Posted 11/02/05 Kelly Greenhill joined the Government Department as an assistant professor in July. Greenhill’s current research focuses on non-traditional coercion, counterinsurgency operations and barriers to conflict resolution. Such research has appeared in a variety of books and journals, including Security Studies, International Migration, and Polity. This semester, Greenhill is teaching a course on civil wars and international conflict management and another on geography and international conflict. In the spring, she will teach an introductory international relations course, as well as another that offers a more in-depth exploration of international relations theory. “I was attracted to Wesleyan for myriad reasons,…

Hilary Barth, assistant professor of psychology, studies cognitive development.   Posted 10/18/05 Hilary Barth has joined the Psychology Department as an assistant professor. Barth received her bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr College in psychology, concentrating in neural and behavioral sciences in 1996. She received her Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in cognitive neuroscience in 2002. Her research involved behavioral and brain imaging studies of numerical cognition - the study of how humans think about numbers and quantities. She currently studies cognitive development, specifically the development of number and quantity understanding. “Even before they receive formal math training in…

Bill Johnston, professor of East Asian Studies, professor of history, professor of science in society and tutor of the College of Social Studies, studies the avian flu.   Posted 10/18/05 Q: Bill, your areas of study include the history of disease. What do you think about the speculation about avian influenza – or bird flu – that’s making recent headlines?A: I find it fascinating that people are sitting up and taking a hard look at the flu again. Maybe it is because recent natural disasters have brought people’s attention in that direction. On the other hand, it is hardly something…

Janice Watson, administrative assistant in the President's Office, enjoys meeting and greeting alumni and other visitors who have questions about the university.   Posted 10/18/05 Q: Janice, when were you hired as the administrative assistant in the President's Office? A: I came to Wesleyan in May 2001.Q: What were you doing before you came to Wesleyan?A: I was a Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) fraud investigator.Q: What are some of your job duties as administrative assistant? A: I handle and direct telephone calls, greet visitors, type correspondences, order office supplies, maintain office equipment, schedule meetings and handle meeting…

Rick Culliton, dean of Campus Programs, and the director of the University Center Director, watches the Suzanne Lemberg Usdan University Center's progress from his office in North College. Once the facility is complete in 2007, Culliton will move into the University Center to oversee students' co-curricular activity.   Posted 10/18/05 From the view of his North College office, Rick Culliton, Dean of Campus Programs, can watch the Suzanne Lemberg Usdan University Center emerge from a hole in the ground to the centerpiece of campus life. Culliton’s interest is more than just a situation of his location. He’s also the center's…

Brian Katten, sports information director, is responsible for photographing Wesleyan athletic teams, maintaining the athletic Web site, preparing game programs, writing press releases and promoting student athletes.   Posted 10/18/05 Q: When were you hired at Wesleyan, and what was your job title then? A: I started as the first, and fortunately to date, only full-time sports information director at Wesleyan in July, 1982. I had been an intern in that position for the 1979-80 year. I also served as intramural sports director from 1982-2002 but turned that title over to Mark Woodworth in 2002-03.Q: When did you graduate from…

Francisco Rodriguez, assistant professor of economics and Latin American Studies is still getting settled into his new office. (Photo by Bill Burkhart)   Posted 10/01/05 Francisco Rodriguez has joined the Economics Department and Latin American Studies Department as an assistant professor. He accepted the position because of the “intellectual freedom and environment of a liberal arts institution, as well as the high quality and openness of both the Economics and Latin American Studies departments,” he says. Rodriguez’s research examines economic growth in developing countries and the interaction between inequality, distributive conflict and economic performance. He’ll be teaching classes on international…