Five New Women Teaching at Union College

Union College in Schenectady, New York, has 19 new faculty members on campus this fall. Only five of the 19 new scholars are women.

Daisy Nunez Parrado is a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in environmental economics. She earned her Ph.D. at the Universidad Austral de Chile where her research was on the contribution of recreational fishing to the Chile tourism industry.

Leila Khatami is a new assistant professor of mathematics. She was conducting postdoctoral research at Northeastern University. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Tehran.

Kathleen McIntyre is a visiting instructor of history. She is a graduate of Vassar College and is completing her doctoral work at the University of New Mexico.

Linda Mertz is a visiting assistant professor of sociology. She was a project coordinator at the School of Social Welfare at the University of Albany. She holds a master of social work degree from Boston College.

Sheri Lullo is a new assistant professor of visual arts. She was a visiting lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh, where she received a Ph.D. in the history of art and architecture with a focus on Chinese art.