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Vladislav Sadtchenko, Associate Professor of Chemistry
M.S. 1987, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology; Ph.D. 1994, University of Minnesota

Vikas M. Sahasrabudhe, Assistant Professor of Information Systems
B.Tech. 1967, Indian Institute of Technology; M.S. 1968, Ph.D. 1972, University of California, Berkeley

Eric J. Saidel, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A. 1985, Wesleyan University; M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 1993, University of Wisconsin

Steven Patrick Salchak, Assistant Professor of Writing
B.A. 1991, University of Houston; Ph.D. 2002, University of Michigan

David I. Salem, Professorial Lecturer in Forensic Sciences
B.A. 1978, Albany University; J.D., M.B.A. 1982, University of Maryland

Lauren Beth Sallinger, Teaching Instructor in Writing
M.A. 2002, Johns Hopkins University

Stephen Allan Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law
B.A. 1967, Dickinson College; J.D. 1970, University of Pennsylvania

Roberto M. Samaniego, Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs
B.A. 1995, Princeton University; Ph.D. 2000, University of Pennsylvania

Athanasios Samaras, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy
B.A. 1989, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Ph.D. 1996, University of Warwick

Maria Victoria Sanchez-Samblas, Teaching Instructor in the Spanish Language
M.A. 2003, Vanderbilt University

Joost Reyes Santos, Assistant Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
B.S. 1994, M.S. 1998, University of the Philippines; Ph.D. 2003, University of Virginia

Shahram Sarkani, Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
B.S. 1980, M.S. 1981, Louisiana State University; Ph.D. 1987, Rice University; P.E.

Kausik Sarkar, Associate Professor of Engineering and Applied Science
Ph.D. 1994, Johns Hopkins University

Mitsuyo Sato, Lecturer in Japanese
M.A.T. 1999, Georgetown University

Elizabeth Nathan Saunders, Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A. 2000, Harvard University; M.Phil. 2001, Cambridge University

Robert Savickas, Associate Professor of Finance
B.S. 1993, Engr. 1994, Riga Technical University, Latvia; M.A. 1994, M.B.A. 1996, Western Illinois University; Ph.D. 1999, University of Georgia

Veronica Millicent Scarlett, Lecturer in Music
Mus.M. 1997, University of Maryland

Moses S. Schanfield, Professor of Forensic Sciences
B.A. 1966, University of Minnesota; M.A. 1969, Harvard University; Ph.D. 1971, University of Michigan

Dennis E. Schell, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1969, Blackburn College; M.Div. 1973, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg; M.A. 1982, Loyola College; Ph.D. 1988, University of Maryland

Heather M. Schell, Assistant Professor of Writing
B.S. 1988, M.A. 1991, Georgetown University; Ph.D. 2000, Stanford University

Laura B. Schiavo, Assistant Professor of Museum Studies
Ph.D. 2003, George Washington University

William Schmitt, Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 1982, University of Vermont; Ph.D. 1986, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Allan Schneider, Adjunct Professor of Engineering
B.S. in E.E. 1959, B.S.E.P. 1960, Lehigh University; M.S. in E.E. 1962, Columbia University; Ph.D. 1974, University of Maryland

Evelyn Jaffee Schreiber, Associate Professor of English
B.A. 1970, Simmons College; M.A. 1971, Colorado State University; Ph.D. 1977, University of Colorado

Katrin Schultheiss, Associate Professor of History
Ph.D. 1994, Harvard University

Geralyn M. Schulz, Professor of Speech and Hearing; Associate Dean of Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
B.A. 1979, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D. 1994, University of Maryland

Pat Lea Schwallie-Giddis, Associate Professor of Counseling
B.S. 1968, M.S. 1970, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Ph.D. 1991, Florida State University

David R. Schwandt, Professor of Human and Organizational Learning
B.S. 1967, Eastern Michigan University; M.A. 1969, Western Michigan University; Ph.D. 1978, Wayne State University

Daniel B. Schwartz, Assistant Professor of History
B.A. 1997, Princeton University; M.A. 2000, Ph.D. 2007, Columbia University

David Sciannella, Lecturer in Music
B.Mus. 1981, Catholic University of America; M.M. 1982, Eastman School of Music

