Faculty Directory

Meet the 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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Francine Banner

Francine Banner, Ph.D., J.D.

Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences; Professor of Sociology
[email protected] 313-593-5520
Teaching Areas: LGBTQ Studies, Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Sociology, Women's & Gender Studies, Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies
Research Areas: Gender, Institutions, Law and Society, Social Media
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Marie Waung, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, Professor of Psychology
[email protected] 313-593-5490
Teaching Areas: Master of Science in Psychology, Psychology, Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas: Industrial / Organizational Psychology, Professional Development
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Camron Michael Amin, Ph.D.

Professor of Middle East and Iranian Diaspora Studies
[email protected]
Teaching Areas: Arab American Studies, History, Middle East Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas: Iran / Iranian Studies, Women and Gender Studies
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Pamela Aronson, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology
[email protected] 313-593-5520
Teaching Areas: Sociology, Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas: Disadvantaged College Students, Gen Z, Gender in electoral politics, Sexual Consent, Sexual Harassment, Transition to Adulthood
Maya Barak

Maya Barak, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Studies
[email protected]
Teaching Areas: LGBTQ Studies, Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Women's & Gender Studies, Arab American Studies, Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies
Research Areas: Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Gangs, Immigrants / Crimmigration, Legal Sociology, Procedural Justice, State-Corporate Crime
Marilee Benore

Marilee Benore, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of Biology and Biochemistry
[email protected]
Teaching Areas: Women's & Gender Studies, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences
Research Areas: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Science Education
Amy Brainer

Amy Brainer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies. Director, LGBTQ Studies
[email protected] 312-218-8837
Teaching Areas: LGBTQ Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas: Family, Immigrants / Immigration, Queer Studies, Taiwan, Transgender Studies
Ivy Forsythe-Brown

Ivy Forsythe-Brown, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Sociology
[email protected] 313-593-5520
Teaching Areas: African & African American Studies, Arab American Studies, Religious Studies, Sociology, Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas: Family, Immigrants / Immigration, Race / Ethnicity, Social Justice / Inequality
Georgina Hickey

Georgina Hickey, Ph.D.

Professor of History; Director, Urban and Regional Studies Program
[email protected]
Teaching Areas: LGBTQ Studies, Urban and Regional Studies, Women's & Gender Studies, History
Research Areas: Cities, Detroit, Public Space, Social Movements, U.S. History, Women
Shelly Jarenski

Shelly Jarenski, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English Literature
[email protected]
Teaching Areas: LGBTQ Studies, Women's & Gender Studies, American Studies, English
Research Areas: African-American Identity and Literature, English, Literary Theory and Analysis, Women and Gender Studies

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