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2019-2020 Scripps Catalog 
    
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Faculty, Administration, and Board of Trustees



Faculty

Professors

BESSIE AND CECIL FRANKEL CHAIR IN MUSIC
Hao Huang
, Professor of Music. A.B. Harvard University. M.M. The Juilliard School of Music. DMA State University of New York at Stony Brook. Scripps College 1994.

DOROTHY CRUICKSHANK BACKSTRAND CHAIR IN GENDER AND WOMEN’S STUDIES
Piya Chatterjee
, Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. BA Wellesley College. MA, PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College 2012.

FLETCHER JONES CHAIR IN ART
Ken Gonzales-Day
, Professor of Art, BFA Pratt Institute, MA Hunter College. MFA University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 1995.

GABRIELLE JUNGELS-WINKLER CHAIR IN THE HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ART
Juliet Koss3, Professor of Art History. BA Columbia University. PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Scripps College 2000.

GABRIELLE MARIE-LOUISE JUNGELS-WINKLER PROFESSOR OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES
David Andrews
, Professor of International Relations. BA University of California at Santa Cruz. MA Brigham Young University. PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Scripps College 1993.

HARTLEY BURR ALEXANDER CHAIR IN THE HUMANITIES
Myriam Chancy
, BA University of Manitoba, Canada. MA Dalhousie University, Canada. PhD University of Iowa. Scripps College 2015.

HELEN CHANDLER GARLAND CHAIR IN ANCIENT STUDIES
Ellen Finkelpearl
2, Professor of Classics. BA Princeton University. MA, PhD Harvard University. Scripps College 1988.

LAURA VAUSBINDER HOCKETT ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP
Sheila Walker,
Professor of Psychology and Affiliate of Africana Studies. BA American University. MA New York Universtiy. PhD Cornell University. Scripps College 1993.

MARGARET MCKENZIE DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Nathalie Rachlin
3, Professor of French. Licence d’Anglais, Universite Paul Valery, Montpellier. C.A.P.E.S. d’Anglais, France. MA, PhD Princeton University. Scripps College 1989.

MARY W. JOHNSON PROFESSORSHIP IN TEACHING
Nancy Macko, Professor of Art. BS University of Wisconsin. MA (Painting/Printmaking), MA (Education), MFA University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 1986.

MARY W. JOHNSON AND J. STANLEY JOHNSON PROFESSORSHIP IN HUMANITIES
Julia Liss, Professor of History, BA Wesleyan University. MA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 1989.

MOLLY MASON JONES CHAIR IN PSYCHOLOGY
Stacey Wood, Professor of Psychology. BA Middlebury College, PhD University of Houston. Scripps College 2005.

NATHANIEL WRIGHT STEPHENSON CHAIR IN HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY
Rita Roberts
, Professor of History and Africana Studies. BS Southern Illinois University. MA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 1986.

RICHARD ARMOUR CHAIR IN MODERN LANGUAGES
Marina Pérez de Mendiola
, Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. BA, MA, PhD University of Paris-Sorbonne IV. Scripps College 1998.

SIDNEY J. WEINBERG, JR. CHAIR IN NATURAL SCIENCES
Mary Hatcher-Skeers
, Professor of Chemistry. BA University of California San Diego. MS San Francisco State University. PhD University of Washington. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1998.

SUZANNE ELY MUCHNIC ‘62 AND PAUL D. MUCHNIC ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP
Bruce Coats3, Professor of Art History. BA Rice University. MA University of California, Berkeley. AM, PhD Harvard University. Scripps College 1985.

WILLIAM R. KENAN, JR. CHAIR IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
John Milton2
, Professor of Computational Neuroscience. BSC, PhD, MDCM McGill University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2004.
 

Andrew Aisenberg, Professor of History. BA Brown University. MA, PhD Yale University. Scripps College 1998.

Jennifer Armstrong, Associate Dean of Faculty, Professor of Biology. BS New Mexico State University. PhD University of California, San Diego. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2003.

