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  • Melina Bell
    Associate Professor of Philosophy
    Washington Hall 312
    (540) 458-8899
    bellm@wlu.edu

    Political and Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Feminist Theory, Ethical Theory, Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Education

    Curriculum Vitae
  • Alexandra Brown
    Jessie Ball duPont Professor of Religion
    Baker 106
    (540) 458-8789
    browna@wlu.edu

    Christianity from its origins to late antiquity; pilgrimage, monasticism, and notions of the body and gender in religious traditions.
  • Genelle Gertz
    Associate Professor of English and Writing Program Director
    Payne 111
    (540) 458-8763
    gertzg@wlu.edu

    Medieval and early modern women writers; the Reformation; republicanism and the English revolution; prophecy, mysticism and heresy trials; the politics of reading.
  • Sascha L. Goluboff
    Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology
    Newcomb 210
    540-458-8807
    goluboffs@wlu.edu

    Research Interests: My work focuses on the anthropology of emotion in a variety of geographical and historical contexts. From investigating practices of mourning and grief in Azerbaijan to analyzing the delight and terror of homeplace in Antebellum Virginia, I view emotion as a story -- a narrative told about self and society, as well as a discourse about interpersonal connections.

    Professional Website | Curriculum Vitae
  • Robin Le Blanc
    Professor of Politics
    Holekamp 107
    (540) 458-8612
    leblancr@wlu.edu

    Professional Website | Curriculum Vitae
  • Ellen Mayock
    Ernest Williams II Professor of Spanish
    Tucker 206
    (540) 458-8816
    mayocke@wlu.edu

    Interim Program Head, Latin American and Caribbean Studies (2012-2013)

    The Novel in Spain and Latin America; Literary Naturalism: Women Writers of Spain, Latin America, and the U.S.; Feminist Theory; Immigrant Populations in the U.S.

    Professional Website | Curriculum Vitae
  • Deborah Miranda
    Associate Professor of English
    Payne 305
    (540) 458-8755
    mirandad@wlu.edu

    on sabbatical leave on a Lenfest supported fellowship 2012-13.

    Poetry; Native American women's literature; literatures of U.S. populations whose work has been traditionally overlooked; indigenous erotics.

    Professional Website
  • David R. Novack
    Professor of Sociology, Current Abigail Grigsby Urquhart '11 Term Professor
    Newcomb 104
    540-458-8792
    novackd@wlu.edu

    Research Interests: college students’ attitudes toward gender issues, sexual behaviors, gender responsibility, and sexual assault and rape.

    Curriculum Vitae
  • Domnica Radulescu
    Edwin A. Morris Professor of Romance Languages and Director of the Medieval and Rennaisance Studies Program
    Tucker 403A
    (540) 458-8030
    radulescud@wlu.edu
  • Roberta Senechal
    Professor of History
    Newcomb Hall 232
    (540) 458-8456
    senechalr@wlu.edu

    Teaching Areas: U.S. social history, Violence, Women in America
  • Lesley Wheeler
    Henry S. Fox Professor of English
    Payne 308
    (540) 458-8758
    wheelerlm@wlu.edu

    Twentieth-century and twenty-first-century poetry in English: sound, voice, performance, gender, community.

    Professional Website
  • Julie Woodzicka
    Professor of Psychology
    Parmly 232
    (540) 458-8834
    woodzickaj@wlu.edu

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