Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

The College of FAHSS at UMass Lowell, on the banks of the Merrimack River, connects students globally and locally.

We offer a variety of programs that challenge you with analytical reading, critical thinking and problem solving. After leaving FAHSS, you’ll be ready to use your expertise in the community and will have knowledge and skills to respond to our ever-changing world.

Meet Our Faculty

Susan Gallagher, Ph.D.Associate Professor     , Political Science, Gender StudiesAmerican Politics, Political Theory, Media Studies
Urmitapa Dutta, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Psychology, Peace and Conflict Studies ProgramYouth participatory action research, Critical community psychology, Conflict transformation and peacebuilding, Northeast India/South Asia
Maureen Stanton, M.F.A.Associate Professor, EnglishCreative Nonfiction, Literary Journalism
Matthew Hurwitz, Ph.D.Lecturer, First Year Writing Program, EnglishRhetoric/Composition, First-Year Writing, 19th, 20th, & 21st Century British Literature, Travel Writing, British Empire & National Identity
Christa Hodapp, Ph.D.Lecturer, PhilosophyMetaphysics, Feminist Philosophy
Michelle Bazin, J.D.Lecturer, Legal Studies 
Xiahui XiaResearch Associate, Graduate Student, Center for Industrial Competitiveness, Regional Economical and Social Development 
Kathleen Hulbert, Ed.D.Professor Emerita, PsychologyLifespan development, applied developmental psychology, cross-cultural development & psychological assessment
Shehong Chen , Ph.D.Associate Professor, History, American Studies, Gender Studies US Diplomatic History, Modern Chinese History, and Asian American History
Joshua MillardLecturer, Performance Coordinator, MusicMusic Performance- Guitar
Kevin Petersen, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishComposition and Literature; Renaissance Literature
Laura Barefield, Ph.D.Associate Professor, English, Gender StudiesOld & Middle English Literature, History of English, Great Books, World Literature, Composition, Women Writers, Literary Theory, Film
Milena Gueorguieva, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishESL Exposition, the Research Process, Linguistic Analysis, Gender & Nineteenth Century British Gothic Fiction, British Travel Literature & National Identity.
Marlowe A. Miller, Ph.D.Professor, English, Gender StudiesBritish and American modernist literature, composition and rhetoric, and gender studies.
Robin Mangino, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishComposition and Literature
Sheryl Lynn Postman, Ph.D.Professor of Spanish & Italian, Cultural Studies 
Timothy CrainAssistant Professor, MusicMusic History, Jazz History
Christopher Carlsmith, Ph.D.Associate Professor, History; Gender Studies; Office of Undergraduate Fellowships Early Modern Europe, Renaissance Italy, Western Civilization
Robert Kunzendorf, Ph.D.ProfessorCognitive psychology, statistics, psychology of consciousness, abnormal psychology
Sandra Lim, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, EnglishPoetry & Poetics; 20th-Century American Literature
Lorenzo M. Boyd, Ph.D.Lecturer, Transfer Coordinator, Masters Program Coordinator, Criminology and Justice StudiesUrban Policing, Race & Crime, Criminal Justice Systems
Eugene Mellican, Ph.D.Professor, PhilosophyApplied Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Ethics and Technology
Joshua Dyck, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Political ScienceAmerican Politics, Parties and Interest Groups, Public Policy
Lisa Edwards, Ph.D.Associate Professor, History, Global StudiesLatin America
Patrick Young , Ph.D.Associate Professor, History, Gender Studies, Global StudiesModern French & European History
Mitra Das, Ph.D.Professor, Chair, Sociology, Peace & Conflict StudiesFamily studies and gender-related issues, immigration, ethnicity and social change  Dr. Das brings a comparative perspective to her teaching.
Robert Forrant, Ph.D.Professor, Co-Director, Senior Research Fellow, History; Center for Industrial CompetitivenessU.S. History, Labor Studies, Global Development, Industrial History
Jason Lawrence, Ph.D.Associate Professor, PsychologySocial Psychology
Todd Tietchen, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, English20th Century American Literature & Culture, American Philosophy & Intellectual History, Cold War Studies, Aesthetic & Literary Theory. 
