Meet Mount Holyoke’s Newest Faculty for 2026

Mount Holyoke College welcomes a new group of scholars and educators whose curiosity and innovative approaches are expanding the possibilities of teaching and research.

From exploring the mysteries of the universe to examining how memory shapes our understanding of the past, Mount Holyoke College’s newest faculty bring fresh perspectives to questions across the arts, humanities and sciences. Their research explores the stories objects tell, the forces that reshape landscapes, the mathematical patterns that help us understand our world and the ways artistic expression can illuminate scientific ideas.

These scholars join a community committed to intellectual exploration, collaboration and meaningful connections across disciplines. Get to know the newest members of Mount Holyoke’s faculty and discover the ideas that inspire their work.

New faculty

Liora Mael, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Liora Mael focuses her research on the battle to protect and conserve art in an age of climate change and increased danger.

Xuan Pham, Visiting Lecturer in Art Studio

Xuân Pham uses art to explore identity, displacement, vulnerability and the hope of collective understanding.

Pei Zhang

Pei Zhang’s research focuses on aeolian processes that shape landscapes and communities as weather extremes intensify.

Madeline Fanton

Madeline Fanton examines the ways in which we idealize the past as a means of identity and collective action.

Corrine Yap

Corrine Yap’s mathematics classrooms are shaped by the mentors, collaboration and support she found on her own educational journey.

Meg Graham MacLean

Meg Graham MacLean explores the lifecycle of the natural materials around us in the pursuit of thoughtful stewardship of our world.

Pujita Guha

Pujita Guha examines how Indigenous communities claim their environments amid rapid climate change.

Erin Griffin, Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Erin Griffin teaches differential geometry, but she focuses on how learning mathematics can form community, confidence and clarity in communication.

Stacy Kim at Mount Holyoke College

Stacy Kim models dwarf galaxies to learn more about dark matter, the mysterious celestial substance that “literally holds us all together.”

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