Undergraduate Faculty
The cornerstone of Sarah Lawrence is a faculty chosen for its intellectual excellence and for its unqualified commitment to helping students discover and develop their potential. Ninety percent of faculty in the Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities have Ph.D.s or the highest degree in their fields; twenty percent are Fulbright scholars. The College has always been endowed with distinguished scholars and creative artists.
Faculty members at Sarah Lawrence College are well known for achievements in their fields and for their dedication to teaching. The College has a 10:1 student faculty ratio, which reflects the College's commitment to providing students with one-on-one instruction.
All courses are taught by full professors who are available to students informally on campus, or through individual student/faculty conferences.
For more information on courses and faculty, browse our curriculum, view our online catalogue or visit an individual faculty page from the list below:
A
- Colin D. Abernethy (Chemistry)

- Julie Abraham (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies)

- Samuel Abrams (Politics)

- Ernest H. Abuba (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Jefferson Adams (History)

- Cameron C. Afzal (Religion)

- Vanessa Agard-Jones (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies)
- Kirsten Agresta (Music)
- Sean Akerman (Psychology)

- Alan Gilbert (MFA Writing Program)
- Gerry Albarelli (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Glenn Alexander (Music)

- Melissa Alexis (MFA Dance Program, Dance)
- Andrew Algire (Music, )

- Marina Ancona (Visual Arts)
- Abraham Anderson (Philosophy)

- William Anderson (Music)

- Stephanie Andriole (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Emily Katz Anhalt (Classics, Greek, Latin)

- Cathy Appel (MS Dance/Movement Therapy Program)
- Neil Arditi (Literature)

- Erin Ash (MS Human Genetics Program)
B
- Damani Baker (Visual Arts, )

- Nancy Baker (Philosophy)

- Carl Barenboim (Psychology, MA/MSW Dual Degree in Social Work and Child Development)

- Deanna Barenboim (Anthropology)

- Jo Ann Beard (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Igor Begelman (Music)
- Sarah-Marie Belcastro (Mathematics)

- Stefania Benzoni (Italian)

- Bruce Berg (MA Health Advocacy Program)

- David Bernstein (History)

- Chester Biscardi (Music)

- Lorna Knowles Blake (MFA Writing Program)

- Patti Bradshaw (Dance, MFA Dance Program)

- Vicki Breitbart (MA Health Advocacy Program)

- Bella Brodzki (Literature)

- Adam Brown (Psychology, MA/MSW Dual Degree in Social Work and Child Development)
- Kurt Brown (MFA Writing Program)

- Jennifer Buckley (MA Health Advocacy Program)
- Melvin Jules Bukiet (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Gary Burnley (Visual Arts)

C
- Scott Calvin (Physics)

- Jacob Canick (MS Human Genetics Program)
- David Caparelliotis (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)
- Lorayne Carbon (Psychology)

- Marie Carstens (MS Dance/Movement Therapy Program)
- Suzanne Carter (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Mauricio Castillo (Spanish)
- David Castriota (Art History)

- William Catanzaro (Dance, MFA Dance Program)

- Tina Chang (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Susannah Chapman (Music)
- Persis Charles (History, MA Women's History Program)

- Alexander Chee (Writing)
- Priscilla Chen (Spanish)

- Eileen Ka-May Cheng (History, MA Women's History Program)

- Kim Christensen (Economics, MA Health Advocacy Program)

- Heather Christle (Writing)
- Una Chung (Literature)

- Sarah Clark (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Shamus Clisset (Visual Arts)
- Rachel Cohen (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Kevin Confoy (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Dominic Corva (Politics)

- Peggy Cottrell (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Drew E. Cressman (Biology)

- Cynthia Cruz (Writing)

D
- Sayantani DasGupta (Writing, MA Health Advocacy Program)

- Jessica Davis (MS Human Genetics Program)
- Michael Davis (Philosophy)

- Cora de Leon (MA Health Advocacy Program)

- Isabel de Sena (Literature)

- Robert R. Desjarlais (Anthropology)

- Emily Devine (Dance, MFA Dance Program)

- David Diamond (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)
- Mary Dillard (History, MA Women's History Program)

- Beth Ann Ditkoff (Biology)

