First-Year Seminar Faculty       Class of 2005 Trinity College

Alphabetical First-Year Seminar Faculty Listing
2001-2002

First-Year Seminar faculty represent a variety of disciplines. For faculty, the First-Year Seminars are an opportunity to explore a topic that they might not ordinarily pursue in their regular courses. Additionally, faculty who teach First-Year Seminars are self-selected, choosing to work specifically with new students and to help them begin successful, meaningful academic careers at Trinity. First-Year Seminar professors also serve as academic advisors until students declare their majors (usually during the second semester of the sophomore year), providing guidance as students design their course of study.

Carol Any Joe Bronzino
Bill Butos Jack Chatfield
Peg Cibes David Cruz-Uribe
Dario Del Puppo Luis Figueroa
Renny Fulco John Georges
Andy Gold Sarah Harrell
David Henderson Barbara Henriques
Karen Humphreys Drew Hyland
Dori Katz Randy Lee
Anne Lundberg Tony Macro
Clyde McKee Ralph Moyer
Jane Nadel-Klein Suzanne O'Connell
Stephen Peterson Fred Pfeil
Harvey Picker John Platoff
Levana Polate Kat Power
Todd Ryan Michael Sacks
Craig Schneider Heather Sharkey
Robin Sheppard Ron Spencer
Scott Smedley Barry Stevens
Monica van Beusekom Todd Vogel
Dave Winer Claire Wiseman

Carol Any
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
Seabury 42-B
x2169
FYSM 237 "The 'Great' and 'Terrible': Introduction to Russia"
WF 1:15 - 2:30
Mentor: Vanessa Galasso

Joe Bronzino
Professor of Engineering
MCEC 395 
x2224
FYSM 244 "Medical Technology and Society"
W 4:00 - 6:00
Mentor:  Danielle Marquis

Bill Butos
Professor of Economics
Williams Memorial 311
x2448
FYSM 233 "Modern Classical Liberalism: Theory and Issues"
WF 2:40 - 3:55
Mentor:  Adam Keefer

Jack Chatfield
Associate Professor of History
Seabury 12-A
x2296
FYSM 236 "The Era of the American Civil War"
WF 1:15 - 2:30
Mentor: Nate Curtis

Peg Cibes
Lecturer in Mathematics
MCEC 172
x2281
FYSM 250 "Fallacies for Fun and Profit"
MWF 12:00 - 12:50
Mentor: Marli Reifman

David Cruz-Uribe
Associate Professor of Mathematics
MCEC 273
x2297
FYSM 226 "The Radical Christian Ideal: Poverty, Humanity, and Non-Violence"
MWF 10:00 - 10:50
Mentor: Tom Flynn

Dario Del Puppo
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
Seabury 30-C
x2379
FYSM 234 "All Roads Lead to Rome"
WF 1:15 - 2:30
Mentor: Joe Villani

Luis Figueroa
Associate Professor of History
Seabury 12-C
x5285
FYSM 182 "Latin Looks: Images of Latinos in Media and History Films"
WF 1:15-2:30, M 1:15-3:55
Mentor: Melissa Pytlak

Renny Fulco
Associate Professor of Legal Studies
Seabury 404
x2435
FYSM 241 "Life, Death, and the Constitution"
WF 1:15 - 2:30
Mentor: Andrew Wertz

John Georges
Professor of Mathematics
MCEC 225
x2288
FYSM 115 "Mathematical Ideas and Changing Times"
TR 11:20 - 12:35
Mentor: Carla Viera

Andy Gold
Associate Professor of Economics
McCook 209
x2294
FYSM 210 "Conflict, Cooperation, and Altruism"
TR 9:55 -11:10
Mentor: Becca Mayer

Sarah Harrell
Assistant Professor of Classics
Seabury 44-C
x4102
FYSM 208 "Body Politics: The Power of Ancient Greek Athletics"
TR 1:15 - 2:30
Mentor: Jennifer Poppel

David Henderson
Professor of Chemistry
Clement 129
x2514
FYSM 248 "Food"
MWF 9:00 - 9:50
Mentor: Elisabeth Woodhams

Barbara Henriques
Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
McCook 304
x2278
FYSM 246 "Learning: The Human Experience"
TR 9:55 - 11:10
Mentor: Guarav Juneja

Karen Humphreys
Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages
Seabury 30-F
x4237
FYSM 243 "Crime in Modern Literature and Film"
WF 2:40 - 3:55
Mentor:Tania Martino

Dori Katz
Professor of Modern Languages
Seabury 30-B
x2147
FYSM 247 "World War I in European Literature and Film"
TR 11:20 - 12:35
Mentor: Amanda Waxman

Randy Lee
Associate Professor of Psychology
76 Vernon Street
x2413
FYSM 119 "The Self: Mind and Body"
TR 2:40 - 3:55
Mentor: Christine Portal

