Graduate Faculty for American Studies
AMST

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Barkley Brown, Elsa Regular Member
B.A.,DePauw University, 1972; Ph.D., Kent State University, 1994.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, Women's Studies
- Associate Professor, History
   website: http://www.history.umd.edu/Faculty/EBarkleyBrown/

Berlin, Ira Regular Member
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison,1963; M.A., 1966; Ph.D., 1970.
- Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Distinguished Faculty
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Distinguished University Professor, History
- Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow, Distinguished Faculty

Bolles, A. Lynn Regular Member
A.B., Syracuse University, 1971; M.A., Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 1978; Ph.D., 1981.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Professor, Anthropology
- Professor, Women's Studies

Brower, Sidney Regular Member
B.Arch., University of Capetown, 1953;M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
- Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design

Caramello, Charles A. Regular Member
B.A., Wesleyan University, 1970; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1973; Ph.D., 1978.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Caughey, John L. Regular Member
B.A.,Harvard University, 1963; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1967; Ph.D., 1970.
- Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Professor, Anthropology

Chambers, Erve Regular Member
B.A., Western Washington University, 1969; M.A.,University of Oregon, 1972; Ph.D., 1973.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, Anthropology

Chuh, Kandice Regular Member
B.A., Colgate University, 1989; M.A.,University of Washington, 1993; Ph.D., 1996.
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Director, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature

Dill, Bonnie T. Regular Member
B.A.,University of Rochester, 1965; M.A., New York University, 1970; Ph.D., 1979.
- Affiliate Professor, Sociology
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Chair, Women's Studies
- Professor, Women's Studies

Donawerth, Jane L. Regular Member
B.A., Miami University-Oxford, 1969; M.A.,University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1970; Ph.D., 1975.
- Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Distinguished Faculty
- Professor, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies

Falk, William W. Regular Member
B.A., North Texas State University, 1969; M.A.,1970; Ph.D., Texas A&M University-College Station, 1975.
- Professor, Sociology
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies

Finkelstein, Barbara J. Regular Member
B.A., Barnard College, 1959;M.A., Columbia University-Teachers College, 1960; Ed.D., 1970.
- Professor, Education: Policy and Leadership
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, Education: Policy Studies

Freidenberg, Judith N. Regular Member
M.A., University of Buenos Aires, 1969; Ph.D., City University of New York-Graduate School & Univ. Center, 1978.
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, Aging, Center on
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies
- Associate Professor, Anthropology
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Jewish Studies
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies

Gilbert, James B. Regular Member
B.A., Carleton College, 1961; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1963; Ph.D., 1966.
- Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Distinguished Faculty
- Distinguished University Professor, History
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow, Distinguished Faculty

Gournay, Isabelle J. Regular Member
M.A., Yale University, 1981;M.Ph., 1982; Ph.D., 1989.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design
- Associate Professor, Architecture

Graber, Mark A. Regular Member
A.B., Dartmouth College, 1978; J.D., Columbia University-Law School, 1981; M.A., Yale University, 1986; Ph.D., 1988.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies

Grimsted, David A. Regular Member
A.B., Harvard University, 1957; M.A.,University of California-Berkeley, 1958; Ph.D., 1963.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, History

Hanhardt, Christina Benes Regular Member
B.A., Brown University, 1994; M.A., San Francisco State University, 1998; Ph.D., New York University, 2007.
- Assistant Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, Women's Studies

Harley, Sharon Regular Member
B.A., Saint Mary of the Woods College, 1970; M.A.,Antioch College, 1971; Ph.D., Howard University, 1981.
- Associate Professor, Afro-American Studies
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies

Harrison, Regina Regular Member
B.S., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1965; M.A., University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1973; Ph.D., 1979.
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Professor, Anthropology
- Professor, Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures

Howland, Marie Regular Member
B.A.,University of California-Berkeley, 1972; M.C.P., 1974; Ph.D.,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
- Director, Urban and Regional Planning and Design

