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Christina Rieger Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 217B EMAIL: crieger@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2103 Christy Rieger holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Notre Dame and a B.A. from the University of Dallas. She teaches classes in British literature, medicine and literature, world literature, and composition. Her composition classes focus on the analysis and practice of life-writing. Additionally, she directs the Center for Teaching Excellence. She has published widely…
Greg Brown Assistant Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 223 EMAIL: gbrown2@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2461 Greg Brown is from Oklahoma and grew up on his parents' dairy farm. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, and his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Mississippi. Dr. Brown is currently an assistant professor of English and the faculty advisor to Lumen, the student literary and fine arts journal. Dr.…
Joanne Hosey-McGurk Associate Professor of English Contact Information EMAIL: jmcgurk@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2544 Education Ph.D. - Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Rhetoric and Linguistics (1999) M.A. - Western Illinois University, English (1988) B.A. - Chestnut Hill College, English (1982) In her former roles as Vice President of Academic Affairs, Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, and Faculty Senate President, Dr. Hosey-McGurk has had a wealth of experience in…
Brian Reed Chair, Department of English; Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 215 EMAIL: breed@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-3347 Currently the chair of the Department of English, Professor Reed is particularly fascinated by the strange dichotomies of order and chaos in eighteenth-century British literature. He regularly ponders the construction of widely held conceptions (or misconceptions) of gender and race, the impact of privilege on writing, and the role of writing in either…
Jeffrey Roessner Dean, The School of the Humanities; Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 220 EMAIL: jroessner@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2136 Dr. Roessner is a professor of English and dean of the School of Humanities at Mercyhurst. He teaches classes in contemporary literature, popular music and literature, cultural studies, and creative writing. His research focuses on popular music, contemporary literature, and interdisciplinary studies, with a special interest in creativity…
James Snyder Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 226 EMAIL: jsnyder@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-3345 Dr. Snyder specializes in 19th and 20th century European philosophy, and he is interested in classical Greek philosophy, modern philosophy, the nature of happiness, and the intersections between literature, psychology, and religion. He teaches a broad range of courses, including Introduction to Logic, Philosophy and Literature, Existentialism, Postmodernism, and Capstone Ethics. Dr.…
Robert von Thaden Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 209 EMAIL: rvonthaden@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2184 Dr. Robert von Thaden, Jr. is a Professor of Religious Studies at Mercyhurst University who specializes in biblical and other sacred texts. He trained as a biblical scholar under Vernon K. Robbins at Emory University and uses Robbins’s sociorhetorical interpretive analytic to perform his textual interpretations. In that role, he is one of the associate editors of the Emory…
Mary Hembrow Snyder Professor Emerita Contact Information EMAIL: msnyder@emeritus.mercyhurst.edu Dr. Mary Hembrow Snyder is Professor of Theology & Religious Studies and Director of the Wm. C. Sennett Institute for Mercy & Catholic Studies. She has been a member of the Mercyhurst community for the last thirty-three years. Dr. Snyder is also the Director of the Catholic Studies Program and Coordinator of the Joan D. Chittister, OSB, Lecture Series and Archive at Mercyhurst University.…
Thomas Forsthoefel Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 211 EMAIL: tforsthoefel@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2353 Dr. Thomas Forsthoefel is Professor of Religious Studies, specializing in South Asian religions and philosophies. His articles have been published in Philosophy East and West , Journal of Ecumenical Studies, International Journal of Hindu Studies, Journal of Vaishnava Studies , and Horizons , among others, and he has written or edited four books: "Knowing Beyond Knowledge…
Verna Ehret Chair, Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy; Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 204 EMAIL: vehret@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2532 Dr. Verna Marina Ehret is Professor of Religious Studies, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy, and Director of the Evelyn Lincoln Institute for Ethics and Society (ELIES). Her primary fields of study are philosophical and constructive theology. Her most recent publications include a special issue of…