Use and create digital tools to research issues relevant to local and global communities
The CUAA digital humanities program is the intersection of technology and culture that calls on students to reinvent and lead the charge in digital creations.
$1000s in new scholarships exclusively for adult and post-traditional learners.
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Students from a variety of academic backgrounds such as history, English, computer science, philosophy, theology, and music will create digital research projects (multimodal compositions) to explore ethical, social, and religious issues relevant to local and global communities. Upon graduation, students will be prepared to enter the job market, working in private and public sector in positions such as web design, digital pedagogical design, digital art curation, archival research, and grant writing. Students, who wish to pursue further education, will be well prepared for doctoral studies in a variety of academic areas, including the digital humanities, English, history, and more.
Students in this program should expect:
- Individualized instruction and attention
- The freedom to research areas of self-interest within the humanities
- The ability to use and design digital tools to conduct this research
- The freedom to be creative and explore
- Ann Arbor
- Online
Application to be submitted for graduate admission.
- Once applications are on file, students will then be asked to submit their application documents to complete their files. This can be done by:
- Uploading the documents directly to their application portal
- E-mailing them to the admissions office
- Sending them via mail
- Students MUST have their official transcripts sent directly from the issuing institution – they cannot come from the student directly.
- Once all documents are on file, admissions will send the files over to the program director for final review.
- Once the program director has approved the student for admission into the program, admissions will process the student’s acceptance and notify the student via e-mail.
John Boonenberg DMA
Assistant Professor
Office: Kreft K210
Phone: (734) 995-7482
Email: john.boonenberg@cuaa.edu
Education
- BM - Piano Performance, The University of Michigan (2007)
- MM - Piano Performance, The Juilliard School (2009)
- DMA - Music Performance, University of Michigan (2012)
Teaching Interests
- Parish Music, Worship Arts, Hymnody, Worship Arts Leadership, Music Theory, Music Theory, Piano
Scott O. Chappuis Ph.D., M.A., B.A., B.S.
Assistant Professor
Office: Kreft 211
Phone: (734) 995-7383
Email: Scott.chappuis@cuaa.edu
Education
- Ph D - Media & Communication, Bowling Green State University (2018)
- MA - Communication, The University of Akron (2014)
- BA - Communication, Muskingum University (2012)
- BS - Mathematics, Muskingum University (2012)
Research Interests
- Media Bias
- Parasocial Relationships
Teaching Interests
- Media Studies
- Interpersonal Communication
Stephanie Guedet Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: Luther Hall 208L
Phone: (262) 243-4254
Email: stephanie.guedet@cuw.edu
Education
- Ph D - English Studies, Illinois State University (2017)
- MA - English , Bradley University (2003)
- BA - English , Taylor University (1991)
Research Interests
- Autobiography/Life writing
- Cultural Rhetorics
Teaching Interests
- Composition
- Rhetoric
Brian J. Gunderson
Department Chair - Modern Languages, Associate Professor
Phone: (262) 243-2103
Email: brian.gunderson@cuw.edu
Bio
Brian Gunderson teaches a wide range of Spanish courses at CUW. He is chair of the Modern Languages department. His research includes 20th and 21st Century Latin American Literature; in particular, he is interested in ethnic studies through literature and is the author of a book on the African heritage as seen through this time period's literature in Latin America where an African presence is purported to not exist.
Education
- Ph D - Spanish, Western Michigan University (2014)
- MA - Spanish, Western Michigan University (2008)
- MS - Adult, Continuing and Higher Education Administration/Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2021)
- BA - Spanish Studies B.A., German Studies B.A., University of Minnesota-Duluth (2005)
Presentations
- Gunderson, B. (2020). Finding Jesus at the Border: A Lutheran Theological Approach to Guiding Students to an Understanding Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Latinx Fiction in the George Floyd Era. Oral Presentation. Association of Lutheran College Faculties. Austin, TX.
- Gunderson, B. (2020). Latinx Representation as Required Reading, White Fragility and Make Your Home Among Strangers, by Jennine Capó Crucet.. Oral Presentation. Michigan Academy of Arts and Sciences Fall 2020. Southfield, MI.
- Gunderson, B. (2018). “La diáspora latinoamericana, los flujos migratorios y crímenes del estado contra sus ciudadanos: la vista desde el extranjero a sistemas de represión en Tu nombre en silencio de José María Pérez Gay”. Oral Presentation. 71st Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. Lexington, KY.
- Gunderson, B. (2017). "Amor en los tiempos globales: Un barrio del D.F. local y sus implicaciones en la literatura mexicana detectivesca del siglo XXI en 'La esquina de los Ojos Rojos', de Rafael Ramírez Heredia". Oral Presentation. 70th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. Lexington, KY.
