Five New Assistant Professors at Bowdoin College in Maine

Bowdoin College, the highly rated liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine, has announced the addition of seven-tenure track faculty members. Five of the new faculty members are women.

Barbara Elias is a new assistant professor of government. Her research focuses on counterinsurgency military strategy and policy. Dr. Elias is a graduate of Brown University and earned a Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania.

Michele LaVigne is an assistant professor of earth and oceanographic science. Her research focuses on biochemistry and paleoceanography. She is a graduate of Hampshire College in Massachusetts and holds a Ph.D. in oceanography from Rutgers University.

Erika Nyhus is an assistant professor of neuroscience and psychology. Dr. Nyhus is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. She holds a master’s degree in psychology and a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Amanda Redlich was appointed an assistant professor of mathematics. Her research interests are combinatorics, theoretical computer science, and probability. Dr. Redlich holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. from MIT.

Emma Maggie Solberg was hired as an assistant professor of English. She specializes in medieval English literature. Dr. Solberg is a graduate of Oxford University and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.