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Current American Culture Studies Masters Students
*** all e-mail address usernames listed below are "@bgsu.edu" unless otherwise noted.

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	Adrian Bautista M.A., College Student Personnel, BGSU B.A., History, BGSU Interests: panethnicity; college student identity development; Latino Studies; environmental racism Hometown: Lorain, Ohio E-mail: adrian.bautista@oberlin.edu

	Phillip Cunningham M.A., English (Creative Writing), Temple Univ B.A., English (Creative Writing), Ohio Univ Interests: African American studies (particularly cinema, music, and performance), popular culture, sociology of sport Hometowns: Steubenville, Ohio & Philadelphia, Pennsylvania E-mail: philllc Website: 60inches.blogspot.com

	Rachel Dean-Ruzicka M.A., English Literature, Colorado State Univ B.A., English, Colorado State Univ Interests: identity and entertainment, cultures of consumption, popular fiction, television, women's studies, negotiating consent in popular culture, Marxist theory Hometown: Laramie, Wyoming E-mail: rdeanr

	Angie Fitzpatrick M.A,. American Culture Studies, BGSU B.A. (Hons), Anthropology, University of North Dakota Interests: Gender, power, and desire in popular music; feminist theory; post-WWII popular culture; psychoanalysis; social class; subculture; Women's Studies Hometown: Grand Forks, North Dakota E-mail: fcangel

	Peter Kuebeck M.A. History, BGSU B.A., History, BGSU Interests: American history, classical and ancient history, mythology, American comic books Hometown: Bowling Green, Ohio E-mail: pkuebec

	Justine Lutzel M.A., English, Univ of Rhode Island B.A., English, Univ of Rhode Island Interests: post-9/11 America/ns, contemporary visual culture, pop culture & literature Hometown: Providence, Rhode Island E-mail: jlutzel

Aisha McGriff M.A., American Culture Studies, BGSU M.A., Sociology, North Carolina Central Univ B.A., Psychology, Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Interests: Black popular culture (specifically blaxploitation and hood films); representations of middle class blackness; sociology of culture; history; Western appropriation of body modification (specifically tattooing, scarification, and branding) Hometown: Durham, North Carolina E-mail: aisham

	Kelly MacDonald M.A., American Studies, Univ of Massachusetts Boston B.A., American Studies, California State Univ Fullerton Interests: popular culture; popular music; fandom culture/theory; ethnography; Internet Studies; Cuban American Studies; Ethnic Studies Hometown: Placentia, California E-mail: kelmacd

	Charlotte Quinney M.A., American Studies, Michigan State Univ B.A. (Hons), American Studies, Univ of Nottingham (UK) : Interests: American gothic; 19th Century popular culture, nationalism and the contemporary horror film; postmodernism; the revisionist Western Hometown: Derbyshire, U.K. E-mail: cquinne

	Eric Weeks M.A., History, Northeastern Univ B.A., History, Arizona State Univ Interests: contemporary U.S. history, suburban studies, material culture, popular culture, post-World War II American iconography Hometown: Acton, Massachusetts E-mail: eweeks

	Martin Zimmann M.Div., Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg B.A., English, Wittenberg Univ Interests: history, culture, popular culture, gender studies, race, Arab American Experience, film, balloon animals Hometown: Holland, Ohio E-mail: wzimman

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	Kent Anderson M.A., Broadcast and Cinematic Arts, Central Michigan Univ B.A., English, Michigan State Univ Interests: myth of the frontier & popular culture; John Ford; Sam Peckinpah; Charles Chaplin; raconteur criticism; postmodernism; existentialism; ideological criticism Hometown: Lincoln, Michigan E-mail: kjander

	Mark Bernard M.A., American Culture Studies, BGSU M.A., English Literature, University of Tennessee, Knoxville B.A., English Literature & Film Studies, Carson-Newman College Interests: cinema studies; film industry studies; labor and Hollywood; representations of labor and class in North American horror films Hometown: Beech Creek, Tennessee E-mail: markb

	Rebekah Burchfield M.A., Journalism & Mass Communication, Univ of Georgia B.S., Recording Industry, Middle Tennessee State Univ Interests: gender and technology; popular music; feminist theory Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee Email: rebekab Website: personal.bgsu.edu/~rebekab

	Cheryl (Cat) Cash M.A.L.S., Human Behavior and Society, Valparaiso Univ B.G.S., Sociology, Indiana Univ Interests: Native American studies; museology; cultural representations Hometown: Gary, Indiana E-mail: cashcl

