- Assistant Professor, Rhetoric and Composition
- Interim Director, Composition Program
- omabeles@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- 325 Walker
Specialties
- Rhetoric of Science
- Science Studies
- Composition
- Director, Modern Languages Program
- Teaching Professor, Spanish Modern Language Program
- lalegref@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 334
- Assistant Professor, Communication and Media Technologies
- Director of Communication, Culture, and Media
- IPEC, Human Machine Culture Lead
- jearcher@mtu.edu
- Walker 328
Research Interests
- Communication, Culture, and Technology
- Human Machine Communication
- Haptic Media Studies
- Science and Technology Studies
- Sensory Studies
- Adjunct Professor of Spanish
- ebarreda@mtu.edu
- Walker 337
- Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Sciences and Arts
- Associate Teaching Professor, Humanities Department
- Academic Advisor: Humanities and Modern Languages
- mjbergst@mtu.edu
- 906-487-0984
- Walker 329A
Specialties
- Writing About Writing pedagogy
- Reflective pedagogies and eportfolios
- American Literature
- Professor of Philosophy
- mjbowler@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2447
- Walker 307
- Assistant Professor, Communication, Culture, & Media, and Humanities
- rcanevez@mtu.edu
- Walker 326
Research Interests
- Social Informatics
- Peace and Conflict
- Social Justice
- Social Movements and Resistance
Samantha Canevez
- Humanities Digital Media Specialist
- Humanities Web Liaison
- scanevez@mtu.edu
- HDMZ Walker 120B
Office Hours
- Assistant Professor, Creative Writing
- stcarpe@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 327
Heather Chosa
- Program Assistant, Rhetoric, Theory, and Culture
- Administrative Aide VIII, Humanities
- hlchosa@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 319
- Associate Professor of Communication, Culture, & Media
- Associate Chair, Department of Humanities
- scollins@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3260
- Walker 305
Laurie Corbin
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of French
- lcorbin@mtu.edu
- Walker 342
- Instructor, Humanities
- jecoxado@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3231
- Walker 335
Katy Ellenich
- Humanities Department Coordinator
- RTC Program Assistant
- kmelleni@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2008
- Walker 319
- Associate Professor of Technical & Professional Communication
- afiss@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2574
- Walker 345
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Technical Communication
- STS (Science and Technology Studies; Science, Technology, and Society)
- Science Communication
- History and Philosophy of Science and Math
- Interdisciplinary, Multidisciplinary, and Transdisciplinary Education
- Associate Teaching Professor, Pavlis Honors College
- Affiliated Associate Teaching Professor, Humanities
- Assistant Director, Pavlis Honors Program
- lkfiss@mtu.edu
- M&M 725
Specialties
- Victorian literature
- Gender studies
- History of the book
- Children’s literature
- Music and performance history
- Humor
- Emotion/affect studies
- Qualitative educational research
- Curriculum Development
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy
- tgbrewer@mtu.edu
- Walker 344
Research Areas
- Ethics
- Biomedical Ethics
- Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
- Philosophy of Love
- Feminist Philosophy
- Assistant Professor, Rhetoric and Composition
- jwhammon@mtu.edu
- Walker 320
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Writing Assessment
- Rhetoric & Composition History
- Social Justice & Education
- Critical Theories of Race & Disability
- Science, Technology, & Society Studies
- Knowledge Commons & Infrastructures
- Professor of Composition
- Director, Composition Program
- hjhassel@mtu.edu
- Walker 310
Teaching & Research Interests
- First-Year Writing
- Feminist Pedagogy
- Writing Program Administration
- Writing Administration
- AI and WRiting
- Shared Governance
"We write of eternal things."
—Antoine de Saint-Éxupery
—Antoine de Saint-Éxupery
Claire Helakoski
- Assistant Director, Writing Center
- chelakos@mtu.edu
- Walker 107A
Specialties
- English
- Literature
- Creative Writing
- Composition
- Writing Centers
- Writing Across the Curriculum
"The true picture of the past whizzes by. Only as a picture, which flashes its final farewell in the moment of its recognizability, is the past to be held fast."
—Walter Benjamin “On the Concept of History”
—Walter Benjamin “On the Concept of History”
- Associate Professor of Digital Media, Humanities
- PEC Tech Forward/IPEC Director
- Faculty in Communication, Culture, and Media
- shristov@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1084
- Walker 308
Specialties
- Visual Studies
- Algorithmic Culture
- Photography
- Critical Theory
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Scientific and Technical Communication
- tskeirna@mtu.edu
- Walker 316
Specialties
- Technical Communication
- User Experience Research and Design
- Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of English
- mdlounib@mtu.edu
- Walker 303
Research & Teaching Interests
- British Romanticism
- Great Lakes Romanticism (Indigenous Knowledges and Enlightenment)
- The Jacobin Novel
- Speculative Fiction
- Narrative Medicine
"I do not believe that what one gives to the sciences is taken from philosophy."
