Faculty in Mathematics
Dr. Adeoye is an experienced educator, researcher, and advocate specializing in mathematics, special education, and educational research. He holds a Ph.D. in Special Education & Educational Research and Measurement from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. With over two decades of experience teaching, mentoring, and conducting research, Dr. Adeoye has worked at institutions such as Gallaudet University and Lamar University. He has also been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities Scholarship from the USA Department of Education and the Graduate President’s Scholar award from Gallaudet University.
Faculty in Biology
Bio coming soon.
Faculty in Chemistry
BS, MPhil, University of Cape Coast; MS, PhD, Syracuse University.
Dr. Victoria Bampoh grew up in Ghana but in 2006, she moved to America with a scholarship to pursue a PhD program in chemistry at Syracuse University, New York. She completed her doctoral degree in 2012 and was employed as a lecturer at the University of Minnesota, Rochester. At the University of Minnesota, she was involved in Innovative Teaching and Learning research for four years and then moved to Maryland in 2016. She taught chemistry at Bard High School Early College, in Baltimore, from August 2016 to June 2020. Besides teaching, she loves gardening, traveling, playing the piano, and singing Christian songs with her husband, Bismark, and son, Benard, every Sunday at church.
Faculty in Chemistry and Mathematics
Dr. Falcao has been an educator for over 10 years, teaching Chemistry and Biochemistry in higher education (Auburn University, 2019-2022; University of Miami 2014-2018, Miami Dade College 2013). Dr Falcao is a versatile teacher, teaching several different courses like Physics, General Chemistry, Organic chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Chemistry for Health Sciences, and Biochemistry. Dr. Falcao plans her classes with student-centered activities, focusing on active learning. She wants to make sure all students participate and have a sense of belonging in her classroom. Dr Falcao did 4 years of post-doctoral at Ohio State University and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, working with the production of vaccines using algae and Algal biofuels. Her PhD was on the biological clock of algae, specifically the nitrate uptake. Lately, in partnership with Auburn University, she shifted to educational research, working on a project to bridge the gap between models and representation in organic chemistry, developing contextualized activities to move between difficult topics like stereochemistry and reactions with 2D and 3D visualization.
Faculty in Mathematics
\Ms. Haines (she/her) is passionate about equity in education and seeks to make mathematics meaningful and accessible. With these penchants in mind, she earned a B.A. in Secondary Mathematics Education from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA, and an M.Ed. in Education Policy and Leadership from American University in Washington, DC. Having moved to DC to attend graduate school in the policy sphere, her professional interests expanded to encompass educational legislation and advocacy work. Ms. Haines hails from New Hampshire, is a proud New Englander, and is grateful to be part of the DC community where civic engagement and a strong sense of care about the world is customary. Outside of Bard – where she currently teaches Algebra 1 – she can be found spending time with her dog, searching for treasures at thrift and antique stores, watching anything Shonda Rhimes creates, or taking spin classes.
Faculty in Mathematics
Khristian Harris has dedicated the last decade to STEM instruction, teaching at the elementary, middle, and collegiate (Shaw University) levels before joining the BARD family in 2024. For the majority of her career, Ms. Harris has taught life sciences, however, the transition to mathematics has provided a unique opportunity to explore the intersection between math and real life. From this perspective, Ms. Harris provides an application-based learning experience for each student by connecting the classroom to applications in the fields of architecture, medicine, and business. Ms. Harris studied medicine for 2 years at Eastern Virginia Medical School, and neuroscience at North Carolina Central University, studying the transgenerational effects of alcohol. Recently, Ms. Harris has begun researching STEM education in urban environments.
Faculty in Biology; Dean of Studies – STEM
I was born and raised in Patna, India, and moved to New York in 2002 when I was 13 and have been a New Yorker since then, till I moved to the DMV area this past summer. I got my PhD from St. John’s University in 2018 in Biological Sciences. My doctoral research focused on studying the molecular mechanism of Transient Receptor Protein (TRP), a family of ion channels found all over the different parts of the body that are involved in sensing various sensations, ranging from pressure to heat (from food). During my doctoral studies, I took a year to teach at The NYC Charter High School at AECI in the South Bronx and loved the experience of working with high school-age students and bringing the accessibility of science closer to them. The experience of working with high school-aged students was enriching which led me to teach at the same high school and teach courses in Biology and Epidemiology and then college Forensic Science with a collaboration through Syracuse University. Along with teaching, I also introduced various STEM-focused after-school clubs to allow students to have access to science outside of the classroom. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy reading books and attending book clubs, going on road trips with my family, and my mission to explore as many National Parks in the United States.
Faculty in Mathematics
Professor Liu was born in China and came to the US when he was six. He was raised in the DMV and has undergraduate degrees in Economics and Finance from American University. He spent most of his adult life in Los Angeles, California where he worked in finance, and later got his master’s in Applied Statistics. He moved back to the DMV in 2021 (during COVID) to be closer to friends and family. He is currently teaching Geometry, Statistics, and Calculus at Bard.
Faculty in Mathematics and Physics
Dr. Arun Rajam is a seasoned educator and researcher with over 19 years of expertise in physics, specializing in theoretical condensed matter physics and computational methods. He has served on the faculty at Hunter College, St. John’s University, and Hofstra University, teaching diverse courses from General Physics and Astronomy to advanced subjects like Data Science, Engineering Dynamics, Quantum Theory, Solid-state Physics, and Statistical Mechanics. Dr. Rajam’s research contributions are extensive, with publications in leading scientific journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Molecular Structure, and Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B.
Faculty in Biology
Daniel’s PhD is in Cellular, Molecular, and Biophysical Studies which he used primarily to study neuroscience and pharmacology. After a postdoc, at the NIH, Daniel spent 12 years at Winston-Salem State University and earned the rank of Associate Professor, including 3 peer-reviewed research papers. Afterward, Daniel was chair of the Department of Natural and Applied Sciences at Mount Ida College, before eventually coming to Bard. Daniel has over 20 years of teaching experience in all levels of biology and in many different topics which he uses to increase student interest, skills, and success. His favorite courses to teach at Bard have been Anatomy and Drugs and Brain.
