College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
African American Studies
AAS Affiliated Faculty
Gail Presbey
Professor of Philosophy
Director of the Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive
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Department Chair of Philosophy
313-993-1124
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Harold Greene
Professor of Psychology
313-578-0456
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Shardé Chapman
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
313-993-2007
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Stephen Pasqualina
Assistant Professor of English
Director, University Honors Program
313-993-2008
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Prasad Venugopal
Professor of Physics
313-993-1481
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AAS Program Director
Justin Williams
Associate Professor of History
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Department Co-Chair
Director of the African American Studies Program
313-993-1099
[email protected]
CHASS Administration
CHASS Dean
Jocelyn Boryczka
Professor of Political Science
Dean, College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
313-993-3250
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CHASS Associate Deans
Gregory Grobis
Associate Dean, CHASS
Associate Professor of Performing Arts
313-993-1464
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Kiantee Rupert-Jones
Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs
313-993-1485
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CHASS Staff
Angela Davis
Operations Manager
313-578-0434
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Delanda Dixon
Assistant to the Dean
313-993-3250
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Lezly Pruitt
Administrative Assistant, Briggs Building
313-993-1287
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Nancy O'Shea
Administrative Assistant
313-993-3283
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Valerie Williams
Administrative Assistant
313-578-0392
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Applied Data Analytics
Shadi Banitaan
Associate Professor
313-993-1163
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Ablaye Camara
Associate Professor of Economics
313-993-1098
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Gregory Laidlaw
Lecturer
*
Department Chair, Cybersecurity & Information Systems
313-993-3337
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Yu Peng Lin
Professor of Economics
*
Chair, Department of Economics
313-993-1096
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Douglas MacDonald
Associate Professor
313-993-1094
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Counseling and Addiction Studies
Administrative Support
Valerie Williams
Administrative Assistant
313-578-0392
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Faculty
Daniel Lawrence
Assistant Professor
313-993-1438
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Kelli Anderson
Assistant Professor
Director of Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
313-993-1227
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Krystal Armstrong
Senior Adjunct Instructor
313-578-0392
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Nancy G. Calleja
Professor
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Department Chair, Department of Counseling & Addiction Studies; Department of Social Work
Director of Addiction Counseling
313-578-0436
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Regina Bell
Counseling Clinic Manager
313-993-1626
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Tahani Dari
Associate Professor
Director of School Counseling
313-993-1165
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Varinder Kaur
Assistant Professor
Director of Addiction Studies Program
313-578-0392
[email protected]
Cybersecurity & Information Systems
Department Chair
Gregory Laidlaw
Lecturer
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Department Chair, Cybersecurity & Information Systems
313-993-3337
[email protected]
Faculty
Anne Kohnke
Associate Professor of Cybersecurity
Director, Detroit Mercy Center for Cybersecurity & Intelligence Studies
Principal Investigator, Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Program
313-993-3338
[email protected]
Daniel Shoemaker
Professor
Director of the Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management Program
313-993-1053
[email protected]
College Faculty
Douglas MacDonald
Associate Professor
313-993-1094
[email protected]
Communication Studies
Adjunct Faculty
Richard Heide
Senior Adjunct Instructor
[email protected]
Sherry Kelly
Senior Adjunct Faculty
[email protected]
Faculty
Cynthia A. Langham
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
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Department Chair, Communication Studies
313-993-1697
[email protected]
David Cassilo
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Advisor for The Varsity News
313-993-1698
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Jason Roche
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
313-993-1092
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Media Services Technicians
Brian Maisonville
Media Services Technician (Video Engineer)
313-578-0313
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Michael Jayson
Media Services Technician (Audio Engineer)
313-993-1809
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Criminal Justice
