Tanja Aho
Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Critical RGC Studies
Dr Tanja Aho is a Senior Professorial Lecturer and the Director of American Studies and the Disability, Health, and Bodies (DHB) Certificate. Dr Aho teaches the core classes of the DHB Certificate as …
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aho@american.edu
Lydia X. Z. Brown
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Critical RGC Studies
Lydia X. Z. Brown is an advocate, organizer, attorney, strategist, and writer whose work focuses on interpersonal and state violence against disabled people at the intersections of race, class, gender…
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lydiab@american.edu
Tyler Christensen
Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Critical RGC Studies
K. Tyler Christensen holds a PhD in American Literature & Culture from the English Department at The George Washington University. The expanse of his doctoral work is concerned with storytelling that …
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christen@american.edu
Donald Collins
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Critical RGC Studies
Donald Earl Collins is a freelance writer and historian who has written on the topics of multiculturalism, education reform, race, and the history of African American and American identity for more th…
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collinsd@american.edu
Anthony Gualtieri
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Critical RGC Studies
As a public anthropologist working in the District of Columbia, I research creative economic development, placemaking, public policy, and inequality.
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anthonyg@american.edu
Christina Juhasz-Wood
Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Critical RGC Studies
Christina Juhász-Wood is a Professorial Lecturer in the American Studies Program where she teaches courses on American culture and history, poverty, and critical refugee studies. Her work focuses on s…
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Anna Kaplan
Professorial Lecturer
CAS | History
Anna Kaplan researches and teaches 20th Century US history and public history. Her focus is memory and the creation and uses of public narratives about race, particularly African American, white, and …
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Theresa Runstedtler
Professor
CAS | History
Theresa Runstedtler is a scholar of African American history whose research examines Black popular culture, with a particular focus on the intersection of race, masculinity, labor, and sport. Her crit…
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(202) 885-6991
Alison Thomas
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Alison Thomas has taught at Â鶹ÊÓƵ since 2005, and has offered courses in the Department of Literature and in the American Studies Program. Her research focuses on information literacy and the teaching of…
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(202) 885-8945
David Vazquez
Associate Professor Literature and CRGC, Program Director of Latinx Studies
CAS | Critical RGC Studies
David J. Vázquez is Associate Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies and Director of the Latina/o/x Studies Program. He teaches courses on comparative Latina/o/x literature and cultur…
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Katharina Vester
Associate Professor
CAS | History
Katharina Vester is Associate Professor of History & American Studies at Â鶹ÊÓƵ in Washington, D.C. She specializes in cultural theory, transnational studies, and the dynamics of power in…
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vester@american.edu
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(202) 885-2409
Lily Wong
Associate Professor
CAS | Literature
Lily Wong is an Associate Professor in the departments of Literature (LIT) and Critical Race Gender & Culture Studies (CRGC) at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. She also serves as an Associate Director of Faculty…
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(202) 885-2987