糖心Vlog视频鈥檚 Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences is adding 25 faculty to its community of scholars and researchers in the 2026-27 academic year.
鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to welcome my first cohort of faculty 鈥� scholars who embody Dietrich College at its best: interdisciplinary, ambitious and unmistakably dreamers and doers,鈥� said Bess Family Dean Cassidy R. Sugimoto.
For Jeria Quesenberry, associate dean of faculty and teaching professor in the Information Systems Program, the new hires represent an opportunity to build on Dietrich College鈥檚 existing strengths while enriching the experience of its students.
鈥淲e're thrilled to welcome such a strong group of incoming faculty. Their research and teaching will build on the many strengths of Dietrich College. This talented group of faculty will enhance both our academic community and the student experience,鈥� Quesenberry said.
Meet the incoming faculty:
Department of English
- Claudia Carroll, assistant professor in the Department of English
- Javier Grillo-Marxuach, professor of the practice in the Department of English
- Amber Hedquist, assistant teaching professor and associate director of professional & technical writing programs in the Department of English
- Gabi Kirilloff, assistant professor in the Department of English
- Chris Mayer, special faculty lecturer in the Department of English
- Isabelle Strollo, special faculty lecturer in the Department of English
Department of History
- Ekaterina (Katya) Babintseva, assistant professor in the Department of History
- Katherine McDonough, assistant professor in the Department of History
Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics
- Olga Kilmova, visiting associate teaching professor of Russian studies in the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics
Neuroscience Institute
- Drew Beauchamp, assistant professor in the Neuroscience Institute
- Max Murphy, special faculty researcher in the Neuroscience Institute
- Benjamin Rangel, special faculty researcher in the Neuroscience Institute
- Saurabh Vyas, assistant professor in the Neuroscience Institute
Department of Social and Decision Sciences
- Alexandra Bremers, post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences
- David Barack, post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences
- Lukas Bolte, assistant professor in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences
- Xiaohong Cai, post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences
- Julia Conti, post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences
- Victoria Halewicz, post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences
- Xingyu (Shirley) Liu, post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences
- Reed Orchinik, assistant professor in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences
- Grace Roessling, post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences
- Amritpal Singh, post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences
- Jackson Trager, post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences
Department of Statistics & Data Science
- Shannon Gallagher, special faculty lecturer in the Department of Statistics & Data Science