arabs' Part of Dubai Film Festival; Jhally to Deliver Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Juravich, Tom (labor studies)—Labor Studies Prof Brings Knowledge to U.K.
Katsh, Ethan (legal studies)—Innovator in Online Dispute Resolution Continues Quest for New Processes
Keen, Rachel (psychology)—Top National Honors Bestowed on Distinguished Psychology Researcher and Teacher;
La Raja, Ray (political science)—La Raja to Focus on Clean Elections with Two Grants
Leidy-Sievert, Lynn (anthropology)—SBS Presents Outstanding Teaching Awards; Anthropologist Explores Menopause from a Biocultural Perspective
Lennox, Sara (STPEC) —Lennox Assumes Presidency of German Studies Association; Shaping the World through STPEC
Mednicoff, David (legal studies)—Middle East Expert Links Issues of Politics and American Foreign Policy; Calling Qatar: Checking in with Professor David Mednicoff
Misra, Joya (sociology)—Sociologist Analyzes Inequality
Mulholland, Mitch (anthropology/archaeological services)—Archaeologist Digs Cultural Resource Management
Perez, Ventura (anthropology)—Biological Anthropologist Examines Violence/Cultural Processes Using Human Remains
Perry-Jenkins, Maureen (psychology)—SBS Presents Outstanding Teaching Awards; Psychologist Recognized for Outreach to Families
Pietromonaco, Paula (psychology)—National Cancer Institute Grants $2.29 Million to Study Depression Risk Predictors
Pollin, Robert (economics)—Social Responsibility Shapes Economist’s Approach
Powers, Sally (psychology)—Focus on Family through Research, Teaching and Administration
Rifkin, Janet (legal studies)—SBS Dean Leads With Passion and Verve; Q & A with Dean Janet Rifkin
Sanders, Lisa (psychology)—Sanders Wins Grant to Study Auditory Processing; Cognitive Neuroscience Researcher Makes Connections, Solves Problems
Schalet, Amy (sociology)—Straight Talk About Teen Sex
Scherer, David (psychology)—Clinical Psychologist Crosses Country to Teach in Amherst
Schweik, Charles (natural resources conservation and public policy) —Schweik Brings Expertise in IT to National Center for Digital Government
Sedgwick, Jeffrey (political science)—Professor Nominated to Lead Bureau of Justice Statistics
Shapiro, Ilana L. (psychology)—$100K Donner Grant Promotes Development of Peace Researchers and Practitioners
Sims, Norman (journalism)—Reflections on Literary Journalism and New Media
Staub, Ervin (psychology)—$100K Donner Grant Promotes Development of Peace Researchers and Practitioners
Tomaskovic-Devey, Donald (sociology)—Documenting Desegregation, Equality in the Workplace is Sociologist’s Focus
West, Emily (communication)—On Valentines…and Other Media Messages
Whitbourne, Susan Krauss (psychology)—Eminent Psychologist Is Top Advisor Among Students
Wikander, Richard (anthropology)—Renaissance Man Offers SBS Advising and a Chance for GED Students
Wobst, Martin (anthropology)—Anthropologist Uses Archaeology to Study Today’s World
Wooten, Melissa (sociology), and Branch, Anna—Sociologists Address Race, Gender and Inequality in South Africa
