Meet the CASL Staff
The College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters staff supports the evolving needs of our students, faculty, personnel, community and external partners.
Fac/Staff profile
Jorge
Gonzalez del Pozo
Ph.D.
Chair, Language, Culture, and Communication; Professor of Spanish; Director of International Studies & Global Cultures
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
- Film and Screen Studies
- Social Theory
- Spanish
Fac/Staff profile
Martin
Hershock
Ph.D.
Dean; Professor of History
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Social Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
- Civil War / Reconstruction
- Michigan History
- U.S. History
Fac/Staff profile
Georgina
Hickey
Ph.D.
Professor of History; Interim Chair, Department of Natural Sciences
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
- African Americans
- Atlanta
- Feminism
- Social Class Dynamics
(313) 593-5277
130 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Michael
Lachance
Ph.D.
Associate Dean; Professor of Mathematics
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Mathematics and Statistics
- College-Wide Programs
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
- Geometric Modeling
- Mathematics
Fac/Staff profile
Deborah Smith
Pollard
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Literature, Philosophy and the Arts; Professor of English Literature and Humanities
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
- African-American Identity and Literature
- African-American Sacred Music
Fac/Staff profile
Gabriella
Scarlatta
Ph.D.
Associate Dean; Professor of French
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
- Early Women Writers and Intellectuals
- French Culture / History
- Gender
313-593-4778
2025 CASL Building; 3015 CASL Building
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Jonathan
Smith
Ph.D.
William E. Stirton Professor of English; Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
- Behavioral Sciences
- Literary Theory and Analysis
- Relationship between Humanities, Science and Technology
- Victorian Britain
Fac/Staff profile
Dale
Thomson
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Social Sciences; Associate Professor of Political Science
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Social Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- 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
Fac/Staff profile
Jennifer
Zhao
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Professor of Mathematics
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Applied Mathematics
- Mathematical Applications
Fac/Staff profile
Lisa
Andrews
MA, LPC, NCC
Academic Advisor
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Advising and Student Records
Fac/Staff profile
Nada
Bachir
B.A.
Assistant to the Dean
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
Fac/Staff profile
Lisa
Ballard
Administrative Assistant
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
Fac/Staff profile
Elizabeth
Barbieri
Career Counselor
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
Fac/Staff profile
Suzanne
Bergeron
Ph.D.
Helen M. Graves Collegiate Professor of Women's Studies and Social Sciences
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Social Sciences
- College-Wide Programs
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- College-Wide Programs
- Gender
- Globalization
- International / Global Economics
- Solidarity / Care Economies
Fac/Staff profile
Rachel
Buzzeo
Department Administrator
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Kurt
Cafini
Senior Electronics Technician
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
(313) 593-5142
2219 CW (Computing Wing) or 131 NSB (Natural Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Karen
Cristian
Administrative Specialist
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
(313) 593 5279
126 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Danni
Davis
JASS Instructional Learning Assistant
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
Fac/Staff profile
Scott
DeGregorio
Ph.D.
Professor of English, College-Wide Programs; Director, Honors Program
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- College-Wide Programs
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Honors Program
- Biblical Commentary
- English
Fac/Staff profile
Marlene
Dupre
CASL Records Program Manager
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Advising and Student Records
Fac/Staff profile
Ivy
Forsythe-Brown
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology; Director, Center for Ethnic and Religious Studies; Co-Director, African and African American Studies program
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Centers and Institutes
- Family
- Immigrants / Immigration
- Race / Ethnicity
- Social Justice / Inequality
Fac/Staff profile
Sandra
Frolich
Administrative Assistant
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- College-Wide Programs
Fac/Staff profile
Susanne
Gassel
M.A., Higher Education
Associate Director
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Advising and Student Records
Fac/Staff profile
Susan
Gedert
B.A.
CASL Marketing and Digital Content Specialist
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
Fac/Staff profile
Brian
Golden
Academic Advisor
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Advising and Student Records
Fac/Staff profile
Rita
Gordon
M.B.A.
