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

—Walter Benjamin “On the Concept of History”
Stefka Hristova
- Associate Professor of Digital Media, Humanities
- Communication, Culture, and Media Undergraduate Program Director
- Undergraduate Studies Director, Department of Humanities
- shristov@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1084
- Walker 308
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Visual Studies
- Algorithmic Culture
- Photography
- Critical Theory
Jennifer Daryl Slack
- 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
Patty Sotirin
- 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
Karla Saari Kitalong
- Emeritus Professor, Humanities
- kitalong@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3254
- Walker 329A

—from "You are so high in the tree" by Zachary Schomburg
M. Bartley Seigel
- 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
Beatrice Quarshie Smith
- Emeritus Professor of Literacy Studies, Humanities
Specialties
- Literacy Studies
- English as a Second Language
Stephanie Carpenter
- Assistant Professor, Creative Writing
- stcarpe@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 327

—from "You are so high in the tree" by Zachary Schomburg
M. Bartley Seigel
- 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
Sarah Bell
- Assistant Professor of Digital Media
- sabell@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 340
Links of Interest
Sue Collins
- Associate Professor of Communication, Culture, & Media, Humanities
- Associate Chair, Department of Humanities
- scollins@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3260
- Walker 305

—Walter Benjamin “On the Concept of History”
Stefka Hristova
- Associate Professor of Digital Media, Humanities
- Communication, Culture, and Media Undergraduate Program Director
- Undergraduate Studies Director, Department of Humanities
- shristov@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1084
- Walker 308
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Visual Studies
- Algorithmic Culture
- Photography
- Critical Theory
Diane L. Shoos
- Professor of Visual Studies and French, Humanities

—Max Fischer, Rushmore
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
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Digital Media Production
- Documentary Production and Theory
- Film Theory and Criticism
- Academic Technology Administration
- British Literature
Victoria L. Bergvall
- Associate Professor of Linguistics, Humanities
Links of Interest
Alexandra Morrison
- 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
Marika Seigel
- Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Technical Communication, Humanities
- Interim Director, Undergraduate Composition Program
- maseigel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3093
- Walker 323
Research Areas
- Rhetoric of health and medicine
- Feminist theory
- Women's rhetorics
- Rhetoric of science and technology
- Technical communication
- Usability
- Writing program administration
- Undergraduate education
Diane L. Shoos
- Professor of Visual Studies and French, Humanities
Beatrice Quarshie Smith
- Emeritus Professor of Literacy Studies, Humanities
Specialties
- Literacy Studies
- English as a Second Language
Patty Sotirin
- 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
Dana Van Kooy
- Director, English Program
- Associate Professor, English in Transnational Literature, Literary Theory and Culture
- drvankoo@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 303
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Transnational and Global Perspectives of 18th- and 19th-century Anglophone Literatures
- Visual and Performance Culture; Drama; Theatre
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- The Black Atlantic, Transnational and Circum-Atlantic Studies; Decolonization
- Space, Place, Environmental Landscapes and Ecology
Victoria L. Bergvall
- Associate Professor of Linguistics, Humanities
Links of Interest
Beatrice Quarshie Smith
- Emeritus Professor of Literacy Studies, Humanities
Specialties
- Literacy Studies
- English as a Second Language
Dieter Wolfgang Adolphs
- Emeritus Professor of German Language and Literature, Humanities
Stephanie Carpenter
- Assistant Professor, Creative Writing
- stcarpe@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 327

—from "You are so high in the tree" by Zachary Schomburg
M. Bartley Seigel
- 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
Diane L. Shoos
- Professor of Visual Studies and French, Humanities
Ronald Strickland
- Professor of Literature, Humanities
- rlstrick@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2008
- Walker 339
Kette Thomas
- Associate Professor of Diversity and Literature, Humanities
- Director, Diversity Studies Minor
- University Senate Secretary
- kthomas@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3251
- Walker 309
Dana Van Kooy
- Director, English Program
- Associate Professor, English in Transnational Literature, Literary Theory and Culture
- drvankoo@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 303
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Transnational and Global Perspectives of 18th- and 19th-century Anglophone Literatures
- Visual and Performance Culture; Drama; Theatre
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- The Black Atlantic, Transnational and Circum-Atlantic Studies; Decolonization
- Space, Place, Environmental Landscapes and Ecology
Dieter Wolfgang Adolphs
- Emeritus Professor of German Language and Literature, Humanities
Carlos Amador
- Associate Professor of Spanish and Culture Studies (On Leave)
- amadorcm@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 322
Diane L. Shoos
- Professor of Visual Studies and French, Humanities
Marcelino Viera
- Associate Professor of Spanish and Culture Studies
- Modern Languages Director
- mvierara@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- Walker 321
Dieter Wolfgang Adolphs
- Emeritus Professor of German Language and Literature, Humanities
Michael Bowler
- Professor of Philosophy
- mjbowler@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2447
- Walker 307

—Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Scott Marratto
- 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
Alexandra Morrison
- 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
Jennifer Daryl Slack
- 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
Andrew Fiss
- Associate Professor of Technical & Professional Communication
- Graduate Program Director, RTC: Rhetoric, Theory, and Culture
- afiss@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2540
- 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
Robert R. Johnson
- 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
Karla Saari Kitalong
- Emeritus Professor, Humanities
- kitalong@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3254
- Walker 329A

—from "You are so high in the tree" by Zachary Schomburg
M. Bartley Seigel
- 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
- Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Technical Communication, Humanities
- Interim Director, Undergraduate Composition Program
- maseigel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3093
- Walker 323
Research Areas
- Rhetoric of health and medicine
- Feminist theory
- Women's rhetorics
- Rhetoric of science and technology
- Technical communication
- Usability
- Writing program administration
- Undergraduate education

—Max Fischer, Rushmore
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
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Digital Media Production
- Documentary Production and Theory
- Film Theory and Criticism
- Academic Technology Administration
- British Literature
Craig Waddell
- Emeritus Professor of Rhetoric, Humanities