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
- Full-Time
- Language, Culture, and Communication
- Film and Screen Studies
- Social Theory
- Spanish
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Martin
Hershock
Ph.D.
Dean; Professor of History
- Full-Time
- Social Sciences
- Dean's Office
- Civil War / Reconstruction
- Michigan History
- U.S. History
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Georgina
Hickey
Ph.D.
Professor of History; Interim Chair, Department of Natural Sciences
- Full-Time
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
- African Americans
- Atlanta
- Feminism
- Social Class Dynamics
313-593-5277
130 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Michael
Lachance
Ph.D.
Associate Dean; Professor of Mathematics
- Full-Time
- Dean's Office
- Mathematics and Statistics
- College-Wide Programs
- Geometric Modeling
- Mathematics
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Deborah Smith
Pollard
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Literature, Philosophy and the Arts; Professor of English Literature and Humanities
- Full-Time
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
- African-American Identity and Literature
- African-American Sacred Music
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Gabriella
Scarlatta
Ph.D.
Associate Dean; Professor of French
- Full-Time
- Language, Culture, and Communication
- Dean's Office
- Early Modern Women Writers and Intellectuals
- French and Italian literature of the Renaissance
- French Culture / History
- Gender
313-593-4778
2025 CASL Building; 3015 CASL Building
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Jonathan
Smith
Ph.D.
William E. Stirton Professor of English; Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences
- Full-Time
- Behavioral Sciences
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
- 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
- Full-Time
- Social Sciences
- Community Development and Organization
- Government / Nonprofit Management
- Public Policy
- Urban Politics and Governance
313-593-5332
2147 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Jennifer
Zhao
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Professor of Mathematics
- Full-Time
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Applied Mathematics
- Mathematical Applications
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Ghassan
Abou-Zeineddine
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
- Full-Time
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
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John
Abramyan
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
- Full-Time
- Natural Sciences
- Evolutionary Biology
- Genomics
313-593-5477
215 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Mahesh
Agarwal
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
- Full-Time
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Mathematics Education
- Data Science
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Imran
Aijaz
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Full-Time
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
- Faith and Rationality
- Islam
- Philosophy of Religion
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Joshua
Akers
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geography and Urban & Regional Studies
- Full-Time
- Social Sciences
- Geography
- State Politics
- Urban Growth and Development
313-436-9178
2156 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Samia
Al-Qaisi
Lecturer IV of Chemistry
- Full-Time
- Natural Sciences
313-593-5023
2228 NSBS (Natural Sciences Building South)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Bilal
Aleiwi
LEO Lecturer I
- Part-Time
- Natural Sciences
2209 NSBS (Natural Sciences Building South)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Camron Michael
Amin
Ph.D.
Professor of History
- Full-Time
- Social Sciences
- Iran / Iranian Studies
- Persian History
313-436-9171
1270 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Donald
Anderson
Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
- Emeritus
- Social Sciences
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
- Part-Time
- Behavioral Sciences
4021 CASL Building
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Warren
Anderson
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics
- Full-Time
- Social Sciences
- Political Economy
- Portugal
- Public Choice
- The Inquisition
313-583-6712
2270 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Marija
Andrijonas
LEO Lecturer I
- Part-Time
- Natural Sciences
201 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Ariana
Angjeli
Lecturer I
- Part-Time
- Mathematics and Statistics
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Pamela
Aronson
Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
- Full-Time
- Behavioral Sciences
- Education
- Family
- Gender
- Poverty
- Research Methods
- Social Movements
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Vincent
Artman
Lecturer I
- Part-Time
- Social Sciences
2150 Social Sciences Bldg
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Benjamin
Baker
LEO Lecturer II in Sociology
- Part-Time
- Behavioral Sciences
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Krisanu
Bandyopadhyay
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
- Full-Time
- Natural Sciences
- Nanotechnology
- Physical Chemistry
313-593-5159
2224 NSBS (Natural Sciences Building South)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Francine
Banner
Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology; Director, Women in Learning & Leadership
- Full-Time
- Behavioral Sciences
- College-Wide Programs
- Gender
- Law
- Sexual Assault in Military
- Sexual Assault in Social Media
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Reem
Barada
LEO Lecturer I, Arabic
- Part-Time
- Language, Culture, and Communication
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Maya
Barak
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Studies
- Full-Time
- College-Wide Programs
- Criminal Justice
- Criminology
- Deviance
- Immigrants / Immigration
- Law
1070 Social Sciences Building
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Madeleine
Barkey
LEO Lecturer II in Applied Art
- Part-Time
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
3078 CASL Bldg
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Rafil
Basheer
LEO Lecturer I
- Part-Time
- Natural Sciences
217 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Elias
Baumgarten
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Full-Time
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
- Ethics
- Social Policy
- War
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Hani
Bawardi
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
- Full-Time
- Social Sciences
- Arab American Studies
- Immigrants / Immigration
313-583-6520
2230 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Ali
Bazzi
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
- Full-Time
- Natural Sciences
- Analytical Chemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
313-593-5367
2226 NSBS (Natural Sciences Building South)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Ali
Bazzi
Lecturer II
- Part-Time
- Mathematics and Statistics
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Judith
Bazzi
Lecturer IV and Laboratory Coordinator of Chemistry
- Full-Time
- Natural Sciences
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Tahsine
Bazzi
LEO Lecturer II, Arabic
- Part-Time
- Language, Culture, and Communication
3102 CASL Building
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Patrick
Beauchesne
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
- Full-Time
- Behavioral Sciences
- Bioarchaeology
- Biocultural Theory / Methodology
- Growth and Development
- Skeletal Biology
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Nasser
Beidoun
Lecturer II
- Part-Time
- Mathematics and Statistics
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Marilee
Benore
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology and Biochemistry
- Full-Time
- Natural Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Science Education
313-593-5387
109 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Suzanne
Bergeron
Ph.D.