—Maurice Merleau-Ponty
—Maurice Merleau-Ponty
- Department Chair, Humanities
- Associate Professor of Philosophy, Humanities
- smarratt@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2613
- 301B Walker
Research Areas
- Continental Philosophy (especially phenomenology)
- Political Philosophy
- Ethics
- Philosophy of Science and Technology
- Associate Professor of Philosophy, Humanities
- Ethics and Philosophy Minor Advisor
- lamorris@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2612
- Walker 302
Research Areas
- Continental Philosophy (especially Phenomenology and Existential Thought)
- Social and Political Philosophy (including Feminist Philosophy)
- Philosophy and Art (including Literature)
- Ethical Philosophy
- Philosophy of Technology
- Engineering Ethics
"Easy reading is damn hard writing."
—Nathaniel Hawthorne
—Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Visiting Instructor of Scientific and Technical Communication
- SYP Wild Writers Instructor
- jenance@mtu.edu
- Walker 339
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Creative Writing
- Technical and Professional Communication
- Composition
- Editing/Publishing
- Lyric Essay
- Travelogue
- Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
- jmnish@mtu.edu
- Walker 304
Research Interests
- transnational feminism
- activist rhetoric
- disability studies
- digital media
- writing program administration
- rhetorical genre studies
- Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Communication, Culture, & Media
- cnoconne@mtu.edu
- Walker 341
Research Interests
-
Death and the Digital
-
Mediated Memento Mori
-
Cybernetics / Artificial Intelligence
-
Black Box as Fourth Wall
- Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of French
Fall 2023 Courses
- HU 3271: French 2A
- HU 3326: Topics in World Cinema: Towards a Medieval Cinema
- Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor of Photography
- iraymond@mtu.edu
- Walker 120F
Specialties
-
Film & Digital Cinematography
-
Still Photography
-
Stop Motion Production
-
Film Production
-
Studio & Location Lighting
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- sdrowe@mtu.edu
- Walker 335
"If you jump / you will live a full life / while falling."
—from "You are so high in the tree" by Zachary Schomburg
—from "You are so high in the tree" by Zachary Schomburg
- Associate Professor, Creative Writing & Literature
- Director, Michigan Tech Writing Center
- 2021-2022 U.P. Poet Laureate
- mbseigel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2016
- Walker 107C
Specialties
- Editing / Publishing
- Emerging Literature
- Literary Magazines
- Literature in Translation
- Poetry / Poetics
- Writing Center Administration
- Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
- Dean of the Pavlis Honors College
- Associate Professor, Humanities
- maseigel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3046
- 722 I, Minerals and Materials Engineering Building
Research Areas
- Educational Innovation
- Rhetoric of Health and Medicine
- Writing Program Administration
Specialties
- Facilitate implementation of Michigan Tech’s undergraduate curriculum
- Support ongoing growth in the Pavlis Honors College
"Also, you'll find a pair of safety glasses and some earplugs under your seats. Please feel free to use them."
—Max Fischer, Rushmore
—Max Fischer, Rushmore
- Director, Humanities Digital Media Zone
- Teaching Professor in Digital Media and Cinema, Humanities
- Faculty Advisor, Cin/Optic Communication and Media Enterprise
- ersmith@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3263
- Walker 120E
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Digital Media Production
- Documentary Production and Theory
- Film Theory and Criticism
- Academic Technology Administration
- British Literature
- Associate Professor of Diversity and Literature, Humanities
- Director, Diversity Studies Minor
- University Senate Secretary
- kthomas@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3251
- Walker 309
- Associate Professor, English in Transnational Literature, Literary Theory and Culture
- Director, RTC Graduate Program
- drvankoo@mtu.edu
- Walker 319B
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Transnational and Global Romanticism
- Drama and Theatre History
- Performance Theory; Literary and Cultural Theory; Affect
- The Black Atlantic and Circum-Atlantic, specifically, the Caribbean, Scotland and Ireland; Cultural reappraisals of Imperial histories
- Literature and the Environment; Ecology; Eco-Criticism; Plantationocene
- Associate Professor of Spanish and Culture Studies
- mvierara@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 321
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Scientific and Technical Communication
- lmwatrou@mtu.edu
- Walker 315