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Dr. Angela Nelson
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Position: Director, School of Cultural and Critical Studies
Associate Professor, Popular Culture - Phone: 419-372-0284
- Email: anelson@bgsu.edu
- Address: 249 Shatzel Hall
Graduate Faculty I
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Dr. Jeffrey Brown
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Position: Graduate Coordinator, School of Cultural and Critical Studies
Professor, Popular Culture - Phone: 419-372-2982
- Email: jabrown@bgsu.edu
- Address: 236 Shatzel Hall
Graduate Faculty I
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Dr. Sarah Rainey-Smithback
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Position: Director Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program
Associate Professor, Joint Appointment
School of Cultural and Critical Studies; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies - Phone: 419-372-6949
- Email: sasarah@bgsu.edu
- Address: 231 Shatzel Hall
Graduate Faculty I
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Dr. Thomas Edge
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Position: Director, Finding Your Voice in Social Justice Learning Community
Teaching Professor, Ethnic Studies - Phone: 419-372-7134
- Email: tjedge@bgsu.edu
- Address: 238 Shatzel Hall
Graduate Faculty II
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Dr. Vibha Bhalla
- Position: Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies
- Phone: 419-372-7121
- Email: vibhab@bgsu.edu
- Address: 244 Shatzel Hall

Dr. Kimberly Coates
- Position: Associate Professor, English and American Culture Studies; Affiliate Faculty Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies/Honors College
- Phone: 419-372-9189
- Email: kimbec@bgsu.edu
- Address: 403 East Hall
Graduate Faculty I
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Dr. Charles Coletta
- Position: Teaching Professor, Popular Culture
- Phone: 419-372-0546
- Email: ccolett@bgsu.edu
- Address: 331 Shatzel Hall

Dr. Becca Cragin
- Position: Associate Professor, Popular Culture
- Phone: 419-372-7860
- Email: bcragin@bgsu.edu
- Address: 237 Shatzel Hall
Graduate Faculty II
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Dr. Michaela Domiano
- Position: Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies
- Phone: 419-372-7118
- Email: mdomiano@bgsu.edu
- Address: 235 Shatzel
Graduate Faculty I
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Dr. Matthew Donahue
- Position: Teaching Professor, Popular Culture
- Phone: 419-372-9181
- Email: mattdon@bgsu.edu
- Address: 348 Shatzel Hall

Dr. Radhika Gajjala
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Position: Graduate Coordinator, School of Media & Communication
Professor, Communication Studies and American Culture Studies - Phone: 419-372-7133
- Email: radhik@bgsu.edu
- Address: 328 Kuhlin Center
Graduate Faculty I
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Julie Haught
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Position: Teaching Professor, Joint appointment with English
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, English - Phone: 419-372-0587
- Email: julieah@bgsu.edu
- Address: 413 East Hall

Dr. Rebecca Kinney
- Position: Associate Professor, School of Cultural and Critical Studies
- Phone: 419-372-4378
- Email: rkinney@bgsu.edu
- Address: 335 Shatzel Hall
Graduate Faculty I
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Dr. Tiffany Knoell
- Position: Associate Teaching Professor, Popular Culture
- Phone: 419-372-8172
- Email: tknoell@bgsu.edu
- Address: 350 Shatzel

Dr. Scott C. Martin
- Position: Professor, History and American Cultural Studies
- Phone: 419-372-8767
- Email: smartin@bgsu.edu
- Address: 136 Williams Hall
Graduate Faculty I
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Dr. Timothy Messer-Kruse
- Position: Professor, American Culture Studies
- Phone: 419-372-6056
- Email: tmesser@bgsu.edu
Graduate Faculty I
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Dr. Montana Miller
- Position: Associate Professor, Popular Culture
- Phone: 419-372-0184
- Email: montanm@bgsu.edu
- Address: 247 Shatzel Hall

