Office or Program: School of Arts and Sciences

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 […]

Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi received her B.A. in History of Art and International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in History of Art from Bryn Mawr […]

Maggie McGuinness arrived at La Salle in 2006 from Cabrini College. She was chair of the Religion Department from 2006 until 2011, and is currently serving as Vice President of […]

I study Composition and Rhetoric, with specializations in reading studies, visual rhetoric, and affect theory. My scholarship focuses on shock and discomfort as productive responses to the reading process. These […]

A Philadelphia native, April Lancit-Harmon knew from an early age that she was meant to be a therapist.  As a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with a Master’s degree […]

Education Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995 M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989 B.A., University of Virginia, 1987 Teaching HIS 202 (Themes in American History) […]

In addition to being department chair, I also coordinate the department’s internship programs and teach courses in writing, literature, linguistics, film, and cultural studies. Trained as a medievalist, the courses […]