- Jonathan Dixon (Writing)
- Natalia Dizenko (Russian)
- Jerrilynn Dodds (Art History)
- Siobhan Dolan (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Roland Dollinger (German)

- Aurora Donzelli (Anthropology)

- Patrick Downs (Visual Arts, )
- Charlotte L. Doyle (Psychology, MA/MSW Dual Degree in Social Work and Child Development)

- Kermit Driscoll (Music)
- Jan Drucker (Psychology, MS Ed Art of Teaching Program, MA/MSW Dual Degree in Social Work and Child Development)

- Jill Du Boff (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Scott Duce (Visual Arts, )
- Rujeko Dumbutshena (Dance, MFA Dance Program)

- Judith Durcan (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Glenn Dynner (Religion)

E
- Jason Earle (French)
- Michael Early (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- David J. Eger (MS Ed Art of Teaching Program)

- June Ekman (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Matthew Ellis (History)
- Beverly Emmons (Dance, MFA Dance Program)

- Gloria Escobar-Chaparro (MA Health Advocacy Program)

F
- Design Faculty (Theatre)
- Oren Fader (Music)
- Charling C. Fagan
- Christine Farrell (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Melissa Febos (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Kim Ferguson (Psychology, MS Ed Art of Teaching Program, MA/MSW Dual Degree in Social Work and Child Development)

- Esther Fernández (Spanish)

- Angela Ferraiolo (Visual Arts)

- Carolyn Ferrell (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Marjorie Folkman ()
- Barbara Forbes (Dance, MFA Dance Program)

- Joseph C. Forte (Art History)

- T. Griffith Foulk (Religion)

- Marvin Frankel (Psychology, MS Human Genetics Program)

- Melissa Frazier (Russian)

- Will Frears (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Marek Fuchs (Writing)

G
- Liza Gabaston (French)

- Laura Garcia (MS Ed Art of Teaching Program)
- Suzanne Gardinier (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Rico Gatson (Visual Arts)

- Jackson Gay (Theatre)
- Keith Gessen (Writing)
- Graeme Gillis (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)
- Myla Goldberg (MFA Writing Program, Writing)

- Myra Goldberg (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Nina Goldman (Dance)
- Martin Goldray (Music)

- Peggy Gould (Dance, MFA Dance Program)

- Maggie Greenwald (Visual Arts, )
- Eva Bostein Griepp (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Paul Griffin (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Rachel Eliza Griffiths (Writing)

- Rachel N. Grob (MA Health Advocacy Program)
- Susan Gross (MS Human Genetics Program)

H
- Garth Risk Hallberg (MFA Writing Program)

- Catherine Handy (MA Health Advocacy Program)

- Hilda Harris (Music)

- Jacqueline Hart (MA Health Advocacy Program)

- Jacqueline Hart

- Matthea Harvey (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Kathryn Hearst (History, MA Women's History Program)

- Mary Hebron (MS Ed Art of Teaching Program)

- Mark Helias (Music)
- Ann Heppermann (Writing)

- Alice Herb (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Laura Hercher (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Michelle Hersh (Biology)
- Sally Herships (Writing)
- Kathleen Hill (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- James Hoch (Writing)
- David Hollander (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Rona Holub (History, MA Women's History Program)

- Cathy Park Hong (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Suzanne R. Hoover (MFA Writing Program)

- James Horowitz (Literature)

- Marie Howe (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Tishan Hsu (Visual Arts)

- Judith Hull (MS Human Genetics Program)
- Dan Hurlin (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program, Dance, MFA Dance Program)

I
J
- Christobal J. Jacques, LMSW (MA Health Advocacy Program)
- Tara Elise James (MA Women's History Program)

- Kate Knapp Johnson (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Rebecca O. Johnson (MA Health Advocacy Program)

- Elizabeth Johnston (Psychology, MA/MSW Dual Degree in Social Work and Child Development)

- Alwin A. D. Jones (Literature)

K
- Jean Kahler (MA Health Advocacy Program)

- Daniel Kaiser (Literature)

- Shirley Kaplan (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Kenneth G. Karol (Biology)

- Susan Kart (Art History)

- Kuniko Katz (Japanese)