Dr. Luis Moreno
- Position: Associate Teaching Professor, Ethnic Studies
- Phone: 419-372-2680
- Email: lmoreno@bgsu.edu
- Address: 339 Shatzel Hall
Graduate Faculty II
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Dr. Susana Peña
- Position: Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies
- Phone: 419-372-2796
- Email: susanap@bgsu.edu
- Address: 250 Shatzel Hall
Graduate Faculty I
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Dr. Kristen Rudisill
- Position: Professor, Popular Culture
- Phone: 419-372-2444
- Email: rudisik@bgsu.edu
- Address: 246 Shatzel Hall
Graduate Faculty I
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Dr. Andrew M. Schocket
- Position: Professor, History and American Culture Studies
- Phone: 419-372-8197
- Email: aschock@bgsu.edu
- Address: 19 Williams Hall
Graduate Faculty I
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Dr. Jolie Sheffer
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Position: Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, English and American Culture Studies - Phone: 419-372-0589
- Email: jsheffe@bgsu.edu
- Address: 414 East Hall
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Robert Sloane
- Position: Associate Teaching Professor, American Culture Studies
- Phone: 419-372-2785
- Email: rsloane@bgsu.edu
- Address: 333 Shatzel Hall

Dr. Kimberly Stanley
- Position: Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies
- Phone: 419-372-7750
- Email: kmstanl@bgsu.edu
- Address: 248 Shatzel Hall
Graduate Faculty II

Dr. Michelle Stokely
- Position: Assistant Teaching Professor, Ethnic Studies
- Phone: 419-372-7576
- Email: mstokel@bgsu.edu
- Address: 233 Shatzel Hall

Dr. Jeremy Wallach
- Position: Professor, Popular Culture
- Phone: 419-372-8204
- Email: jeremyw@bgsu.edu
- Address: 346 Shatzel Hall
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Dr. Opportune Zongo
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Position: Associate Professor, Joint Appointment
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Romance and Classical Studies - Phone: 419-372-7396
- Email: ozongo@bgsu.edu
- Address: 210 Shatzel Hall
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Spring 2025 Part-Time Instructors
- Leda Hayes - POPC Instructor, lrhayes@bgsu.edu
- Garrett Scherff - POPC Instructor, gscherf@bgsu.edu
- Clitha Mason - POPC Instructor, clitham@bgsu.edu
- Kayla Minniear - WGSS Instructor, kminnie@bgsu.edu
- Gizem Iscan - WGSS Instructor, giscan@bgsu.edu
As interdisciplinary programs, American Culture Studies (ACS) and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) work with affiliated faculty from all across campus.
We are always looking for new partners! If you are interested in becoming affilated visit the links provided here for more information.

Amy Davidson
- Position: Budget Coordinator, School of Cultural and Critical Studies
- Phone: 419-372-6525
- Email: amyd@bgsu.edu
- Address: 232 Shatzel Hall

Beka Patterson
- Position: Senior Secretary, School of Cultural and Critical Studies
- Phone: 419-372-8886
- Email: rpatter@bgsu.edu
- Address: 229 Shatzel Hall
Retired/Emeritus Faculty
Popular Culture
- Ray B. Browne (1922-2009)
- Christopher D. Geist
- Michael T. Marsden
- Marilyn Motz
- John G. Nachbar
- Jack Santino

Dr. Esther Clinton
The School of Cultural and Critical Studies mourns the loss of Dr. Esther Clinton, who passed away in July 2022. Dr. Clinton taught classes in folklore, narrative, cultural theory, and many other topics since arriving as a Visiting Assistant Professor in 2006. Her students and colleagues have planted trees and dedicated a park bench on campus in her memory, and donated to the Cocoon, a local shelter for abuse survivors.
Ethnic Studies

Dr. Robert L. Perry
- Position: Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Ethnic Studies
- Phone: rperry2@comcast.net
Robert L. Perry, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Ethnic Studies, is a Bowling Green State University Alumnus and was the founding Developer/Director of the Ethnic Studies Program and first Department Chair (1970-1997).

Dr. John Scott
- Position: Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Ethnic Studies
- Email: jscott@scottvisions.com
A prolific playwright, poet, fiction writer and director, John Scott teaches creative writing, theatre and ethnic studies. His plays and other works have been produced in universities, regional theatres, off-Broadway (New York) and on Public Television (PBS). He has held appointments as Professor, Chair of Theatre/Ethnic Cultural Arts and Director of programs and plays at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Benedict (SC), Florida Memorial (Miami), Dillard (New Orleans), and Jackson State (MS). He is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Bowling Green State University.

Dr. Rolando Andrade
- Position: Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Ethnic Studies
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Updated: 04/02/2025 02:43PM