Academics

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  • Sharon Marquart

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    “I believe that the dynamics at work in contexts such as the classroom can help to construct more equitable and diverse communities outside of academic settings.” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? French and Francophone Literature, Film, and Culture; Holocaust and Genocide Studies; Trauma and Testimony Studies; Feminist Theory; Disability Studies What…

  • Matthew Panciera

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     “I try to give them all the tools and opportunities for real learning, and I want them to ultimately not need me as a teacher” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? I have 3 areas of research expertise: Pompeian graffiti, Carmina Epigraphica Latina (Latin for “poetic inscriptions in Latin”, especially epitaphs), and…

  • Joaquin Villanueva

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    “I am interested in understanding how space and our surrounding environment is arranged around particular conceptions of race, class, and gender.” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? I am a critical human geographer. I am interested in understanding how space and our surrounding environment is arranged around particular conceptions of race, class,…

  • Priscilla Briggs

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    “I encourage students to move beyond their comfort zones toward confidence in their ability to solve problems creatively as they exercise imagination, curiosity, and commitment.” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? As a studio artist and educator I primarily work with and teach both digital and analog photography and video. I also…

  • Kate Aguilar

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    “I see myself as a facilitator helping students to think about history as a practice, whether they pursue it as a major or not.” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? I am a professor of African American History, trained in the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary field of African American Studies, as well as…

  • Jennifer Ackil

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    “Inspiration, interesting ideas, and opportunities for growth are everywhere and diving into an area of study that piques your interest can be life changing.” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? I am a cognitive psychologist and thus, interested in the mind and how it works.  I conduct research examining various aspects of…

  • Lucie Holmgreen

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    “I want students to understand and have faith in the idea that they are capable of learning, improving, and figuring it out!” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? I am a clinical psychologist by training, which means that I am particularly qualified to teach students about psychopathology – a fancy word for…

  • Martha Ndakalako

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    “I research and write about unconventional feminist literatures, and the way in which these kinds of literatures on innovative aesthetic and literary practices in order to circulate and comment on Namibian culture, history, and politics.” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? I specialize in Anglophone African literatures, African and Black feminisms, and…

  • Tom LoFaro

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    “So when my students struggle with a problem I tell them to “embrace the stuck.” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? Dynamical Systems and Mathematical Biology What is your teaching style? I want to reward students for learning the material, not learning the material fast.  My teaching and grading style varies depending…

  • Paschal Kyoore

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    “Challenging students to be critical thinkers, and to open their minds to better understand and appreciate the world outside their own familiar environment.” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? Teaching: French language, literature, and culture; Francophone literatures and cultures. Research: Francophone African and Caribbean literatures and Cultures, African Folklore. What is your…