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Marlon M. 
Bailey

Professor of African and African American Studies, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Faculty Affiliate in the Performing Arts Department and the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Equity
Associate Chair Co-Director of Graduate Studies
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Heather 
Berg

Assistant Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Co-Director of Graduate Studies
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​Patrick 
Burke

Chair, Department of Music
Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology
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Heesoo 
Cho

Graduate Student in History, McDonnell International Scholars Academy
Status: Post-Qualification
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Kaché 
Claytor

Graduate Student, Spanish
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​Talia 
Dan-Cohen

​Associate Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology
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Alicia 
Dean

Administrative Coordinator II
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Jonathan​ 
Fenderson

​Associate Professor of African and African-American Studies
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Kathleen G. 
Fields

Publications & Communications Manager
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Jason 
Finch

Visiting Scholar
Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Åbo Akademi University (Finland)
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Yuan Kevin 
Gao

PhD candidate in Chinese Language and Literature
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Meredith 
Kelling

Assistant Director for Student Research and Engagement
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Stephanie 
Kirk

Director of the Center for the Humanities
Professor of Spanish, Comparative Literature, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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Uluğ 
Kuzuoğlu

Assistant Professor of History
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Caitlin 
McCoy

Finance Cluster Supervisor
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Diana J. 
Montaño

Associate Professor of History​
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​Casey  
O'Callaghan​

​Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology
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Laura 
Perry

Assistant Director for Research and Public Engagement
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​Anya 
Plutynski​

Professor of Philosophy
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Jessica 
Rosenfeld

Associate Professor of English
Associate Chair, Department of English
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Ila 
Sheren

Associate Professor of Art History and Archaeology
Study Abroad Advisor
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​Lori 
Watt​

​Associate Professor of History and of Global Studies
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Anya 
Yermakova

ACLS Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellow, 2022-24
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​Hayrettin 
Yücesoy

Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, History (Affiliate), and Global Studies