Scholars Who Teach

"In order to understand a cultural or literary object from the Hispanic world, students of Spanish need to gain a deep understanding of its formal structure, its characters, the stories the work and its genre are designed to tell, and the political implications of those stories.

"I am passionate about my artistic practice because it allows me additional ways of existing in the world. I enjoy teaching simply because I am exposed to the endlessly diverse minds of students. All students are unique and have something to teach."

A recent recipient of the Guggenheim Foundation, Professor Sharma explores a novel approach to sequestering atmospheric CO2 through clay minerals. "The sustainable exploitation of resources—metals, minerals, oil, natural gas, water, soil, rocks—is controlling our life, our destiny, our security, our well-being." 

"The interesting thing about geography is that it spans human and physical sciences, and there are conversations between the two. There is a new field called critical physical geography that is trying to apply some of the insights from critical social sciences – like feminist geography – to fields like climate science, geomorphology, and biogeography."

"A citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, he studies Indigenous knowledge and ecological stewardship on Indigenous lands. Dr. Reo blends ecological, anthropological and Indigenous methodologies in his work, often via tribal community-university partnerships."

"The student experience is much more multifaceted than I ever understood as a faculty member and even as a house professor. As a social psychologist who's been interested in inequality, group interactions, well-being, and identity, I feel like I'm doing applied social psychology every day. It's a lot of fun."