Faculty
Faculty members who teach in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences are scholars who are devoted to study and research in their own professional fields and committed teachers who care deeply about the intellectual engagement and growth of their students. The College is proud to be home to over 200 faculty members who, together, represent an elite group of nationally and internationally recognized scholars, authors, and teachers.
Awards
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is extremely proud of its accomplished faculty – world-class intellectuals in every department and program. H&SS professors are experts in their fields. They conduct research, publish books and papers, are quoted in the media, present at conferences, and win awards.
How do we describe our faculty? Passionate. Dedicated. Driven. Accessible. They drive our rich and rewarding curriculum, which connects and combines classical liberal arts with outstanding professional study.
We are happy to list the awards received by our faculty and congratulate them for their outstanding efforts.
2020 H&SS Awards Recipients
This year we received many nominations for the six H&SS Faculty Awards. The quality of these applications was, once again, truly impressive and it was a difficult task to select from the high number of exceptional applicants. The high quality of the nominations is a testament to the commitment and excellence of the faculty of this college.
Distinguished Faculty Member
JeeLoo Liu, Philosophy
Outstanding Scholarship and Creativity
William Marelich, Psychology
Outstanding Teaching
Jennifer Yee, Asian American Studies
Outstanding Service
Matthew Jarvis, Politics, Administration, and Justice
Outstanding Untenured Faculty Member
Lidia Nuño, Politics, Administration, and Justice
Outstanding Lecturer
Patrick Ryan, Philosophy
2020 Dean’s Faculty Scholarly Achievement Award
Phillip Kopp, Politics, Administration, and Justice
Kristin Rowe, American Studies
Jindong Wu, Geography and the Environment
2019/20 Dean's Research Award for Associate Professors
To assist associate professors in completing the research and publications necessary to attain the rank of full professor, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences has established a cash award for research for associate professors. This award has been funded by a gift from an anonymous emeriti faculty member and the Dean’s discretionary account:
Fall 2019
Jennifer Trevitt, Psychology
Spring 2020
Scott J. Spitzer , Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice
2020 Summer Stipends
Matthew Calarco, Philosophy
Lana Dalley, English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
Steven James, Anthropology
Kevin Lambert, Liberal Studies
Edwin Lopez, Sociology
Yuko Okado, Psychology
Patricia Schneider-Zioga, English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
Kay Stanton, English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
LaTosha Traylor, Sociology
Mugdha Yeolekar, Religious Studies
19/20 International Travel Grants
Ahmed Afzal, Anthropology
Aitana Guia, History
Xhercis Mendez, Women and Gender Studies
Jessie Peissig, Psychology
Eric Reyes, Asian American Studies
Nancy Segal, Psychology
Lisa Tran, History
Leila Zenderland, American Studies
2019/20 Faculty Recognition for Teaching
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is committed to fostering excellence in teaching. We are proud of the H&SS faculty who were recognized for their outstanding teaching a university-wide luncheon on November 19, 2019:
Lucia Alcalá , Department of Psychology
Eric Carbajal , Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
Sara Fingal , Department of American Studies
Aitana Guia , Department of History
Veronica Herrera, Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice
Sarah Hill , Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice
Satoko Kakihara , Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
Alison Kanosky , Department of American Studies
David Kelman , Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
Maria Malagon , Department of Sociology
Craig S. McConnell , Department of Liberal Studies
Angela-MinhTu D. Nguyen , Department of Psychology
Tu-Uyen Nguyen , Department of Asian American Studies
Zia Salim , Department of Geography and the Environment
Patricia Schneider-Zioga , Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
Kay Stanton , Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
Devon Thacker Thomas , Department of Sociology
Lisa Tran , Department of History
Jennifer Trevitt , Department of Psychology
Justin Tucker , Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice
Mugdha Yeolekar , Department of Religious Studies
2020 Faculty Author Recognition
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences celebrates the H&SS faculty who were recognized at a reception on February 24, 2020 for writing or editing a book in 2019:
Anthony Alvarez, Department of Sociology
Credit Where It’s Due: Rethinking Financial Citizenship
Fanny Daubigny, Department of Modern Languages and Literature
Proust in Black: Los Angeles, a Proustian Fiction
Amy Essington, Department of History
The Integration of the Pacific Coast League: Race and Baseball on the West Coast
Thomas Farmer, Department of Psychology
Cognition (10th edition)
Rachel Feinstein, Department of Sociology
When Rape was Legal: The Untold History of Sexual Violence during Slavery
Emily Lee, Department of Philosophy
Race as Phenomena: Between Phenomenology and Philosophy of Race
Stacy Mallicoat, Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice
Crime and Criminal Justice: Concepts and Controversies
Stacy Mallicoat, Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice
Women, Gender, and Crime: Core Concepts
Stacy Mallicoat, Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice
Women, Gender, and Crime: A Text/Reader
William Marelich, Department of Psychology
Advanced statistics for Kinesiology and Exercise Science: A practical guide to ANOVA and regression analyses.
Graham McFee, Department of Philosophy
Dance and the Philosophy of Action: A Framework for the Aesthetics of Dance
Graham McFee, Department of Philosophy
Philosophy and the 'Dazzling Ideal' of Science
Graham McFee, Department of Philosophy
Wittgenstein on Mind, Meaning and Context: Seven Essays
Patricia Perez, Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies
The Tenure-Track Process for Chicana and Latina Faculty: Experiences of Resisting and Persisting in the Academy
Irena Praitis, Department of English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics
Rods and Koans
Kathleen Preston, Department of Psychology
Instructor's Manual for Using Multivariate Statistics Seventh Edition
David Sander, Department of English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics
Mingus Fingers
Nancy Segal, Department of Psychology
Accidental Brothers: The Story of Twins Exchanged at Birth and the Power of Nature and Nurture
Nicole Seymour, Department of English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics
Bad Environmentalism: Irony and Irreverence in the Ecological Age
Alexei Shevchenko, Department of Political Science
Quest for Status: Chinese and Russian Foreign Policy
Robert Voeks, Department of Geography & the Environment
The Ethnobotany of Eden: Rethinking the Jungle Medicine Narrative
