AGENDA
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Call to order
Approval of the minutes
President's remarks
Dean's remarks
State of the School and Q&A
Old business
New business
Introduction of new faculty members
Motion to adjourn
Adjournment
5
2
AFRICANA STUDIES/
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
5
3
Joseph Lennis Tucker Edmonds
Acting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies
and Religious Studies
PhD, Duke University (Expected 2011)
MDiv, Union Theological Seminary
AB, Brown University
Academic Interests: African and African
American Religions, Religion and Globalization,
Liberation Theology, Womanist Theology,
Alternative Christianities, New Religious
Movements in the African Diaspora
4
AMERICAN STUDIES
5
5
Michael Stewart Brodrick
Visiting Assistant Professor of American
Studies
PhD, Vanderbilt University, 2010
MA, Vanderbilt University, 2010
BA, Fordham University, 2002
Academic Interests: American thought,
philosophy of George Santayana, ethics,
nineteenth century philosophy, Asian
philosophy, spirituality, adult development
6
COMMUNICATION
STUDIES
5
7
Jennifer Bute
Assistant Professor of Communication
Studies
PhD, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, 2007
MA, Ball State University
BS, Ball State University
Academic Interests: Communication
about health in interpersonal
relationships, public discourse about
women's health, qualitative research
methods
8
Charmayne Champion-Shaw
Visiting Lecturer in Communication Studies
Office of American Indian Programs
MA, Indiana University, 2011
BGS, Indiana University, 2007
AAGS, Indiana University, 2005
Academic Interests: Development of IUPUI
American Indian Programs; Identity &
Community,; Social Justice; Media Studies;
Interpersonal Communication; Intercultural
Communication
9
Stephen A. LeBeau, Jr.
Lecturer/Director of Public Speaking
MA, IUPUI, 2007
Certificate in Teaching English as a
Second Language, IUPUI, 2004
BA, IUPUI, 1999
Academic Interests: Public Speaking;
English as a Second Language;
Instructional Technology
10
Jonathan Rossing
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
PhD, Indiana University, 2010
MS Ed, Indiana University, 2004
BA/BS, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000
Academic Interests: Critical Race Theory;
Comedy as a source for social justice
education; Racial controversies and
constructions of racial knowledge
11
Jill Cobb
Administrative Assistant,
Department of Communication Studies
12
ENGLISH
5
13
Tracy Donhardt
Visiting Lecturer in English
MA, IUPUI, 2011
BA/BA, IUPUI, 2004
Academic Interests: Writing, literacy,
student engagement, writing center,
associate/adjunct faculty issues
14
Jennifer Mahoney
Visiting Lecturer in English
BA/BA, Indiana University-Bloomington, 1994
MA, Butler University, 2003
Academic Interests: Business writing, academic
writing, British literature, French literature and
language
15
Megan Musgrave
Assistant Professor of English
PhD Loyola University Chicago, 2007
MA, Loyola University Chicago, 1999
BA, College of William and Mary, 1994
Academic Interests: Contemporary
multicultural women's literature, magical
realism, twentieth century American
literature, composition studies
16
ECONOMICS
5
17
Dana Ward
Undergraduate Secretary
Department of Economics
18
GEOGRAPHY/
EARTH SCIENCE
5
19
Vijay Lulla
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD, Indiana State University, 2010
MA, Indiana State University, 2005
BE, Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda,
India, 2000
Academic Interests: Hyperspectral
applications in urban geography
20
Pamela Martin
Associate Professor of Earth Sciences and
Geography
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2000
BA, University of Chicago, 1989
Academic Interests: Paleoceanography and the
impact of agriculture on the environment;
interdisciplinary, environmental science and
studies.