George Chigas, Ph.D.Lecturer in Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, Global StudiesCambodian Literature & Culture, Genocide & Survivor Literature
Kelly Socia, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Criminal JusticeOffender re-entry & recidivism, Registered sex offenders, Public policy-making, Environmental criminology, GIS, Spatial Analyses.
Morgan Marietta, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Political ScienceAmerican Politics and Political Psychology
Andrew Hostetler, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator of the Community Psychology Program, Co-Director for Community Research and Engagement, PsychologyAdult development & aging, adolescence, personality, cross-cultural psychology, the psychology of gender & research methods, service learning
Shelli DeMarkles, M.A.Visiting Instructor, EnglishComposition and Literature
Angela Terrio, M.A.Instructor, Undergraduate Advisor, Criminal Justice  
Cathy A. Levey, Ph.D.Lecturer, Criminal JusticeMental health issues in the Criminal Justice system, especially Corrections; Self-handicapping behavior
Monica Galizzi, Ph.D.Professor, Economics, Global StudiesLabor economics, the economics of disability, applied econometrics
Neville Nien Huei Jiang, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Economics, Global StudiesEconomic growth and development, income inequality, migration
Wael Kamal, Ph.D.Lecturer, Director, Journalism and Media Studies 
William Mass, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Co-director, Economic & Social Development of Regions, Center for Industrial Competitiveness, Institute for Visualization & Perception Research, Global Studies 
Ivy Ho, Ph.D.Associate Professor, PsychologyHealth psychology, psychophysiology, victimization & women's health
Abigail Chandler, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, HistoryEarly American History, Public History
Mary Kramer, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, EnglishBritish Literature pre-1642; Honors Program
Deina Abdelkader, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Political Science, Peace & Conflict Studies, Global StudiesComparative Politics, International Relations, Middle East, Muslim World
Meg A. Bond, Ph.D.Professor, PsychologyCommunity psychology, workplace diversity and interpersonal dynamics
Luis M. Falcón, Ph.D.Dean of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences 
Giulia Po DeLisle, Ph.D.Visiting Instructor in Italian Studies & Culture , Cultural Studies19th & 20th Century Italian Literature, Women’s Studies & Life Writing, Italian Cinema, Foreign Language Education
Khanh T. Dinh, Ph.D.Professor, Psychology, Global StudiesClinical & community psychology
Maria Matz, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Latin American Studies & Culture, Cultural Studies 
Cheryl Najarian Souza, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Sociology, Gender StudiesGender studies, women & work, qualitative research methods, & the sociology of disabilty
Bill Berkowitz, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, PsychologyDr. Berkowitz’s graduate & undergraduate teaching (“Teaching is a first love”) has focused on community and social psychology.
Paula TelescoAssociate ProfessorMusic theory
Judith Davidson, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Educational Technology & Qualitative Research Methods, Graduate School of Education, Gender StudiesCurriculum and Instruction
Thomas MaloneLecturer, MusicMusic Studies, Choral and Community, Choral Music, World Music
David Landrigan, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorSensation and perception, research methods and statistics, portals of consciousness, computer applications in psychology, neuropsychology, and chaos and nonlinear dynamics applications in psychology
Jana Sladkova, Ph.D.Assistant Professor , Psychology, Global StudiesPsychological issues of migration, qualitative research methods, narrative analysis
Danielle Boutwell, M.A.Visiting Instructor, Cultural StudiesFrench Studies and Culture
Jeffrey Gerson, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Political Science, Gender StudiesAmerican Politics, Politics and Sports, State and Local Politics
James M. Byrne, Ph.D.Professor, Criminal Justice & CriminologyEvidence-based practice; global crime and justice; criminal justice technology.
Mignon Duffy, Ph.D.Associate Professor, SociologyMethods and social policy
Tommaso Tempesti, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Economics, Global StudiesInternational Trade, Labor Economics
Charlotte Mandell, Ph.D.Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Professor, Academic Affairs, Psychology 
Linda M. Williams, Ph.D.Professor, Criminal Justice, Global Studies, Security StudiesViolence against women, human trafficking, trauma & memory, research methods.
Alan WilliamsAssistant Professor; Coordinator of Music Business, Musicianship, MusicMusic Business
Ian A. Elliott, Ph.D.Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Criminology and Justice StudiesSex offender behavior, assessment, treatment & management; offender re-entry; online crime; offense-supportive cognitions; prevention of sexual violence.
