New Faculty Join University of Redlands

REDLANDS, Calif., Aug. 14 (AScribe Newswire) — An expert in tomato genetics and a professor who has written extensively about the psychological effects of family birth order are among the new faculty members who will start teaching at the University of Redlands in the upcoming academic year.

The university has added professors during the past several years as a result of enrollment growth and a push to bring students deeper and more diverse academic offerings.

New faculty members coming to the university this year include:

Wesley Bernardini, assistant professor of anthropology, Ph.D. in anthropology, Arizona State University.

Rebecca Brown, assistant professor of art, Ph.D. in Asian art history, University of Minnesota.

William C.G. Burns, assistant professor of environmental studies, Ph.D. in international environmental law, Cardiff Law School, University of Wales.

Samuel Chambers, visiting assistant professor of government, Ph.D. in political science, University of Minnesota.

Susan Clayton, assistant librarian, master’s in library science, University of Michigan.

Kelly Chan, visiting assistant professor in environmental studies, Ph.D. in urban planning, Harvard University.

Kimberly Coles, visiting assistant professor of government, Ph.D. in cultural anthropology, UC Irvine.

Karen Derris, assistant professor of religious studies, Ph.D. in religious studies, Harvard University.

Hamid Ekbia, assistant professor of computer science, Ph.D. in computer science and cognitive science, Indiana University.

Deon Garcia, lecturer in mathematics, M.S. in applied mathematics, University of California, Riverside.

Preston Hampton, associate professor of education, Ed.D. in policy and administration, University of Southern California.

Katherine Hickey, associate professor of music, D.M.A. in music education, University of Southern California.

Dorene Isenberg, professor of economics, Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Riverside.

Jose Lalas, professor of education, Ph.D. in reading and language arts, University of Washington.

Amalia Llombart, assistant professor of Spanish, Licenciatura, University of Barcelona.

Diane Macunovich, professor of economics, Ph.D. in economics, University of Southern California.

Charmaine Martinez, assistant professor of art, M.F.A. in studio art, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

John McIntosh, visiting assistant professor of environmental studies, M.A. in geography, California State University, Hayward.

Ed Montemayor, associate professor of business, Ph.D. in industrial relations, University of Minnesota.

Lisa Olson, biology instructor, B.S. in biology, Baylor University.

Keith Pacholl, visiting lecturer of history, M.A. in history, California State University, Fullerton.

Hindupur Ramakrishna, associate professor of business, Ph.D. in business administration, Georgia State University.

Catherine Salmon, assistant professor of psychology, Ph.D. in psychology, McMaster University.

Marco Schindelmann, visiting instructor of music, B.A. in music and English, California State University, Fullerton.

Jeffery Smith, assistant professor of ethics, Ph.D. in philosophy, University of Minnesota.

Margaret Solomon, assistant professor of education, Ph.D. in school administration, Michigan State University.

Hussam Timani, visiting assistant professor of history, Ph.D. in Islamic studies, University of California, Los Angeles.

Maria Eva Valle, assistant professor of race and ethnic studies, Ph.D. in sociology, University of California, San Diego.

Debra Van Engelen, associate professor of chemistry, Ph.D. in analytical chemistry, Oregon State University.

Lin Wen, instructor of business administration, Ph.D. in economics, Arizona State University.

Joanna Werner-Fraczek, visiting lecturer of biology, Ph.D. in plant breeding and plant genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Christy Whiddon, assistant professor of chemistry, Ph.D. in physical chemistry, Lund University in Lund, Sweden.

Steven Wuhs, assistant professor of government, Ph.D. in political science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.