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
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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Georgina
Hickey
Ph.D.
Professor of History; Interim Chair, Department of Natural Sciences
313-593-5277
130 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- History
- Urban and Regional Studies
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- African Americans
- Atlanta
- Feminism
- Social Class Dynamics
Fac/Staff profile
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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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
Fac/Staff profile
Gabriella
Scarlatta
Ph.D.
Associate Dean; Professor of French
313-593-4778
2025 CASL Building; 3015 CASL Building
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- French Studies
- Women's & Gender Studies
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
Fac/Staff profile
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
- Political Science
Research Areas:
- Community Development and Organization
- Government / Nonprofit Management
- Public Policy
- Urban Politics and Governance
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Jennifer
Zhao
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Professor of Mathematics
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics
- Mathematics
Research Areas:
- Applied Mathematics
- Mathematical Applications
Fac/Staff profile
Fatima
Al-Rasool
Center for Arab American Studies Intern
2038 CASL Building
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Lisa
Andrews
MA, LPC, NCC
Academic Advisor
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Julian
Aytes
LCC Student Assistant
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Nada
Bachir
B.A.
Assistant to the Dean
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Lisa
Ballard
Administrative Assistant
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Deena
Berri
Internship Assistant
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Rachel
Buzzeo
Department Administrator, Staff Senate Secretary
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Kurt
Cafini
Senior Electronics Technician
313-593-5142
2219 NSBS (Natural Sciences Building South) or 131 NSB (Natural Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Elizabeth
Clark
Career Counselor
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Karen
Cristian
Administrative Assistant Senior
313-593-5279
126 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Danni
Davis
JASS Instructional Learning Assistant
Teaching Areas:
- Communication
- Journalism and Screen Studies
Fac/Staff profile
Scott
DeGregorio
Ph.D.
Professor of English, College-Wide Programs; Director, Honors Program
Teaching Areas:
- English
Research Areas:
- Religion in the early medieval west
- The Bible in antiquity and the middle ages
- Western cultural history and literature to 1600
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Sumit
Dhavale
LCC Student Assistant
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Brighid
Driscoll
LCC Student Assistant
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Marlene
Dupre
CASL Records Program Manager
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Ivy
Forsythe-Brown
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology; Director, Center for Ethnic and Religious Studies; Director, African and African American Studies program
Teaching Areas:
- African & African American Studies
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Family
- Immigrants / Immigration
- Race / Ethnicity
- Social Justice / Inequality
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Sandra
Frolich
Administrative Assistant
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Susanne
Gassel
M.A., Higher Education
Director, CASL Advising and Academic Success Office
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Susan
Gedert
B.A.
CASL Marketing and Digital Content Specialist
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Brian
Golden
Academic Advisor
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Rita
Gordon
Ph.D.
Director, Administrative Services
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Linda
Grimm
Chemistry Laboratory Manager
313-436-9123
2038 NSB (Natural Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Tamarah
Hawkins
Finance Assistant Intermediate
Fac/Staff profile
Nicole
Hefty
MPA
Department Administrator
313-593-5166
126 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Sally
Howell
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History; Director of the Center for Arab American Studies
Teaching Areas:
- Arab American Studies
- History
- Urban and Regional Studies
Research Areas:
- Arab American Studies
- Detroit
- Muslim American History
Fac/Staff profile
Razi
Jafri
Documentary Photographer and Project Manager
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Mary
Jones
Research Process Coordinator
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Ellen
Judge-Gonzalez
M.A.
Director, Student Outreach and Academic Resources Program (SOAR); LEO Lecturer I, Language, Culture, and Communication
Teaching Areas:
- Communication
Fac/Staff profile
Inessa
Karasik
Instructional Learning Intermediate, Mathematics Learning Center; Adjunct Lecturer
Teaching Areas:
- Mathematics
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Corey
Lambert
Laboratory Instrumentation Specialist
313-593-5142
2219 NSBS (Natural Sciences Building South) or 131 NSB (Natural Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Fac/Staff profile
Kelly
Ledingham
Administrative Assistant Intermediate
313-593-5438
118 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Nicole
Lennon
Administrative Assistant
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Michelle
Leonard
Ph.D., L.P.
Associate Professor of Psychology; Program Director, Health Psychology and Clinical Health Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Clinical Psychology
- Couples
- Health Psychology
Fac/Staff profile
Maureen
Linker
Ph.D.
Library Interim Director; Professor of Philosophy
Teaching Areas:
- Philosophy
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Feminist Philosophy
- Logic and Critical Thinking
- Philosophy
- Social Epistemology
Fac/Staff profile
Michelle
Lishin
B.A.
Administrative Assistant & Internship Coordinator, Criminology & Criminal Justice
313-583-6404
1060 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Nina
Loveberry
Administrative Specialist
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Anthony
Luckett
LEO Lecturer III, Journalism and Screen Studies; Director of Humanities and History Internship Program
Teaching Areas:
- African & African American Studies
- Journalism and Screen Studies
Research Areas:
- Film and Screen Studies
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Elisa
Madrigal, B.A.
Administrative Specialist
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Patricia
Martin
M.P.A.
Co-op Program Manager
313-593-5188
285 Fairlane Center North (FCN)
19000 Hubbard Drive
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Liz
McDowell
Ph.D.
Director, Science Learning Center
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Dorothy
McLeer
Program Coordinator and Interpretive Naturalist, Environmental Interpretive Center
313-583-6372
125 EIC (Environmental Interpretive Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128