- Kathy Kaufmann (Dance, MFA Dance Program)
- William Melvin Kelley (Writing)

- Deborah Kelly (MS Dance/Movement Therapy Program)
- Kathleen Kilroy-Marac (Anthropology)

- Daniel King (Mathematics)

- Jonathan King (Music)

- Adam Kirsch (Writing)
- David Klass (Visual Arts, )
- Verlyn Klinkenborg
- David Kronn (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Jason Krugman (Visual Arts)
- Justine Kurland (Visual Arts)

- Peter Kyle (Dance)

L
- Mary LaChapelle (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Eduardo Lago (Spanish)

- Kevin Landdeck (Asian Studies)

- Allen Lang (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Ann Lauinger (Literature)

- Joseph Lauinger (Literature)

- Sharon LaVigne (MS Human Genetics Program)
- Karen R. Lawrence (Literature)
- Tom Lee (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Eric Leveau (French)

- Linwood J. Lewis (Psychology, MS Ed Art of Teaching Program, MA/MSW Dual Degree in Social Work and Child Development)

- Margot Lewis (MS Dance/Movement Therapy Program)
- Caroline Lieber (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Jocelyn Lieu (MFA Writing Program)
- Tao Lin
- Wen Liu (Psychology)
- Laura I. Long (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Thomas Lux (MFA Writing Program)

- Robert Lyons (Theatre)

M
- Doug MacHugh (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Greg MacPherson (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Patrisia Macías (Sociology)

- Ruben Maillo-Pozo (Spanish)
- Merceditas Mañago-Alexander (Dance, MFA Dance Program)

- Thomas Mandel (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)
- Rona Naomi Mark (Visual Arts, )

- James Marshall (Computer Science)

- Margaret Martinez-DeLuca (MS Ed Art of Teaching Program)

- Amy Matthews (MS Dance/Movement Therapy Program)
- Victor Mazmanian (Physics)
- Jeffrey McDaniel (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Dianne McIntyre ()
- William D. McRee (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Cassandra Medley (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- La Meira (Dance, MFA Dance Program)
- Jodi Melnick Melnick ()
- Nicolaus Mills (Literature)

- Greta Minsky (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Lavanya Misra (MS Human Genetics Program)
- Rashaun Mitchell (Dance)
- Nike Mizelle (German)

- Terry Mizrahi (MA Health Advocacy Program)

- Ruth Moe (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Shideh Mofidi (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Angela Moger (Literature, French)

- Diana Punales Morejon (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Mary Morris (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Bari Mort (Music)

- Brian Morton (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- April Reynolds Mosolino (Writing)

- Jamee K. Moudud (Economics)

- Patrick Muchmore (Music)

- Joshua Muldavin (Geography)

- Priscilla Murolo (History, MA Women's History Program)

- Katie Murray (Visual Arts)
- Catherine Muther (Economics)
N
- Chieko Naka (Japanese)

- Maria Negroni (Spanish)

- Ellen Neskar (Asian Studies)

- David Neumann (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Erica Newhouse (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)
- Sally Nolin (MS Human Genetics Program)
- Dennis Nurkse (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

O
- John O’Connor (Visual Arts)

- Stephen O’Connor (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Tara Helen O’Connor (Music)
- Jenny Offill
- Leah Olson (Biology)

- Dael Orlandersmith (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Sayuri I. Oyama (Japanese)

- Yekaterina Oziashvili (Politics)
P
- Ted Partin (Visual Arts)

- Nicole Pearce (Dance)

- Carol Ann Pelletier (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Gilberto Perez (Film History)

- David Peritz (Politics)

- Constance Peterson (MA Health Advocacy Program)

- Lauren Petty (MFA Theatre Program, Theatre)
- Jeanne Pfordresher (Visual Arts)
- Kris Philipps (Visual Arts)

- Gina Philogene (Psychology)

- Eddye Pierce-Young (Music)

- Kevin Pilkington (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Max Pollak (Dance)
- Karen Porter (MA Health Advocacy Program)

- Mary A. Porter (Anthropology)
- Marilyn Power (Economics)

