Master of Arts in Digital Humanities
Blend your passion for lifelong learning with the development of 21st-century technological skills required for the global job market with a master's in digital humanities.
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.
View ScholarshipsFully online, self-paced courses in a convenient 8-week format
The technological landscape is evolving rapidly. Many businesses, 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.
In addition, as our modes of communication become increasingly digital, the K-12 landscape is shifting. Students must not only develop speaking and writing skills but also digital and visual literacy skills in order to effectively consume and create digital texts for a variety of audiences.
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 and the ability to better teach digital and visual literacy skill development in your classroom.
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
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
- Authentic projects and assessments
Learn more about Concordia's expectations for students by viewing our handbook here.
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. For educators, this could include a unit plan or development of a digital project for your students to complete.
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 current 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.
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
Brian Harries
PhD
Department Chair - English, 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. (2022). "Speaking for the Dead: Deciphering Corpses in Early Modern Drama." In William Engel and Grant Williams (Ed.), The Shakespearean Death Arts: Hamlet Among the Tombs. (pp. 49-65). London: Palgrave.
- Harries, B. & Mobley, S. (2021). Shared Inquiry and (A)Synchronicity: Online Learning in a Freshman Humanities Class. In Whitney Leeson (Ed.), (S01 ed.,vol. 51). Sixteenth Century Studies.
- Harries, B. & Moore, G. (2021). Undergraduate Archival Research in Early Modern Studies: Digital Possibilities for Small Colleges and Universities . (vol. 7). Arlington, TX: Early Modern Studies Journal.
- Harries, B. (2019). The Fall of Mediterranean Rome in Titus Andronicus. In Susan Shapiro (Ed.), 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." In Kristie Bixby (Ed.), Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching. (2 ed.,vol. 25,pp. 12). 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
Ph.D., M.PA., M.Div., B.A.
Assistant Professor
Office: Science Building 119
Phone: (734) 995-7407

Education
- Ph D - Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum, University of Oklahoma (2022)
- M Div - Theology, Nazarene Theological Seminary (1993)
- MS - Political Science - Public Administration, University of Oklahoma (2013)
- BA - Religious Studies, MidAmerica Nazarene University (1984)
Presentations
- Hendrix, S. (2022). Praxis and Public Service – A Proposed Interpretive Lens for Understanding the Public Service Motivations of College Graduates and Its Implications for Higher Public Service Education. Paper. Annual Conference of the Society of the Philosophy and History of Education (SOPHE). San Antonio, Texas.
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." In Mark Cartwright (Ed.), 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. (2023). Let the Heads Roll! The Story of the Guillotine. Lecture. Milwaukee, Wi.
- Horgan, J. (2023). Jacques-Louis David: Stage Manager of the Revolution. Lecture. Milwaukee, WI.
- Horgan, J. (2022). Human Zoos: Invention of the "Savage". Lecture. Milwaukee, WI.
- Horgan, J. (2022). The Wisdom of Dr. Seuss. Lecture. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Horgan, J. (2022). What Are You So Scared of? Saber-Toothed Cats, Snakes & Carnivorous Kangaroos. Lecture. 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. (pp. 1-21). 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. (1 ed.,vol. 21,pp. 104-116). 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 the 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, art history, 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. (2022). "Watercolor is Magical." In Bruch Reed (Ed.), no. (3 ed.,vol. 62,pp. 60). Ohio: Mycophile.
- Kenney, T. (2002). "Instructor's Manual with Tests History of Art ." In Lesa Mason (Ed.), History of Art Marilyn Stokstad Pearson Education. (3rd ed.,vol. 1). 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,
- Mycology - as acsubject matter for art to increase appreciation of the natural wirld
Teaching Interests
- Communciation Design
- Illustration, Animation, Figure Drawing, Observational Drawing
Erin Laverick
Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President, 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. In Tomiko Breland (Ed.), TESOL Press. http://blog.tesol...
- Laverick, E. (2018). Project-Based Learning. In Thomas Farrell (Ed.), (1st ed.,pp. 42). Annapolis Junction, MD: TESOL Press. https://sites.tes...
- Laverick, E. (2018). Quick Tip: 4 Steps for Designing and Implementing Project-Based Learning. In Tomiko Breland (Ed.), Alexandria, VA: TESOL Connection. http://newsmanage...
Presentations
- Laverick, E. (2022). "Using a Common Rubric to Assess Visual Literacy". Oral Presentation. Image Resources Interest Group of the International Visual Literacy Association. Virtual.
- Laverick, E. (2021). Diving into the Digital Humanities: Blending Visual Literacy with Rhetorical Analysis. Oral Presentation. International VIsual Literacy Association. Virtual.
- 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.
Research Interests
- Culturally relevant teaching practices
- Visual literacy and multimodal composing practices
Teaching Interests
- First year writing
- Rhetorical theory and history
Georgia Nickerson
Ph.D.
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. (2021). Our Father and My Father: Religion and Child Sexual Abuse in Linda Katherine Cutting’s Memory Slips and Kathryn Harrison’s The Kiss. Paper. Midwestern Modern Language Association Annual Convention. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- 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
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)
- Christ College Scholar, 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. In Jacob Goodson (Ed.), (1 ed.,vol. 19,pp. 37). The Journal of Scriptural Reasoning. https://jsr.shant...
- Yakimow, S. (2019). Testing the Spirits: The Early Church on Judging Prophecy and Prophets. In Theodore Hopkins and Scott Yakimow (Ed.), (1 ed.,vol. 6,pp. 13-37). Ann Arbor, MI: Concordia Theological Journal.
- Yakimow, S. (2016). Signs of Transformation: Communicating the Gospel in an Age of Nones and Dones. In Victor Raj (Ed.), (2 ed.,vol. 24,pp. 281-297). 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