school of social science - Hampshire College

Charlene D'Avanzo, professor of ecology, received her
B.A. from Skidmore and her Ph.D. from Boston University
Marine Program, Marine Biology Lab, Woods Hole. She is
particularly interested in marine ecology and returns to the
Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole each summer
[0 continue her research on coastal pollution. One focus of
her teaching is aquaculture research in til(; Hampshire
bioshelter. She teaches courses in ecology, marine ecology.
natural history, aquaculture, and environmental science.
Alan Goodman, professor of biological anthropology,
teaches and writes on the health and nutritional consequences
of political-economic processes such as poverty,
inequality, and racism. His work includes studies in the
American Southwest, and he directs a long-term project on
moderate undernutrition in Mexico and Egypt. He received
his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts. Before
coming to Hampshire, he was a research fellow at the WHO
Center for Stress Research, Karolinska Institute. Stockholm.
Kenneth R. Hoffman, professor of mathematics, has an
M.A. from Harvard, where he also served as a teaching
fellow. He taught mathematics at Talladega College during
1965-70. In addition to population biology and mathematical
modeling, Ken's interests include education, American
Indians, and natural history.
Christopher D. Jarvis, assistant professor of cell
biology, received his B.S. in microbiology from the University
of Massachusetts at Amherst and his Ph.D. in medical
sciences from the University of Massachusetts Medical
School. He did his postdoctoral work in immunology at the
National Cancer Institute at the NIH. His research and
teaching interests include T-cell development and cellular
signal transduction. Other interests include astronomy,
mythology, skydiving, and zymurgy. Professor Jarvis will be
on sabbatical during the spring 1998 semester.
David C. Kelly, associate professor of mathematics, has
taught at New College, Oberlin. and Talladega College. He
holds an A.B. from Princeton, a S.M. from MIT, and an AM
from Dartmouth. He has, since 1971. directed the wellrespected
Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics
for high-ability high school students. His interests include
analysis, probability. the history of mathematics, recreational
mathematics, and the number 17.
Nancy Lowry. professor of chemistry. holds a Ph.D.
from MIT in organic chemistry. She has taught at Hampshire
since 1970. She has coordinated women and science
events at Hampshire and has published articles concerning
the scientific education of women. Her interests include
organic molecules, stereochemistry, science for nonscientists,
cartooning, the bassoon, and toxic substances. She was dean
of Natural Science from 1989 to 1993. Professor Lowry will
be on sabbatical during the spring 1998 semester.
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Debra L. Martin, professor of biological anthropology
and director of the Southwest Field Studies Program.
received her Ph.n. at the University of Massachusetts at
Amherst in skeletal biology and physical anthropology.
Broadly. her research interests include health in the ancient
world with a focus on indigenous women and arid environments.
She is trained in the areas of skeletal biology,
bioarchaeology, paleopathology. paleonutrition, and
women's biology. with regional specialization covering
desert regions of the American Southwest and Northern
Mexico. as well as Egypt and Arabia. Her research focus
centers on identification of groups at risk, patterns of
mortality of women and children. violence directed against
subgroups. political-economic perspectives in the analysis of
disease. Native and Southwest studies, and ethnic tourism
and its effect on indigenous people.
Ann P. McNeal. professor of physiology, received her
B.A. from Swarthmore and her Ph.D. from the University of
Washington (physiology and biophysics). Her interests
include human biology, physiology, exercise, neurobiology.
and women's issues. She is currently doing research on
human posture and how it adapts to movement. Professor
McNeal is also interested in Third World health issues,
especially in Mrica.
Lynn Miller, professor of biology, is one of the "founding
faculry" of Hampshire. His Ph.D. (biology) is from
Stanford. He has taught and studied at the University of
Washington. the American University of Bdcut, and the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His principal
interests are genetics (human and microbial). molecular
biology, and evolution.
Michelle Murrain, associate professor of neurobiology.
received her B.A. from Bennington College and her Ph.D.
from Case Western Reserve University. Her interests include
social inequalities in health, the biology of AIDS and AIDS
epidemiology, and computer and Internet technology in
health education. She was trained as a neurophysiologist, and
has done graduate work in public health.
Benjamin Oke, assistant professor of animal science,
received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. He has
worked at both the International Institute of Tropical
Agriculture and the International Livestock Center for
Africa. He has done research in nutritional physiology and
biochemistry at Ohio Agricultural Research and Development
Center. His teaching and research interests include
food insecurity and malnutrition in the developing world.
sustainable agriculture. and improvement of efficiency of
nutrient utilization.