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

Associate Professor of Political Science
PhD, University of Nebraska

Email: ediger@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2937
Office: McKenna Hall 225

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

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
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

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, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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