Faculty/Staff Profiles
The ECS department has recruited a strong faculty with varying perspectives and an exceptional group of graduate students. By building a vibrant and energetic department, we are able to enjoy an exciting intellectual climate that brings together the insights of many different research traditions and many different groups. We have a mix of critical scholars with overlapping research interests and strong disciplinary roots. One faculty member studies the education of Indigenous people (Cynthia Benally), two are educational sociologists (Leticia Alvarez Gutiérrez, William Smith), one is a curriculum researcher (Karen Johnson), two are educational philosophers (Audrey Thompson, Frank Margonis), and two study language and education (Veronica Valdez, Wenyang Sun). Additionally, we have José Gutiérrez who specializes in cognitive development and math education and Frankie Santos Lannan who focuses on college access and success of minoritized students. Added to our research interests, our faculty bring together life experiences of African Americans, American Indians, Chinese, Latinxs/Indigenous, Pacific Islanders, Jewish Americans, and European Americans. The faculty teach a variety of courses focused on the history, social, cultural, feminist, literary, political, economic, and linguistic contexts of BIPOC in the United States and abroad.
Many of our faculty have strong academic connections in Ethnic Studies & Gender Studies. Dr. William Smith has a joint appointment in the area of African American Studies.
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Faculty
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Veronica Valdez - View Profile |
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Leticia Alvarez Gutiérrez- View Profile |
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Cynthia Benally - View Profile |
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José Francisco Gutiérrez - View Profile Assistant Professor SAEC 3283 jose.gutierrez@utah.edu 801-587-7814 Office Hours: Mondays, 1 - 4 p.m. and Fridays by appointment |
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Alexander Hyres - View Profile Assistant Professor SAEC 3271 alexander.hyres@utah.edu 801-587-7814 Office Hours: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. or by appointment |
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Josephine Amoakoh Associate Director, APEX Program SAEC Office Hours: Monday-Th, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. or by appointment |
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Frankie Santos Laanan - View Profile Professor SAEC 3202E frankie.laanan@utah.edu 801-587-1711 Office Hours: By appointment |
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William Smith - View Profile Professor SAEC 3286 william.smith@utah.edu 801-587-0354 Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 3 - 5 p.m. |
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Wenyang Sun - View Profile Assistant Professor wenyang.sun@utah.edu 801-587-7803 Office Hours: Thursdays, 2 - 4 p.m. |
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Jeremy Horne - View Profile Assistant Professor Office Hours: Fridays, 2 - 4 p.m. |
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Tuba Yilmaz - View Profile Assistant Professor SAEC 3292 btuba.yilmaz@utah.edu 801-587-7814 Office Hours: Tuesdays, 1 - 3 p.m. |
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Omi Salas-SantaCruz - View Profile Office Hours: Wednesdays, 2 - 4 p.m. |
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Miguel Trujillo - View Profile Assistant Professor (Clinical) Office Hours: Wednesdays at the UNP house from 2- 3 p.m. and virtual hour on Fridays from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
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Jason Newnum Academic Advisor SAEC 3282 Office Hours: M, W, Th, F: 8am-5pm; T: works remotely |
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Sarah Vorsheck Administrative Assistant SAEC 3284 Office Hours: M, T, Th, F: 8:15-4:45pm; W: works remotely |
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Donna Deyhle Professor Emerita donna.deyhle@utah.edu |
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Karen A. Johnson - View Profile Professor Emerita Johnson.karen.ann@utah.edu |
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Harvey Kantor - View Profile |
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Audrey Thompson - View Profile Professor Emerita audrey.thompson@utah.edu |
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Frank Margonis - View Profile |
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