Director, Administrative Services
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
Fac/Staff profile
Linda
Grimm
Chemistry Laboratory Manager
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
(313) 436-9123
2038 NSB (Natural Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Tamarah
Hawkins
Accounting Clerk Senior
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Sally
Howell
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History; Director of the Center for Arab American Studies
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Social Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Centers and Institutes
- Arab American Studies
- Detroit
- Muslim American History
Fac/Staff profile
Janice
Jones
Administrative Assistant Intermediate; Internship Coordinator
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
- College-Wide Programs
Fac/Staff profile
Mary
Jones
Research Process Coordinator
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
Fac/Staff profile
Ellen
Judge-Gonzalez
M.A.
Director, Student Outreach and Academic Resources Program (SOAR); LEO Lecturer I, Language, Culture, and Communication
- Faculty
- Part-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- SOAR Program
Fac/Staff profile
Inessa
Karasik
Instructional Learning Intermediate, Mathematics Learning Center; Adjunct Lecturer
- Faculty
- Part-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Centers and Institutes
Fac/Staff profile
Corey
Lambert
Laboratory Instrumentation Specialist
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
(313) 593-5142
2219 CW (Computing Wing) or 131 NSB (Natural Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Sheilah
Larnhart
Administrative Specialist
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- College-Wide Programs
Fac/Staff profile
Kelly
Ledingham
Purchaser
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
(313) 593-5438
118 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Nicole
Lennon
Administrative Assistant
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
Fac/Staff profile
Michelle
Leonard
Ph.D., L.P.
Associate Professor of Psychology; Program Director, Health Psychology and Clinical Health Psychology
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- CASL Graduate Programs
- Clinical Psychology
- Couples
- Health Psychology
Fac/Staff profile
Anthony
Luckett
LEO Lecturer II, Journalism and Screen Studies; Director of Humanities and History Internship Program
- Faculty
- Part-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
Fac/Staff profile
Elisa
Madrigal, B.A.
Administrative Specialist
- Staff
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
Fac/Staff profile
Patricia
Martin
M.P.A.
Co-op Program Manager
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Internships and Co-op Education
Fac/Staff profile
Kelcie
Marvin
Administrative Assistant
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Liz
McDowell
Ph.D.
Director, Science Learning Center
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Robert
Mehall
Laboratory/Classroom Services Tech
- Staff
- Natural Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
2038 NSB (Natural Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Anita
Miller
Academic Advisor
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Advising and Student Records
Fac/Staff profile
Lisa
Morrow
M.B.A.
Financial Analyst
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
2020 CASL Bldg
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Gerald
Ottenbreit, Jr.
Research Assistant
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Centers and Institutes
313-593-5181
136 Fairlane Center North (FCN)
19000 Hubbard Drive
Dearborn, MI 48126
Fac/Staff profile
Lori
Petrick
Administrative Specialist
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
Fac/Staff profile
Patty
Raredon
Public Affairs Internship Coordinator
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Social Sciences
(313) 593-5184
2148 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Joan
Remski
Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics; Program Director of Applied and Computational Mathematics
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- CASL Graduate Programs
- Applied Mathematics
- Mesh Methods
Fac/Staff profile
Jorge
Gonzalez del Pozo
Ph.D.
Chair, Language, Culture, and Communication; Professor of Spanish; Director of International Studies & Global Cultures
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
Fac/Staff profile
Martin
Hershock
Ph.D.
Dean; Professor of History
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Social Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
Fac/Staff profile
Georgina
Hickey
Ph.D.
Professor of History; Interim Chair, Department of Natural Sciences
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Michael
Lachance
Ph.D.
Associate Dean; Professor of Mathematics
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Mathematics and Statistics
- College-Wide Programs
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
Fac/Staff profile
Deborah Smith
Pollard
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Literature, Philosophy and the Arts; Professor of English Literature and Humanities
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
Fac/Staff profile
Gabriella
Scarlatta
Ph.D.
Associate Dean; Professor of French
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
Fac/Staff profile
Jonathan
Smith
Ph.D.
