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119 faculty · 100 courses · data as of 2026-07-02
Ricardo Fernholz, Associate Professor of Economics h-index 31
Exchange Rates International Trade and Finance Macroeconomics Money and Finance Teaching Interests Macroeconomics, Finance, International Economics Research Interests International Finance, Macroeconomics, Game Theory Education B.A.S., Stan
Notable: “Direct Measurement of theBe7Solar Neutrino Flux with 192 Days of Borexino Data” (2008) · 403 citations
Richard Burdekin, Jonathan B. Lovelace Professor of Economics h-index 28
Central Bank Policymaking Chinese Economy Money and Finance Teaching Interests Macroeconomics, Money and Banking, Money and Finance Research Interests Chinese economic reforms, Financial markets, Central bank policymaking, Inflation and def
Notable: “When does inflation hurt economic growth? Different nonlinearities for different economies” (2004) · 165 citations
Heather Antecol, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dean of the Faculty; James G. Boswell Professor of Economics h-index 25
Labor Economics Teaching Interests Statistics, Labor Economics Research Interests Labor Economics Education B.A., M.A., Queens University; Ph.D., McMaster University Awards and Affiliations Presidential Award for Merit, Claremont McKenna Co
Notable: “Unhealthy assimilation: Why do immigrants converge to American health status levels?” (2006) · 820 citations
Eric Helland, William F. Podlich Professor of Economics; George R. Roberts Fellow h-index 25
Economics Teaching Interests Law and Economics Research Interests Law and Economics Education B.A., University of Missouri; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University Research and Publications “Legal Outcomes and Home Court Advantage: Evidence from
Notable: “Corporate philanthropic practices” (2006) · 655 citations
William Ascher, Donald C. McKenna Professor of Government and Economics h-index 23
Developing Countries Environment Inequality and Public Policy Teaching Interests Public policy of economic development, natural resources, and the environment Research Interests Economic development and resource policy in developing countri
Minxin Pei, Tom and Margot Pritzker '72 Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow h-index 22
Comparative Politics Biography Minxin Pei is the Tom and Margot Pritzker ‘72 Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College. In 2019 he was the inaugural Library of Congress Chair on U.S.-China
George Thomas, Burnet C. Wohlford Professor of American Political Institutions h-index 20
American Constitutionalism American Political Thought Constitutional Law Supreme Court Teaching Interests American Constitutionalism, Comparative Constitutionalism, American Political Thought and Development Research Interests American Cons
Notable: “Risk Factors for Voice Problems in Teachers” (2006) · 173 citations
Hilary Appel, Podlich Family Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow h-index 18
Political Economy Post-communist transitions Russian Politics West and East European Politics Biography Hilary Appel is the Podlich Family Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College. Professor Appel ha
David Day, Professor of Psychological Science; Academic Director, Kravis Leadership Institute h-index 57
Leadership Leadership Studies Psychology Biography David Day is an industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist with a focus on leadership and leadership development. He has held previous academic appointments at LSU (Psychology), Penn Stat
Notable: “Meta-Analytic review of leader–member exchange theory: Correlates and construct issues.” (1997) · 2,882 citations
Ronald Riggio, Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology h-index 55
Human Resources Management Innovation Leadership Non-Verbal Communication Organizational Psychology Biography Professor Riggio has been at CMC since 1996. Prior to that he worked in the Cal State and University of California systems for man
Notable: “Followership theory: A review and research agenda” (2013) · 1,187 citations
Jay Conger, Henry R. Kravis Research Chair in Leadership Studies h-index 49
Leadership Research Interests Leadership Development, Executive Leadership, Board Governance, Leading Organizational Change,Talent Management, High Potential Talent, Persuasion, Communications, Narratives Education B.A., Dartmouth College
Notable: “The Empowerment Process: Integrating Theory and Practice” (1988) · 3,482 citations
Shana Levin, Crown Professor of Psychology h-index 40
Social Psychology Biography Shana Levin is Crown Professor of Psychology and George R. Roberts Fellow at CMC. She was Associate Dean of the Faculty for Research from July 2016-August 2020 and March 2021-June 2022, Co-Interim Vice President
Notable: “Social dominance theory and the dynamics of intergroup relations: Taking stock and looking forward” (2006) · 1,174 citations
Chiu-Yen Kao, Keck Foundation Professor of Applied Math and Computer Science h-index 28
Notable: “Minimization of Region-Scalable Fitting Energy for Image Segmentation” (2008) · 1,705 citations
Mark Huber, Fletcher Jones Professor of Mathematics and Statistics and George R. Roberts Fellow h-index 18
Notable: “Conditions for rapid mixing of parallel and simulated tempering on multimodal distributions” (2009) · 96 citations
Sam Nelson, George C.S. Benson Professor of Public Affairs and Mathematics h-index 18
Lenny Fukshansky, Professor of Mathematics h-index 14
Jason Keller, Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Ecology h-index 28
Notable: “Methane emissions from wetlands: biogeochemical, microbial, and modeling perspectives from local to global scales” (2012) · 1,228 citations
Branwen Williams, George R. Roberts Professor of Integrated Sciences: Environmental Science h-index 25
Notable: “The Geological Record of Ocean Acidification” (2012) · 1,067 citations
Kathleen Purvis-Roberts, Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science (Keck Science) h-index 16
Notable: “Surface Characterization and Modification of Indium Tin Oxide in Ultrahigh Vacuum” (2000) · 137 citations
Rui Cheng, Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Physics of Climate, Energy, and the Environment h-index 11
Notable: “Mechanistic evidence for tracking the seasonality of photosynthesis with solar-induced fluorescence” (2019) · 437 citations
Tessa Solomon-Lane, Associate Professor of Neuroscience (Keck Science) h-index 12
Diana Williams, Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Neuroscience
Eric Schuppe, Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Neuroscience
Sydney Watson, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience (Keck Science)
Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Partial — enrichment ongoing.
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About Claremont McKenna College. Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, CA reports an overall acceptance rate of 9.4%, an early-round acceptance rate of 23.4%, an SAT middle 50% of 1490–1550, a class size of 340, and a yield of 52.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Part of Claremont Consortium. Known for economics, government, and finance. Small class sizes.