Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Name & Synopsis	Contact Info	Photo
Thomas Carty Professor of History, Pre-law Advisor Interests U.S. religion U.S. politics	tcarty@springfield.edu (413) 748-3254
Laurel R. Davis-Delano Professor of Sociology Interests Race, gender, and sexual orientation Inequality and media	ldavis@springfield.edu (413) 748-3645
Ian Delahanty Associate Professor of History Interests 19th-century American history American Civil War and reconstruction American immigration and ethnic history	idelahanty@springfield.edu (413) 748-3646
Katherine Dugan CHAIR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, Associate Professor of Religion Interests Religion in the United States American Catholicism Religion and Gender Interfaith Studies	kdugan@springfield.edu (413) 748-3665
Wendy Franz Administrative Associate	wfranz@springfield.edu (413) 748-3646
Fernando Gonzalez De Leon Associate Professor of History	fgonzale@springfield.edu
Robert Gruber Associate Professor of Philosophy Interests Normative Ethics Environmental Ethics	rgruber@springfield.edu (413) 748-3646
LeThuy Hoang Associate Professor of Modern Languages	lhoang@springfield.edu (413) 748-3185
Susan Joel Emeritus Faculty Interests Globalization Families Gender	sjoel@springfield.edu (413) 748-3349
Misty Prigent Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Interests International Power Comparisons Border Studies Globalization World Order	mprigent@springfield.edu