Name

Degree(s)

Research Interests

Jason Barrett-Fox

BA English, Bethel College
MA English, KU

Semiotics; Pragmatic philosophy; American literature

Margaret Burton

BA English, Virginia Polytechnic
MA English, Kansas State

Interrelations between culture; History, society, and text; the Shoah

Jacob Bustad

BA English, Buena Vista

Daniel Carey

BA History, University of Missouri, Kansas City

20th century American culture and art

Thanh Hai Cao

BA English, Hue University

MiaoMiao Chen

BA English, Dalian University of Foreign Languages

Perry Collins

BA English/Government, Georgetown

Amanda Cross

BA Sociology, Puget Sound

Influence of media on cultural identity

Howard Graham

BA English/History, Colgate

Development of wind energy, especially in Kansas; Sports and American culture

Megan Green

BS Education, KU

Jason Heard

BA Philosophy, Central Oklahoma
MLIS Library Science, Oklahoma

Popular culture; Leisure; Sports; American Intellectual History

Xiangyi Huang

BA English, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

Ashley Jelks

BA American Studies, St. Louis

Heather La Bash

BA Environment Studies and Art, KU

America in a global context; Globalization travel

Hang Thi Thu Le

BA Economics, Foreign Trade University

Joel Luber

BA Theatre & Film and Linguistics, KU

Cultural studies; Popular culture; Genre theory; Country and “roots” music; Film and television; Entertainment industry

Dena Mohammad

BA English/English-Arabic Translation, Al Mustansiriyah Univerisity, Baghdad

Immigration; Italian-Americans (in photography and popular culture); American and Italian art; Italian-American cultural heritage

Michelle Moore

BA History, Wesleyan

Susan Rohrer

BA Political Science, KU
MPA Public Administration, KU

Culture, power, and relationships that shape community

Said Said

BA Anglophone Studies, University of Antananarivo
MA Anglophone Studies,
University of Antananarivo

Damon Talbott

BA Religion, Amherst College

Foodways; Material culture and consumption; Social history

Rachel Vaugn

Eastern Illinois

Kyle Waugh

BA English, KU

Violence and America; Violence in American culture

Patrick Woods

BA Political Science/History, Friends