In addition to the Core Faculty formally part of the American Studies program, there are a number of faculty who play vital support roles. The faculty listed below have at least one area of interest, noted after their departmental affiliation, that connects them to the American Studies program and our graduate students. Most serve formally on American Studies MA and/or PhD committees, and others serve less formally as intellectual resources for student research.
Kristin Arola (DTC) Mixed-race Native rhetorics; digital diversity.
Linda Arthur (AMD) Ethnicity, gender and fashion.
Barbara Aston (Plateau Center) American Indian studies.
Robert Bauman (Hist TriCities) Multicultural West in 20th century; civil rights and Chicano/a movements.
Pam Bettis (T&L) Race, gender and contemporary popular culture; youth cultures.
Rick Busselle (Com) Race in mass media.
Donna Campbell (Engl) Harlem renaissance; race, gender and regionalism in US literature.
David Gruenwald (T&L) Environmental justice.
Jon Hegglund (Engl) Imperialism and (post)colonialism in literature.
Desiree Hellegers (Engl-WSUV) Social and environmental justice.
Greg Hooks (Soc) War, militarism and environmental justice.
Noriko Kawamura (History) Comparative US-Japanese history; peace studies.
Marianne Kinkel (Fine Arts). Race and gender in art history.
Tabhiti Lewis (Engl WSU-V) African American literary and cultural studies.
Faith Lutze (Crim J) Masculinity, race, class, gender and the prison industrial complex.
Barbara Monroe (Engl) Plateau Indian rhetorics; digital diversity.
Clay Mosher (Soc WSU-V) Prison industrial complex; racism in judicial system.
Yolanda Flores Niemann (CES) stereotypes across various domans, the psychological effects of tokenism, and overcoming obstacles to Latina/o higher education
Aaron Oforlea (Engl) African American cultural and literary studies in 20th century.
Ron Pond (Plateau Center) American Indian music and cultures.
Travis Pratt (Crim J) Prison industrial complex.
Augusta Rorhbach (Engl) 19th US women writers of color.
Mike Salvador (Com) Environmental justice.
Susan Ross (Com) Peace and justice studies; media and social movements.
Jennifer Schwartz (Soc) Race, gender and the prison-industrial complex; gendered violence.
Heather Streets (Hist) HIstory of imperialism and colonialism.
Paul Thiers (PolSci WSU-V) Globalization; environmental justice.
Nella Van Dyke (Soc) Social movements; hate crimes; GLBT/queer political movements.
