Faculty Directory

Faculty

Jason Chang

Jason Chang

Department Head and Associate Professor

Social and Critical Inquiry and History

jason.o.chang@uconn.edu

Storrs and Hartford Campuses

Martha Cutter

Martha Cutter

Area Director of American Studies
Professor

Departments of English and Social and Critical Inquiry
and Africana Studies Institute

martha.cutter@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Sandy Grande

Sandy Grande

Area Director of Native American and Indigenous Studies
Professor

Departments of Political Science and Social and Critical Inquiry

sandy.grande@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Bradley Simpson

Bradley Simpson

Area Director of Asian and Asian American Studies
Associate Professor

Departments of History and Social and Critical Inquiry

bradley.simpson@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Fiona Somerset

Fiona Somerset

Interim Area Director of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Professor

Departments of Literature, Culture, and Languages
and Social and Critical Inquiry

fiona.somerset@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Nathan Acebo

Nathan Acebo

Assistant Professor

Departments of Anthropology and Social and Critical Inquiry

nathan.acebo@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Hind Ahmed Zaki

Hind Ahmed Zaki

Assistant Professor

Departments of Political Science,
Literatures, Cultures, and Languages, and
Social and Critical Inquiry

hind.ahmed_zaki@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

April Anson

April Anson

Assistant Professor

Departments of English and Social and Critical Inquiry

april.anson@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Nasim Basiri

Visiting Assistant Professor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

nasim.basiri@uconn.edu

Stamford Campus

Brenda Brueggemann

Brenda Brueggemann

Aetna Chair of Writing

Departments of English and Social and Critical Inquiry

brenda.brueggemann@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Meina Cai

Meina Cai

Associate Professor

Departments of Political Science and Social and Critical Inquiry

meina.cai@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Katharine Capshaw

Professor

Departments of English and Social and Critical Inquiry

capshaw@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Ariana Codr

Ariana Codr

Assistant Professor-in-Residence

Departments of English and Social and Critical Inquiry

ariana.codr@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Wayne Franklin

Wayne Franklin

Professor

Departments of English and Social and Critical Inquiry

wayne.franklin@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann

Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann

Associate Professor

Departments of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages,
El Instituto, and
Social and Critical Inquiry

kgonzalez.seligmann@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Jane Gordon

Jane Gordon

Professor

Departments of Political Science and Social and Critical Inquiry

jane.gordon@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Martine Granby

Martine Granby

Assistant Professor

Departments of Journalism and Social and Critical Inquiry

martine.granby@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Barbara Gurr

Barbara Gurr

Associate Professor-in-Residence

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

barbara.gurr@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Briona Jones

Briona Jones

Assistant Professor

Departments of English and Social and Critical Inquiry

briona.jones@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Na-Rae Kim

Assistant Professor

Departments of English and Social and Critical Inquiry

na-rae.kim@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Alexandra Lamina

Alexandra Lamina

Assistant Professor

Departments Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies
and Social and Critical Inquiry

alexandra.lamina@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Fred Lee

Fred Lee

Associate Professor

Departments of Political Science and Social and Critical Inquiry

fred.lee@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Hana Maruyama

Hana Maruyama

Assistant Professor

Departments of History and Social and Critical Inquiry

hana.maruyama@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Laura Mauldin

Laura Mauldin

Associate Professor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

laura.mauldin@uconn.edu

Storrs/Stamford

Josh Mayer

Joshua Mayer

Assistant Professor

Departments of Anthropology and Social and Critical Inquiry

joshua.mayer@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Kat Milligan-McClellan

Kat Milligan-McClellan

Assistant Professor

Departments of Molecular and Cell Biology and Social and Critical Inquiry

kat.milligan-mcclellan@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Nancy Naples

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor

Departments of Sociology and Social and Critical Inquiry

nancy.naples@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Chris Newell

Chris Newell

Instructor-in-Residence and Director of Native American Cultural Programs

Social and Critical Inquiry

christopher.newell@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Elva Orozco Mendoza

Elva Orozco Mendoza

Assistant Professor

Departments of Political Science and Social and Critical Inquiry

elva.orozco_mendoza@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Martina Powell

