The Trinity College Board of Trustees voted in April 2021 to approve the promotions to the position of associate professor with tenure of Molly Helt in psychology and neuroscience, Peter Kyle in theater and dance, Timothy Landry in anthropology and religious studies, and Robert Outten in psychology. The board also voted in June to appoint Priscilla Meléndez, who previously was professor of the practice in language and culture studies, as full professor with tenure.
“Our newly tenured faculty represent a range of liberal arts disciplines, but they are all passionate about connecting their work to the real world and to their students,” said Sonia Cardenas, acting dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs. “This is a highly accomplished, energetic group of faculty. Each of them boldly crosses boundaries in their scholarship, and all inspire engaged forms of learning in their students. We congratulate them on their numerous achievements and wish them long, distinguished careers as Trinity professors.”
MOLLY HELT
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE
Trinity faculty member since 2014
Ph.D., clinical psychology, University of Connecticut
M.S., psychology, University of Connecticut
B.A., psychology, Smith College
PETER KYLE
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THEATER AND DANCE
Trinity faculty member since 2018
M.F.A., dance, University of Washington
B.A., dance and German area studies, Kenyon College
TIMOTHY LANDRY
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Trinity faculty member since 2015
Ph.D., anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A., anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A., anthropology, University of Houston
B.S., anthropology, University of Houston
PRISCILLA MELÉNDEZ
PROFESSOR OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE STUDIES
Trinity faculty member since 2012
Ph.D., romance studies and Hispanic literature, Cornell University
B.A., University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
ROBERT OUTTEN
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
Trinity faculty member since 2015
Ph.D., social psychology, Simon Fraser University
M.A., social psychology, Simon Fraser University
B.A., psychology and history, York University
For more on these faculty members, please visit Trinity College Announces Promotions and Tenure for Faculty Members