International Studies Faculty
Involving faculty from every division of the College and eight different disciplines, International Studies offers diverse courses and perspectives. It allows students to shape their own curriculum based on these participating fields, which are as diverse as music and economics or environmental studies and anthropology. Furthermore, IS supports area studies by giving appropriate credit and reinforcement for students' academic work abroad. The major provides valuable structure to guide students in selecting appropriate courses and integrating their interests.Stephen Volz
Associate Professor of History, R. Todd Ruppert Professor in International Studies and Director of the International Studies Program, Director
Areas of Expertise: Southern Africa, colonialism, history of religion
Contact Information:
Seitz House 06
740-427-5836
volzs@kenyon.edu
Read Stephen Volz's biography.
Eliza J. Ablovatski [On Leave Spring 2013]
Associate Professor of History
Areas of Expertise: Modern Europe, especially Germany and Central/East Central Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; European Jewish and women's history, East European and German film and literature, socialism, war, and revolution.
Contact Information:
Seitz House 05
740-427-5892
ablovatskie@kenyon.edu
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Joseph A. Adler
Professor of Asian Studies and Religous Studies
Areas of Expertise: Chinese religions, Japanese religions, Buddhism
Contact Information:
O'Connor House 204
740-427-5290
adlerj@kenyon.edu
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Read Joseph Adler's biography.
Jianhua Bai
Professor of Chinese
Areas of Expertise: Foreign language pedagogy, linguistics, computer-assisted language instruction
Contact Information:
bai@kenyon.edu
Jean Blacker
Professor Emeritus of French
Areas of Expertise: 12th-century Anglo-Norman literature and chronicles, 12th-century Latin historical narrative, Arthurian legends and the Norman Conquest
Contact Information:
blacker@kenyon.edu
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Sarah Blick
Professor of Art History
Areas of Expertise: Medieval Art History, Asian Art History
Contact Information:
Gund Gallery 116
740.427.5347
blicks@kenyon.edu
Ruth W. Dunnell
James P. Storer Professor of Asian History
Areas of Expertise: Chinese and Inner-Asian history from eleventh century to present, Mongol Empire.
Contact Information:
Seitz House 04
740-427-5323
dunnell@kenyon.edu
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Ennis B. Edmonds
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Chair
Areas of Expertise: African diaspora religions, religion in America, sociology of religion, and Caribbean society and culture.
Contact Information:
Ascension Hall 312
740-427-5726
edmondse@kenyon.edu
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Katherine Hedeen
Associate Professor of Spanish
Contact Information:
Ascension Hall 009
740-427-5063
hedeenk@kenyon.edu
Jennifer L. Johnson
Associate Professor of Sociology
Contact Information:
johnsonj@kenyon.edu
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Nurten Kilic-Schubel
Assistant Professor of History
Areas of Expertise: Islamic History, History of Central Eurasia, Ottoman History, Women and Gender in Islamic History
Contact Information:
Seitz House 02
740-427-5320
kilicn@kenyon.edu
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Joseph L. Klesner
Professor of Political Science, Associate Provost
Contact Information:
klesner@kenyon.edu
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Travis Landry
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Contact Information:
Ascension Hall 109
740-427-5898
landryt@kenyon.edu
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Maria Mendonça
Associate Professor in Asian Music and Culture
Contact Information:
Storer Hall 028
740-427-5723
mendoncam@kenyon.edu
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Linda Metzler
Professor of Spanish (on leave 2012-2013)
Contact Information:
Acland House 20
740-427-5639
metzler@kenyon.edu
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Michelle S. Mood
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
Areas of Expertise: Chinese Politics, Chinese rural development, political economy of development, women in politics, globalization
Contact Information:
Acland House 21
740-427-5429
moodm@kenyon.edu
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Natalia L. Olshanskaya
Professor of Russian (on leave 2011-12)
Areas of Expertise: Translation theory, cinema studies, stylistic analysis of texts and genres
Contact Information:
Ascension Hall 111
740-427-5278
olshanskayan@kenyon.edu
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Charles Piano
Professor Emeritus of Spanish
Areas of Expertise: Latin American novel, Latin American short story, Argentine literature
Contact Information:
piano@kenyon.edu
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Víctor Rodríguez-Núñez
Associate Professor of Spanish
Contact Information:
rnunezv@kenyon.edu
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Clara Román-Odio
Professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature
Contact Information:
Ascension Hall 110
740-427-5275
romanodioc@kenyon.edu
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David M. Rowe
R. Todd Ruppert Professor in International Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science
Contact Information:
Acland House 03
740-427-5162
rowed@kenyon.edu
Nayef H Samhat
Provost & Professor of International Studies and Political Science
Areas of Expertise: International relations theory, international political economy, politics of the Middle East
Contact Information:
Ransom Hall
740-427-5114
samhatn@kenyon.edu
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Kai P. Schoenhals
Professor Emeritus of History
Areas of Expertise: Middle East, Russian and Soviet history, eastern Europe since 1918, Germany since the reformation, socialism, Latin America
Contact Information:
schoenha@kenyon.edu
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Edward M. Schortman
J. Kenneth Smail Professor of Anthropology
Areas of Expertise: Archaeology, Mesoamerica, politics, trade, history of theory
Contact Information:
201 Palme House
740-427-5813
schortma@kenyon.edu
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Vernon James Schubel
Professor of Religious Studies
Contact Information:
Ascension Hall 001
740-427-5801
schubel@kenyon.edu
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Marta Sierra
Associate Professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature
Contact Information:
Ascension Hall 003
740-427-5409
sierram@kenyon.edu
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Wendy F. Singer
Roy T. Wortman Distinguished Professor of History
Areas of Expertise: History of India and South Asia, Indian politics, globalization and migration, transnational communities
Contact Information:
Seitz House 08
740-427-5324
singerw@kenyon.edu
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William Suarez-Potts
Associate Professor of History
Areas of Expertise: Latin American history, Mexican history, business, economic, legal and labor history, international relations
Contact Information:
Seitz House 01
740-427-5327
suarezpottsw@kenyon.edu
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David N. Suggs
Professor of Anthropology
Contact Information:
109 Palme House
740-427-5851
suggs@kenyon.edu
Anna Xiao Dong Sun
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Asian Studies
Areas of Expertise: Sociology of religion, sociology of culture, contemporary revival of Confucianism
Contact Information:
Ralston House 203
740-427-5853
suna@kenyon.edu
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Chengjuan Sun
Assistant Professor of Chinese
Contact Information:
Ascension Hall 311
740-427-5060
sunc@kenyon.edu
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Hideo Tomita
Professor of Japanese
Areas of Expertise: Japanese linguistics (syntax, semantics, discourse analysis, pragmatics), communicative language teaching
Contact Information:
Ascension Hall 212
740-427-5800
tomita@kenyon.edu
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Patricia A. Urban
J. Kenneth Smail Professor of Anthropology
Areas of Expertise: Archaeology, Mesoamerica, settlement patterns, ceramics, women in Latin America, ancient and modern Maya cultures
Contact Information:
207 Palme House
740-427-5814
urban@kenyon.edu
Stephen E. Van Holde
Associate Professor of Political Science
Contact Information:
O'Connor House 107
740-427-5638
vanholde@kenyon.edu
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Yan Zhou
Visual Resources Curator and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History
Areas of Expertise: Modern and Contemporary Art, Chinese Art History
Contact Information:
Gund Gallery 113
740-427-5193
zhouy@kenyon.edu