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School of Arts and Humanities Faculty

Communications

  • Emma Bedor Hiland, Assistant Professor of Communications, BA, SUNY Geneseo; MA, Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota (2018)
  • Jaime Iglehart, Visiting Assistant Professor of Communications, BFA, Bard College; MFA, Columbia University (2011)
  • Jin Kim, Associate Professor of Communications, BA, MA, Yonsei University in Korea; MA, Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Iowa (2011)
  • Karen McGrath, Professor of Communications, BA, CUNY York College; MA, The State University of New York at Albany; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (1997)
  • Shawn McIntosh, Assistant Professor of Broadcast News and Mobile Journalism, BS, University of Idaho; MS, Columbia University; Ph.D., Rutgers University (2022)
  • Jessica Otitigbe, Visiting Instructor of Communications, BA, University at Albany; MS, Columbia University
  • Liz Richards, Associate Professor of Communications, BA, Millersville University; MA, State University of New York at Buffalo; MFA, State University of New York at Brockport (2015)

English

  • Douglas R. Butler, Associate Professor of English, BA, University of Rochester; MA, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (1986)
  • May Caroline Chan, Associate Professor of English, BA, Wesleyan University; MA, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison (2005)
  • Eurie Dahn, Professor of English, BA, University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., University of Chicago (2009)
  • Kathryn Laity, Associate Professor of English, AB, Michigan State University; AM, University of Southern California; MA, Ph.D., University of Connecticut (2006)
  • Jennifer Marlow, Professor of English, BA, St. Michael’s College; MA, North Michigan University; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2011)
  • David Morrow, Associate Professor of English, BA, Villanova University; MA, University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of California at San Diego (2006)
  • Daniel Nester, Professor of English, BA, Rutgers University; MFA, New York University (2005)
  • David Rice, Associate Professor of English, BA, Western Kentucky University; MA, Ph.D., University of Connecticut (2004)
  • Ronald Shavers, Professor of English, BA, Bennington College; MFA, The New School; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago (2008)
  • Brian Sweeney, Professor of English, BA, St. Joseph’s University; AM, Ph.D., Brown University (2010)
  • Barbara Ungar, Professor of English, BA, Stanford University; MA, City College, CUNY; Ph.D., The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY (1995)

History & Political Science

  • Jenise DePinto, Associate Professor of History, BA, MA, Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook (2005)
  • Risa Faussette, Associate Professor of History/Political Science, BA, MA, The State University of New York at Albany; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Binghamton (1999)
  • Angela Ledford, Professor of Political Science, BA, MA, Texas Tech University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina (2002)
  • Dong Jo Shin, Assistant Professor of Asian History, BA, Sogang University; MA, University of Hawaii; Ph.D., Washington State University (2018)
  • Ryane McAuliffe Straus, Professor of Political Science, BA, University of California-Santa Barbara; MA, Ph.D., University of California-Irvine (2005)

Music

  • Matthew Finck, Visiting Professor, Music Industry, BA, Long Island University
  • Andrew McKenna Lee, Assistant Professor of Music Industry, BA, Carnegie Mellon University; MA, Manhattan School of Music; Ph.D., Princeton University (2014)
  • Sean McClowry, Associate Professor of Music Industry, BM, Peabody Conservatory; MM, Yale School of Music; Ph.D., Princeton University (2011)
  • Emily Pinkerton, Assistant Professor, Music Industry (Songwriting/Composition), BA, Butler University; MM, The University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Philosophy & Religious Studies

  • Laura Weed, Professor of Philosophy/Religious Studies, BA, SUNY Empire State College; MA, Ph.D., Syracuse University (1994)
  • Jeanne Wiley, Associate Professor of Philosophy, BA, MA, Ph.D., Catholic University of Louvain (1989-1999; 2002)

World Languages and Cultures

  • Silvia Mejia Estevez, Professor of Spanish/American Studies, BA, Universidad Central del Ecuador; MA, Ph.D., University of Maryland (2007)
  • Claire M. Ziamandanis, Professor of Spanish, BA, St. Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (1992)