Faculty

Dr. Sperry’s teaching and scholarship focus on American philosophy, social philosophy, epistemology, feminist theory and moral psychology. Her publications include “The Contested Marriage of Rorty and Feminism” in A Companion to Rorty (Wiley Blackwell, ed. Alan Malachowski, 2020) and “Dupes of...

Dr. Stoll’s main research interests are in the areas of literacy and thinking in the disciplines, social studies education and curriculum development. A former secondary teacher, he has worked in schools in the Chicago, New York City, and Kansas City metropolitan areas and currently collaborates...

Dr. Thomas' teaching philosophy is to prepare students to be productive and considerate educators through theoretical and authentic learning experiences. She gained teaching experience in middle grades mathematics in Dallas and Kansas City urban settings, where she was also certified to teach...

Originating from the state of New York, Dr. Jen Townsley is an instructor of voice, language diction and opera workshop at Jewell. Townsley has a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Music, where she was awarded the Harriette Yeckel Award, the...

Dr. Walters received a B.A. in English from Fort Hays State University, an M.A. in English and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Wichita State University, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Kansas. His scholarly essays, non-fiction essays, and short stories have appeared in magazines...

Dr. Washington holds a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and is trained in social psychology. He studies motivation and interest with an eye to create interventions to help people in their goal-pursuits. His work leverages conceptual metaphor theory (i.e., that metaphor is more than a figure of...

Courses taught by Dr. Wells are student-centered, culturally-inclusive and concept-driven. He teaches at all levels of the Spanish program; recent upper-level courses taught for Spanish majors and minors have explored things like art and politics in Chile, fantastic literature in Argentina and...