Faculty & Staff
Full-Time Faculty
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Cécile Accilien
Cécile Accilien Professor of African and African Diaspora StudiesPosition:
Professor of African and African Diaspora StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2885
Email: caccilie@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2002A
Areas of expertise: Haitian Studies, Gender Studies, Film Studies, African and African Diaspora Studies -
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: SO 2017
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 -
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 -
May Gao
May Gao SAUPO Chair; Professor of Communication and Asian StudiesPosition:
SAUPO Chair; Professor of Communication and Asian StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2145
Email: mgao@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 5084
Areas of expertise: Organizational Communication, Business Communication, Asian Studies, Relationship Building
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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: SO 2008
Areas of expertise: Social Movement History, Prisons, Policing, Vigilantism, and Popular Culture -
Sarah Holliday
Sarah Holliday GWST Coordinator and Associate Professor of MathematicsPosition:
GWST Coordinator and Associate Professor of MathematicsPhone: (470) 578-4923
Email: shollid4@kennesaw.edu
Location: D 216
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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: SO 2012
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) 578-6648
Email: skeltner@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019B
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. -
Robbie Lieberman
Robbie Lieberman Coordinator of Peace Studies and Professor of American StudiesPosition:
Coordinator of Peace Studies and Professor of American StudiesPhone: (470) 578-7847
Email: rlieberm@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2042
Areas of expertise: Social movements, Peace Studies, American Radicalism -
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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Xuefei Ma
Xuefei Ma Lecturer of Gender & Women's Studies and Asian StudiesPosition:
Lecturer of Gender & Women's Studies and Asian StudiesPhone: (470) 578-3857
Email: xma11@kennesaw.edu
Location: LB 410
Areas of expertise: Gender & Women's Studies, Asian Studies -
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: SO 2011Ais
Areas of expertise: Intercultural Competence, Global Learning, International Education Policy Studies, Peace Corps Prep, Study Abroad -
Trina Queen
Trina Queen Lecturer of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Lecturer of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-7449
Email: tqueen4@kennesaw.edu
Location: J 221
Areas of expertise: Science, technology & society, Interdisciplinary Studies, medical ethics, film -
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: SO 2017B
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 Interim Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPosition:
Interim Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professor of Interdisciplinary StudiesPhone: (470) 578-6334
Email: dsmith1@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2002
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: SO 2013A
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) 578-2639
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: SO 2013A
Part-time Faculty
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Jean Marc Akakpo
Jean Marc Akakpo Part-Time Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and SocietyPosition:
Part-Time Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and SocietyPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: jakakpo@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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Linda Ceriello
Linda Ceriello Part-Time Assistant Professor of Religious StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Religious StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: lceriell@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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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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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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Hellena Moon
Hellena Moon Part-Time Professor of Religious StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Professor of Religious StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: hmoon17@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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Kristin Petersen
Kristin Petersen Part-Time Assistant Professor of Gender and Women's StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Gender and Women's StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: kpeter69@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
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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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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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Kristen Walker
Kristen Walker Part-Time Instructor of American StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of American StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: kwalke13@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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Samantha Wrisley
Samantha Wrisley Part-Time Instructor of American StudiesPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of American StudiesPhone: (470) 578-2431
Email: swrisley@kennesaw.edu
Location: SO 2019
Staff
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Talynn Hardy
Talynn Hardy Student Assistant -
Daisha Huiel
Daisha Huiel Program Coordinator -
Kara Ireland
Kara Ireland Office Manager -
Lotanna Obiekwe
Lotanna Obiekwe Student Assistant