Faculty
Erick Barnes
Lecturer, Criminal Justice Studies
Director of the Master of Science in Intelligence Analysis Program
*
Department Chair
313-578-0363
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Sarah Markel
Assistant Professor
313-578-0364
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Economics
Faculty
Ablaye Camara
Associate Professor of Economics
313-993-1098
[email protected]
Yu Peng Lin
Professor of Economics
*
Chair, Department of Economics
313-993-1096
[email protected]
English
Adjunct Faculty
Alamia Annous
Adjunct Instructor
[email protected]
Brittany Hardy
The Writing Center Content and Outreach Coordinator, Adjunct Instructor
313-993-1022
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Caleb Lalinsky
Instructor
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Elizabeth Lulis
Senior Adjunct Instructor
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Erin Bell
Writing Center Director
Adjunct Instructor
313-993-1289
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Kathleen Jaczynski
Senior Adjunct Instructor
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Megan Novell
Executive Director, Office of Equal Opportunity
Senior Adjunct Instructor
313-993-1802
[email protected]
Michael Lauchlan
Senior Adjunct Instructor
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Molly Barlow
Senior Adjunct Instructor
Program Coordinator, University Honors Program
313-993-2008
[email protected]
Stacy Gnall
Poet-in-Residence and Adjunct Instructor
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Full-Time Faculty
Amanda Hiber
Senior Lecturer, Department of English
Co-Director, Women's and Gender Studies Program
313-993-2011
[email protected]
Elena Garcia
Writing Program Director
Assistant Professor of English
313-993-1080
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Heather L. Hill
Professor of English
313-993-1461
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Mary-Catherine Harrison
Professor of English
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Department Chair
313-993-1081
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Michael G. Barry
Professor of English
313-993-1050
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Nick Rombes
Professor of English
313-993-1085
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Rosemary I. Weatherston
Associate Professor of English
Director of the Dudley Randall Center for Print Culture
Director of University of Detroit Mercy Press
Co-Director of Women's and Gender Studies Program
313-993-1083
[email protected]
Sigrid Streit
Associate Professor of English
313-993-1082
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Stephen Pasqualina
Assistant Professor of English
Director, University Honors Program
313-993-2008
[email protected]
History
Faculty
Daniel Kroupa
Lecturer II of History
Director of Museum Studies
313-993-1024
[email protected]
Diane Robinson-Dunn
Associate Professor of History
313-993-1107
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Jessica Borsellino
Assistant Professor
313-993-1121
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Justin Williams
Associate Professor of History
*
Department Co-Chair
Director of the African American Studies Program
313-993-1099
[email protected]
Roy E. Finkenbine
Professor of History
*
Department Co-Chair
Director of the Black Abolitionist Archive
Interim Director of African American Studies
313-993-1016
[email protected]
Islamic Studies
Adjunct Faculty
Ghamra Haidar
Adjunct Instructor
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Moustafa Shahin
Adjunct Instructor
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Reem Abou-Samra
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
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Program Director
Faculty
Diane Robinson-Dunn
Associate Professor of History
313-993-1107
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Juan Carlos Flores
Professor of Philosophy
313-993-3318
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Language and Cultural Training Program
Program Director
Lara Wasner
Director of Language and Cultural Training
Study Abroad Coordinator
Fulbright Scholar Liaison
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1191
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Law 3+3
Contact for All CHASS 6-Year (3+3) Law Scholars Programs
Lee Dionne
Director, Pre-Law Program
313-993-1097
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Law 3+3 Undergraduate Program Contacts
Kristen Abraham
Professor of Psychology
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Department Chair, Psychology
313-578-0445
[email protected]
Lee Dionne
Director, Pre-Law Program
313-993-1097
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Martin Leever
Professor of Philosophy
Director of the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Program
313-993-1135
[email protected]
Mary-Catherine Harrison
Professor of English
*
Department Chair
313-993-1081
[email protected]
Yu Peng Lin
Professor of Economics
*
Chair, Department of Economics
313-993-1096
[email protected]
Liberal Studies
Martin Leever
Professor of Philosophy
Director of the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Program
313-993-1135
[email protected]
Performing Arts
Faculty
Andrew Papa
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Department Chair
Associate Professor of Theatre
University Honors Program Affiliate Faculty
313-993-3220
[email protected]
Arthur Beer
