Faculty & Staff
Full-Time Faculty
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Rodolfo Aguilar
Rodolfo Aguilar Assistant Professor of American and Latino StudiesPosition:
Assistant Professor of American and Latino StudiesPhone: (470) 578-4270
Email: raguila6@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 404
Areas of expertise: U.S. Latino/a Studies, Hemispheric American Studies, Mexicans in the Midwest & the U.S. South, Migration Studies, Popular Music, Cultural Studies, Race and Ethnic Studies -
Masonya Bennett
Masonya Bennett Assistant Professor, Black Studiesdepartment: Interdisciplinary Studies DepartmentPosition:
Assistant Professor, Black Studiesdepartment: Interdisciplinary Studies DepartmentPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: mbenn123@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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Lynn Boettler
Lynn Boettler Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-3668
Email: lboettle@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 423
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Benjamin Brooks
Benjamin Brooks Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-4830
Email: bbrook77@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 411
Areas of expertise: Leadership Studies, ethics, interdisciplinarity, metacognition teaching & learning -
Miriam Brown Spiers
Miriam Brown Spiers Director of MA in American Studies and Coordinator of Native American and Indigenous Studies and Associate Professor of English and American StudiesPosition:
Director of MA in American Studies and Coordinator of Native American and Indigenous Studies and Associate Professor of English and American StudiesPhone: (470) 578-6297
Email: mspiers1@kennesaw.edu
Location: EB 173
Areas of expertise: Native American and Indigenous literatures, Science Fiction, Comics and Graphic Novels, Modern and Contemporary American literature -
Theodore Bullard
Theodore Bullard Lecturer of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Lecturer of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-4541
Email: tbullar1@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 414
Areas of expertise: History, African Studies, African American History, race and ethnicity, social movements -
Laura Davis
Laura Davis Professor of EnglishPosition:
Professor of EnglishPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: ldavis1@kennesaw.edu
Location: House 3201 - 101
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Roxanne Donovan
Roxanne Donovan Professor of PsychologyPosition:
Professor of PsychologyPhone: (470) 578-6920
Email: rdonova4@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2016
Areas of expertise: Clinical Psychology, Women's Studies, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity including Ally Development, Social Justice Education, and Social Justice Parenting -
Jacqueline Dow
Jacqueline Dow Limited Term Assistant Professor of African And African Diaspora StudiesPosition:
Limited Term Assistant Professor of African And African Diaspora StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: jdow6@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2015
Areas of expertise: Gender & Women's Studies, Science, Technology & Society Studies, Family Health & Human Sexuality, Maternal & Child Health, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion -
Sara Giordano
Sara Giordano Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-3886
Email: sgiordan@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 421
Areas of expertise: Feminist Science studies, Democratic Science, Science and Technology studies, Critical Science literacy, Critical Pedagogies -
Letizia Guglielmo
Letizia Guglielmo Professor of EnglishPosition:
Professor of EnglishPhone: (470) 578-6764
Email: lgugliel@kennesaw.edu
Location: EB 106
Areas of expertise: Rhetoric & writing studies, Feminist rhetoric, Feminist pedagogies, Gender & pop culture, Feminist leadership & administration, Professional development for students & faculty -
Rebecca Hill
Rebecca Hill Professor of American StudiesPosition:
Professor of American StudiesPhone: (470) 578-7543
Email: rhill54@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 419
Areas of expertise: Social Movement History, Prisons, Policing, Vigilantism, and Popular Culture -
Sha Huang
Sha Huang Coordinator of Asian Studies BA and Minor Programs and Associate Professor of ChinesePosition:
Coordinator of Asian Studies BA and Minor Programs and Associate Professor of ChinesePhone: (470) 578-6361
Email: shuang5@kennesaw.edu
Location: PS 249
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Nathalia Jaramillo
Nathalia Jaramillo Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2243
Email: njaramil@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 422
Areas of expertise: Latin American Studies, American Studies, Gender & Women's Studies -
Stacy Keltner
Stacy Keltner Associate Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professor of PhilosophyPosition:
Associate Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professor of PhilosophyPhone: (470) 578-5984
Email: skeltner@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 416
Areas of expertise: Gender & Women's Studies, social and political theory, continental philosophy, feminist theory -
Hye Won Kim
Hye Won Kim Assistant Professor of English and Asian StudiesPosition:
Assistant Professor of English and Asian StudiesPhone: (470) 578-4284
Email: hkim132@kennesaw.edu
Location: EB 193
Areas of expertise: K-pop and South Korean popular culture; modern and contemporary drama, theatre, and performance, with particular attention to the intersections between performance studies, Asian and Asian American studies, critical race theory and ethnic studies, gender and sexuality studies, visual culture and sound studies, and cultural studies. -
Linda Lyons
Linda Lyons Director of Strategic Outreach and Diversity Initiatives and Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Director of Strategic Outreach and Diversity Initiatives and Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-7783