Jennifer Cadero-Gillette, M.A.Lecturer in Art History & Visual Culture, Cultural Studies, Art History 
Joseph W. Lipchitz , Ph.D.Chair, Professor, HistoryEurope in the Middle Ages, Crime & Social Control, Britain and Modern Ireland
Michael J. Carter, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Chair, Economics 
Daniel Egan, Ph.D.Professor, SociologySocial theory, social stratification, political sociology, war & peace, globalization
Michael TestaVisiting Lecturer, Sound Recording Technology, MusicSound Recording Technology
James H. Nehring, Ed.D.Associate Professor, Leadership in Schooling, Graduate School of Education School level improvement and professional learning.
William Fisher, Ph.D.Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology, Security Studies Crime and mental illness, mental health law, statistics and research design.
Todd Avery, Ph.D.Associate Professor, English 
Francis T. Talty, Ph.D.Assistant Dean, Director, Co-Director; Affiliated Faculty, Political Science, Center for Irish Partnerships, Center for Public Opinion, FAHSS American Courts, American Public Administration & Public Policy.
Gloria Seeman, Ph.D.Associate Professor 
Alan Jay Lincoln, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, University Ombuds (Retired), Criminal Justice 
Mairéad Pratschke, Ph.D.Visiting Lecturer, HistoryIrish history, film, language revival movement
Richard Hudak, Ph.D.Visiting Lecturer, SociologyWar and peace, social movements, complex organizations
Max Ubelaker Andrade, Ph.D.Visiting Lecturer in Spanish Studies & Culture, Cultural Studies 
Carol McDonough, Ph.D.Professor, MSP President, Economics 
Richard Siegel, Ph.D.Department Chair, Professor, Psychology 
Eric Sean Nelson, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Philosophy, Global StudiesNineteenth and Twentieth-Century European Philosophy, Eastern and Comparative Philosophy and Religion, Ethics and Social-Political Philosophy
Chad Montrie, Ph.D.Professor, History, American Studies, Gender StudiesU.S. Environmental, Labor, & Women's History
Jenifer Whitten-Woodring, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Political Science, Peace & Conflict Studies, Global StudiesMedia Politics, Political Communication, Research Methods
Walter Toomey, J.D.Lecturer, Legal StudiesCivil Litigation, Employment Law, Business Law, Trade Secrets, Noncompete Agreements
William Lazonick, Ph.D.Professor, Co-director, Economics, Economic and Social Development of Regions; Center for Industrial Competitiveness 
John-Morgan BushVisiting Lecturer, Director UMass Lowell String Project, MusicJohn-Morgan is the author of the Tuxedo Revolt Blog. His blog encourages innovation and cultural relevance for performing arts organizations and artists.
Ashleigh Hillier, Ph.D.Associate Professor, PsychologyNeuropsychology, psychophysiology & autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Susan Thomson, Ph.D.Visiting Lecturer, SociologySusan contributes to/integrates service learning in her courses, giving students real life and work skills.
Stephanie Block, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PsychologyChild Maltreatment, Psychology & Law, Memory for Trauma, Child Eyewitness Testimony, Prevention Science
Michael Pierson, Ph.D.Professor, History, Gender Studies, American StudiesAmerican Political Culture
Richard W. Serna, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator for the Autism Studies Program, PsychologyApplied Behavior Analysis in the treatment of autism; Experimental Analysis of Behavior; auditory & visual discrimination learning; simulation in distance-learning applications.