21
HISTORY
5
22
Rebecca Shrum
Assistant Professor of History (appointed 1/2010)
PhD, University of South Carolina, 2007
MA, University of South Carolina, 2001
BA, University of South Carolina, 1993
Academic Interests: Public History, Material
Culture, North America to 1850
23
Jon Delmas Wood
Visiting Assistant Professor of History
PhD (cum laude), Princeton Theological Seminary, 2008
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 2002
BA (summa cum laude), Vanderbilt University, 1999
Academic Interests: History of Christianity,
Reformation/Early Modern Europe, German language
24
LIBERAL ARTS/
DEAN’S OFFICE
5
25
Julie Goldsmith
Visiting Associate Professor of Liberal Arts
PhD, Michigan State University
MS, Northwestern University
BA, Butler University
Academic Interests: Cultural history of
media, effects of stigma and stereotype in
communication, and the mediated effects
of color images
26
Melissa Adelman
Lauralee Stel
Development Associate
Senior Administrative Secretary
27
Lindsey Smith
Dawn Wheeler
Academic Advisor, University College
School of Liberal Arts
Career Coach & Communications Specialist
Career Development Office
Adjunct Faculty, Africana Studies
28
MEDICAL
HUMANITIES AND
HEALTH STUDIES
5
29
David Luesink
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia
MA University of Alberta, 2004
BA Trinity Western University 2002
BRE Northwest Baptist College 1997
Academic interests: History of modern China,
history of medicine, science and technology
studies
30
PHILANTHROPIC
STUDIES
5
31
Gregory Witkowski
Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies
Director of Graduate Programs
PhD University of Buffalo(SUNY), 2003
MA University of Buffalo (SUNY), 1998
BA College of the Holy Cross, 1993
Academic Interests: Philanthropy and Charity,
Germany, South Africa, Historiography, Soviet
Union, German Language
32
Genevieve Shaker
Director of Communications and Creative
Services, School of Liberal Arts
Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies
PhD, Indiana University, 2008
MA, Indiana University, 1998
BA, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, 1997
Academic Interests: University advancement;
College and university faculty identity and work;
Philanthropy and the professoriate
33
POLITICAL SCIENCE
5
34
Courtney Abshire
Administrative Secretary
Department of Political Science
35
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
5
36
Stephan Kory
Visiting Lecturer in Religious Studies
PhD, Indiana University (ABD)
MA, University of Colorado, 1998
BA, Washington and Lee University, 1991
Academic Interests: East Asian religious
and cultural history; Chinese religion;
classical Chinese literature; medieval
Chinese history; divination and mantic
culture
37
WORLD LANGUAGES
AND CULTURES
5
38
Amy Lynelle
Visiting Assistant Professor in French
PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 2008
MA, University of Pittsburgh, 2000
BA/BA, Indiana University, 1993
Academic Interests: Nineteenth and
twentieth century French and
Francophone literature with specific
interests in French Caribbean fiction,
Haitian Romanticism, and poetry as a
genre
39
Amira Mashhour
Lecturer in Arabic & Director, Arabic Program
PhD, Cairo University, 1986
MA, Cairo University
BA, Cairo University, 1971
Academic Interests: Arabic Language
40
Kate Miller
Assistant Professor of French
PhD, Indiana University, 2011
MA, Indiana University, 2008
MA, Miami University, 2004
BA, Berea College, 2001
Academic Interests: French Linguistics,
Second Language Acquisition, Syntax of
French, History of the French Language
41
José L. Vargas-Vila
Visiting Lecturer in Spanish
MA, University of Miami, 1992
BA, Florida International University, 1978
AA, Miami-Dade College, 1976
Academic Interests: Spanish language and
instruction, Latin American History, and
Iberian History
42
Iker Zulaica-Hernández
Assistant Professor of Spanish
PhD, The Ohio State University, 2008
MA, The Ohio State University, 2002
BA, Universidad de Alicante, 1994
Academic Interests: Discourse semantics
and pragmatics, Syntax, Corpus linguistics,
Discourse representation theories,
Discourse anaphora
43
FUTURE FACULTY
TEACHING FELLOWS
Shannon Bennett
Department of History
Zohra Ismail Beben
Department of Anthropology
44
FUTURE FACULTY
TEACHING FELLOWS
Sharon Wailes
Department of World Languages
and Cultures, German
45
INDIANA CENTER FOR
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Zhiqing Hu, Visiting Scholar
Susan Hurt, Office Coordinator
Xiaojun Zhang, Visiting Scholar
46
POLIS CENTER
Gloria Harmsen-Hastings, Financial Assistant
Richard Ryan Stevens, GIS Analyst
47
CENTER ON PHILANTHROPY
Kelly Albertson, Assistant Director of International
Programs
Meg Ban, Asst. Manager of Communications and
Marketing
Wolfgang Bielefeld, Director, International Programs
Emily Blyze, Manager of Research & Proposal
Development
Caitlin Deranek, Senior Administrative Secretary
Melanie McKitrick, Managing Editor of Giving USA
Jason Ward, Project Coordinator
48
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH
ON SOCIAL ISSUES
Mary Cox, Visiting Research Associate
Elizabeth Erbaugh, Visiting Research Associate,
Adjunct Faculty, Sociology
49
INSTITUTE FOR
AMERICAN THOUGHT
Whitney Smith, Visiting Research Associate,
Fredrick Douglass Papers
50
AGENDA
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Call to order
Approval of the minutes
President's remarks
Dean's remarks
State of the School and Q&A
Old business
New business
Introduction of new faculty members
Motion to adjourn
Adjournment
5
51