Office or Program: School of Arts and Sciences

Brian R. Wyant is a professor and chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. He earned his B.A. in Sociology from McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College), his […]

I am a plant community ecologist, originally from Pennsylvania. During my Ph.D. in Biology at the University of Houston, I studied how mycorrhizal fungi can extend, ameliorate, or reverse plant […]

Recent Publications C.A. Tsakiridou, Orthodox Iconography and Postmodern Art: Critical Reflections on the Christian Image and its Theology (London: Routledge 2025). https://www.routledge.com/The-Orthodox-Icon-and-Postmodern-Art-Critical-Reflections-on-the-Christian-Image-and-itsTheology/Tsakiridou/p/book/9781032181134 C.A. Tsakiridou, “The Theophanic Image: Theology and Art […]

Caitlin J. Taylor, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice.  Her research investigates the collateral consequences of mass incarceration as well as issues faced by […]

Francis J. Ryan, Professor of American Studies, is a cultural and intellectual historian of American education. He is also a former president of the Eastern American Studies Association. His research […]

After eight years in the Theology Department at Fordham University, Maureen H. O’Connell returned in 2013 to her native city of Philadelphia to Chair the Department of Religion at La […]

Maggie McGuinness arrived at La Salle in 2006 from Cabrini College. She was chair of the Religion Department from 2006 until 2011, and is currently serving as Vice President of […]

I study Rhetoric and Composition, with specializations in reading studies, visual rhetoric, and affect theory. My scholarship focuses on how our affective responses to texts, especially our empathy for people […]

A Philadelphia native, April Lancit-Harmon knew from an early age that she was meant to be a therapist.  As a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with a Master’s degree […]

Education Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995 M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989 B.A., University of Virginia, 1987 Teaching HIS 202 (Themes in American History) […]