Steering Committee

Bautista, Stefanie
Assistant Professor of Archaeology
Research Active
- Office Location
- 427 Rush Rhees
- Telephone
- (585) 275-5378

Christensen, Peter
Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities
Professor of Art and Art History
Associate Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
Ani and Mark Gabrellian Director, Humanities Center
Director, Andrew W. Mellon Program in the Digital Humanities
- Office Location
- 212C Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 276-7173
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: 19th and 20th century architectural history, particularly Europe and North America’s international engagement with the Islamic world; history and aesthetics of infrastructure and industry; historicism; cartography and architecture; critical digital humanities

Colantoni, Elizabeth
Associate Professor of Classics
Research Active
- Office Location
- 429 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-9360
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Roman, Italic, and Etruscan Art and Archaeology; Roman religion; early Rome

Haidu, Rachel
Associate Professor of Art History
- Office Location
- 506A Morey Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-4112
Interests: Modern, postwar and contemporary art; Eastern European postwar and contemporary art; artist's films and videos; contemporary painting; history of photography; national identity and transnationalism; critical theory and poststructuralist theory; feminism, gender and race studies; visual studies

Jarvis, Michael J.
Professor of History
Director of the Digital Elmina Project; Director of Smiths Island Archaeology Project
- Office Location
- 455 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-4558
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Public History and Museum Studies; Early American and Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History

Lambropoulos, John
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Materials Science
Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Materials Science Graduate Recruiting Committee
- Office Location
- 216 Hopeman
Interests: Micromechanics; Mechanics & Materials Issues in Optics Manufacturing; Defect Generation During Crystal Growth

Rubel, Nora
Jane and Alan Batkin Professor in Jewish Studies
Associate Professor of Religion
Chair, Department of Religion and Classics
Research Active
- Office Location
- 438 Rush Rhees Library
- Telephone
- (585) 275-7215
Interests: American Religion; Race and Ethnicity; Religion and Foodways

Smoller, Laura Ackerman
Professor of History
- Office Location
- 369A Rush Rhees Library
Interests: Medieval and Renaissance Europe; Medieval Christianity; Early Science and Medicine; History of Astrology and Prophecy