English and Cultural Studies Program Faculty

Assistant Professor of Art
MFA, University of Washington

Email: bentz@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-3442
Office: Art Center

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

Professor of Art-Visual Communications; Chair of Art Department

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

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

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

Assistant Professor, Special Education; Director of Undergraduate Teacher Education
PhD, University of London, Birkbeck

Email: jalaliank@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2365
Office: Peterson Hall 313

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 English; Writer-in-Residence; Co-director of Art and Incarnation Rome Study Abroad Program
PhD, Tulane University

Email: jmaier@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2976
Office: Marston 235

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

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

Associate Professor of Sociology
PhD, University of Washington

Email: mondesirr@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2394
Office: Alexander Hall 305

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

Email: overstreet@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2155
Office: Marston 232

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

Assistant Professor of Communication
PhD, University of Missouri

Email: sshaban@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2292
Office: Marston 204

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

Associate Professor of History
PhD, Georgetown University

Email: waltera@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2594
Office: Alexander Hall Room 410