What is Arts & Sciences?

Dean Feng Sheng Hu oversees all aspects of the operations and programs in Arts & Sciences, including strategic planning and implementation; faculty hiring, tenure, and promotion; the appointments of the deans of the College and the Office of Graduate Studies; research, creative activity, and innovation; budget and resource planning; diversity, inclusion, and equity; communications and marketing; alumni relations and advancement; facilities and capital planning; and information technology services.

Professor Barch studies cognitive and language deficits in disorders such as schizophrenia, and the neurobiological mechanisms that contribute to such deficits. Her research includes behavioral, pharmacological, and neuroimaging studies with typical and clinical populations.

Professor Brown's research and teaching interests focus on issues of technology, science, global popular culture, and Latin American cultural identity.

Professor Hayes’s research has impacted many fields, from the structure of semiconductor thin films (for computer chips and electronics), to materials designed for gas separations and to capture (and mineralize) carbon dioxide.  She builds instrumentation to investigate areas related to “quantum sensing” – in particular the interactions between electrons and nuclear spins that allow control over those states in ultra-cold semiconductors, knowledge that can be impactful in areas related to quantum computing.  She has also computed spectra via data-enabled studies of the connection between crystalline materials (The Materials Project database) and how those show up in the structural measurements (via NMR spectra).

Erin McGlothlin is responsible for the university’s liberal arts curriculum as well as every phase of student life, from admission through graduation and onward to postgraduate success. She is passionate about the value of a liberal arts education and seeks to create challenging, enriching educational experiences for undergraduates across all areas of study.

William Acree is a transdisciplinary scholar whose research and teaching explore the cultural history of Latin America, the enduring impacts of everyday experiences, and the ways cultural goods and activities inflect public life, politics, and identities.

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Professor Antinolfi's research and teaching focuses on issues in macro, monetary, and international economics. Recent papers analyze the role of a central bank as a lender of last resort, the equilibrium financial structure of the economy, dollarization, as well as external crises.

​Amanda Carey teaches beginning, intermediate, and advanced Spanish grammar and conversation classes. She also created and currently teaches online Spanish courses for WashU Continuing & Professional Studies.

Professor Kastor is professor and director of undergraduate studies in the History Department.  He also serves as associate vice dean of research in Arts & Sciences, where he works with faculty to support the research mission in the humanities, humanistic social sciences, and creative practice.

Douglas Flowe’s research focuses on criminality, illicit leisure, and masculinity, and how they converge with issues of race, class, and space in American cities and in the carceral state.