Faculty & Staff

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Kevin S. Decker is Professor of Philosophy specializing in American Pragmatism, German Idealism, Social and Political Theory, Ethics and Philosophy and Popular Culture. He has served as the president of the EWU Faculty Organization, previously held the Chertok Endowed Chair position, and has published widely in journals and in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series of books.

Link to Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture https://andphilosophy.com/

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• PhD, Education with an emphasis in Cultural Studies and Social Thought, Washington State University (2011)
• MA, Liberal Arts, St. Johns College Graduate Institute (2003)
• BS, English Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2000)

Specialization
Pedagogy, Teaching Methods, Cultural Studies, and Social Theory

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• PhD, Eighteenth-Century British Literature, Auburn University (2004)
• MA, English Literature, University of Alabama (2000)
• BA, English and Philosophy, University of Alabama (1996)

Specialization
Long 18th-century British literature, cosmopolitanism, travel literature, critical theory, moral and political philosophy.

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• PhD, English Education, Composition Focus, Syracuse University, 1991

Specialization
Composition and Rhetoric

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• MFA, Creative Writing-Fiction, Eastern Washington University (2001)
• BA, Creative Writing, Eckerd College (1989)

Specialization
Creative Writing (poetry and fiction)

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• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Technical and Professional Writing, Purdue University (1998-2000)
• PhD, Rhetoric, University of Waterloo (1998)
• MA, Language and Professional Writing, University of Waterloo (1990)
• BA, English, University of British Columbia (1988)

Specialization
Technical Communication and Rhetoric

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• PhD, Technical Communication and Rhetoric, Texas Tech University (2015)
• MA, English with an emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric, Washington State University (2005)
• BA, English, Washington State University (2003)

Specialization
Technical Communication, User Experience, User-Centered Design, and Rhetoric

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• PhD, Nineteenth-Century British Literature, Arizona State University (2016)
• MA, English Literature, Eastern Washington University (2011)
• BA, Literary Studies, Eastern Washington University (2009)

Specialization
Victorian Literature, World Literature, Cosmopolitanism, Realism, Animal Studies, Composition Pedagogy

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• PhD, Western Michigan University (1997)
• BA, Northern Michigan University (1990)
• MA, Northern Michigan University (1992)

Specialization
Creative Writing (Poetry and Nonfiction)

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• PhD, Educational Leadership, Gonzaga University (1994)
• MA, Religious Studies, Gonzaga University (1986)
• BA, Religious Studies, Whitworth University (1980)

Specialization
New Testament Studies, Religious Studies, Humanities

About

Kirby joined the Philosophy Program in 2008. His general research interests are in the history of philosophy and comparative thought. He is particularly interested in ancient thinkers who drew insights from exploring nature – such as Aristotle and the Daoist sage, Zhuangzi – as well as more recent philosophers who have combined such insights with scientific or aesthetic modes of thought, like Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Arne Næss, and John Dewey.

Kirby is also the faculty sponsor to the Transcendental Apathetic (EWU’s Philosophy club).

Kirby’s personal page [links to an external site]

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• MFA, The New School
• MA, University of New Hampshire
• BA, University of Illinois

Specialization
Literary Fiction, Professional Editing

Personal Website

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• PhD, English, Early American Literature, Penn State (1985)
• MA, English, Western Washington University (1980)
• BA, English, Western Washington University (1978)

Specialization
Interdisciplinary Environmental Humanities, Creative Writing, Culture Studies

Personal Website

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Terrance MacMullan is Professor of Philosophy who focuses on Latin American philosophy, philosophy of race and political philosophy. He served as EWU Faculty Organization President and has earned EWU’s President’s Award and the Inter-American Philosophy Award from the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy. His book Habits of Whiteness: A Pragmatist Reconstruction will be republished by Indiana University Press.

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Mimi Marinucci, a professor of both Philosophy and Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies, is interested in popular culture as a source of knowledge, including knowledge of human sexuality. Her first book, Feminism is Queer has been translated into Korean, and sections have been translated into Turkish. Her research is currently focused on intimacy between humans and machines, particularly robots.

EWU Professor’s Book Finds Admirers in an Unexpected Place – Eastern Washington University

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• PhD, Purdue University
• MA, English Linguistics with a specialization in ESL and Cultural Studies, Purdue University
• BA, English Literature, University of Portland

Specialization
Grammar, Linguistics, English as Second Language, World Englishes

Recent Publications

“The Politics of English for Tourism” chapter in Teaching English for Tourism (2019)

Forthcoming

“’No one can say it anyway’ : Personal names in the classroom” book chapter in The Anti-Racist Linguist: A book of readings, to be published by Multi Lingual Matters in 2022.

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• MA, English in Composition; Secondary Education Preliminary Teaching (2008)
• BA, English in Creative Writing and Drama (2002)

Specialization
Composition, Developmental Writing, Drama, and Creative Writing

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• PhD, English/Linguistics and Rhetoric, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• MA, Languages & Literature (TESOL), Columbia University
• BA, French (History and English Emphases), University of Nebraska

Specialization
Teaching English as a Second Language, Linguistics, Women’s Literature, Composition, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

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• MFA, Creative Writing – Nonfiction, Eastern Washington University (2011)
• Certificate of Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Hamline University (2001)
• BA, Music, St. Catherine University (2005)

Specialization
Composition, Creative Writing, Media Literacy, Classical and Popular Music, Language Acquisition, Feminist Theory, Queer Theory

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• MFA, University of Iowa Writers Workshop
• MA, University of New Hampshire
• BA, Haverford College

Specialization
Literary Fiction

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• MFA, University of Montana, Creative Nonfiction (2006)
• BA, Yale University, English Language and Literature (1984)

Specialization
Literary Non-Fiction

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• PhD, English, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2001)
• MA, English, University of New Mexico (1991)
• BA, English & BA, French, Montana State University (1986)

Specialization
Victorian Literature, The Brontës, Harriet Martineau, Thomas Hardy, Women and Literature

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• PhD, English, University of Illinois (2003)
• MA, English, University of Illinois (1999)
• MA, Teaching English, Brown University (1992)
• BA, Brown University (1992)

Specialization
British Romantic Literature, 19th Century British Literature, English Education, Children’s Literature

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In loving memory of Phil Weller, who passed away on February 1, 2021 at the age of 79.  Phil taught at EWU for over 50 years.

Phil’s Obituary

Personal Website: Dr. Weller’s Shakespeare Navigators, a collection of annotated and illustrated plays by William Shakespeare.

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In loving memory of Henry-York “Hank” Steiner, a revered professor of English at EWU, who passed away on Sept. 6, 2019 at the age of 87.

Hank’s Memorial Page