- Gunderson, B. (2017). "La ironía, lo carnavalesco y los flujos migratorios que impregnan las Meta-narrativas de la Modernidad en 'Lejos de donde' de Edgardo Cozarinsky". Oral Presentation. Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters. Kalamazoo, MI.
Research Interests
- Ethnic Studies in Literature of 20th and 21st Century Latin America
- 21st Century Globalization in Mexican Literature
Teaching Interests
- Modern Latin American and Spanish Literature
- Cervantes, Medieval Spanish and Colonial Literature
Brian Harries PhD
Department Chair - English, Associate Professor
Office: Luther Hall 208L
Phone: (262) 243-4362
Email: brian.harries@cuw.edu
Bio
Brian Harries teaches early British literature in the Concordia English department, with an emphasis primarily on the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. He collaborates regularly with the History and Theater departments, and his research focuses on the Elizabethan theater as a site of cultural identity formation during the turbulent 16th century.
Education
- Ph D - English--Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama, University of Kansas (2010)
- MA - English--British/American Literature and Literary Theory, University of Kansas (2005)
- BA - English, University of Kansas (2002)
Contributions
- Harries, B. & Mobley, S. (2020). Shared Inquiry and (A)Synchronicity: Online Learning in a Freshman Humanities Class 51 (S01). (pp. S01). Sixteenth Century Studies.
- Harries, B. (2019). The Fall of Mediterranean Rome in Titus Andronicus State College, PA: Mediterranean Studies. http://www.psupre...
- Harries, B. (2018). Christian Free Will and Reader Free Will in Ryan North's To Be or Not to Be. Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching. 25 (2, pp. 2). Wichita, Kansas: Wichita State University.
- Harries, B. (2017). Luther and Wittenberg in Elizabethan Drama. Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
- Harries, B. (2017). Lutheran Influence in Europe and Britain. The Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Presentations
- Harries, B. (2019). "'The Spirit I've Seen May be the Devil': Luther and the Power of Angels and Demons in Hamlet. Paper. Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.
- Mobley, S. & Harries, B. (2019). The Virtues of Virtue: A Great Conversation in Western Education. Keynote/Plenary Address. Classical Education Conference. Mequon, WI.
- Harries, B., Moore, G., Kleinschmidt, M. & Warner, M., (2018). Unsettled Strangers: Early Modern Construction of Self and Gender in Foreign Spaces. Paper. Attending to Early Modern Women. Milwaukee, WI.
- Harries, B. (2018). Incorporating Early Textual Editing into an Undergraduate Research Project . Paper. Shakespeare Association of America. Los Angeles, CA.
- Harries, B. (2018). "I Know Her for a Spleeny Lutheran": An Elizabethan View of Wittenberg and Its Reformers. Keynote/Plenary Address. Bards in the Arb Lecture Series. St. Peter, MN.
Research Interests
- Elizabethan Drama, English 16th-century culture
- The Reformation
Teaching Interests
- Shakespeare, Medieval and Renaissance Literature
- Grammar and Language History
Steve Hendrix M.PA., M.Div., B.A.
Assistant Professor
Office: Science Building 119
Phone: (734) 995-7407
Email: stephen.hendrix@cuaa.edu
Education
- BA - Religious Studies, MidAmerica Nazarene University (1984)
- Political Science - Public Administration, University of Oklahoma (2013)
- Theology, Nazarene Theological Seminary (1993)
Research Interests
- Public Service Motivation
- Political Education
Teaching Interests
- Political Studies
- Political Science
R.S. Hill
Assistant Professor
Email: robert.hill1@cuaa.edu
Bio
Dr. Hill teaches history, with a concentration in United States social and cultural history. His research interests include the history of gender and the family and the scholarship of teaching and learning history.
Education
- Ph D - American history and culture, University of Michigan (2007)
- MA - American Studies, University of Alabama (1999)
- BA - English, University of Southern Mississippi (1997)
Research Interests
- Gender roles over time
- History of the family
Teaching Interests
- United States History
- Western Civilization
John Horgan
Assistant Professor
Office: Luther Hall 205E
Phone: (262) 243-4515
Email: john.horgan@cuw.edu
Bio
Dr. John C. Horgan earned his B.A. in history and political science at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, his M.A. in history at Marquette University and Doctor of Arts in Modern World History at St. John’s University in New York, New York. Dr. Horgan lives in Milwaukee with his wife Maureen and two children, Tommy and Maura.
Education
- Ph D - Modern World History, St. John's University (1997)
- MA - History, Marquette University (1989)
- BA - History / Political Science, Marquette University (1983)
Contributions
- Horgan, J. (2020). St. Anthony's Fire. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Surrey GU7 1HE: Ancient History Encyclopedia. https://www.ancie...
- Horgan, J. (2019). Antonine Plague. Ancient History Encyclopedia.
- Horgan, J. (2019). The Last Supper [TED-Ed lesson]. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia.
