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.

Department Chair

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

Baldo, Jonathan
Associate Professor of English

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

Huff, Stephen
Instructor of Creative Writing, part time (fall 2007)

Kurau, Pamela
Assistant Professor of English Diction, part time

Mackin, Glenn
Assistant Professor of Political Science

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

O'Keefe, Luisa
Assistant Professor of Italian, part time (Fall 2007)

Pedersen, Jean Elisabeth
Associate Professor of History; Leave of Absence Fall 2007

Remmel, Rachel
Assistant Professor of American Studies

Steingröver, Reinhild
Associate Professor of German

Tice, Patricia
Instructor of Visual Arts, part time (Fall 2007)