Meet the New Faculty

New Faculty, 2024-2025

Chloe Armstrong

Visiting Associate Professor

armstrongc@denison.edu

Rick Boyages

Professor of Practice

boyagesr@denison.edu

Lucy Bryan

Visiting Assistant Professor

bryanl@denison.edu

Amy Butcher

Associate Professor

butchera@denison.edu

Michael Chavrimootoo

Assistant Professor

chavrimootoom@denison.edu

Sara Clifton

Visiting Assistant Professor

cliftons@denison.edu

John Conzelmann

Assistant Professor

conzelmannj@denison.edu

740-587-6560

Flannery Currin

Assistant Professor

currinf@denison.edu

740-587-8033

Ross Etherton

Assistant Professor

ethertonr@denison.edu

740-587-5891

Tyler Hall

Visiting Assistant Professor

hallt@denison.edu

Sahra Ibrahimi

Assistant Professor

ibrahimis@denison.edu

740-587-6257

David Kahn

Assistant Professor

kahnd@denison.edu

740-587-8001

Cricket Keating

Laura C. Harris Scholar in Residence

keatingc@denison.edu

Hunter Klie

Visiting Assistant Professor

klieh@denison.edu

Lilia Koelemay

Visiting Assistant Professor

koelemayl@denison.edu

740-587-8069

Mitchell McCrady

Affiliated Instructor

mccradym@denison.edu

740-475-9601

Lisa McLymont

Creative in Residence

mclymontl@denison.edu

Aviva Neff

Assistant Professor

neffa@denison.edu

740-587-8026

Laja Oriade

Visiting Assistant Professor

oriadel@denison.edu

740-587-6713

Erika Pryor

Visiting Assistant Professor

pryore@denison.edu

Karem Said

Visiting Assistant Professor

saidk@denison.edu

Lauren Secaras

Assistant Professor

secarasl@denison.edu

Mason Shero

Visiting Assistant Professor

sherom@denison.edu

Rohit Singh

Assistant Professor

singhr@denison.edu

740-587-6696

Rhodora Grate Vennarucci

Assistant Professor

vennaruccid@denison.edu

Tyler Wake

Assistant Professor

waket@denison.edu

Lauren Waters

Associate Professor

watersl@denison.edu

740-587-6497

Mollie Wolf

Visiting Assistant Professor

wolfm@denison.edu

Man Yao

Assistant Professor

many@denison.edu

Spotlights

Faculty members sitting together in the classroom

Teaching seminar prepares next generation of great faculty

The program introduces relevant teaching topics, stimulates discussion within the group, and builds community.

How We Learn

The Hub for Scholarship

Historic Gilpatrick House is home to Denison's Lisska Center for Scholarly Engagement.

How We Learn

Visualizing “Wicked Problems” Using DebateGraph & Dialogue Mapping

The term "wicked problems" refers to the relationship between social problems and the failure of national and international institutions to remedy them.

How We Learn

From Knowledge to Social Action

Addressing College Student Alcohol Use Through Class "Service-Based Action Projects"

How We Learn

A Fully Integrated Theme-Based Inquiry Course of Intro Chemistry

Intro college chemistry classes provide a foundation upon which all subsequent classes in the Chemistry and Biochemistry curriculum rely.

How We Learn

Self-Evaluation and Metacognition as an Extension of Critique

Can a written reflection, following oral critique, help art students take greater responsibility for their work and their learning?

How We Learn

Using Science in the Media as a Gateway to the Primary Literature

Can you increase students' comprehension of scholarly articles in the sciences if their reading is paired with an article in mainstream media?

How We Learn

TED-ED and Your Head

Using Technology to Distribute Practice on Low Stakes, Generative Questions in Sensation & Perception

How We Learn

Buzz on Campus

Entomology, literature, and design are fed by imagination in this cross-disciplinary student project.

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