Ashlie Sponenberg, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishComposition Pedagogy, Information Literacy, British Modernism, Cinema Studies, & Cultural Studies
David C. Kingsley, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Economics, Global StudiesExperimental Economics, Environmental Economics, Public Policy
William Roberts, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, English 
Christoph Strobel, Ph.D.Associate Professor, History, American StudiesGlobal, Comparative, Transnational, Native American and African History
Levon Chorbajian, Ph.D.Professor, SociologyGenocide politics, mass media, sports
David MartinsProfessor, MusicPerformance, Woodwinds, Instrumental conducting, instrumental ensembles
Jenna Vinson, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, EnglishRhetoric and Composition, Gender & Sexuality Studies
William MoylanProfessor, Coordinator, Music, Sound Recording TechnologySound recording technology, music theory
Karl RobertsAdjunct Associate Professor - Joint Appointment with Macquarie University, Criminal Justice & Criminology 
Sue J. Kim, Ph.D.Associate Professor, EnglishContemporary literature (American and postcolonial), Asian American studies, narrative theory, gender studies, Marxism
James Coates, MFAProfessor, ArtSculpture, Installation Art, Public Art, Ceramics, and Papermaking
Adrian Cruz, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, SociologyImmigration, Race & Ethnicity
Vanessa Joan Gray, Ph.D.Adjunct Faculty, Political Science, Climate Change InitiativeLatin American Politics, Comparative Politics, Global Environment
Alison Harriman, M.A.Visiting Instructor, EnglishComposition and Literature
Ramon Castillo, D.M.A.Lecturer, MusicMusicianship & Music Business; Composition, Electroacoustic music, Music technology, Performance
David Turcotte, Sc.D.Research Professor, Economics, Center for Community Research and Engagement, Economic & Social Development of Regions, Wind Turbine Research group, Climate Change Initiative 
Dina Bozicas, M.A.Lecturer, EnglishThe horror genre, film studies, composition and rhetoric
Fletcher Smith, Ph.D.Visiting Faculty, HistoryJapan, U.S. History, Radicalism, Reform
James J.F. Forest, Ph.D.Professor, Director of Security Studies, Criminal Justice, Global Studies, Center for Terrorism and Security Studies, Security Studies ProgramInternational security studies, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, homeland security.
Rocío Rosales, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PsychologyApplied Behavior Analysis
Chris Harris, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Transfer Student Advisor, Criminal JusticePolicing, Developmental Criminology, Quantitative Research Methods
Paul E. Tracy, Ph.D.Professor, Doctoral Program Coordinator, Criminal Justice, Global StudiesMethodology & statistical analysis; criminal careers.
April Pattavina, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Criminal Justice, Security StudiesCrime Reporting, Corrections, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault.
Rita Sullivan, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishBusiness Writing, Early Twentieth Century British Fiction, Oral Communication, Editing & Publishing
Shakil Quayes, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Economics, Global StudiesDevelopment Economics, Microfinance
John Christ, Ph.D.Assistant Professor in Art History and Visual Culture, Art History, Cultural Studies, American Studies 
Shane Minkin, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, HistoryMiddle Eastern History, Islamic World, Death Studies
Daniel LutzDirector, University BandsInstrumental ensembles
Debra-Nicole HuberDirector, Instrumental Music Outreach & Associate Director University Bands, MusicInstrumental ensembles, conducting, music technology & music education
Thomas Gordon, Ph.D.Professor, PsychologyHealth Communication, Health Campaign Design, Health Psychology, Research Methods & Statistics
Melissa Morabito, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology , Criminal Justice and Criminology Policing and Police Organizations, Public Health and Mental Illness, Comparative Policing, Gender
Allyssa McCabe, Ph.D.ProfessorDevelopmental psychology and research methods
Russell Karl, J.D.Professor, Legal StudiesBusiness Law, Family Law, Real Estate Law
Frederick Lewis, Ph.D.Professor    , Political ScienceCivil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Political Leadership
Anne Mulvey, Ph.D.Professor Emerita, Psychology, Gender StudiesCommunity psychology and women's studies
Gary Lyn, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Economics, Global StudiesInternational Trade, International Migration, Economic Growth & Development
Larry Siegel, Ph.D.Professor, Criminal JusticeDelinquency, criminology, & corrections.
Yana Weinstein, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PsychologyCognitive Psychology, Human Memory and Cognition, Applying Cognitive Psychology to Education, Metacognition, False Memory, Cognitive Errors
Tom Byrne, Ph.D.Research Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice and CriminologyHomelessness, supported housing policy for persons with mental illnesses & other disabilities, health, mental health, criminal justice & other public services.
