Faculty at Stevenson College
The Stevenson College faculty are scholars of wide national and international distinction. Their commitment to cutting-edge research is matched by their excellence as classroom teachers. They represent a broad range of fields in the humanities, physical and biological sciences, and social sciences. The College is home to the Department of Linguistics.
Stevenson Fellows:
Judith Aissen, Linguistics, specializing in Formal and functional syntax; Morphosyntax of Mayan languages; Optimality Theory.
David Anthony, History, specializing in the Americas and Africa.
Dane Archer, Emeritus, Sociology, specializing in Violence, war, and peace; applied research and public policy; cross-national research; verbal and nonverbal communication; social psychology; research methods; crime and law.
Elliot Aronson, Psychology, Emeritus
Jonathan F. Beecher, History, specializing in French history, European intellectual history, Russian intellectual history, utopian socialism.
Ilan Benjamin, Chemistry and Biochemistry, specializing in Theoretical Chemistry, Molecular Dynamics of Chemical Reactions in Liquids, Theory of Energy Transfer and Relaxation in the Condensed Phase, Computational Methods Development.
Peter H. Bodenheimer, Astronomy and Astrophysics, specializing in theoretical astrophysics, particularly in numerical calculations of stellar evolution.
Rebecca Braslau, Chemistry and Biochemistry, specializing in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Organic Free Radicals, Nitroxides, Development of Tailored Materials for Applications of Nanotechnology.
Frank G. Bridges, Physics, specializing in coupling between the crystal lattice and the electron system in correlated electron systems, the unusual properties of tunneling defect atoms, and the surface contact sticking between very cold frost-coated surfaces.
Brian Catlos, History, specializing in Europe.
Mark Cioc, History, specializing in Europe.
Catherine R. Cooper, Psychology and Education, specializing in Cultural perspectives on adolescent development, linkages among families, peers and schools. discourse analysis, issues of ethnicity and gender in relationships; research, practice, and policy in university outreach programs; mixed-methods research with qualitative-quantitative designs and analysis.
Michael Dine, Physics, specializing in Standard model and beyond, especially supersymmetry, superstrings and cosmology.
G. William Domhoff, Psychology, Emeritus
Donka Farkas, Linguistics, specializing in formal semantics and pragmatics; Semantics of noun phrases; Semantics of mood; Romanian; French; Hungarian.
Hiroshi Fukurai, Sociology, specializing in Law, Jury, Crime, and Race.
Robert E. Garrison, Earth Sciences, Emeritus
Marvin J. Greenberg, Mathematics, Emeritus
Isebill V. Gruhn, Politics, Emeritus, specializing in international and transnational institutions and international law.
Howard E. Haber, Physics, specializing in particle theory: standard model, especially Higgs phenomenology; supersymmetry phenomenology.
Craig W. Haney, Psychology, specializing in application of social psychological principles to legal studies, assessment of the psychological effects of living and working in institutional environments, social contextual origins of violence, development of alternative legal and institutional forms.
Jorge Hankamer, Linguistics, specializing in Syntax; Semantics; Morphology; Computational linguistics; Turkish.
David M. Harrington, Psychology, specializing in the ecology of creativity, longitudinal studies of creatively active adolescents, personality and situational assessments, research methods and data analysis.
Aida Hurtado, Psychology, specializing in social identity, feminist theory, social psychology of education, survey methodology.
Junko Ito, Linguistics, specializing in Phonology, Morphology, Optimality Theory, German, Japanese.
Catherine Jones, History, specializing in the Americas and Africa.
Michael Kahn, Psychology, Emeritus
Al Kelley, Mathematics, Emeritus
Peter Kenez, History, specializing in Europe.
Kenneth Kletzer, Economics, specializing in international economics, economic theory, economic development.
Joseph P. Konopelski, Chemistry and Biochemistry, specializing in Organic Synthesis, Synthetic Methodology, Asymmetric Synthesis, Heterocycles, Bioorganic Chemistry.
Robert P. Kraft, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Emeritus
Jean H. Langenheim, Biology, Emeritus
Robert A. Levinson, Computer Science, specializing in artificial intelligence, machine learning, heuristic search, knowledge representation, associative pattern retrieval and machine creativity.
Ronnie D. Lipschutz, Politics, specializing in international relations; international political economy; foreign policy; resource/environmental politics; global political networks; global civil society; film, fiction, and politics; technology and society; states of terror.
James McCloskey, Linguistics, specializing in Syntax; Syntax-Semantics interface; Celtic languages; Non-standard varieties of English.