Kersey Black, Professor of Chemistry. BS California State University, San Diego. PhD University of Oregon. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1986.

Thierry Boucquey, Professor of French. Licentiate in Romance Philology, Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. MA, PhD University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 1985.

Ronalee Brosterman3, Professor of Dance. BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MA University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 1981.

Jodie Rae Burton, Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator, Professor of Physical Education, Women’s Golf Coach.  BS, MS California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.  Scripps College and CMS Athletics 1979.

Lara Deeb3, Professor of Anthropology. AB Brown University. MA, PhD Emory University. Scripps College 2008.

Cindy Forster1, Professor of History. BA Brown University. MA, PhD University of California Berkeley. Scripps College 1994.

Anthony Fucaloro, Professor of Chemistry. BS Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. PhD University of Arizona. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1974.

John Goldhammer, Professor of Physical Education, Women’s and Men’s Cross Country Coach.  BA University of California, Santa Barbara. MA California State University, Los Angeles.  Scripps College and CMS Athletics 1984.

Ken Gonzales-Day, Professor of Art. BFA Pratt Institute. MA Hunter College. MFA University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 1995.

Scot Gould, Professor of Physics. BA Middlebury College. PhD University of California, Santa Barbara. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1991.

Eric Haskell, Professor of French. BA Pomona College. MA, PhD University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 1979.

James Higdon, Professor of Physics. BA University of Pennsylvania. PhD University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1987.

Erica Jasper, Director of Athletics. BA and ED.M Washington State University, Pullman. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2019.

Juliet Koss3, Professor of Art History. BA Columbia University, PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Scripps College 2000.

Dalton Krauss, Professor of French. BA Oberlin College. M.Phil.,PhD Yale University. Scripps College 1974.

Adam Landsberg, Professor of Physics. BA Princeton University. MA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1998.

Thomas Leabhart, Professor of Theatre. BA Rollins College. MA University of Arkansas, Ecole de Mime Etienne Decroux. Pomona College for The Claremont Colleges 1982.

Sherry Linnell, Professor of Theatre. BA, MFA University of California, Irvine. Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges 1975.

Julia Liss, Professor of History. BA Wesleyan University. MA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 1989.

Mary MacNaughton, Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery and Professor of Art History. BA Scripps College. MA, MPhil, PhD Columbia University. Scripps College 1985.

Amy Marcus-Newhall, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Professor of Psychology. AB Occidental College. M.A., PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College 1992.

Donald McFarlane, Kenneth S. Pitzer, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science. BS University of Liverpool. M.Sc. Queen’s University of Belfast. PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1991.

Jessie Mills, Professor of Theatre.  BA, New York University.  MA, Northwestern University.  MFA, Carnegie Mellon University. Pomona College Theatre 2018.

Nancy Neiman, Professor of Politics. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA, PhD Yale University. Scripps College 1993.

Kerry Ann Odell, Professor of Economics. A.B. University of California, Davis. MA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 1987.

Roberto Pedace2, Professor of Economics. BA California State University, San Bernardino. MA, PhD University of California, Riverside. Scripps College 2009.

Marion Preest, Pritzker Family Foundation Professor of Biology. BSc Otago University (NZ). MS, PhD Cornell University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1999.

Kathleen Purvis-Roberts1, Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science. BS Westmont College. MA, PhD Princeton. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2001.

Dion Scott-Kakures, Professor of Philosophy. BA Claremont McKenna College. MA, PhD University of Michigan. Scripps College 1988.

Anthony Shay, Professor of Theatre and Dance. MA California State University, Los Angeles. MA University of California, Los Angeles. Ph.D. University of California, Riverside. Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges 1997.

Ulysses J. Sofia, Weinberg Family Dean of the W.M. Keck Science Department and Professor of Physics. BA Wesleyan University. PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2017.

Zhaohua Tang, Professor of Biology. BS State University of New York at Stony Brook. PhD University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2001.

