The Mills faculty is comprised of a distinguished roster of more than 190 full- and part-time professors who are accomplished scholars, artists, scientists, writers, musicians, and educators. An integral part of the Mills experience is the collaboration between these renowned professors and talented students as they delve intensely into their areas of study. More than 60 percent of full-time faculty are women, and 25 percent are people of color, ensuring that Mills provides a unique perspective not often found at other institutions.
Tenured, tenure-track, and multiple-year-contract faculty of Mills College are listed alphabetically.
Abinader, Elmaz; Professor of Creative Writing.
BA, University of Pittsburgh; MFA, Columbia University; PhD, University of Nebraska. At Mills since 1993.
Anderson, Robert; Professor of Anthropology.
BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley; Certificate of Advanced Studies, University of Copenhagen; Docteur en Sociologie, Sorbonne, Université de Paris, France; MD, University of Juarez, Mexico. At Mills since 1960.
Averett, Maia; Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science.
BS UC Santa Barbara; MS UC San Diego; PhD UC San Diego. At Mills since 2008.
Bachen, Elizabeth; Lee Mirmow Professor: Associate Professor of Psychology.
BS, UC Davis; MA, San Diego State University; PhD, University of Pittsburgh. At Mills since 1997.
Bernstein, David; Professor of Music.
BA, Queens College; MA, MPhil, Columbia University; PhD, Columbia University. At Mills since 1989.
Bernstein, JoAnne; Professor of Art History.
BA, University of Pennsylvania; MA, PhD, New York University. At Mills since 1974.
Bischoff, John; Assistant Professor of Music, Composer.
BFA, Music Composition, California Institute of the Arts; MFA, Electronic Music and Recording Media, Mills College. At Mills since 1992.
Bishop, Judith: Assistant Professor of Women's Studies.
BA, Baylor University; MA, Vanderbilt University; PhD, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA. At Mills since 2005.
Bowman, Barbara; Associate Professor of Biology.
AB, University of Michigan; PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1998.
Bowyer, Jane Baker; Professor of Education.
BS, Miami University; MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1975.
Brabson, John S.; Letts-Villard Professor in the Natural Sciences; Professor of Chemistry.
BS, Georgia Institute of Technology; PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At Mills since 1985.
Brown, Christopher; Marchant Professor; Professor of Music.
BA, UC Santa Cruz; MFA, Mills College. At Mills since 1987.
Burke, L. Ken; Professor of Film Studies.
BFA, MA, PhD, University of Texas at Austin. At Mills since 1987.
Cady, Diane; Associate Professor of English.
BA, Portland State University; MA, Portland State University and Cornell University; PhD, Cornell University. At Mills since 2005.
Caulfield, Carlota; Professor of Spanish and Spanish American Studies.
Licenciatura, University of Havana; MA, San Francisco State University; PhD, Tulane University. At Mills since 1992.
Cavallari, Héctor Mario; Professor of Spanish and Spanish American Studies.
BA, San Francisco State University; MA, PhD, UC Irvine. At Mills since 1986.
Chen, Julie; Assistant Professor of Book Art, part-time.
BA, UC Berkeley; MA, Mills College. At Mills since 1996.
Cheng, Wah K.; Professor of History.
BA, University of Hong Kong; MA, University of Wisconsin at Madison; PhD, University of Chicago. At Mills since 1999.
Chetkovich, Carol; Davidson Professor; Professor of Public Policy.
BA, Stanford University; MPP, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2006.
Chin, Vivian F.; Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies.
BA, Mills College; MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2000.
Choup, Anne Marie; Associate Professor of Government.
BS, Georgetown University; MA, George Washington University; PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At Mills since 2001.
Chung, Christie; Assistant Professor of Psychology.
BSc, University of Toronto; MA, PhD, Claremont Graduate University. At Mills since 2007.
Cossey, Ruth; Professor of Education.
BA, San Francisco State University; MA, PhD, Stanford University. At Mills since 1993.
Delwaide, Sonya; Sarlo Professor; Assistant Professor of Dance.
BFA, York University, Toronto. At Mills since 2003.
Donahue, David; Lynne T. White Professor; Associate Professor of Education.
BA, Brown University; MA, PhD, Stanford University. At Mills since 2000.
Evenhouse, Eirik; Assistant Professor of Economics.
