Faculty
Our faculty are of world-class quality, both in their teaching and research. They have the special privilege of being the founding faculty of the first research university of this century, and are notable for their pioneering personalities. They have accepted positions at UC Merced because they believe in the importance of offering a program of study that is not limited by traditional academic departments.
Virginia Adan-Lifante
Director, Spanish Language Program
vadan-lifante@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.217.7245
Susan Amussen
Professor of History
samussen@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4590
Irenee Beattie
Assistant Professor of Sociology
ibeattie@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4596
Gregg Camfield
Professor of Literature
gcamfield@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.7742
Yihsu Chen
Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics
ychen26@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4102
Michelle Chouinard
Assistant Professor of Psychology
mchouinard@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.8694
Robin DeLugan
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
rdelugan@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4032
Yarrow Dunham
Assistant Professor of Psychology
ydunham@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4549
Kevin Fellezs
Assistant Professor of Arts
kfellezs@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4031
Maurizio Forte
Professor of World Heritage
mforte@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4614
Jan Goggans
Assistant Professor of Literature
jgoggans@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.2997
Thomas Hansford
Assistant Professor of Political Science
thansford@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.2997
Evan Heit
Professor of Cognitive Science
eheit@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4334
Gregg Herken
Professor of History
gherken@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4362
Michael Hoyt
Assistant Professor of Psychology
mhoyt@ucmerced.edu
Kathleen Hull
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
khull3@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4026
Robert Innes
Professor of Economics
rinnes@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4872
Shawn Kantor
Professor of Economics
skantor@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.2956
Christopher Kello
Associate Professor of Cognitive Science
ckello@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4104
Ignacio Lopez-Calvo
Professor of Latín American Literature
ilopez-calvo@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4595
Paul Maglio
Associate Adjunct Professor of Cognitive Science
pmaglio@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.7742
Sean Malloy
Assistant Professor of History
smalloy@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.2962
Manuel M. Martin-Rodriguez
Professor of Literature
mmartin-rodriguez@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.217.7255
Teenie Matlock
Associate Professor of Cognitive Science
tmatlock@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.2954
Nathan Monroe
Assistant Professor of Political Science
nmonroe2@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4598
Ruth Mostern
Assistant Professor of History
rmostern@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.2961
Todd Neumann
Assistant Professor of Economics
tneumann@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4020
Steve Nicholson
Associate Professor of Political Science
snicholson@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4036
David Noelle
Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science
dnoelle@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4101
Robert Ochsner
Director, Writing Program
rochsner@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.381.4171
Sholeh Quinn
Associate Professor of History
Email: squinn@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4593
Dunya Ramicova
Professor of Arts
dramicova@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.2905
Linda-Anne Rebhun
Associate Professor Of Anthropology
lrebhun@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4550
Cristián H. Ricci
Assistant Professor of Literature
cricci@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.2946
William Shadish
Professor of Psychology
wshadish@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4372
Anna Song
Assistant Professor of Psychology
asong5@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4591
Michael Spivey
Professor of Cognitive Science
mspivey2@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.7742
Jessica Trounstine
Assistant Professor of Political Science
jtrounstine@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.7742
Peter Vanderschraaf
Associate Professor of Philosophy
pvanderschraaf@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4603
Nella Van Dyke
Associate Professor of Sociology
nvandyke@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4106
Jack Vevea
Associate Professor of Psychology
jvevea@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4589
Jan Wallander
Professor of Psychology
jwallander@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4028
ShiPu Wang
Assistant Professor of Arts
swang7@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4038
Simon Weffer
Assistant Professor of Sociology
sweffer@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4030
Anthony Westerling
Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy
awesterling@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4099
Alex Whalley
Assistant Professor of Economics
awhalley@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.4027
Katie Winder
Assistant Professor of Economics
kwinder@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.381.6980
J. Arthur Woodward
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
awoodward@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.724.2945
Jeffrey Yoshimi
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
jyoshimi@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209.228.2955