With over 170 full-time faculty members, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences offers undergraduate degrees in 12 major programs and 14 minors. We are pleased to welcome our new faculty members.
Communication
Beth Sundstrom
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Specialty: health communication and public relations
Ryan Milner
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Specialty: participatory media
English
Jonathan Heinen
Literary Production Manager of Crazyhorse
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Specialty: creative writing
History
Lisa Covert
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Yale University
Specialty: Latin American history
Jacob Steere-Williams
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Specialty: modern Britain, environmental history
Philosophy
Thomas Nadelhoffer
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Florida State University
Specialty: neuroethics, philosophy of mind and action
Political Science
Gibbs Knotts
Chair & Professor
Ph.D., Emory University
Specialty: southern politics
Chris Day
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Specialty: comparative politics, African politics
Psychology
Jennifer Wilhelm
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Emory University
Specialty: neuroscience