Top 10 Professors at Brown

Rating: 4.6/5

Department: Chemistry

CHEM 1660: Instrumental Analysis with Environmental Applications-  - Learn More

Rating: 4.5/5

Department: Sociology

SOC 0020 S01: Perspectives on Social Interaction - Learn More

SOC 1870E S01: Alternatives to Violence - Learn More

VISA0130-3D Foundation: - Learn More

" Incredibly knowledgeable, very inspiring and an outstanding professor overall. He gives extremely constructive critiques and even changed my perspective on my work-in-progress(es). I thoroughly enjoyed Daniel's class and only wish he taught the higher level classes where he would actually be engaging and inspiring for students."

" Daniel's class was the defining feature of my first semester at Brown. I had always been interested in art but had not felt as inspired or passionate as I did taking his classes. I am so grateful that I was able to have him as an instructor. If I do go into art after college, I'll have him to thank =)"

" Professor Stupar is by far the best art professor at Brown. He has an incredible knowledge of technical art-making skills, gives creative projects, is invested in his students, and gives focused constructive criticism. What makes him stand out from the other VA professors is his high expectations for his students; he sees right through the BS"

Rating: 4.7/5

Department: Biology

BIOL 0200:  Experimental Neurobiology - Learn More

Student Reviews of Arlene Cole "Best teacher! So kind and considerate of her students, pretty easy but you still learn a lot! My music skills have quadrupled because of her. She's so kind and talented and great. I wish I could have her every semester (3 so far, one more left)" "She's very clear and knows a ton about music. I need to work on my perfect pitch so I can be cool like Arlene! " "Arlene is truly the best. "

7. Ken Miller

Ken Miller is a biologist who studies cells and living systems. rating: 4.5/5.00 Department: Biology Courses taught by Ken Miller BIOL 0200 The Foundation of Living Systems - Learn More

This was one of the best classes I've taken at Brown! Professor McCaskey was extremely knowledgeable and created a great class atmosphere with engaging and interesting discussions. He also really helped me improve my writing skills.

9. Mark Blyth

Rating: 5.0/5.0 Department: Political Science Courses taught by Mark Blythe: EMBA 2400 - Global Markets - Learn More PLCY 2055 - The Politics of Policymaking in Comparative Perspective - Learn More PLCY 2730 - The Political Economy of Hard Policy Problems - Learn More Student ratings of Mark Blyth: "Having class with him is like hanging you with a bunch of smart people. Two hours feel like a breeze, and it's incredible the amount of material you end up covering. He rocks, period. "

10. Christopher Witmore

Rating:4.5/5.0 Department: Archaeology

Notable research per faculty at Brown University

1. Ken Miller

Faculty: Department of Biology Membrane Research: Dr. Miller interested in the detailed relationships of structure and function in biological membranes. One of the principal experimental systems which his lab has used is to investigate these relationships in the photosynthetic membrane. By using the freeze-etching technique, metal replicas can be prepared for the electron microscope which captures the fine details of membrane structure. These can be correlated with the polypeptide and lipid composition of the membrane.

2.Ian Dell'Antonio

Faculty: Department of Physics Cosmology Research: His research centers on observational cosmology, the experimental measurement of the fundamental properties of the Universe. He is a member of the LSST collaboration's weak lensing working group and heads the galaxy clusters working group of the LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration. Also a member of the WIYN ODI Science Commissioning team, and the Thirty Meter Telescope Science Advisory Committee. He has been a  member of the Brown faculty since 1999, and worked at Bell Laboratories and the National Optical Astronomy Observatories before coming to Brown.

3.Willoughby Britton

Faculty: Department of Contemplative Studies, Neuroscience Adverse Effects of Mindfulness: The CLANlab is especially interested in investigating practice-specific effects, moderators of treatment outcome, and meditation safety or, in other words, “Which practices are best or worst suited for which types of people or conditions and why?”

4. Tony Spirito

Faculty: Department of Psychiatry Suicidality Research: Dr. Spirito has been conducting research in adolescent suicidality and depression for 25 years. Working with a postdoctoral fellow, he published the first randomized trial of individual therapy with adolescents who attempt suicide. He also conducted an intervention trial designed to improve treatment attendance in this population. He was also site CBT supervisor for a large multisite study, "The Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescence". He recently completed three treatment development studies to determine if new approaches will increase the efficacy of depression treatments for adolescents.

5. Matthew Zimmt

Faculty: Department of Chemistry