David William Scott, Professor of Immunology
M.S. 1964, University of Chicago; Ph.D. 1968, Yale University

Ellen Mary Scully-Russ, Assistant Professor of Human and Organizational Learning
Ed.D. 2009, Columbia University

Nina Gilden Seavey, Assistant Research Professor of History and of Media and Public Affairs
B.A. 1978, Washington University; M.A. 1990, George Washington University

Ormond Albert Seavey, Professor of English
B.A. 1966, Carleton College; M.A. 1967, Ph.D. 1976, Columbia University

Barbara Rae Seidman, Lecturer in Music
Mus.B. 1969, Cleveland Institute of Music; Mus.M. 1970, Northwestern University

Susan Kathleen Sell, Professor of Political Science
B.A. 1979, Colorado College; M.A. 1980, University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Berkeley

Angeles Serrano-Ripoll, Instructor in Spanish
Ph.D. 1987, University of Valencia, Spain

Frank Sesno, Professor of Media and Public Affairs
B.A. 1977, Middlebury College; L.H.D. 1995, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Jigar V. Shah, Professorial Lecturer in Engineering
Ph.D. 1978, University of Florida

James Sham, Assistant Professor of Sculpture
M.F.A. 2008, Virginia Commonwealth University

David Leigh Shambaugh, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
B.A. 1977, George Washington University; M.A. 1980, Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D. 1989, University of Michigan

J. Michael Shanahan, Assistant Professor of Media and Public Affairs
B.A. 1965, Pennsylvania State University

Galina Olegovna Shatalina, Assistant Professor of Russian
B.A. 1967, M.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1979, Moscow State University

Douglas Shaw, Assistant Professor of International Affairs; Associate Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs
Ph.D. 2008, Georgetown University

Gregory Leonard Shaw, Associate Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
B.S. 1969, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; M.A.L.S. 1974, Wesleyan University; D.Sc. 2005, George Washington University

Yin-Lin Shen, Professor of Engineering and Applied Science
B.S. 1980, M.S. 1982, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan; Ph.D. 1991, University of Wisconsin

Robert Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Honors, of Anthropology, and of International Affairs
B.A. 1980, University of Delaware; M.A. 1983, Northeastern University; Ph.D. 2002, George Mason University

Maia G. Sheppard, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Pedagogy
B.A. 1995, Drake University; M.A. 2001, New York University; Ph.D. 2010, University of Minnesota

Kelly A. Sherrill, Assistant Professor of Educational Administration
B.S. 1995, M.Ed. 1997, Ph.D. 2009, University of Georgia; J.D. 2001, George Washington University

Chester Sherwood, Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A. 1995, Ph.D. 2003, Columbia University

Nikolay Shiklomanov, Assistant Professor of Geography
B.S. 1990, St. Petersburg University; M.A. 1997, State University of New York at Albany; Ph.D. 2001, University of Delaware

Sarah Shomstein, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S. 1998, Carnegie Mellon University; M.A. 2000, Ph.D. 2003, Johns Hopkins University

Jane Shore, Professor of English
B.A. 1969, Goddard College; M.F.A. 1971, University of Iowa

Jay R. Shotel, Professor of Special Education and Disability Studies
B.A. 1967, Ed.M. 1970, Ed.D. 1972, Temple University

Alexander Shumakovitch, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. 1996, Uppsala University, Sweden

Gabriel T. Sibley, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Ph.D. 2007, University of Southern California

Megan Siczek, Instructor in English for Academic Purposes
B.A. 1991, Saint Mary's College; M.Ed. 1996, University of North Carolina

John M. Sides, Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A. 1996, University of North Carolina; M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 2003, University of California, Berkeley

Carol Kimball Sigelman, Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1967, Carleton College; M.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1972, George Peabody College

Pedro F. Silva, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
B.S. 1991, M.S. 1992, University of California, Irvine; Ph.D. 1998, University of California, San Diego

David J. Silverman, Professor of History
B.A. 1993, Rutgers University; M.A. 1996, College of William and Mary; M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 2000, Princeton University

Rahul Simha, Professor of Engineering and Applied Science
B.S. 1984, Birla Institute of Technology, India; M.S. 1986, Ph.D. 1990, University of Massachusetts

