People   

Robert Cancel, Ph.D.
Co-Director

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(858) 534-0637

The Co-Directors recruit ladder-rank faculty to teach DOC 1, DOC 2, and DOC 3.  They oversee the curriculum for the courses, and work with the faculty lecturers on the syllabi and assignments.

Sequoyah Hall 134

Monday 9:00-noon,

Tues. & Thur. 10:00-noon

and by appointment

Sue Hawkinson
Administrative Coordinator

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(858) 534-0635

The Administrative Coordinator is a non-academic employee who manages the day-to-day functions of the DOC office.  She manages student enrollment, schedules classes, maintains files, etc.

Sequoyah Hall 132

Monday - Friday
8:45-11:15; 1:30-2:30
and by appointment

Dr. Valerie HARTOUNI Associate Professor,

Department of Communication

DOC 2
Lecture B (MWF 11:00)

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(858) 534-2366

Cognitive Science Bldg. 246

(between Solis & Peterson)

Office Hours:

Monday 1:00-3:00

and by appointment

Avila, Edward
Literature

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Office Hours:
Mondays

2:30-3:30

Sequoyah Hall 123

Edward majored in Literatures in English and minored in Philosophy here at UCSD (Marshall College).  His studies now focus on late 19th- and early 20th- century imperialism, U.S. foreign policy in Latin America, and Marxist cultural and economic theory.

Ellstrand, Nathan

Center for Iberian & Latin American Studies

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Office Hours:
Tuesdays

12:30-1:30

Sequoyah Hall 123

Herschbach, Mitch
Philosophy

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Mitch is not a TA for DOC 2.

He will return to DOC in Spring Quarter 2010 for DOC 3.

Mitch received a B.A. in Philosophy and B.S. in Psychology from Santa Clara University.  He earned his M.A. in Philosophy at UCSD, and is currently working on a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Cognitive Science, through the Philosophy Department and the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Cognitive Science. His research focuses on an aspect of social cognition known as "folk psychology" or "theory of mind": our ability to interpret people’s mental states (what they believe, desire, feel, etc.) and to use this information to explain and predict their behavior.

Kim, Joo Ok
Literature

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Office Hours:
Mondays
2:30-3:30

Sequoyah Hall 127

Joo Ok earned her B.A. in English from the University of Kansas, and her M.A. in English from the University of Illinois- Chicago.  Her research interests include anti-racist studies and comparative racialization.  She is also interested in the intersections of race, gender and class, and in ending violence against women.

McComsey, Melanie
Anthropology

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Office Hours:
Fridays
10:00-11:00

Sequoyah Hall 118

Melanie majored in anthropology and minored in Spanish and Russian at Occidental College. Her current research focuses on Isthmus Zapotec, an indigenous Mexican language, and addresses deixis, multimodal interaction, bilingualism, and language socialization. She spends her free time sumo wrestling and preparing for the apocalypse.

Mercado, Antonieta
Communication

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Office Hours:
Wednesdays
2:30-3:30

Sequoyah Hall 116

Antonieta earned a B.A. in Political Science from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and an M.A. in Communication and Public Relations from San Diego State University.  She has worked as a freelance journalist, writing for publications both in the U.S. and Mexico.  She is interested in questions of citizenship, civic participation, immigration and identity.

Murià, Magalí
Communication

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Office Hours:
Mondays
9:55 -10:55

Sequoyah Hall 123

Magalí earned a B.A. in International Relations in Mexico City, and a Masters degree in International Relations and International Communication from Boston University.

Novak, Jessica
Anthropology

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Office Hours:
Mondays
10:00-11:00

Sequoyah Hall 128

Jessica majored in History at the University of New Hampshire, Durham.  She earned her M.A. from UCSD’s Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies (CILAS).  Her current research focuses on nongovernmental organizations and human rights in Bogota, Colombia. 

Okada, Genevieve
Anthropology

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Office Hours:
Thursdays
2:00-3:00

Sequoyah Hall 124

Genevieve majored in Psychology at UC Berkeley, and received her M.A. in Educational Psychology from New York University.

Peck, Reece
Communication

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Office Hours:
Mondays
10:30-11:30

Sequoyah Hall 121

Reece majored in English and minored in Spanish at Westminster College.  He is from Salt Lake City, Utah.  His research focuses on populist modes of representation and images of social class found in country music media and conservative political media.

Rieder, John
Literature

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Office Hours:
Mondays
11:00-12:00

Sequoyah Hall 124

John holds a B.A. in Literature/Writing from UCSD (Muir College) and an M.A. in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  He has worked as a tutor and adjunct instructor at community colleges in San Diego. His doctoral research addresses modern and contemporary American literature and culture, cinema/visual studies, and bio-politics.

Suhler, Chris

Philosophy

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Office Hours:
Fridays

4:00-5:00

Sequoyah Hall 127

Twohig, Niall
Literature

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Office Hours:
Thursdays
1:00 to 2:00

Sequoyah Hall 127

Niall received his B.A. in English from Binghamton University and his M.A. in English from Boston College.  His research interests include the intersections of racial hybridity and class, collectivist social and economic movements, and grassroots forms of resistance to coercive spaces such as prisons, reservations, and refugee camps.  He is also fascinated by the destructive and constructive power of different types of “space invaders” from guerilla soldiers to guerilla marketers.

Wong, Alvin
Literature

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Office Hours:
Fridays

2:00-3:00

Sequoyah Hall 128

Alvin received his B.A. from UC Davis in English and Women & Gender Studies.  He is interested in gender studies, transnational Chinese cultures, and postcolonial theory and how they are situated within the geo-political differences between mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.