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Faculty & Staff

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences is home to experienced and talented faculty and staff, who are dedicated to supporting and teaching students as they develop their potential. Take a look at our faculty bios below and get to know our team.

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Melissa Johnson
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education & Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Ashly Dorr
Ashly Dorr
Operations Coordinator, Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of English

Shelley Garcia
Chair, Department of English
Paul Buchanan
Professor of English
Maria Su Wang
Associate Professor of English
Aaron Kleist
Professor of English
Marc Malandra
Professor of English
Bethany Williamson
Associate Professor of English
Christopher Davidson
Professor of English
Elmar Hashimov
Associate Professor of English
Christine Watson
Assistant Professor of English
Bonnie Vidrine-Isbell
Associate Professor
Haein Park
Associate Professor of English
Andrew Mauzey
Assistant Professor of English

Department of History

Darin D. Lenz
Chair, Department of History
Alicia Dewey
Professor of History
Ruth Mills-Robbins
History Faculty
Andrew Chae
History Faculty
Bill Katin
History Faculty
Lisa Riggin
History Faculty
Monica Duenes
Monica Duenes
Administrative Coordinator

Department of Modern Languages

Julianne Bryant
Chair, Department of Modern Languages
Victor Velazquez
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
Itzel Meduri
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
Shanae Ruezga
Shanae Ruezga
Admin Coord, MOLA & PHIL

Undergraduate Department of Philosophy

Dave Ciocchi
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
Kent Dunnington
Chair, Undergraduate Department of Philosophy
Tom Crisp
Professor of Philosophy
Gregg TenElshof
Professor of Philosophy

Department of Political Science

Darren Guerra
Professor of Political Science
Scott Waller
Chair, Department of Political Science
Monica Duenes
Monica Duenes
Administrative Coordinator

Department of Sociology

Brad Christerson
Chair, Department of Sociology
La Dawn Johnson
Associate Professor of Sociology
Myrna Paige
Myrna Paige
Administrative Coordinator

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies

Myrna Paige
Myrna Paige
Administrative Coordinator

Torrey Honors College

Paul Spears
Director of Torrey Honors College
Janelle Aijian
Associate Director of Torrey Honors College
Isaac Blois
Associate Professor, Torrey Honors College
Joe Henderson
Associate Professor, Torrey Honors College
Matt Jenson
Professor, Torrey Honors College
Adam Johnson
Associate Professor, Torrey Honors College
Jane Kim
Associate Professor, Torrey Honors College
Mark Makin
Associate Director of Torrey Honors College
Greg Peters
Professor, Torrey Honors College
Fred Sanders
Professor, Torrey Honors College
Joshua Smith
Associate Professor, Torrey Honors College
Todd Thompson
Associate Professor, Torrey Honors College
Laurie Wilson
Associate Professor, Torrey Honors College
Matthew Wright
Associate Professor, Torrey Honors College
Matt Van Hook
Assistant Director of Recruitment and Marketing
Diane Vincent
Associate Professor, Torrey Honors College
Anna Glenn
Academic Coordinator
Ellie Martin
Assistant Director of Academic Programming
Rachael Lenz
Rachael Lenz
Admissions and Recruitment Coordinator, Torrey Honors College