Faculty

Full-Time • Emeriti • Affiliate • Adjunct • GTAs • Support Staff

Shane Eason

Shane Eason
Director of the School, Multimedia Production Coordinator, Associate Professor, MFA, Concordia
 eason@fau.edu

Alejandra Abad Alejandra Abad
Assistant Professor
MFA, University of Colorado
aabad1@fau.edu
Samuel Lopez De Victoria Samuel Lopez De Victoria
Visiting Instructor
MFA, University of Florida
slopezdevictoria@fau.edu
Ivy Ashe Ivy Ashe 
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
iashe@fau.edu
Nicole Morse Marquese McFerguson
Associate Professor
 Ph.D., University of South Florida
 mmcferguson@fau.edu

Jane Baker Jane Stuart Baker
Instructor
 Ph.D., Texas A&M University 
 janebaker@fau.edu   

Beatriz Nieto-Fernandez Beatriz Nieto-Fernandez 
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of South Florida
bnietofernandez@fau.edu
Joey Bargsten Joey Bargsten
Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa
 jbargste@fau.edu
Kevin Petrich Kevin Petrich
General Manager, Wavelengths Webcast
University Instructor, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University
kpetrich@fau.edu
Laura Benitez Laura Benitez
Instructor
MFA, Florida Atlantic University
laurabenitez2016@fau.edu
Deandre Poole Deandre Poole
University Instructor
Ph.D., Howard University
dpoole3@fau.edu

Laura BrunsLaura Bruns
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Wayne State University
brunsl@fau.edu

Cynthia Carrico Cynthia Carrico
Director of the Speaking Center, Instructor
MA, Florida Atlantic University
ccarrico2013@fau.edu

Jamie RobbJaime Robb
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Marquette University 
jrobb2@fau.edu

Stephen CharbonneauStephen Charbonneau
 Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
scharbo1@fau.edu
Chris Robé Chris Robé
Professor
Ph.D., Lehigh University
crobe@fau.edu

Daniel DeVinney Daniel DeVinney
Assistant Professor
 Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 ddevinney@fau.edu

Neil Santaniello Neil Santaniello
Faculty Advisor to the University Press, University Instructor, M.S.J., Northwestern University, Associate Director of the School 
nsantane@fau.edu
Nannetta Durnell-Uwechue Nannetta Durnell-Uwechue
Associate Professor
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
uwechue@fau.edu
Gerald Sim Gerald Sim
Professor, Graduate Programs Director
Ph.D., University of Iowa
gsim@fau.edu

Matthew Elfenbein Matthew Ari Elfenbein
Instructor, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University
melfenbe@fau.edu

Ruth Von Spaulding Ruth von Spalding
Instructor,
MFA, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), MFA, University of Applied Sciences, Dortmund, Germany
rspaldin@fau.edu
Carolina Estrada-Gutsche Carolina Estrada-Gutsche
Instructor
MA, Lancaster University, UK
cestrada2012@fau.edu

Veronica Stewart Veronica Stewart,
Visiting Instructor, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University
vstewart@fau.edu

Danyelle Greene Danyelle Greene
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Kansas
greened@fau.edu
William Trapani William Trapani
Associate Professor, Faculty Senate President
Ph.D., University of Iowa
wtrapan1@fau.edu
Ted Gutsche Robert E. (Ted) Gutsche, Jr.
Professor,
Ph.D., University of Iowa
gutsche@fau.ed
Aaron Veenstra Aaron Veenstra
Associate Professor (on sabbatical 2026-2027)
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
aveenstra@fau.edu
Rachel Harris Rachel S. Harris
Elaine and Herbert Gimelstob Eminent Scholar & Chair in Judaic Studies, Professor
Ph.D., University of Oxford
harrisr@fau.edu
Laura Winn Laura L. Winn
Senior Instructor
Ph.D., University of Georgia-Athens
lwinn@fau.edu
Michael Hofmann Michael Hofmann
Professor (on sabbatical 2026-2027)
Ph.D., Free University of Berlin
mhofmann@fau.edu
Scott Wolfson Scott Wolfson
Instructor
MA, Purdue University
wolfsons@fau.edu
Kaitlin Graves Kaitlin Graves 
Visiting Instructor 
MA, Communication Studies, Florida Atlantic University
kgraves2@fau.edu
Khairul Islam Khairul Islam
Assistant Professor 
Ph.D., Wayne State University
islamk@fau.edu
Mya Mya Guarnieri 
Instructor 
MFA, Columbia University
mjaradat@fau.edu