BS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; DEA, Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Paris; MA, Johns Hopkins University (SAIS); PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2006.
Faul, Kristina; Richard and Rhoda Goldman Chair; Associate Professor of Geochemistry and Environmental Geology.
SB, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; PhD, UC Santa Cruz. At Mills since 2002.
Fei, James; Assistant Professor of Electronic Arts.
BSE Princeton University; MA Wesleyan University. At Mills since 2006.
Fenley, Molissa; Associate Professor of Dance, part time.
BA, Mills College. At Mills since 1999.
Frith, Fred; Professor of Music.
BA, MA, Cambridge University. At Mills since 1999.
Galguera, Tomás; Associate Professor of Education.
BS, California State University at Hayward; PhD, Stanford University. At Mills since 1996.
George, Carol C.; Professor of Psychology.
BA, University of Southern California; MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1986.
Ghuman, Nalini; Assistant Professor of Music.
BA, MA, The Queens College, Oxford University; MMus, King's College, University of London; PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2003.
Givant, Steven Roger; Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science.
BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1975.
Gordon, Bertram M.; Professor of History.
BA, Brooklyn College; MA, PhD, Rutgers University. At Mills since 1969.
Greer, Sandra; Provost and Dean of the Faculty; Professor of Chemistry.
BS, Furman University; MS and PhD, University of Chicago. At Mills since 2008.
Gupta, Jay; Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy.
BA, State University of New York at Purchase; MA, PhD, University of Toronto. At Mills since 2008.
Halperin, Samara; Visiting Assistant Professor of Art.
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design; MFA, California College of the Arts. At Mills since 2002.
Harris, John; Professor of Biology.
BS, Stanford University; PhD, UC Davis. At Mills since 1986.
Hunter, Margaret; Assistant Professor of Sociology.
BA, University of Wisconsin, Madison; MA, PhD UCLA. At Mills since 2007.
Joseph, Marc; Associate Professor of Philosophy.
BA, University of Pennsylvania; MA, PhD, Columbia University. At Mills since 1999.
Kahne, Joseph E.; Abbie Valley Professor of Education.
BA, Wesleyan University; MA, PhD, Stanford University. At Mills since 1999.
Keeports, David D.; Professor of Chemistry and Physics.
BS, University of Delaware; MS, Yale University; PhD, University of Washington. At Mills since 1982.
Ketelle, Diane; Associate Professor of Education, Educational Leadership and Administrative Services Credential.
BA, MA, Mills College; MA, Saint Mary's College of California; Doctor of Public Administration, USC. At Mills since 2003.
Kochly, Beth; Assistant Professor of Chemistry.
BS, UC Davis, PhD, University of Notre Dame. At Mills since 2008.
Konrad, Almudena; Assistant Professor of Computer Science.
BS, MS, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2003.
Kroll, Linda; Professor of Education.
BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1988.
LaBoskey, Vicki K.; Professor of Education.
BA, Occidental College; PhD, Stanford University. At Mills since 1988.
Lawson, Fred H.; Rice Professor of Government.
BA, Indiana University; MA, PhD, UCLA. At Mills since 1985.
Li , Yiyun; W. M. Keck Professor in Creative Writing; Associate Professor of English.
BA, Peking University; MS, MFA, University of Iowa. At Mills since 2005.
Li Santi, Barbara; Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science.
BA, Vassar College; MA, PhD, UC Santa Barbara. At Mills since 1981.
Liu, Hung; Professor of Studio Art.
BFA, Beijing Teachers College; MFA, Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing; MFA, UC San Diego. At Mills since 1990.
Mama, Amina; Barbara Lee Distinguished Chair in Women’s Leadership; Professor of Ethnic Studies.
PhD, University of London. At Mills since 2008.
Mance, Ajuan; Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Professor; Associate Professor of English.
BA, Brown University; MA, PhD, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. At Mills since 1999.
Marouby, Christian; Germaine Thompson Professor; Professor of French and Francophone Studies.
License and Maitrise, l'Université de Paris; MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1982.
Mehta, Brinda J.; Professor of French and Francophone Studies.
BA, Elphinstone College; MA, University of Bombay; PhD, Brown University. At Mills since 1992.
Metcalf, Ann; Associate Professor of Anthropology.
BA, University of Chicago; PhD, Stanford University. At Mills since 1984.
