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International Studies Faculty
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Susan Chattin (email me)
Assistant Professor of History
Degrees: Bachelor's degree, Saint Joseph's College; master's degree, Valparaiso University.
Professor Chattin is one of the most well-traveled faculty members at Saint Joseph's College; she's visited China, India, several countries in Africa, including Ghana, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, and Egypt, and Mexico. Her traveling experiences have enhanced her classroom contributions to both the History Department and the College's nationally recognized Core Program, for which she is Chair of the Intercultural Core. |
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David E. Dixon (email me)
Associate Professor of Political Science
Degrees: Bachelor's degree, Wheaton College; master's degree, Penn State University; doctoral degree, University of Notre Dame.
Prior to teaching courses in comparative and international politics at Saint Joseph's College, Professor Dixon has served as a Parliamentary Election Observer in Chile and an Electoral Consultant in Nicaragua. His teaching and research interests focus on Latin America, and he has allowed students to accompany him as research assistants on trips to foreign cities such as Guadalajara, Mexico, and Managua, Nicaragua. Professor Dixon is the Director of the International Studies Department and the Coordinator of the College's Study Abroad Program. |
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Michael J. Oakes (email me | visit my home page)
Associate Professor of Economics and Finance
Degrees: BA degree in Journalism and Criminal Justice, Indiana University; MBA degree in applied economics and finance, Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester.
Professor Oakes teaches international finance, applied economics and Core Curriculum courses. He received the "Teaching Excellence Award" in 2005. His business experience includes Sears, Roebuck (advertising); Whirlpool Corporation (competitive analysis and marketing research); Light Signatures (marketing analysis and planning); and Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards (investment analysis). Before arriving at SJC in 1998, he taught introductory business and economics courses in Japan for five years, and published articles in Reason, Liberty, The Japan Times, and the Indianapolis Star/News. He led groups of SJC faculty and students to Europe in 2000 and 2001 and participated in a faculty tour of China in 2007. Currently, Professor Oakes is the faculty advisor for the College's Investment Club and a board member of Main Street Rensselaer. |
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John P. Posey (email me)
Professor Emeritus of History
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education, University of Georgia; master's and doctoral degrees, University of Georgia.
Professor Posey began his tenure at SJC in 1969 and retired in 2002. His teaching interests took him to the former Soviet Union, India, the People's Republic of China, and both Western and Eastern Europe. In addition to teaching classes in European history, Phillip Posey taught classes on the history of modern East Asia, the modern Middle East, and the American Civil War. He also taught classes in the college's Core Program. He was, for many years, Chair of the Department formerly known as History and Political Science and currently known as the Economics, History, International Studies, and Political Science. He also served as Director for both the International Studies Department and the Intercultural Core Program, and the College's award in International Studies is named in his honor. Former students wishing to contact Professor Posey may contact him at psposey2@verizon.net. |
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Robert E. Schenk (email me | visit my home page)
Professor of Economics
Degrees: Bachelor's degree, Saint John's University in Minnesota; master's and doctoral degrees, University of Wisconsin.
A member of SJC's faculty since 1974, Professor Schenk's accomplishments outside the classroom include writing an on-line textbook, CyberEconomics: An Analysis of Unintended Consequences, which was one of the first principles of economics texts entirely online and received recognition by Journal of Economic Education. He also published articles in a number of economics journals, including: Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking; The Journal of Economic Education; Public Choice; and The Journal of Economic Literature. |
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Ilicia J. Sprey (email me | visit my home page)
Associate Professor of History, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of Freshmen
Degrees: bachelor's degree in History, University of Vermont; master's and doctoral degrees in History, University of Virginia.
The newest addition to the College's History Department, Professor Sprey brings with her a wealth of experience in the area of international studies; her academic interests include European, Asian, and Middle Eastern history, and her list of travels include England, Jordan, Syria, and most recently Vietnam. Prior to her appointment at SJC, Professor Sprey taught at Blue Ridge Community College in Virginia, where she was Director of the Honors Program and a co-founder for Blue Ridge's cyber college. |
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Peter Watkins (email me)
Professor of Political Science
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Politics with honors, University of Warwick; master's degree in Political Science, Washington University; doctoral degree in Political Science, Washington University.
Professor Watkins teaches courses in American Politics and Constitutional Law. He has received the Scientia Award from the College's senior class, the Student Association Award for Exemplary Teaching in Social Science, and the faculty award for Teaching Excellence. His students in Political Science have accompanied him to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum in Boston and to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum in Springfield. His work in the Core Program has taken him to the People's Republic of China and India. In addition to teaching classes in Political Science and in the College's Core Program, he serves as the College's Pre-Law Advisor. He is a member of the Executive Council of the Association for General and Liberal Studies. |
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William A. White (email me)
Professor of History
Degrees: Bachelor's degree, Miami University; doctoral degree, Northwestern University; National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar, University of Wisconsin.
Professor White specializes in United States history and constitutional law, and has been teaching courses in those areas for almost thirty years. In a speech made by Blaire Henley, SJC's "Senior of the Year" for 2002, he was acknowledged as an individual key to her success. "I wanted to live up to the standards he expected ... He made me work harder," she said. Winner of the College's "Teaching Excellence" Award, White has served as a Faculty Consultant at the College Board's Advanced Placement U.S. History Readings since 2002. |
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