Helen M. Graves Collegiate Professor of Women's Studies and Social Sciences
- Full-Time
- Social Sciences
- College-Wide Programs
- Gender
- Globalization
- International / Global Economics
- Solidarity / Care Economies
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Thomas
Bianchette
Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist and Lecturer III of Geology
- Full-Time
- Natural Sciences
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Rebecca
Bieri
LEO Lecturer I
- Part-Time
- Natural Sciences
1141 NSBS (Natural Sciences Building South)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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William
Birkhill
LEO Lecturer II in Psychology
- Part-Time
- Behavioral Sciences
4020 CASL Building
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Erik
Bond
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English Literature
- Full-Time
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
- Eighteenth-Century British Literature
- English Literature
- Gender
- Literary Theory and Analysis
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Mario
Bonfiglio
Lecturer II
- Part-Time
- Mathematics and Statistics
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Julio
Borquez
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
- Full-Time
- Social Sciences
- Media
- Research Methods
- Urban Politics and Governance
- Voting / Elections
313-593-5082
2162 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Melissa
Bowlin
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
- Full-Time
- Natural Sciences
- Ecophysiology
313-593-6419
235 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Lisa
Bradshaw
LEO Lecturer I
- Part-Time
- Natural Sciences
206 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Amy
Brainer
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology
- Full-Time
- Behavioral Sciences
- College-Wide Programs
- Family
- Immigrants / Immigration
- Queer Studies
- Taiwan
- Transgender Studies
2036 CASL Building
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Jorge
Gonzalez del Pozo
Ph.D.
Chair, Language, Culture, and Communication; Professor of Spanish; Director of International Studies & Global Cultures
- Full-Time
- Language, Culture, and Communication
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Georgina
Hickey
Ph.D.
Professor of History; Interim Chair, Department of Natural Sciences
- Full-Time
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
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Michael
Lachance
Ph.D.
Associate Dean; Professor of Mathematics
- Full-Time
- Dean's Office
- Mathematics and Statistics
- College-Wide Programs
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Deborah Smith
Pollard
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Literature, Philosophy and the Arts; Professor of English Literature and Humanities
- Full-Time
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
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Gabriella
Scarlatta
Ph.D.
Associate Dean; Professor of French
- Full-Time
- Language, Culture, and Communication
- Dean's Office
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Jonathan
Smith
Ph.D.
William E. Stirton Professor of English; Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences
- Full-Time
- Behavioral Sciences
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
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Dale
Thomson
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Social Sciences; Associate Professor of Political Science
- Full-Time
- Social Sciences
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Jennifer
Zhao
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Professor of Mathematics
- Full-Time
- Mathematics and Statistics
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Ghassan
Abou-Zeineddine
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
- Full-Time
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
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Joshua
Akers
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geography and Urban & Regional Studies
- Full-Time
- Social Sciences
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Nadine
Anderson
Adjunct Lecturer I in Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Sciences Librarian
- Part-Time
- Behavioral Sciences
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Francine
Banner
Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology; Director, Women in Learning & Leadership
- Full-Time
- Behavioral Sciences
- College-Wide Programs
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Elias
Baumgarten
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Full-Time
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
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Suzanne
Bergeron
Ph.D.
Helen M. Graves Collegiate Professor of Women's Studies and Social Sciences
- Full-Time
- Social Sciences
- College-Wide Programs
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Thomas
Bianchette
Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist and Lecturer III of Geology
- Full-Time
- Natural Sciences
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Erik
Bond
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English Literature
- Full-Time
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
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Amy
Brainer
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology
- Full-Time
- Behavioral Sciences
- College-Wide Programs