	Jeffrey Geers

Vassiliki Leontis M.A., American Culture Studies, BGSU B.S., Biology, BGSU Interests: biomedical ethics; medicine as science; culture and science; scientific, philosophical & cultural dimensions of clinical research; global, local & transcultural aspects of clinical research; issues of identity related to medical interventions, especially the genomics-based medicine of the 21st century Hometown: Bowling Green, Ohio E-mail: vleonti

	Gayra Ostgaard M.A., American Culture Studies, BGSU B.S., Sociology, Southwest Minnesota State Univ Interests: women's studies; women in sport Hometown: Tracy, Minnesota E-mail: gayrao

	Roz Sibielski M.A., Media Studies, Rhode Island College B.A., Film Studies, Rhode Island College Interests: popular culture; film; television; women's studies; intersections between representational practices & individual subjectivity Hometown: North Providence, Rhode Island E-mail: rsibiel

	Isaac Vayo M.A., American Culture Studies, BGSU B.A., Literature, Ohio Northern Univ Interests: 9/11; psychoanalysis; the Holocaust; popular music Hometown: Perrysburg, Ohio E-mail: lvayo

	Kelly Watson M.A., American Culture Studies, BGSU B.A., American Studies & Ancient Studies, Univ of Maryland, Baltimore County Interests: cannibalism; colonial discourse & postcolonial theory; colonial American history; encounters between Europeans and native peoples; gender studies; narratives of the body & consumption Hometown: Middletown, Maryland E-mail: klwatso

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	Melissa Altman M.A., American Culture Studies, BGSU B.A., Psychology, BGSU Interests: production of subjectivity; postcolonial feminism; queer theory Hometown: Boardman, Ohio E-mail: altmanm

	Alyssa Burger M.A., English, Univ of Northern Iowa B.A., English, Univ of Northern Iowa Interests: gender representation; genre; representations of magic/supernatural Hometown: Cedar Falls, Iowa E-mail: aburger

	William Emerson M.A., American Culture Studies, BGSU B.A., Anthropology, Univ of Michigan, Dearborn Interests: technology& socio-political change; identity formation; radical anti-authoritarianism Hometown: Metro Detroit Area, Michigan E-mail: wjemers

	Andy Famigletti M.A., English/Creative Writing, State Univ of New York at Binghamton B.A., English/Creative Writing, State Univ of New York at Binghamton Interests: progressive politics and the Internet; free software/free culture movements; cultural theory; Information society/post-scarcity society Hometown: Auburn, New York E-mail: afamigl

	Peggy Filasky M.A., American Studies, California State Univ, Fullerton B.A., American Studies, California State Univ, Fullerton A.A., Ethnic Studies & History, Fullerton College Interests: race and ethnicity; gender; civil rights; peace studies Hometown: Middletown, Delaware; Fullerton, California E-mail: mfilask

	Colin Michael Helb M.L.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, Temple Univ R.B.A., Liberal Arts, West Virginia Univ Interests: popular culture; music; media technology, production, & preservation, independent & amateur music/media; Internet; youth culture; cultural theory; Western culture & media abroad Hometown: Yardley, Pennsylvania E-mail: colinh Website: personal.bgsu.edu/~colinh

	Dave Moody M.A., Radio-TV, Ohio University B.A., Broadcasting, University of Cincinnati Interests: critical studies in film, media & culture; portrayal and representation (from a talent and business perspective) of minorities in film, TV, and radio. Hometown: Mentor, Ohio E-mail: dmoody

	Cristian Pralea M.A., American Studies/Political Science, Babes-Bolyai University (Romania) M.A., Human Studies, Babes-Bolyai University (Romania) B.A., Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University (Romania) Interests: applied and theoretical hermeneutics Hometown: Brasov, Romania E-mail: cristip

	Sarah Tebbe M.A., English Literature, Southern Illinois Univ, Carbondale B.A., Philosophy, BGSU Interests: film; confession; gender; identity; city Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio E-mail: sarteb

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	Molly Brost M.A., English, Colorado State Univ B.S., Journalism & English, Univ of Nebraska, Kearney Interests: film and television studies; biography and biographical film Hometown: Mitchell, Nebraska E-mail: mjbrost

	Nathan Crook M.A., English Literature, Utah State Univ B.A., English & History, Weber State Univ Interests: critical studies in film, media & culture; English; environmental literature & criticism; folklore; foodways Hometown: Plain City, Utah E-mail: ncrook