James Taylor, Professor of Theatre. BA Colorado College, MFA Southern Methodist University. Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges 1991.

Diane Thomson, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science. BS University of Arizona. MPhil University of Cambridge. PhD University of California, Santa Cruz. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2004.

Christopher Towse, Professor of Mathematics. BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MS, PhD Brown University. Scripps College 2000.

T. Kim-Trang Tran, Professor of Art. BFA University of Iowa. MFA California Institute of the Arts. Scripps College 1999.

Sheila Walker, Professor of Psychology and Affiliate of Africana Studies. BA American University. MA New York University. PhD Cornell University. Scripps College 1993.

Rivka Weinberg, Professor of Philosophy. BA Brooklyn College, CUNY. PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Scripps College 2003.

Emily Wiley, Professor of Biology. BS Western Washington University. PhD University of Washington, Seattle. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2002.

Associate Professors

ELIZABETH HUBERT MALOTT ENDOWED CHAIR FOR THE CORE CURRICULUM IN INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES
Winston Ou, Associate Professor of Mathematics. BA Princeton University. PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College 2005.

Rita Cano Alcalá, Associate Professor of Chicanx-Latinx Studies. BA University of Texas at San Antonio. MA University of Wisconsin-Madison. PhD University of Texas at Austin. Scripps College 1995.

Yuval Avnur1, Associate Professor of Philosophy. BA University of California Santa Barbara. PhD New York University. Scripps College 2008.

Anie Chaderjian, Associate Professor of Mathematics. BS, MA, PhD University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 1993.

Wendy Cheng, Associate Professor of American Studies. AB Harvard University. MA University of California, Berkeley. PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College 2016.

Melissa Coleman, Associate Professor of Biology. BS Samford University, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2006.

David Cubek, Associate Professor of Joint Music. BA McGill University, MA Conservatoire de Musique du Québec á Montréal, PhD McGill University. Scripps College and Joint Music Program 2010.

Adam Davis, Associate Professor of Art. BS University of Wisconsin, Madison. MFA University of Arizona, Tucson. Scripps College 2009.

Kimberly Drake, Director of the Writing Program and Associate Professor of Writing. BA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2011.

Patrick Ferree, Associate Professor of Biology. BS University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. MS Wake Forest University. PhD University of California Santa Cruz. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2011.

Sean Flynn, Associate Professor of Economics. BA, MA University of Southern California. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2009.

Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert2, Associate Professor of Biology. BA Swarthmore College. PhD Cornell University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2000.

Sarah Gilman, Associate Professor of Biology. BS Stanford University. PhD University of California, Davis. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2011.

Mark Golub, Associate Professor of Politics. BA Macalester College. MA Claremont Graduate University. PhD University of California, San Diego. Scripps College 2007.

Martha Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Chicanx-Latinx Studies. B.A. University of California, Los Angeles. PhD University of Washington, Seattle. Scripps Collee 2013.

Charles Griffiths, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Women’s and Men’s Swimming & Diving Coach. BA Denison University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2001.

Jennifer Groscup2, Associate Professor of Psychology. BA Georgetown. JD University of Nebraska, Lincoln, College of Law. MA, PhD. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Graduate College. Scripps College 2008.

Anne Harley, Associate Professor of Music. BA Yale College. MA, DMA Boston University. Scripps College 2009.

Cándida Jáquez, Associate Professor of Music, BA California State University, Fresno. MA University of Texas, Austin. PhD University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Scripps College 2006.

Charles Kamm, Associate Professor of Joint Music, BA Earlham College, MA Michigan State, DMA Yale University. Scripps College and Joint Music Program 2005.

YouYoung Kang2, Associate Professor of Music. BA Yale University. PhD University of Pennsylvania. Scripps College 2002.

Marc Katz, Associate Professor of German. BA, MA, PhD Northwestern University. Scripps College 1994.

