Bunce Hall

American Studies

Faculty & Staff

Our professors are among the leading instructors at Rowan University, nearly all holding the Ph.D. and all experienced teachers. The Program Coordinator, American Studies Advisory Board, and Advising Director are senior faculty who are well published in their fields and accomplished educators. Trained in History, Political Science, Sociology, English, Teacher Education, Religious Studies and Philosophy, they care deeply about the quality of your university education.

James Abbott , Professor, Coordinator for American Studies

Dianne Ashton, Professor

William Carrigan, Professor

Harriet Hartman, Professor

Lee B. Kress, Professor

Ellen Miller, Associate Professor

Bernadyne Weatherford, Professor

Emily Blanck, Assistant Professor

Matthew Lund, Associate Professor

Maria Sudeck, Associate Professor

Catherine Parrish, Assistant Professor

Joe Coulombe, Associate Professor


James Abbott
Professor of Sociology
856-256-4885
abbott@rowan.edu

Dianne Ashton
Professor of Philosophy/Religion
856-256-4076
ashtond@rowan.edu

William Carrigan
Professor of History
856-256-3986
carrigan@rowan.edu

Harriet Hartman
Associate Professor of Sociology
856-256-3787
hartman@rowan.edu

Lee B. Kress
Professor of History
856-256-3987
lbkress@rowan.edu

Ellen Miller
Associate Professor of Philosophy/Religion
856-256-4835
millere@rowan.edu

Bernadyne Weatherford
Professor of Political Science
856-256-4889
weatherford@rowan.edu

Emily Blanck
Assistant Professor of History and American Studies
856-256-4500, x3994
blancke@rowan.edu

Matthew Lund
Associate Professor of Philosophy
856-256-4539
lund@rowan.edu

Maria Sudeck
Associate Professor and Chairperson of Teacher Education
856-256-436
sudeck@rowan.edu

Catherine Parrish
Assistant Professor of English
856-256-4324
parrish@rowan.edu

Joe Coulombe
Associate Professor of English
856-256-4832
coulombe@rowan.edu