Liberal Studies

MLS Faculty

The faculty of the MLS program is drawn primarily from the SMU faculty. Adjunct professors are appointed upon the recommendation of the MLS Academic Council.

Jeremy Du Quesnay Adams, Professor of History, Ph.D., Harvard
Joseph L. Allen, Professor Emeritus of Ethics, Ph.D., Yale
Dianne Betts, Adjunct in Economics, Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Caroline Brettell, Professor of Anthropology, Ph.D., Brown
Bradley K. Carter, Associate Professor of Political Science, Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
John L. Cotton, Adjunct in Physics, M.S., SMU 
Edward Countryman, University Distinguished Professor of History, Ph.D., Cornell
George Crawford, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Ronald L. Davis, Professor of History, Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Melissa Barden Dowling, Associate Professor of History, Ph.D., Columbia
Marie-Luise Gaettens, Associate Professor of German, Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Dianne Goode, Adjunct in Art History, Ph.D., Texas (Dallas)
Randy Gordon, Adjunct in English, LL.M. Columbia, Ph.D. in English, Kansas
Rick Halperin, Adjunct in History, Ph.D., Auburn
Kenneth M. Hamilton, Associate Professor of History, Ph.D., Washington
Janet Harris, Adjunct in Literature, Ph.D., North Texas
Adam Herring, Assistant Professor of Art History, Ph.D., Yale
Michael Holahan, Associate Professor of English, Ph.D., Yale
Calvin C. Jillson, Professor of Political Science, Ph.D., Maryland
Karl Kilinski II, Professor of Art History, Ph.D., Missouri
John Mirick Lewis, Associate Professor of English, M.A., Harvard
Donna Mayer-Martin, Associate Professor of Music History, Ph.D. University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
John McCarthy, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Ph.D., Purdue
Alexis M. McCrossen, Associate Professor of History, Ph.D., Harvard
Njoki McElroy, Adjunct in Literature, Ph.D., Northwestern
John A. Mears, Associate Professor of History, Ph.D., Chicago
Jack Myers, Professor of English, M.F.A., Iowa
Donald Niewyk, Professor of History, Ph.D., Tulane
Cecil O'Neal, Professor of Theatre, B.A., Wisconsin
Daniel Orlovsky, Professor of History, Ph.D., Harvard
Darwin Payne, Professor Emeritus of Communications, Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Gerald Perkus, Adjunct in Literature, Ph.D., Rochester
Benjamin Petty, Adjunct Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Ph.D., Boston
Jody Potts, Adjunct in Social Science, Ph.D., North Texas
Morton Prager, Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, Ph.D., Purdue
William Pulte, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Robert W. Rasberry, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Business Policy, Ph.D., Kansas
Sara Romersberger, Assistant Professor of Theatre, M.A., Illinois
Martha G. Satz, Assistant Professor of English, Ph.D., Texas (Dallas)
Jan Sayers, Adjunct in Communication, Ph.D., North Texas
Frederick Schmidt, Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality, Ph.D., Oxford
Kenneth Shields, Associate Professor of English, Ph.D., Edinburgh
Marcella Stark, Head of Reference Services, SMU Fondren Library, M.A., Minnesota
John Ubelaker, Professor of Biological Sciences, Ph.D., Colorado State
P. Gregory Warden, Professor of Art History, Ph.D., Bryn Mawr
Kathi Fisher Watts, Adjunct in English and Director of Evening Studies, M.A., SMU
Bonnie Wheeler, Associate Professor of English, Ph.D., Brown
Dawn Youngblood, Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology, Ph.D Southern Methodist University