Contributers (below) | Introduction
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Janet Adelman, Professor of English, is a specialist in Shakespeare and Renaissance literature. In addition to her Shakespeare courses, a senior seminar on Toni Morrison is among her favorite classes. Adelman received her B.A. from Smith College and her Ph.D. from Yale University and began teaching at Berkeley in 1968.

Svetlana Alpers, Professor Emeritus of History of Art, has taught seventeenth-century European painting, particularly Dutch painting; the introductory undergraduate survey course in European art; and the introductory graduate prose-seminar. She is a specialist in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century art and the northern tradition. Alpers received her B.A. from Radcliffe and her Ph.D. from Harvard University and began teaching at Berkeley in 1962.

Herbert G. Baker, Professor Emeritus of Integrative Biology, has taught courses on plant ecology, plant evolutionary ecology, seminars in ecology and evolution, and plants and civilization. His specialties are evolution and ecology. Baker received his B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of London and began teaching at Berkeley in 1957.

Howard A. Bern, Professor Emeritus of Integrative Biology, is also a Research Endocrinologist in the Cancer Research Laboratory and has taught Biology of Chemical Mediation (endocrinology). He specializes in endocrinology and tumor biology. Bern received his B.A. and Ph.D. from UCLA and began teaching at Berkeley in 1948.

Robert C. Berring, Professor of Law and Law Librarian, is a specialist in Chinese law and legal research and teaches Modern Chinese Law; Language, Thought, and Law; Chinese Law and Society; and Advanced Legal Research. Berring received his B.A. from Harvard, his J.D. from Boalt Hall, and his M.L.I.S. from the University of California at Berkeley and began teaching at Berkeley in 1982.

Sunni Bloland, Supervisor Emeritus of Human Biodynamics, has taught Theory of Dance, Modern Dance, Yoga, Folk Dance, and activity courses in social dance. Bloland received her B.S. from Sargent College (Boston University) and her M.S. from the University of Wisconsin. Bloland began teaching at Berkeley in 1960.

Stephen Booth, Professor of English, specializes in aesthetics and Renaissance literature. The courses he teaches include seventeenth-century verse, Shakespeare, and poetry as a genre. Booth received bachelor's degrees from Harvard College and from Trinity College, Cambridge and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1962.

Julian C. Boyd, Professor Emeritus of English, has taught The English Language and courses in seventeenth-century British literature. His specialty is philosophy and the English language. Boyd received his B.A. from Williams College and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and began teaching at Berkeley in 1964.

James Cahill, Professor Emeritus of History of Art, specializes in Chinese and Japanese art and has taught History of Chinese Painting, Japanese Painting, and Early Chinese Art. Cahill received his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and began teaching at Berkeley in 1965.

Earl F. Cheit, Edgar F. Kaiser Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Haas School of Business, has taught Social and Political Environment of Business, Business and Public Policy, and Public Policy and Private Strategy in International Trade. Cheit received his B.S., J.D., and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and began teaching at Berkeley in 1957.

Barbara T. Christian, Professor of African American Studies, teaches Images of African American Women: Slavery to the Twentieth Century, Contemporary African American Women's Writing, and African American Literature 1920 to the Present. Christian received her B.A. from Marquette University and her Ph.D. from Columbia University. She began teaching at Berkeley in 1971.

Eugene D. Commins, Professor of Physics, is a specialist in atomic and nuclear physics and teaches such courses as Quantum Mechanics, Equilibrium Statistical Physics, and Electromagnetism and Optics. Commins received his B.A. from Swarthmore and his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1960.

Philip A. Cowan, Professor of Psychology, is a specialist in clinical and developmental psychology. Cowan teaches a variety of clinical psychology courses including Introduction to Clinical Psychology, and Family Research and Therapy. He received his B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and began teaching at Berkeley in 1963.

Frederick Crews, Professor Emeritus of English, is a specialist in modern British and American literature; he also has taught courses in composition. Crews received his B.A. from Yale University and his Ph.D. from Princeton University and began teaching at Berkeley in 1958.

