MCLA appoints nine new faculty members12:00AM / Wednesday, September 22, 2004
NORTH ADAMS — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has welcomed nine new faculty members in a variety of disciplines for the fall 2004 semester.
The faculty will join the departments of biology, business administration and economics, education, English/communications, mathematics and philosophy.
Donna L. Casey-Baker, assistant professor of business administration-economics, will specialize in accounting. She has an M.B.A. from the University of Albany and a B.S. in accounting from Russell Sage College. She is a licensed certified public accountant for the state of New York.
Rosanne F. Denhard has become assistant professor for English and communications on the three-year tenure track. She served since 1996 as an instructor and as assistant professor, non-tenure track, since 2002. She has taught a variety of literature and creative arts courses and specializes in medieval and early modern British literature. She has a Ph.D. in English from the State University of New York at Albany and master’s degree and B.A. from the College of Saint Rose.
Susan Edgerton, associate professor of education, will teach curriculum courses in both undergraduate and graduate programs. She comes from Western Michigan University, where she served as an assistant and associate professor since 1996. She has a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in curriculum theory and cultural studies from Louisiana State University and an M.S. and B.A. in chemistry from Louisiana Technical University. She is the author of "Translating the Curriculum: Multiculturalism into Cultural Studies."
Rivka Glaser, assistant professor of biology, comes from Johns Hopkins University, where she served as part of a science teaching team for master of education students specializing in science. She also served as an adjunct faculty member at Towson University, where she taught molecular biology. She has a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in biological sciences from Goucher College in Maryland. She has received numerous awards and honors, including a National Science Foundation Teaching Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in 2003.
Ellen Kalicki, instructor in education, will focus on courses within the Early Childhood Licensure Program and special education. She has been teaching at MCLA part-time for the past two years. She holds an M.A. in sociology and a B.A. in psychology and sociology from the State University at New York.
Linda Kenney will begin as an assistant professor of computer science. She holds an M.S. in computer science from the State University of New York, Albany, an M.A. in linguistics from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.A. in mathematics from the University of Dayton, Ohio. She owns her own Web design and software-application consulting company.
Paul Nnodim will serve as an assistant professor of philosophy. He hails from Germany and holds a Ph.D. in philosophy, English and American studies from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, as well as a bachelor of philosophy degree from Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome. He specializes in Rawls, Kant, contemporary issues in ethics, bioethics, social and political philosophy, and interdisciplinary themes in English and American studies.
Dawn Shamburger assistant professor of fine and performing arts, will specialize in theater design. She has an M.F.A. in sceneography from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.A. in theater design and production from Northwestern State University. She specializes in costume design and scenery, as well as computer skills.
Christopher Thomas will begin as an assistant professor of mathematics. He comes from Texas A&M University, where he served as a visiting assistant professor since 2002. He has a Ph.D. in mathematics from Tufts University and a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has received several awards and honors, including First Prize at the 2001 Graduate School Council Research Symposium. |
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