Study and Collaborate with H&S Faculty

Our faculty are experts in their fields, making a mark in their chosen disciplines and providing students with unparalleled mentorship opportunities. If you're considering an education in H&S, know that our faculty pride themselves on facilitating advanced research and mentorship opportunities that are truly unique to the undergraduate experience. Our students gain hands-on experience are supported through advising on day one. They go on to lead enriching and multi-faceted careers.

Recent Grants & Awards
Professorships

Robert Ryan Professors:

Dana Professors:

Dana Teaching Fellows:

Shirley M. Collado Faculty Award Recepients

Faculty Excellence Award Recepients

  • David Gondek, Biology (20-21)
  • M. Nicole Horsley, Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (20-21)
  • Katharine Kittredge, Department of Literatures in English (19-20)
  • Michael Richardson, Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (19-20)
  • Elizabeth Bleicher, Department of Literatures in English (18-19)
  • Te-Wen Lo, Department of Biology (18-19)
  • Robert Sullivan, Department of Literatures in English (18-19)
  • Barbara Adams, Department of Writing (17-18)
  • Christopher Holmes, Department of English (17-18)
  • Luca Maurer, Department of Sociology (17-18)
  • Jake Brenner,  Department of the Environment (16-17)
  • Claire Gleitman, Department of Literatures in English (16-17)
  • Jean Hardwick, Department of Biology (16-17)
  • Nia Nunn, Department of Education (16-17)
  • Derek Adams, Department of Literatures in English (15-16)
  • Belisa Gonzalez, Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (15-16)
  • Maki Inada, Department of Biology (15-16)
  • David A. Brown, Department of Mathematics (14-15)
  • Ali Erkan, Department of Computer Science (14-15)
  • Mike Haaf, Department of Chemistry (14-15)
  • Annette Levine, Department of World Languages, Literature, and Cultures (14-15)
  • Michael Trotti, Department of History (13-14)
Faculty Fulbright Scholars
  • Michael Smith,"Paths to Resilience: A Collaborative Environmental History of Sustainable Development in Totogalpa" (2017).
  • Ali Erkan, "Using Geographic Information Systems for Cross-Cultural Scholarship" (2011-2012).
  • Jennifer Jolly, "Lázaro Cárdenas and the Artistic and Economic Revitalization of Michoacán During the 1930s" (2010-2011)
  • Anna Larsen, "Carboranes in Upper-Level Organometallics Course; Synthesis, Catalysis and Stabilization of Nitroxyl and Diazene"(2010-2011)
  • Shaianne Osterreich, "International Trade, Development, and Technology in Indonesia" (2005-2006)
  • Hugh Egan, "American Literature" (1992, 2003)

Selected External Awards and Honors

  • Jamaica Baldwin:
    • Gold Medal Recipient, North American Book Awards (December 19, 2024)
    • Central New York Book Awards, YMCA (July 19, 2024)
    • Creative Writing Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts (September 1, 2021)
    • RHINO Poetry Editor's Prize, RHINO (March 5, 2021)
  • Kasia Bartoszynska:
    • Award in the Humanities, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America (2022).
    • Donald Murphy Prize for First Book, American Conference in Irish Studies (2022).
  • Sean Eversley Bradwell:
    • New York State Senate Commendation Award, New York State Senate 52nd District (September 24, 2024)
  • David Brown:
    • MAA Seaway Section Distinguished Lecturer, Math Association of America Seaway Section (April 13, 2018)
  • Maria DiFrancesco:
    • Harold G. Jones Award for Best Senior Scholar Essay, Symposium (2017)
  • Eleanor Henderson:
    • Notable Book, New York Times (November 2021)
    • Support for Artists, NYSCA (New York State Council on the Arts) (December 2024)
    • Fellowship in Fiction, NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts) (June 2024)
    • Indie Next Pick, Indie Bound (October 1, 2017)
    • Research Fellowship, Stuart A. Rose Library, Emory University (June 1, 2016)
    • Pushcart Prize, Pushcart Press (January 1, 2015)
    • IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, IMPAC (June 1, 2013)
  • Jennifer Jolly:
    •  Best Book in Latin American Visual Culture Studies, Latin American Studies Association (2020).
    • Best Book in Latin American Visual Culture Studies, 2020, Visual Culture Section, Latin American Studies Association (April 2020)
    • Arthur B. Whitaker Best Book Prize, Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (March 2019)
    • Mexico Best Book Prize, Latin American Studies Association (October 2018)
  • Nick Kowalczyk:
    • Finalist, Gournay Prize in Nonfiction from Ohio State University Press (October 2018)
  • Sayanti Mondal:
    • George R. Canning Scholarship in Anglophone Literature, Department of English, Illinois State University (2023)
    • The Horst Frenz Prize, American Comparative Literature Association (2023)
    • Postcolonial Studies Essay Award, Northeast Modern Language Association (2023)
  • Raul Palma:
    •  2021 Don Belton Prize, Indiana Review / Indiana University Press (2021).
    • Winner, Best Small Fictions (September 1, 2018)
  • Cyndy Scheibe:
    • Elizabeth Thoman Service Award, National Association for Media Literacy Education (October 24, 2024)
  • Mary Lourdes Silva:
    • 2023 Michelle Kendrick Award for Outstanding Digital Production/Scholarship, Computers and Writing Conference (June 2023)
  • Stephen Sweet:
    • Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Sociology, Section on Teaching and Learning; American Sociological Association (August 15, 2014)
  • Leigh Ann Vaughn:
    • Fellow, Society of Personality and Social Psychology (2022).
    • Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2021).
  • Jack Wang:
  • Aaron Weinberg:
    • Erdös Institute Data Science Boot Camp First Place Project, Erdös Institute (December 2024)