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The St. Mary’s faculty foster intellectual, social and ethical development, within a community dedicated to diversity and accessibility. We provide students with opportunities to understand and serve local, national and global communities, and to accomplish social change.
Assistant Professor Sherrer Takes on a Leadership Role at the 2022 COPLAC Summer Institute
July 4, 2022
Profile image of Dr. Shanen M. Sherrer
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Shanen M. Sherrer participated in the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) Summer Institute June 9-11, 2022 at the University of North Carolina Asheville. This year’s summer institute focused on women faculty in STEM and Sherrer made notable… Find Out More
Professors Brodsky and Cognard-Black Published by NYU Press
September 18, 2023
Brodsky portrait by Ale Meter; Cognard-Black portrait
Books edited by Professor of History Adriana M. Brodsky and Professor of English Jennifer Cognard-Black are both featured in the fall 2023 catalog of publications by the New York University Press.

Brodsky’s co-edited collection with Laura Arnold Leibman, “Jews Across the Americas: A Sourcebook,… Find Out More
Professor Adams to Speak at Salon Series
September 11, 2023
portrait of Madame de Maintenon
Professor of History Christine Adams provides the introduction to Madame de Maintenon and her political and cultural influence during the late reign of King Louis XIV as part of Opera Lafayette's Salon Series on September 20 in Washington, D.C.  Adams' talk, "The Secret Wife," is followed by a… Find Out More
Assoc. Prof. Amy Steiger Publishes Book Chapter
September 6, 2023
Amy Steiger portrait
Associate Professor of Theater Amy Steiger wrote a chapter published in a newly released book, “Stanislavsky and Race” (Routledge, 2023). Edited by Siiri Scott and Jay Paul Skelton, the book explores Stanislavsky’s approach through the lens of race, place and identity through a collection of essays… Find Out More
Prof. Barrett Emerick Publishes Paper in Feminist Philosophy Quarterly
September 5, 2023
Barrett Emerick portrait
Philosophy Professor Barrett Emerick published an article with coauthors Katie Stockdale and Audrey Yap in Feminist Philosophy Quarterly. The paper is titled "Weapon and Shield: Apologies and the Duty to be Vulnerable" and explores some of the ways in which apologies can be used against people. It… Find Out More
Professor of History Charles Holden in LA Review of Books
August 28, 2023
book cover of "Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump's America"
Professor of History Charles Holden co-authored with Zach Messitte and Jerald Podair, an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books on August 27. "Oh, We Knew Agnew: On Spiro Agnew's Lasting Legacy" looks at political buffoonery as part of Agnew's legacy and how it remains relevant… Find Out More
Professor Mertz Publishes in ASBMB Today
August 17, 2023
BioMolViz Library logo
Pamela Mertz, professor of biochemistry, and Kristin Procko, associate professor of instruction at the University of Texas at Austin, published an article in the August 2023 issue of ASBMB Today, “Ten Years in the Making: How a community of teachers developed a visual literacy repository.” The… Find Out More
Assistant Professor Tobiansky published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
August 14, 2023
Headshot of Dr. Tobiansky
Daniel Tobiansky (assistant professor of neurobiology) and colleagues recently published an article titled, "Neurosteroids and the mesocorticolimbic system" in the high-impact journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 
The paper reviews the most recent and cutting-edge research on how… Find Out More
Assistant Professor Latchney Published in Genes, Brain and Behavior
August 2, 2023
Sarah Latchney portrait
Assistant Professor of Biology and Neuroscience Sarah Latchney recently published an article in the journal Genes, Brain and Behavior. The article's title is “Maternal upbringing and selective breeding for voluntary exercise behavior modify patterns of DNA methylation and expression of genes in the… Find Out More
Gantz Co-Facilitates COPLAC Leadership Circle
July 31, 2023
Katie Gantz
Vice President for Academic Affairs Katie Gantz served as a senior co-facilitator at the 2023 Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) Beard Leadership Circle at Sonoma State University in California. Now in its third year, the Beard Leadership Circle focuses on building professional skills… Find Out More
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