Ergun Simsek, Assistant Professor of Engineering and Applied Science
Ph.D. 2006, Duke University

Tara Sinclair, Associate Professor of Economics
Ph.D. 2005, Washington University

Sheetal Singh, Assistant Professor of Management
Ph.D. 2010, University of Maryland

Lawrence G. Singleton, Associate Professor of Accountancy
B.S. 1978, M.S. 1980, Ph.D. 1985, Louisiana State University

Nozer Darabsha Singpurwalla, Distinguished Research Professor and Professor of Statistics
B.S. 1959, B.V. Bhoomraddi College of Engineering and Technology, India; M.S.(I.E.) 1964, Rutgers University; Ph.D. 1968, New York University

Frank James Slaby, Professor of Anatomy
B.S. 1965, California Institute of Technology; Ph.D. 1971, University of California, Berkeley

Andrew M. Smith II, Assistant Professor of Classics
B.S. 1990, M.A. 1995, North Carolina State University; Ph.D. 2004, University of Maryland

Caroline Smith, Assistant Professor of Writing
B.A. 1996, Moravian College; M.A. 2000, Ph.D. 2005, University of Delaware

Charles E. Smith, Professorial Lecturer in Engineering
D.Sc. 1974, George Washington University

David R. Smith, Adjunct Professor of Engineering and Applied Science
D.Sc. 1977, George Washington University

Keith E. Smith, Associate Professor of Accountancy
B.A. 1970, University of Pennsylvania; J.D. 1976, LL.M. 1978, University of Florida

Lizbeth Courtney Smith, Professor of Biological Sciences
B.A. 1974, Drake University; M.Sc. 1976, University of Minnesota; Ph.D. 1985, University of California, Los Angeles

Rodney Smith, Professorial Lecturer in Political Management
M.A. 2000, Johns Hopkins University

Stephen Charles Smith, Professor of Economics and International Affairs
B.A. 1976, Goddard College; M.A. 1981, Ph.D. 1983, Cornell University

Barbara Sobol, Professorial Lecturer in Art Therapy
B.A. 1959, Wellesley College; M.A. 1980, George Washington University

Michael Joseph Sodaro, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
B.A. 1967, Fordham University; M.A. 1970, Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D. 1978, Columbia University

Sheryl Ann Sodaro-Spomer, Assistant Professor of Interior Design
B.S. 1998, Colorado State University; M.I.D. 2000, Virginia Commonwealth University

Myeong-Ho Sohn, Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. 1998, Pennsylvania State University

John K. Soldner, Professorial Lecturer in Engineering
B.S. 1977, M.S. 1979, University of Illinois; M.B.A. 1988, University of Chicago

George T. Solomon, Associate Professor of Management
M.B.A. 1972, Suffolk University; D.B.A. 1982, George Washington University

Margaret Rapp Soltan, Associate Professor of English
B.A. 1977, Northwestern University; M.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1986, University of Chicago

Eva M. Sorenson, Associate Research Professor of Pharmacology
B.A. 1981, Washington University; Ph.D. 1990, Saint Louis University

Refik Soyer, Professor of Decision Sciences
B.A. 1978, Bogazici University, Turkey; M.Sc. 1979, University of Sussex, England; D.Sc. 1985, George Washington University

Joanna Spear, Associate Professor of International Affairs
Ph.D. 1988, University of Southampton

Erin Speck, Assistant Professor of Interior Design
B.A. 1980, University of Guelph, Canada; M.A. 1991, Catholic University of America

August K. Spector, Professorial Lecturer in Engineering Management
M.S. 1971, Hofstra University; Ed.D. 1985, George Washington University

Ronald H. Spector, Professor of History and International Affairs
B.A. 1964, Johns Hopkins University; M.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1967, Yale University

Jennifer Wynne Spencer, Associate Professor of International Business
B.S. 1992, Georgetown University; Ph.D. 1997, University of Minnesota

Philip Daniel Spiess II, Professorial Lecturer in Museum Studies
B.A. 1968, Hanover College; M.A. 1970, University of Delaware; M.A. 1972, Indiana University; M.Phil. 1992, Drew University

Gregory D. Squires, Professor of Sociology and of Public Policy and Public Administration
B.S. 1971, Northwestern University; M.A. 1974, Ph.D. 1976, Michigan State University