Micco, Melinda; Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies.
BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1993.
Milford, Mary-Ann; Carver Professor in Far Eastern Studies; Professor of Art History.
BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1982.
Mitchell, Roscoe; Milhaud Professor of Music.
At Mills since 2007.
Morier, Dean; Associate Professor of Psychology.
BA, Hope College; PhD, University of Minnesota. At Mills since 1989.
Murch, Anna Valentina; Professor of Studio Art.
MA, Royal College of Art, London; Graduate Diploma, Responsive Environment Architectural Association, London. At Mills since 1992.
Murphy, Ann; Artist/Lecturer in Dance.
BA, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2007.
Nagle, Ron; Danforth Professor of Studio Art.
BA, San Francisco State University. At Mills since 1978.
Nixon, Cornelia; Professor of English.
BA, UC Irvine; MA, San Francisco State University; PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2000.
Oliveros, Pauline; Visiting Professor of Music. BA, San Francisco State University. At Mills since 1996.
Pavlik, Bruce M.; Professor of Biology.
BA, California State University at Northridge; MS, PhD, UC Davis. At Mills since 1985.
Payne, Maggi; Professor of Music.
BMus, Northwestern University; MMus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; MFA, Mills College. At Mills since 1972.
Perez, Linda M.; Holland Professor; Associate Professor of Education.
PhD, UC Berkeley/California State University. At Mills since 1996.
Pollock, Sarah; Professor of Journalism, part-time.
BA, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1987.
Potter, Elizabeth; Alice Andrews Quigley Professor of Women's Studies.
BA, Agnes Scott College; MA, PhD, Rice University. At Mills since 1992.
Ratcliffe, Stephen R.; Professor of English.
BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1984.
Reilly, Siobhan; James Irvine Professor; Associate Professor of Economics.
Licence, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium; MA, Johns Hopkins University; PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2001.
Reiss, Kathryn; Associate Professor of English, part-time.
BA, Duke University; MFA, University of Michigan. At Mills since 1989.
Rice, Lorien; Assistant Professor of Economics.
BA, Oberlin College: PhD, UC San Diego. At Mills since 2006.
Richert, Anna; Professor of Education.
BS, Skidmore College; MA, Syracuse University; MA, PhD, Stanford University. At Mills since 1987.
Riener, Cedar; Assistant Professor of Psychology.
BA, Harvard University; PhD, University of Virginia. At Mills since 2007.
Roland-Holst, David Mercer Wells; Professor of Economics.
BA, BS, Case Western Reserve University; MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1986.
Rosenberg, Judith F.; Artist/Lecturer in Dance.
BM, MM, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. At Mills since 1973.
Roth, Moira; Eugene E. Trefethen, Jr. Professor; Professor of Art History.
BA, Washington Square College, New York University; MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1985.
Ruch, John Clifford; Professor of Psychology.
BA, Harvard University; PhD, Stanford University. At Mills since 1973.
Ryan, Dan; Wert Professor; Associate Professor of Sociology.
BA, New College of Sarasota; MA, MPhil, PhD, Yale University. At Mills since 1998.
Santana, Déborah Berman; Kathryn P. Hannam Professor; Professor of Ethnic Studies.
BA, San Francisco State University; MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1998.
Saxton, Kirsten; Metz Professor; Associate Professor of English.
BA, Mills College; MA, PhD, UC Davis. At Mills since 1996.
Saxton, Ruth Olsen; Professor of English.
BA, Wheaton College; MA, Mills College; PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1974.
Scheinberg, Cynthia; Chair of the Department and Dean of Graduate Literary Studies; Professor of English.
BA, Harvard-Radcliffe College; PhD, Rutgers University. At Mills since 1992.
Schulman, Paul R.; Professor of Government.
BA, Tulane University; MA, PhD, Johns Hopkins University. At Mills since 1977.
Sheldon, Marianne Buroff; Professor of History.
BA, Douglass College, Rutgers University; MA, PhD, University of Michigan. At Mills since 1975.
Siekhaus, Elisabeth; Professor of German Studies.
BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1977.
Spahr, Juliana; Associate Professor of English.
BA, Bard College; PhD, State University of New York, Buffalo. At Mills since 2003.
Sparks, Roger; Professor of Economics.
BA, UC Riverside; PhD, UC Davis. At Mills since 1989.
