New Tenure-Track Faculty

Trinity College has hired 11 new faculty members to tenure-line positions this year.

Diego Baena
Assistant Professor of Language and Culture Studies
Ph.D. in Spanish, Princeton University

Benjamin B. Bruce
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Anand Butler
Assistant Professor of Economics
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Colorado Boulder

Samuel P. Catlin
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Religion (dual degree), University of Chicago

Dominick Cooper
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D. in Philosophy, Georgetown University

Ruoxing Gao
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan

Philipp M. Gemmel
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Chicago

Shoshana Goldstein
Assistant Professor of Urban Studies
Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning, Cornell University

Valeria Jiménez
Assistant Professor of Economics
Ph.D. in Economics, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord

Rachel M. Keeffe
Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D. in Zoology, University of Florida

Michael Thompson-Brusstar
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Michigan

All began their appointments on July 1, 2025.