Each year, the College of Letters & Science welcomes a new batch of talented scholars to its collection of more than 800 faculty members.
They come to UW-Madison from all over the world, bringing unique insights and perspectives on both emerging and established disciplines. This year, 31 new faces join our esteemed faculty.
Meet our newest liberal arts superstars — from African languages and literature to zoology — by clicking on the links below. We'll be posting question-and-answer profiles of new L&S faculty members throughout the coming weeks.
Hayder Al-Mohammad (Anthropology): Painting the real picture of Iraq
Uri Andrews (Mathematics): Wheel of thought
Kathryn Ciancia (History): Exploring the lost world of "interwar Poland"
Sean Dinces (History): New sports historian up at the plate
Stephanie Elsky (English): A Renaissance woman
Michael Engelman (Sociology): Studying the twilight of life
Daniel Erman (Mathematics): The matrix of math
Ramzi Fawaz (English): Comics, pop culture and politics
Jason Fletcher (La Follette School of Public Affairs): Gauging the effects of peer pressure
Ive Hermans (Chemistry): A catalyst for interdisciplinary efforts
Qunying Huang (Geography): The cyber side of geography
Noam Lupu (Political Science): Analyzing Latin American political parties
Kate McCulloh (Botany): The stressful lives of plants
Nicole Nelson (History of Science): Tracking the rise of genetics
John Nimis (African Languages and Literature): Striking the right chords
Garvesh Raskutti (Statistics): Synthesizing stats, genomics and Australian rules football
Jonathan Renshon (Political Science): Judgment and decision-making in politics
Yuri Saalmann (Psychology): Examining the brain's 'executive function'
Claire Taylor (History): Highlighting the underdogs of the ancient Greek world
Katrina Daly Thompson (African Languages and Literature): The power of African languages
Jessica Weeks (Political Science): Why war? She investigates
Marc Wolman (Zoology): Fish brains yield clues about learning, behavior
Yang Sao Xiong (Asian American Studies and School of Social Work): Adding Hmong American expertise