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College of Liberal and Fine Arts

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Mark E. Allen, associate professor of English

Topics: Early English literature, fantasy literature
Has published critical and bibliographical materials on Chaucer, King Arthur, Middle English drama and fantasy literature; designed and produced Online Chaucer Bibliography; bibliographer for New Chaucer Society. Fluent in Middle English.

Work phone: (210) 458-5358
e-mail: mallen@utsa.edu

Felix D. Almaraz, professor of history

Topics: Spanish borderlands, Texas and Mexico
Conducts research on topics relating to Spanish colonial experience in North America, with emphasis on Texas, Coahuila and New Mexico; former president of Texas State Historical Association and Texas Catholic Historical Society; Senior Fulbright Scholar to Argentina; has delivered lectures in Argentina, Sweden and Mexico; performed roles of Sen. Sam Houston and Edward R. Murrow as a Chautauqua Scholar in Oklahoma.

Work phone: (210) 458-2616
Home phone: (210) 435-3305

Jonathan Bernstein, assistant professor of political science

Topics: American politics and elections
Conducts research on political parties, electioneering, campaign finance, Congress, the Presidency and democratic theory.

Phone: (210) 458-5622

Mark H. Bernstein, professor of philosophy

Topics: Applied ethics, metaphysics
Researches moral relationships between nonhuman and human animals; has published a book and articles on ethical issues and issues involving free will and determination.

Work phone: (210) 458-5359

Alan Craven, dean of College of Liberal and Fine Arts, professor of English

Topics: Shakespeare, Renaissance literature
Conducts research on printing of Shakespeare's plays; interests include study abroad, staging of Shakespeare's plays and history of England.

Work phone: (210) 458-4359
Home phone: (210) 698-1548

Bridget Drinka, associate professor of linguistics

Topics: Historical linguistics, Indo-European language and culture
Works on reconstruction of ancient Indo-European protolanguage and studies how and why languages change; has published papers and a monograph on these topics; areas of interest include English grammar, history of English, sociolinguistics; Fulbright fellow in Russia, fall of 1998; participated in Fulbright-Hays Group Project in Russia, summer 1995.

Work phone: (210) 458-7720
Home phone: (210) 680-1186
e-mail: brdrinka@utsa.edu

Ann R. Eisenberg, associate professor of psychology

Topic: Child development
Conducts research on family interaction and relationships, children's emotions, and socioeconomic and cross-cultural differences in these processes; received a grant from Kellogg National Fellowship program to study approaches to making higher education more accessible to minorities; received grant from Department of Education to prepare low-income, first-generation college students for graduate study.

Work phone: (210) 458-4106
Home phone: (210) 493-7929
e-mail: aeisenberg@utsa.edu

Mansour El- Kikhia, associate professor of political science

Topics: International politics, Middle East politics, American foreign policy and development in Third World countries

Work phone: (210) 458-5615

Skip Eno, lecturer of English, director of competitive speech program and debate team

Topics: Debate, argumentation
Consults for public political debates; coordinates public panel and forum debates.

Work phone: (210) 458-5343
Home phone: (210) 696-5090
e-mail: reno@utsa.edu and skipeno@aol.com

Richard A. Gambitta, chair of political science and geography, associate professor of political science and public policy

Topics: American and Texas politics, civil liberties and rights, Hong Kong
Conducts research on political, legal and policy issues in the United States, Texas and San Antonio; has published numerous academic articles, chapters and governmental reports on findings; knowledge of law and society, constitutional law, government administration and policy; National Endowment for Humanities Research Fellow.

Work phone: (210) 458-5608

Daniel J. Gelo, interim dean of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts, professor of anthropology

Topics: Cultural anthropology, American Indian studies
Conducts research on Indians of South Plains and Texas, including Comanches, Alabama-Coushattas, Tiguas, Kickapoos and urban Indians; has published books, articles and films on research.

Work phone: (210) 458-5722

Harvey J. Graff, professor of history; member, doctoral faculty in literacy, language and culture; member, doctoral faculty in English

Topics: History and contemporary condition of cities; education; higher education; literacy and illiteracy; families, women and children; adolescents, youth, children; history, humanities and social sciences (method and theory); social policy and institutions; social structure and population.