Spertus, Ellen; Associate Professor of Computer Science.
BS, MS, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At Mills since 1998.
Spiller, Susan; Associate Professor of Biology, part time.
AB, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1988.
Stankova, Zvezdelina; Associate Professor of Mathematics.
BS, AM, Bryn Mawr College; AM, PhD, EdC, Harvard University; EdC,
UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1999.
Strychacz, Thomas; Professor of English.
BA, University of Warwick; MA, PhD, Princeton University. At Mills since 1988.
Sudbury, Julia; Trefethen Professor; Professor of Ethnic Studies.
BA, MA, University of Cambridge; MA, PhD, University of Warwick. At Mills since 1997.
Thornborrow, Nancy; Glenn and Ellen Voyles Chair in Business Education; Professor of Economics.
BA, Northwestern University; MA, PhD, UC San Diego. At Mills since 1980.
Urry, Lisa; Professor of Biology.
BS, Tufts University; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At Mills since 1994.
Vollmer, John Jochen; Scheffler Pre-Health Science Chair; Professor of Chemistry.
BS, UCLA; PhD, University of Southern California. At Mills since 1970.
Wade, Elisabeth; Gibbons-Young Professor; Associate Professor of Chemistry.
BS, Harvey Mudd College; PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2000.
Wagner, Catherine; Professor of Art.
BA, MA, San Francisco State University. At Mills since 1978.
Walkup, Kathleen A.; Professor of Book Art, part-time.
BA, Temple University. At Mills since 1978.
Wang, Susan; Associate Professor of Computer Science.
BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MA, PhD, Princeton University. At Mills since 1992.
Williams, Bruce Burnette; Fletcher Jones Professor of Sociology.
BA, Wayne State University; MA, PhD, University of Chicago. At Mills since 1997.
Workman, Andrew A.; May Treat Morrison Professor; Associate Professor of History.
BA, New College; MA, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At Mills since 1993.
Young, Jared; Assistant Professor of Biology.
BA, UC Berkeley; PhD, UC San Diego. At Mills since 2006.
Zimet, Laurie B.; Professor of Social Sciences, part time.
BA, State University College of New York at Buffalo; JD, Hastings College of the Law. At Mills since 1984.
Zirkel, Sabrina; Professor of Educational Leadership.
BA, UC Berkeley; PhD, University of Michigan. At Mills since 2006.
• Gianna Abondolo, Cello
• Miriam Abramowitsch, Voice
• Stephen Adams, Saxophone
• Gregory Barber, Bassoon
• David Belove, Bass
• Paul Binkley, Guitar and Mandolin; Director, Plucked Strings Ensemble
• John Bischoff, Composition
• Belle Bulwinkle, Piano and Fortepiano
• Chris Brown, Composition
• Michelle Caimotto, Flute
• India Cooke, Violin
• Steed Cowart, Composition; Co-Director, Contemporary Performance Ensemble
• Beth Custer, Composition
• Larry Dunlap, Jazz Piano
• Hank Dutt, Viola
• Elizabeth Eshleman, Voice
• Bill Evans, Banjo
• James Fei, Composition
• Fred Frith, Composition
• Sara Ganz, Voice
• Phil Gelb, Shakuhachi
• Ben Goldberg, Clarinet
• Matthew Goodheart, Piano
• Karen Gottlieb, Harp
• Molly Holm, Voice; Director, Vocal Improvisation Ensemble
• Douglas Hull, French Horn
• Joan Jeanrenaud, Cello
• Greame Jennings, Violin
• Daniel Kobialka, Violin
• Angela Koregelos, Flute
• Janet Kutulas, Voice, Eastern European folk
• Mark Levine, Jazz Piano
• Larry London, Clarinet
• Sharon Mann, Piano
• Eddie Marshall, Percussion
• Thomas Nugent, Oboe
• Rufus Olivier, Bassoon
• Janice Ortega, Harp
• Brian Pardo, Guitar
• Maggi Payne, Composition
• Donna Petersen, Voice
• Jon Raskin, Saxophone
• Elizabeth Reed, Viola da Gamba
• Wendy Reid, Composition
• Jay Rizzetto, Trumpet
• Tom Rose, Clarinet
• Robert Schwartz, Piano
• Shelley Senter, Performance - Alexander Technique
• Marc Shapiro, Piano
• Sandra Soderlund, Organ, Clavichord, and Harpsichord
• Laetitia Sonami, Composition
• Les Stuck, Composition
• John Swallow, Trombone
• Toyoji Peter Tomita, Trombone
• Stephen Tramontozzi, Double Bass
• Peter Wahrhaftig, Tuba
• Paul Welcomer, Trombone
• William Winant, Percussion
• Faith Winthrop, Voice
- Jadushlever, Renée; Vice President for Operations.
