Department of English
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Peter Torres
Expert in: Health care policy, Public health, Writing, Cross culture communication, Health disparities, Linguistics
Jonathan Hope
Department of English, Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Expert in: Literature, Digital humanities, History, Linguistics, Shakespeare, Publishing, Renaissance studies
Brandi Adams
Expert in: Shakespeare, Literature, Race relations, History, Black history, Linguistics, Publishing, Renaissance studies
Sarah Florini
Expert in: Social media, Digital media, Digital culture, Digital humanities, Film studies, Ethics, Race relations, Media studies
Mark Hannah
Department of English, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
Expert in: Rhetoric, Communication, Writing, Information systems, Literacy, Social media
Karen Leong
School of Social Transformation, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict, Department of English
Expert in: Asian Pacific American studies, Gender studies, American studies, Ethnic studies, Feminism
Karen Kuo
School of Social Transformation, Center for Asian Research, Department of English, The Sidney Poitier New American Film School
Expert in: Asian Pacific American studies, Asian history, Culture and social change, Film studies, Literature
Vanessa Fonseca-Chavez
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, Department of English, School of Transborder Studies, School of International Letters and Cultures
Expert in: Indigenous education, Colonial theory, History, Latino history, Borderlands
Jeffrey Cohen
Expert in: Literature, Environmental humanities, Medieval studies, Posthumanism, Ecocriticism
Bruce Matsunaga
Expert in: Educational technology, Literature, Sustainability, Data mining, Online education, Social media, Digital humanities, Digital media
Paul Kei Matsuda
Expert in: Writing, Literacy, Rhetoric, Linguistics, Higher education, Second-language writing
Mark Lussier
Department of English, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
Expert in: Literature, European history, Health education, Art in society, Religion, Sustainability, Buddhism
Joe Lockard
Expert in: Literature, African American history, Human rights, Cultural diversity, U.S. history, Literacy, Race relations, Religion, Refugees, Writing, Prison, Censorship, Slavery
Neal Lester
Expert in: African American history, Literature, Race relations, Literacy, Cultural diversity, Gender-inclusive language, Social justice, Civil rights, Community service, Cultural engagement, Hair, The 'n-word'
Kathleen S. Lamp-Fortuno
Expert in: Rhetoric, Archeology, Architecture, Art in society, Communication, European history, U.S. history, Monuments, Political history, Design
Julia Himberg
Expert in: Television, Film studies, Advertising, Gender studies, Communication, Consumer behavior, Audience engagement, Cultural diversity, Marketing, LGBTQ media
David Hawkes
Expert in: Literature, European history, Contracts, Economics, Religion, Political history, Philosophy, Shakespeare, Renaissance studies
Ed Finn
School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology, School of Arts, Media and Engineering, Department of English, Center for Science and the Imagination, Barrett, The Honors College
Expert in: Creativity, Literature, Imagination, Algorithms, Artificial intelligence, Cryptocurrency, Climate change, Cultural engagement, STEM, Technology policy, Science fiction, Digital media, Contemporary fiction, Storytelling, Frankenstein
Melissa Free
Expert in: Literature, Gender studies, Race relations, European history, Africa, Cultural diversity, History, War, Victorian era, Literary criticism
Kevin S. Sandler
Expert in: Animation, Censorship, U.S. history, Video streaming, Netflix, Film studies, Television
Brian Goodman
Department of English, Center for Jewish Studies, Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies
Expert in: Literature, U.S. history, Human rights, European history, Cultural engagement, Political history, Writing, Jewish studies, Cold War
Krista Ratcliffe
Expert in: Rhetoric, Gender-inclusive language, Race relations, Gender studies, Writing, Educational leadership
Tyler Peterson
Expert in: American Indian history, Literacy, Communication, Linguistics, Language, Endangered languages, Language learning, Language policy
Joni Adamson
Department of English, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, School for the Future of Innovation in Society
Expert in: Sustainability, Literature, American Indian history, Climate change, Cultural diversity, Conservation ecology, Social justice, Environmental humanities, Environmental justice, Food
Lee Bebout
Expert in: Race relations, Literature, Immigration issues, Latino history, Cultural diversity, Social justice, Gender studies, Latin America, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Migration, Ethnic studies, Whiteness
James Blasingame
Expert in: Literature, Secondary education, Writing, Indigenous education, Censorship
Ron Broglio
Department of English, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Expert in: Literature, Sustainability, Art in society, Bioethics, Conservation ecology, Emerging technologies, Philosophy, Animal studies
Keith Miller
Expert in: Race relations, Civil rights, African American history, Political history, Religion in politics, Social justice