New Faculty, 2000-2001

Gilliane Monnier and Gilbert Tostevin, both of whom were awarded their doctorates this spring, are staying on for a second year as visiting faculty to teach courses in human evolution, prehistory, the dynamics of culture contact, and the study of material culture.
Eileen Crist, currently on the faculty at Virginia Tech, will be joining the department as Assistant Professor of Sociology in September. The author of a recent book exploring the way scientists talk about animals (Images of Animals: Anthropomorphism, Skepticism, and Animal Mind, Temple University Press, 1999) she brings to the department expertise in the sociology of science, the environmental movement, and social theory. She is a graduate of Haverford College and completed her doctorate at Boston University.
Christian J. Churchill, who was just awarded his doctorate by Brandeis University, will be coming aboard as Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology in the fall semester of the 2000-2001 academic year. He will be offering three courses: ANSO 216 Community and Society, SOC 256 Self and Society, and SOC 309 Literature and Society. He is a graduate of Marlboro College.