Program Directors
David Gitomer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director
Columbia University
Susan Dean Jacobs, M.A.
Associate Director
Northern Illinois University
The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program draws on faculty from throughout the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at DePaul. The following faculty represent those who have been active in the program in the current academic year.
David Brenders, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Communication)
Purdue University
John Burton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (American Studies)
College of William and Mary
Ada Shu-Ju Cheng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Sociology)
University of Texas at Austin
James Fairhall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (English)
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Laila Farah, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Women's and Gender Studies)
Southern Illinois University
Frida Furman, Ph.D.
Professor (Religious Studies)
University of Southern California
Jonathan Gross, Ph.D.
Professor (English)
Columbia University
Randall Honold, Ph.D
Assistant Dean for Academic Services
Adjunct Professor (Philosophy and Environmental Studies)
DePaul University
Sandra Jackson, Ph.D.
Professor (Women's and Gender Studies)
Director, Center for Black Diaspora
University of California at Berkeley
Paul Jaskot, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (History of Art and Architecture)
Northwestern University
Beth Kelly, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Women's and Gender Studies)
Rutgers University
John Koval, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Sociology)
University of Oregon at Eugene
Elizabeth Lillehoj, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (History of Art and Architecture)
Columbia University
Paula McQuade, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (English)
University of Chicago
Alexandra Murphy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Communication)
University of South Florida
Alex Papadopoulos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Geography)
University of Chicago
Mark Pohlad, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (History of Art and Architecture)
University of Delaware
Lucy Rinehart, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (English)
Columbia University
Francesca Royster, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (English)
University of California at Berkeley
Ann Russo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Women's and Gender Studies)
University of Illinois
Karen Scott, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (History)
University of California at Berkeley
Warren C. Schultz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (History)
University of Chicago
Eric Selinger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (English)
University of California at Los Angeles
Rose Spalding, Ph.D.
Professor (Political Science)
University of North Carolina
Charles R. Strain, Ph.D.
Professor (Religious Studies)
University of Chicago
Jacqueline Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor (Communication)
University of Texas at Austin
Midge Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor (Psychology)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Simone Zurawski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (History of Art and Architecture)
Brown University