American Studies Faculty

American Studies Program Faculty

David Rice
American Studies Program Director
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., M.A., University of Connecticut; B.A., Western Kentucky University
Office: 423 Western Ave
Phone: 518-454-5110

Brian H. Jensen
Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D., University of Delaware; B.S., Siena College
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Jeffrey Marlett
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Ph.D., Saint Louis University; M.T.S., Vanderbilt University Dvinity School; A.B., Wabash College

Silvia Mejia
Assistant Professor of Spanish and American Studies
Ph.D., M.A., University of Maryland; B.A., Universidad Central del Ecuador

Kim Middleton
Associate Professor of English
Ph.D., M.A., University of Notre Dame; B.A., University of Redlands

Travis S. Plowman
Associate Professor of Educational Technology
Ph.D., Warborough University; Ed.S. The George Washington University; M.S.Ed., Old Dominion University; B.A. Charleston Southern University

Janet Spitz
Associate Professor of Business
Ph.D., Stanford University

Ryane McAuliffe Straus
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Ph.D., University of California at Irvine; B.A. University of California at Santa Barbara

Bridgett Williams-Searle
Associate Professor of History
Ph.D., University of Iowa; M.A., Youngstown State; B.A. Hiram College