College Welcomes New Faculty and Staff

The College of Arts & Letters welcomes 45 new full-time faculty and staff members this Fall 203 Semester. These faculty and staff members were recognized during the 2023 Faculty and Staff Welcome Reception, which was held on Sept. 18.

Please join us in welcoming these full-time faculty and staff to the college:

  • Shastri Akella, Assistant Professor, Department of English
  • CaraMia Rose Bertoni, Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Art History, and Design
  • Sarah Bruno, Post-Doc Research Associate, Department of English
  • Kathleen Clark, Support Staff, Department of Theatre and Office Operations
  • Suban Nur Cooley, Assistant Professor, Department of African American and African Studies
  • Chloe Pascal Crawford, Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Art History, and Design
  • Heather Dainton, Research Administrator II, Finance
  • Joseph Darda, Associate Professor, Department of English
  • Alexandria Davis, Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre
  • Bradley Deane, Professor, Department of English
  • Sara Doan, Assistant Professor, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures
  • Samira Fathi, Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Art History, and Design
  • Olivia Furman, Post-Doc Research Associate, Department of African American and African Studies
  • Sarah Henshaw, Instructor, Department of Religious Studies
  • Ji Won Jeon, Post-MFA Research Associate, Department of Theatre
  • Carrie Lewis, Support Staff, Academic Operations, Women and Gender Studies, Integrated Arts and Humanities
  • Sheri Lewis, Assistant Professor, Department of African American and African Studies
  • Upenyu S. Majee, Director, Institute of Ubuntu Thought and Practice
  • Jennifer Marcy, Director, Global Nonprofit Leadership Program, Department of Religious Studies
  • Vidya Mohan, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
  • Blaire Morseau, Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies
  • Beth Ellen-Browning Mugavero, Project Manager, Department of Philosophy
  • Sarah Pearsall, Assistant Professor, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures
  • Christopher Harold Perkins, Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Art History, and Design
  • Elan Pochedley, Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies
  • Anne E. Porter, Assistant Professor, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures
  • Kathleen M.B. Post, Support Staff, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures, Office Operations, and The Writing Center
  • Nathan Prebonick, Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Art History, and Design
  • Pedro Doreste Rodriguez, Post-Doc Research Associate, Department of English
  • Nerli Paredes Ruvalcaba, Post-Doc Research Associate, Department of Philosophy
  • Angie Sanchez, Fellow, American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
  • Margo Sawaya, Assistant Professor, Department of English
  • Ian Scott, Software Developer, Humanities Commons
  • Bree Straayer, Assistant Professor, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures
  • Hala Sun, Academic Specialist, Enhanced Digital Learning Initiative
  • Dimitrios Tzouris, Support Staff, Mesh Research
  • Sayako Uehara, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
  • Crystal VanKooten, Associate Professor, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures
  • Grace Walter, Instructor, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures
  • Penelope Weber, Project Manager, HuMetricsHSS
  • Howard Webkamigad, Instructor, Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
  • Renée Wilmot, Assistant Professor, Department of African American and African Studies
  • Kristine Ann Workman, Associate Director, Development
  • Adam Yankowy, Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre
  • Min Zhuang, Post-Doc Research Associate, Enhanced Digital Learning Initiative