- José Manuel Prieto (Spanish)
R
- Joanna Smith Rakoff (MFA Writing Program)
- Victoria Redel (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Elsa Reich (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Nelly Reifler (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Janet Reilly (Politics)
- Martha Rhodes (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Peter Richards (Dance)
- Elise Risher (MS Dance/Movement Therapy Program)
- Sandra Robinson (Asian Studies)

- Judith Rodenbeck (Art History)

- Liz Rodgers (Dance, , MFA Dance Program)

- Patrick Romano (Music)

- Tristana Rorandelli (Italian)

- Lucy Rosenthal (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Shahnaz Rouse (Sociology, MA Women's History Program)

- Sara Rudner (Dance, MFA Dance Program)

- Kathleen Ruen (MS Ed Art of Teaching Program)

- David Ryan (MFA Writing Program, Writing)
S
- Claudia Salazar (Spanish)

- Erica Sanborn (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Misael Sanchez (Visual Arts, )
- Wayne Sanders (Music)

- Kristin Zahra Sands (Religion)

- Nyoman Saptanyana (Music)
- Barbara Schecter (Psychology, MA/MSW Dual Degree in Social Work and Child Development)

- Fanchon Miller Scheier (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Mark J. Schlesinger (MA Health Advocacy Program)

- Carsten Schmidt (Music)

- Ursula Schneider (Visual Arts)

- Malia Scotch-Marmo (Visual Arts, )

- Rebecca Sealander (Theatre)

- Jean Seibel (MS Dance/Movement Therapy Program)
- Samuel B. Seigle (Classics, Greek, Latin)
- Judith P. Serafini-Sauli (Italian)

- Ramin Serry (Visual Arts, )

- Vijay Seshadri (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Maxine Sherman (Dance)
- Gabriel Shuford (Music)

- William Shullenberger (Literature)

- Mark R. Shulman (History)

- Michael Siff (Computer Science)

- Joan Silber (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Lake Simons (Theatre)
- Kanwal Singh (Physics)

- Lyde Cullen Sizer (History, MA Women's History Program)

- Michael J. Smith (MS Human Genetics Program)
- Fredric Smoler (Literature, History)

- Pamela Sneed (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)
- Scott Snyder (Writing)

- Sungrai Sohn (Music)

- Alexandra Soiseth

- Barbara Probst Solomon

- Martha Southgate (Writing)
- Michael Spano (Visual Arts)

- Laurel Sparks (Visual Arts)

- James W. Speer (MS Human Genetics Program)

- Rico Speight (Visual Arts, )

- Stuart Spencer (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Robin Starbuck (Visual Arts, )

- Joel Sternfeld (Visual Arts)

- Frederick Michael Strype (Visual Arts, )

- Sterling Swann (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)

- Philip Swoboda (History)

T
- Justin Taylor
- Rose Anne Thom (Dance, MFA Dance Program)

- Alice Truax (Writing, MFA Writing Program)

- Malcolm Turvey (Film History)

V
W
- Ilja Wachs (Literature)

- Jennifer Wallace
- Laura Weil (MA Health Advocacy Program)

- Catherine Weis (Dance)
- Cathy Weis ()
- Gwen Welliver (Dance)

- Jean Wentworth (Music)

- Lawrence Weschler
- Kathy Westwater (Dance, MFA Dance Program)

- Cal Wiersma (Music)
- Jennifer Scalia Wilbur (MS Human Genetics Program)
- Sarah Wilcox (Sociology)

- Sara Wilford (Psychology, MS Ed Art of Teaching Program, MA/MSW Dual Degree in Social Work and Child Development)

- Fiona Wilson (Literature)

- Matthew Wilson (Music)
- Joe Winter (Visual Arts)
- Heather Winters (Visual Arts, )

- Daniel Wohl (Music)

- Komozi Woodard (History, MA Women's History Program)

- Joseph W. Woolfson (Mathematics)

- Alexandra Wright (Biology)
Y
- John A. Yannelli (Music, Dance, MFA Dance Program)

- Jonathan Yates (Music)

- Mali Yin (Chemistry)

- Evan Yionoulis (Theatre, MFA Theatre Program)
- Mia Yoo (Theatre)
- Paul Yoon (MFA Writing Program)
- Thomas Young (Music)
