Experts on first-year experience

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Marja Bakermans
  • Teaching Professor The Global School
The goal of Professor Bakermans' research program is to promote the conservation of biodiversity by maintaining viable wildlife populations across the landscape. ... View Profile
Kristin Boudreau
  • Professor Humanities & Arts
Professor Boudreau's research in literature, culture, and education is unified by broad concerns for justice, inclusion, and social progress. ... View Profile
Chrys Demetry
  • Adjunct Professor The Global School
Much of Professor Demetry's work pertains to women and girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). ... View Profile
Arne Gericke
  • Interim Dean of Undergraduate Studies Undergraduate Studies
Professor Gericke is a biophysical chemist studying lipid mediated protein functions using calorimetric, spectroscopic, and advanced microscopic techniques. An area of particular interest is phosphoinositide mediated signaling. ... View Profile
Arthur C. Heinricher
  • Professor Mathematical Sciences
Professor Heinricher is the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. ... View Profile
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Geoffrey Pfeifer
  • Associate Professor of Teaching The Global School
Professor Pfeifer’s research focus in philosophy is on contemporary continental philosophy, social and political philosophy, global justice, and development ethics. ... View Profile
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Paul Reilly
  • Assistant Dean, Student Success Academic Advising Office
Paul Reilly (he/him/his) is WPI’s Assistant Dean of Student Success in the Office of Academic Advising. He leads efforts to advise students on the academic opportunities available to them. ... View Profile
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Sarah Eliza Stanlick
  • Assistant Professor The Global School
Sarah Stanlick, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in The Global School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. ... View Profile
Elisabeth Anne Stoddard
  • Associate Professor of Teaching The Global School
Professor Stoddard is a human-environment geographer who is interested in the intersection of nature, society, and social justice. ... View Profile
Kristin Wobbe
Kristin K. Wobbe
  • Director, Center for Project Based Learning Project-Based Learning
As director of WPI’s Center for Project-Based Learning (PBL), Dr. ... View Profile