Core Faculty and Staff

John Kinder (Director)John Kinder, Associate Professor of American Studies, History
Associate Professor of American Studies; History

john.kinder@okstate.edu | 405-744-8198 | 159 Social Sciences and Humanities

Areas of Expertise: Cultural History of War; Disability Studies; Zoo History;
Animal Studies


Stacy Takacs Stacy Takacs, Professor of American Studies, English
Professor of American Studies; English

stacy.takacs@okstate.edu | 918-594-8331 | 2221 Main Hall (T); 311E Morrill Hall (S)

Areas of Expertise: TV & Media Studies; Popular Culture;
Post-9/11 Culture


William Merrill DeckerBill Decker, Professor of English
Professor of English

william.decker@okstate.edu | 405-744-9474 | 211A Morrill Hall


Bin LiangBin Lang, Professor of Sociology, American Studies
Professor of Sociology; American Studies

bin.liang@okstate.edu | 918-594-8286 | 2223 Main Hall (T); 411 Social Sciences and Humanities

Areas of Expertise: Law and society; globalization; comparative legal systems; the Chinese legal system; crime & deviance.


Louise SiddonsLouise Siddons, Associate Professor of Art History
Associate Professor of Art

louise.siddons@okstate.edu | 405-744-6086 | 101 Bartlett Center (S)

Areas of Expertise: Art History; American Art;
Native Art


Lindsey C. SmithLindsey Claire Smith, Associate Professor of English
Associate Professor of English

lindsey.c.smith@okstate.edu | 405-744-6255 | 109F Morrill Hall (S)

Areas of Expertise: American Indians Studies; Global Indigenous Studies; Native American Literature


David GrayDavid Gray, Visiting Assistant Professor of American Studies
Teaching Assistant Professor of American Studies, OSU Tulsa

david.gray11@okstate.edu | 918-594-8288 | 2216 Main Hall (T)

Areas of Expertise: History of US Capitalism; Motivation; Propaganda; Labor; Business Cultures

 


Reanae McNeal 

Teaching Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Programs

reanae.mcneal@okstate.edu | Social Sciences and Humanities

Areas of Expertise: Cultural Rhetorics; African Native American Studies; African American Studies; American Indian Studies; Gender and Women’s Studies

 

 

 

Tom Jorsch 

Lecturer of American Studies

tjorsch@okstate.edu | Social Sciences and Humanities

Areas of Expertise: US History; Radicalism in America; US Politics; Truth and Reconciliation

 

 


Staff


Susan OliverSusan Oliver, Sr. Admin Support Specialist
Sr. Administrative Support Specialist (STW), History and American Studies

susan.oliver@okstate.edu | 405-744-5680 | 101 Social Sciences and Humanities

 

 


Advisors


Anthony Valentine

Undergraduate Advisor (Stillwater)

anthony.valentine@okstate.edu | 405-744-5658 | 213 Life Sciences East (S)                                        


Angel Ray
Academic Counselor (Tulsa)

bangel@okstate.edu | 918-594-8355 | Academic Services, 130 North Hall (T)


Sherry Clegg
Academic Counselor (Tulsa)

sclegg@okstate.edu | 918-594-8355 | Academic Services, 130 North Hall (T)