Bates College

Lewiston, ME
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    79 faculty · 315 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    Economics20 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 9.7 #77 of 104 in Economics
    Michael P. Murray, Charles Franklin Phillips Professor Emeritus of Economics h-index 28
    In poverty, both in the U.S. and abroad. He has written extensively on in-kind transfer programs in the United States and on industrial
    Notable: “Avoiding Invalid Instruments and Coping with Weak Instruments” (2006) · 1,108 citations
    James W. Hughes, Thomas Sowell Professor Emeritus of Economics h-index 23
    Notable: “Litigation and Settlement under the English and American Rules: Theory and Evidence” (1995) · 156 citations
    Daniel Riera-Crichton, Betty Doran Stangle Professor of Applied Economics h-index 16
    International Finance, Open Macroeconomics, Applied Econometrics and Monetary Economics. Selected publications: Economic Shocks, Civil War and Ethnicity (joint with Thorsten Janus). Journal of Development Economics Pitfalls in identificati
    Notable: “Procyclical and countercyclical fiscal multipliers: Evidence from OECD countries” (2014) · 145 citations
    Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Betty Doran Stangle Professor Emerita of Applied Economics h-index 14
    Notable: “Childcare, Eldercare, and Labor Force Participation of Married Women in Urban China” (2011) · 151 citations
    Courses: Applied Principles of Economics · Environmental Economics · The Global Economy: Trade, Finance, and Policy · Economics of Financial Markets · Unemployment, Inflation, and Wealth · Economics of Inequality +34 more
    Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology11 faculty · 26 courses avg h-index 20.2 #24 of 33 in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
    Thomas Wenzel, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry h-index 47
    Research interests include the development of chiral NMR shift reagents, the utilization of lanthanide ions as fluorescent chromophores for liquid chromatographic detection; and the synthesis of metal chelate polymers and their applications
    Notable: “Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Fast and Reliable Identification of Clinical Yeast Isolates” (2009) · 451 citations
    Geneva Laurita, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry h-index 19
    Focus on understanding the structure—property relationships of inorganic solid state materials, particularly those of relevance to energy and electronics-related technology. Through understanding the arrangement of the atoms in a material
    Notable: “Dynamic Stereochemical Activity of the Sn2+ Lone Pair in Perovskite CsSnBr3” (2016) · 320 citations
    T. Glen Lawson, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry h-index 16
    To learn more about Glen’s research, teaching, and writing, please visit his website . Selected Publications Carmody, M., Zimmer , J. T., Cushman , C. H., Nguyen , T., and Lawson, T. G. (2018) The Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase E6AP/UBE3A S
    Notable: “A proteasomal ATPase subunit recognizes the polyubiquitin degradation signal” (2002) · 446 citations
    Paula J. Schlax, Stella James Sims Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry h-index 11
    Notable: “Factor Independent Activation of rrnB P1” (1994) · 211 citations
    Courses: Atomic and Molecular Structure/Lab · Chemical Reactivity/Lab · The Chemistry of the Environment Around Us · Bioenergetics and Nutrition · Analytical Chemistry/Lab · Inorganic Chemistry/Lab +20 more
    Government11 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 3.8 #90 of 100 in Political Science
    Clarisa Perez-Armendariz, Professor of Politics h-index 7
    Notable: “Do Migrants Remit Democracy? International Migration, Political Beliefs, and Behavior in Mexico” (2009) · 349 citations
    Stephen M. Engel, Charles A. Dana Professor of Politics h-index 7
    Notable: “Frame Spillover: Media Framing and Public Opinion of a Multifaceted LGBT Rights Agenda” (2012) · 41 citations
    Senem Aslan, Professor of Politics h-index 5
    Es on the use of emotions for mobilization and legitimation in Turkey and the Middle East. Teaching for Academic Year 2023-24 Fall 2023: PLTC 205: State-Society Relations in the Middle East PLTC 311: Emotions and Politics Winter 2024: PLTC
    John R. Baughman, Professor of Politics; Politics Chair h-index 4
    Notable: “The Origins of Crowd Psychology: Gustave Lebon and the Crisis of Mass Democracy in the Third Republic” (1976) · 88 citations
