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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…
Douglas Boudreau Associate Professor, French Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 213 EMAIL: dboudreau@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-3310 Dr. Boudreau is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and World Languages. He teaches all levels of French language as well as courses on the literatures and cultures of the French-speaking world. His research interests focus on the contemporary literatures of Quebec and Francophone Africa, the literature of 16th-century France, and…
Alice Edwards Chair, Anthropology and World Languages; Professor, Spanish; Faculty Liaison, Community Engagement Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 206 EMAIL: aedwards@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2548 Dr. Edwards is a Professor of Spanish in the Department of Anthropology and World Languages. She also serves as chair of that department and as faculty liaison to Community Engagement, helping to facilitate the Beyond the Gates course. She leads the department’s Language in Motion group where…
Kathryn Duda Assistant Professor, Russian Studies Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 201 EMAIL: kduda@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-3607 Dr. Duda is an assistant professor of Russian studies in the Department of Anthropology and World Languages. She serves as the director of Russian studies. Dr. Duda’s research focuses on the Gulag, motherhood, youth culture, and communities of dissent in the 20th century, in addition to Russian language pedagogy. She also serves as a reader for the Critical…
Meng Wang Assistant Professor, Asian Studies Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 202 EMAIL: mwang@mercyhurst.edu About Dr. Meng Wang Education M.A.,Chinese Language and Literature, Nankai University Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Purdue University Courses Taught All levels of Mandarin language, as well as courses in Chinese literature Asian Cultures and Topics in Asian Studies courses, including Chinese Food Cultures and Asian Films Distance-learning courses in Mandarin and Topics in Asian…
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.…
Richard McCarty Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 205 EMAIL: rmccarty@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2033 Dr. McCarty engages in ethical inquiry from the perspective of critical realism. This approach seeks to discern and name practical frameworks of morality for the sake of human flourishing—mindful of how critical theories can reveal deficiencies and injustices within existing moral, social, and religious systems. Dr. McCarty joined…
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…