Those Who Can, Teach

By Lawrence Goodman / September/October 2011
September 26th, 2011

More than forty new faculty members started at Brown this fall. Among them are:

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Michael Cohea
Fiery Cushman. 

Jonathan Conant, an expert on North African medieval history. 

Amanda Lynch, a professor of geological sciences who studies hclimate change in the Arctic.

Eric Renault, a world-renowned economic theorist who studies what's known as "decision theory," which answers questions such as how does a  human being optimize his welfare in the face of uncertainty.

Fiery Cushman, a psychologist who uses brain imaging and other techniques to study how humans make moral decisions.

This year will also mark the first time in three decades that a Brown graduate has been hired as a faculty member in the economics department. Stelios Michalopoulos '05 AM, '08 PhD studies economic growth and the development of cultures and societies.

 

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