English and Cultural Studies Program Faculty

Professor of English
PhD, University of Washington

Email: tamorose@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2089
Office: Marston 232

Adjunct Professor of Theology
PhD, Duke University

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

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

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

Administrative Assistant

Email: mhancock@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2617
Office: Marston 227

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

Assistant Professor of History
PhD, University of Washington

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

Professor of Psychology; Associate Dean of SPFC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Faculty Scholar for 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 & 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
PhD, University of Illinois

Email: amiddel@spu.edu
Phone: 206-378-5408
Office: Marston 238

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 and Cultural Studies; 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 Emeritus of English
PhD, University of Washington

Email: dthorpe@spu.edu

Assistant Professor of English and Cultural Studies
PhD, University of Washington

Email: umj@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2311
Office: Marston 251

Professor of English
Department Chair
PhD, Northwestern University

Email: mwalhout@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2981
Office: Marston 233

Associate Professor of History
PhD, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Email: yez@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2180
Office: Alexander Hall 406