Faculty | Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

César Abadía-Barrero

Associate Professor, Anthropology & Human Rights

cesar.abadia@uconn.edu

Zehra Arat

Professor, Political Science

zehra.arat@uconn.edu

Jon Bauer

Clinical Professor of Law
Richard D. Tulisano '69 Scholar in Human Rights

jon.bauer@uconn.edu

Oksan Bayulgen

Director of Undergraduate Studies, Political Science
Associate Professor, Political Science

oksan.bayulgen@uconn.edu

Megan Berthold

Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Graduate Certificate Coordinator, Social Work

megan.berthold@uconn.edu

Robert Bird

Professor, Business Law
Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics
Research Fellow, School of Law

rbird@business.uconn.edu

Alexis Boylan

Professor of Art History and Africana Studies Institute
Director of Academic Affairs, Humanities Institute

alexis.boylan@uconn.edu

Mike Brand

Adjunct Faculty

mike.brand@uconn.edu

Thomas Buckley

Associate Clinical Professor Emeritus, Pharmacy Practice

thomas.e.buckley@uconn.edu

Daniel Burkey

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Diversity, UConn School of Engineering

daniel.burkey@uconn.edu

Heather Cassano

Assistant Professor, Digital Film/Video Production

heather.cassano@uconn.edu

Clarissa Ceglio

Assistant Professor, Digital Culture, Learning, and Advocacy

clarissa.ceglio@uconn.edu

Davis Chacón Hurtado

Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Human Rights, Co-Director Engineering for Human Rights Initiative

davis.chacon-hurtado@uconn.edu

Rachel Chambers

Director, Business and Human Rights Initiative
Assistant Professor, Business Law

rachel.chambers@uconn.edu

Audrey Chapman

Professor, Public Health Sciences

achapman@uchc.edu

Janie Cole

Assistant Professor of Musicology

janie.cole@uconn.edu

James Coltrain

Assistant Professor, Game Design

james.coltrain@uconn.edu

Eleni Coundouriotis

Professor, English

eleni.coundouriotis@uconn.edu

Kelly Dennis

Associate Professor, Visual Studies

kelly.dennis@uconn.edu

John Dunn

Visiting Assistant Professor, Education and Human Rights

jkdunn@uconn.edu

Stephen Dyson

Professor, Political Science

stephen.dyson@uconn.edu

Heather Elliott-Famularo

Department Head, Digital Media & Design
Professor, Digital Film/Video Production

heather@uconn.edu

Gary English

Professor, Dramatic Arts

gary.english@uconn.edu

José Falconi

Co-Chair, Research Program on Arts & Human Rights
Assistant Professor, Art and Art History & Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

jose.falconi@uconn.edu

Robin Greeley

Co-Chair, Research Program on Arts & Human Rights
Professor, Art History

robin.greeley@uconn.edu

Oscar Guerra

Assistant Professor, Digital Film/Video Production

oscar.guerra@uconn.edu

Louis Hanzlik

Professor of Musicology

louis.hanzlik@uconn.edu

Lynne Healey

Emeritus Professor, Social Work

lynne.healy@uconn.edu

Shareen Hertel

Wiktor Osiatyński Chair of Human Rights
Professor, Political Science & Human Rights

shareen.hertel@uconn.edu

Richard Hiskes

Professor Emeritus, Political Science & Human Rights

hiskesr@gvsu.edu

Elizabeth Holzer

Director of Undergraduate Programs, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute
Associate Professor, Sociology & Human Rights

elizabeth.holzer@uconn.edu

Blair Johnson

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Psychology

blair.johnson@uconn.edu

Derek Johnson

Senior Lecturer in Residence, Economics

derek.johnson@uconn.edu

Brendan Kane

Co-Director, Democracy & Dialogues Initiative
Professor, History & Literature, Cultures, & Languages

brendan.kane@uconn.edu

Heejoo Kim

Assistant Professor, Motion Design and Animation

heejoo.kim@uconn.edu

Molly Land

Graduate Certificate Coordinator, School of Law
Catherine Roraback Professor of Law
Professor, Human Rights