William E. Stirton Professor of English; Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
- Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Dale
Thomson
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Social Sciences; Associate Professor of Political Science
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Social Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Social Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Jennifer
Zhao
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Professor of Mathematics
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Mathematics and Statistics
Fac/Staff profile
Lisa
Andrews
MA, LPC, NCC
Academic Advisor
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Advising and Student Records
Fac/Staff profile
Lisa
Ballard
Administrative Assistant
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
Fac/Staff profile
Elizabeth
Barbieri
Career Counselor
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
Fac/Staff profile
Suzanne
Bergeron
Ph.D.
Helen M. Graves Collegiate Professor of Women's Studies and Social Sciences
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Social Sciences
- College-Wide Programs
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- College-Wide Programs
Fac/Staff profile
Rachel
Buzzeo
Department Administrator
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Kurt
Cafini
Senior Electronics Technician
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Karen
Cristian
Administrative Specialist
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Danni
Davis
JASS Instructional Learning Assistant
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
Fac/Staff profile
Scott
DeGregorio
Ph.D.
Professor of English, College-Wide Programs; Director, Honors Program
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- College-Wide Programs
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Honors Program
Fac/Staff profile
Marlene
Dupre
CASL Records Program Manager
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Advising and Student Records
Fac/Staff profile
Ivy
Forsythe-Brown
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology; Director, Center for Ethnic and Religious Studies; Co-Director, African and African American Studies program
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Centers and Institutes
Fac/Staff profile
Sandra
Frolich
Administrative Assistant
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- College-Wide Programs
Fac/Staff profile
Susanne
Gassel
M.A., Higher Education
Associate Director
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Advising and Student Records
Fac/Staff profile
Susan
Gedert
B.A.
CASL Marketing and Digital Content Specialist
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
Fac/Staff profile
Brian
Golden
Academic Advisor
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Advising and Student Records
Fac/Staff profile
Rita
Gordon
M.B.A.
Director, Administrative Services
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Dean's Office
Fac/Staff profile
Linda
Grimm
Chemistry Laboratory Manager
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Tamarah
Hawkins
Accounting Clerk Senior
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Sally
Howell
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History; Director of the Center for Arab American Studies
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Social Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Centers and Institutes
Fac/Staff profile
Janice
Jones
Administrative Assistant Intermediate; Internship Coordinator
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
- College-Wide Programs
Fac/Staff profile
Ellen
Judge-Gonzalez
M.A.
Director, Student Outreach and Academic Resources Program (SOAR); LEO Lecturer I, Language, Culture, and Communication
- Faculty
- Part-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- SOAR Program
Fac/Staff profile
Inessa
Karasik
Instructional Learning Intermediate, Mathematics Learning Center; Adjunct Lecturer
- Faculty
- Part-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Centers and Institutes
Fac/Staff profile
Corey
Lambert
Laboratory Instrumentation Specialist
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Sheilah
Larnhart
Administrative Specialist
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- College-Wide Programs
Fac/Staff profile
Michelle
Leonard
Ph.D., L.P.
Associate Professor of Psychology; Program Director, Health Psychology and Clinical Health Psychology
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- CASL Graduate Programs
Fac/Staff profile
Anthony
Luckett
LEO Lecturer II, Journalism and Screen Studies; Director of Humanities and History Internship Program
- Faculty
- Part-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
Fac/Staff profile
Patricia
Martin
M.P.A.
Co-op Program Manager
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Internships and Co-op Education
Fac/Staff profile
Kelcie
Marvin
Administrative Assistant
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Behavioral Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Liz
McDowell
Ph.D.
Director, Science Learning Center
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Natural Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Robert
Mehall
Laboratory/Classroom Services Tech
- Staff
- Natural Sciences
- Administrative and Academic Departments
Fac/Staff profile
Anita
Miller
Academic Advisor
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Advising and Student Records
Fac/Staff profile
Gerald
Ottenbreit, Jr.
Research Assistant
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Centers and Institutes
Fac/Staff profile
Lori
Petrick
Administrative Specialist
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Language, Culture, and Communication
Fac/Staff profile
Patty
Raredon
Public Affairs Internship Coordinator
- Staff
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- Social Sciences
Fac/Staff profile
Joan
Remski
Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics; Program Director of Applied and Computational Mathematics
- Faculty
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Academic Departments
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Administrative and Academic Departments
- CASL Graduate Programs