Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, has promoted four women to associate professor with tenure.
â— Helen C. Boucher, an associate professor of psychology, has taught at Bates since 2004. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago and holds a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California at Berkeley.
â— Gina A. Fatone is an associate professor of music who has been on the college’s faculty for seven years. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut. Dr. Fatone holds master’s degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music and the University of California at Santa Cruz. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of California at Los Angeles.
â— Christine McDowell has taught theater arts at Bates for five years. She is a graduate of Brandeis University and holds a master’s degree from the Yale School of Drama.
â— Karen Melvin has taught history at Bates for five years. She is a graduate of Boston University and holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of California at Berkeley.