Thomas Kim, Associate Professor of Politics. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA, PhD University of California, San Diego, Scripps College 2000.

Judith LeMaster, Associate Professor of Psychology. BA, MA California State University, Fullerton. PhD University of California, Riverside. Scripps College 1993.

Aaron Leconte, Associate Professor of Chemistry. BA Carleton College. PhD The Scripps Research Institute. Scripps College and W. M. Keck Science Department 2012.

France Lemoine2, Associate Professor of French. JD University of Montreal. MA University of California, Los Angeles. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2009.

Warren Liu, Associate Professor of English. BA University of California, Berkeley. MFA University of Iowa. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2009.

Joyce Lu, Associate Professor of Theatre. BA in Theatre & BA in Studio Art Occidental College. MFA University of Hawaii at Manoa. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges 2009.

Aaron Matz, Associate Professor of English. BA, MA, MPhil, PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2007.

Winston Ou, Associate Professor of Mathematics. BA Princeton University. PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College 2005.

Sabrina Ovan, Associate Professor of Italian. Laurea Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy. MA, PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College 2009.

SeoYoung Park2, Associate Professor of Anthropology. BA, MA Yonsei University, South Korea. PhD University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 2012.

John Pennington, Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance; Coordinator of Dance. BFA Northwestern University, California Institute of the Arts. MFA Hollins University. Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges 1994.

Colin Robins, Associate Professor of Environmental Science. BA Macalester College. MS Oregon State University. PhD University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2012.

David Roselli, Associate Professor of Classics. BA New York University. MA, PhD University of Toronto, Scripps College 2003.

Carmen Sanjuán-Pastor3, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. Licenciatura Universitat de València, València, Spain. Licenciatura Universitat d’Alacant, Alacant, Spain. MA Arizona State University. PhD Stanford University. Scripps College 2009.

Babak Sanii, Associate Professor of Chemistry. BS Cornell University. MS, PhD University of California, Davis. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2012.

Ken Scalmanini, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Men’s Basketball Coach. BS Cal Poly Pomona, MA. Azusa Pacific University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 1999.

Lars Schmitz, Associate Professor of Biology. Vordiplom, Diplom, University of Bonn, Germany. PhD University of California, Davis. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2012.

Paul Settles, Associate Professor of Physical Education. Head Men’s Tennis Coach. University of Pennsylvania. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2003.

Michael Spezio, Associate Professor of Psychology. BS Case Western Reserve. M. Div. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. PhD Cornell University. PhD University of Oregon. Scripps College 2007.

Corey Tazzara1, Associate Professor of History. BS Georgetown University. PhD Stanford University. Scripps College 2013.

Vanessa Tyson, Associate Professor of Politics. BA Princeton University. PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College 2015.

Anna Wenzel, Associate Professor of Chemistry. BS University of California, San Diego. PhD Harvard University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2006.

Branwen Williams, Associate Professor of Environmental Science. BS University of Guelph. MS University of Quebec at Montreal. PhD Ohio State University, Columbus. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2011.

Nancy Williams, Associate Professor of Chemistry. BS Harvey Mudd College. PhD University of Washington, Seattle.  Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2003.

Assistant Professors

Claudia Arteaga, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. BA Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru. PhD Rutgers University. Scripps College 2015.

Gabriela Bacsan1, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA, PhD University of California, San Diego. Scripps College 2016.

Theodore Bartholomew, Assistant Professor of Psychology. BA Creighton University. MA University of Nebraska-Lincoln. PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Scripps College 2019.

Tia Blassingame, Assistant Professor of Art, BA Princeton University. MA Corcoran College of Art+Design. MFA Rhode Island School of Design. Scripps College 2019.

Nayana Bose3, Assistant Professor of Economics. BS University of Calcutta. MA Jawaharlal Nehru University. PhD Vanderbilt University. Scripps College 2016.

Sarah Budischak, Assistant Professor of Biology.  BS Davidson College.  MS Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.  PhD University of Georgia.  Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2018.

