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New Faculty for 2006
August 2006
Three new faculty will be joining the Social Sciences Department for the 2006-2007 academic year.
Dr. Sam Sweitz will be a tenure-track assistant professor of anthropology and archaeology. Sam completed his doctorate at Texas A&M University in June 2005. His dissertation investigates Hacienda Tabi, a 19th century sugar plantation in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. The focus o the study is on household archaeology. Sam spent the 2005-06 in the Department as a postdoctoral associate connected to the doctoral program in industrial heritage and archaeology. He is working on the development of a research program related to the sugar industry in Puerto Rico.
Dr. Jeffrey Henquinet will join Social Sciences as visiting assistant professor of political science and environmental policy. Jeff has just completed his dissertation at Michigan State University’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; it is a study of the basic legal framework for fishery management in the Great Lakes region. Jeff also holds a J.D. from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark University in Oregon. He will teach courses in American government and environmental policy over the course of the coming year, and contribute to the environmental policy graduate program as well as to the undergraduate degree in Law & Society.
Dr. Michael Bennett joins the faculty of the Department as a visiting assistant professor. Michael, who defended his dissertation at Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute over the summer, is interested in the legal, ethical and societal implications of emerging technologies – especially nanotechnology. His dissertation examines this issue from the perspective of science and technology studies. Michael also earned his JD from Harvard Law School, and remains deeply interested in issues surrounding intellectual property. His arrival supports and strengthens the University’s on-going nanotechnology education program, and he will contribute to the Department’s undergraduate Law & Society program. In addition to course work on the societal implications of nanotechnology, Michael will teach in the history of technology. His appointment will be for three years.
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