Faculty and Staff

Program Coordinators

Sa'ed Atshan ’06

Associate Professor

Department Chair, Peace & Conflict Studies

Peace & Conflict Studies

Sociology & Anthropology

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-7365
  2. Parrish Hall W237B
  1. Profile
Sa'ed Atshan

James Blasina

Associate Professor

Program Coordinator, Medieval Studies

On Leave - Academic Year

Music

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6003
  2. Lang Music Building 403

Links

  1. Profile

Director, Critical Mass (medieval-renaissance vocal ensemble)

Interests: chant; liturgy; gender; monasticism; middle ages; choral repertory

Note: During the 2025-2026 academic year, Professor Blasina continues in his role as Coordinator of the Program in Medieval Studies.
 

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John Bundschuh

Assistant Professor

Program Coordinator, Comparative Literature

Modern Languages & Literatures-Japanese

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5537
  2. Kohlberg Hall 308

Links

  1. Profile
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Desiree Diaz

Associate Professor

Program Coordinator, Latin American & Latinx Studies

Spanish

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-7682
  2. Kohlberg Hall 338
  3. Office Hours: Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Links

  1. Profile

Interests: Latin American literature and cultural studies, Caribbean literature and visual culture, US Latino/a studies, film studies, performance studies, popular and material culture, urban studies. 

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Frank Durgin

Elizabeth and Sumner Hayward Professor

Program Coordinator, Cognitive Science

Psychology & Neuroscience

Cognitive Science

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8678
  2. Singer Hall 204
  3. Singer Hall 351

Links

  1. Publications

Interests: Human visual cognition and perceptual learning; eye-movements and attention; adaptation; depth perception; representation of number; computer modeling and simulation of cognitive processes.


Office Hours: Students can schedule appointments with Professor Durgin through Google Calendar at: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ3…

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Tamsin Lorraine

Professor

Program Coordinator, Interpretation Theory

Philosophy

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8423
  2. Beardsley Hall 211A
  3. Office Hours: F'25 Tuesday & Thursday 12:35-2:00pm and by appointment

Links

  1. Profile

Interests: Phenemonology, Existentialism, Post-Structrualism, Feminist Theory

Professor Tamsin Lorraine

Ayse Kaya

Professor

Department Chair, Political Science

Program Coordinator, Global Studies

Political Science

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8471
  2. Trotter Hall 311
  3. Office Hours: Tuesdays/Thursdays 11:15AM-12:15PM Please book an appointment using Google calendar

Links

  1. Website
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Joseph Derrick Nelson

Associate Professor

Department Chair, Black Studies

Educational Studies

Black Studies

Gender & Sexuality Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6493
  2. Office Hours: Wednesday - 1:00 pm -3:00 pm
    Pearson 109

Links

  1. Profile

*When contacting Joseph Nelson, please be sure to copy Kelly Gomez Zimmer (kgomezz1@swarthmore.edu) on all correspondence.

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Lei Ouyang

(she-her-hers-herself)

Associate Professor

Program Coordinator, Asian American Studies; Asian Studies

Music

Asian American Studies

Asian Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-2020
  2. Lang Music Building

Links

  1. Profile

Co-Director, Chinese Music Ensemble

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Jennifer Peck ’06

Associate Professor

Division Chair, Interdisciplinary

Program Coordinator, Environmental Studies

Economics

Environmental Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6182
  2. Kohlberg Hall 210
  3. Office Hours: by appointment
  1. Profile

Areas of Interest:  Labor Economics, Development Economics, and Energy and Environmental Economics

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Patricia White

Centennial Chair

Director, Aydelotte Foundation

Program Coordinator, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Film & Media Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8148
  2. Martin Hall 109
  3. Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:00pm-4:00pm, Thursdays 12:40pm-1:30pm, and by appointment

Links

  1. Profile
  2. Aydelotte Foundation
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Carina Yervasi

Associate Professor

Executive Director, Global Engagement

Modern Languages & Literatures-French & Francophone Studies

Global Engagement Office

Global Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8167
  2. Kohlberg Hall 309
  3. Scott Arboretum (Cunningham House)
  4. Office Hours: In person and/or virtual. Please schedule in advance. Tuesday: 2-4pm., Thursday: 9-11am. The link for T/TH is here.  Fridays: Virtual Only, 12pm-3pm. Here's the link for Fridays.

Links

  1. Profile
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Staff

Kelly Gomez Zimmer

(she-her-hers-herself)

Administrative Coordinator

Interdisciplinary Programs

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5048
  2. Trotter Hall 107

Links

  1. Profile
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Deb Sloman

(she-her-hers-herself)

Administrative Assistant II, Classics; Administrative Assistant II, Asian Studies; Administrative Support, Classics

Classics

Interdisciplinary Programs

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8165
  2. Trotter Hall 110
  3. Trotter Hall 107
Deb Sloman