Interdisciplinary Studies
Administrative Assistant: Richelle L. Bonner-Murray
TEL: (315) 267-3187 FAX: (315) 267-3337 121 Morey Hall
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Richelle L. Bonner-MurrayAdministrative Assistant 1 Interdisciplinary Studies, Women's and Gender Studies Program, Philosophy, English & Communication |
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Christine M. DoranAssociate Professor, English & Communication, Interdisciplinary Studies and Director, Potsdam Pathways General Education Interdisciplinary Studies, English & Communication, General Education Program - Potsdam Pathways
Christine M. DoranAssociate Professor, English & Communication, Interdisciplinary Studies and Director, Potsdam Pathways General EducationFlagg Hall 204B
dorancm@potsdam.edu
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Libbie J. FreedAssociate Professor and Interim Dept. Chair History, Interdisciplinary Studies
Libbie J. FreedAssociate Professor and Interim Dept. ChairSatterlee Hall 316-2
freedlj@potsdam.edu
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Julie E HunterAssociate Professor: Ethnomusicology Crane School of Music, Interdisciplinary Studies
Julie E HunterAssociate Professor: EthnomusicologyBishop Hall C317
hunterje@potsdam.edu
Julie Hunter is an Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music. She has a secondary appointment in Interdisciplinary Studies and teaches courses in the Africana and Women's and Gender Studies programs. Hunter founded the Crane West African Drum and Dance Ensemble in 2013-an inclusive and dynamic group dedicated to performing traditional music from Ghana and Togo. Hunter joined the faculty at SUNY Potsdam in 2012 after previously teaching at Boston College (2008-2012) and Bryant University (2010). She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in ethnomusicology from Brown University, and B.M. in Music History and Literature from Vanderbilt University. Hunter's major research interests include music in Africa, Ewe music, Ghanaian dance-drumming, music and gender, highlife, the African diaspora, postcolonial studies, world music pedagogy, and applied ethnomusicology. Hunter's dissertation research explored the rise of women's drumming in West Africa through the lens of Ewe female drummers, singers, composers, and dancers and their unique expressions of gender, and musical innovations, in Ewe associations known as habobo. This was the first in-depth ethnographic study on female drummers in Africa or the diaspora. She co-organized an African Music Festival at Brown University with Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng, and edited an extensive digital collection of African field recordings by James Koetting which highlights Kasena music and culture of Northern Ghana in collaboration with the Brown University Library. At SUNY Potsdam, Hunter teaches music and liberal arts majors in a range of courses, supervises undergraduate ethnomusicology projects, and organizes global music events. She has served on numerous committees including the President's Taskforce on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (contributing to the university's DEI Strategic Plan for 2016-2021); the Diversity Attribute Review Committee; Connecting Globally Committee for Potsdam Pathways; and the Crane Undergraduate Program Committee. Hunter has been fortunate to study from expert artists in West Africa and the United States including Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng, Manavi Deku, Kwabena Boateng, Daniel Atiso, Stephen Atiso, and Kwasi Dunyo with a focus on Ewe, Akan, and Ga music traditions from southern Ghana. Hunter has presented at regional and national conferences since 2008. She's been an active member of the Society for Ethnomusicology since 2000 and served as student representative on the organization's council. She has received research funding from SUNY Potsdam, the West African Research Association, Brown University, and the U.S. Department of Education. |
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Matthew J LaVineAssistant Professor Environmental Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies
Matthew J LaVineAssistant ProfessorDunn Hall 309
lavinemj@potsdam.edu
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Lily LiProfessor and Master Advisor for Physics Physics, Interdisciplinary Studies
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Anna M SorensenAssociate Professor Women's and Gender Studies Program, Interdisciplinary Studies, Sociology & Criminal Justice
Anna M SorensenAssociate ProfessorSatterlee Hall 311-5
sorensam@potsdam.edu
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Gaylynn J. WelchLecturer History, Interdisciplinary Studies
Gaylynn J. WelchLecturerSatterlee Hall 323
welchgj@potsdam.edu
View CVI received my master's degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 1998, and in 2001 I moved east to continue my graduate work at Binghamton University. Beginning in the summer of 2003, I have enjoyed teaching U.S. survey and New York State history courses at SUNY Potsdam. My main area of interest is U.S. women's history. While working on my master's degree, I discovered that Nebraska had an interesting and active suffrage movement, and devoted my thesis to the topic. As my dissertation title "The Woman Suffrage Movement in the United States: National and Local Perspectives, 1870-1890" suggests, the scope of my current project is much broader. I use local and state suffrage movements, including the Nebraska campaign of 1882, to compare two rival "national" organizations: the American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Woman Suffrage Association. When I am not teaching or writing, I enjoy spending time with friends. More Info |
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John D. YoungbloodAssociate Professor English & Communication, Interdisciplinary Studies
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