	Julita Edwards M.A., Scientific and Technical Writing/English, BGSU B.A., English, Kentucky State University Interests: ethnic studies; African American romance novels; cultural appropriation Hometown: Lexington, KY E-mail: zeeeeephi1920@yahoo.com

	Kristy Ganoe M.A., American Culture Studies, BGSU B.A., Literature, Edinboro Univ of Pennsylvania Interests: embodied Culture; sport; performance studies; feminist theory; postmodern theory Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania E-mail: kganoe

	Dellareese Higgs

	Christopher Johnston M.A., American Culture Studies, BGSU B.A., History/Secondary Education, The College of New Jersey Interests: race in the U.S.; visual culture; postcolonial theory Hometown: Toms River, New Jersey E-mail: cfjohns

	Erica Kubik M.A., American Studies, California State Univ, Fullerton B.A., Anthropology/English, Univ of Iowa Interests: globalization & agriculture Hometown: Reinbeck, Iowa E-mail: ekubik

	Michael Mooradian Lupro M.A., Geography, Portland State Univ B.A., Creative Arts, San Francisco State Univ Interests: space development; film; music; media Hometown: Highland Park, Michigan; Portland, Oregon E-mail: mlupro

	Marnie Pratt M.A., American Culture Studies, BGSU B.S., Art, Carroll College Interests: women's studies; queer theory; celebrity studies; representation; queer television, film & other popular culture Hometown: Milwaukee, WI E-mail: mpratt

	Robero Prince

	Chadwick Roberts M.A., International Film Studies, Ohio Univ B.A., Radio, Television & Film Production, Univ of Southern Mississippi Interests: film; media; gender; sexuality; obscenity; pornography Hometown: Meridian, Mississippi E-mail: clrober

	Neil Sheppard M.A., American Studies, California State Univ, Fullerton B.A., American Studies, Univ of Maryland, Baltimore County Interests: disability studies; public memory; race; ethnicity Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland E-mail: nshepar

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	Matthew Mace Barbee M.A., English Literature, Washington State Univ B.A., English, College of Wooster Interests: postwar American culture; American literature; African American studies and literature; memory studies; postmodern literature and literary theory; Southern studies Hometown: Arlington, Virginia E-mail: mbarbee

	Cindy Conaway M.S., Educational Research, Florida State University A.B., English, University of Chicago Interests: girls' studies; television studies; young adult literature Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida E-mail: cconawa

	Susan Duran

	Cristina Gerken M.A., English & German, Univ of Goettingen (Germany) Zwischenpruefung, English & German, Univ of Goettingen (Germany) Interests: race/ethnicity; class, gender, & sexuality in contemporary U.S. immigration Hometown: Bremen, Germany E-mail: cgerken

	Denis Mueller

	Joelle Ryan M.A., Women's Studies, Univ of Northern Iowa M.A., English Literature, Univ of New Hampshire B.A., Women's Studies, Univ of New Hampshire Interests: transgender studies; film & media studies; feminism; fat studies; sex work Hometown: Newfields, New Hampshire E-mail: joeller Website: joellerubyryan.com

	Stephen Swanson M.A., Film/Literature, Central Michigan Univ B.A., Film, Calvin College Interests: postmodern ethics & community; film genres & theory; narrative studies Hometown: "Midwestern Nomad" E-mail: swansos

	Dustin Tahmahkera M.A., English, Midwestern State Univ B.A., English, Midwestern State Univ Interests: decolonization studies; contemporary indigenous topics; redface representations in popular culture Hometown: Lawton, Oklahoma; Wichita Falls, Texas E-mail: dustint

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	Charles Cuthbertson M.S., British & Commonwealth Literature, Utah State Univ B.S., English, Weber State Univ Interests: superheroes; religious extremism & terrorism Hometown: Cedar City, Utah E-mail: charlec

	Stefan Hall M.A., English, Virginia Polytechnic Institute B.A., English, Viginia Polytechnic Institute Interests: film; video games; digital media; science fiction Hometown: Culpeper, Virginia E-mail: stefanh Website: personal.bgsu.edu/~stefanh/hall.htm

	Heather Surface M.S., Journalism, Ohio Univ B.B.A., Management Information Systems, Ohio Univ Interests: fat studies; women's studies; film, television, and other media Hometown: Marietta, Ohio E-mail: hsurfac

	Jennifer Worley M.A., Sociology, Univ of Cincinnati B.A., English, Ohio State Univ Interests: working-class history and culture; deindustrialization; class in American culture; post-World War II American history Hometown: Martins Ferry, Ohio E-mail: jworley