College of the Holy Cross
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248 faculty · 549 courses · data as of 2026-07-02
John Carter, Professor Emeritus h-index 32
Notable: “Are Economists Different, and If So, Why?” (1991) · 506 citations
Charles Anderton, Professor Emeritus h-index 25
Notable: “The Impact of War on Trade: An Interrupted Times-Series Study” (2001) · 197 citations
Robert Baumann, Professor h-index 12
Econometrics, Labor Economics Education Ph.D., Ohio State University
Notable: “Estimating the Economic Impact of Natural and Social Disasters, with an Application to Hurricane Katrina” (2007) · 143 citations
David Schap, Professor Emeritus h-index 10
Notable: “The Growth of the Public Sector: Theories and International Evidence” (1994) · 75 citations
Courses: Core Principles of Economics · Principles of Economics · Social Welfare & Public Policy · Statistical Analysis · Introduction to Monetary Policy · Tutorial +34 more
Kirsten Hagstrom, Senior Lecturer h-index 16
Cell and Molecular Biology Genetics Education Ph.D., Princeton University College of the Holy Cross Social
Notable: “C. elegans condensin promotes mitotic chromosome architecture, centromere organization, and sister chromatid segregation during mitosis and meiosis” (2002) · 322 citations
Stephanie Crofts, Assistant Professor h-index 16
Biomechanics Functional Morphology Comparative Anatomy Education Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle CV Website Biography My research is in biomechanics and functional morphology, using principals from physics and engineering to unders
Notable: “Proton pumping in the bc1 complex: A new gating mechanism that prevents short circuits” (2006) · 108 citations
Kenneth Prestwich, Professor Emeritus h-index 15
Notable: “The Energetics of Acoustic Signaling in Anurans and Insects” (1994) · 299 citations
Robert Bellin, Professor, Dean for the Class of 2028, Co-Director of Biochemistry Program h-index 15
Biochemistry Education Ph.D., Iowa State University
Notable: “Defining the role of syndecan-4 in mechanotransduction using surface-modification approaches” (2009) · 120 citations
Courses: Biological Principles · Introduction to Cell & Molecular Biology · Introduction to Mechanisms of Multicellular Life · Introduction to Biol Diversity and Ecology · Introduction to Human Nutrition · Medical Microbiology +29 more
Richard Schmidt, Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts h-index 57
Notable: “Rocking together: Dynamics of intentional and unintentional interpersonal coordination” (2007) · 782 citations
Mark Freeman, Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Society Emeritus h-index 32
Notable: “The promises of qualitative inquiry.” (2015) · 314 citations
Stephenie Chaudoir, Professor h-index 27
Social and health psychology, stigma, disclosure, HIV/AIDS and other concealable stigmatized identities, health disparities Education Ph.D., University of Connecticut CV Recent Publications Chaudoir, S. R., & Quinn, D. M. (2016). Eviden
Notable: “From Conceptualizing to Measuring HIV Stigma: A Review of HIV Stigma Mechanism Measures” (2009) · 1,210 citations
Noah Berman, Associate Professor h-index 21
Clinical psychology; obsessive compulsive disorder and related conditions (e.g., body dysmorphia; trichotillomania); cognitive-behavioral therapy Education Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CV
Notable: “Assessment of obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions: Development and evaluation of the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.” (2010) · 835 citations
Courses: Introduction to Psychology · Statistics · Research Methods · Life-Span Development · Physiology and Behavior · Sensation & Perception +29 more
James Powers, Professor Emeritus h-index 38
Notable: “A HIF1α Regulatory Loop Links Hypoxia and Mitochondrial Signals in Pheochromocytomas” (2005) · 436 citations
William A. Green, Professor Emeritus h-index 15
Notable: “Slaves and Missionaries: The Disintegration of Jamaican Slave Society” (1983) · 415 citations
Thomas W. Worcester, S.J., Professor Emeritus h-index 11
Notable: “‘The Slightest Suspicion of Avarice’: The Finances of the English Jesuit Mission” (1988) · 15 citations
Lorraine Attreed, Professor Emeritus h-index 8
Notable: “Growing up in Medieval London: The Experience of Childhood in History” (1995) · 168 citations
Courses: Themes · The Rise of the Christian West to A.D. 1000 · Emerging Europe · Renaissance to Napoleon · Napoleon to the European Union · The Global Environment: Past and Present +29 more
Patricia Bizzell, Distinguished Professor of Humanities Emerita h-index 23
Susan Sweeney, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Humanities h-index 9
Notable: “Detecting Texts: The Metaphysical Detective Story from Poe to Postmodernism” (2001) · 47 citations
Richard Matlak, Professor Emeritus h-index 9
Notable: “Coleridge and Wordsworth: A Lyrical Dialogue” (1991) · 35 citations
Jonathan Mulrooney, Professor, Department Chair h-index 7
British Romantic Literature Romantic-period Theater and Public Culture Nineteenth-Century British & American Literature Film; Romantic Historicisms Education Ph.D., Boston University CV RECENT PUBLICATIONS Book Romanticism and Theatrica
Notable: “Illegitimate Theatre in London” (2004) · 465 citations
Courses: Intro to Literary Study · Introduction to Academic Writing · Poetry and Poetics · Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry · Introduction to Creative Writing: Narrative · Masterpieces of British Literature +30 more
Ward Thomas, Edward A. O'Rorke Professor in the Liberal Arts h-index 9
Notable: “Norms and Security: The Case of International Assassination” (2000) · 93 citations
David Schaefer, Professor Emeritus h-index 7
Notable: “The Political Philosophy of Montaigne.” (1992) · 56 citations
Maria Rodrigues, Professor h-index 7
Notable: “Indigenous Rights in Democratic Brazil” (2002) · 39 citations
Loren Cass, Professor, International Studies Program Director h-index 6
International politics; comparative politics; environmental foreign policy; global environmental politics Education Ph.D., Brandeis University Biography Loren R. Cass is Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Studi
Notable: “The Politics of Climate Change” (2010) · 216 citations
Courses: Principles of American Government · Introduction to Political Philosophy · Introduction To Comparative Politics · Introduction to International Relations · Race and Ethnicity Politics · Constitutional Law: National Powers +34 more
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About College of the Holy Cross. College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA reports an overall acceptance rate of 17.6%, an early-round acceptance rate of 55.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1250–1410, a class size of 835, and a yield of 49.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Oldest Catholic college in New England and the only exclusively undergraduate Jesuit school. Strong alumni network (Justice Clarence Thomas, Dr. Anthony Fauci) and Division I athletics.