Faculty & Staff

Faculty and Staff contact information for the International Studies Department.

Faculty

Hanada Al-Masri

Associate Professor

almasrih@denison.edu

740-587-6493

Katy A. Crossley-Frolick

Associate Provost

Associate Professor

frolickk@denison.edu

740-587-5684

John Davis

Associate Professor

davisjh@denison.edu

740-587-5558

Quentin Hedges Duroy

Professor

Director of International Studies

The Judy Gentili Chair in International Studies

duroyq@denison.edu

740-587-6314

Andrew David Frankel

Assistant Professor

frankela@denison.edu

740-587-6632

Alina Haliliuc

Associate Professor

haliliuca@denison.edu

740-587-8521

Zarrina Juraqulova

Associate Professor

Chair of Women's & Gender Studies

The JPMorgan Chase Endowed Professorship in Economics

juraqulovaz@denison.edu

740-587-6473

Fadhel Kaboub

Associate Professor

kaboubf@denison.edu

740-587-6315

Sangeet Kumar

Associate Professor

kumars@denison.edu

740-587-8528

Fran Lopez-Martin

Associate Professor

lopezf@denison.edu

740-587-6463

Diana Adesola Mafe

Professor

Director of the Lisska Center for Intellectual Engagement

mafed@denison.edu

740-587-6237

Isis Nusair

Professor

nusairi@denison.edu

740-587-8537

Anne Sokolsky

Visiting Associate Professor

sokolskya@denison.edu

Catherine Stuer

Associate Professor

Chair of Art History and Visual Culture

stuerc@denison.edu

740-587-6749

Taku Suzuki

Professor

suzukit@denison.edu

740-587-6528

Joanna T. Tague

Associate Professor

taguej@denison.edu

740-587-6588

Adrian Young

Associate Professor

younga@denison.edu

740-587-5326

Hoda Yousef

Associate Professor

The William T. Utter/Clyde E. Williams, Jr. Professorship

yousefh@denison.edu

740-587-8035

Affiliated Faculty

Andrew David Frankel

Assistant Professor

frankela@denison.edu

740-587-6632

Anne Sokolsky

Visiting Associate Professor

sokolskya@denison.edu

Staff

Meagan Tehua

Academic Administrative Assistant

tehuam@denison.edu

740-587-6369

Emeriti Faculty

Gary Baker

Professor Emeritus

Coordinator of German

The Dr. David Baker Research and Scholarship Excellence Award

bakerg@denison.edu

740-587-6213

John E. Cort

Professor Emeritus

cort@denison.edu

Susan E. Diduk

Associate Professor Emerita

diduk@denison.edu

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