A comparative social historian, Graff is known internationally for his books and articles on the history of literacy and the importance of that history to contemporary issues, his contributions to urban history and urban studies, and more recently for his research on the history and present condition of children, adolescents and youth. He was president (1999-2000) of the International Social Science History Association. He was awarded an honorary Ph.D. by the University of Linkoping (Sweden) for his scholarly achievement. His work is translated into a number of languages and has been awarded many fellowships, grants and honors.

Work phone: (210) 458-7353
Home phone: (210) 738-9448
e-mail:hgraff@utsa.edu

Kolleen M. Guy, assistant professor of history, former Fullbright scholar

Topics: Modern European culture, modern French culture (interdependence of systems of production, distribution and consumption), wine history (development of champagne industry 1820-1920, link between wine and creation of national culture).

A social historian, Guy's research focuses on culture in modern Europe, specifically modern France. She is author of When Champagne Became French: Wine and the Making of French National Identity. Her work has generated interest among scholars and readers outside of academic circles interested in serious but accessible works in culinary and wine history.

Work phone: (210) 458-4371
e-mail:kguy@utsa.edu

Dwight F. Henderson, professor of history

Topics: American history, legal and constitutional issues, liberal arts education
Knowledge of environmental history, Civil War and South; has published on federal courts, history of federal criminal law and civil liberties; researches natural history of Texas Hill Country.

Work phone: (210) 458-4490
Home phone: (210) 496-5934
e-mail: dhenderson@utsa.edu

David Heuser, assistant professor of music

Topics: American classical music, modern classical music, music composition.
Has written modern classical musical works in most genres.

Work phone: (210) 458-5321
e-mail: dheuser@utsa.edu

Jack Himelblau, professor of Spanish

Topics: Spanish-American literature, culture, civilization
Conducts research on Spanish-American contemporary literature, culture and civilization, Latin-American cultural anthropology, and Meso-American pre-Colombian mythology. Fluent in Spanish.

Work phone: (210) 458-5218
Home phone: (210) 694-0394

Amy Jasperson, assistant professor of political science

Topics: Political advertising, media and public opinion, elections and campaigns, political psychology and women and politics.
Has published articles on the influence of advertising and press coverage in campaigns, focusing on the effects of negativity in advertising and press coverage on the public. Specializes in focus group research. Currently conducting research on the media during Campaign 2000.

Work phone: (210) 458-5431
e-mail: ajasperson@utsa.edu

Sheila K. Johnson, associate professor of German

Topics: German culture, language and literature
Conducts research on the culture, language and literature of Germany. Fluent in German.

Work phone: (210) 458-5214
Home phone: (210) 620-1026
e-mail: sjohnson@utsa.edu

Richard Jones, professor of geography

Topics: Mexico-U.S. migration, Mexican economic and social development, border social geography
Conducts research on industrial decentralization and migration to United States, origin patterns of undocumented migration, remittance impacts on Mexican regions of origin and trade liberalization; has published numerous articles and two books. Fluent in Spanish.

Work phone: (210) 458-5612
Home phone: (210) 695-8112
e-mail: rjones@utsa.edu

Dan Kaderli, assistant athletic director for academics, lecturer in English

Topics: Poetry, theater, freelance writing
Has published more than 180 poems in journals throughout United States and Europe. His first book of poems will appear in 2001.

Work phone: (210) 458-4165
e-mail: dkaderli@utsa.edu

Steven G. Kellman, Ashbel Smith professor of comparative literature

Topics: Literature, film, popular culture
Has published books on novel, film and literary theory; researched and taught in Bulgaria, USSR, Israel, France, Peru, China and South Africa. Active as both a film and book critic. Fluent in French and Hebrew.

Work phone: (210) 458-5216
Home phone: (210) 492-3602
e-mail: skellman@utsa.edu

H. Paul LeBlanc III, assistant professor of communication

Topics: Communication (interpersonal and family)
Conducts research on parent-adolescent interaction; marital and relational communication; interpersonal communication within small groups, organizations and professional settings.
Conducts workshops on personal relationships and communication research design.