John Wooding, Ph.D.Professor  , Political Science, Economic & Social Development of Regions, CICPublic Policy, International Political Economy, British Politics 
William CarmanAssociate Director, SRT Facilities, MusicSound recording technology
Andre Dubus IIIAssociate Professor, English 
Carol Hay, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Gender StudiesEthics, Feminist Theory
Allan Roscoe, M.A.Lecturer, Criminal JusticeCrimes of Violence, Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism, Homeland Sec., Natnl. Sec. & Counter-Intelligence/Counter-Espionage
Jonathan Silverman, Ph.D.Associate Professor of English, Co-Director of American Studies, English, American StudiesJournalism, American Studies, Composition and Popular Culture
Alice A. Frye, MPH, Ph.D.Lecturer, PsychologyResearch methods, statistics, adolescent psychopathology, emerging adulthood
Mary N. Duell, Ph.D.Lecturer, PsychologyHuman sexuality, research methods, & distance learning
Alexander CaseAssistant Professor, MusicSound recording technology
William Hersey, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, English 
Kyung Seok Choo, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, Global StudiesYouth gangs; transnational human trafficking; identity theft.
Diana Archibald, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Internship Coordinator, EnglishCharles Dickens, Victorian Fiction, British Literature, Transatlantic Studies, Creative Nonfiction.
Joan Cannon, Ed.D.Associate Professor, PsychologyPersonality, human development, & on-line teaching. Faculty Advisor Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology
Michael Millner, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Co-Director of American Studies, English, American Studies, Gender Studies, Global StudiesAmerican Studies; a globally oriented American Literary Studies (especially of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries); Political & Critical Theory; Public Humanities & Digital Humanities; Gender & LGBQ Studies
Timothy CroftAdjunct Faculty, Cyber Education, Criminal Justice, Security Studies 
Andrea Dottolo, Ph.D.Lecturer, Psychology, Director, Gender Studies, Gender Studies, Psychology 
John Kaag, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Director of Global Studies PhD. Program, Philosophy, Gender Studies, Global StudiesAesthetics, Philosophy of Mind, American Philosophy
Philip Moss, Ph.D.Professor, Co-Director, Economics, Economics & Social Development of Regions Program, Center for Industrial CompetitivenessLabor Economics, Community Economic Development, Public Policy Analyst
Nellie Tran, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PsychologyCommunity Psychology, Cultural Psychology, Race, Discrimination, & Social Justice Research, Educational Psychology
Tracy Michaels, MAVisiting Instructor, EnglishComposition and Literature
John ShirleyChair, Professor , Music, Sound Recording TechnologySound recording technology, music theory, electronic ensemble
Gena R. GreherProfessor; Coordinator of Music Education, MusicMusic education
Charlotte Ryan, Ph.D.Associate Professor, SociologyEnvironmental sociology, participatory communications, public sociology
Kirsten J. Swenson, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Art History, Contemporary Art & Aesthetics, Cultural Studies, Art History 
Jeannie Sargent Judge, Ph.D.Associate Professor, English, Gender StudiesBritish Literature I and II, Renaissance and Seventeenth-Century Literature, Poetry, Literature and Women
Angelica Duran-Martinez, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Political ScienceLatin American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Economy of Development
Julie Nash, Ph.D.Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, Associate Professor, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, EnglishEighteenth & Nineteenthcentury British Literature, The British Novel, Women Writers
Shelley Barish, M.F.AAssistant Professor, English, Theatre ArtsTheatre Arts
Dale J. Young, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, English, Theatre ArtsActing, Directing, The Creative Processes, Cross Cultural Exchange, Ensemble & Group Dynamics, Native/Indigenous Studies, Expressive Therapies, Improvisation, Clowning, Visual Arts
Eve Buzawa, Ph.D.Director of the School, Professor, Criminal Justice, Gender StudiesDomestic violence, with a specific focus on criminal justice & societal interventions; victimology; police organizations & behavior.
Jill Pruett, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishTransatlantic literature; autobiographical narrative & minority identity; gender in literature; digital culture
Paula Rayman, Ph.D.Professor, Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program, Gender Studies, Middle East Center for Peace, Development, & Culture, Global StudiesAreas of expertise include social change, work and inequality, and gender and science.
David Hirschel, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, Criminal JusticeVictims Of Crime, Particularly Spouse Abuse; International Criminal Justice; Legal Issues In Criminal Justice.