Martina "Mick" Powell

Assistant Professor-in-Residence

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

martina.powell@uconn.edu

Stamford Campus

Qazi Arka Rahman

Qazi Rahman

Visiting Assistant Professor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

lfy24001@uconn.edu

Hartford Campus

Bruno Seraphin

Bruno Seraphin

Assistant Professor

Departments of Anthropology and Social and Critical Inquiry

bruno.seraphin@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Bhakti Shringarpure

Bhakti Shringarpure

Associate Professor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

bhakti.shringarpure@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Kali Simmons

Kali Simmons

Assistant Professor

Departments of English and Social and Critical Inquiry

opi24001@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Sam Sommers

Sam Sommers

Assistant Professor-in-Residence

Departments of English and Social and Critical Inquiry

s.sommers@uconn.edu

Waterbury Campus

Jiyoun Suk

Jiyoun Suk

Assistant Professor

Departments of Communication and Social and Critical Inquiry

jiyoun.suk@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Bhoomi Thakore

Assistant Professor

Departments of Sociology and Social and Critical Inquiry

bhoomi.thakore@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Nu-Anh Tran

Nu-Anh Tran

Associate Professor

Departments of History and Social and Critical Inquiry

nu-anh.tran@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Chris Vials

Christopher Vials

Professor

Departments of English and Social and Critical Inquiry

christopher.vials@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Adjunct Faculty

Aden Abbatemarco

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

aden.abbatemarco@uconn.edu

Hartford Campus

Lyn Alexander

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

lyn.alexander@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Nancy Crofts

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

nancy.crofts@uconn.edu

Avery Point Campus

Luciana McClure

Visiting Instructor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

luciana.mcclure@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Karon McGovern

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

karon.mcgovern@uconn.edu

Waterbury Campus

Stephanie Mercado-Irizarry

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

stephanie.mercado-irizarry@uconn.edu

Stamford Campus

Leah Mortenson

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

leah.mortenson@uconn.edu

Stamford Campus

Kathleen O'Reilly

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

kathleen.o'reilly@uconn.edu

Avery Point Campus

Liliana Oliveira

Research Assistant

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

liliana.oliveira@uconn.edu

Hartford & Waterbury Campus

Daniela Pila

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

daniela.pila@uconn.edu

Storrs Campus

Teresa Smith

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

teresa.smith@uconn.edu

Stamford Campus

Diana Velasco

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

diana.velasco@uconn.edu

Hartford Campus

Grace Yun

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Social and Critical Inquiry

grace.yun@uconn.edu

Hartford Campus

Affiliated Faculty

Mohamad Alkadry

School of Public Policy

Mary Beth Allen

Literatures, Cultures, and Languages

Zehra Arat

Political Science

Pamela Bedore

English

Dina Benbrahim

Department of Art and Art History

Mary Bernstein

Sociology

Terry Berthelot

Human Development and Family Sciences

Alexis Boylan

Art and Art History

Margaret Breen

English

Brian Chapman

Human Development and Family Sciences

Elena Comay del Junco

Philosophy

Deirdre Cooper Owens

History
Africana Studies Institute

Eleni Coundouriotis

English

Lindsay Cummings

Dramatic Arts

Shardé Davis

Coomunications

Cornelia Dayton

History

Kelly Dennis

Digital Media and Design

Laura Donorfio

Human Development and Family Sciences

David Embrick

Sociology
Africana Studies Institute

Pamela Erickson

Department of Anthropology

Beth Ginsberg

Political Science

Lewis Gordon

Philosophy

Serkan Görkemli

English

Virginia Hettinger

Political Science

Elizabeth Hintz

Communications

Elizabeth Holzer

Sociology

Emily Larned

Department of Art and Art History

Kathryn Libal

School of Social Work
Human Rights

Ting-an Lin

Philosophy

Asif Majid

Dramatic Arts

Matthew McKenzie

History

Christin Munsch

Sociology

Melanie Newport

History

Jeffrey Ogbar

History

Mark Overmyer-Velázquez

History

Meg Paceley

School of Social Work

Melina Pappademos

History

Kim Price-Glynn

Sociology

David Richards

Political Science

Diana Rios

Communications
El Instituto

Frederick Roden

English

Brady Ryan

Literatures, Cultures, and Languages

Vida Samuel

Human Development and Family Sciences

Debapriya Sarkar

English

Ingrid Semaan

Sociology

Fumilayo Showers

Sociology

Evelyn Simien

Political Science

Manisha Sinha

History

Lynne Tirrell

Philosophy

Sarah Williams

Department of Anthropology