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Leo Garofalo, associate professor of history and Latin American studies

Leo J. Garofalo

Social Justice and Sustainability Pathway Coordinator, Virginia Eason Weinmann '51 Professor of History

Leo Garofalo's current research is on the Afro-Iberian roots of Andean witchcraft and the Atlantic and European routes of the West African Diaspora to the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Andes.

Core Faculty & Staff

Margaret Bounds

Margaret Bounds

Director of Sustainability

mbounds@conncoll.edu

Office of Sustainability

Deb Brunetti

Deb Brunetti

Associate Director of the Hale Center for Career Development

dbrunett@conncoll.edu

Career Preparation

Ashley Hanson

Research Support and Instruction Librarian

abpow@conncoll.edu

Library/IT Liaisons
Chad Jones, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Academic Affairs, Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies

Chad Jones

Associate Dean of the Faculty for Academic Affairs, Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies

Plant ecology • Plant succession • Invasive species • GIS and ecological modeling

cjones8@conncoll.edu


Emily Kuder, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies, Associate Faculty Director of CISLA

Emily Kuder

Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies, Associate Faculty Director of CISLA

Hispanic linguistics • Phonetics and Phonology • Second language acquisition • Open Educational Resources

ekuder@conncoll.edu


Julia A. Kushigian, Hanna Hafkesbrink Professor of Hispanic Studies, Social Justice and Sustainability Pathway Coordinator

Julia A. Kushigian

Hanna Hafkesbrink Professor of Hispanic Studies, Social Justice and Sustainability Pathway Coordinator

Gender, culture and race studies in Spanish America • Orientalism in the Hispanic tradition

jakus@conncoll.edu


S. James Lee, Professor of Computer Science, Co-Chair of the Computer Science Department

S. James Lee

Professor of Computer Science, Co-Chair of the Computer Science Department

Avatars • Computer graphics and visualization for interactive applications such as computer games, virtual reality environments, autonomous interactive characters, museum installations

slee10@conncoll.edu


Manuel Lizarralde, Charles and Sarah P. Becker ’27 Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies

Manuel Lizarralde

Charles and Sarah P. Becker ’27 Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies

Ethnobotany • Environmental anthropology

mliz@conncoll.edu


Shirley Parson

Director of Study Away

As director of the office of study away, Shirley oversees and manages all operational and administrative duties of the office. She serves as a liaison to the College's study away partners, as consultant to the study away committee and as a general resource to faculty and staff on campus regarding study away. She advises students on study away opportunities as well as pre- and post-departure information.

sapar@conncoll.edu

Study Away
Luis Rodríguez

Luis Rodríguez

Associate Director of Engaged Scholarship and Community Learning

larod@conncoll.edu

Holleran Center

Jennifer L. Rudolph, Associate Professor of Sociology

Jennifer L. Rudolph

Associate Professor of Sociology

Latino cultural studies • Critical race theory • Masculinity theory

jrudolph@conncoll.edu


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