Evelyn Baca has been named an assistant professor of education. This past spring, she received her Ph.D. in educational policy and evaluation from the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. Before beginning her doctoral studies she taught Spanish and English in Arizona public schools.
Beeta Baghoolizadeh has been named an assistant professor of history and Africana studies. Her research specializes in the history of the modern Middle East, photography, and slavery. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, a master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Erica Delsandro has been named an assistant professor of women’s and gender studies. Her teaching and research interests include gender studies, feminism, queer theory, the history of sexuality, modern literature, the gender politics of authorship, and women writers. She holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Bucknell University and a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.
Rachel Landsman has been named an assistant professor of economics. She was previously a graduate teaching fellow at the University of Pittsburgh. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from California State University, Sacramento and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pittsburgh.
Sarah Lower has been named an assistant professor of biology. Her research focuses on genetic underpinnings and the evolutionary reasons why animals are so diverse. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College in Massachusetts and a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia.
Hélène Martin has been named an assistant professor of French and Francophone studies. Her research focuses on sixteenth-century French literature. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Rennes in France and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.
Neda Nasiriani has been named an assistant professor of computer science. She was a research assistant at Pennsylvania State University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Sharif University of Technology in Iran, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. in computer science from Penn State.
Christine Ngo has been named an assistant professor of economics. Her research focuses on alternative approaches to development analysis, technological change and innovations in emerging economies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in global economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, a law degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and a master’s degree in political economy of development and a Ph.D. in economics both from the University of London.
Rebekah Slodounik has been named an assistant professor of German studies. Her research interests include German Jewish literature and culture, American Jewish literature, Holocaust studies, Jewish studies, memory studies, and narrative theory. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Germanic languages and literatures and English literature from Washington University in St. Louis as well as a master’s degree and Ph.D. both in Germanic languages and literatures from the University of Virginia.
Sarah Smith has been named an assistant professor of chemistry. Her research interests include biochemistry, protein structure, and bioinorganic chemistry. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego.
Kate Suslava has been named an assistant professor of accounting and financial management. Her teaching interests include the foundations of accounting and financial management and intermediate financial accounting. She holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in linguistics from Minsk State Linguistic University in Belarus as well as an MBA in accounting and finance and a Ph.D. in accounting from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Janet VanLone has been named an assistant professor of education. She has previous experience in social services and as a cooperating teacher and student-teacher supervisor. VanLone is a graduate of Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. She holds a master’s degree in special education from West Chester University in Pennsylvania.