The Honors Program offers students numerous opportunities to mix and mingle with professors, staff, and their peers.

Honors Staff Bios 

David D. Doyle, Jr.
University Honors Program Director

Dr. Doyle was raised in northern New Hampshire and graduated from Plymouth State College in New Hampshire with a degree in History.  A Master’s Degree in American History followed from New York University.  Working with historians Martin Duberman, David Nasaw, and Randolph Trumbach, Dr. Doyle completed the Ph.D. in American History from the City University of New York.  His fields of interest within American History are the study of gender and sexuality and he is currently at work on a book examining male sexuality in late nineteenth century New York and New England.  He has published reviews and articles in Reviews in American History, and The Journal of the History of Sexuality, and the American Historical Association Lesbian & Gay History Newsletter.

Dr. Doyle teaches both sections of the U.S. History survey and an interdisciplinary Cultural Formations course, “Sex in America: An Introduction", which has readings in American history, anthropology, literary criticism, biology, and psychology.  Dr. Doyle is the recipient of two of the highest awards at SMU: the Rotunda Outstanding Faculty award ('05-'06) and the "M" Award ('06-'07).

James K. Longhofer
Honors Program Coordinator, 2007-08

James Longhofer is a senior political science, economics, and public policy major from Houston, Texas. He graduated from St. John's High School in 2004 and is a Hunt Scholar at SMU. In addition to working for the University Honors Program, James is involved with Student Senate and Hilltopics, a student-produced opinion journal.