Dennis C. McElrath, Sociology, Emeritus
R. Armin Mester, Linguistics, specializing in Phonology; Prosodic Morphology; Optimality Theory; Japanese, Latin.
Marcia Millman, Sociology, specializing in social psychology; medical sociology; field work methods; deviance and conformity; social interaction; the family; occupations and professions.
Carlos G. NoreƱa, Philosophy, Emeritus
Jaye Padgett, Linguistics, specializing in Phonology; Phonetics; Optimality Theory; Russian.
Thomas F. Pettigrew, Psychology, Emeritus
Ira Pohl, Computer Science, specializing in object-oriented programming and topics in software methodology.
Cynthia Polecritti, History, specializing in Europe.
Anthony R. Pratkanis, Psychology, specializing in social influence; attitude structure, function, and change.
Ralph H. Quinn, Psychology.
Forrest Robinson, American Studies, specializing in American literature and culture, the American novel (Twain, Melville, Faulkner), regional literature, California studies, popular culture, and American cultural theory.
Craig Reinarman, Sociology, specializing in law, crime, and social justice; drugs in society; political sociology.
Donald T. Saposnek, Psychology.
Peter L. Scott, Physics, Emeritus
Buchanan Sharp, History, specializing in Europe.
Priscilla W. Shaw, English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus
William F. Shipley, Linguistics, Emeritus
M. Brewster Smith, Psychology, Emeritus
Ellen Suckiel, Philosophy, specializing in ethics, William James, American philosophy, genetic ethics, ethics of biotechnology.
Marshall Sylvan, Mathematics, Emeritus
Hirotaka Tamanoi, Mathematics, specializing in topology, particularly elliptic cohomology theory which is closely related to geometry and representation theory of loop groups and loop spaces, quantum field theory, and conformal field theory.
Kip Tellez, Education, specializing in teacher education, preparation of teachers for linguistic and cultural diversity, second language learning, studies of the school curriculum, educational assessment.
David J. Thomas, Politics, Emeritus
Avril Thorne, Psychology, specializing in identity development through personal memory telling; development of meaning in adolescents’ self-defining memory narratives; family story telling and the development of a sense of self; narrative co-construction of identity and intimacy.
Mark Traugott, History, specializing in Europe.
Michael E. Urban, Politics, specializing in Russian politics, post-communist transitions, U.S.-Russian relations, political language and ideology, revolution.
Howard H. Wang, Biology, Emeritus
Manfred K. Warmuth, Computer Science.
Richard A. Wasserstrom, Philosophy, Emeritus
Mary Susan Weldon, Psychology, specializing in cognitive psychology.
Marilyn J. Westerkamp, History, specializing in the Americas and Africa.
Harold Widom, Mathematics, Emeritus
Zhiwu Zhu, Biology, specializing in model systems of molecular mechanisms of metal homeostasis.
Stevenson Lecturers:
Matthew Lasar, History, specializing in 20th Century U.S. economic, social, and political history, the history of broadcasting and the history of U.S. corporations.
Jonathan Mock, Languages, specializing in Hindi and Urdu fiction; classical and modern Urdu poetry; South Asian linguistics and languages of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan; South Asian folklore; applied linguistics and second language acquisition; discourse analysis and the discourse of travel.
Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, Languages, specializing in Hebrew language and culture; biblical Hebrew syntax and semantics; the Hebrew Bible; Jewish thought; psycholinguistics; second language acquisition and bilingualism.
Nuria Silleras-Fernandez, History, specializing in Late Medieval and Early Modern Iberia, Mediterranean and Europe; queenship and gender; aristocratic culture and religious movements.
Bruce Thompson, History, specializing in European intellectual and cultural history, French history, American Jewish intellectual and cultural history, British and Irish history, history of cinema, history of espionage.
Don Williams, Theater Arts
Core Course Instructors:
Emily Abbink
Caren Camblin
Jerome Frisk
Edward Kehler
Brij Lunine
Kaija Mortensen
Darlene Pursley
Jessica Samuels
Neil Schaefer
Kiva Silver
Michael Tassio
Amy Weaver
Honorary Fellows:
Jack Baskin
Joseph Esherick
Boris Keyser
Norman Lezin
Eleanor McGovern
Gurden Mooser
Charles Neider
Charles H. Page
William M. Roth
F. M. Glenn Willson
Fellows in Residence:
George McGovern (1982)
Bella Abzug (1983)
Paul Sarbanes (1983)
Arthur S. Flemming (1984)
Carole King (1985)
Clark Kerr (1987)
Peter Shaffer (1987)
Donald McHenry (1988)
Pat Conroy (1990)
Moctesuma Esparza (1992)
Lourdes Portillo (1992)
Greg Sarris (1997)
Jesse Jackson (1998)