Three New Women Assistant Professors at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts

Alexis Hill has been named an assistant professor of biology. She was previously a postdoctoral fellow and instructor at Washington University in St. Louis.

Dr. Hill holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and a master’s degree in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. in neurobiology from Columbia University.

Christine Hagan has been named an assistant professor of chemistry. She was previously a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School and teaching fellow at Harvard University.

Dr. Hagan holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Amherst College in Massachusetts, a master’s degree in chemistry from the University of Cambridge in England, and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard University.

Mahri Leonard-Fleckman has been named an assistant professor of religious studies. She has previously held teaching positions at Providence College, the University of Scranton, Stonehill College, and Clark University.

Dr. Leonard-Fleckman holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and English literature from Washington University in St. Louis, a master of divinity degree with a dual focus in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and religion and education from the Union Theological Seminary in New York, and a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern studies from New York University.

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