Three new tenure-track faculty are joining Lawrence University, all beginning at the start of the 2022-23 academic year.
Sarah Gamalinda comes in as an assistant professor of French and francophone studies; Van Nguyen as an assistant professor of economics; and Marcy Quiason, an assistant professor of gender studies.
"I am delighted to be welcoming such a talented group of teacher-scholars to the Lawrence faculty,” said Peter Blitstein, interim provost and dean of faculty.
Fall Term classes begin Sept. 12.
Sarah Gamalinda, French and francophone studies
![Portrait of Sarah Gamalinda](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Sarah%20Gamalinda-5420%20%281%29.jpg)
Gamalinda earned a Ph.D. in African cultural studies and a master’s degree in French studies, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a bachelor’s degree in French language and literature at Amherst College.
Gamalinda was a 2021-22 Andrew Mellon Public Humanities Fellow and was awarded a 2019 Chancellors Pre-dissertator Fellowship at UW-Madison.
Van Nguyen, economics
![Portrait of Van Nguyen](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Van%20Nguyen-5380%20%281%29.jpg)
Nguyen earned a Ph.D. in economics at the University of Kansas and recently did independent research at the University of Paris 1 after receiving the Carol Drever Pimental Award.
Nguyen, who earned a master’s degree in economics from the University of Kansas, has research interests in monetary policy, open macroeconomics, inflation, and welfare.
Marcy Quiason, gender studies
![Portrait of Marcy Quiason](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/Marcy%20Quiason-5405%20%281%29.jpg?itok=My58UXDX)
Quiason comes to Lawrence from the University of Kansas after completing a Ph.D. in women, gender, and sexuality studies, with a concentration in political science (international relations and public policy).
Quiason earned master’s degrees in both political science and women, gender, and sexuality studies at Kansas, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Kansas in women’s studies and political science.