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Assistant Professor of ArtMFA, University of Washington
Email: bentz@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-3442Office: Art Center
Professor of Music; Director, Music Therapy ProgramPhD, University of Washington
Email: browncj@spu.eduOffice: Crawford 206
Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Choral MusicDMA, University of Washington
Email: ellisr3@spu.eduOffice: Nickerson Studios 112
Professor of Art-Visual Communications; Chair of Art Department
Email: kgz@spu.eduPhone: 206-378-5054Office: Art Center
Administrative Assistant for Humanities
Email: johnsonr10@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2617Office: Marston Hall 227
Assistant Professor of Writing and English; Director of Campus WritingPhD, University of Washington
Email: thansen3@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2403Office: Marston 233
Associate Professor of CommunicationPhD, University of Washington
Email: ljabs@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2128Office: Marston 212
Professor of ArtPhD, Harvard University
Email: kressk@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-3443Office: Art Center
Professor of English; Writer-in-Residence; Co-director of Art and Incarnation Rome Study Abroad ProgramPhD, Tulane University
Email: jmaier@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2976Office: Marston 235
Professor of Sociology, Director of Women's Studies, Chair of Sociology DepartmentPhD, Purdue University
Email: mckinj@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2595Office: Alexander Hall 310
Associate Professor of English: Department ChairPhD, University of Illinois
Email: amiddel@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2401Office: Marston 238
Associate Professor of SociologyPhD, University of Washington
Email: mondesirr@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2394Office: Alexander Hall 305
Professor of Sociology, Co-Chair Sociology DepartmentPhD, Indiana University
Email: neuhous@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2276Office: Alexander Hall 308
Assistant Professor of English and Writing; Writer-in-ResidenceMFA, Seattle Pacific University
Email: overstreet@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2155Office: Marston 232
Professor of CommunicationPhD, University of Illinois
Email: trendleman@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2095Office: Marston 206
Co-interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Professor and Chair of PhilosophyPhD, Brown University
Email: ricer@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2080Office: Marston Hall 213
Professor of PhilosophyPhD, University of Maryland
Email: saundersl@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2038Office: Marston Hall 211
Professor of English and Cultural Studies; Director of Social Justice & Cultural Studies; Director of the South Africa and Spain/Morocco Study Abroad ProgramsPhD, Northwestern University
Email: segalk@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2040Office: Marston 234
Associate Professor of Sociology; Director of the Honors ProgramPhD, Baylor University
Email: jtom@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2547Office: Alexander & Adelaide Hall 307
Assistant Professor of English and Cultural StudiesPhD, University of Washington
Email: umj@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2311Office: Marston 251
Associate Professor of Piano; Director of Keyboard StudiesDMA, University of Washington
Email: dainiusv@spu.eduOffice: Crawford 105
Associate Professor of History PhD, Georgetown University
Email: waltera@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2594 Office: Alexander Hall Room 410
Administrative Coordinator of the College of Arts and Sciences
Email: whitea13@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2295Office: Marston Hall 335
Associate Professor of History PhD, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Email: yez@spu.eduPhone: 206-281-2180Office: Alexander Hall 406