Faculty

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Director

Paul Stob (he/him/his)

• Professor of Communication Studies
• paul.stob@vanderbilt.edu
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Core Faculty

Gabriel Torres Colon (he/him/his)

• Assistant Professor of Anthropology
• g.torres@vanderbilt.edu
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Mario Rewers (he/him/his)

• Senior Lecturer of American Studies
• Lecturer of History
• mario.rewers@vanderbilt.edu
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Alexander Jacobs (he/him/his)

• Senior Lecturer of American Studies
• Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies for American Studies (AY 2022-2023)
• alexander.i.jacobs@vanderbilt.edu

Jesus Ruiz (he/him/his)

• Post-doctoral Scholar
• jesus.ruiz@vanderbilt.edu

Clay Stauffer (he/him/his)

• Adjunct Assistant Professor of American Studies
• clarence.stauffer@vanderbilt.edu

Danyelle Valentine (she/her/hers)

• Assistant Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies
• valentine@vanderbilt.edu