Faculty
We are proud to have established an interdisciplinary working faculty group of over 30 affiliate Drake faculty members, spanning over 12 distinct departments and programs.
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Jill Allen
Associate Professor of Psychology (AY 21-22) WGS Steering Committee Member
Jennifer Chung
Adjunct Instructor of Education, Teaching, and Learning
Sasha Crasnow
Assistant Professor of Art History
Debra DeLaet
David E. Maxwell Dist Professor of Int'l Affairs and Professor of Political Science
Will Garriott
Associate Professor Law, Politics and Society / Department Chair
Nate Holdren
Associate Professor of Law, Politics & Society
Maryann Huey
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Leah Huizar
Assistant Professor of English
Andrea Kjos
Professor of Social and Administrative Sciences
Melisa Klimaszewski
Professor of English, Director of Black Diaspora Studies Minor
Kevin Lam
Associate Professor, Urban and Diversity Education
Amy Letter
Associate Professor of English
Director of Center for the Humanities
Maura Lyons
Professor of Art and Design
Yasmina Madden
Associate Professor of English
Amahia Mallea
Associate Professor of History
Inbal Mazar
Associate Professor of Spanish
Faber McAlister
Associate Professor of Rhetoric
Mary McCarthy
Professor of Political Science
Kyle McCord
Adjunct Instructor of English
Meredith Moore
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Nikki Orth
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Politics, and Society
Craig Owens
Professor of English and Dean of the John Dee Bright College
Sandra Patton-Imani
Professor of American Studies and Chair of Dept. of Culture and Society
Priya Shenoy
Graduate Health Professions Librarian / Associate Professor of Librarianship
Dina Smith
Associate Professor of English
Elizabeth Talbert
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Jeanette Tran
Associate Professor of English, Director of Women's and Gender Studies
Daria Trentini
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Stefanie Wang
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Lisa West
Associate Professor of English and Department Chair
Beth Younger
Associate Professor of English