Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Tamara Bhalla Associate Professor and Chair Ph.D. (English Language and Literature), University of Michigan Bio »	Office: Fine Arts 545-D 410-455-3254 tbhalla@umbc.edu	Teaching Areas: Asian American literary and cultural studies, post-1965 narratives of immigration to the United States, multiethnic literatures Research Interests: South Asian American and diasporic literature and culture, Asian American literature and culture, reading communities and book clubs, and literary reception
Michael Casiano Assistant Professor Ph.D. (American Studies), University of Maryland, College Park Bio »	Office: Fine Arts 546 410-455-6570 mc12@umbc.edu	Teaching Areas: twentieth-century urban history, Baltimore history, cultural studies, African-American history, public humanities, engaged scholarship Research Interests: carceral studies, urban history, black studies, gender & sexuality studies, critical race & ethnic studies
Andy DeVos Lecturer Ph.D. (Language, Literacy & Culture), UMBC Bio »	Office: Fine Arts 562 adevos1@umbc.edu	Teaching Areas: cultural history, media studies, sociology and history of race, urban studies, U.S. popular culture Research Interests: sociology of race, history of Baltimore, popular music and film, carceral studies, American religious nationalism and extremism, and media subcultures
Conor J. Donnan Visiting Lecturer Ph.D. (History), University of Pennsylvania Bio »	Office: Fine Arts 541 410-455-1351 conordonnan@umbc.edu	Teaching Areas: cultural history, labor, migration, Indigenous heritage, U.S. social movements. Research Areas: Indigenous politics, imperialism, Irish diaspora, critical ethnic studies, American society, trans-regional migration, labor movements, anti-colonial politics and movements, gender and sexuality.
Sarah Fouts Assistant Professor Ph.D. (Latin American Studies), Tulane University Bio »	Office: Fine Arts 545-C 410-455-1451 sfouts@umbc.edu	Teaching Areas: labor, migration, transnationalism, food studies, ethnography Research Interests: urban studies, food studies, New Orleans, labor, social justice, Honduras-U.S., accompaniment methodology, transnationalism
Nicole King Associate Professor Ph.D. (American Studies), University of Maryland, College Park Bio »	Office: Fine Arts 542 410-455-1457 nking@umbc.edu	Teaching Areas: cultural studies, public history, urban studies (Baltimore) Research Interests: place and identity, economic development, travel and tourism, urban studies (especially Baltimore)
Patrice McDermott Associate Professor Ph.D. (American Studies), University of Maryland, College Park Current Position: Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs»	Office: Administration 1001 410-455-3150 mcdermot@umbc.edu	Teaching Areas: 20th – 21st century cultural history, multicultural and cross-cultural studies, gender studies, identity theory, culture theory Research Interests: discourse analysis, mass media and publishing, sociology of knowledge, contemporary social movements

Emeritus Faculty

Warren Belasco Professor Emeritus Ph.D. (History), University of Michigan Bio »	Office: Fine Arts 544 410-455-1425 belasco@umbc.edu	Teaching Areas: popular and material culture, cultural history, environmental studies Research Interests: food, future studies, cultural history
Kathy Scales Bryan Professor Emeritus Ph.D. (American Studies), University of Maryland, College Park Bio »	Office: kbryan@umbc.edu	Teaching Areas: education and cultural transmission, childhood and family, cultural and intellectual history Research Interests: education history and policy, curriculum transformation, gender equity in education, cultural conflict and transformation, literature and society
W. Edward Orser Professor Emeritus Ph.D. (American Studies), University of New Mexico Bio »	Office: Fine Arts 544 410-455-2107 orser@umbc.edu	Teaching Areas: community and urban studies, local history and Baltimore area, 20th – 21st century American society and culture, environmental studies Research Interests: community studies, racial change, environment