Email: llyons5@kennesaw.edu
Location: UC 213B
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Felicia Mainella
Felicia Mainella Lecturer of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Lecturer of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-4504
Email: fmainell@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 412
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Daniel Paracka
Daniel Paracka Religious Studies Coordinator and Peace Corps Prep Advisor and Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Religious Studies Coordinator and Peace Corps Prep Advisor and Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-6732
Email: dparacka@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 424
Areas of expertise: Intercultural Competence, Global Learning, International Education Policy Studies, Peace Corps Prep, Study Abroad -
Trina Queen
Trina Queen Science, Technology and Society Coordinator and Lecturer of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Science, Technology and Society Coordinator and Lecturer of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-7449
Email: tqueen4@kennesaw.edu
Location: J 221
Areas of expertise: Science, technology & society, Interdisciplinary Studies, Medical Ethics, Bioethics, Health Policy, Health Education, and Environmental Ethics -
Luciane Rocha
Luciane Rocha Assistant Professor of African And African Diaspora StudiesPosition:
Assistant Professor of African And African Diaspora StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2049
Email: lrocha3@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 413
Areas of expertise: Black Studies Theory and Praxis, Black Feminisms, State Violence, Anthropology of Emotions -
Katharine Schaab
Katharine Schaab Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Studies and Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Studies and Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2126
Email: kschaab@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 420
Areas of expertise: Feminist Dystopias, Reproductive Justice, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning -
Ernesto Silva
Ernesto Silva Coordinator of Latin American and Latinx Studies and Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and SpanishPosition:
Coordinator of Latin American and Latinx Studies and Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and SpanishPhone: (470) 578-3208
Email: esilva@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2013
Areas of expertise: Spanish, Latino Studies, Latino Film Studies, study abroad to Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Ecuador -
Deborah N. Smith
Deborah N. Smith Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-6334
Email: dsmith1@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 417
Areas of expertise: Leadership, leadership education, students in transition, scholarship of teaching and learning -
Griselda Thomas
Griselda Thomas Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and EnglishPosition:
Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and EnglishPhone: (470) 578-2419
Email: gthomas2@kennesaw.edu
Location: EB 267
Areas of expertise: English, Black Studies, Black women writers, Black feminism, African American Literature & Culture -
Lauren Thompson
Lauren Thompson Assistant Professor of History and Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Assistant Professor of History and Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-6754
Email: lthom182@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4117
Areas of expertise: Legal history, reproductive health and medicine, histories of women and gender -
Carlton Usher
Carlton Usher Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-3540
Email: cusher@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2014
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Seneca Vaught
Seneca Vaught Coordinator of African and African Diaspora Studies and Associate Professor of HistoryPosition:
Coordinator of African and African Diaspora Studies and Associate Professor of HistoryPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: svaught3@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 424
Areas of expertise: Policy history, community engagement, applied historical methods, cultural diplomacy, and anti-racist pedagogy -
Kenneth Williamson
Kenneth Williamson Associate Professor of AnthropologyPosition:
Associate Professor of AnthropologyPhone: (470) 578-2373
Email: kwill254@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 4095
Areas of expertise: Black Studies, Anti-Racism, Intersectionality, Social Movements, Community-based Research, Participatory Action Research, Black Brazilian Activism -
Brian Wooten
Brian Wooten Assistant Professor of Public AdministrationPosition:
Assistant Professor of Public AdministrationPhone: (470) 578-2198
Email: bwooten@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 404A
ISD Instructors
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Rhonda Baldonado
Rhonda Baldonado Part-Time Instructor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: rbaldon1@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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Warner Belanger III
Warner Belanger III Part-Time Instructor of Asian StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of Asian StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: wbelange@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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Jonathan Downs
Jonathan Downs Part-Time Instructor of Political SciencePosition:
Part-Time Instructor of Political SciencePhone: (470) 578-6227
Email: jdowns8@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 5045
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Deniz Gumustekin
