Faculty and Staff

Helena Mesa, Chair
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Indiana University; M.F.A. University of Maryland
Ph.D. University of Houston

Office: 402 Vulgamore Hall
Phone: 517/629-0340
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Rosina Hassoun
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies
B.S., M.S., Texas A&M University; A.B.D., Penn State University
Ph.D., University of Florida

Office: 300B Robinson Hall
Phone: 517/629-0658
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Michael Dixon
Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A., 1999, Arizona State University
M.F.A., 2005, University of Colorado at Boulder

Office: Bobbitt Visual Arts Center
Phone: 517/629-0616
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Lynn Verduzco-Baker
Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology
B.A., California State University, Fresno
M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan

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Catalina Pérez Abreu
Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., 2000, M.A., 2002, University of New Mexico
Ph.D., 2009, University of Notre Dame

Office: 106 Vulgamore Hall
Phone: 517/629-0333
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Yvonne Spence
Ethnic Studies Secretary

Office: Robinson Hall 205
Phone: 517/629-0396
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