Adjunct Faculty

The adjunct faculty of Tisch College are drawn from across the university. The purpose of the adjunct faculty is to strengthen active citizenship education and civic engagement research at Tufts. Tisch College adjunct faculty are appointed because they have a record of distinguished performance in one or more of the following areas:

• Teaching a course with substantial active citizenship content
• Civic engagement scholarship and/or professional practice
• Leadership activities that build active citizenship at Tufts University

Adjunct faculty members advise the Tisch College dean and staff on strategic directions of the College and on the development and performance of College programs and activities. The faculty has an Executive Committee and a Research Committee.


Edith Balbach, School of Arts & Sciences, Community Health
Linda Beardsley, School of Arts & Sciences, Education
Jeffrey Berry, School of Arts & Sciences, Political Science
Marina Bers, School of Arts & Sciences, Child Development
Rachel Bratt, School of Arts & Sciences, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
Drusilla Brown, School of Arts & Sciences, Economics
Doug Brugge, School of Medicine
Downing Cless, School of Arts & Sciences, Drama and Dance
Steve Cohen, School of Arts & Sciences, Education
Christina Economos, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
James Glaser, School of Arts & Sciences, Political Science
Barbara W. Grossman, School of Arts & Sciences, Drama and Dance
John Hammock, Fletcher School
Hosea Hirata, School of Arts & Sciences, German, Russian, Asian Languages and Literature
R. Bruce Hitchner, School of Arts & Sciences, Classics
Charles Inouye, School of Arts & Sciences, German, Russian, Asian Languages and Literature
James Jennings, School of Arts & Sciences, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
Erin Kelly, School of Arts & Sciences, Philosophy
Gretchen Kaufman, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Richard Lerner, School of Arts & Sciences, Child Development
Lionel McPherson, School of Arts & Sciences, Philosophy
Aviva Must, School of Medicine
Miriam Nelson, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Susan Ostrander, School of Arts & Sciences, Sociology
Deborah Pacini, School of Arts & Sciences, Anthropology
Mary Rose Paradis, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Kent Portney, School of Arts & Sciences, Political Science
Pearl Robinson, School of Arts & Sciences, Political Science
Chris Rogers, School of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Anthony Schlaff, School of Medicine
Rosalind Shaw, School of Arts & Sciences, Anthropology
Diane Souvaine, School of Arts & Sciences, Computer Science
Don Wertlieb, School of Arts & Sciences, Child Development
Maryanne Wolf, School of Arts & Sciences, Child Development
Jean Wu, School of Arts & Sciences, American Studies