Evelyn McDonnell
Professor of Journalism and New Media and Director of Journalism · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Journalism New Media Popular Culture and Society Women's Studies
Lauren Wilson
Visiting Assistant Professor · Loyola Marymount University
School of Film and Television
Poetry Film Screenwriting Creative Writing
Marie McAllister
Professor of English · University of Mary Washington
Professor of English in the Department of English, Linguistics and Communication
Eighteenth Century Literature Poetry English Literature
Jesmyn Ward
Professor · Tulane University
Critically acclaimed author Jesmyn Ward is a two-time National Book Award Winner and professor of creative writing.
Communication English Creative Writing Media Studies
Elliott Piros
Lecturer of Classics and Archaeology · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Greek and Latin Novels Roman Poetry Classics Roman Social and Economic History
Howard Mielke
Research Professor · Tulane University
Professor Mielke focuses on the urban environment and its chemical impact on human health and disease.
Lead Poisoning Environmental Signaling Human Health Urban Environments Disease
Amy Woodson-Boulton
Associate Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
History European History Art History Museum Studies Imperialism
Julia Combs
Assistant Professor of English / Director of the Writing Center · Southern Utah University
Specializing in the history of feminist rhetoric, seventeenth century rhetoric, and international writing centers
Rhetoric of Place Creative Writing Techniques Creative Writing in Higher Education History of Feminist Rhetoric Poetry
Greg Garrett, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English · Baylor University
Popular theologian and cultural critic, exploring the intersections between film and popular culture, literature, religion, and politics.
Public Speaking Media Resource Creative Writing Religion and Culture Popular Culture and Society
Avelardo Valdez
Cleofas and Victor Ramirez Professor of Practice Policy Research and Advocacy for the Latino Population Professor of Social Work and Sociology · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Valdez is an expert on the relationship between substance abuse and violence and health issues among high-risk groups.
Substance Abuse Hiv/Aids Behavioral Health Social Development and Policy
Jason Gaines
Professor of Practice, Director of Undergraduate Studies · Tulane University
Dr. Gaines is an expert on antisemitism, biblical studies, gender studies and social justice.
biblical poetry Jewish Studies Gender Studies Antisemitism Social Justice
Theresia de Vroom
Professor of English and Director of the Marymount Institute · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Medieval Women Mystics Medieval Beast Epics Medieval and Renaissance Drama and Poetry
Molly Youngkin
Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Nineteenth-Century British Literature Romantic and Victorian Literature Gender Studies and Narrative Theory
Amy Gravino
Director of Public and Community Relations · GRASP Global Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership
President, A.S.C.O.T. Coaching, and Director of Public and Community Relations at GRASP
Public Speaking Writing Blogging Sexuality Autism
William L. Andrews, Ph.D.
E. Maynard Adams Professor of English, Department of English and Comparative Literature, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Andrews is an expert in African American literature, Southern literature and North American slave narratives.
Southern Literature American Literature to 1900 African American Literature Slavery Digital Humanities
Vicki Grassian
Distinguished Professor · UC San Diego
Vicki Grassian is an expert on the chemistry and impacts of atmospheric aerosols, indoor surfaces and nanomaterials.
Indoor Air Chemistry Atmospheric Aerosols Aerosol Chemistry Environmental and Health Effects of Nanomaterials
Hannah Sawyerr
Visiting Assistant Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Jennifer L. Eich
Professor of Modern Languages and Literature - Spanish · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Colonial Spanish-American Conventual Writings 19th-Century and Contemporary Mexican Narratives and Poetry Latin American and Latina/O Women Writers
Shonda Buchanan
Lecturer of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Shonda Buchanan is an award-winning poet and educator who explores race, ethnicity, migration, class, community and culture in her work.
Strategic Communications Public Speaking English with Creative Writing Creative Writing Copy Editing
Amanda Hooykaas
Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Association · University of Guelph
Bridge-builder, experiential educator, wilderness guide, lover of heritage, gardens, stories, and community.
Geography Sense of Community Sense of Place Belonging Creative Destruction