Faculty and Staff
American studies faculty specialize in a range of subjects and methodologies, including literature, anthropology, history, art history, and communication studies.
The American studies curriculum is further enriched by cross-listing courses with other departments, including religion, history, film and media culture, and English and American literatures.
Faculty
Holly Allen
Associate Professor of American Studies
- Email:
- hallen@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2042
- Office:
- Axinn Center 245
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: M 11:15AM-12:45PM; W 1:00-2:00PM, or by Zoom appointment.
Susan Burch
Professor of American Studies
- Email:
- sburch@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5866
- Office:
- Axinn Center 249
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: (Zoom) Mondays, 4-5PM ET; Tuesdays 9-10:00AM ET; Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30AM ET, and by appointment. Please sign up for appointments: https://tinyurl.com/4ycbhftd
Deb Evans
Associate Professor of American Studies
- Email:
- devans@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3350
- Office:
- Axinn Center 247
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2022: Thursday 11:00 AM-1:00 PM and by appointment
Ellery Foutch
Associate Professor of American Studies
- Email:
- efoutch@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5768
- Office:
- Axinn Center 251
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: Tuesdays, 3:45-5:00 pm (in person); Wednesdays 11:00 am \e2\80\93 1:00 pm (via zoom)
Rachael Joo
Associate Professor of American Studies
- Email:
- rjoo@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5783
- Office:
- Axinn Center 248
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: Thurs 1-2 (in person); Weds 10-12 (use www.calendly.com/rjoo)
Karl Lindholm
Emeritus Dean of Advising, Assistant Professor of American Studies, First-Year Seminar Lecturer
- Email:
- lindholm@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- 331 Axinn Center
- Office Hours:
- Please email to schedule an appointment
Roberto Lint Sagarena
Professor of American Studies; Director, Intercultural Programs
- Email:
- rlintsagarena@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5508
- Office:
- Carr Hall 203
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: In Carr 203 on Tuesdays, 12-3pm by appointment.
William Nash
Professor of American Studies and English
- Email:
- nash@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5337
- Office:
- Axinn Center 250
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: Tues 1:30-3:00; Thurs 10:30-12:00
Michael Newbury
Fletcher D. Proctor Professor of American History
- Email:
- newbury@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5280
- Office:
- Axinn Center 252
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2022: Tuesday 8-9:00 AM; Thurs 11-12:30 PM; and by appointment.
Tim Spears
College Professor
- Email:
- spears@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5318
- Office:
- Axinn 202
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: In Axinn 202- Tuesday 1:00 to 3:00 PM, Wednesday 2:00 to 4:00PM, and by appointment.
Kit Wilson
Julian W. Abernethy Professor Emeritus of Humanities
- Email:
- wilson@middlebury.edu
- Office Hours:
- Email for appointment
Academic Coordinator
Molly Johnsen
Academic Department Coordinator: English, American Studies
- Email:
- mjohnsen@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5276
- Office:
- Axinn 306
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: M-Th 8am-3:30pm; Remote on Weds