Faculty Friday: Laura Raynolds
Curiosity from an early age inspired Professor Laura Raynolds to study sociology. Now, she is leading the world in fair trade research and scholarship.
Curiosity from an early age inspired Professor Laura Raynolds to study sociology. Now, she is leading the world in fair trade research and scholarship.
Kathleen Galvin, a professor in the Department of Anthropology and director of the Africa Center in the School for Global Environmental Sustainability, works with vulnerable communities at risk from climate and other global changes.
Beth Tropman, a professor specializing in "meta-ethics" within the Department of Philosophy, loves to challenge her students with tough questions around moral truths.
Meet a group of instructors from the LEAP Institute for the Arts: Antonio Cuyler, Sandra Ceas, and Emelie Borello.
Peter Harris may originally be from 'across the pond,' but he's now an expert in international relations and U.S. foreign policy and an assistant professor in our Department of Political Science.
Ricki Ginsberg has always wanted to be a teacher. Now, she works in the Department of English teaching future teachers how to teach.
Katie Gibson, an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies, is interested in researching voices of dissent – particularly the voice and history of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Peter Erickson loved the challenge of studying a foreign language while he was in college, and now enjoys teaching diverse topics related to German culture, philosophy, history, and art in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
Robert Gudmestad loved history from an early age, especially the Civil War. After a short career as a U.S. Immigration special agent, Gudmestad returned to school to pursue a career as a teacher and southern U.S. historian.
Susan Opp has always been driven to help communities, but she didn't always know that she wanted to go into public policy. Now a professor in the Department of Political Science, she is proud to call herself a "pracademic."