Lawrence welcomes 3 new tenure-track faculty as new academic year arrives

Three new tenure-track faculty are joining Lawrence University, all beginning at the start of the 2022-23 academic year.

Sarah Gamalinda comes in as an assistant professor of French and francophone studies; Van Nguyen as an assistant professor of economics; and Marcy Quiason, an assistant professor of gender studies.

"I am delighted to be welcoming such a talented group of teacher-scholars to the Lawrence faculty,” said Peter Blitstein, interim provost and dean of faculty.

Fall Term classes begin Sept. 12.

Sarah Gamalinda, French and francophone studies

Gamalinda earned a Ph.D. in African cultural studies and a master’s degree in French studies, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a bachelor’s degree in French language and literature at Amherst College.

Gamalinda was a 2021-22 Andrew Mellon Public Humanities Fellow and was awarded a 2019 Chancellors Pre-dissertator Fellowship at UW-Madison.

Van Nguyen, economics

Nguyen earned a Ph.D. in economics at the University of Kansas and recently did independent research at the University of Paris 1 after receiving the Carol Drever Pimental Award.

Nguyen, who earned a master’s degree in economics from the University of Kansas, has research interests in monetary policy, open macroeconomics, inflation, and welfare.

Marcy Quiason, gender studies

Quiason comes to Lawrence from the University of Kansas after completing a Ph.D. in women, gender, and sexuality studies, with a concentration in political science (international relations and public policy).

Quiason earned master’s degrees in both political science and women, gender, and sexuality studies at Kansas, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Kansas in women’s studies and political science.