Office or Program: School of Arts and Sciences

In July 2011 Dr. Smith received his Ph.D. in Philosophical Theology from the University of Nottingham under the direction of Professor Philip Goodchild. A revised version of the dissertation was […]

My primary areas of interest are creative writing (particularly fiction), 19th-Century American literature (particularly of the latter half), and contemporary American fiction (particularly short fiction). In my creative writing courses, […]

While my much of my formal training is in creative writing and 20th century American poetry, my teaching interests include composition and rhetoric, literature surveys, and business writing. I also […]

I have always thought that a full appreciation of literature requires, not only understanding the “great” authors, but also bringing in those texts and writers often considered secondary or too […]

Brian R. Wyant is a professor and chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. He earned his B.A. in Sociology from McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College), his […]

I am a plant community ecologist, originally from Pennsylvania. During my Ph.D. in Biology at the University of Houston, I studied how mycorrhizal fungi can extend, ameliorate, or reverse plant […]

Education B.A.: American College of Greece, Athens M.A. (History), M.A. (Philosophy): Temple University Ph.D.: Georgetown University Specialized Interests aesthetics, social and political philosophy (nationalism, modernity, radical ideologies) Most Recent and […]

Caitlin J. Taylor, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice.  Her research investigates the collateral consequences of mass incarceration as well as issues faced […]

Francis J. Ryan, Professor of American Studies, is a cultural and intellectual historian of American education. He is also a former president of the Eastern American Studies Association. His research […]

After eight years in the Theology Department at Fordham University, Maureen H. O’Connell returned in 2013 to her native city of Philadelphia to Chair the Department of Religion at La […]