    Courses: U.S. Political Institutions and Processes · The Moral Basis of Politics · Comparative Politics · Introduction to Comparative Politics · States and Markets · Gender, Power, and Politics +34 more
    Psychology10 faculty · 39 courses avg h-index 11.7 #68 of 89 in Psychology
    Todd A. Kahan, Professor of Psychology h-index 15
    Notable: “Individual differences in cortisol levels and performance on a test of executive function in men and women” (2007) · 60 citations
    Amy Bradfield Douglass, Whitehouse Professor of Psychology h-index 14
    Notable: “Policy and procedure recommendations for the collection and preservation of eyewitness identification evidence.” (2020) · 282 citations
    Helen C. Boucher, Professor of Psychology; Co-Chair h-index 13
    Notable: “The relational self revealed: Integrative conceptualization and implications for interpersonal life.” (2006) · 363 citations
    Yunkyoung Garrison, Associate Professor of Psychology h-index 12
    I am interested in exploring psychological well-being and vocational outcomes among people of color and immigrant and refugee communities. I seek to recognize diverse ways of knowing, healing, and growth among communities. In addition, as a
    Notable: “Digital privacy in mental healthcare: current issues and recommendations for technology use” (2020) · 176 citations
    Courses: Principles of Psychology · Introduction to Neuroscience · Social Psychology · Psychology of Personality · Medical Psychology · Statistics +33 more
    Sociology9 faculty · 38 courses avg h-index 13.2 #19 of 39 in Sociology
    Michael Rocque, Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of the Faculty h-index 30
    Criminological theory, racial disparities in the criminal justice system, and desistance from crime. Education: BA, University of Maine; MA, University of Maryland; PhD., Northeastern University Selected Publications: Rocque, M ., Gerde
    Notable: “Development of CBT for chemotherapy‐related cognitive change: results of a waitlist control trial” (2010) · 241 citations
    Francesco G. Duina, Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology h-index 17
    Notable: “Explaining Legal Implementation in the European Union” (1997) · 166 citations
    Emily W. Kane, Professor of Sociology h-index 15
    Notable: ““No Way My Boys Are Going to Be Like That!”” (2006) · 428 citations
    Marcelle M. Medford, Associate Professor of Sociology h-index 2
    Notable: “Racialization and Black multiplicity: Generative paradigms for understanding Black immigrants” (2019) · 43 citations
    Courses: Principles of Sociology · Contemporary Social Problems: Sociological Perspectives · Theoretical Foundations of Sociology · Research Methods for Sociology · Thinking Sociologically with Numbers · Ethics and Sociology +32 more
    Natural Resources Conservation and Research8 faculty · 21 courses avg h-index 15
    Beverly J. Johnson, Charles A. Dana Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences
    Es on understanding carbon cycling in Maine Blue Carbon ecosystems as a means to mitigate climate change. She and colleagues have funding to measure methane emissions, carbon sequestration and carbon stocks in tidally restricted salt marshe
    Charlotte H. Connop, Assistant Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences
    Es on investigating the processes which lead to changes in the distribution of elements throughout Earth’s crust. Her research integrates field work, geochemistry, petrochronology, modeling and ‘big data’ analyses to decip
    Daniel T. Chupik, Visiting Lecturer in Earth and Climate Sciences
    Malcolm S. Hill, Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences and Biology
    I am broadly interested in the evolutionary placement of sponges in the broader scope of metazoan history, and the role sponges and their symbionts play in the communities in which they reside. Research in my lab has focused on the phylogen
    Courses: Earth Surface Environments and Environmental Change/Lab · Plate Tectonics and Hazards/Lab · Earth's Climate System/Lab · Oceanography · Marine Science · Sedimentary Processes and Environments/Lab +15 more

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    About Bates College. Bates College in Lewiston, ME reports an overall acceptance rate of 13.3%, an early-round acceptance rate of 27.1%, an SAT middle 50% of 1410–1490, a class size of 500, and a yield of 36.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Pioneer of test-optional admissions (since 1984). Known for rigorous academics, strong sense of community, and the annual Bates-Bowdoin-Colby rivalry (CBB consortium).