Sam Davis, Professor of Architecture, teaches undergraduate and graduate design studio, and Introduction to the Design Professions. Davis especially enjoys teaching introduction to design for students who enter the Master of Architecture program without previous architectural experience. Davis received his B. Arch. from the University of California at Berkeley and his M.E.D. from Yale University and began teaching at Berkeley in 1971.

Charles A. Desoer, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, has taught Circuit Theory, Linear and Non-linear Systems, and Feedback Control. Desoer received his engineering degree at the University of Liège, Belgium and his Sc.D. at MIT. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1958.

Marian Cleeves Diamond, Professor of Integrative Biology and Director of Lawrence Hall of Science, is a specialist in neuroanatomy and specifically how the environment alters the brain. She teaches Functional Human Anatomy and Functional Neuroanatomy. Diamond received her A.B. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and began teaching at Berkeley in 1960.

Alan Dundes, Professor of Anthropology and Folklore, is a specialist in folkloristics. He teaches The Forms of Folklore, Folk Narrative, American Folklore, and Myth. He received his B.A. from Yale College and his Ph.D. from Indiana University. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1963.

Richard M. Eakin is Professor Emeritus of Integrative Biology and has taught Embryology and General Biology, among other courses. He is a specialist in ultrastructure, embryology, and evolution. Eakin received his B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and began teaching at Berkeley in 1931.

Melvin Aron Eisenberg, Koret Professor of Law, teaches Contracts, Legal Theory, and Corporations. He is a specialist in corporations, the legal process, and contracts. Eisenberg received his A.B. from Columbia College and his LL.B. from Harvard Law School and began teaching at Berkeley in 1966.

Alex Filippenko, Professor of Astronomy, is a specialist on exploding stars, active galaxies, and robotic telescopes. He teaches various undergraduate and graduate courses, especially Introduction to General Astronomy. Filippenko received his B.A. from U.C. Santa Barbara and his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1986.

William A. Fletcher, Professor of Law, is a specialist in federal courts and civil procedure and teaches Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, and, his favorite, Federal Courts. Fletcher received bachelor's degrees from Harvard College and Oxford University, and his J.D. from Yale Law School. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1977.

Lee S. Friedman, Professor of Public Policy, is a specialist in applied microeconomics and public sector decision-making. He enjoys teaching The Economics of Public Policy Analysis, Microeconomic Organization and Policy Analysis, and The Uses and Abuses of Social Science in Social Policy-Making. Friedman received his A.B. from Dartmouth College and his Ph.D. from Yale University and began teaching at Berkeley in 1974.

J. Keith Gilless is Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, specializing in forest economics. He teaches Introduction to the Political Economy of Natural Resources, Forest and Wildland Resource Economics, and Literature of the Conservation Movement. Gilless received his B.S. from Michigan State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1983.

James Gordley, Professor of Law, is a specialist in civil law and comparative law. He teaches legal history, contracts, property and torts. Gordley received his B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1978.

Stephen Greenblatt, The Class of 1932 Professor of English, teaches Shakespeare, Renaissance English Literature, New Historicism, and cross-disciplinary courses in cultural history. His areas of specialization are Early Modern literature and society, literary theory, and the poetics of culture. Greenblatt holds bachelor's degrees from Yale University and Cambridge University and received his Ph.D. from Yale. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1969.

Harry W. Greene, Professor of Integrative Biology and Curator of Herpetology for the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, teaches Natural History of the Vertebrates and Herpetology. Herpetology and evolutionary biology are his specialties. Greene received his B.S. from Texas Wesleyan College and his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee and began teaching at Berkeley in 1978.

Mark Griffith, Professor of Classics, is a specialist in Greek and Latin literature, and teaches a wide array of courses, from Homer to Approaches to Classical Literature to freshman seminars. Griffith received his B.A. and Ph.D. from Cambridge University. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1976.

