Colgate University

Hamilton, NY
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    155 faculty · 100 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    Economics33 faculty avg h-index 10 #58 of 104 in Economics
    Michael Haines, Banfi Vintners Professor of Economics h-index 40
    Notable: “Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America.” (1992) · 385 citations
    Takao Kato, W.S. Schupf Professor in Far Eastern Studies, Professor of Economics h-index 28
    Notable: “The Productivity Effects of Employee Stock-Ownership Plans and Bonuses: Evidence from Japanese Panel Data” (1995) · 334 citations
    Chad Sparber, W. Bradford Wiley Chair in International Economics; Professor of Economics h-index 17
    Immigration, and Wages” (with Giovanni Peri), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics , Vol. 1 (3): 135-169, July 2009. ( Published Paper ) Earlier Version Title: “Task Specialization, Comparative Advantages, and the Effects of Immi
    Notable: “Task Specialization, Immigration, and Wages” (2009) · 887 citations
    Nicole Simpson, W. Bradford Wiley Professor of International Economics; Chair, Department of Economics h-index 16
    Notable: “Public education expenditures and growth” (2003) · 295 citations
    Government32 faculty avg h-index 9.6 #42 of 100 in Political Science
    Michael Johnston, Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science, Emeritus h-index 46
    Notable: “Vinorelbine plus Cisplatin vs. Observation in Resected Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer” (2005) · 1,832 citations
    Michael Hayes, Professor of Political Science, Emeritus h-index 26
    Notable: “A Randomized Trial of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor” (2016) · 1,131 citations
    Timothy (Tim) Byrnes, Peter L. Kellner Third Century Chair in Philosophy, Politics and Economics; Professor of Political Science h-index 13
    Notable: “Pneumothorax in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome” (1989) · 52 citations
    Douglas (Doug) Macdonald, Associate Professor of Political Science, Emeritus h-index 13
    Notable: “Global Chemical Composition of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter for Exposure Assessment” (2014) · 216 citations
    Biochemistry23 faculty avg h-index 15.2 #19 of 33 in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
    James (Eddie) Watkins, Professor of Biology h-index 26
    Of fertile leaves in a widespread fern species and its implications on the evolution of reproductive dimorphism. Ecology and Evolution. 2023 Aros-Mualin, D., C. Flores-Galván, S. Páez, J.A. Pelosi, E. Soro
    Notable: “Vascular epiphyte distribution patterns: explaining the mid‐elevation richness peak” (2005) · 283 citations
    Krista Ingram, Professor of Biology h-index 22
    Social behavior, chronobiology, human behavior, molecular ecology, tropical conservation genetics, and comparative sociogenomics. Teaching interests include animal behavior, evolutionary biology, molecular ecology and the evolution
    Notable: “Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation” (2006) · 3,512 citations
    Damhnait McHugh, Raab Family Chair and Professor of Biology h-index 22
    Notable: “Molecular evidence that echiurans and pogonophorans are derived annelids” (1997) · 369 citations
    Ana Jimenez, Associate Professor of Biology h-index 22
    Notable: “Shifts in Bird Migration Timing in North American Long-Distance and Short-Distance Migrants Are Associated with Climate Change” (2017) · 67 citations
    Environmental Studies15 faculty avg h-index 13.2
    Catherine Cardelús, Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies; Faculty Director, Upstate Institute h-index 24
    Notable: “Global Warming, Elevational Range Shifts, and Lowland Biotic Attrition in the Wet Tropics” (2008) · 1,370 citations
    April Baptiste, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Global and Local Initiatives; Leary Family Chair in Environmental Studies; Professor of Environmental Studies and Africana & Latin American Studies h-index 12
    I am engaged in research that looks at the intersection of environmental psychological variables and environmental justice issues within the Caribbean region. My research projects have examined the relationship between environmental attitud
    Notable: “Understanding livelihood vulnerability to climate change: Applying the livelihood vulnerability index in Trinidad and Tobago” (2013) · 397 citations
    Adam Burnett, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Geography h-index 12
    Notable: “Alluvial-River Response to Neotectonic Deformation in Louisiana and Mississippi” (1983) · 226 citations
    Emily Ury, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies h-index 12
    Notable: “Amazon forests capture high levels of atmospheric mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining” (2022) · 173 citations
    Psychology15 faculty avg h-index 13.7 #58 of 89 in Psychology
    Rebecca Shiner, Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Chair, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences h-index 29
    Notable: “Personality Development: Stability and Change” (2005) · 2,689 citations
    Caroline (Carrie) Keating, Professor of Psychology, Emerita h-index 22
    Notable: “Gender Differences in Preschool Aggression During Free Play and Structured Interactions: An Observational Study” (2004) · 435 citations
    Erin Cooley, Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences h-index 19
    Hierarchy, Health, & Policy Lab Research from our lab explores how the persistence of hierarchies in the United States (i.e., racism, classism, sexism and their intersections) influence people's policy attitudes, as well as their m
    Notable: “Reducing implicit racial preferences: II. Intervention effectiveness across time.” (2016) · 574 citations
    Lauren Philbrook, Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences h-index 18
    My research focus is in understanding the development of children’s biobehavioral regulation as it relates to health, academic skills, and adjustment. My research utilizes several measures of child psychophysiology, including neuroendocrine
    Notable: “Bidirectional associations between bedtime parenting and infant sleep: Parenting quality, parenting practices, and their interaction.” (2016) · 98 citations
    Computer Science14 faculty avg h-index 15.1 #79 of 88 in Computer Science
    Grusha Prasad, Assistant Professor of Computer Science h-index 43
    Notable: “Online interpretation of scalar quantifiers: Insight into the semantics–pragmatics interface” (2008) · 440 citations
    Joel Sommers, Professor of Computer Sciences; Director, Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics h-index 30
    Notable: “Power Awareness in Network Design and Routing” (2008) · 704 citations
    Aaron Gember-Jacobson, Associate Professor of Computer Science; Chair of the Department of Computer Science h-index 25
    Notable: “OpenNF” (2014) · 480 citations
    Noah Apthorpe, Assistant Professor of Computer Science h-index 15
    Notable: “A Smart Home is No Castle: Privacy Vulnerabilities of Encrypted IoT Traffic” (2017) · 247 citations

    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 Colgate University. Colgate University in Hamilton, NY reports an overall acceptance rate of 17.4%, an early-round acceptance rate of 30.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1450–1530, a class size of 834, and a yield of 29.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Rural upstate NY. Strong alumni network. Known for liberal arts and business.