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MEDIA RESOURCE GUIDE

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES, ARTS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEAN: Dr. Donna Aronson

• Theatre and higher education

ASST. DEAN: Dr. Lydia Andrade

• U.S. government
• Presidency

Language

Dr. Amalia Mondriguez, professor of foreign language; chairwoman

• Spanish and Spanish-American literature
• Spanish in the media

Dr. Emily Clark, assistant professor of English

• Post colonialism
• Modern British literature
• Gender studies

Dr. John Perry, professor of communication arts

• Speech and writing
• Impression management

Dr. Mary Beth Swofford, associate professor of English and theater arts

• American theater
• Relationships

Dr. Matthias Schubnell, professor of English

• Willa Cather
• Native American literature
• Literature and the environment

Dr. Michael Tallon, assistant professor of foreign language

• Foreign language education
• Spanish as a heritage language

Dr. Patricia Lonchar, professor of English

• British women writers of late 17th century
• Children and young adult literature
• Medieval mysticism

Fine Arts

Donald Fox, assistant professor of theater arts

• Lighting
• Architecture

Dr. Janice Dvorkin, associate professor of music therapy

• Music therapy and special education
• Therapy in medical settings, hospice and nursing homes
• Autism therapy

Dr. Ken Metz, associate professor of music

• Music composition and theory
• Jazz

Dr. Ludim Pedroza, assistant professor of music

• Piano
• Music history

Dr. Robert Ball, associate professor of theater arts; chairman

• Theater

Miguel Cortinas, associate professor of art

• Painting and drawing
• Prints

Sr. Germaine Corbin, CCVI, professor of theater arts

• Extended Run plays
• Interviews with WWII veterans

William Gokelman
, professor of music; director of liturgical music

• Choral music and piano
• Liturgical music

Humanities

Dr. Glenn Ambrose, associate professor of religious studies

• Roman Catholicism
• Christian theology

Dr. Julie Miller, associate professor of religious studies

• Catholic Church ethics
• Sexual ethics and theology
• Feminist theology

Dr. Paul Lewis, assistant professor of philosophy

• Social and political philosophy
• Ethics and justice

Sr. Eilish Ryan, CCVI, ThD, professor of religious studies; director of pastoral institute

• Pastoral theology
• Religious education
• Church history

Sr. Martha Ann Kirk, CCVI, professor of religious studies                                           

• Women in religion
• Spirituality and nonviolence

Social Sciences

Ambassador/ Dr. James Creagan, professor of political science; Amy Freeman Lee Chairman

• Foreign policy
• International relations
• Latin American politics and trade
• Immigration

Dr. Keith Tucker, director of personal counseling

• Psychology and counseling
• Stress management
• Performance anxiety

Dr. Phil Lampe, professor of sociology

• Hispanics
• Religion and family

Dr. Roger Barnes, professor of anthropology and sociology

• Prisons and death penalty
• Violence, crime and criminal justice
• Poverty

Dr. Scott Dittloff, associate professor of political science

• Politics
• Caribbean region

History

Dr. Gilberto Hinojosa, professor of history

• Mexico and Texas
• Mexican American history