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.
2021 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
Jochen Burgtorf, History
Outstanding Scholarship and Creativity
Nicole Seymour, English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
Outstanding Teaching
Aitana Guia, History
Outstanding Service
Patricia Pérez, Chicana and Chicano Studies
Outstanding Untenured Faculty Member
Jamila Moore Pewu, History
Outstanding Lecturer
Raelynne Hale, Modern Languages and Literatures
2021 Dean’s Faculty Scholarly Achievement Award
Brian Norton, English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics for the journal article: “Aesthetics, Science, and the Theater of the World” in New Literary History.
Emily Kuffner, Modern Languages and Literatures for the journal article: “Mandrake and Monarchy in Early Modern Spain” in Journal of the History of Sexuality.
Nancy Panza, Psychology for the journal article: “Statutes Governing Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial Proceedings: An Analysis of Consistency with Best Practice Recommendations” in Psychology, Public Policy, & Law.
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
2021 Summer Stipends
Jochen Burgtorf, History
Joshua DiPaolo, Philosophy
Sara Fingal, American Studies
Tala Khanmalek, Women and Gender Studies
Kenneth Van Bik, English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
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
2020/21 Faculty Recognition for Service
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is committed to fostering excellence in service to the university and community. We are proud of the H&SS faculty who were recognized for their outstanding service at a university-wide event on November 19, 2020:
Dustin Abnet, Department of American Studies
Ahmed Afzal, Division of Anthropology
April Brannon, Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
Nathan Carr, Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
Reyes Fidalgo, Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
Sarah Grant, Division of Anthropology
Aitana Guia, Department of History
Veronica Herrera, Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice
Sarah Hill, Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice
Erin Hollis, Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
Alison Kanosky, Department of American Studies
Maria Malagon, Department of Sociology
Lidia Nuño, Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice
Valerie O’Regan, Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice
Jamila Moore Pewu, Department of History
Susan Sy, Department of Psychology
LaTosha Traylor, Department of Sociology
J. Chris Westgate, Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
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
