agenda call to order approval of the minutes president's remarks dean's remarks

AGENDA

1.Call to order 2.Approval of the minutes3.President's remarks4.Dean's remarks

State of the School and Q&A5.Old business6.New business7.Introduction of new faculty members8.Motion to adjourn 9.Adjournment

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AFRICANA STUDIES/RELIGIOUS STUDIES

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Joseph Lennis Tucker EdmondsActing Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Religious Studies

PhD, Duke University (Expected 2011)MDiv, Union Theological SeminaryAB, Brown University

Academic Interests: African and African American Religions, Religion and Globalization, Liberation Theology, Womanist Theology, Alternative Christianities, New Religious Movements in the African Diaspora

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AMERICAN STUDIES

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Michael Stewart Brodrick Visiting Assistant Professor of American Studies

PhD, Vanderbilt University, 2010MA, Vanderbilt University, 2010 BA, Fordham University, 2002

Academic Interests: American thought, philosophy of George Santayana, ethics, nineteenth century philosophy, Asian philosophy, spirituality, adult development

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COMMUNICATION STUDIES

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Jennifer ButeAssistant Professor of Communication Studies

PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007MA, Ball State University BS, Ball State University

Academic Interests: Communication about health in interpersonal relationships, public discourse about women's health, qualitative research methods

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Charmayne Champion-ShawVisiting Lecturer in Communication Studies Office of American Indian Programs

MA, Indiana University, 2011BGS, Indiana University, 2007AAGS, Indiana University, 2005

Academic Interests: Development of IUPUI American Indian Programs; Identity & Community,; Social Justice; Media Studies; Interpersonal Communication; Intercultural Communication

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Stephen A. LeBeau, Jr.Lecturer/Director of Public Speaking

MA, IUPUI, 2007Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language, IUPUI, 2004BA, IUPUI, 1999

Academic Interests: Public Speaking; English as a Second Language; Instructional Technology

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Jonathan RossingAssistant Professor of Communication Studies

PhD, Indiana University, 2010 MS Ed, Indiana University, 2004 BA/BS, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000

Academic Interests: Critical Race Theory; Comedy as a source for social justice education; Racial controversies and constructions of racial knowledge

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Jill CobbAdministrative Assistant, Department of Communication Studies

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ENGLISH

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Tracy DonhardtVisiting Lecturer in English

MA, IUPUI, 2011BA/BA, IUPUI, 2004

Academic Interests: Writing, literacy, student engagement, writing center, associate/adjunct faculty issues

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Jennifer MahoneyVisiting Lecturer in English

BA/BA, Indiana University-Bloomington, 1994 MA, Butler University, 2003

Academic Interests: Business writing, academic writing, British literature, French literature and language

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Megan MusgraveAssistant Professor of English

PhD Loyola University Chicago, 2007MA, Loyola University Chicago, 1999 BA, College of William and Mary, 1994

Academic Interests: Contemporary multicultural women's literature, magical realism, twentieth century American literature, composition studies

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ECONOMICS

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Dana WardUndergraduate SecretaryDepartment of Economics

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GEOGRAPHY/ EARTH SCIENCE

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Vijay LullaPostdoctoral Fellow

PhD, Indiana State University, 2010 MA, Indiana State University, 2005 BE, Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda, India, 2000

Academic Interests: Hyperspectral applications in urban geography

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Pamela MartinAssociate Professor of Earth Sciences and Geography

PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2000BA, University of Chicago, 1989

Academic Interests: Paleoceanography and the impact of agriculture on the environment; interdisciplinary, environmental science and studies.

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HISTORY

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Rebecca ShrumAssistant Professor of History (appointed 1/2010)

PhD, University of South Carolina, 2007MA, University of South Carolina, 2001BA, University of South Carolina, 1993

Academic Interests: Public History, Material Culture, North America to 1850

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Jon Delmas WoodVisiting Assistant Professor of History

PhD (cum laude), Princeton Theological Seminary, 2008M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 2002 BA (summa cum laude), Vanderbilt University, 1999

Academic Interests: History of Christianity, Reformation/Early Modern Europe, German language

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LIBERAL ARTS/DEAN’S OFFICE

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Julie GoldsmithVisiting Associate Professor of Liberal Arts

PhD, Michigan State UniversityMS, Northwestern UniversityBA, Butler University

Academic Interests: Cultural history of media, effects of stigma and stereotype in communication, and the mediated effects of color images

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Melissa AdelmanDevelopment Associate