Erich S. Gruen, Gladys Rehard Wood Professor of Classics and History, teaches Western Civilization, Hellenistic History, the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire, as well as seminars on Alexander the Great and Anti-Semitism in the Greco-Roman World. A specialist in ancient history, Gruen received his B.A. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University and began teaching at Berkeley in 1966.

Ole H. Hald, Professor of Mathematics, is a specialist in numerical analysis and teaches calculus, advanced calculus, mathematical analysis, complex analysis, and numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. Hald received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1972 and began teaching at Berkeley in 1974.

Donald N. Hanson, Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering, specializes in separation processes and energy conservation. He has taught beginning chemical engineering and separations. Hanson received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1947.

J. David Jackson, Professor Emeritus of Physics, has taught Honors Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Electricity and Magnetism, graduate and undergraduate quantum mechanics, and Particle Physics. Jackson received his B.S. from the University of Western Ontario and his Ph.D. from MIT and began teaching at Berkeley in 1967.

Ken Jowitt, Professor of Political Science, is a specialist in social theory and comparative analysis. Jowitt teaches such courses as Nation Building and Introduction to Comparative Politics. He received his B.A. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, where he began teaching in 1968.

Donald R. Kaplan, Professor of Plant Biology, teaches Principles of Plant Morphology, Plant Anatomy, and Plant Structure and Function. Kaplan received his B.A from Northwestern University and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and began teaching at Berkeley in 1968.

Richard M. Karp, Class of 1939 Professor Emeritus in the Computer Science Division of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and a specialist in algorithms, has taught Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems; Combinatorial Algorithms and Data Structures; and Probabilistic Analysis of Algorithms. He received his A.B. and Ph.D. from Harvard and began teaching at Berkeley in 1968.

Randy H. Katz, Professor in the Computer Science Division of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, teaches Components and Design Techniques for Digital Systems and VLSI Systems Design. His specialty is computer system design and implementation. Katz received his A.B. from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1983.

Herma Hill Kay, Richard W. Jennings Professor of Law and Dean of the School of Law, teaches Family Law, Sex-Based Discrimination, and Conflict of Laws, among others. A specialist in conflict of laws, family law, and sex discrimination, Kay received her B.A. from Southern Methodist University and her J.D. from University of Chicago Law School and began teaching at Berkeley in 1960.

Charles J. Keeney, Supervisor Emeritus of Human Biodynamics, specializes in gymnastics. He has taught Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced Tumbling and Apparatus, Trampoline, Track and Field, Springboard Diving, Volleyball, and Dance Ballroom and Tap. Keeney received his B.A. from San Diego State University. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1936.

Geoffrey Keppel, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, is a specialist in statistical analysis and research design. Keppel has taught Research and Data Analysis in Psychology and graduate courses on statistical methods and procedures. He received his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and his Ph.D. from Northwestern University, and he began teaching at Berkeley in 1963.

David L. Kirp, Professor of Public Policy, is a specialist in law, politics, education, and gender. He teaches Knowing and Valuing, AIDS and Public Policy, The Moral Challenge of Public Policy, and Public Policy and Law. Kirp received his B.A. from Amherst College and LL.B. from Harvard. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1971.

James Leiby, Professor Emeritus of Social Welfare, has taught Introduction to Social Services, Library Research and Report Writing, and History of Social Welfare. His specialties are the history of professional social work and state welfare administration. Leiby received his A.B. from Muhlenberg College and his Ph.D. from Harvard and began teaching at Berkeley in 1960.

Arnold L. Leiman, Professor of Psychology, teaches Introduction to Biological Psychology and Biological Psychology and Problems of Human Dysfunctions. His research interests include behavioral neurology, neural models of neurological and psychiatric disorders, and the psychobiology of sleep and dreams. Leiman received his B.A. from Antioch College and his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1964.

