The Program in American Studies offers an interdisciplinary study of the United States and the many ways to interpret the American experience. The program explores the themes, trends and patterns that characterize the American past and present using multiple perspectives and methodologies. You create your own path through the major, which includes courses in history, politics, popular culture, visual studies, law, literature, race and ethnic studies, etc.
Department websiteXavier Pickett
Assistant Professor
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Ambre Dromgoole
Post Doctoral Associate
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Mary Loeffelholz
Dean, School of Continuing Education
Education
- Yale University, PhD
- Stanford University, MA
- Stanford University, BA
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Monica Cornejo
Assistant Professor
Publications
Cornejo, M., Kam, J. A., & Afifi, T. (2021). Discovering one’s undocumented immigration status through family disclosures: The perspectives of U.S. college students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Journal of Applied Communication Research.
Kam, J. A., Cornejo, M., & Marcoulides, K. (2021). A latent profile analysis of undocumented college students’ protection-oriented family. Journal of Communication.
Kam, J. A., Cornejo, M., Mendez Murillo, R., & Afifi, T. (in press). Conceptualizing and communicating allyship from the perspective of college students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Education
Doctorate, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2022
Master of Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019
Bachelor of Arts, Sonoma State University, 2017
Associate of Arts, Santa Rosa Junior College, 2015
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Mendi Obadike
Professor
Education
BA in English, Spelman College
Ph.D. in Literature, Duke University.
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Kristen Warner
Associate Professor
Education
-Ph.D. Radio-TV-Film, University of Texas at Austin, 2010
-MA. Media Arts, University of Arizona, 2005
-BA. Print Journalism, Louisiana State University, 200
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Ruth Lawlor
Assistant Professor
Education
- B.A. History and English, University College Cork, 2014
- MA History, University College Cork, 2016
- PhD History, University of Cambridge, 2019
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Michell Chresfield
Assistant Professor