Members of the media can find contact information and areas of expertise below for a wide range of Albion College faculty and staff. In most cases, names link to further information. Questions and interview requests can also be directed to the Office of Marketing and Communications, 517/629-0445, .
The list and accompanying drop-down menu are arranged by academic department or discipline.
Another resource for media to consider is the Albion College Faculty Publications blog.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Ph.D., 2007, University of Wisconsin-Madison
517/629-0414,
Areas of expertise: archaeology, urban problems, ancient international relations, ancient technology
Chair and Associate Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., 2004, University of California, Riverside
517/629-0421,
Areas of expertise: men and masculinities, intimate partner violence, gun politics/NRA
Professor; Director, Prentiss M. Brown Honors Program
Ph.D., 1989, Rutgers University
517/629-0297,
Area of expertise: birds
Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2004, Kent State University
517/629-0296,
Areas of expertise: microbiology, public health, environmental health
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2006, University of Toledo
517/629-0633,
Areas of expertise: physiology, medical research, immunology, molecular and cell biology
Adjunct Assistant Professor; Associate Director, Center for Sustainability and the Environment
Ph.D., 1989, Rutgers University
517/629-0266,
Areas of expertise: environmental sustainability, ecology, birds, ornithology, conservation
Co-Chair and Professor
Ph.D., 1992, University of Pittsburgh
517/629-0295,
Areas of expertise: chemical analysis (especially spectroscopy, chromatography, and mass spectrometry), instrument repair, van der Waals interactions, gas hydrates, chemical education
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2012, Michigan State University
517/629-0345,
Areas of expertise: sports media, media process and effects, video games and interactive entertainment, social media
Professor
Ph.D., 1982, University of Wisconsin, Madison
517/629-0422,
Areas of expertise: union-management relations, health policy and insurance
Chair and Professor
Ph.D., 1995, University of Virginia
517/629-0232,
Areas of expertise: Elizabethan literature and culture, technology in teaching
Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2003, University of Houston
517/629-0340,
Areas of expertise: poetry (contemporary), creative writing
Director, Whitehouse Nature Center
B.A., 1989, Bluffton University
517/629-0582,
Areas of expertise: natural history of Michigan, flora and fauna, green initiatives (rain gardens, rain barrels, LEED), outdoor education, student farm/gardening
Co-Chair and Professor of Geology; Director, Center for Sustainability and the Environment
Ph.D., 1978, University of California, Los Angeles
517/629-0486,
Areas of expertise: hydrology and groundwater, environmental geochemistry and contamination, sustainability and sustainable living
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2011, University of California, Los Angeles
517/629-0275,
Areas of expertise: geology, GIS
Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2006, University of California, Los Angeles
517/629-0312,
Areas of expertise: Himalayas/Tibet, geology, natural resources
Professor
Ph.D., 1997, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
517/629-0759,
Areas of expertise: climate change, Antarctica, volcanic eruptions, natural disasters, geology
Chair and Professor
Ph.D., 1999, University of California, Berkeley
517/629-0298,
Area of expertise: U.S. race relations
Assistant Professor, Exercise Science
Ph.D., 2011, Michigan State University
517/629-0327,
Areas of expertise: physical activity, exercise, childhood obesity
Professor
Ph.D., 2001, Central Michigan University
517/629-0261,
Areas of expertise: mathematical and other aspects of gambling, mathematics education
Adjunct Instructor; Director, Quantitative Studies Center
M.S., 1995, Michigan State University
517/629-0824,
Areas of expertise: first-year student issues, transition from high school to college, math learning and teaching issues
Professor
Ph.D., 1998, Wayne State University
517/629-0426,
Areas of expertise: symmetry, M.C. Escher, mathematical art, Internet programming
Professor
D.M.A., 1995, Eastman School of Music
517/629-0483,
Areas of expertise: classical music, performing arts, piano
Professor
D.M.A. (orchestral conducting), 1992, Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri - Kansas City
517/629-0256,
Areas of expertise: music, arts advocacy, reviews (live performance, CDs, etc.)
Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2006, University of Minnesota
517/629-0481,
Areas of expertise: music education, wind band/wind ensemble music, conducting
Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2005, Florida State University
517/629-0353,
Area of expertise: science and religion (relationship between the two)
Chair and Professor
Ph.D., 1990, Brown University
517/629-0338,
Areas of expertise: medical ethics, environmental ethics, ethics and public policy, global development ethics (with a focus on India)
Chair and Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2001, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
517/629-0465,
Areas of expertise: women/girls in science, astronomy, NASA, planets, space in general
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2008, University of Minnesota
517/629-0908,
Areas of expertise: human rights, United Nations Security Council, humanitarian intervention, international courts (human rights trials, truth commissions)
Co-Chair and Professor
Ph.D., 1999, University of Florida
517/629-0740,
Areas of expertise: psychology/organizational issues, Albion's business and organizations major, political ideology
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2010, Michigan State University
517/629-0279,
Areas of expertise: reflective learning, educational psychology
Professor
Ph.D., 1983, University of California, Los Angeles
517/629-0393,
Areas of expertise: neuroscience, biology of sexual preference
Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2002, Princeton Theological Seminary
517/629-0268,
Area of expertise: Bible
Chair and Professor
Ph.D., 2002, University of Chicago
517/629-0354,
Areas of expertise: philosophy of religion, faith and rationality, French Catholic mysticism
Professor
Ph.D., 1990, University of New Mexico
517/629-0535,
Areas of expertise: Anna Howard Shaw (biography published March 2014), suffrage, women's issues, gender issues, LGBT, sexuality, same-sex marriage