Faculty & Staff Directory
Your First Choice
Meghan Fleming earned a B.A. in Studio Art from Smith College and an M.F.A. in Painting from Indiana University. She also studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture. Fleming’s paintings have been featured on LPB’s Art Rocks! (May 2025), in Expressions of Place: The Contemporary Louisiana Landscape by John Kemp…
Read Meghan Fleming's Full Bio
Dr. Alex Bakke earned his PhD in Spanish Linguistics from the University at Buffalo in 2024. His main research interests are Discourse Markers, Romance Language Pedagogy, and Language Variation. Courses Taught:
Read Alex Bakke's Full Bio
Dr. Carol Campbell earned her Master of Science in Sociology from Valdosta State College, her Master of Social Work, Master of Criminal Justice, and PhD in Sociology from Louisiana State University. Her dissertation focused on the effects of demographic variables and gender-role identity on attitudes about premarital sexual permissiveness. Her research interests include gender roles,…
Read Carol Campbell's Full Bio
Cleveland-born Tom is, as one might expect, fiercely loyal to Cleveland sports—the Guardians, Cavaliers, and Browns. This buckeye-based fervor is matched only by his proclivity for Pearl Jam. In fact, a mutual passion for Pearl Jam was the impetus for the courtship of his wife, Jill. Related: their two children, Katie and Riley, have attended…
Read Tom Galmarini's Full Bio
Dr. Gregory Clark earned his Bachelor of Science in Law Enforcement Administration and his Master of Science in Sociology from Western Illinois University, and his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. He is a lifetime member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He research interests include assessing public attitudes toward crime…
Read Gregory Clark's Full Bio
Dr. Rita Costello earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and English from Bowling Green State University, her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and English from Wichita State University, and her PhD in English from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her research interests are broad from composition pedagogy to popular…
Read Rita Costello's Full Bio
While studying mathematics and computer science at California State University at Chico, Todd Furman got bit by the philosophy bug. Todd changed his course of study and graduated from Chico State with a B.A. in philosophy. At Chico, Todd focused his studies on (French) existentialism, epistemology, and David Hume. Todd received his Ph.D. in philosophy…
Read Todd Furman's Full Bio
Dr. Scott Goins earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee, and his Master of Arts and Ph.D. from Florida State University. Dr. Goins serves as the Director of the McNeese State University Honors college, and translated and edited the Ignatius Critical Edition of Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy with Barbara H. Wyman. Courses…
Read Scott Goins's Full Bio
Angela Guillory is the Administrative Assistant for the Department of Visual Arts at McNeese State University. She has worked at McNeese since 2021 in multiple positions, including Human Resources and Financial Aid. In addition to her current role, she was recently appointed as a C.A.R.E. Mentor for the 2025–2026 academic year. Guillory holds a Bachelor…
Read Angela Guillory's Full Bio
Cynthia Howes-Baskin received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Northwest Missouri State University and her Master of Arts in Ceramics and Sculpture from the University of South Carolina. After teaching at the University of South Carolina, she relocated to Lake Charles, Louisiana, and began teaching at McNeese State University in 2005. For…
Read Cynthia Howes-Baskin's Full Bio
Dr. Muhammad M. Haque received his BA (1975) and MA (1976) in Sociology from the University of Dhaka. He received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1992, specializing in Demography, Organization and Development. Prior to joining McNeese, he taught at several universities since 1982, including the…
Read Muhammad Haque's Full Bio
Mike Horner earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (BA – English) and his graduate degrees from McNeese State University (MFA – Creative Writing, Fiction; MA – English Literature). He is the Director of the MFA Creative Writing Program. He teaches graduate and undergraduate writing and literature courses. Horner is the author…
Read Michael Horner's Full Bio
Christopher Latil is a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Visual Arts at McNeese State University. He earned his B.A. in Studio Art from McNeese State University and his M.F.A. in Studio Art from the University of Mississippi in 2023. Since returning to Lake Charles, he has been working as an exhibit specialist at Historic…
Read Christopher Latil's Full Bio
Hillary Joubert received his B.A. (English) from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and his M.A. and M.F.A. degrees from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he has been teaching English for the past nineteen years. In addition to serving as an assistant poetry editor for Salvation South, his poetry has received…
Read Hillary Joubert's Full Bio
Daniel Hennigan has earned degrees from McNeese State University (Bachelor’s in 2014 and Master’s in Criminal Justice in 2018), Lamar University (Master’s in Educational Administration, 2017) and Liberty University (PhD in Criminal Justice, 2024). Dr. Hennigan’s doctoral work focuses on relationships between school communities and the nature and extent of criminality (School Structure as a…
Read Daniel Hennigan's Full Bio
Dr. Kevin Kritsch earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned his Master of Arts in Scandinavian from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, and his Master of Arts and PhD in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to teaching, he serves as the Program…
Read Kevin Kritsch's Full Bio
Dr. Ilya A. Okhotnikov earned his Doctor of Ministry in Family Ministry and Counseling from Asbury Theological Seminary and his Doctor of Philosophy in Family Sciences from the University of Kentucky. He has been a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) through the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) since 2018. Dr. Okhotnikov serves as the…
Read Ilya A. Okhotnikov's Full Bio
William Major is a photographer and community art practitioner from Northeast Tennessee whose work explores the hidden, overlooked, and often obscured aspects of southern life. His projects range from examining masculine intimacy and performance in professional wrestling to tracing intersections of worship, ideology, and the built environment. Through both his creative and community-based work—including collaborations…
Read William Major's Full Bio
Dr. Steven Rainey earned his undergraduate degree (B.S. Geology) and Master’s Degree (M.A. Geography) from The University of Texas at Austin and his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. He has been awarded a National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant and two Fulbright awards for dissertation research on farmer soil knowledge systems in the Guatemalan…
Read Steven Rainey's Full Bio
Dr. Emily A. O’Dell earned an undergraduate degree from University of California, Santa Barbara (BA in French) and graduate degrees from Louisiana State University (MA in French Studies & PhD in Comparative Literature). Her research interests include folklore and literature of Louisiana and the Caribbean. Her work has been published in The Louisiana Folklife Journal, The…
Read Emily O’Dell's Full Bio- « Previous
- 1
- 2
- 3
- Next »