Hurtt, Steven W. Regular Member
A.B., Princeton University, 1963;M.F.A., 1965; M.Arch., Cornell University, 1967.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, Architecture
- Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design

Kelly, Franklin W. Regular Member
B.A., University of North Carolina, 1974; M.A., Williams College, 1979; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1985.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, Art History and Archaeology

Kelly, R. Gordon Regular Member
B.A., DePauw University, 1961; M.A.,Claremont Graduate School, 1962; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1970.
- Professor, American Studies

Kim, Seung-Kyung Regular Member
B.A., Yonsei University-Seoul, 1977; M.A., City University of New York-Graduate School & Univ. Center, 1987; Ph.D., 1990.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, Women's Studies
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Anthropology

King, Katherine R. Regular Member
B.A.,University of California-Santa Cruz, 1975; Ph.D., 1987.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, Women's Studies

Kirschenbaum, Matthew G. Regular Member
B.A., SUNY Albany, 1992; M.A., University of Virginia, 1994; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1999.
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature

Klumpp, James F. Regular Member
B.A., University of Kansas, 1968; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1971; Ph.D., 1973.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, Communication

Landry, L. Bartholomew Regular Member
B.A., St. Mary's Seminary and University, 1961 B.A., Xavier University, 1966; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1971.
- Professor, Sociology
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies

Leonardi, Susan Regular Member
B.A.,Immaculata College, 1968; M.A., University of California-Davis, 1982; Ph.D., 1986.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor Emerita, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies

Leone, Mark P. Regular Member
B.A.,Tufts University, 1963; M.A., University of Arizona, 1965; Ph.D., 1968.
- Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow, Distinguished Faculty
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, Anthropology

Levine, Robert S. Regular Member
B.A., Columbia University, 1975; M.A.,Stanford University, 1977; Ph.D., 1981.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Lindemann, Marilee Regular Member
B.A., Indiana University, 1981; M.A., Rutgers State University, 1983; Ph.D., 1991.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature

Lounsbury, Myron O. Regular Member
B.A., Duke University, 1961; M.A.,University of Pennsylvania, 1962; Ph.D., 1966.
- Associate Professor, American Studies

McCune, Jr., Jeffrey Q. Regular Member
B.S.S., Cornell College, 1999; M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2001; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2006.
- Assistant Professor, American Studies
- Assistant Professor, Women's Studies
   website: www.womensstudies.umd.edu

Mintz, Lawrence E. Regular Member
B.A.,University of South Carolina-Columbia, 1966; M.A., Michigan State University,1967; Ph.D., 1969.
- Associate Professor Emeritus, American Studies

Moss, Alfred A., Jr. Regular Member
B.A., Lake Forest College, 1965; M.Div., Episcopal Divinity School-Cambridge, 1968; M.A., University of Chicago, 1972;Ph.D., 1977.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, History

Muncy, Robyn L. Regular Member
B.A., Lindenwood College, 1977; M.A., University of Idaho, 1980; Ph.D.,Northwestern University, 1987.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, History
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies

Nieves, Angel D. Regular Member
B. Arch., Syracuse University, 1994; M.A., Binghamton University, 1996; Ph.D. Candidate, Cornell University, TBD.
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, American Studies

Nunes, Zita Regular Member
B.A., Brown University, 1983; M.A.,University of California-Berkeley, 1986; Ph.D., 1994.
- Director, Comparative Literature
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Director, American Studies
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, Women's Studies

Paoletti, Jo B. Regular Member
B.S., Syracuse University, 1971; M.S.,University of Rhode Island, 1976; Ph.D., University of Maryland-College Park,1980.
- Associate Professor, American Studies

Parks, Sheri L. Regular Member
B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1978; M.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1983; Ph.D., 1985.
- Associate Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies

