Lafayette College

Easton, PA
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    135 faculty · 356 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    English24 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 4.9 #2 of 12 in English
    June Schlueter, Charles A. Dana Professor Emerita h-index 9
    Early modern autograph albums; the English actors in Germany during Shakespeare’s time Selected publications: “Halfe maim’d? Five Unknown Poems by Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke” (with Paul Schlueter), Times Literary Supplement
    Notable: “The Plays and Poems of Philip Massinger” (1977) · 73 citations
    Steven Belletto, Professor of English h-index 7
    Cold War literature and culture; the Beats; theories of narrative and postmodernity; Ted Joans; the broad relationship between aesthetics and politics Selected publications: Books Black Surrealist: The Legend of Ted Joans (Bloomsbury, 2025
    Notable: “The Beat Generation Meets the Hungry Generation: U.S.—Calcutta Networks and the 1960s “Revolt of the Personal”” (2019) · 26 citations
    Carolynn Van Dyke, Francis A. March Professor Emerita h-index 6
    Middle English literature; medieval representations of nonhuman animals Selected publications: The Fiction of Truth: Structures of Meaning in Narrative and Dramatic Allegory . Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1985. Chaucer’s Agents: Cause
    Notable: “Taking “computer literacy” literally” (1987) · 27 citations
    Carrie Rohman, Professor of English h-index 5
    Environmental Humanities, including animal studies, modernism, performance, critical theory, aesthetics, and posthumanism; Critical University Studies. Recent Publications (complete list here ): Books FORTHCOMING: Broken Record: Narratives
    Notable: “Revising the Human: Silence, Being, and the Question of the Animal in Nightwood” (2007) · 21 citations
    Courses: Introduction to Academic Writing · Introduction to Literature · Science Fiction · Film and Literature · Psychoanalysis and Literature · Literature for Children +34 more
    Economics21 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 12.3 #73 of 127 in Social Sciences
    W. Mark Crain, William E. Simon Professor of Political Economy h-index 32
    Notable: “A Test of the Property-Rights Theory of the Firm: Water Utilities in the United States” (1978) · 208 citations
    David Stifel, Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics, Department Head h-index 27
    Poverty, agricultural markets and rural infrastructure. He has lived in Madagascar (2006/7) where we worked with the World Bank, in Ethiopia (2011/12) where he was visiting research fellow with the International Food Policy Research Inst
    Notable: “Exploring Alternative Measures of Welfare in the Absence of Expenditure Data” (2003) · 721 citations
    Susan Averett, Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics h-index 26
    Notable: “The Economic Reality of the Beauty Myth” (1996) · 376 citations
    Julie Smith, Frank Lee and Edna M. Smith Professor of Economics, Assistant Department Head h-index 19
    Notable: “Transformation with a mutant Arabidopsis acetolactate synthase gene renders tobacco resistant to sulfonylurea herbicides” (1988) · 303 citations
    Courses: Principles of Economics · Financial Accounting and Analysis · Introduction to Environmental Economics · Markets and Democracy · International Economics · Sustainable Finance +34 more
    Mechanical Engineering17 faculty · 25 courses avg h-index 9.4 #78 of 84 in Engineering
    Rohan Prabhu, Assistant Professor h-index 15
    Design cognition, creativity, empathy, individual differences in design, design for additive manufacturing. Lafayette College Plan a Visit
    Notable: “Role of apoptosis and autophagy in tuberculosis” (2017) · 178 citations
    Tobias Rossmann, Associate Professor h-index 14
    Experimental fluid dynamics; high-speed flows; optical diagnostics; micro-optical devices; combustion Lafayette College Plan a Visit
    Notable: “Whispering-gallery mode silica microsensors for cryogenic to room temperature measurement” (2010) · 97 citations
    Jeffrey Helm, Associate Professor Emeritus h-index 13
    Precision measurement; mechanical design Lafayette College Plan a Visit
    Notable: “Improved three‐dimensional image correlation for surface displacement measurement” (1996) · 264 citations
    Joshua H. Smith, Professor and Assistant Department Head h-index 13
    Biotransport processes; biomechanics Lafayette College Plan a Visit
    Notable: “Interstitial transport and transvascular fluid exchange during infusion into brain and tumor tissue” (2006) · 118 citations
    Courses: Manufacturing and Design · Dynamics · Design for Additive Manufacturing · Instrumentation and Data Acquisition · Materials Characterization and Failure · Soft Tissue Mechanics +19 more
    Biology17 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 12.5 #90 of 123 in Biological Sciences
