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Bridget Vasterling McDaniel is an Assistant Professor of Art in the Department of Visual Arts at McNeese State University. She holds Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in Art History from Louisiana State University, with additional graduate training at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Greece. She specializes in ancient sculpture and established…
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Lydia Powers is an Instructor of Art Education in the Department of Visual Arts at McNeese State University. She earned her B.A. in Art Education from McNeese State University and her M.A. in Art Education from the University of Florida. She is currently pursuing an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Louisiana…
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Michael Robins holds degrees from the University of Oregon (BA in English) and UMass Amherst (MFA in Creative Writing). He is the author of five collections of poetry, most recently The Bright Invisible (Saturnalia Books, 2022), and his writing has appeared in American Poetry Review, The Common, New England Review, Poetry, Puerto del Sol, and…
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Dr. Steve Thompson started his public service career in 1996 with the US Army. He served a one year deployment in Bosnia on a peace keeping mission with the United Nations. He left military service to begin a career with the Louisiana state police where he served in numerous roles, including patrol, plain clothes, SWAT,…
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Dr. Tuminello is an assistant professor of philosophy at McNeese State University and a certified Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HEC-C) through the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. His research interests include the philosophies of food, medicine, animals, and the environment through the lenses of hermeneutics, pragmatism, and Jainism. Courses Taught
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Larry Schuh is a producing artist and educator based in Crowley, Louisiana, where he serves as Associate Professor at McNeese State University. He embraces a variety of artistic processes and brings a particular enthusiasm for how technology amplifies creative practice. Drawing from personal memory and experience, he continually revitalizes past imagery through his work, supported…
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Kevin Thomasonis the author of the poetry collection, Even the Sky. He teaches in the MFA Program in Creative Writing and directs McNeese’s first-year writing classes. Courses Taught:
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Dr. Stan Weeber earned sociology degrees from Simpson College (B.A.), Mississippi State University (M.A.) and the University of North Texas (Ph.D). His sociological interests include collective behavior, social movements, and political and historical sociology. His work has been presented at annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, the American Society of Criminology, the Society for…
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Dr. Jimmy F. Trahan is an accomplished educator with nearly two decades of experience teaching English and Psychology here at McNeese. He holds a Doctor of Education in Organizational Learning from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Arts in both English and Psychology from McNeese State University. Courses Taught:
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Dr. Elizabeth (Ellie) Wroten holds a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Sciences from the University of Delaware, as well as an M.S. in HDFS and a bachelor’s degree in human services with a concentration in administration and family policy, also from UD. Her major research interests include gerontology, thanatology, and medical sociological topics, as…
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Jack Vanchiere is a Visiting Lecturer in the Dept. of English and Foreign Languages. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in English, Master of Arts in English, and Master of Fine Arts in Poetry at McNeese State University. Courses Taught:
Read Jack Vanchiere's Full BioDr. Louise Jaquelyn Walsh (Jackie) is originally from Wesson, Mississippi and received her BA and MA in English from Mississippi College and her PhD from the University of Mississippi where she also taught for two years as an instructor upon receiving her degree. She has been in the McNeese ENFL department since 1990. Courses Taught:
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Dr. Vallie Lynn Watson earned an undergraduate degree from University of Mississippi (BA – English and Psychology); two master’s degrees, from Southeast Missouri State University (MA – English) and University of North Carolina Wilmington (MA – Liberal Studies); and a doctorate degree from University of Southern Mississippi/Center for Writers (PhD – English/Creative Writing). She is an Assistant…
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Dr. Wendy Whelan-Stewart advises and supports all students in the MA in English Program. She is the author of Breastfeeding in American Women’s Literature: Latching On and multiple chapters and articles. She earned her Ph.D. in English from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Courses taught:
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Barbara H. Wyman earned her Masters of English Literature and Masters of Fine Arts degree in poetry and translation from McNeese State University, focusing on Latin translation. She is co-translator and co-editor of the Ignatius Critical Edition of Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy. Current research focuses on John Henry Newman’s poetry and Boethian influence in Early Modern…
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