Archives: Faculty

Saúl Nava is a biologist, Professor of Biology and Life Sciences and Chair of the newly created Department of Integrative Sciences and Biological Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.  His research focuses on the ecology and evolution of animal behavior, communication, and vision.  He conducts field work studying lizard behavior and ecology and … Read more

Lin Haire-Sargeant is Assistant Professor of Writing at MassArt and is also a playwright and involved with theater. Plays produced include: Silence, Into the House, Dead, Swallowing the Spider, Green Pastures, and the Doppelganger Effect. She was co-founder and artistic director of the Outloud Theater (1992-1997); co-curator: Blue Moon Poets and Playwrights (1993-1997); co-founder, revolving … Read more

Elaine Mawhinney is professor emerita of English, dance, and creative arts at Northern Essex Community College. Since 2004 she has designed and presented online courses in Western literature and exploring the arts. She received an AB from Emmanuel College, an MA from Northeastern University, and an MM in music from the University of Massachusetts. In … Read more

Joshua Cohen holds a BA from Haverford College, and an MA and PhD from Boston University. He is Professor of English at MassArt. He has been published in the Classic Record Collector.

Jeanette Luise Eberhardy PhD, MFA, is a writer, book artist, and educator. She designs educational experiences to optimize growth for students, artists, and professionals who are crafting stories to explore meaningful work. At the 17thAnnual Women’s International Conference in Berlin, Eberhardy gave the opening address Your Story Matters to 800 women business leaders. She has delivered … Read more

Leon Steinmetz was born in Russia. His career encompasses two fields — visual arts and literature. His artworks are in the permanent collections of the world’s major museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the British    Museum, London; the Albertina, Vienna; the MFA, Boston; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Yale University … Read more

Ezra Shales is an art historian, curator, author and artist who is a Professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He holds a BA from Wesleyan University; an MFA from Hunter College and a PhD from Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture. He is the author of Made … Read more

Amy D. Finstein teaches architectural and urban history in MassArt’s History of Art Department, specializing in 19th and 20th century architecture and urbanism. Her current research focuses on the impact of the automobile on architecture and urban design in the first half of the 20th century. She holds a BA in American Studies from Brandeis … Read more

Timothy Correll holds a PhD in folklore from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has published a number of articles and books on folklore and folk art and has curated exhibitions at the Craft and Folk Art Museum and the Fowler Museum of Cultural History in Los Angeles. Dr. Correll has taught at Harvard … Read more

David Nolta is Professor of Art History at MassArt. He holds a BA from the University of Michigan, an MA from the University of Chicago, and a PhD from Yale University. His fellowships and awards include: Fulbright, Kress, Mellon, American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies, Harvard University; and the Frances Blanshard Prize for outstanding dissertation … Read more