English and Cultural Studies Program Faculty

Tom Amorose
Tom Amorose

Professor Emeritus of English
PhD, University of Washington


Zack Bent
Zack Bent

Assistant Professor of Art
MFA, University of Washington


Phone: 206-281-3442
Office: Art Center

Carlene J. Brown
Carlene J. Brown

Professor of Music; Director, Music Therapy Program
PhD, University of Washington


Office: Crawford 206

Scott Cairns
Scott Cairns

Professor of English;
Director of the MFA in Creative Writing
PhD, Utah State University


Phone: 206-281-2109
Office: Marston 236

Ruth Ediger
Ruth Ediger

Associate Professor of Political Science
PhD, University of Nebraska


Phone: 206-281-2937
Office: McKenna Hall 225

Karen Gutowsky-Zimmerman
Karen Gutowsky-Zimmerman

Professor of Art-Visual Communications; Chair of Art Department


Phone: 206-378-5054
Office: Art Center

Traynor Hansen
Traynor Hansen

Assistant Professor of Writing and English; Director of Campus Writing
PhD, University of Washington


Phone: 206-281-2403
Office: Marston 233

Rebecca Hughes
Rebecca Hughes

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


Phone: 206-281-2773
Office: Alexander Hall 408

Lorelle Jabs
Lorelle Jabs

Associate Professor of Communication
PhD, University of Washington


Phone: 206-281-2128
Office: Marston 212

Krystle Jalalian-Chursky
Krystle Jalalian-Chursky

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


Phone: 206-281-2365
Office: Peterson Hall 313

Rachel Johnson
Rachel Johnson

Administrative Assistant for Humanities


Phone: 206-281-2617
Office: Marston Hall 227

​Paul Youngbin Kim
​Paul Youngbin Kim

Professor of Psychology; Faculty Scholar for Living Well Initiative
PhD, University of Notre Dame


Phone: 206-281-2987
Office: Marston 113

Katie Kresser
Katie Kresser

Professor of Art
PhD, Harvard University


Phone: 206-281-3443
Office: Art Center

Jennifer Maier
Jennifer Maier

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


Phone: 206-281-2976
Office: Marston 235

Jennifer McFarlane Harris
Jennifer McFarlane Harris

Associate Professor of English and Cultural Studies
PhD, University of Michigan


Phone: 206-281-2037
Office: Marston 221

Jennifer McKinney
Jennifer McKinney

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


Phone: 206-281-2595
Office: Alexander Hall 310

April Middeljans
April Middeljans

Associate Professor of English: Department Chair
PhD, University of Illinois


Phone: 206-281-2401
Office: Marston 238

Raphael Mondesir
Raphael Mondesir

Associate Professor of Sociology
PhD, University of Washington


Phone: 206-281-2394
Office: Alexander Hall 305

Kevin Neuhouser
Kevin Neuhouser

Professor of Sociology, Co-Chair Sociology Department
PhD, Indiana University


Phone: 206-281-2276
Office: Alexander Hall 308

Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet

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


Phone: 206-281-2155
Office: Marston 232

Jorge Preciado
Jorge Preciado

Professor of Education; Chair of Special Education
PhD, University of Oregon


Phone: 206-281-2794
Office: Peterson Hall 406

Luke Reinsma
Luke Reinsma

Professor Emeritus of English
PhD, University of Michigan


Todd Rendleman
Todd Rendleman

Professor of Communication
PhD, University of Illinois


Phone: 206-281-2095
Office: Marston 206

Leland Saunders
Leland Saunders

Professor of Philosophy
PhD, University of Maryland


Phone: 206-281-2038
Office: Marston Hall 211

Kimberly Wedeven Segall
Kimberly Wedeven Segall

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


Phone: 206-281-2040
Office: Marston 234

Sara Shaban
Sara Shaban

Assistant Professor of Communication
PhD, University of Missouri


Phone: 206-281-2292
Office: Marston 204

Kirsten Sundberg-Lunstrum
Kirsten Sundberg-Lunstrum

Adjunct Instructor for the Writing Program
MA, University of California, Davis


Doug Thorpe
Doug Thorpe

Professor Emeritus of English
PhD, University of Washington


Joshua Tom
Joshua Tom

Associate Professor of Sociology
PhD, Baylor University


Phone: 206-281-2547
Office: Alexander Hall Room 311

Ji-Young Um
Ji-Young Um

Assistant Professor of English and Cultural Studies
PhD, University of Washington


Phone: 206-281-2311
Office: Marston 251

Candace Vance
Candace Vance

Associate Professor of Theatre; Chair of Theatre; Head of Performance
MA, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance (London)


Phone: 206-281-2934
Office: McKinley 102

Mark D. Walhout
Mark D. Walhout

Professor Emeritus of English
PhD, Northwestern University


Alissa Walter
Alissa Walter

Associate Professor of History
PhD, Georgetown University


Phone: 206-281-2594
Office: Alexander Hall Room 410

Zhiguo Ye
Zhiguo Ye

Associate Professor of History
PhD, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities


Phone: 206-281-2180
Office: Alexander Hall 406