Clyde McKee
Professor of Political Science
Seabury 206
x2430
FYSM 221 "Political Violence in Modern Society"
WF 1:15 - 2:30
Mentor: Martha McGivern

Ralph Moyer
Professor of Chemistry
Clement 303
x2217
FYSM 205 "Science and the Consumer"
R 1:15 - 3:55
Mentor: Kate Klein

Jane Nadel-Klein
Associate Professor of Anthropology
McCook 306
x2183
FYSM 245 "Gardens and Communities"
TR 9:55 - 11:10
Mentor: Alicia Flynn

Fred Pfeil
Professor of English
115 Vernon Street Room 214
x2464
FYSM 177 "Seeing Through the Self"
MWF 11:11-50
Mentor: Ben Davis

Harvey Picker
Professor of Physics
MCEC 255
x2299
FYSM 240 "Trinity OR: Better Planning Through Operations Research"
MWF 12:00 - 12:50
Mentor: Shyam Gouri Suresh

John Platoff
Professor of Music
AAC 116
x2202
FYSM 181 "The Beatles and the 60s"
WF 1:15 - 2:30
Mentor: Hope Roth

Levana Polate
Lecturer in Modern Languages
McCook 215
x5107
FYSM 239 "Modern Israeli Culture"
TR 9:55 - 11:10
Mentor: Rebecca Landy

Todd Ryan
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
McCook 305-A
x5157
FYSM 242 "God, Mind, and World: Philosophical Investigations"
TR 1:15 - 2:30
Mentor: Mai Goda

Michael Sacks
Professor of Sociology
97-99 Crescent Street Room 245
x2345
FYSM 231 "Violence"
W 1:15 - 3:55
Mentor: Sally McDonald

Craig Schneider
Professor of Biology
LSC 223
x2233
FYSM 235 "Alien Invasions"
TR 1:15 - 2:30
Mentor: Caitlyn Hunt

Heather Sharkey
Assistant Professor of History
Seabury 34-G
x2230
FYSM 230 "Biography and Life History in the Middle East"
W 1:15 - 3:55
Mentor: Christian Sterling

Robin Sheppard
Associate Athletic Director and Professor
Ferris Athletic Center
x2059
FYSM 218 "Sports in Society: Victory vs. Values - 'Who's Winning the Game?'"
TR 9:55 - 11:10
Mentor: Ryan Lerner

Scott Smedley
Assistant Professor of Biology
LSC 309
x2229
FYSM 238 "A Bug's Life (and Yours!)"
TR 1:15 - 3:55
Mentor: Katie LaFleur

Barry Stevens
Visiting Lecturer in Legal Studies
106 Placid Avenue, Stratford, CT 06497
(203) 377-3746
FYSM 127 "The Legal History of Race Relations"
T 7:15 - 9:45
Mentor: Maggie Croteau

Monica van Beusekom
Assistant Professor of History
Seabury 12-C
x4131
FYSM 207 "Understanding Africa"
W 1:15 - 3:55
Mentor: Descatur Potier

Todd Vogel
Visiting Assistant Professor of American Studies
McCook 200
x4274
FYSM 249 "News that Stays: Literature, Journalism, and American Culture"
TR 2:40 - 3:55
Mentor: Sarah Bradley

Dave Winer
Associate Professor of Psychology
LSC 201
x5326
FYSM 129 "Transitions"
TR 1:15 - 2:30
Mentor: Trude Goodman

Claire Wiseman
Assistant Professor of Psychology
LSC 217
x2532
FYSM 232 "The Pursuit of Cool: Peer Pressure, Conformity, and the Media"
M 1:15 - 3:55
Mentor: Brooke Peltzman

Guided Studies

Drew Hyland
Professor of Philosophy
McCook 324
x2426
GDST 214 "Ancient Greek Philosophy"
Mentor: Abigail Thomas

Tony Macro
Professor of Classical Languages
Seabury 44-D
x2391
GDST 219 "The Classical Tradition"
Mentor: Andrew Moore-Ede

Stephen Peterson
Associate Academic Dean and Professor
Williams Memorial 226
x4298
GDST 244 "The Biblical Tradition"
Mentor: Nate Chamberland

Ronald Spencer
Associate Academic Dean and Lecturer
Williams 232
x2145
Director of Guided Studies

The Cities Program

Anne Lundberg
Director of Internship Programs
Cook C202
x2382
CYP 101 "Reckoning with Cities"
Mentor: Molly Schofield and David Alexander

Interdisciplinary Science Program

Suzanne O'Connell
Director of the Interdisciplinary Science Program
Chemistry / Clement 107
x5189
ISP 117 "Interdisciplinary Science Seminar"
Mentor: Andy Hatch


InterArts Program

Kat Power
Associate Professor of Theater and Dance
Austin Arts Center 312
x2384
IART 101 "The Artist and Society"
Mentor: Danielle Cavanna

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