Regular Faculty
Mary Christianakis, Chair
Professor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.A., UCLA; M. Ed., UCLA; M.A., Loyola Marymount University; Ph.D., UC Berkeley
Mary Christianakis is a professor of language, literacy, and culture. She studies literacy development, language, and discourse from a critical sociocritical perspective.
Glenn A. Elmer Griffin
Professor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.A., Pacific Union College; Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
Glenn A. Elmer Griffin, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Critical Theory and Social Justice.
Caroline Heldman
Professor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.A., Washington State University; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Caroline Heldman specializes in the presidency, media, gender, and race in the American context.
Non-Tenure Track Faculty
Salam Al-Marayati
Professor of the Practice, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.S., M.B.,A., University of California, Los Angeles
Henry Aoki
Visiting Instructor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.A., Macalester College; P.h.D.,University of Southern California (in progress)
Claire Crawford
Visiting Instructor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.A., George Washington University; M.A., Georgetown University; Ph.D., University of Southern California. (in progress)
Caitlin Joy Dobson
Visiting Instructor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.A., Michigan State University; M.A., University of Southern California; Ph.D., University of Southern California (in progress)
Marisol León
Visiting Assistant Professor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.A., Yale University; M.A., Loyola Marymount University; J.D., U.C. Berkeley
Marisol León teaches courses related to critical theory, resistance movements, inequity, and the law.
Malek Moazzam-Doulat
Resident Assistant Professor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.A., Occidental College; Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook
Prof. Moazzam-Doulat teaches courses on social and political philosophy.
Affiliated Faculty
Viviana MacManus
Assistant Professor, Spanish and French Studies
B.A., Occidental College; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Viviana Beatriz MacManus’s research and teaching focuses on Latin American and Latinx feminist theory, literature, film, and cultural studies.