Garrett MichaelsenLecturer, MusicMusicianship and Musicology
Mary Gormley, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishRhetoric & Composition
Carole Salmon, Ph.D.Interim Chair - Department of Cultural Studies, Associate Professor of French Studies & Culture, Cultural Studies 
Christopher McGahanProfessorChoral conducting, music history
Thomas Piñeros-Shields, Ph.D.Full-time Lecturer, Department of SociologyCollective action and social movements, Immigration policy, Youth civic engagement, Public sociology and participatory action research; and experiential pedagogies (i.e. internships, service-learning).
Katherine Shrieves, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishEarly Modern Literature & Culture; Online Pedagogy, Digital Culture
Laura Punnett, Sc.D.Professor , Work Environment, CPH-NEW, Center for Women & Work 
Nancy Selleck, Ph.D.Associate Professor, English, Theatre ArtsShakespeare, early modern literature & culture, performance theory, theatre history, theatre arts.
John G. Horgan, Ph.D.Professor, Director - Center for Terrorism & Security Studies, Criminology & Justice Studies, Center for Terrorism & Security Studies, Security StudiesTerrorism & terrorist behavior, forensic psychology, international security studies
Doreen Arcus, Ph.D.Associate Chair of Psychology, PsychologyResearch methods and human development
Maggie Dietz, M.A.Assistant Professor, EnglishPoetry & Poetics
Sarah Kuhn, Ph.D.Professor, Psychology, Center for Women & WorkTechnology, Society & Human Values
Brian O'Connell, Ed.D.Visiting Lecturer, Choral Director, MusicBrian has directed a conducting workshop in Tuscany for the past ten years for chamber choirs.
P. Christopher Smith, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Philosophy, Cultural StudiesGreek Philosophy, Modern German Thought, Rhetoric and Theories of Argument, Hermeneutics
Michael E. Jones, J.D.Professor, Program Director, Legal StudiesSports Law
Bassam Romaya, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PhilosophyPhilosophy of war, peace, and nonviolence, world philosophy and religion, aesthetics and philosophy of art, philosophy of sex, GLBTQ studies, and Middle East studies.
Gary Uzonyi, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Political ScienceInternational Relations
Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung, Ph.D.Department Chair, Professor   , Political Science, Global StudiesComparative Politics, International Relations, Southeast Asian Politics
Supriya Lahiri, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Economics, Economics, Global Studies Applied Macro and Micro Models, Energy & Environmental Economics, Economics of Occupational Health
Joan Reid, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Criminal JusticeHuman trafficking, sexual violence, child maltreatment, victimology, and recovery of crime victims
Caryn Cossé Bell , Ph.D.Professor, HistoryAtlantic, Circum-Caribbean, Intellectual, Slavery and Abolition, Civil War & Reconstruction
Anthony Szczesiul , Ph.D.Chair, Associate Professor, EnglishNineteenth and Twentieth Century American Literature, Southern Literature, American Poetry
Mia Bloom, Ph.D.Professor, Center for Terrorism and Security Studies, Criminal Justice, Security StudiesSuicide terrorism, women & terrorism, rape as a strategy of war and children & political violence
Meg RubyLecturer, MusicPiano, Ensembles
Jehanne-Marie Gavarini, MFAProfessor, Art, Film Studies, Gender Studies, Global StudiesVisual art & visual culture
Andrew J. Harris, Ph.D.Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Programs, Associate Professor, FAHSS, Criminal JusticeMental illness & the criminal justice system; sex offender management policy; juvenile justice policy & practice.
Marty Meehan, J.D.Chancellor, Professor, Academic Affairs, Political ScienceAmerican Politics, The Congress, Electoral Politics
Marie Frank, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Art History and Architecture, Cultural Studies, Art History, American Studies 
Keith Mitchell, Ph.D.Associate Professor, English, American Studies, Gender Studies, Global StudiesAfrican American, Caribbean and Nineteenth & Twentieth century American literature
Whitley R.P. Kaufman, Ph.D.Chair, Professor, Philosophy, Global StudiesEthics (Theoretical and Applied), Philosophy of Law, Environmental Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Melissa Pennell, Ph.D.Professor, English, American Studies, Gender Studies19th & early 20th century American Literature, American Women Novelists, Mystery & Detective Fiction
Bridget Marshall, Ph.D.Associate Professor & Associate Chair, English, American StudiesGothic novel, American literature, law & literature, New England witchcraft trials, disability in literature
Michelle Haynes, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Psychology 

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