HSA Faculty and Staff
Department Chair: Darryl Wright
Advising Coordinator: Salvador Plascencia
Faculty

William Alves
Professor of MusicLouisa and Robert Miller Professor of HumanitiesDMA, University of Southern Californiaalves@hmc.edu
Music composition; computer music; alternate tuning systems; gamelan music; abstract computer animation.

Isabel Balseiro
Professor of Comparative LiteratureAlexander and Adelaide Hixon Professor of HumanitiesPhD, New York University909.607.2661isabel_balseiro@hmc.edu
Contemporary writers and film makers of Africa and South America; cultural and race studies; film and postcolonial literature.

Kathleen Burns
Hixon-Riggs Early Career Fellow in Science and Technology StudiesPhD, Duke Universitykburns@g.hmc.edu
The intersections of the environmental humanities and transatlantic literature from the mid-nineteenth century to present, with emphases in science and visual/media studies.

David Cubek
Associate Professor of MusicJoint music facultyDMus, Northwestern Universitydcubek@g.hmc.edu
Conducting symphonic and operatic repertoire; research on alternative modes of orchestral training and music as an interdisciplinary art form.

Ambereen Dadabhoy
Associate Professor of LiteraturePhD, Claremont Graduate University909.607.7346ambereen_dadabhoy@hmc.edu
Early modern English literature; Shakespeare; postcolonial theory; East-West encounter.

Marianne De Laet
Professor of Anthropology and Science, Technology, and SocietyPhD, University of Utrecht, Netherlandsdelaet@hmc.edu
Social studies of science; cultural anthropology; technology
and culture; video game culture; practices of knowledge-making; collaboration and management in big science.

Erika Dyson
Associate Professor of Religious StudiesWillard W. Keith, Jr., Fellow in the HumanitiesPhD, Columbia UniversityOffice Hours: Monday 11 a.m.–Noon and Thursday 2–4 p.m. (by appointment only)909.607.0856erika_dyson@hmc.edu
Religion and science; intersections between social-change activism and religion; American religious history; and church and state.

Kenneth Fandell
Professor of ArtMichael G. and C. Jane Wilson Chair in Arts and HumanitiesMFA, University of Illinois at Chicagoken_fandell@hmc.edu
Interdisciplinary arts.

Alfred Flores
Assistant Professor of Asian American StudiesPhD, University of California, Los Angeles909.627.0453alflores@g.hmc.edu
Pacific Islander history, Asian American history, labor, militarization, race, settler colonialism.

Anup Gampa
Assistant Professor of PsychologyPhD, University of Virginiaagampa@g.hmc.edu
Social psychology of social movements, racism, capitalism and wealth inequality.

Jeffrey D. Groves
Professor of LiteraturePhD, Claremont Graduate School909.607.7346groves@hmc.edu
Nineteenth-century American literature; history of the book; Shakespeare.

Vivien Hamilton
Associate Professor of the History of SciencePhD, University of Toronto909.607.7997vivien_hamilton@hmc.edu
History of physics; history of medicine; gender and science; disciplinary cultures in science.

Charles Kamm
Associate Professor of MusicJoint music facultyDMA, Yale Universityckamm@g.hmc.edu
Concert choir; chamber choir; music history.

Dede Long
Assistant Professor of EconomicsPhD, Oregon State Universitydlong@g.hmc.edu
Environmental economics; microeconomic theory.

Rachel Mayeri
Professor of Media StudiesMFA, University of California, San Diego909.607.0461rachel_mayeri@hmc.edu
Experimental documentary production; motion graphics and animation; history of special effects; genetics and society; ecology and art; history of science and art.

Salvador Plascencia
Advising CoordinatorAssociate Professor of Creative WritingMFA, Syracuse University909.621.8022splascencia@hmc.edu
Creative writing; The novel as print technology.

David K. Seitz
Associate Professor of Cultural GeographyPhD, University of Toronto909.621.8022dseitz@g.hmc.edu
Geographies of citizenship; feminist, critical race and queer theories; affect.

Paul Steinberg
Professor of Political Science and Environmental PolicyMalcolm Lewis Chair of Sustainability and SocietyPhD, University of California, Santa Cruz909.607.3840paul_steinberg@hmc.edu
International and comparative environmental politics; policy analysis; sustainable development; biodiversity; political science research methods.

Darryl Wright
Professor of PhilosophyWillard W. Keith, Jr., Fellow in the HumanitiesPhD, University of Michigan909.607.4478darryl_wright@hmc.edu
History of ethics; metaethics; moral and political philosophy.
Emeritus Faculty
Emeriti faculty are retired faculty members who have been awarded special status by the College in recognition of their service.

Hal S. Barron
Professor of History, EmeritusPhD, University of Pennsylvania
U.S. social history; history of rural America; immigration and ethnicity

Tad Beckman
Professor of Philosophy, EmeritusPhD, University of California, Berkeley
Nietzsche; environmental philosophy; philosophy of science.

Lisa M. Sullivan
Professor of Economics, EmeritaPhD, University of Toronto
Economic history; history of work and work ethics.
Staff

Deborah Laird
Administrative Coordinator909.621.8022deborah_laird@hmc.edu

Julia Hong
Arts Directorjlhong@g.hmc.edu
In Memoriam

Gary R. Evans
The department mourns the recent loss of Gary Evans, Emeritus Professor of Economics, who retired in 2020 after 39 years at Harvey Mudd. A full memorial will appear soon on the HSA Blog.