The following are among the new faculty members at the University. Others will be introduced periodically in this space.
Gammon Earhart, Ph.D., joined the faculty in the program in physical therapy. Earhart earned a Ph.D. in movement science from Washington University in 2000. She earned her MSPT from Beaver College (now Arcardia University). After graduation, she accepted a postdoctoral position at the Neurological Sciences Institute, Oregon Health and Science University. Gammon’s research focuses on how the nervous system controls walking and how people can adapt their walking patterns, especially in everyday settings, in response to changes in the environment. Her future studies will focus on walking difficulties experienced by people with Parkinson’s disease.
Catherine Lang, Ph.D., joined the faculty in the program in physical therapy. Lang earned a Ph.D. in movement science from Washington University in 2001 after attending the University of Vermont and completing a postdoctoral position at the University of Rochester. Lang is interested in better understanding how the central nervous system learns and controls skilled, voluntary movements. Her lab is equipped to study sensorimotor control in the hand in healthy people and in people with central nervous system pathology.
Sam Bagenstos, J.D., joined the School of Law as professor. Bagenstos earned a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1993, receiving the Fay Diploma (awarded to the student who graduates with the highest combined average for three years of study). He became assistant professor of law at Harvard in 2000. Bagenstos has established himself as a leading authority in the field of disability law and the Americans With Disabilities Act. Bagenstos will teach Constitutional Law I and a seminar on Disability Law. In subsequent years he is also expected to teach civil rights and labor law.
Margo Schlanger, J.D., joined the School of Law as professor. Schlanger earned a J.D. in 1993 from Yale University, where she was Book Reviews Editor of the Yale Law Journal and received the Vinson Prize for excellence in clinical casework. She then took up a two-year appointment as law clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1993-95). She was appointed assistant professor of law at Harvard in 1998. Schlanger has established herself as a leading authority on prisons and inmate litigation. Her recent scholarship combines a strong empirical component with a sophisticated interdisciplinary perspective. She will teach torts and a seminar on prisons and prison reform.