- Horgan, J. (2019). Why Were the Crusades Fought? [TED-Ed lesson]. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia.
- Horgan, J. (2019). The Design of Roman and Medieval Castles [TED-Ed lesson]. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia.
Research Interests
- History of epidemics
- History of food
Teaching Interests
- History of Epidemics & Diseases
- History of Food
Farah S. Kamw PhD
Assistant Professor
Office: Science Building 110
Email: farah.kamw@cuaa.edu
Education
- Ph D - Computer Science, Kent State University (2019)
- MS - Computer Science, University of Zakho (2011)
- BS - Computer Science, University of Baghdad (2005)
Contributions
- Ma, C., Zhao, Y., Curtis, A., Kamw, F., AL-Dohuki, S., Yang, J., Jamonnak, S. & Ali, I., (2020). CLEVis: A Semantic Driven Visual Analytics System for Community Level Events IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications.
- Jamonnak, S., Zhao, Y., Curtis, A., Al-Dohuki, S., Ye, X., Kamw, F. & Yang, J., (2020). GeoVisuals: a visual analytics approach to leverage the potential of spatial videos and associated geonarratives International Journal of Geographical Information Science. http://dx.doi.org...
- Kamw, F., Al-Dohuki, S., Zhao, Y., Eynon, T., Sheets, D., Yang, J., Ye, X. & Chen, W., (2020). Urban Structure Accessibility Modeling and Visualization for Joint Spatiotemporal Constraints 21 (1, pp. 1). IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. http://dx.doi.org...
- AL-Dohuki, S., Kamw, F., Zhao, Y., Ye, X., Yang, J. & Jamonnak, S., (2019). An Open Source TrajAnalytics Software for Modeling, Transformation and Visualization of Urban Trajectory Data. 2019 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC). IEEE. http://dx.doi.org...
- Kamw, F., Al-Dohuki, S., Zhao, Y., Yang, J., Ye, X. & Chen, W., (2019). Visually Analyzing Latent Accessibility Clusters of Urban POIs Porto: 10th EuroVis Workshop on Visual Analytics, Porto, Portugal, June 2019, Eurographics Association.
Research Interests
- Information Visualization and Visual Analytics
- Database Management ( SQL Database, Document Database, Graph Database, Spatial Database)
Teaching Interests
- Database Design
- Programming and Software Engineering
Theresa A. Kenney PhD, MFA, BFA
Professor
Office: Loeber Hall 107
Phone: (262) 243-4509
Email: Theresa.kenney@cuw.edu
Bio
Dr. Kenney has been on faculty of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and is presently a full professor of Concordia University, Wisconsin. Areas of expertise include; drawing, advanced drawing, design, graphic design, color theory, animation, history of design and art education for both graduate and undergraduates. As the creative director for Graphic Outlook, an in house senior level design firm at Concordia University Dr. Kenney is a leader in service learning and working with non profits organizations, businesses and communities throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. .
Education
- Ph D - Art Education, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (2006)
- MFA - Film & Video, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (1994)
- Audio Visual Advanced Learning, IATSE INTERNATIONAL TRAINING TRUST (2019)
- Computer Graphics and Animation, Milwaukee Public Television (1993)
- Drawing, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (1992)
- Technology, Linkedin Learning (2019)
- Technology, Linkedin Learning (2019)
Contributions
- Kenney, T. (2002). Instructor's Manual with Tests History of Art . History of Art Marilyn Stokstad Pearson Education. 1 (3rd). (pp. 3rd). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education/ Prentice Hall.
Presentations
- Kenney, T. (2019). Oh My Gouache. Oral Presentation. Wisconsin Art Education Association 2019 Conference. Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Research Interests
- Teaching all subject matter through Art, Makers Spaces, Urban Agriculture, Mycology,
Teaching Interests
- Communciation Design
- Illustration, Animation, Figure Drawing, Observational Drawing
Georgia Kreiger Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President - Assistant Vice President of Academics for Ann Arbor Campus, Professor
Office: Student Services - CUAA 104
Phone: (734) 995-7513
Email: georgia.kreiger@cuaa.edu
Bio
My lifelong passion for language and artistic expression has brought me to Concordia University, where I share my love of the literary with our students.
Education
- Ph D - English Literature, West Virginia University (2006)
- MA - English Literature, West Virginia University (1998)
- BS - English, Frostburg State University (1995)
Contributions
- Kreiger, G. (2018). How to Restore an Abandoned Garden at a House You Bought In Ypsi. Bear River Review. Ann Arbor: Bear River Review.
Presentations
- Kreiger, G. (2018). Rescuing Emerson in the Contemporary College Classroom. Oral Presentation. MASAL Annual Conference. Lansing.
