Humanities - Faculty

The members of Eastman’s humanities faculty enjoy national recognition in their respective fields, and regularly publish with leading presses and major journals. Their research interests are diverse and embrace an impressive range of topics: Shakespeare in context, contemporary world literatures, the French Revolution, the philosophy of art, Asian civilizations, theatre and performance theory, and consumer culture in America, among others.

Baldo, Jonathan
Associate Professor of English; Spring 2010 Academic Leave

Couderc, Valerie
Instructor of French, part-time

Curren, Christina
Instructor of German and German Diction; Vocal Coach, part time

Donnan, Thomas
Lecturer in French and Italian

Falli, Caterina
Assistant Professor (Teaching) of English as a Second Language; Director, Writing and Study Skills Center

Kurau, Pamela
Assistant Professor of English Lyric Diction, part time

Mackin, Glenn
Assistant Professor of Political Science

McHugh Piskáčková, Ernestine
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Religion; Associate Professor of Anthropology, the College; Senior Instructor in Community and Preventive Medicine, The Medical School

O'Keefe, Luisa
Assistant Professor of Italian, part time

Pedersen, Jean Elisabeth
Associate Professor of History

Remmel, Rachel
Assistant Professor of American Studies

Scheie, Timothy
Associate Professor of French; Chair, Humanities Department

Steingröver, Reinhild
Associate Professor of German; Fall 2009 Academic Leave

Tice, Patricia
Instructor of Visual Arts, part time (Fall)