Pomona College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Claremont, California, has added 12 faculty members this fall. Four are women.
Karla Cordova, assistant professor of economics, started teaching at Pomona in 2021 and was a Chau Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the economics department during the 2024–25 school year. Her research examines how immigration policies and local economic conditions affect Hispanic children and families, as well as how pension rights affect the gender wealth gap. Dr. Cordova is a graduate of Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Le’on in Monterrey, Mexico. She earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Arizona.
Louise Ince is an assistant professor of neuroscience. For the past five years, she has served as a research scientist at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research examines how the body’s internal biological clock shapes neuroimmune function and health. She holds a bachelor’s degree in cognitive neuroscience and psychology, a master’s degree in integrative biology, and a Ph.D. in neuroscience, all from the University of Manchester in England.
Alexandra Lippman is an assistant professor of anthropology. She started teaching at Pomona in 2020 as a visiting assistant professor. She is a multimodal anthropologist whose work explores media technology, race, and sound in Latin America. Her book, Funk Power: Sound, Sovereignty, and Blackness in Brazil, is forthcoming from Duke University Press. Dr. Lippman is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of California, Irvine.
Danielle Lynch is director of athletics, chair of the physical education department, and an assistant professor of physical education. Her doctoral research examined the lived experiences of Black male professional athletes during ongoing social justice movements, exploring how identity, activism and sport intersect. Dr. Lynch double-majored in geography and anthropology at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She earned a master’s degree in education from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and a doctorate in lifelong learning and adult education from Pennsylvania State University.