Lahnna Catalino, Assistant Professor of Psychology. BA McDaniel College. MA Wake Forest University. PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Scripps College 2016.

Pete Chandrangsu, Assistant Professor of Biology.  BS University of California, Irvine.  PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2018.

Jih-Fei Cheng, Assistant Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. BA University of California, San Diego. MA University of California, Los Angeles and University of Southern California. PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College 2015.

Jennifer Clark, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s Soccer Coach. BA Dartmouth. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2017.

Annelle Curulla, Assistant Professor of French. BA Connecticut College. MA Middlebury College. MA, PhD Columbia University. Scripps College 2018.

Michelle Decker, Assistant Professor of English. BA, MA, PhD Pennsylvania State University. Scripps College 2015.

Kristen Dowling, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s Basketball Coach. BA University of Redlands. MA Pepperdine University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2012.

Christina Edholm, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. BA Willamette University. MS University of Nebraska-Lincoln. PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Scripps College 2019.

Matt Edwards, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Men’s Soccer Coach. BS University College, Chichester, England. MA Springfield College. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2015.

Julin Everett, Assistant Professor of French. BA Boston University. C. Phil. University of California, Los Angeles. PhD University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 2019.

Findley Finseth1, Assistant Professor of Biology. BS University of Virginia. PhD Cornell University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2016.

Marino Forlino3, Assistant Professor of Italian. Laurea Magistrale University of Florence. MA Rutgers University. PhD Rutgers University. Scripps College 2016.

Bim Jollymour, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Men’s Golf Coach, University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2001.

Nicholas Kacher, Assistant Professor of Economics. BA Wheaton College. MA Colorado State University. Scripps College 2019.

Thomas Koenigs, Assistant Professor of English. BA John Hopkins University. PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2014.

Kasper Kovitz, Assistant Professor of Art. MFA University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria. Scripps College 2015.

Greg Lonzo, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s & Men’s Water Polo Coach. Pepperdine University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2008.

Julia Lum, Assistant Professor of Art History. BA University of British Columbia. MA Carleton University. PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2019.

Leila Mansouri, Assistant Professor of English. BA Northwestern University. MFA University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 2017.

Sarah Marzen, Assistant Professor of Physics. BS California Institute of Technology. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2019.

Jenna Monroy3, Assistant Professor of Biology. BA University of Massachusetts. PhD Northern Arizona University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2016.

Gabriela Morales, Assistant Professor of Anthropology. BA University of Arizona. MPhil, and PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2017.

Gina Oaks Garcia, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Women’s Softball Coach, BA California State University, Fullerton. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2017.

Giovanni Ortega1, Assistant Professor of Theatre. BA University of Illinois.  MFA, University of California, Los Angeles.  Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges, 2016.

Sumita Pahwa, Assistant Professor of Politics. BA Middlebury College, MD PhD. John Hopkins University, Scripps College 2014.

Tessie Prakas3, Assistant Professor of English. BA University of Cambridge. MA, MPhil, and PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2016.

Carolyn Ratteray1, Assistant Professor of Theatre. BFA, New York University. MFA, University of San Diego - The Old Globe, San Diego, California.  Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges, 2016.

David Schwarz, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s Tennis Coach. BS Cornell University, MA Cortland St. University, NY; Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2014.

Janet Sheung, Assistant Professor of Physics. BS California Institute of Technology. MS, PhD University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2019.

Glenn Simshaw, Assistant Professor of Writing. BA Whitman College. MA University of Washington, Claremont Graduate School. PhD Claremont Graduate School. Scripps College 2000.

Maryan Soliman2, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA San Francisco State University. PhD University of Pennsylvania. Scripps College 2016.

Tessa Solomon-Lane, Assistant Professor of Biology. BA Vassar College. MS and PhD Georgia State University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2019.

Glenn Stewart, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach. BA California State University Los Angeles. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2015.

