People

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Erica Prussing, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Erica Prussing is an Associate Professor at the University of Iowa.
Lauren Rabinovitz

Lauren Rabinovitz, PhD

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Lauren Rabinovitz, Professor Emeritus, American Studies and Cinema, received her Ph.D. in American Civilization from the University of Texas at Austin.
John Raeburn

John Raeburn, PhD

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
John Raeburn is Professor Emeritus of American Studies and English at the University of Iowa.
Laura Rigal

Laura Rigal, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor Emeritus
Laura Rigal is associate professor emeritus of American Studies and English at the University of Iowa.
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Elizabeth Rodriguez Fielder, PhD

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, English
Dr. Elizabeth Rodriguez Fielder is a scholar of twentieth and twenty-first century transnational American literature and culture.
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Phillip Round, PhD

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus, English and Native American and Indigenous Studies
Phillip Round is Professor of English and Native American and Indigenous Studies.
John Rubio

John Rubio

Title/Position
PhD Candidate
Learn more about John Rubio, a PhD Candidate at the University of Iowa.
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Carrie Schuettpelz, MFA

Title/Position
Associate Professor of Practice, School of Planning and Public Affairs
Carrie Schuettpelz is an Associate Professor of Practice, focusing primarily on social policy, homelessness, and poverty.
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Eden Smith

Title/Position
Graduate and Curriculum Coordinator
Eden Smith is the Graduate and Curriculum Coordinator for the Departments of African American Studies, American Studies, Classics, Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies, and Religious Studies. After work, she enjoys knitting, spending time in coffee shops, and collecting antiques.
Jennifer Sterling

Jennifer Sterling, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor of Instruction
Jennifer Sterling is an Associate Professor at the University of Iowa.
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John Tappen

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
PhD Candidate
Learn more about John Tappen, a PhD student in American Studies who works as a teaching assistant at the University of Iowa.
Eric Vázquez

Eric Vázquez, PhD

Title/Position
Assistant Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Eric Vázquez is an assistant professor in American Studies and Latino Studies at University of Iowa.
Travis Vogan

Travis Vogan, PhD

Title/Position
Affiliate Faculty
Travis Vogan studies sport, media, and U.S. culture, focusing on film, TV, media industries, documentary, and ideas of high vs. low culture in these areas.
Stephen Warren

Stephen Warren, PhD

Title/Position
Professor
Stephen Warren is an professor within the field of Native American studies at the University of Iowa.
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Norah Wolfe

Title/Position
Admin Service Coordinator
Norah Wolfe is the Administrative Services Coordinator for Classics and Religious Studies. She has a Master of Music in Voice and Opera from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Iowa. She has performed in operas with the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, the Northwestern Opera Theater, and the University of Iowa Opera Theater.
Nick Yablon

Nick Yablon, PhD

Title/Position
Affiliate Faculty
Nick Yablon studies early U.S. cultural history, focusing on urban space, memory, monuments, material culture, and photography.