Faculty Expertise
Throughout your time at Washington College, you will work with faculty in classes, lab and field work, internships, and more. Faculty serve as teachers and mentors, and as advisors for your Senior Capstone Experience (SCE). Explore the research interests of our faculty below.
International Studies Faculty
Andrew Oros
Director of International Studies Major
Professor of Political Science and International Studies
Director of Peace and Conflict Studies Minor
Andrew Oros
Director of International Studies Major
Professor of Political Science and International Studies
Director of Peace and Conflict Studies Minor
Areas of Expertise
American foreign policy, international security, U.S.-East Asia relations, East Asian politics
Research
Seniors often work on SCEs under my direction on topics related to American foreign policy, especially about US-East Asia relations such as the rise of China, managing North Korea, and US allies and strategy. In addition, students have worked with me on a wide range of topics related to East Asia such as on evolving gender norms, ethnic conflict, trade policy, different varieties of democracies and authoritarian regimes. Topics related to intelligence collection/agencies and national security broadly also have been popular topic areas on which I have advised SCE projects.
Clayton Black
Associate Professor of History
Clayton Black
Associate Professor of History
Areas of Expertise
Russia in the 1920s
Research
My first area of research has been factory labor and Communist party politics from 1923 to 1934, but in recent years I have moved into the study of popular culture, especially pulp literature and films that speak to fears of war, conspiracies, terrifying new weapons (gas, airplanes, death rays, etc.), and spies. In fact, however, I’m interested in the 1920s just about everywhere in the world.
Anjali Chandra
Assistant Professor of Economics
Anjali Chandra
Assistant Professor of Economics
Areas of Expertise
Development economics, applied microeconomics, impact evaluation
Research
My research focuses on development economics, applied microeconomics, and impact evaluation.
Nicole Grewling
Associate Professor of German
Chair of Department of World Languages and Cultures
Director of Humanities Program
Director of European Studies Minor
Nicole Grewling
Associate Professor of German
Chair of Department of World Languages and Cultures
Director of Humanities Program
Director of European Studies Minor
Areas of Expertise
Nineteenth-century German literature and culture, German colonialism, travel writing, feminist criticism
Research
My research includes 19th century German literature and culture, German colonialism, travel writing, and feminist criticism
Aaron Lampman
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Dean of Student Achievement and Success
Aaron Lampman
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Dean of Student Achievement and Success
Areas of Expertise
Latin American cultures, ethnomusicology of Cuba, cultural ecology
Research
My research interests include Latin American cultures, ethnomusicology of Cuba, and cultural ecology.
Carrie Reiling
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies
Faculty Advisor to Model United Nations Program
Competitive Fellowships Coordinator
Carrie Reiling
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies
Faculty Advisor to Model United Nations Program
Competitive Fellowships Coordinator
Areas of Expertise
International political economy, gender, African politics, peace and conflict, global environmental politics, humanitarianism
Research
I teach in the areas of international organizations, international political economy, gender, African politics, peace and conflict, global environmental politics, and humanitarianism. Politics and lived experiences are intertwined, so I encourage students to apply politics to their own experiences. I practice a feminist participatory pedagogy that pushes students to acknowledge their assumptions about themselves and about international politics to promote awareness of the richness and complexity of political issues, cultures, and groups. I aim to lead students to understand the actors and mechanisms in international politics and to develop knowledge and empathy as citizens in a globalized world. My classroom is open and inclusive, and I adapt my teaching techniques to students’ diverse learning styles and backgrounds while cultivating their interest about the world. Furthermore, I design my classes with students’ interests in mind to ground their knowledge in an understanding that politics is embedded in the world around them.
Maria Vich Llompart
Associate Professor of Business Management and International Studies
Director of the International Business Minor
Maria Vich Llompart
Associate Professor of Business Management and International Studies
Director of the International Business Minor
Areas of Expertise
International financial markets
Research
My research is based on international financial markets and the analysis of the information embedded in financial option prices, which is forward-looking information. My goal is to learn more about the different international markets and the interactions between them by exploiting the information contained in option prices.
Christine Wade
Louis L. Goldstein Professor of Public Affairs
Chair of Political Science
Curator of Louis L. Goldstein ’35 Program in Public Affairs
Director of Latin American Studies Minor
Christine Wade
Louis L. Goldstein Professor of Public Affairs
Chair of Political Science
Curator of Louis L. Goldstein ’35 Program in Public Affairs
Director of Latin American Studies Minor
Areas of Expertise
International and comparative politics of Latin America
Research
I am a specialist in the international and comparative politics of Latin America, with a focus on Central America and the Caribbean. Much of my field research is conducted in El Salvador and Nicaragua, interviewing public officials, analysts and members of civil society. I have also served as an accredited election observer for various presidential, legislative and local elections in El Salvador.