College of Arts and Sciences welcomes outstanding cadre of new tenure-track faculty

The College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington welcomes more than 50 new tenured or tenure-track faculty in and across dozens of disciplines and academic departments who will contribute significantly to IU Bloomington’s intellectual vitality, while providing depth and breadth to the campus’ teaching mission and research enterprise. This cohort of faculty either start this fall semester, or joined the College last spring.

“I am delighted to welcome to campus this outstanding cadre of faculty representing a diverse array of disciplines, who will drive new research and creative activity as well as foster teaching innovation at IU,” said Rick Van Kooten, Executive Dean of the College. “Our faculty are scholars preeminent in and across their respective fields, and are dedicated teachers and mentors to students.”

Part of a leading R1 (Research 1) university, the College has more than 70 academic departments offering undergraduate and graduate degrees within and across the natural and mathematical sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. The Media School, the Hamilton-Lugar School of Global and International Studies (HLS), and the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design are also part of the College.

College faculty are groundbreaking researchers and dedicated teachers and mentors to students. With an array of options, opportunities, and experiences to choose from, students are able to prepare for fulfilling work as well as a meaningful life. More than 90 percent of College of Arts and Sciences undergraduates report a successful career outcome six months after graduation.

Andy Bruno Professor of History Stephen F. Cohen Chair of Russian History	Erica Cartmill Professor of Anthropology, Cognitive Science, CISAB	John Ciorciari Professor of International Studies Dean, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies
Jennifer Cullin Assistant Professor Anthropology; Human Biology	Drew Dalton Professor of English	Kathleen Darragh Assistant Professor of Biology Olsen Chair in Evolutionary Biology
Adarsh Dharan Assistant Professor of Biology	Olivia Ekeh Assistant Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies	Luis Favela Associate Professor of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine; Cognitive Science
Mariá Fernández Assistant Professor of Biology	Jennifer Foray Associate Professor of History	Jacob Foster Professor of Cognitive Science Professor of Informatics Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Luke Gessler Assistant Professor of Linguistics	Adam Ghazi-Tehrani Associate Professor of Criminal Justice	Nathan Glatt-Holtz Professor of Statistics
Samantha Gustafson Assistant Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences	Ayesha Hardison Associate Professor of English	Spencer Headworth Associate Professor of Sociology
Randal Jelks Ruth N. Halls Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies	Brian Kelly Professor of Sociology	Julia Kelson Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
William Kim Assistant Professor of Merchandising Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design	Eungik Lee Assistant Professor of Economics	Taekyeom Lee Associate Professor of Graphic Design Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
Nicky Lewis Associate Professor of Communication Science The Media School	Chen-Ting Liao Associate Professor of Physics	David Lilien Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Dominique Limoli Associate Professor of Biology	Yuan Lu Assistant Professor of East Asian Language and Cultures Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies	Caleb Lucas Assistant Professor of Political Science
Alizée Malnoë Associate Professor of Biology	Dominic Mangila Assistant Professor of Painting Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design	Angela Yoonjeong McClean Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of Korean Politics and Society East Asian Languages and Cultures Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies
Sadie McCloud Assistant Professor of Philosophy	Debayan Mitra Assistant Professor of Physics	Leticia Pardo Assistant Professor of Architecture Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
Cristobal Petrovich Assistant Professor of Astronomy	Matthew Pratola Professor of Statistics	María Gabriela Puscama Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese
Robin Reames Associate Professor of English Culbertson Chair of Writing	Cydni Robertson Assistant Professor of Merchandising/Fashion Eskenazi School of Arts, Architecture, + Design	Lauren Rutter Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Orie Shafer Professor of Biology Linda and Jack Gill Chair of Biology	Shuju Shi Assistant Professor of Linguistics	Andrea Sullivan-Clarke Assistant Professor of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine Native American + Indigenous Studies
Hoa Vo Assistant Professor of Interior Design Eskenazi School of Arts, Architecture, + Design	Brandon Wallace Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies The Media School	Johanna Winters Assistant Professor Creative Core Eskenazi School of Arts, Architecture + Design
Raymond Wise Professor of Practice, African American and African Diaspora Studies Associate Director, African American Arts Institute	Maoran Xu Assistant Professor of Statistics	Yichi Zhang Assistant Professor of Statistics