Professors

Professor Mónica López Lerma Calls “Action!” for Reed’s New Film & Media Studies Major

As the committee chair of the program, López Lerma is building a curriculum that is as interdisciplinary as it is international.

By Bennett Campbell Ferguson

Desert Dreams

Professor Juniper Harrower and her students want to save Joshua trees from extinction. Will the world join them?

By Bennett Campbell Ferguson | Photos by Elizabeth Weinberg

Biology Professor Sam Fey Wins Swanson Promise Award

The award honors junior faculty members who display exceptional potential.

By Bennett Campbell Ferguson

Water's Hand

Inside Art 350, where studying art history reveals insights about our changing climate.

By Cara Nixon

December 4, 2024

Find the Synchronicity

In Chinese 311, Yijing hexagraphs are analyzed to explore Chinese text and tradition.

October 11, 2024

Prof. Kris Anderson [psychology] journeyed to Barcelona as part of Reed’s faculty research exchange. Her visit to a residential treatment facility there taught her about the universality of the struggle to overcome addiction.

October 11, 2024

Remembering to Forget

Ancient Mediterranean Studies 382 explores the often-overlooked diversity of the Roman Empire, and the ruthlessness of Roman emperors.

July 22, 2024

Behind the Curtain

Catching up with a former student and star of HBO's The Gilded Age, Morgan Spector ’02

June 3, 2024

Reed Faculty Reflect on Recent Publications

Six professors discuss their recent works spanning the storied life of Buddha, the Soviet Jewish bookshelf, essays on the Qur'an and Islam, and more.

June 21, 2024

Vote of Confidence

In an age of misinformation and voter mistrust, Prof. Paul Gronke is delivering the data.

May 20, 2024

National Science Foundation to fund Prof. Nicole James’s research on chemistry instruction

March 8, 2024

Big Topics for Young Readers

The stories of British colonialism come to life in Prof. Natarajan’s Hear Our Voices.

October 26, 2023

Chemistry Prof Wins Grant to Advance Research on Molecular Crystals

Gonzalo Campillo-Alvarado has been awarded a three-year grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

September 22, 2023

Reed Professor Earns Fulbright Scholar Award for 2023–24

Professor Ellen Millender received a grant to conduct research abroad.