Four new full-time faculty members will join the departments of art and art history, psychology, and education at Cornell College this fall. Among the scholarly interests they bring to the Hilltop are explorations of revolutionary art, pandemic-era social behavior, classroom leadership, and the social and emotional development of underrepresented youth.
Pictured: New Cornell faculty, from left: Samantha Heiman (psychology), Michael Feinberg (art history), Katelyn Pitcher (psychology), Madison Parker (education)
Michael Feinberg, visiting assistant professor of art history, will teach Modern Art, Arts of the Diaspora: African and Jews, Arts of Latin America and the Caribbean, and Global Contemporary Art. His scholarship examines visual and literary portrayals of revolution, empire, and identity, with a focus on the Americas. Feinberg holds a Ph.D. in art history from the University of Wisconsin—Madison.
Samantha Heiman, assistant professor of psychology, will teach Social Psychology, Personality Psychology, and Fundamentals of Psychological Science. Heiman’s research focuses on how identity and social norms shape our behavior, including studies about vaccine hesitancy and mask wearing during the pandemic. She holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from Indiana University in Bloomington.
Madison Parker, clinical assistant professor of elementary education, will teach courses including Children’s Literature and Education Psychology. Parker has strong classroom management skills in all three levels of education—elementary, middle, and high school. She holds a Master of Education with an educational administration and principal endorsement from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa.
Katelyn Pitcher, assistant professor of psychology, will teach courses, including Lifespan Development, Fundamentals of Psychological Science, and Multicultural Psychology. Her research includes investigating white children’s anti-racist development and racial socialization in white families. She holds her Ph.D. in psychological sciences from the University of Connecticut in Storrs.