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.

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.