- Associate Professor of Communication, Culture, & Media
- Associate Chair, Department of Humanities
- scollins@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3260
- Walker 305

—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
- 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

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

—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

—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

—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
- Professor of Visual Studies and French, Humanities

—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
- 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
Marika Seigel
(she/her)- 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

Research Interests
- Feminist theories
- Humanistic qualitative methods
- Gender and communication in the workplace
- Family communication
- Communication and civic life
- 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
- Gender Studies
- The Atlantic World and Cultural Reappraisals of Imperial Histories
- Literature and the Environment; Ecology; Eco-Criticism; Plantationocene
- 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

—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
- 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
- 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
- Gender Studies
- The Atlantic World and Cultural Reappraisals of Imperial Histories
- Literature and the Environment; Ecology; Eco-Criticism; Plantationocene
- Emeritus Professor of German Language and Literature, Humanities
- Professor of Visual Studies and French, Humanities
- Associate Professor of Spanish and Culture Studies
- 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

—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
- 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
- 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
- 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

—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
Marika Seigel
(she/her)- 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

—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