Arts and Letters Faculty
ARANA-SANCHEZ,
AUXILIADORA, dora.arana@usm.edu,
(228) 214-3260, Instructor of Spanish. B.A., M.A.T.L., The University
of Southern Mississippi.
BRISTOL,
DOUGLAS, douglas.bristol@usm.edu,
(228) 214-3247, Associate Professor of History. B.A., M.A., University
of North Carolina, Greensboro; Ph.D., University of Maryland.
BUTLER, DAVID L., david.butler@usm.edu, (601) 266-4735, Associate Professor of International Development. B.A., Texas A & M University; M.A., Texas A & M University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.
COVARRUBIAS, JACK, jack.covarrubias@usm.edu, (228) 214-3260, Assistant Professor of Political Science, B.A., M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi, A.B.D., Old Dominion University.
EICKELMANN, ALLAN, Allan.Eickelmann@usm.edu, (228) 214-3227, Instructor of Philosophy and Religion, B.A., M.A., University of Chicago; D. Min., McCormick Theological Seminary.
FOLLETT, WESTLEY, Westley.Follett@usm.edu, (228) 214-3245, Assistant Professor of History, B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., University of Toronto; Ph.D., University of Toronto.
FRANKE, DAMON, Damon.Franke@usm.edu, (228) 214-3361, Associate Professor of English. Ph.D., University of Iowa; M.A., University of Georgia; B.A., University of California, Berkeley.
GENTILE, PHILLIP, Phillip.Gentile@usm.edu, (228) 214-3318, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism, B.A., Youngstown State; M.F.A., Ohio University; M.A., University of Rochester; Ph.D., University of Rochester.
HARENSKI, ROBERT GLENN, harenskilaw@yahoo.com, (228) 214-3260, Instructor of Paralegal Studies, B.S. in Political Science with an emphasis in Public Law, minor in Forensic Science, The University of Southern Mississippi. Juris Doctorate Mississippi College School of Law.
LANSFORD, TOM, Tom.Lansford@usm.edu, (228) 214-3291, Academic Dean, Professor of Political Science. B.A., Virginia Wesleyan College; M.A., Ph.D., Old Dominion University.
LÉONARD, MARIE, Marie.Leonard@usm.edu, (228) 214-3339, Assistant Professor of Sociology, B.A., University of Lyon; M.A., University of Lyon; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
MAUGH, CASEY, Casey.Maugh@usm.edu, (228) 214-3309, Assistant Professor of Speech Communication, B.A., Huntingdon College; M.A., Colorado State University; Ph.D., Penn State University.
MCDOWELL, SCOTT DIXON, Scott.McDowell@usm.edu, (228) 865-4548, Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism, B.A., Covenant College; M.F.A., Southern Illinois - Carbondale.
MULLICAN, SUSAN, Susan.Mullican@usm.edu, (228) 214-3258, Instructor of Philosophy and Religion. B.A., Mississippi State University, M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi.
NAGHSHPOUR, SHAHDAD, S.Naghshpour@usm.edu, (228) 865-4514, Professor of Political Science, Gulf Coast. B.S., Tehran University, M.A., Western Michigan University, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
NUWER, DEANNE STEPHENS, Deanne.Nuwer@usm.edu, (228) 214-3280, Associate Professor of History, Gulf Coast. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
PAULY, ROBERT, Robert.Pauly@usm.edu, (228) 214-3240, Associate Professor of Political Science. B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Old Dominion University.
SAYRE, EDWARD, Edward.Sayre@usm.edu, (601) 266-4310, Assistant Professor of International Development, B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., University of Texas - Austin.
SMITH, JAMES PATTERSON, Jamespat.Smith@usm.edu, (228) 865-4590, Professor of History. B.A., Mississippi College; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
ST. MARIE, JOSEPH J., J.StMarie@usm.edu, (228) 214-3254, Assistant Professor of Political Science. B.A., Gonzaga University; M.A., University of Idaho; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
STEWART, MARY ANN, Mary.A.Stewart@usm.edu, (228) 214-3330, Instructor of Spanish, B.A. in Music, University of Southern Mississippi; B.A. in Spanish, University of Southern Mississippi; M.A., University of Southern Mississippi.
WATSON, WILLIAM, Wil.Watson@usm.edu, (228) 865-4575, Associate Professor of English. B.A., Western Illinois University; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
WHITE, J. ELAINE, Elaine.White@usm.edu, (228) 214-3288, Associate Professor of English and Director of Live Oak Writing Project. B.A., The University of North Texas; M.Ed., East Central University; Ph.D., The University of Oklahoma.
WRIGHTON, J. MARK, Mark.Wrighton@usm.edu, (228) 214-3263, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Letters, and Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., The University of Alabama; M.A., The University of Iowa; and Ph.D., The University of Iowa.