Deniz Gumustekin Part-Time Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: dgumuste@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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Maureen Kperogi
Maureen Kperogi Part-Time Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-6183
Email: merinne@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 422
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Ashley McFarland
Ashley McFarland Part-Time Instructor of Gender and Women's StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of Gender and Women's StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: amcfarl7@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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Mandy McGrew
Mandy McGrew Director, Supplemental Instruction and Learning Assistant Programs & Part-Time Instructor of American StudiesPosition:
Director, Supplemental Instruction and Learning Assistant Programs & Part-Time Instructor of American StudiesPhone: (470) 578-6257
Email: alb1724@kennesaw.edu
Location: ALC 4501
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Natalia Meneses
Natalia Meneses Part-Time Assistant Professor of Political SciencePosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Political SciencePhone: (470) 578-6227
Email: nxm4943@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 5045
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Steve Miller
Steve Miller Part-Time Assistant Professor of PhilosophyPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of PhilosophyPhone: (470) 578-6131
Email: jmill214@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019A
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Tyler Pede
Tyler Pede ISD Instructor -
Viktoriya Petrenko
Viktoriya Petrenko Part-Time Instructor of Science, Technology, and SocietyPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of Science, Technology, and SocietyPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: vpetrenk@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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Karen Pressley
Karen Pressley Part-Time Instructor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: kpressl1@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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Andrea Putala
Andrea Putala Part-Time Instructor of American StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of American StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: aspivey7@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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Rebecca Robinson
Rebecca Robinson Part-Time Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: rrobi106@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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Tanya Smith
Tanya Smith Part-Time Assistant Professor of Gender and Women's StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Gender and Women's StudiesPhone: (470) 578-6725
Email: tsmit395@kennesaw.edu
Location: R2 314
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Amy Stewart
Amy Stewart Part-Time Instructor of Gender and Women's StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of Gender and Women's StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: astew185@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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Frederick Tillman
Frederick Tillman Part-Time Instructor of Political SciencePosition:
Part-Time Instructor of Political SciencePhone: (470) 578-6227
Email: ftillma1@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 5045
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Megan Volpert
Megan Volpert Part-Time Assistant Professor of Peace StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Peace StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: mvolpert@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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Mario Watkins
Mario Watkins Part-Time Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: mwatki50@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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Yakub Yahaya
Yakub Yahaya Part-Time Assistant Professor of Peace StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Peace StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: yyahaya@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Kaelyn Ireland
Position:
Graduate Teaching AssistantPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: kirelan2@students.kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 401 -
Lauryn JenningsPosition:
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Phone: (470) 578-2431
Email: ljenni16@students.kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 401 -
Charlene Johnson
Position:
Graduate Teaching AssistantPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: ctayl109@students.kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 401 -
Anthoanette Kommeh
Position:
Graduate Teaching AssistantPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: akommeh@students.kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 401 -
Nadia Nartey
Position:
Graduate Teaching AssistantPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: nnartey@students.kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 401
Staff
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Daisha Huiel
Daisha Huiel Program Coordinator -
Jessica Urquhart
Jessica Urquhart Office Manager
Student Assistants
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Talynn Hardy
Position:
Student AssistantPhone: (470) 578-2431
email: thardy40@students.kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 401 -
Camille McLendon
Position:
Student AssistantPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: cmclend8@students.kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 401 -
Lotanna Obiekwe
Position:
Student AssistantPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: lobiekwe@student.kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 401