Our People

Our people are extraordinary.

Arts & Sciences has over 1,000 faculty and staff who utilize their diverse expertise in the pursuit of research breakthroughs, gaining a deeper understanding of the world's most pressing issues and serving as mentors of the next generation.

select honors from our faculty

9 Elected Members of the National Academy of Sciences
18 Guggenheim Fellowship recipients
18 elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences


Richard Abrams​​

Richard
Abrams​​

Psychological & Brain Sciences
William​ Acree​

William​
Acree​

Romance Languages and Literatures
Rachel Adams

Rachel
Adams

College Writing Program
Cassie Adcock

Cassie
Adcock

Department of History
Ama Bemma Adwetewa-Badu

Ama Bemma
Adwetewa-Badu

Department of English
Nazmul Ahsan

Nazmul
Ahsan

Department of Economics
Jami Ake

Jami
Ake

Comparative Literature and Thought
W. Mark Akin

W. Mark
Akin

Department of Music
Deniz Aksoy

Deniz
Aksoy

Department of Political Science
Mark G. Alford

Mark G.
Alford

Department of Physics

Tazeen
Ali

John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics
Elizabeth Allen

Elizabeth
Allen

Romance Languages and Literatures
Megan Allen

Megan
Allen

College Writing Program
Sachiko Amari

Sachiko
Amari

Department of Physics
Felix Ampadu

Felix
Ampadu

Department of Anthropology
Jeffrey Anderson

Jeffrey
Anderson

Department of Music
Kenneth (Andy) Andrews

Kenneth (Andy)
Andrews

Department of Sociology
Gaetano Antinolfi

Gaetano
Antinolfi

Department of Economics
Nicola Aravecchia

Nicola
Aravecchia

Department of Classics
Jennifer Arch​​

Jennifer
Arch​​

Department of English
Raymond E. Arvidson

Raymond E.
Arvidson

Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
G'Ra Asim

G'Ra
Asim

Department of English
Costas Azariadis

Costas
Azariadis

Department of Economics
Ana Babus

Ana
Babus

Department of Economics
Aylin Bademsoy

Aylin
Bademsoy

Comparative Literature and Thought
Marlon M. Bailey

Marlon M.
Bailey

Department of African & African American Studies
Sarah Baitzel

Sarah
Baitzel

Department of Anthropology
Thomas Bakupog

Thomas
Bakupog

Department of Chemistry
Kara Baldus-Mehrmann

Kara
Baldus-Mehrmann

Department of Music
​David Balota

​David
Balota

Psychological & Brain Sciences
Darwin Baluran

Darwin
Baluran

Department of Sociology
Sudeshna Bandyopadhyay

Sudeshna
Bandyopadhyay

Department of Economics
Mary Jo Bang

Mary Jo
Bang

Department of English
​Deanna Barch

​Deanna
Barch

Psychological & Brain Sciences
Joe Barcroft

Joe
Barcroft

Romance Languages and Literatures
Anne Baril

Anne
Baril

The Department of Philosophy
Pamela Barmash​​

Pamela
Barmash​​

Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies
Jonathan Barnes

Jonathan
Barnes

Department of Chemistry
Cynthia Barounis

Cynthia
Barounis

Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
​Marisa Barragán-Peugnet​​​

​Marisa
Barragán-Peugnet​​​

Romance Languages and Literatures
Heather Barton

Heather
Barton

Department of Biology
Colin Bassett

Colin
Bassett

College Writing Program
​Margaret Guinn Batten​

​Margaret Guinn
Batten​

Department of English
​​John Baugh

​​John
Baugh

Psychological & Brain Sciences
​Barbara Baumgartner​​

​Barbara
Baumgartner​​

Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
​Anne Margaret Baxley

​Anne Margaret
Baxley

The Department of Philosophy
Roger Beachy

Roger
Beachy

Department of Biology
​Lois Beck

​Lois
Beck

Department of Anthropology
April Bednarski

April
Bednarski

Department of Biology
​Roya Beheshti Zavereh

​Roya
Beheshti Zavereh

Department of Mathematics
​Yehuda Ben-Shahar

​Yehuda
Ben-Shahar

Department of Biology
Deanna Benjamin

Deanna
Benjamin

College Writing Program
​Housni Bennis

​Housni
Bennis

Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies
​Nancy Berg

​Nancy
Berg

Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies
Cory Berkland

Cory
Berkland

Department of Chemistry
Marcus Berliant

Marcus
Berliant

Department of Economics
​Iver Bernstein​

​Iver
Bernstein​

Department of History
Ruth Berson

Ruth
Berson

College Writing Program
Timm Betz

Timm
Betz

Department of Political Science

Anna F.
Bialek

John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics
Vladimir Birman

Vladimir
Birman

Department of Chemistry
​Joshua Blodgett

​Joshua
Blodgett

Department of Biology
Kate Bloomquist

Kate
Bloomquist

College Writing Program
Eliot Boden

Eliot
Boden

Department of Mathematics
Stefanie Boese

Stefanie
Boese

College Writing Program
​Ryan Bogdan

​Ryan
Bogdan

Psychological & Brain Sciences
Ian Bogost

Ian
Bogost

Program in Film and Media Studies
Michele Boldrin

Michele
Boldrin

Department of Economics
Tim Bono

Tim
Bono

Psychological & Brain Sciences
​Daniel Bornstein

​Daniel
Bornstein

Department of History
Arpita Bose​​

Arpita
Bose​​

Department of Biology
​Carlos Botero

​Carlos
Botero

Department of Biology

Recent Faculty Grants & Awards

Kevin Moeller, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, recently received a nearly $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The award will support Moeller’s work with the collaborative Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry.

See what our faculty are working on now

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Barch wins major psychology prize from the National Academy of Sciences

The Academy cited Barch’s “seminal contributions to understanding behavior, brain, and mental health across development, especially in schizophrenia and childhood depression.”