Sr. Francis Gussenhoven, R.S.H.M.

Professor Emeritus of English · Loyola Marymount University

Poetry English English Literature

Mohit Iyyer

Associate Professor of Computer Science · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Mohit Iyyer's main research interest is in designing deep neural networks for traditional natural language processing tasks.

Artificial Intelligence Chat GPT Machine Learning Natural Language Processing

Jesmyn Ward

Professor · Tulane University

Critically acclaimed author Jesmyn Ward is a two-time National Book Award Winner and professor of creative writing.

Communication English Creative Writing Media Studies

Dermot Ryan

Associate Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

British and Irish Literature Eighteenth Century Literature Print Culture Postcolonial Theory Digital Humanities

Elliott Piros

Lecturer of Classics and Archaeology · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Greek and Latin Novels Roman Poetry Classics Roman Social and Economic History

Evelyn McDonnell

Acting Chair and Professor of Journalism and New Media · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Journalism New Media Popular Culture and Society Women's Studies

Julia Combs

Associate Professor of English · Southern Utah University

Specializing in the history of feminist rhetoric, seventeenth century rhetoric, and international writing centers

World Literature International Writing Centers Professional Writing and Presentations Grant Writing Seventeenth-Century Rhetoric

Rita Singh

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Rita Singh works on core algorithmic aspects of computer voice recognition and artificial intelligence applied to voice forensics.

IoT Security and Privacy Formal Methods AI and ML for Security Cryptography Emerging Applications Security

Howard Mielke

Research Professor · Tulane University

Professor Mielke focuses on the urban environment and its chemical impact on human health and disease.

Lead Poisoning Environmental Signaling Human Health Urban Environments Disease

Jason Gaines

Professor of Practice, Director of Undergraduate Studies · Tulane University

Dr. Gaines is an expert on antisemitism, biblical studies, gender studies and social justice.

biblical poetry Jewish Studies Gender Studies Antisemitism Social Justice

Greg Garrett, Ph.D.

Carole McDaniel Hanks Professor of Literature and Culture, Department of English · Baylor University

Popular theologian and cultural critic, exploring the intersections between film and popular culture, literature, religion, and politics.

Public Speaking Media Resource Creative Writing Religion and Culture Popular Culture and Society

Molly Youngkin

Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Nineteenth-Century British Literature Romantic and Victorian Literature Gender Studies and Narrative Theory

Theresia de Vroom

Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Medieval Women Mystics Medieval Beast Epics Medieval and Renaissance Drama and Poetry

Hannah Sawyerr

Visiting Assistant Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Colin Rafferty

Associate Professor · University of Mary Washington

His research has taken him to the mountains of central Vietnam, the concentration camps of WWII, and the house of Rutherford B. Hayes.

History Rutherford B. Hayes Creative Writing World War 2 Monuments and Memorials

Amanda Hooykaas

Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Association · University of Guelph

Bridge-builder, experiential educator, wilderness guide, lover of heritage, gardens, stories, and community.

Geography Sense of Community Sense of Place Belonging Creative Destruction

Jennifer L. Eich

Professor of Latin American Literatures, Emerita- Modern Languages and Literature - Spanish · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Colonial Spanish-American Conventual Writings 19th-Century and Contemporary Mexican Narratives and Poetry Latin American and Latina/O Women Writers

Yu Li

Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - Chinese · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Chad Post

Publisher, Open Letter Books · University of Rochester

Chad Post is publisher of the University's nonprofit, literary translation press, Open Letter Books, and an expert on literary translation

Literary Translation Academic Publishing World Literature

Cecilia González-Andrieu

Professor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Ecology and Laudato Si Art & Religion Playwright/poet Federico García Lorca Artist John August Swanson Equity in Education