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Department of Humanities & Religious Studies College of Arts & Letters

Meet Us

Staff

Harvey Stark

Associate Professor, Chair of the Humanities & Religious Studies Department

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  • Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:00 p.m or by appointment
  • Specialty & Interests: Islam, American Religion, Chaplaincy

Katrina Roose

Budget & Personnel Analyst

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Alexis Garcia

Administrative Support Coordinator I

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Vacant .

ASA II

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  • Location: Mendocino Hall 5014
  • Pronouns: she/her/hers

Faculty

Kengo Akiyama

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours:
    Mon. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
    Tues. noon - 2 p.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Bible; Judaism: Christianity

Marnie Binder

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Monday 10:00 - 11:30 am, Tuesday 12:00 - 1:30 pm & by appointment

Jeffrey Brodd

Professor

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  • Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 12:30 - 1:15 pm, Tuesday 11:00 - 11:45 am & 4:30 - 5:45 pm, Thursday 11:00 - 11:45 am & by appointment

Jillian Coleman

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Monday 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Mary Doyno

Associate Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Medieval Europe; Church History; Sanctity

Joel Dubois

Professor, Vice Chair

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  • Office Hours: Monday 2:00 - 3:00 pm & Tuesday 1:00 - 2:00 pm

Peter Gough

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 1:45 - 2:45 pm or by Zoom by appointment

Maria Jaoudi

Professor

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  • Office Hours: Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00 pm & Thursday 3:00 - 5:00 pm (Online only)
  • Specialty & Interests: Mysticism; World Religions & Cultures; Spiritual Approaches to Ecology

Steven Karnes

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: In Person - Monday & Wednesday 1:00 - 2:00 pm & by appt. Online (Zoom) - Tuesday & Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 pm & by appt.
  • Specialty & Interests: Ancient Greece, Mythology

Brad Nystrom

Professor - Retired

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  • Office Hours: Monday 4:30 - 5:30 pm (8:20 - 9:20 am if needed)

Amelia Ying Qin

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: Monday 2:00 - 3:00 pm, Wedesday 2:00 - 4:00 pm, & by appointment
  • Specialty & Interests: China, East Asia

Josh Shahryar

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Wednesday 11:00 am - 1:00 pm or by appointment

Scott Spitzer

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Monday 1:45 - 2:45 pm & Zoom by appt.
  • Specialty & Interests: Early Christian Art

Victoria Shinbrot

Professor, Graduate Coordinator

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  • Office Hours: Tuesday 2:40 - 2:55 pm, 4:20 - 6:05 pm, Tursday 4:20 - 5:20 pm. If possible, please let me know in advance if you plan to visit.

Allison Solso

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: By appointment via Zoom

Amna Salameh

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tuesday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Renee St. Louis

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Via Zoom - Monday 4:15 - 5:15 pm & by appointment
  • Specialty & Interests: Film and Television, American Studies, Violence

Mathias Warnes

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 11:00 - 11:45 am & 1:30 - 2:45 pm & by Zoom
  • Specialty & Interests: Continental Philosophy, Classical & World Mythology, Spiritual Ecology

Brian Young

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tuesday 10:30 - 11:30 am & by appointment
Total Members: 23