Research Interests
- Trauma in Life Writing
- Nineteenth-Century Women Writers
Teaching Interests
- Creative Writing
- American Literature
Erin Laverick Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President - Assistant Vice President of Academics, Professor
Office: Kreft 235
Phone: (734) 995-7391
Email: erin.laverick@cuaa.edu
Education
- Ph D - English, Bowling Green State University (2008)
- MA - English, Illinois State University (2002)
- BA - English, University Wisconsin-Green Bay (2000)
Contributions
- Laverick, E. (2020). "Welcome, Share, Celebrate: Creating a Safe and Inclusive Classroom for ELs". The New Teacher's Guide to Overcoming Common Challenges: Curated Advice from Award-winning Teachers".
- Laverick, E. (2018). Project-Based Learning to Promote Language Skill Development: A Sample Reflection TESOL Press. http://blog.tesol...
- Laverick, E. (2018). Project-Based Learning (1st, pp. 1st). Annapolis Junction, MD: TESOL Press. https://sites.tes...
- Laverick, E. (2018). Quick Tip: 4 Steps for Designing and Implementing Project-Based Learning Alexandria, VA: TESOL Connection. http://newsmanage...
Presentations
- Laverick, E. & (2020). Two Parents' Preceptions of Remote Learning during COVID-19. Oral Presentation. Tech & Trek. Hiram, OH.
- Laverick, E. (2019). Bridging Cultures through the Digital Humanities. Oral Presentation. Interchanges. Tully Cross, Ireland.
- Laverick, E. (2019). Who Tells your Story? Using Hamilton to Teach Rhetorical Conventions and Writing Skills. Paper. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Pittsburgh, PA.
Research Interests
- Second language writing theory and pedagogy
- Best practices for internationalizing campuses
Teaching Interests
- First year writing
- Rhetorical theory and history
Scott E. Yakimow Ph.D., M.Div.
Professor
Office: Krieger 114
Phone: (734) 995-7411
Email: scott.yakimow@cuaa.edu
Bio
Rev. Dr. Scott Yakimow arrived at Concordia University Ann Arbor after spending five years as a mechanical engineer working in hydraulics, another four as a missionary in both East Africa and Morocco, and five years as an Associate Professor at Concordia - Portland. His academic interests cover the areas of philosophical theology and comparative religion. Most specifically, he is interested in scriptural logics, particularly those exhibited by pre-modern Christian exegesis, contemporary Lutheran theology, and medieval Islamic tafsir, analyzing them through the thought of the American philosopher, Charles S. Peirce and the contemporary Jewish philosopher, Peter Ochs. This interest leads him to investigate such diverse areas such as Lutheran confessional theology, pragmatic philosophy, ethics, scriptural exegesis and Islam. Scott is married to Miriam, and they have five children together. His interests include enjoying his family, mountain biking, hiking, reading, and traveling.
Education
- Ph D - Comparative Scripture, Interpretation, and Practice, University of Virginia (2014)
- M Div - Concordia Seminary (2004)
- MA - Comparative Scripture, Interpretation, and Practice, University of Virginia (2011)
- MA - Islamic Studies, Luther Seminary (1999)
- BS - Mechanical Engineering, Valparaiso University (1994)
- Valparaiso University (1994)
- Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic Language Institute in Fez (2006)
Contributions
- Yakimow, S. (2020). Spreading Open the Letter and Peering Inside: Gregory Nazianzen, Scriptural Pragmatism, and Doctrinal Development 19 (1, pp. 1). The Journal of Scriptural Reasoning. https://jsr.shant...
- Yakimow, S. (2019). Testing the Spirits: The Early Church on Judging Prophecy and Prophets 6 (1, pp. 1). Ann Arbor, MI: Concordia Theological Journal.
- Yakimow, S. (2016). Signs of Transformation: Communicating the Gospel in an Age of Nones and Dones 24 (2, pp. 2). Lutheran Mission Matters.
Presentations
- Yakimow, S. (2020). Signs of Transformation: A Semiotic Approach to a Lutheran Engagement with the World. Lecture. Tri-Circuit Gathering. LCMS Michigan District offices.
- Yakimow, S. (2016). Inquiring into Inquiry. Paper. Theological Educators Conference. Irvine, California.
- Yakimow, S. (2015). Proclamatory Pragmatism: An Investigation into the Lutheran Logic of Law and Gospel. Lecture. Puget Sound Pastor's Conference. Whidbey Island, WA.
- Yakimow, S. (2015). The Role of Doctrine in the Church’s Life. Lecture. Oregon Pastor's Conference. Bend, OR.
- Yakimow, S. (2014). Doctrine and Truth. Lecture. Bi-Circuit Gathering. Portland, OR.
Research Interests
- Biblical Interpretation / Hermeneutics
- Theology and Science
Teaching Interests
- Philosophical Theology
- Scriptural Pragmatism