- Associate Professor of Communication, Culture, & Media
- Associate Chair, Department of Humanities
- scollins@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3260
- Walker 305
"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
- Communication, Culture, and Media
- PEC Tech Forward/IPEC Director
- shristov@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1084
- Walker 308
Specialties
- Visual Studies
- Algorithmic Culture
- Photography
- Critical Theory
- Distinguished Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies, Humanities
- jdslack@mtu.edu
- Walker 304
Links of Interest
Research Areas
- Cultural Studies Theory and Practice
- Technology and Culture
- Environment and Culture
- Creativity and Culture
- Communication Theory
- Professor of Communication, Humanities
- pjsotiri@mtu.edu
- Walker 345
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Feminist theories
- Humanistic qualitative methods
- Gender and communication in the workplace
- Family communication
- Communication and civic life
- Emeritus Professor, Humanities
- kitalong@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3254
- Walker 329A
"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
- Emeritus Professor of Literacy Studies, Humanities
Specialties
- Literacy Studies
- English as a Second Language
- Assistant Professor, Creative Writing
- stcarpe@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 327
"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 Professor of Communication, Culture, & Media
- Associate Chair, Department of Humanities
- scollins@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3260
- Walker 305
"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
- Communication, Culture, and Media
- PEC Tech Forward/IPEC Director
- shristov@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1084
- Walker 308
Specialties
- Visual Studies
- Algorithmic Culture
- Photography
- Critical Theory
- Professor of Visual Studies and French, Humanities
"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 Linguistics, Humanities
Links of Interest
- Assistant 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
- 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
- Professor of Visual Studies and French, Humanities
- Emeritus Professor of Literacy Studies, Humanities
Specialties
- Literacy Studies
- English as a Second Language
- Professor of Communication, Humanities
- pjsotiri@mtu.edu
- Walker 345
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Feminist theories
- Humanistic qualitative methods
- Gender and communication in the workplace
- Family communication
- Communication and civic life
- Director, English Program
- Associate Professor, English in Transnational Literature, Literary Theory and Culture
- drvankoo@mtu.edu
- Walker 303
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Transnational and Global Perspectives of 18th- and 19th-century Anglophone Literatures
- Visual and Performance Culture; Drama and Theatre History; Performance Theory
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- The Black Atlantic, Transnational and Circum-Atlantic Studies; Decolonization
- Literature and the Environment, Ecology, and Eco-Criticism
- Associate Professor of Linguistics, Humanities
Links of Interest
- Emeritus Professor of Literacy Studies, Humanities
Specialties
- Literacy Studies
- English as a Second Language
- Emeritus Professor of German Language and Literature, Humanities
- Assistant Professor, Creative Writing
- stcarpe@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 327
"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
- Professor of Visual Studies and French, Humanities
—Click on the red YouTube button below the "Download CV" link to view my video course lectures.
- Professor of Literature, Humanities
- rlstrick@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2008
- Walker 339
- Associate Professor of Diversity and Literature, Humanities
- Director, Diversity Studies Minor
- University Senate Secretary
- kthomas@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3251
- Walker 309
- Director, English Program
- Associate Professor, English in Transnational Literature, Literary Theory and Culture
- drvankoo@mtu.edu
- Walker 303
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Transnational and Global Perspectives of 18th- and 19th-century Anglophone Literatures
- Visual and Performance Culture; Drama and Theatre History; Performance Theory
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- The Black Atlantic, Transnational and Circum-Atlantic Studies; Decolonization
- Literature and the Environment, Ecology, and Eco-Criticism
- Emeritus Professor of German Language and Literature, Humanities
- Associate Professor of Spanish and Culture Studies (On Leave)
- amadorcm@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 322
- Professor of Visual Studies and French, Humanities
- Associate Professor of Spanish and Culture Studies
- Modern Languages Director
- mvierara@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 321
- Emeritus Professor of German Language and Literature, Humanities
- Professor of Philosophy
- mjbowler@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2447
- Walker 307
"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
- Assistant 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
- Distinguished Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies, Humanities
- jdslack@mtu.edu
- Walker 304
Links of Interest
Research Areas
- Cultural Studies Theory and Practice
- Technology and Culture
- Environment and Culture
- Creativity and Culture
- Communication Theory
Ann Brady
- Emeritus Professor of Scientific and Technical Communication, Humanities
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Science Writing
- Technical Communication
- Documentation and Usability
- Technology Studies
- Feminist Studies of Science and Technology
Research Areas
- Rhetorical Theory
- Technology Studies
- Feminist Theory
- Philosophy of Technology
- Interdisciplinary Theory
- Associate Professor of Technical & Professional Communication
- Graduate Program Director, RTC: Rhetoric, Theory, and Culture
- afiss@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2574
- Walker 319B
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
- Emeritus Professor of Rhetoric, Composition, and Technical Communication, Humanities
Links of Interest
Specialties/Activities
- Writing historical nonfiction and cultural histories
- Developing technical communication theory
- Teaching usability theory and methods
- Rhetorical criticism
- Technical writing
- Emeritus Professor, Humanities
- kitalong@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3254
- Walker 329A
"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
- Emeritus Professor of Rhetoric, Humanities