People

Catriona (Tina) Parratt

Catriona (Tina) Parratt, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor Emeritus
Catriona (Tina) Parratt is an Associate Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of Iowa.
Russell Peterson

Russell Peterson, PhD

Title/Position
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Russell Peterson is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Iowa.
Horace Porter

Horace Porter, PhD

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies
Horace Porter was the F. Wendell Miller Professor of English & American Studies. He served as chair of Iowa’s Department of American Studies from January 2012-July 31, 2017, when he retired from the university.
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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.
Ali Romano-McClain

Ali Romano-McClain

Title/Position
HR Generalist
Learn more about Ali Romano-McClain, an HR Generalist at the University of Iowa.
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Phillip Round, PhD

Title/Position
Professor, 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.
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.
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.