Use and create digital tools to research issues relevant to local and global communities
The mission of the Digital Humanities program at Concordia University Ann Arbor is to foster inter-disciplinary knowledge through the analysis and creation of digital texts, promote life-long learning, and equip students with the technological skills required for the global job market.
$1000s in new scholarships exclusively for adult and post-traditional learners.
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The technological landscape is evolving rapidly. Many businesses, schools, churches, and entrepreneurs rely on digital technologies such as data visualization, data mining, and social media to make informed business decisions, advertise and market, improve employee productivity, and more. If you’re looking for a graduate program in the humanities, look no further than Concordia’s online master’s in digital humanities. You’ll graduate equipped with the technical skills required for the evolving job market while building your foundation holistically, so you can advocate for the humane and ethical use of technology, no matter your industry or workspace.
By completing CUAA's online Master of Arts in the digital humanities, you will be able to do the following:
- Use Python to code and create web-based texts
- Use Adobe Creative Suite to create graphic images appropriate for social media and other marketing venues
- Create, use, and analyze data visualizations in order to make well-informed decisions
- Create, use, and analyze geographical information systems in order to make informed decisions
- Use rhetorical strategies for collaborating and communicating with specific audiences (colleagues, potential clients, customers, parishioners, etc.)
- Create and use digital archives
Learn more with a glimpse at our Free Digital Storytelling course.
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
- Fully online, self-paced courses in a convenient eight-week format
After completing all your coursework, you will have the opportunity to apply your skills and knowledge by completing either a practicum or a thesis. Practicums may be completed at your place of employment in which you will be required to complete a special project focusing on a topic introduced within the digital humanities coursework. The project will be grounded in current research but is a more practical and hands-on project.
The thesis requires in-depth research on a topic of choice and involves writing an academic paper or multimodal compositions. Students, who choose to write a thesis, will work closely with faculty in the department to ensure they produce quality graduate-level work.
Check out a graduate student and his digital humanities project!
- Ann Arbor
- Online
Application to be submitted for graduate admission.
- All students applying for admission to the program must have:
- Overall GPA of 3.0
- And must submit the following:
- Online application
- All undergraduate transcripts
- Two letters of recommendation
- One-page statement of purpose
- 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.
- Students, who have earned graduate credits at a different institution or in a different CUWAA graduate program, may transfer up to 6 academic credits of work (up to 15 credits may be transferred beginning July 1, 2022). All transfer work is at the discretion of the program director. For more information, please contact Dr. Erin Laverick at Erin.Laverick@cuaa.edu.
John Boonenberg
DMA
Assistant Professor
Office: Kreft K210
Phone: (734) 995-7482

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

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

Education
- Ph D - English Studies, Illinois State University (2017)
- MA - English , Bradley University (2003)
- BA - English , Taylor University (1991)
Presentations
- Guedet, S. (2021). Another Way to Think about Plagiarism (Recorded Session). Lecture. Beg, Borrow, or Steal: Why Plagiarism Matters to Students and Faculty. virtual/Zoom.
- Guedet, S. (2021). Give Feedback Efficiently and Effectively. Lecture. March Center Faculty Development Session. virtual/Zoom.
- Guedet, S. (2021). Timely Feedback for Writing Assignments. Lecture. Achieving Success in Timely Student Feedback. virtual/Zoom.
- Guedet, S. (2020). Critical Thinking in Introduction to Composition. Lecture. Humanities Roundtable: Approaches to Critical Thinking/Problem Solving. virtual/Zoom.
Research Interests
- Autobiography/Life writing
- Cultural Rhetorics
Teaching Interests
- Composition
- Rhetoric
Brian J. Gunderson
Department Chair - Department of Multicultural Studies, Associate Professor
Phone: (262) 243-2103
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. (2021). Leyendo La transmigración de los cuerpos durante una pandemia: Yuri Herrera, México y su respuesta ante el coronavirus. Oral Presentation. Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. Lexington, KY.
- 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.
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
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. (2021). Shared Inquiry and (A)Synchronicity: Online Learning in a Freshman Humanities Class 51 (S01). (pp. S01). Sixteenth Century Studies.
- Harries, B. Speaking for the Dead: Deciphering Corpses in Early Modern Drama. The Shakespearean Death Arts. London: Palgrave.
- Harries, B. & Moore, G. (2021). Undergraduate Archival Research in Early Modern Studies: Digital Possibilities for Small Colleges and Universities 7 Arlington, TX: Early Modern Studies Journal.
- 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.
Presentations
- Harries, B. (2021). "The scene is now transported”: Positioning and Moving the Audience in Two Outdoor Shakespeare Productions at Concordia University Wisconsin. Paper. Shakespeare Association of America. Austin, TX (virtual) .
- 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.
Research Interests
- Elizabethan Drama, English 16th-century culture
- The Reformation
Teaching Interests
- Shakespeare, Medieval and Renaissance Literature
- Grammar and Language History
Elizabeth Hartig
MLIS
Coordinator of Library Services, Adjunct Professor
Phone: (734) 995-7314

Education
- MLS - Academic Library Services, Wayne State University (2016)
- MS - Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education, Concordia University Ann Arbor (2019)
Teaching Interests
- Digital Libraries
Steve Hendrix
M.PA., M.Div., B.A.
Assistant Professor
Office: Science Building 119
Phone: (734) 995-7407

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
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
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. (2022). Columbian Exchange. World History Encyclopedia. Brook House Mint Street Godalming Surrey GU7 1HE: World History Encyclopedia. https://www.world...
- Horgan, J. (2021). King's Evil World History Encyclopedia. https://www.world...
- Horgan, J. (2020). St. Anthony's Fire. Ancient History Encyclopedia. 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.
Presentations
- Horgan, J. (2022). The Last Supper: The World's Most Famous Dinner Party. Oral Presentation. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Horgan, J. (2022). The Wisdom of Dr. Seuss. Oral Presentation. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Horgan, J. (2021). Insanely Shakespeare!. Oral Presentation. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Horgan, J. (2021). Human Zoos: The Invention of the Savage. Oral Presentation. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Horgan, J. (2020). Stay Out of the Water!: Sea Monsters. Oral Presentation. Greenfield, Wisconsin.
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

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
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.
Coordinator - CUAA Commencements, Professor
Office: Science Building 120
Phone: (734) 995-7513
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

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. (2021). Using the Musical Hamilton to Scaffold to Academic Literacy. Oral Presentation. Midwest SoTL. Virtual.
- 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
- Culturally relevant teaching practices
- Rhetorical theory and multimodal composing practices
Teaching Interests
- First year writing
- Rhetorical theory and history
Scott E. Yakimow
Ph.D., M.Div., M.A.
Professor
Office: Krieger 114
Phone: (734) 995-7411
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. <br><br>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. (2021). 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