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Faculty Directory

Hamilton's faculty members are active and accomplished scholars and dedicated teachers. In the classroom, the lab, the studio and beyond, professors are engaged in the intellectual and cultural lives of their students.

This directory includes an alphabetical listing of current Hamilton faculty members and information about their areas of expertise and teaching experience. You can also search by name or area of study below.

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  • William Pfitsch

    Associate Professor of Biology Emeritus (retired)
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    wpfitsch@hamilton.edu
    Expertise
    the biology, ecology, physiological ecology and physiology of plants; community, ecosystem and invasive plant ecologies; habitat restoration; tropical and alpine ecologies; biology teaching

  • Catherine Waite Phelan

    Professor of Communication Emerita (retired)
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    cwphelan@hamilton.edu
    Expertise
    philosophy of communication, media and society; First Amendment law and how the digital revolution alters the nature of community and identity

  • Alexander Pho

    Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
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    apho@hamilton.edu
    Expertise
    Moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Chinese philosophy, philosophy of sport and games, philosophy of race

  • Deidre Pierson

    Associate Director of Athletics and Associate Professor of Physical Education
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    315-859-4791
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    dpierson@hamilton.edu

  • Fiorella Pizzolon

    Assistant Professor of Economics
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    pizzolon@hamilton.edu
    Expertise
    Macroeconomics, monetary and fiscal policy, and international economics

  • Alexandra Plakias

    Associate Professor of Philosophy
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    315-859-4920
    Email:
    aaplakia@hamilton.edu
    Expertise
    Ethics, epistemology, feminist philosophy

  • Jeffrey Pliskin

    Associate Professor of Economics
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    315-859-4143
    Email:
    jpliskin@hamilton.edu
    Expertise
    profit sharing and flexible workplace practices and their effects on firm performance; prior information and biased estimation methods

  • Deborah Pokinski

    Associate Professor of Art History Emerita (retired)
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    315-859-4380
    Email:
    dpokinsk@hamilton.edu
    Expertise
    American art and architecture, especially of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; modern art; women in art

  • Samodh Porawagamage

    Visiting Assistant Professor of Literature and Creative Writing
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    sporawag@hamilton.edu
    Expertise
    Elegy, disaster writing, postcolonial poetry, literary activism, and the bildungsroman

  • Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz

    Professor of Comparative Literature Emerita (retired)
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    nrabinow@hamilton.edu
    Expertise
    Greek tragedy; feminist criticism; reception and performance of tragedy; teaching yoga and classics to underserved populations, especially prisoners

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