Kyle Sweeney, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Football Coach. BA Occidental College. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2013.

Lauren Uhr, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Women’s Lacrosse. BA Fairfield University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2014.

Ethan Van Arnam, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. AB Bowdoin College. PhD California Institute of Technology. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2017.

Patrick Van Horn, Assistant Professor of Economics. BA Stephen F. Austin State University. MA, PhD University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 2018.

Martín Olmedo Vega, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. BA University of California, Irvine. PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Scripps College 2018.

Kevin Vennemann3, Assistant Professor of German. MA Free University, Berlin. PhD New York University. Scripps College 2016.

Kurt Vlasich, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s Volleyball Coach. BS Pepperdine University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2011.

William Walkenbach, Assistant Professor of Physical Education,Head Baseball Coach. BS Cornell University. MA Georgia State University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2015.

Kevin Williamson, Assistant Professor of Dance. BA, MFA University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 2015.

Carlin Wing3, Assistant Professor of Media Studies. AB Harvard University. MFA California Institute of the Arts. PhD New York University. Scripps College 2016.

Adjunct Professors and Senior Lecturers

Gayle Blankenburg, Music
Rachel Huang, Music

Leaves

1 Leave academic year 2019–20.
2 Leave first semester 2019–20.
3 Leave second semester 2019–20.

 

Emeriti and Retired Faculty

Gail Abrams, Professor of Dance emerita since 2017.

Sara Adler, Professor of Italian emerita since 2018.

Bradford B. Blaine, Professor of History emeritus since 1998.

Alan Blizzard, Professor of Art emeritus since 2014.

Roswitha Burwick, Professor of German emerita since 2012.

Laurie Cameron, Professor of Theatre and Dance. Pomona College Theatre Program for the Claremont Colleges emerita since 2018.

David Claus, Professor of Classics emeritus since 2003.

Newton Copp, Professor of Biology emeritus since 2013.

Donald Kendall Crone, Professor of Politics and International Relations emeritus since 2010.

Paul Darrow, Professor of Art emeritus since 1992.

Preethi de Silva, Professor of Music emerita since 2006.

Patricia Dillon, Professor of Economics emerita since 2011.

Richard Fadem, Professor of English emeritus since 2001.

Margaret Faust, Professor of Psychology emerita since 1991.

John Geerken, Professor of History emeritus since 2008.

James Gould, Professor of History and International Relations emeritus since 1989.

Gayle Greene, Professor of English emerita since 2016.

Alan Hartley, Professor of Psychology emeritus since 2018.

Helen Lahanas, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Joint Athletics Program, retired since 1983.

Michael Lamkin, Professor of Music emeritus since 2012.

Judith LeMaster, Associate Professor of Psychology emerita since 2019.

William Chris Lengefeld, Professor of Music emeritus since 2003.

Samella Lewis, Professor of Art emerita since 1984.

César López, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures emeritus since 2016.

Margaret Jean Mathies, Professor of Biology emerita since 2003.

Kitty Maryatt, Director of the Scripps Press and Assistant Professor of Art, retired since 2016.

J. Emil Morhardt, Professor of Environmental Biology emeritus since 2017.

Stephen Naftilan, Professor of Physics emeritus since 2018.

Kerry Ann Odell, Professor of Economics emerita since 2019.

Jane O’Donnell, Professor in Music emerita since 2004.

John Peavoy, Associate Professor of English emeritus since 2016.

Robert Pinnell, Professor of Chemistry emeritus since 2003.

Leonard Pronko, Professor of Theatre, Pomona College Theatre Program for the Claremont Colleges, emeritus since 2014.

Susan Rankaitis, Professor of Art emerita since 2019.

David Sadava, Professor of Biology emeritus since 2010.

Arthur Stevens, Professor of Art History emeritus since 1999.

Cheryl Walker, Professor of English emerita since 2016.

Jennifer Wood, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures emerita since 2018.

Kathleen O’Brien Wicker, Professor of Religious Studies emerita since 2003.

