New Faculty 2008–2009

C OLLEGE OF L IBERAL A RTS New Faculty 2008–2009

C OLLEGE OF L IBERAL A RTS

Created by: Ofﬁce of External Affairs Vicky Santos, Director Adriene C. Simon, Graphic Designer Ashley Pastor, Communications Editor Tressa Sloane and Morgan Stashick, Student Assistants

Auburn University is an equal opportunity educational institution/employer. 2008 www.auburn.edu/cla Kathryn Floyd Shawn Schooley Chantel Acevedo Ted McVay Department of Art, Assistant Professor Department of Political Science, Department of English, Assistant Professor Department of Foreign Languages and She received her PhD in Art History from Assistant Professor She received her MFA in Creative Literatures, Assistant Professor the University of Iowa. She specializes in He received his PhD in Public Writing from the University of Miami. He received his PhD in Spanish from Administration and Policy from Virginia 20th century and contemporary German art She specializes in ﬁction. Louisiana State University. He specializes in Tech. He specializes in citizen participation, and African art. 16th and 17th century Spanish literature. ethics, and organizational theory.

Aaron Shapiro Francisco Arcediano Pip Gordon Almitra Medina Department of History, Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, Department of Theatre, Associate Professor Department of Foreign Languages and He received his PhD in History from the Assistant Professor She received her MFA in Theatrical Design Literatures, Assistant Professor University of Chicago. He specializes in He received his PhD in Psychology from the from the University of Iowa. She specializes She received her PhD in Spanish Linguistics modern American environmental and University of Deusto (Spain). He specializes in theatre design. from Georgetown University. She specializes in experimental psychology. in second language acquisition. public history.

Traci O’Brien Kevin Smith Aimee Callendar Reagan Grimsley Department of Foreign Languages and Department of Communication and Department of Psychology, Department of History, Assistant Professor Literatures, Assistant Professor Journalism, Assistant Professor Assistant Professor He received his MA in History from the She received her PhD in German Language He received his MFA in Visual Communication She received her PhD in Psychology from University of Southern Mississippi. He and Literature from the City University from Louisiana Tech University. He Washington University in St. Louis. She specializes in archives and public history. of New York. She specializes in German specializes in visual communication. specializes in cognitive psychology. women authors of the 19th century.

Deron Overpeck Stewart Whittemore Peter Campion Chuck Hemard Department of Communication and Department of English, Assistant Professor Department of English, Assistant Professor Department of Art, Assistant Professor Journalism, Assistant Professor He received his PhD in Rhetoric and Writing He received his MA in Creative Writing He received his MFA in Studio Art from the He received his PhD in Film and Television from Boston University. He specializes in University of Georgia. He specializes in ﬁne from the University of California, Los from Michigan State University. He specializes poetry writing. art photography. Angeles. He specializes in American cinema in digital rhetoric and professional writing. of the post–studio system era.

Jim Carr Daniel Phillips Michael Koon Ed Youngblood Department of Psychology, Department of Communication Department of Music, Assistant Professor Department of Communication and Associate Professor Disorders, Assistant Professor He received his DMA in Vocal Performance He received his PhD in Cognitive and He received his EdD in Communication Journalism, Assistant Professor Behavioral Sciences from Florida State from the University of Madison–Wisconsin. Disorders from Samford University. He He received his PhD in History from Texas University. He specializes in applied behavior He specializes in vocal performance and specializes in supervisory practices of clinical Tech University. He specializes in electronic analysis and early intervention for autism operatic stage direction. educators in speech–language graduate communication technology. spectrum disorders. training programs.

Allison Plumb Susan Youngblood Christopher Ferguson Jo Mackiewicz Department of Communication Department of English, Assistant Professor Department of History, Assistant Professor Department of English, Assistant Professor Disorders, Assistant Professor She received her PhD in Technical He received his PhD in History from She received her PhD in Applied Linguistics She received her PhD in Communication Communication and Rhetoric from Texas Indiana University. He specializes in history from Georgetown University. She specializes Disorders from Florida State University. She Tech University. She specializes in of modern Britain and cultural history. in directness and indirectness in written and specializes in autism spectrum disorders and risk communication. spoken texts. child language development. Carolyn Fitzgerald Matt Malczycki Eric Russell Department of Foreign Languages and Department of History, Assistant Professor Department of Political Science, Literatures, Assistant Professor He received his PhD in History from the Assistant Professor She received her PhD in Asian Languages University of Utah. He specializes in early He received his PhD in Political Science from and Cultures from the University of Islamic history. Ohio State University. He specializes in political Michigan. She specializes in modern parties, statistics, and minority politics. Chinese literature.

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