Michael Lieberman, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, enjoys teaching courses in Electromagnetics, Plasmas, and Introductory Electronics. Director of the Electronics Research Laboratory, Lieberman is a specialist in plasma-assisted materials processing and nonlinear dynamics. Lieberman received his B.S. and Ph.D. from MIT, and began his teaching career at Berkeley in 1966.

Dennis K. Lieu, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, teaches Project Engineering, Design of Sports Equipment, Electro-Mechanical Devices, and Engineering Graphicsthe latter being his favorite. A specialist in high-speed electromagnetic devices, Lieu received his B.S. and D. Eng. from the University of California at Berkeley. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1988.

David Littlejohn, Professor of Journalism, teaches The Critical Review, Reporting as Literature, and Reporting on Cultural Affairs. He is a specialist in criticism and cultural reporting. Littlejohn received his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and his Ph.D. from Harvard and began teaching at Berkeley in 1963.

Leon F. Litwack is the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of History. Among his favorite courses are The History of American Society 1865­1993 and The History of African Americans and Race Relations, 1865­1993. A specialist in African American history and recent U.S. history, Litwack received his B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1965.

Christina Maslach, Professor of Psychology, is a specialist in social and health psychology. She teaches Psychology of Gender, Social Psychology, and Introductory Psychology and cites her favorite as whatever course she is currently teaching. Maslach received her A.B. from Harvard-Radcliffe College and her Ph.D. from Stanford University. She began teaching at Berkeley in 1971.

Joe R. McBride, Professor of Landscape Architecture and of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, teaches Ecological Analysis, Vegetation Analysis and Management, Natural Resource Ecology, and Forestry Ecology. McBride received his B.S. from the University of Montana and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1970.

James K. Mitchell, Edward G. Cahill and John R. Cahill Professor of Civil Engineering Emeritus, has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in geotechnical engineering and soil behavior. Mitchell received his B. Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his Sc.D. from MIT. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1958.

David M. Modest, Associate Professor of Business Administration, teaches Introduction to Finance as well as Investment Styles and Strategies. His areas of specialization are finance, futures markets, and asset pricing theory. Modest received his S.B. and Ph.D. from MIT and began teaching at Berkeley in 1987.

Kathleen Moran, Lecturer in the Interdisciplinary Studies Field Major, is a specialist in popular culture and critical theory. Among the courses she has taught are Social Theory and Commercial Culture in Reagan's America and Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Modern Society and Culture. She received her B.A. from the University of Santa Clara and her Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. She began teaching at Berkeley in 1983.

John W. Morris, Jr., Professor of Materials Science and Mineral Engineering, specializes in theoretical metallurgy and phase transformations. He teaches Properties of Materials and Thermodynamics and Phase Transformations in Solids. Morris received his B.S. and Sc.D. from MIT and began teaching at Berkeley in 1971.

C. D. Mote, Jr., FANUC Chair in Mechanical Systems and Vice Chancellor, is a specialist in dynamics and biomechanics. He supervises undergraduates and graduate research students undertaking study on vibration and stability of mechanical systems and on the biomechanics of human injury. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1967.

William K. Muir, Jr., Professor of Political Science, specializes in American government, constitutional law, and public policy. He teaches Introduction to American Politics, The Politician, and Constitutional Law and introductory courses on American politics. Muir received his B.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University and his J.D. from the University of Michigan. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1968.

Anthony Newcomb, Professor of Music and Dean of Humanities, teaches Introduction to Music; Music History Survey 1750­1950; graduate seminars in European Music of 1480­1640 and 1815­1915; and Aesthetics. Italian madrigal and nineteenth-century music are his areas of specialization. Newcomb received his A.B. from the University of California at Berkeley and his M.F.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1973.

Michael Omi, Associate Professor of Asian American Studies, Department of Ethnic Studies, teaches Comparative History of the Asian Experience in America, American Political Institutions and Asian American Communities, Issues in Third World Research, Racial Theory and Politics, and Introduction to the History of Asians in America. Omi received his A.B. from the University of California at Berkeley and his Ph.D. from U.C. Santa Cruz. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1986.

