Portland-State-University 2026-2027 Bulletin

University Honors College

Brenda Glascott (2016) Ph.D.
Dean, University Honors College; Associate Professor of Humanities. Ph.D. 2007 University of Pittsburgh.

 

Cornelia Coleman (2008) M.F.A.
Program Administrator, University Honors College. M.F.A. 2011 Portland State University.

 

Brianna Avery (2014) M.Phil.

Honors Academic Advisor. M.Phil. 2003 Columbia University.

 

Jill Taylor (2019) M.S.

Admissions and Student Engagement Coordinator. M.S. 2004 Oregon State University.

Faculty

Pelin Basci (1997) Ph.D.
Professor of Humanities. Ph.D. 1995 University of Texas at Austin.

Amy Borden (2012) Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Humanities and Film Studies. Ph.D. 2010 University of Pittsburgh.

Tina Burdsall (2013) Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor, Sociology/University Honors College. Ph.D. 2013 Portland State University.

Alberto Ganis (2024) Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor. Ph.D. 2024 University of California at Santa Cruz.

Brenda Glascott (2016) Ph.D.
Dean, University Honors College; Associate Professor of Humanities. Ph.D. 2007 University of Pittsburgh.

Paul McCutcheon (2022) Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor. Ph.D. 2017 University of Buffalo.

Federico Pérez (2015) Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Urban Anthropology. Ph.D. 2014 Harvard University.

Eric Rodriguez (2021) Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2021 Michigan State University.

Rebecca Summer (2019) Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Urban Geography. PhD. 2019 University of Wisconsin-Madison.

William H. York (2005) Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor. Ph.D. 2003 Johns Hopkins University.

Emeriti Faculty

Kathleen Merrow (1997) Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emerita of Interdisciplinary Studies, Social Sciences. Ph.D. 1998 Cornell University.

 

Michael J. Flower (1992) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Interdisciplinary Science Studies. Ph.D. 1969 University of Wisconsin.

 

Michael F. Reardon (1964) Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of History and Humanities. Ph.D. 1965 Indiana University.

 

Lawrence P. Wheeler (1976) Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Humanities and Applied Linguistics. Ph.D. 1993 University of Oregon.