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Advisory Board

Arun Brahmbhatt

Arun Brahmbhatt

Assistant Professor, Religion
ajbrahmb@syr.edu

As a researcher and educator, I trace the diversity of Hindu traditions and their development, especially as shaped by colonialism and globalization.
Amanda Brown

Amanda Brown

William P. Tolley Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities (AY27-28); LLL
abrown08@syr.edu

My work as ‘Tolley Professor in the Humanities’ focuses on demonstrating the professional relevance of a humanities education in an era shaped by AI, workforce transformation and changing expectations for higher education.
Catherine Cocks

Catherine Cocks

Director, Syracuse University Press
cccocks@syr.edu

My work in university press publishing makes the work of thinkers and artists tangible and shareable with readers everywhere.
Diane Drake

Diane Drake

Assistant Director (ex officio)
Humanities Center
dcdrake@syr.edu

My work with the Humanities Center supports and amplifies humanities research and programs on campus – essentials for a civilized society.
Amir Durić

Amir Durić

Hendricks Chapel Assistant Dean for Religious and Spiritual Life
aduric@syr.edu

As an educator, researcher, and interfaith leader, my work brings questions of identity, belonging, faith, and public life into meaningful conversation.
Collie Fulford

Collie Fulford

Associate Professor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition
cjfulfor@syr.edu

As a researcher, I use humanistic inquiry to study the interplay between writing, education, and culture.
Aimee Germain

Aimee Germain

Program Manager (ex officio)
CNY Humanities Corridor
aagermai@syr.edu

My work provides the infrastructure and funding for humanities researchers to collaborate and advance their work.
Kate Hanson

Kate Hanson

Director, the SOURCE
khanso01@syr.edu

My work aims to empower students to become the next generation of brave thinkers, equipped to ask nuanced questions and generate new knowledge.
Kate Holohan

Kate Holohan

Curator of Education and Academic Outreach, SU Art Museum
keholoha@syr.edu

My work as a museum educator puts the visual arts in conversation with diverse disciplines across the humanities and beyond.
Nausheen Husain

Nausheen Husain

Assistant Professor, Newhouse School
nhusain@syr.edu

As an educator, I try to show my students that their critical thinking and communication skills can help or harm their subjects — it’s ultimately up to them.
Vivian May

Vivian May

Director, Humanities Center, CNY Humanities Corridor
vmmay@syr.edu

I collaborate broadly to: advocate for the humanities as a public good; build inclusive research infrastructures; and foster a strong sense of community across the university and region.
Danika Medak-Saltzman

Danika Medak-Saltzman

Associate Professor, WGS, Global Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Justice
dfmedaks@syr.edu

My research investigates the often-overlooked ways Indigenous peoples have always helped to shape historical events, how it impacts the present, and how it can usher forth more just futures.
Wendy K Moy

Wendy Moy

Assoc. Professor, College of Visual and Performing Arts | School of Education
wmoy01@syr.edu

As a musician-educator, my work gives voice to those whose stories have been silenced or marginalized.
Tessa Murphy

Tessa Murphy

Associate Professor, History
temurphy@syr.edu

As a historian and educator, I’m committed to approaching existing archives through new lenses to shed light on the lives of marginalized people.
Brice Nordquist

Brice Nordquist

Dean’s Professor of Community Engagement, WSRC
banordqu@syr.edu

My participatory research, infrastructure building, and community-engaged programming studies and supports peoples’ movements across contexts of learning and stages of life.
Cary Peñate

Cary Peñate

Assistant Professor, Art and Music Histories
cpenate@syr.edu

As a researcher, my work examines the audiovisual biases in the representation of identity in media, specifically focusing on the role of music in shaping historical narratives.
Erin Rand

Erin Rand

Professor, VPA-CRS, LGBTQ Studies
ejrand@syr.edu

As a queer rhetorical scholar, my work explores how figurations of race, gender, and sexuality shape public discourse.
Bruce Smith

Bruce Smith

Professor, English
bfsmith@syr.edu

"I was the world in which I walked, and what I saw Or heard or felt came not but from myself; And there I found myself more truly and more strange." – Wallace Stevens
Scott Warren

Scott Warren

Senior Associate Dean for Research Excellence, SU Libraries
sawarr01@syr.edu

I am deeply committed to enhancing connections amongst those whose humanistic interests intersect in the library, fostering a community predicated upon centering the human experience, in all its many forms, as the true basis for learning.
Sarah Workman

Sarah Workman

Director for Research Development, Arts & Humanities
srworkma@syr.edu

As a research development professional, I work to build infrastructure and support across fields to advance humanistic inquiry.

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Professor, English
bfsmith@syr.edu

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bfsmith@syr.edu