Faculty Leaders

Professor Fabio Barry

Art and Art History

Fabio Barry was born in London to an Italo-Irish family. He came to his field by multiple routes, first as a budding painter and classicist, then as an architect and lastly as an art historian.

Shahzad Bashir

Religious Studies

Shahzad Bashir is the Lysbeth Warren Anderson Professor in Islamic Studies in the Department of Religious Studies. His research specialty is the intellectual and social history of Islamic societies from the 14th century to the present.

Carl Bielefeldt

Religious Studies

A religious scholar, Professor Bielefeldt explains how Buddhism has changed to adapt to various cultures, and specifically, how changes have affected life in present-day Southeast Asia.

Patricia Blessing

Patricia Blessing received her Ph.D. in Art and Archaeology from Princeton University in 2012.

Jennifer Brody

Theater

Professor Brody's research interests include comparative studies of race and ethnicity and the history of colonialism.

Scott Burns

Portland State University

A professor of geology and botany, Scott, '69, MS '70, is a born teacher. His enthusiasm and exuberance are contagious and his interest in flora and fauna becomes obvious on our walks.

Jindong Cai

Orchestral Studies

Jindong Cai is Music Director and Conductor of the Stanford Symphony Orchestra, the Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Stanford New Ensemble.

James Campbell

History

Professor Campbell's current research focuses on questions of historical memory, exploring the stories that societies tell about themselves as well as the stories they choose not to tell.

William M. Chace

English

William M. Chace is an emeritus professor of English at Stanford and President Emeritus at Emory and Wesleyan universities. He has authored several books and taught courses on British writers and poets.

Joe Corn

History

Joseph Corn is a senior lecturer emeritus in the Department of History at Stanford University who specializes in the history of American technology and material culture.

Wanda M. Corn

Art History

Professor Corn specializes in modern art and visual culture with a special interest in the ways artists and art movements have traveled globally.

Martha Crenshaw

Political Science

Martha Crenshaw is a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

Roberto D'Alimonte

University of Florence, Italy

Dr. D'Alimonte, professor of political science and noted Italian political journalist, brings his unique understanding of modern Italian and European politics to his lectures.

Larry Diamond

Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

As a scholar of democracy, development and the rule of law, Larry focuses on the current political scene in the countries we visit and the issues and challenges they face.

David Dinter

Geology and Geophysics

David Dinter, '82 (Geology), MS '82 (Geophysics), professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Utah.

Tim Duane

Environmental Studies, UC-Santa Cruz

Tim Duane, '82, MS '83, PhD '89, is a professor of environmental studies and an attorney with more than three decades of professional experience in the fields of energy, climate, land use, natural resources and environmental policy.

Robert Dunbar

Geological and Environmental Sciences

Rob Dunbar's research focuses on oceanography and global climate change, and he has led numerous research expeditions with students to tropical atolls and the Southern Ocean.

William Durham

Anthropological Sciences

An enthusiastic and innovative educator, Bill's stimulating lectures will touch on ecology, evolution and the interactions of genetic and cultural change in human populations.

Peter Duus

Stanford Department of History

Peter Duus, William H. Bonsall Professor of History Emeritus, taught at Stanford for 30 years before retiring in 2003. Before coming to Stanford, he taught at Harvard, Washington University and Claremont Graduate School.