Work phone: (210) 458-7724
e-mail: pleblanc@utsa.edu
Web site: www.hpleblanc.com

Steven Levitt, associate professor of communication

Topics: Telecommunications, organizational change and development, conflict resolution and mediation
Conducts research on implementation of telecommunications technology in organizations, social issues of information technology development and use; conducts seminars and workshops on organizational communication, gender communication, international team working and hybrid team cultures.

Work phone: (210) 458-5338
Home phone: (210) 545-0253
e-mail: slevitt@utsa.edu

Nancy J. Membrez, associate professor of Spanish

Topic: Spanish culture and film
Conducts research on culture and civilization of Spain, Spanish theater, modern Spanish and Hispanic women’s literature, Spanish and Latin-American film. Fluent in Spanish.

Work phone: (210) 458-5217
Home phone: (210) 684-1988
e-mail: nmembrez@utsa.edu

Gregg L. Michel, assistant professor of history

Topics: U.S. South, civil rights, race relations, social activism
Conducts research on social activism in the 1960s South, escpecially the civil rights activism of white college students. Also works on issues related to school desegregation in southern communities.

Work phone: (210) 458-5701
e-mail: gmichel@utsa.edu

Michael V. Miller, associate professor of sociology

Topics: Job termination, unemployment
Conducts and publishes research on psychosocial effects of job termination and unemployment.

Work phone: (210) 458-5619

R. Marita Nummikoski, associate professor of Russian

Topics: Foreign language education, multimedia applications in foreign languages
Conducts research on foreign language education, culture and civilization of Russia, and multimedia applications; has developed computer program to teach Russian. Fluent in Russian.

Work phone: (210) 458-5772
Home phone: (210) 490-4710

Nelda K. Pisors, lecturer in speech communication

Topics: Interpersonal communication, public speaking, management training
Has consulted with such companies as Bank of America, Campbell Soup Company and Pacific Telephone.

Work phone: (210) 458-7747
Home phone: (210) 493-8389
e-mail: xzvn8ta@prodigy.com

Jeanne Campbell Reesman, professor of English, Ashbel Smith Professor of Comparative Literature

Topic: American literature, American women writers and feminism
Conducts research and writes on 19th- and 20th-century American literature; has published books and numerous articles on Henry James, Jack London, and William Faulkner.

Work phone: (210) 458-4330
Home phone: (210) 826-8613
e-mail: jreesman@utsa.edu

Kent T. Rush, professor of art

Topics: Printmaking techniques, contemporary art, art issues
Produces large-scale photographs and medium-scale photographic prints; has exhibited work in museums, university galleries, art spaces and commercial galleries.

Work phone: (210) 458-4614
Home phone: (210) 826-5863
e-mail: krush@utsa.edu

Linda Schott, associate professor of history and American studies

Topics: Women’s issues, history of women in U.S.
Has researched women’s involvement in peace movement in United States and voluntary associations in Texas; directs the solicitation of materials for Archive for Research on Women and Gender.

Work phone: (210) 458-4876
Home phone: (830) 612-3080
e-mail: lschott@utsa.edu

Gwen Wilkinson, lecturer III in English

Topic: English
Persuasive and informative writing in conjunction with the study of literature; in process of completing first novel.

Work phone: (210) 458-7723
Home phone: (210) 625-3675
e-mail: gwilkins@compuvision.net

Kenton Wilkinson, associate professor in communication

Topics: international communication, Spanish-language media in the U.S., mass communication
Conducts research on international media markets and the historical development of Spanish-language broadcasting in the U.S. Recent research emphasizes the impacts of language difference on political, economic and technological aspects of transnational media.

Phone: (210) 458-5365
e-mail: kwilkinson@utsa.edu

Linda Woodson, chair of Department of English, Classics and Philosophy, professor of English

Topics: Rhetorical history and theory, composition and teaching or writing, Cormac McCarthy, literature of Texas and Southwest, proposed Ph.D. in English.

Work phone: (210) 458-4374
e-mail: lwoodson@utsa.edu