Carole Stabile-Libelo, Lecturer in Music
B.S.Mus.Ed. 1978, West Virginia University; M.Mus. 1980, New England Conservatory of Music

Stephanie Stang, Lecturer in Music
B.Mus. 1975, Catholic University of America; M.Mus. 1977, New England Conservatory of Music

Michael A. Stankosky, Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
B.A. 1965, University of Scranton; M.S. 1971, M.S. 1975, University of Southern California; D.Sc. 1997, George Washington University

Carol Buchalter Stapp, Associate Professor of Museum Education
B.A. 1967, Tulane University; M.A. 1970, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. 1989, George Washington University

Mark Starik, Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy
B.A. 1976, M.A. 1978, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D. 1990, University of Georgia

John F. Starns, Professorial Lecturer in Engineering
D.Sc. 1995, George Washington University

Michael Staten, Research Professor of Real Estate and Urban Analysis
Ph.D. 1980, Purdue University

Janet E. Steele, Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs
B.A. 1979, College of William and Mary; M.A. 1982, Ph.D. 1986, Johns Hopkins University

Sam Steen, Assistant Professor of Counseling
Ph.D. 2007, George Mason University

Frederic Stein, Associate Professor of Naval Science
B.S.E. 1985, University of Michigan; M.A. 1999, Naval War College

Mary Beth Stein, Associate Professor of German and International Affairs
B.A. 1980, St. Olaf College; M.A. 1985, Ph.D. 1993, Indiana University

Herman Stekler, Professorial Lecturer in Economics
Ph.D. 1955, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Christopher Willie Sten, Professor of English
B.A. 1966, Carleton College; M.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1971, Indiana University

Jeffrey L. Stephanic, Associate Professor of Design
B.A. 1977, M.F.A. 1980, George Washington University

Christopher H. Sterling, Professor of Media and Public Affairs and of Public Policy and Public Administration; Associate Dean of Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
B.S. 1965, M.S. 1967, Ph.D. 1969, University of Wisconsin

Michelle Stock, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S. 2001, M.S. 2004, Ph.D. 2007, Iowa State University

Robert P. Stoker, Associate Professor of Political Science and of Public Policy and Public Administration
B.A. 1976, Ohio State University; M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1983, University of Maryland

Allyson Currin Stokes, Adjunct Professor of English and of Theatre and Dance
B.A. 1986, Wake Forest University; M.F.A. 1989, University of Virginia

Clarence N. Stone, Research Professor of Public Policy
Ph.D. 1963, Duke University

Richard Briggs Stott, Professor of History
B.A. 1970, Ph.D. 1983, Cornell University

Igor Strakovsky, Research Professor of Physics
Ph.D. 1984, St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Russia

Robert W. Strand, Professorial Lecturer in Finance
B.S. 1974, Davidson College; Ph.D. 1981, University of North Carolina

Lauren Strauss, Adjunct Professor of History
Ph.D. 2004, Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Jonathan R. Stroud, Associate Professor of Statistics
B.S. 1994, Boston University; M.S. 1996, Ph.D. 1999, Duke University

Francys Subiaul, Assistant Professor of Speech and Hearing
B.A. 1999, Boston University; Ph.D. 2004, Columbia University

Suresh Subramaniam, Professor of Engineering and Applied Science
B.E. 1988, Anna University, India; M.S.E.E. 1993, Tulane University; Ph.D. 1997, University of Washington

Inder Sud, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs
Ph.D. 1971, Stanford University

Steven M. Suranovic, Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs
B.S. 1982, University of Illinois; M.A. 1986, Ph.D. 1989, Cornell University

Robert Sutter, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs
Ph.D. 1975, Harvard University

Michael Svoboda, Assistant Professor of Writing
B.S. 1976, Cornell University; M.A. 1980, Ph.D. 2002, Pennsylvania State University

Susan Swayze, Assistant Professor of Educational Research
M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 1995, University of California, Los Angeles; M.B.A. 2004, Duke University

Paul Michael Swiercz, Professor of Management
M.P.H. 1976, University of Michigan; M.S. 1981, Ph.D. 1984, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Zoe Szajnfarber, Assistant Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Ph.D. 2011, Massachusetts Institute of Technology