People Type: Faculty

Thornton, Michael

Biography Education B.S. Michigan State University M.A. University of Michigan, Sociology and Japanese Studies Ph.D University of Michigan, Sociology and Japanese Studies Short Biography Most of my interest, both personal and professional, is related to how and why people cross boundaries, particularly racial and cultural. I’m particularly invested in understanding when that happens between groups …

Werner, Craig

Biography Education Ph.D., in English, University of Illinois, 1979 M.A., in American Literature, University of Illinois, 1975 B.A., summa cum laude, Colorado College, 1973 Short Biography Craig Werner teaches literature, music and cultural history. A member of the Nominating Committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he has written liner notes for re-releases …

Whitmire, Ethelene

Biography Education PhD – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MLS – Rutgers University BA – Rutgers University Short Biography Ethelene Whitmire is a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison affiliated with the departments of German, Nordic, and Slavic, and Gender & Women’s Studies. She received an American-Scandinavian Foundation fellowship and a Lois Roth Endowment grant …

Wright-Johnson, Andrene

Biography Education Ph.D. 2022, Northwestern University, Evanston IL M.A. 2019, Northwestern University, Evanston IL B.A. 2017, The City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York NY Short Biography Andrene Wright-Johnson is social scientist interested in Black political behavior and urban politics at the intersection of race, gender, and class. She …