Meet the CASL Faculty
Our faculty come from respected universities across the country. They inspire and equip our students, through education in the liberal arts, to be servant leaders in society at large and for the resurgence and renewal in southeast Michigan.
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Jorge
Gonzalez del Pozo
Ph.D.
Chair, Language, Culture, and Communication; Professor of Spanish; Director of International Studies & Global Cultures
Teaching Areas:
- Film Studies
- Global Cultures
- Hispanic Studies/Spanish
- International Studies
Research Areas:
- Film and Screen Studies
- Social Theory
- Spanish
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Martin
Hershock
Ph.D.
Dean; Professor of History
Teaching Areas:
- History
Research Areas:
- Civil War / Reconstruction
- Michigan History
- U.S. History
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Michael
Lachance
Ph.D.
Associate Dean; Professor of Mathematics
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics
- Mathematics
Research Areas:
- Geometric Modeling
- Mathematics
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Sven
Morgan
Ph.D.
Professor of Geology; Chair, Department of Natural Sciences
313-593-5624
130 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Geological Sciences
- Geology
Research Areas:
- Ductile deformation mechanisms
- Magma emplacement into the crust
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Deborah Smith
Pollard
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Literature, Philosophy and the Arts; Professor of English Literature and Humanities
Teaching Areas:
- African & African American Studies
- English
- Humanities
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- African-American Identity and Literature
- African-American Sacred Music
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Joan
Remski
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Professor of Mathematics
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics
- Mathematics
Research Areas:
- Numerical analysis and applied mathematics
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Gabriella
Scarlatta
Ph.D.
Associate Dean; Professor of French
313-593-4778
2025 CASL Building; 3015 CASL Building
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Research Areas:
- Early Modern Women Writers and Intellectuals
- French and Italian literature of the Renaissance
- French Culture / History
- Gender
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Jonathan
Smith
Ph.D.
William E. Stirton Professor of English; Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences
Teaching Areas:
- English
- Science and Technology Studies
Research Areas:
- Behavioral Sciences
- Literary Theory and Analysis
- Relationship between Humanities, Science and Technology
- Victorian Britain
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Dale
Thomson
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Social Sciences; Associate Professor of Political Science
313-593-5332
2147 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Public Administration and Policy
- Political Science
Research Areas:
- Community Development and Organization
- Government / Nonprofit Management
- Public Policy
- Urban Politics and Governance
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John
Abramyan
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
313-593-5477
215 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Biological Sciences
Research Areas:
- Evolutionary Biology
- Genomics
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Mahesh
Agarwal
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Teaching Areas:
- Mathematics
Research Areas:
- Data Science
- Mathematics Education
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Imran
Aijaz
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Teaching Areas:
- Philosophy
Research Areas:
- Faith and Rationality
- Islam
- Philosophy of Religion
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Joshua
Akers
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geography and Urban & Regional Studies
313-436-9178
2156 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Geography
- Urban and Regional Studies
Research Areas:
- Geography
- State Politics
- Urban Growth and Development
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Samia
Al-Qaisi
Lecturer IV of Chemistry
313-593-5023
2228 NSBS (Natural Sciences Building South)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Chemistry (ACS certified)
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Christopher
Alteri
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology and Microbiology
Teaching Areas:
- Biological Sciences
- Microbiology
Research Areas:
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Pathogenic Escherichia coli
- Proteus mirabilis
- Swarming
- Type VI secretion
- UTI
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Camron Michael
Amin
Ph.D.
Professor of History
313-436-9171
1270 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- History
- Middle East Studies
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Iran / Iranian Studies
- Persian History
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Donald
Anderson
Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
313-593-5096
Dept. of Social Sciences, 2140 Social Sciences Bldg (SSB)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Nadine
Anderson
Adjunct Lecturer I in Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Sciences Librarian
Teaching Areas:
- Behavioral Sciences
- Women's & Gender Studies
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Warren
Anderson
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics
313-583-6712
2270 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Economics
Research Areas:
- Political Economy
- Portugal
- Public Choice
- The Inquisition
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Marija
Andrijonas
LEO Lecturer I
201 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Biological Sciences
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Pamela
Aronson
Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Sociology
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Education
- Family
- Gender
- Poverty
- Research Methods
- Social Movements
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Benjamin
Baker
LEO Lecturer II in Sociology
Teaching Areas:
- African & African American Studies
- Sociology
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Krisanu
Bandyopadhyay
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
313-593-5159
2224 NSBS (Natural Sciences Building South)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Chemistry (ACS certified)
Research Areas:
- Nanotechnology
- Physical Chemistry
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Francine
Banner
Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology; Director, Women in Learning & Leadership, Sociology Discipline Coordinator
Teaching Areas:
- Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies
- Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Gender
- Law
- Sexual Assault in Military
- Sexual Assault in Social Media
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Maya
Barak
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Studies
1070 Social Sciences Building
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies
- Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Criminal Justice
- Criminology
- Deviance
- Immigrants / Immigration
- Law
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Madeleine
Barkey
LEO Lecturer II in Applied Art
3078 CASL Bldg
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Art History/Applied Art
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Elias
Baumgarten
Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Philosophy
Research Areas:
- Ethics
- Social Policy
- War
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Hani
Bawardi
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
313-583-6520
2230 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Arab American Studies
- History
Research Areas:
- Arab American Studies
- Immigrants / Immigration
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Ali
Bazzi
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
313-593-5367
2226 NSBS (Natural Sciences Building South)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Chemistry (ACS certified)
- Master of Science in Environmental Science
Research Areas:
- Analytical Chemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
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Ali
Bazzi
Lecturer II
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Judith
Bazzi
Lecturer IV and Laboratory Coordinator of Chemistry
Teaching Areas:
- Chemistry (ACS certified)
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Tahsine
Bazzi
LEO Lecturer II, Arabic
3102 CASL Building
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Arabic
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Patrick
Beauchesne
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Teaching Areas:
- Anthropology
Research Areas:
- Bioarchaeology
- Biocultural Theory / Methodology
- Growth and Development
- Skeletal Biology
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Marilee
Benore
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology and Biochemistry
313-593-5387
109 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Science Education
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Suzanne
Bergeron
Ph.D.
Helen M. Graves Collegiate Professor of Women's Studies and Social Sciences
Teaching Areas:
- Economics
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Gender
- Globalization
- International / Global Economics
- Solidarity / Care Economies
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Thomas
Bianchette
Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist and Lecturer III of Geology
Teaching Areas:
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Geology
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Rebecca
Bieri
LEO Lecturer I
1141 NSBS (Natural Sciences Building South)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Biological Sciences
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William
Birkhill
LEO Lecturer II in Psychology
4020 CASL Building
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Psychology
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Erik
Bond
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English Literature
Teaching Areas:
- English
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Eighteenth-Century British Literature
- English Literature
- Gender
- Literary Theory and Analysis
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Donald
Bord
Professor Emeritus of Physics & Astronomy
313-593-3501
2198 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Julio
Borquez
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
313-593-5082
2162 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Political Science
Research Areas:
- Media
- Research Methods
- Urban Politics and Governance
- Voting / Elections
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Melissa
Bowlin
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
313-593-6419
235 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Biological Sciences
- Master of Science in Environmental Science
Research Areas:
- Ecophysiology
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Amy
Brainer
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology
Teaching Areas:
- Sociology
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Family
- Immigrants / Immigration
- Queer Studies
- Taiwan
- Transgender Studies
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Autumm
Caines
LEO Intermittent Lecturer
1190 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Lisa
Caron-Gatto
LEO Lecturer II in Applied Music
3108 CASL Bldg
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Music