Faculty and staff

Core Humanities Program
Daniel Ryan Morse
Daniel Ryan Morse, Ph.D.
Director, Core Humanities; Associate Professor of English
(775) 682-6370
FH 032
1206
Core Humanities Program
Nasia Anam
Nasia Anam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; 2022-2024 Joe Crowley Distinguished Professor of the Humanities she, her, hers
(775) 682-6394
FH 232
1206
Core Humanities Program
Jeffery Auer
Jeffery Auer
Lecturer
(775) 784-4447
TB 102
1206
Core Humanities Program
Kate Densford
Kate Densford
Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship
1206
Core Humanities Program
Jacob Dorman
Jacob Dorman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Core Humanities and History
TB 102B
1206
Core Humanities Program
Bryn Ford
Bryn Ford
Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship
1206
Core Humanities Program
Lara Hansen-Morse
Lara Hansen-Morse
Lecturer
(775) 745-4355
TB 102
1206
Core Humanities Program
Jason Ludden
Jason Ludden, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor
(775) 784-6710
JT 011
1206
Core Humanities Program
Chris Stancil
Chris Stancil, M.A.
Office Administrator
(775) 682-6474
TB 102
1206
Core Humanities Program
Erica Westhoff
Erica Westhoff, Ph.D.
Teaching Associate Professor, Italian and Core Humanities
(775) 682-8883
EJCH 241E
1206

Distinguished Professors and Teaching Assistants

Jean Sanford Distinguished Professors

  • Jack Kelly, Philosophy (1998-2000)
  • Cheryll Glotfely, English (2000-2002)
  • Dennis Dworkin, History (2002-2004)
  • Martha Hildreth, History (2004-2006)
  • Valerie Weinstein, World Languages and Literatures (2006-2008)
  • Ken Lucey, Philosophy (2008-2010)
  • Horst Lange, World Languages and Literatures (2010-2012) 
  • Justin Gifford, English (2012-2014)
  • Catherine Chaput, English (2014-2016)
  • Edward Schoolman, History (2018-2020)
  • Jason Ludden, English (2021-2023)

Lincoln and Meta Fitzgerald Distinguished Professors

  • Dennis Cronan, English (1999-2001)
  • David Fenimore, English (2001-2003)
  • Mike Branch, English (2003-2005)
  • Jen Hill, English (2005-2007)
  • Aaron Santesso, English (2007-2009)
  • Phil Boardman, English (2009-2011)
  • Leah Wild, Political Science (2013-2015)
  • Dan Morse, English (2019-2021)
  • Bretton Rodriguez, Core Humanities (2022-2024)

Joe Crowley Distinguished Professors

  • Joe Crowley, Political Science (2007-2009)
  • Frank Hartigan, History (2009-2011)
  • Tom Nickles, Philosophy (2011-2013)
  • Charles Tshimanga-Kashama, History (2013-2015)
  • Katherine Fusco, English (2015-2017)
  • Daniel Enrique Perez, WLL (2017-2019)
  • David Rondel, Philosophy (2020-2022)
  • Nasia Anam, English (2022-2024)

Katherine Fusco Distinguished Instructor

  • Alison Harvey (2022-2023)

Distinguished Teaching Assistants

  • Christina Roberts (2017-2018)
  • Jeff Best (2017-2018)
  • Ian De Jong (2017-2018)
  • Monique McDade (2017-2018)
  • Megan Cannella (2018-2019)
  • Lee Olsen (2018-2019)
  • Bryan David (2019-2020)
  • Megan Duran (2019-2020)
  • Laura Valenza (2019-2020)
  • Margie Judd (2020-2021)
  • Laura Brownell (2020-2021)
  • Glen Prather (2020-2021)
  • Shannon Hartman (2021-2022)
  • Leanne Howard (2021-2022)
  • Connor Mix (2021-2022)
  • Elizabeth Blackard (2022-2023)
  • Shane Dominguez (2022-2023)