MS, Columbia University. At Mills since 1991.
- Beller, Michael; Reference and Access Services Librarian. MLIS, San Jose State University. At Mills since 2002.
- Braun, Janice; Special Collections Librarian; Director of the Center for the Book. MLIS, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1995.
- Dickman, Daina; Reference Librarian. MLIS, San Jose State University. At Mills since 2008.
- Jarvis, Carol; Associate Library Director. MLS, University of Texas. At Mills since 1981.
- MacKay, Nancy; Head of Technical Services and Special Projects. MLIS, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1989.
- Pippin, Karma; Assistant Archivist, Special Collections. MLIS, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2000.
- Tang, Stella; Serials Librarian. AMLIS, University of Michigan. At Mills since 1995.
President Emerita
- Metz, Mary S.; At Mills 1981–1990.
- Bloch, Chana: Professor Emerita of English. At Mills 1973-2005.
- Bowers, Darl Eugene; Professor Emeritus of Biology. At Mills 1954–1986.
- Bronson, Gordon; Research Professor Emeritus of Psychology. At Mills 1956–1989.
- Cardozo, Martha Allan; Associate Professor Emerita of Spanish. At Mills 1944–1969.
- Clegg, Jerry; Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. At Mills 1962–2006.
- Cottam, Martha Lemaire; Associate Professor Emerita of French. At Mills 1956–1985.
- Dennison, Doris Adele; Assistant Professor Emerita of Dance. At Mills 1941–1973.
- Dhaemers, Robert; Professor Emeritus of Art. At Mills 1957–1990.
- Fuller, Rebecca; Professor Emerita of Dance. At Mills 1954–1988.
- Kinkead, Mary Ann; Professor Emerita of Dance. At Mills 1966–2005.
- Lutz, Charles A.; Professor Emeritus of Chemistry. At Mills 1963–2001.
- Malpas, E.R. Howard; Professor Emeritus of Dramatic Arts. At Mills 1966–1987.
- McClintock McCormick, Kathleen; Professor Emerita of Dance. At Mills 1979–2006.
- Milowicki, Edward; Professor Emeritus of English. At Mills 1968–2004.
- Mitchell, Edna Steiner; Professor Emerita of Education. At Mills 1973–2004.
- Nathan, Laura; Professor Emerita of Sociology. At Mills 1982–2005.
- O'Hehir, Diana Farnham; Professor Emerita of American Literature. At Mills 1961–1992.
- Regan, Eda Mendels; Reference and Instructional Services Librarian Emerita. At Mills 1970–1997.
- Ross, Marion; Professor Emerita of Economics. At Mills 1959–1992.
- Russell, Diana Elizabeth Hamilton; Professor Emerita of Sociology. At Mills 1969–1991.
- Sargent, J. Roussel; Professor Emerita of English. At Mills 1958–1985.
- Smith, Elbert George; Professor Emeritus of Chemistry. At Mills 1958–1978.
- Swearingen, Karen; Professor Emerita of Biology. At Mills 1973–2002.
- Thomas, Theodore; Professor Emeritus of Sociology. At Mills 1965–2002.
- Wendt, Allan Edward; Professor Emeritus of English. At Mills 1956–1983.
The following Mills College faculty members will be on leave for the indicated term during academic year 2008–09.
Fall Semester 2008
Barbara LiSanti, Mathematics and Computer Science
Cornelia Nixon, English
Dan Ryan, Sociology
Susan Spiller, Biology
Spring Semester 2009
Bertram Gordon, History
Fred Lawson, Government
Kathy Walkup, Book Arts
Academic Year 2008–2009
Anne Marie Choup, Government
Linda Kroll, Education
Yiyun Li, English
Christian Marouby, French
Mary-Ann Milford, Art History
David Roland-Holst, Economics
Ellen Spertus, Mathematics and Computer Science
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