English and Cultural Studies Department 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 Theology and Cultural Studies
PhD, Duke University

Email: bantum@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2546
Office: Alexander Hall

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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

Assistant Professor of Chinese
PhD, Seattle Pacific University

Email: bianx@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2030
Office: Marston Hall 219

Professor of English;
Director of the MFA in Creative Writing
PhD, Utah State University

Email: cairnss@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2109
Office: Marston 236

Associate Professor of Apparel Design and Merchandising
PhD, University of North Carolina

Email: rcopeland@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2295
Office: Peterson Hall 205

Professor of Management
PhD, Stanford University

Email: rfranz@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2729
Office: McKenna Hall 203

Instructor of Writing and English
PhD, University of Washington

Email: thansen3@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2403
Office: Marston 246

Emeritus Professor of History
PhD, Northwestern University

Email: dholsing@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2896
Office: Alexander Hall 411

Assistant Professor of Biology; Director of PPHS
PhD, University of Washington

Email: huntem1@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2094
Office: Eaton 308

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

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

Associate Professor of Missiology
PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary

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

Professor of Sociology, Director of Women's Studies, Co-Chair Sociology Department
PhD, Purdue University

Email: mckinj@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2595
Office: Alexander Hall 310

Assistant Professor of English; Director of Campus Writing
PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Email: moep@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2093
Office: Marston 228

Professor of Sociology, Co-Chair Sociology Department
PhD, Indiana University

Email: neuhous@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2276
Office: Alexander Hall 308

Professor of Communication; Chair of Communication and Journalism
PhD, Indiana University

Email: purcell@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2404
Office: Marston 208

Professor of Communication
PhD, University of Illinois

Email: trendleman@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2095
Office: Marston 206

Professor of English; Co-Director of Social Justice & Cultural Studies; Director of the South Africa and Spain/Morocco Study Abroad Programs
PhD, Northwestern University

Email: segalk@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2040
Office: Marston 234

Professor of English
Lingua Faculty Advisor
PhD, University of Washington

Email: dthorpe@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2311
Office: Marston 231

Assistant Professor of Theatre

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

Instructor of Education, English, and Writing
PhD, University of Washington

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