English and Cultural Studies Program Faculty

Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies
PhD, University of Southern California

Email: nana@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2339
Office: Marston Hall 214

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies; Chair of the Department of Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Email: beaucm@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2092
Office: Marston Hall 220

Professor of Music; Director, Music Therapy Program
PhD, University of Washington

Email: browncj@spu.edu
Office: Crawford 206

Professor of English;
Director of Honors Program
PhD, University of Washington

Email: cchaney@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2409
Office: Marston 230

Associate Professor of Political Science
PhD, University of Nebraska

Email: ediger@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2937
Office: McKenna Hall 225

Professor of Art-Visual Communications; Chair of Art Department

Email: kgz@spu.edu
Phone: 206-378-5054
Office: Art Center

Co-Dean of the Division of STEM and Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences; Chair of Interior Design
PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Email: shartje@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2204
Office: Peterson Hall 204B

Department Chair, Associate Professor of History
PhD, University of Washington

Email: hughesr@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2773
Office: Alexander Hall 408

Professor of Psychology; Faculty Scholar for Living Well Initiative
PhD, University of Notre Dame

Email: paulkim@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2987
Office: Marston 113

Professor of Urban & Intercultural Ministry
PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary

Email: leongd@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2618
Office:  Alexander & Adelaide Hall 206

Associate Professor of English and Cultural Studies
PhD, University of Michigan

Email: mcfarlanehaj@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2037
Office: Marston 221

Associate Professor of English: Department Chair
PhD, University of Illinois

Email: amiddel@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2401
Office: Marston 238

Assistant Professor of English and Writing; Writer-in-Residence
MFA, Seattle Pacific University

Email: overstreet@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2155
Office: Marston 248

Professor Emeritus of English
PhD, University of Michigan

Email: lreinsma@spu.edu

Professor of Philosophy
PhD, University of Maryland

Email: saundersl@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2038
Office: Marston Hall 211

Adjunct Instructor for the Writing Program
MA, University of California, Davis

Email: lunstrumk@spu.edu

Associate Professor of Sociology
PhD, Baylor University

Email: jtom@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2547
Office: Alexander Hall Room 311

Associate Professor of Theatre; Chair of Theatre; Head of Performance
MA, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance (London)

Email: vancec@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2934
Office: McKinley 102

Assistant Professor of English and Writing
PhD, University of Washington

Email: mwillett@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2084
Office: Marston 223