American Studies Faculty & Staff
The American Studies faculty is composed of professors based in the traditional departments of the University, chiefly in the humanities and social sciences. The faculty includes some of UT Knoxville's finest faculty members, award-winning teachers and scholars who have earned international reputations for their articles and books.
Steering Committee
| Name |
Department |
Degree |
Interest |
| Charles Aiken |
Geography |
Ph.D. Univ. of Georgia |
Geography of the American South, Rural Geography |
| Janis Appier |
History |
Ph.D. California (Riverside) |
Women's History; 1933 - Present |
| Allison Ensor |
English |
Ph.D. Indiana Univ |
American Literature, American Humor, Mark Twain |
| Michael Fitzgerald |
Political Science |
Ph.D. Univ. of Oklahoma |
Popular Culture and American Politics |
| John O. Hodges |
Religious Studies |
Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago |
African-American Religion |
| Christine Holmlund |
Romance Languages |
Ph.D. Univ. of Wisconsin |
Film Studies, Sexuality and Gender |
| Tom Hood |
Sociology |
Ph.D. Duke Univ |
American Society and Social Movements, Appalac |
| Benita Howell |
Anthropology |
Ph.D. Univ. of Kentucky |
Appalachian Culture, American Cultures, Heritage Tour |
| Mark Hulsether |
Religious Studies |
Ph.D. Univ. of Minnesota |
American Religion and Culture |
| Michael Lofa |
English |
Ph.D. Univ. of Maryland |
Colonial and Early National American Culture and Literature, Folklore, Davy Crockett |
| Charles Maland |
Englis |
Ph.D. Univ. of Michigan |
Film and American Culture, Charlie Chaplin |
| Frederick A. Moffatt |
Art History |
Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago |
American Art |
| Anthony Nownes |
Political Science |
Ph.D. Univ. of Kansas |
Political Interest Groups |
| Bruce Wheeler |
History |
Ph.D. Univ. of Virginia |
American Regional History, Appalachian History |
Associated Faculty
| Name |
Department |
Degree |
Interest |
| Janet Atwill |
English |
Ph.D. Purdue Univ |
Rhetoric, Theory of Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| Thomas Bell |
Geography |
Ph.D. Iowa Univ |
American Popular Culture |
| Kathleen Brosnan |
History |
Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago |
Environmental History |
| Bethany K. Dumas |
English |
Ph.D. Univ. of Arkansas |
Varieties of American English |
| Asafa Jalata |
Sociology |
SUNY Binghamton |
Race and Ethnicity |
| La Vinia Jennings |
English |
Ph.D. Univ. of North Caroli |
Twentieth Century Women Writers, especially African American |
| Michael Logan |
Anthropology |
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State Univ |
American Indians; American Indian Art |
| Marian Moffett |
Architecture |
Ph.D. MIT |
Architectural History |
| Kenneth Mostern |
English |
Ph.D. Berkeley Univ |
Ethnic Studies, African American Literature |
| Mary Papke |
English |
Ph.D. McGill Univ |
Late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century American Literature, Feminist Theory, Postmoder |
| G. Kurt Piehler |
History |
Ph.D. Rutgers Univ |
War and Society |
| Gerald Schroedl |
Anthropology |
Ph.D. Washington State Univ |
Native American Culture of the U.S., especially Cheroke |
Instructors
| Name |
Degree |
Interest |
| William Larsen |
Ph.D. Univ. of Tennessee |
American Film |
| Sean McCullough |
M.A. Univ. of Tennessee |
Appalachian Studies, American Folk Music |
| Judy Morelock |
Ph.D. Tennessee |
Social Class, Race and Ethnicity |
| Penny Tschantz |
M.A. Univ. of Tennessee |
Southwestern U.S. culture |
