Haverford College, the highly selective liberal arts educational institution in suburban Philadelphia, has several new tenure-track faculty members this academic year. Here are brief biographies of the new faculty members.
Robin Caron is an assistant professor of economics who researches economic inequalities in labor and education, especially as they relate to disability. Dr. Caron also examines the long-term impacts of public education access for disabled students. A graduate of the Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, Dr. Caron earned two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University.
Crystal Fodrey is an associate professor and director of the writing program. She previously directed the Writing Across the Curriculum program at Moravian University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Her current research examines the implications of generative AI for writing and learning in higher education. Dr. Fodrey holds a bachelor’s degree in English language and literature and a master’s degree in creative writing from Western Kentucky University. She earned her Ph.D. in rhetoric, composition, and the teaching of writing from the University of Arizona.
Elise Harrala is an assistant professor of sociology. Her research focuses on the dynamics of cultural production and how culture helps reproduce inequality. She is the author of Art of Transition: The Field of Art in Post-Soviet Russia (Routledge, 2021). Dr. Harrala is a graduate of the University of Michigan. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Courtney Marshall is a new assistant professor of neuroscience. She previously served on the faculty at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Dr. Marshall studies the pathological mechanisms behind neurodegeneration, focusing on how proteins aggregate and impair function in Alzheimer’s disease. A graduate of Davidson College in North Carolina, Dr. Marshall earned a Ph.D. from Drexel University in Philadelphia. She conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania.
Kelly Underman is an associate professor and director of health studies. She previously taught at Drexel University. Dr. Underman is a medical sociologist who studies the social construction of bodies and emotions in medical education. She is the author of Feeling Medicine: How the Pelvic Exam Shapes Medical Training (New York University Press, 2020). A graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, where she majored in psychology, Dr. Underman holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Miranda Young is an assistant professor of peace, justice, and human rights. Her research focuses on twentieth-century social and political philosophy, taking a historical approach to the tensions between political theory and social activism. Dr. Young is a graduate of Connecticut College, where she majored in history and philosophy. She earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in philosophy from The New School in New York.