College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences welcomes new faculty and staff members

Welcome to the new faculty and staff members who have joined the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences this year.

New faculty

Africana Studies

Tatiana Height, Ph.D., assistant professor

Anthropology

David Kofi Mensah, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor

Communication Studies

Brittney Nix-Crawford, lecturer

Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

Jordan Blekking, Ph.D., assistant professor

English

Helen Davies, Ph.D., assistant professor
Erica Hussey, assistant professor
Clayton Tarr, Ph.D., assistant professor

History

Nicole Viglini, Ph.D., assistant professor
Graydon Dennison, Ph.D., assistant teaching professor

Philosophy

Marianna Ganapini, Ph.D., associate professor

Political Science and Public Administration

Justin Stritch, Ph.D., professor and MPA director
Carlin Crisanti, Ph.D., assistant teaching professor

Psychological Science

Brent Reed, Ph.D., assistant professor
Ryan Grant, lecturer

Religious Studies

Davina Lopez, Ph.D., professor

Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies

Megan Keaton, Ph.D., associate teaching professor
Rajwan Alshareefy, Ph.D., assistant teaching professor
Kendyl Harmeling, Ph.D., assistant teaching professor
Dustin Morris, Ph.D., assistant teaching professor
Janyce Wardlaw, assistant teaching professor

New staff

Dean’s Office

Alexander Beets, administrative support associate
Alison Mackie, associate director of academic advising
Bethany Henry, academic advisor
Brittani Wynn, academic advisor
Courtney Hill, director of assessment, planning and accreditation
David Rogerson, academic advisor
James Conwell, administrative support associate
Maddison Elliott, director of graduate programs

Africana Studies

Jacqueline Young, administrative support associate

Communication Studies

Mariia Arkhypova, business service coordinator

English

Jadeiah Timmons, administrative support associate

History

Deanna Little, administrative support associate

Organizational Science

Lauren Zollars, administrative support specialist

Political Science and Public Administration

Tizoc Tenorio, administrative support associate

Public Policy

Natalie Peterman, administrative support specialist