Andrew Zanella, Professor of Chemistry emeritus since 2012.

Administration

Scripps College

Larissa Z. Tiedens, President of the College, W.M. Keck Foundation Presidential Chair, PhD University of Michigan

Amy Marcus-Newhall, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, PhD University of Southern California

Dean Calvo, Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer, MBA Loyola Marymount University

Binti Harvey, Vice President for External Relations and Institutional Advancement, MS University of Southern California

Charlotte H. Johnson, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, JD University of Michigan Law School

Denise Nelson Nash ‘76, Vice President/Secretary of the Board of Trustees, MFA University of Michigan

Victoria Romero, Vice President for Enrollment, BA Whitman College

Emeriti Administrators

James H. Manifold, Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer Emeritus, since 2011

Emeriti Staff

Judy Harvey Sahak, Librarian Emerita

Board of Trustees 2019-2020

Lynne Thompson ‘72, Chair
Laura Hockett ‘85, Co-Vice Chair
Bob Sacks P’14, Co-Vice Chair
Larissa Z. Tiedens, College President
Amy Marcus-Newhall, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
Dean Calvo, Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer
Mia M. Alonzo, Controller
 

Robert Breech
Santa Monica

Ellen Clark Brown
Paradise Valley, Arizona

Carmine Capossela P’21
Brooklyn, New York

Angelica Clark ‘84
Pasadena

Chalan Colby ‘61
Redwood City

Deborah David ‘72
Santa Barbara

Libby Greig DeMeo ‘95
San Carlos

Sneha Deo ‘17
Seattle, Washington

Patricia Y. Fechner, MD
Seattle, Washington

Mark R. Herron
Incline Village, Nevada

Laura Hockett ‘85
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Joan R. Isaacs ‘71
Beverly Hills

Patricia Jackson ‘82
Norwich, Vermont

Christophe Jungels-Winkler ‘72
Zurich, Switzerland

Nancy Katayama ‘77
Pacific Palisades

David A. Lahar
San Francisco

Jennifer McDonnell P’18
St. Louis, Missouri

Suzanne Ely Muchnic ‘62
Los Angeles

Donna Neff P’21
Atherton

Elizabeth Olson
Pasadena

Gale Picker P’14 P’19
Seattle, Washington

Dwandalyn R. Reece ‘85
Falls Church, Virginia

Kalpana Rhodes ‘94
La Jolla

Bob Sacks P’14
Pacific Palisades

Fran Norris Scoble
South Pasadena

Claude Steele
Stanford

Lynne Thompson ‘72
Los Angeles

Larissa Z. Tiedens
Claremont

Roxanne Wilson ‘76
Marina del Rey

Carolyn Wu ‘97
Shaghai, China

Katherine Wyble ‘09
Lake Forest

Salle Yoo ‘92
San Francisco

Life Trustees:

Bradford Blaine
Claremont

Audrey Steele Burnand ‘44
Newport Beach

Victoria Seaver Dean
Pacific Palisades

Gloria Holden
Los Angeles

Nancy Glanville Jewell ‘49
Houston, Texas

Steven S. Koblik
San Marino

Ruth Markowitz Owades ‘66
San Francisco

Carolyn Revelle
Sausalito

Betsy Weinberg Smith ‘74
New York, New York

Jean Bixby Smith ‘59
Long Beach

Alyce de Roulet Williamson ‘52
Pasadena

Alumnae Leadership Council

The Alumnae Leadership Council (ALC) serves as the governing body of the Scripps College Alumnae Association and its charter is to engage alumnae in maintaining an ongoing relationship with the College. The Alumnae Leadership Council includes approximately 25 members serving in a number of key roles. The members elected to their positions are noted below.

President
Juanita Nash-Dahlen ‘72

Alumna Trustee
Dwandalyn Reece ‘85

Recent Graduate Trustees
Sneha Deo ‘17
Prisma Herrera ‘18