Biographies for current Fellows. For previous Fellows, click here.
Appointed for 2008-2009
Siobhan Brooks
Ph.D., Sociology, The New School
Interests: Ethnography, race, and gender stratification
Placement: Gender Studies Program
Sonja Downing
Ph.D., Ethnomusicology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Interests: Ethnomusicology, gender studies, childhood studies, indigenous music pedagogies, and Balinese Gamelan music
Placement: Conservatory of Music
Nathan Hanna
Ph.D., Philosophy, Syracuse University
Interests: Ethics and political philosophy and in particular, punishment
Placement: Department of Philosophy
Uihlein Fellow of Ethics
John Mayrose
Ph.D., Composition, Duke University
Interests: Music composition, computer music, music and science, and music technology
Placement: Conservatory of Music
Chantal Norrgard
Ph.D., History, University of Minnesota
Interests: American Indian history and American Indian studies
Placement: Department of History
Shannon O'Leary
Ph.D., Physics, University of Oregon
Interests: Semiconductor optics and electron spin coherence
Placement: Department of Physics
Appointed for 2007-2008
Laura DeSisto
College of the Holy Cross, B.A.; Columbia University, M.Phil., Ph.D.
Interests: Humanism and the Liberal Arts; Philosophy of Education; Continental Philosophy; Ethics; Social and Political Philosophy
Placement: Department of Education
Alison Guenther-Pal 
Ph.D., Germanic Studies with a minor in Feminist Studies, University of Minnesota
Interests: Cinematic representations and their relationship
to postwar West
German identity
Placement: Department of German
Tad Hardin 
D.M., Florida State University
Interests: Vocal coaching and vocal literature
Placement: Conservatory of Music
Chad Lane 
Ph.D., Geography, University of Tennessee
Interests: Geology and environmental science
Placement: Department of Geology
Mead Witter Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
Brigid O'Donnell 
Ph.D., Ecology and and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
Interests: Developmental biology and evolutionary biology
Placement: Department of Biology
Valerie Zimany
M.F.A., Ceramics, Kanazawa College of Art
B.F.A., Ceramics, The University of the Arts
Interests: Ceramics; Japanese art
Placement: Department of Art and Art History