John K. Ousterhout, Professor in the Computer Science Division of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, is a specialist in User Interfaces and Operating Systems and teaches Machine Structures, Operating Systems and System Programming, and Advanced Topics in Operating Systems. Ousterhout received his B.S. from Yale University and his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and began teaching at Berkeley in 1980.

David A. Patterson, Pardee Professor of Computer Science, Computer Science Division of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, teaches Machine Structures, Computer Architecture and Engineering, and graduate Computer Architecture. High-performance input/output devices is his area of specialization. Patterson received his B.A. and his Ph.D. from UCLA and began teaching at Berkeley in 1977.

James L. Patton, Professor of Integrative Biology and Curator of Mammals, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, teaches Natural History of the Vertebrates and Mammalogy. He is a specialist in mammalogy and evolutionary biology. Patton received his B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Arizona and began teaching at Berkeley in 1969.

Richard C. Peters, Professor Emeritus of Architecture, has taught Case Studies in Architectural Design, Graduate Design Thesis Studio, Current Issues in Architecture, and Lighting Design. He specializes in architectural design and lighting design. Peters received his B. Arch. degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his M.F.A. from Princeton University and began teaching at Berkeley in 1958.

Hanna Fenichel Pitkin, Kernon Robson Professor Emeritus of Political Science, has taught History of European Political Theory, and Colloquium in Political Theory, among other undergraduate and graduate courses. Pitkin received her B.A. from UCLA and her Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. She began teaching at Berkeley in 1966.

Arthur Quinn, Professor of Rhetoric and Director of the College of Writing Programs, teaches Historical Discourse, Religious Discourse, Classical Rhetoric, and Introductory College Writing. He is a specialist in nonfictional prose and historical narrative. Quinn received his B.A. from the University of San Francisco and his Ph.D. from Princeton and began teaching at Berkeley in 1970.

Clayton J. Radke, Professor of Chemical Engineering, is a specialist in the mechanics of fluids and applied surface and colloid chemistry. He teaches Transport Processes, Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering, and Mathematical Methods and Surface and Colloid Chemistry. Radke received his B.S. from the University of Washington and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1976.

William C. Reeves, Professor Emeritus of Biomedical and Environmental Health Sciences, has taught Introduction to Epidemiology, Advanced Epidemiology, and Epidemiology of Arthropod-borne Diseases. Reeves received his B.S., M.P.H., and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and began teaching at Berkeley in 1946.

Hugh Macrae Richmond, Professor Emeritus of English, has taught Shakespeare, Milton, and various courses in comparative literature, often with performances connected to the courses. His specialty is Renaissance literature and drama and comparative European literature. Richmond received his B.A. from Cambridge University and his D. Phil. from Oxford University and began teaching at Berkeley in 1957.

Christina D. Romer, Professor of Economics, teaches Introduction to Economics and graduate courses in economic history. Romer is a specialist in economic history and monetary economics. She received her B.A. from the College of William and Mary and her Ph.D. from MIT and began teaching at Berkeley in 1988.

Richard James Saykally, Professor of Chemistry, specializes in physical chemistry and teaches freshman Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, and undergraduate Quantum Mechanics. Saykally received his B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and began teaching at Berkeley in 1979.

Arnold M. Schultz, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, has taught Ecosystemology, Wildland System Ecology, and Natural Resource Ecosystems. He is a specialist in systems ecology. Schultz received his B.S. from the University of Minnesota and his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1949.

Andrew W. Shogan, Associate Professor of Business Administration and Associate Dean for Instruction, specializes in network analysis and design. He teaches management science and production and operations management. Shogan received his A.B. in mathematics from Princeton and his Ph.D. in operations research from Stanford and began teaching at Berkeley in 1974.

Marjorie M. Shultz, Professor of Law, teaches Contracts, Legal Issues in Biomedicine, and The Legal Profession. She specializes in Law and Medicine, Professional Ethics, and Contracts. Shultz received her B.A. from the College of Wooster (Ohio) and her J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and began teaching at Berkeley in 1976.