molly.land@law.uconn.edu

Erica Laplante

Director, Human Rights Research and Data Hub and Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

erica.laplante@uconn.edu

Emily Larned

Assistant Professor, Graphic Design

emily.larned@uconn.edu

Thomas Levine

Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction

thomas.levine@uconn.edu

Kathryn Libal

Director, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute
Professor, Social Work & Human Rights

kathryn.libal@uconn.edu

Jacqueline Loss

Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Literatures, Cultures, & Languages

jacqueline.loss@uconn.edu

Asif Majid

Assistant Professor, Dramatic Arts & Human Rights

asif.majid@uconn.edu

Alan Marcus

Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
University of Connecticut Teaching Fellow

alan.marcus@uconn.edu

Catherine Masud

Assistant Professor In-Residence, Human Rights Documentary Filmmaking

catherine.masud@uconn.edu

Laura Mauldin

Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies

laura.mauldin@uconn.edu

Alanson Minkler

Emeritus Professor, Economics

alanson.minkler@uconn.edu

Gaurav Mukherjee

Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and Stuart F. Smith Teaching Fellow

gaurav.mukherjee@uconn.edu

Michael Orwicz

Co-Chair, Research Program on Arts & Human Rights
Associate Professor, Art History

michael.orwicz@uconn.edu

Eleanor Ouimet

Assistant Professor In Residence, Anthropology

eleanor.ouimet@uconn.edu

Mark Overmyer-Velázquez

Campus Dean & Chief Administrative Officer, UConn Hartford
Professor, History & Latino and Latin American Studies

mark.velazquez@uconn.edu

Rupal Parekh

Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

rupal.parekh@uconn.edu

Stephen Park

Associate Professor, Business Law

stephen.park@uconn.edu

Laurel Pehmoeller

Visiting Assistant Professor, Digital Media & Design

laurel.pehmoeller@uconn.edu

Jeremy Pressman

Professor, Political Science

jeremy.pressman@uconn.edu

Susan Randolph

Emerita Professor, Economics

susan.randolph@uconn.edu

David Richards

Director of Graduate Programs, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute
Associate Professor, Political Science & Human Rights

david.richards@uconn.edu

Michael Rubin

Assistant Professor, Political Science & Human Rights

michael.a.rubin@uconn.edu

Swayam Sampurna Panigrahi

Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Fellow (2025-27)

spm25002@uconn.edu

Christopher Sancomb

Assistant Professor, Industrial Design

christopher.sancomb@uconn.edu

Lyle Scruggs

Professor, Political Science

lyle.scruggs@uconn.edu

Sophie Shao

Associate Professor of Musicology

sophie.shao@uconn.edu

Sara Silverstein

Co-Director, Research Program on Humanitarianism
Assistant Professor, History & Human Rights

sara.silverstein@uconn.edu

Sandra Sirota

Director, Human Rights Close to Home
Assistant Professor in Residence, Experiential Global Learning & Human Rights

sandra.sirota@uconn.edu

Christine Sylvester

Emerita Professor, Political Science

christine.sylvester@uconn.edu

Lynne Tirrell

Professor, Philosophy

lynne.tirrell@uconn.edu

Fiona Vernal

Associate Professor, History

fiona.vernal@uconn.edu

Katharina von Hammerstein

Emerita Professor, German Studies

von.hammerstein@uconn.edu

Manuela Wagner

Professor, German Studies and Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies

manuela.wagner@uconn.edu

Scott Wallace

Associate Professor, Journalism

scott.wallace@uconn.edu

James Waller

Christopher J. Dodd Chair in Human Rights Practice
Director, Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs
Professor, Literatures, Cultures, & Languages

james.waller@uconn.edu

Sarah Willen

Co-Director, Research Program on Global Health and Human Rights
Professor, Anthropology

sarah.willen@uconn.edu

Richard Wilson

Gladstein Distinguished Chair of Human Rights
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Law and Anthropology

richard.wilson@uconn.edu

Sarah Winter

Co-Director, Research Program on Humanitarianism
Professor, English

sarah.winter@uconn.edu

Sebastian Wogenstein

Associate Professor, German Studies

wogenstein@uconn.edu