The faculty prides itself on its commitment to high standards of teaching and sound scholarly research. Systematic course evaluations by students each semester are taken seriously, and individual faculty have been singled out as nominees and recipients of university Excellence in Teaching awards. The ongoing scholarly research of the faculty is reflected in the program's upper-level courses, as well as in the numerous publications in journals and books or presentations at national and international meetings.
Current Faculty
Robert Cote
Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., Capella University
Rachel E. Craft
Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., University of Kansas-Lawrence
James Craig
Department Chair
Teaching Professor
M.P.A., Harvard University
Larry R. Irons
Associate Teaching Professor
Ph.D, Washington University
Jennifer Nolan
Associate Teaching Professor
ABD, Oxford University
Elaina Johns-Wolfe
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Part-Time Faculty
Bryonie Carter
ADB, St. Louis University
Shima Rostami
Ph.D., Lindenwood University
Monica Swindle
M.A. University of Missouri-St. Louis
Kathryn Weber
M.A. University of Missouri-St. Louis
Emeriti Faculty
Harry Bash
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. Harvard University
Robert Keel
Teaching Professor Emeritus
M.A., Washington University
George McCall
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D.
Nancy Shields
Associate Professor Emerita
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Chikako Usui
Associate Professor Emerita
Ph.D., Stanford University