Regular Faculty
Mary Christianakis, Co-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.
Malek Moazzam-Doulat, Co-Chair
Resident Associate 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.
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.
Non-Tenure Track Faculty
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)
Kimiko Elguea
Visiting Assistant Professor, Critical Theory & Social Justice
A.B., M.A., Occidental College; J.D., Loyola Law School
David Guignion
Visiting Assistant Professor, Critical Theory & Social Justice
B.A., Bishop's University; M.A., Ph.D., Western University
Marisol León
Visiting Assistant Professor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.A., Yale University; M.A., Loyola Marymount University; J.D., U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Marisol León teaches CTSJ 212, 214, 221, and 250 – courses related to critical theory, inequity, resistance movements, and the law. Her courses are designed for students passionate about social justice work and/or using the law as a tool for positive social change.
Promise Li
Visiting Instructor, Critical Theory & Social Justice
A.B., Occidental College; M., A., Princeton University; Ph.D., Princeton University (in progress)
Affiliated Faculty
Viviana MacManus
Associate 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.