Lauralee StelSenior Administrative Secretary

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Lindsey SmithAcademic Advisor, University CollegeSchool of Liberal Arts

Dawn WheelerCareer Coach & Communications Specialist Career Development OfficeAdjunct Faculty, Africana Studies

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MEDICAL HUMANITIES AND HEALTH STUDIES

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David LuesinkPostdoctoral Fellow

PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia MA University of Alberta, 2004 BA Trinity Western University 2002 BRE Northwest Baptist College 1997

Academic interests: History of modern China, history of medicine, science and technology studies

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PHILANTHROPIC STUDIES

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Gregory WitkowskiAssociate Professor of Philanthropic Studies Director of Graduate Programs

PhD University of Buffalo(SUNY), 2003MA University of Buffalo (SUNY), 1998BA College of the Holy Cross, 1993

Academic Interests: Philanthropy and Charity, Germany, South Africa, Historiography, Soviet Union, German Language

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Genevieve ShakerDirector of Communications and Creative Services, School of Liberal ArtsAssistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies

PhD, Indiana University, 2008MA, Indiana University, 1998 BA, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, 1997

Academic Interests: University advancement; College and university faculty identity and work;Philanthropy and the professoriate

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

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Courtney AbshireAdministrative SecretaryDepartment of Political Science

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RELIGIOUS STUDIES

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Stephan KoryVisiting Lecturer in Religious Studies

PhD, Indiana University (ABD)MA, University of Colorado, 1998BA, Washington and Lee University, 1991

Academic Interests: East Asian religious and cultural history; Chinese religion; classical Chinese literature; medieval Chinese history; divination and mantic culture

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WORLD LANGUAGES AND

CULTURES

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Amy LynelleVisiting Assistant Professor in French

PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 2008MA, University of Pittsburgh, 2000BA/BA, Indiana University, 1993

Academic Interests: Nineteenth and twentieth century French and Francophone literature with specific interests in French Caribbean fiction, Haitian Romanticism, and poetry as a genre

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Amira Mashhour Lecturer in Arabic & Director, Arabic Program

PhD, Cairo University, 1986MA, Cairo UniversityBA, Cairo University, 1971

Academic Interests: Arabic Language

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Kate Miller Assistant Professor of French

PhD, Indiana University, 2011MA, Indiana University, 2008 MA, Miami University, 2004 BA, Berea College, 2001

Academic Interests: French Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Syntax of French, History of the French Language

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José L. Vargas-Vila Visiting Lecturer in Spanish

MA, University of Miami, 1992BA, Florida International University, 1978AA, Miami-Dade College, 1976

Academic Interests: Spanish language and instruction, Latin American History, and Iberian History

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Iker Zulaica-HernándezAssistant Professor of Spanish

PhD, The Ohio State University, 2008 MA, The Ohio State University, 2002 BA, Universidad de Alicante, 1994

Academic Interests: Discourse semantics and pragmatics, Syntax, Corpus linguistics, Discourse representation theories, Discourse anaphora

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FUTURE FACULTY TEACHING FELLOWS

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Shannon BennettDepartment of History

Zohra Ismail BebenDepartment of Anthropology

FUTURE FACULTY TEACHING FELLOWS

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Sharon WailesDepartment of World Languages and Cultures, German

INDIANA CENTER FOR INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Zhiqing Hu, Visiting Scholar

Susan Hurt, Office Coordinator

Xiaojun Zhang, Visiting Scholar

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POLIS CENTER

Gloria Harmsen-Hastings, Financial Assistant

Richard Ryan Stevens, GIS Analyst

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CENTER ON PHILANTHROPY

Kelly Albertson, Assistant Director of International Programs

Meg Ban, Asst. Manager of Communications and MarketingWolfgang Bielefeld, Director, International ProgramsEmily Blyze, Manager of Research & Proposal DevelopmentCaitlin Deranek, Senior Administrative SecretaryMelanie McKitrick, Managing Editor of Giving USA Jason Ward, Project Coordinator

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INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON SOCIAL ISSUES

Mary Cox, Visiting Research Associate

Elizabeth Erbaugh, Visiting Research Associate, Adjunct Faculty, Sociology

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INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN THOUGHT

Whitney Smith, Visiting Research Associate, Fredrick Douglass Papers

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AGENDA

1.Call to order 2.Approval of the minutes3.President's remarks4.Dean's remarks

State of the School and Q&A5.Old business6.New business7.Introduction of new faculty members8.Motion to adjourn 9.Adjournment

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