Department of English
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Paul Kei Matsuda
Department of English
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
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
Email: edfinn@asu.edu
Phone: (480) 382-2116
Media Relations Officer
Kristen LaRue / Kristen.LaRue@asu.edu
David Hawkes
Department of English
Expert in: Literature, European history, Contracts, Economics, Religion, Political history, Philosophy, Shakespeare, Renaissance studies
Joe Lockard
Department of English, Center for Jewish Studies
Expert in: Literature, African American history, Human rights, Cultural diversity, U.S. history, Literacy, Race relations, Religion, Refugees, Writing, Prison, Censorship, Slavery
Kathleen S. Lamp-Fortuno
Department of English
Expert in: Rhetoric, Archeology, Architecture, Art in society, Communication, European history, U.S. history, Monuments, Political history, Design
Email: kslamp@asu.edu
Phone: (480) 965-3796
Media Relations Officer
Kristen LaRue / Kristen.LaRue@asu.edu
Julia Himberg
School of Social Transformation, Department of English
Expert in: Television, Film studies, Advertising, Gender studies, Communication, Consumer behavior, Audience engagement, Cultural diversity, Marketing, LGBTQ media
Melissa Free
Department of English, Barrett, The Honors College, School of Social Transformation
Expert in: Literature, Gender studies, Race relations, European history, Africa, Cultural diversity, History, War, Victorian era, Literary criticism
Kevin S. Sandler
Department of English
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
Email: brian.k.goodman@asu.edu
Phone: (973) 865-7341
Media Relations Officer
Kristen LaRue / Kristen.LaRue@asu.edu