Paterson, Judith Regular Member
B.A., Hollins University, 1960;M.A., Auburn University, 1972; Ph.D., 1975.
- Associate Professor, College of Journalism
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies

Pearson, Barry L. Regular Member
B.A., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1968; M.A.,Indiana University-Bloomington, 1970; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1977.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Peterson, Carla L. Regular Member
B.A., Radcliffe College, 1965; Ph.D., Yale University, 1976.
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Ray, Sangeeta Regular Member
B.A., University of Calcutta,1980; M.A., 1983; M.A., Miami University, 1987; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1990.
- Associate Professor, Undergraduate Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies

Ritzer, George Regular Member
B.A., City University of New York-City College, 1962; M.B.A.,University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1964; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1968.
- Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Distinguished Faculty
- Distinguished University Professor, Sociology
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, Sociology

Robertson, Carol E. Regular Member
B.A., Indiana University-Bloomington, 1970; M.A., 1972; Ph.D., 1975.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Professor, Anthropology
- Professor, Music

Rosenfelt, Deborah S. Regular Member
B.A., Goucher College, 1964; M.A., Columbia University, 1965; Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles, 1972.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, Women's Studies

Rowland, Leslie S. Regular Member
B.A., Texas Christian University, 1968; M.A.,University of Rochester, 1970; Ph.D., 1991.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, History

Shackel, Paul A. Regular Member
B.A., State University of New York-Buffalo, 1981; M.A., 1984; Ph.D., 1987.
- Director, Center for Heritage Resource Studies (ANTH)
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Chair, Anthropology
- Professor, Anthropology

Shinagawa, Larry Hajime Regular Member
B.A., University of California-Berkeley, 1983; M.A. University of California-Berkeley, 1986; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1994
- Associate Professor, American Studies

Shneiderman, Ben A. Regular Member
B.S.,City University of New York-City College, 1968; M.S.,State University of New York-Stony Brook, 1972; Ph.D., 1973; S.C.D., University of Guelph-Ontario, 1995.
- Professor, Advanced Computer Studies, Institute for
- Professor, Computer Science
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies

Sicilia, David B. Regular Member
B.A., Hofstra University, 1976; Ph.D., Brandeis University, 1991.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, History
   website: http://www.history.umd.edu/Faculty/DSicilia/

Sies, Mary C. Regular Member
A.B., Michigan State University, 1974; A.M.,University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1977; Ph.D., 1987.
- Associate Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies

Simpson, Sally S. Regular Member
B.S., Oregon State University, 1976; M.A., Washington State University, 1978; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1985.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Chair, Criminology and Criminal Justice

Smith, Martha Nell Regular Member
B.A., Livingston College-Rutgers State University, 1977; M.A., Rutgers State University, 1982; Ph.D., 1985.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies

Steve M. Barkin Regular Member
A.B., Washington University, 1967; M.J., Columbia University, 1968; Ph.D., Ohio State University-Columbus, 1978.
- Associate Professor, College of Journalism
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies

Struna, Nancy L. Regular Member
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1972; M.A., University of Maryland-College Park, 1975; Ph.D., 1979.
- Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies
- Chair, American Studies

Sullivan, John B. (Jack) Regular Member
B.F.A., Ohio State University-Columbus, 1975; M.L.A., University of Virginia, 1980.
- Associate Professor, Career Center
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
- Associate Professor, Plant Science
   website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/JackSullivan.cfm

Wang, Orrin Regular Member
B.A., Reed College, 1979; M.A.,University of Chicago, 1984; Ph.D., 1989.
- Associate Professor, Comparative Literature
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies

Washington, Mary Helen Regular Member
B.A.,Notre Dame College, 1962; M.A., University of Detroit/Mercy, 1966; Ph.D.,1976.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Williams-Forson, Psyche Regular Member
B.A., University of Virginia, 1987; M.A., University of Maryland, 1994; Ph. D., University of Maryland, 2002.
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, American Studies
- Assistant Professor, American Studies