Fellows of Jonathan Edwards
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Dr. Lourdes SabéBio:From Barcelona, Spain, she received her Teaching Degree and B.A. in Social Sciences from the Universitat de Barcelona. While finishing her studies there, she was awarded an Erasmus scholarship to study in Toulouse-Le Mirail, France. She has taught a range of language courses at Yale since 1994, and directed the Elementary Spanish course from 1999 to 2008. She completed her M.A in Spanish from S.C.S.U. in New Haven, CT, and her doctorate in Modern Languages at Middlebury College, VT, where her disertation was entitled “A New Feminine Vision in the Rural Short Stories of Emilia Pardo Bazán.” Her academic focus is nineteenth century Spanish Literature, and Wromen Writers of Spain. Also, she has been trained as an examiner in the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview System, and is interested in second language acquisition techniques. She does translation and interpretation work in English, Spanish, and Catalan. lourdes.sabe@yale.edu |
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W. Mark SaltzmanBio:W. Mark Saltzman is an engineer and educator. His research has impacted the fields of drug delivery, biomaterials, nanobiotechnology, and tissue engineering. This work is described in more than 350 research papers and dozens of patents. He is also the sole author of three textbooks: Biomedical Engineering, Tissue Engineering, and Drug Delivery. Saltzman graduated from Iowa State University with a BS in chemical engineering and received graduate degrees in chemical engineering and medical engineering from MIT. He was appointed the Goizueta Foundation Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Yale in 2002. He was the founding chair of Yale’s Department of Biomedical Engineering and served in that role for 12 years. From 2016-2022, he was the Head of Jonathan Edwards College, one of Yale’s fourteen residential colleges. Dr. Saltzman is an elected member of the US National Academy of Medicine and the US National Academy of Engineering. |
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Wilhelm SchlagBio:Professor of Mathematics |
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Michael SchmertzlerBio:Professor (Adjunct) at the School of Management; Lecturer in Economics |
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Tom SellarBio:Tom Sellar is professor in the practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism at Yale's School of Drama, and editor of the Yale journal Theater. He is a dramaturg, curator, and writer working nationally and internationally. thomas.sellar@yale.edu |
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Michael SernyakBio:Professor of Psychiatry |
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Uma ShankarBio:OISS Advisor at the Office of International Students and Scholars |
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Nari ShelekpayevBio:Nari Shelekpayev is a Professor at the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. He has broad interests related to urban and cultural history of the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and post-Soviet states, including performance and soundscapes. At Yale, he teaches courses on Bulgakov’s Master and Margarita, Eurasian cities, as well as an introductory course on the history of Russian and Soviet music. |
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Lorraine SigginsBio:Clinical Professor of Psychiatry |
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Richard A. SilvermanBio:Born and raised in Memphis, entered Yale & JE at 17, was an intramural athlete and printer in the JE Print Shop. Withdrew after junior year. Joined the Army, married Nancy, served in Military Intelligence in Germany, where daughter Melissa was born. After discharge, returned to Yale, where son Joshua was born. Graduated with BA in 1970, awarded Carnegie Foundation teaching Fellowship and accepted into the PhD program by the Yale Philosophy Department. Left without the degree to teach at The Children’s Center in Hamden, CT. Yale admissions career began in 1977: Six years in Undergraduate Admissions, 16 years as Director of Admissions at the School of Management, and almost 20 years as Director of Admissions at the School of Medicine. Retired in 2018 and, with Nancy (retired earlier from the American Red Cross) entered the next chapter of their life together. |