    Eric Ho, Associate Professor h-index 29
    Notable: “Superoxide dismutase 1 acts as a nuclear transcription factor to regulate oxidative stress resistance” (2014) · 499 citations
    Manuel Ospina-Giraldo, Professor & Assistant Department Head h-index 18
    Notable: “Genome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans” (2009) · 1,520 citations
    Robert Kurt, Kreider Professor h-index 16
    . The first area of interest is focused on the interaction between the innate (nonspecific) and adaptive (specific) anti-tumor immune response. The second area under investigation explores the early immune response to cancer. My lab uses ce
    Notable: “Transforming growth factor beta inhibits the antigen-presenting functions and antitumor activity of dendritic cell vaccines.” (2003) · 248 citations
    Charles Holliday, Emeritus Professor h-index 15
    Surface and subsurface feeding techniques in salmonid fishes. The results of a successful experiment in Montana’s Gallatin River are shown in the photograph below. Link to my personal www page at Lafayette Lafayette Col
    Notable: “Salinity adaption of gill Na, K‐ATPase in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus” (1980) · 195 citations
    Courses: Edible Ethics · Unity & Diversity of Biology · Biomolecular Foundations of Biology · Quantitative Biology · Developmental Biology · Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy +34 more
    Government & Law17 faculty · 38 courses avg h-index 9.4 #73 of 127 in Social Sciences
    John Kincaid, Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service h-index 27
    Notable: “From Cooperative to Coercive Federalism” (1990) · 221 citations
    Joshua Miller, Professor h-index 19
    Ilan Peleg, Charles A. Dana Professor of Government and Law h-index 14
    Ethnic politics and majority-minority relations; US foreign policy; the Israeli Right Fall 2026
    Notable: “Jewish-Palestinian Relations in Israel: From Hegemony to Equality?” (2004) · 32 citations
    Hannah W. Stewart-Gambino, Emeritus Professor of Government and Law & International Affairs h-index 10
    Notable: “Church and State in Latin America” (1994) · 69 citations
    Courses: Introduction to United States Politics · Introduction to International Politics · Introduction to Comparative Politics · Introduction to Political Theory · Race and Ethnicity in American Politics · State and Local Government and Politics +32 more
    Chemical Engineering14 faculty · 21 courses avg h-index 13.9 #78 of 84 in Engineering
    Javad Tavakoli, Professor Emeritus h-index 31
    Renewable energy sources; catalysis; industrial wastewater treatment; hazardous waste treatment Lafayette College Plan a Visit
    Notable: “Bacterial cellulose production, properties and applications with different culture methods – A review” (2019) · 768 citations
    Lindsay Soh, Associate Professor and Department Head h-index 16
    Sustainability and green engineering Biomass valorization Supercritical carbon dioxide Green solvents Selected publications Dodge, M .L., Goodhope, L ., Pisacane, Q., Tang, R. , Harrill, S., LaFrance, H., Lehman-Chong, A.M., Stanzione III
    Notable: “Fate of Sucralose through Environmental and Water Treatment Processes and Impact on Plant Indicator Species” (2011) · 190 citations
    Michael Senra, Associate Professor; Program Chair, Engineering/International Studies Dual Degree h-index 10
    Flow assurance of petroleum fuels Role of composition on performance of biofuels and petroleum fuels Gelation characteristics of fuels Selected Publications C. Elias, M. Senra and L. Soh, Cold Flow Properties of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Blen
    Notable: “A fundamental model of wax deposition in subsea oil pipelines” (2010) · 180 citations
    Melissa Gordon, Associate Professor h-index 9
    Stimuli-responsive polymers Self-healing polymers Polymer design and synthesis Rheology and materials characterization Selected Honors Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award The Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Lecture Award NSF CAREER Award
    Notable: “Dynamic Bonds in Covalently Crosslinked Polymer Networks for Photoactivated Strengthening and Healing” (2015) · 92 citations
    Courses: Material and Energy Balances · Thermodynamics · Transport Phenomena · Experimental Design I · Fluid Phase and Reaction Equilibria · Chemical Engineering Computing +15 more

    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 Lafayette College. Lafayette College in Easton, PA reports an overall acceptance rate of 29.5%, an early-round acceptance rate of 43.6%, an SAT middle 50% of 1370–1490, a class size of 700, and a yield of 22.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Known for combining liberal arts with engineering. Hosts the longest-running rivalry in college football (vs. Lehigh since 1884). Strong alumni network in finance and engineering.