Faculty

The graduate program in American Studies draws on faculty of the College of Arts & Sciences. Twenty-three faculty members in eight departments and programs offer courses that explore the American experience.

Director: Leo F. O'Connor

Executive Advisory Committee: Peter Bayers (English), Mary Ann Carolan (Italian Studies), John Orman (Politics), Kurt Schlichting (Sociology), Brian Torff (Visual and Performing Arts).

Participating Faculty

Peter Bayers
Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Assistant Professor of English

Cecelia F. Bucki
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of History

Mary Ann Carolan
Ph.D., Yale University
Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literature

Ralph M. Coury
Ph.D., Princeton University
Professor of History

Robbin Crabtree
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Professor of Communication

Edward M. Dew
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Professor of Politics

King J. Dykeman
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Associate Professor of Philosophy

Philip I. Eliasoph
Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton
Professor of Fine Arts

Johanna X. K. Garvey
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Associate Professor of English

Miriam Gogol
Ph.D., Columbia University
Associate Dean

Donald W. Greenberg
Ph.D., City University of New York, Graduate Center
Associate Professor of Politics

Orin L. Grossman
Ph.D., Yale University
Academic Vice-President
Professor of Visual and Performing Arts

Martha S. LoMonaco
Ph.D., New York University
Associate Professor of Visual and Performing Arts

Sharlene McEvoy
Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles
Professor of Business Law

David W. McFadden
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Professor of History

Leo F. O'Connor
Ph.D., New York University
Professor of American Studies

Sally O'Driscoll
Ph.D., City University of New York, Graduate Center
Associate Professor of English

John M. Orman
Ph.D., Indiana University
Professor of Politics

Elizabeth Petrino
Ph.D., Cornell University
Assistant Professor of English

Nicholas M. Rinaldi
Ph.D., Fordham University
Professor of English

Rose P. Rodrigues
Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Assistant Professor of Sociology

Kurt C. Schlichting
Ph.D., New York University
Professor of Sociology

Brian Q. Torff
Performing Jazz Artist
Assistant Professor of Music

Ellen M. Umansky
Ph.D., Columbia University
Bennett Professor of Judaic Studies

Michael White
Ph.D., University of Denver
Associate Professor of English

Renee White
Ph.D., Yale University
Professor of Sociology and Anthropology