RTC Program Director
Dana Van Kooy
- Associate Professor, English in Transnational Literature, Literary Theory and Culture
- Director, RTC Graduate Program
- drvankoo@mtu.edu
- Walker 319B
Transnational and Global Romanticism; Deep Eighteenth Century;
Drama and Theatre History;
The Atlantic World;
Environmental Humanites; Plantationocene;
Performance Theory; Literary and Cultural Theory; Gender Studies
Graduate Faculty Members
Sarah Bell
- Associate Professor of Digital Media
- sabell@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 340
Michael Bowler
- Professor of Philosophy
- mjbowler@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2447
- Walker 307
Richard Canevez
- Assistant Professor, Communication, Culture, & Media, and Humanities
- rcanevez@mtu.edu
- Walker 326
Social Informatics;
Peace and Conflict;
Social Justice;
Social Movements and Resistance
Stephanie Carpenter
- Assistant Professor, Creative Writing
- stcarpe@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 327
Sue Collins
- Associate Professor of Communication, Culture, & Media
- Associate Chair, Department of Humanities
- scollins@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3260
- Walker 305
Andrew Fiss
- Associate Professor of Technical & Professional Communication
- afiss@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2574
- Walker 345
Technical Communication;
STS (Science and Technology Studies; Science, Technology, and Society);
Science Communication;
History and Philosophy of Science and Math;
History of Higher Education
J. W. Hammond
- Assistant Professor, Rhetoric and Composition
- Academy of Teaching Excellence
- jwhammon@mtu.edu
- Walker 320
Writing Assessment;
Rhetoric & Composition History;
Critical Theories of Race & Disability;
Science & Technology Studies
Holly Hassel
- Professor of Composition
- Director, Composition Program
- hjhassel@mtu.edu
- Walker 310
First-Year Writing;
Feminist Pedagogy;
Writing Program Administration;
Writing Administration;
AI and WRiting;
Shared Governance
Stefka Hristova
- 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
Visual Studies;
Algorithmic Culture;
Photography;
Critical Theory
Scott Marratto
- Associate Professor of Philosophy, Humanities
- smarratt@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2613
- Walker 303
Continental Philosophy (especially phenomenology);
Political Philosophy;
Ethics;
Philosophy of Science and Technology
Alexandra Morrison
- Associate Professor of Philosophy, Humanities
- Ethics and Philosophy Minor Advisor
- lamorris@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2612
- Walker 302
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
Jennifer Nish
- Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
- Academy of Teaching Excellence
- jmnish@mtu.edu
- Walker 304
Activist Literacie
M. Seigel
- Associate Professor, Humanities
- Director, Michigan Tech Writing Center
- Advisor, Michigan Tech Lode
- mbseigel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2016
- Walker 107C
Poetry & Poetics;
Literary Magazines;
Contemporary American Literature
Marika Seigel
- Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
- Dean of the Pavlis Honors College
- Associate Professor, Humanities
- maseigel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3046
- M&M 722-I
Facilitate implementation of Michigan Tech’s undergraduate curriculum;
Support ongoing growth in the Pavlis Honors College
Erin Smith
- 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
Digital Media Production;
Documentary Production and Theory;
Film Theory and Criticism;
Academic Technology Administration;
British Literature
Kette Thomas
- Interim Department Chair, Humanities
- Associate Professor of Diversity and Literature, Humanities
- Director, Diversity Studies Minor
- kthomas@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3251
- Walker 301B
Marcelino Viera
- Associate Professor of Spanish and Cultural Studies
- mvierara@mtu.edu
- Walker 321