Angelica M. Stacy, Associate Professor of Chemistry, specializes in materials chemistry. Among the courses she teaches are General Chemistry, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, and General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis labs. Stacy received her B.A. from La Salle College and her Ph.D. from Cornell University. She began teaching at Berkeley in 1983.

James Champion Stone, Professor Emeritus of Education, has taught School and Society, Curriculum Foundations, Principles of Evaluation, Qualitative Research and Evaluation, and Seminar in Teacher Education. Stone received his B.A. from the University of Cincinnati and his Ed.D. from Stanford University and began teaching at Berkeley in 1956.

Richard Sutch, Professor of Economics, teaches introductory economics courses and graduate courses in economic history. His research interests include macroeconomics and economic history. He received his B.S. from the University of Washington and his Ph.D. from MIT. Sutch began teaching at Berkeley in 1967.

Ronald Takaki, Professor of Asian American Studies, Department of Ethnic Studies, teaches Racial Inequality in America: A Comparative Historical Perspective and History of Asian Americans, among other courses. Takaki received his B.A. from the College of Wooster (Ohio) and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1972.

Chang-Lin Tien, Chancellor and A. Martin Berlin Professor of Mechanical Engineering, supervises research of doctoral candidates and postdoctoral fellows in his thermal radiation lab, and he likes to give guest lectures in freshman seminars. His specialty is heat and mass transfer. Tien received his B.S. from National Taiwan University and his Ph.D. from Princeton University. He began teaching at Berkeley in 1959.

Stephen K. Tollefson, Lecturer in the College Writing Programs, teaches College Writing 1A. He received his B.A. from Stanford and his M.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and began teaching at Berkeley in 1973.

Marc Treib, Professor of Architecture, is a specialist in the history and theory of architecture, landscape architecture and design, and geographical specialization in Scandinavia and Japan. He teaches architectural design, theory, and Japanese architecture. Treib received his M. Arch. and M.A. in Design from the University of California at Berkeley, where he began teaching in 1968.

Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Professor of Economics and Business Administration and Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, teaches courses in macroeconomics, economic planning and development and comparative economic systems. Her research interests include U.S. economic competitiveness and economic development in Eastern Europe. Tyson received her B.A. from Smith College and her Ph.D. from MIT; she began teaching at Berkeley in 1977.

M. Frances Van Loo, Associate Professor of Business Administration, teaches Management in the Public and Not-for-Profit Sectors and Topics in the Management of Non-profit Organizations, as well as an undergraduate course on cross-cultural philanthropy. She is a specialist in the management of public and nonprofit institutions. Van Loo received her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and began teaching at Berkeley in 1976.

Michael J. Watts, Director of the Institute of International Studies and Professor of Geography and Development Studies, a specialist in agriculture and rural development in Africa and India, teaches Resources and Population in the Third World; Africa: Ecology and Development; Introduction to Development Theory; and Social Theory and Nature. Watts received his B.S. from the University of London and his D. Phil. from the University of Michigan and began teaching at Berkeley in 1979.

Eyvind H. Wichmann, Professor Emeritus of Physics, has taught General Relativity, Equilibrium, Quantum Mechanics, and Mathematical Methods in Physics. Wichmann received his B.A. from Finland's Institute of Technology, Helsinki and his Ph.D. from Columbia University and began teaching at Berkeley in 1957.

Terry P. Wilson, Professor Emeritus of Native American and Ethnic Studies, has taught History of Native Americans in North America, People of Mixed Racial Descent, Native Americans and Cinema, and Plains Indian History. Wilson received his B.A. from Phillips University and his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University and began teaching at Berkeley in 1975.

David K. C. Wood, Professor Emeritus of Dramatic Art/Dance, has taught Dance Technique, Choreography, and Dance History. Wood received his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and began teaching at Berkeley in 1968.