Professor Emeritus
Professor of Theatre (retired 2019)
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Gregory Grobis
Associate Dean, CHASS
Associate Professor of Performing Arts
313-993-1464
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Mary Elizabeth Valesano
Associate Professor of Theatre
Costume Designer for the Detroit Mercy Theatre Company
313-993-3268
[email protected]
Staff
Alan Devlin
Theatre Technical Director
Senior Adjunct Instructor
313-578-0526
[email protected]
Sarah Hawkins Rusk
Ticketing & Audience Development Coordinator
Managing Director, Detroit Mercy Theatre Company
Senior Adjunct Instructor
313-993-3273
[email protected]
Philosophy
Faculty
David Koukal
Professor of Philosophy (retired 2025)
[email protected]
Elizabeth Oljar
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
313-993-3388
[email protected]
Gail Presbey
Professor of Philosophy
Director of the Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive
*
Department Chair of Philosophy
313-993-1124
[email protected]
Juan Carlos Flores
Professor of Philosophy
313-993-3318
[email protected]
Kieran Aarons
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
313-993-1138
[email protected]
Martin Leever
Professor of Philosophy
Director of the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Program
313-993-1135
[email protected]
Political Science and Legal Administration
Adjunct Faculty
Gabriel Kikas
Senior Adjunct Instructor
[email protected]
Lindsey Smith-Mann
Senior Adjunct Instructor
[email protected]
Sean Novak
Senior Adjunct Instructor
[email protected]
Faculty
Felicia Grey
Assistant Professor of Political Science
313-993-1087
[email protected]
Genevieve Meyers
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Department Chair, Political Science
Associate Professor of Political Science
313-993-1089
[email protected]
Jocelyn Boryczka
Professor of Political Science
Dean, College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
313-993-3250
[email protected]
Lee Dionne
Director, Pre-Law Program
313-993-1097
[email protected]
Victoria Mantzopoulos
Professor of Political Science
Executive Director of China Programs
Vice Dean DGTI (China)
313-993-3254
[email protected]
Specialist in School Psychology (SSP) Faculty
Erin Henze
Professor of Psychology
Director of the Specialist in School Psychology Program
313-993-1434
[email protected]
Rachel Lee
Associate Professor of Psychology
313-578-0433
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Sarah Rowe
Assistant Professor of Psychology
313-578-0518
[email protected]
Psychology
Administrative Support
Nancy O'Shea
Administrative Assistant
313-993-3283
[email protected]
Valerie Williams
Administrative Assistant
313-578-0392
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Faculty
Carol Weisfeld
Professor Emerita
313-578-0481
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Elizabeth Hill
Professor Emerita
Professor of Psychology (retired 2021)
313-578-0405
[email protected]
Emily Dowgwillo
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Associate Director of Clinical Training, Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
313-578-0562
[email protected]
Erin Henze
Professor of Psychology
Director of the Specialist in School Psychology Program
313-993-1434
[email protected]
Harold Greene
Professor of Psychology
313-578-0456
[email protected]
John Porcerelli
Professor of Psychology
Director, Detroit Mercy Psychology Clinic
313- 993-1442
[email protected]
Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster
Professor of Psychology
Director of Industrial/Organizational Psychology Master of Arts Program
313-993-1137
[email protected]
Kristen Abraham
Professor of Psychology
*
Department Chair, Psychology
313-578-0445
[email protected]
Lee Eshelman
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director of Master of Arts Program in Clinical Psychology
313-578-0410
[email protected]
Libby Balter Blume
Professor Emerita
Professor of Psychology
313-578-0446
[email protected]
Linda Slowik
Professor of Psychology
313-993-1623
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Miao Qian
Assistant Professor of Psychology
313-578-0455
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Preston Foerder
Associate Professor of Psychology
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Rachel Lee
Associate Professor of Psychology
313-578-0433
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Sarah Rowe
Assistant Professor of Psychology
313-578-0518
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Steven Abell
Professor of Psychology
313-578-0423
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Barry Dauphin
Professor of Psychology
Director of Clinical Training for the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
313-993-1650
[email protected]
Religious Studies
Faculty
Gregory Banazak
Assistant Professor
313-993-1086
[email protected]
Si Hendry, S.J.
Director, Catholic Studies Program
313-578-0352
[email protected]
Hsiao-Lan Hu
Professor of Religious Studies
Director of the Women's & Gender Studies Program
313-578-0351
[email protected]
J. Todd Hibbard
Professor of Religious Studies
*
Chair of Religious Studies
313-993-1088
[email protected]
Shardé Chapman
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
313-993-2007
[email protected]
Social Work
Faculty
Janet Joiner
Associate Professor of Social Work
313-993-1038
[email protected]
Nickolas Davis
Assistant Professor of Social Work
313-993-1561
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