Adjunct & Visiting Faculty
Principal Commitment
The faculty are committed principally to the discussion format inside the classroom and emphasize breadth of learning, command of basic research skills, precision in writing, and facility in oral presentation. They serve students actively as both academic and personal advisors and seek to foster an adventuresome intellectual climate that nurtures individual and collaborative inquiry, within and across disciplines.Shawn Alfonso-Wells
Adjunct Professor, CAUSE Research Assistant
Edith Balas
Adjunct Professor
Linda Benedict-Jones
Adjunct Professor
Linda Benedict-Jones teaches courses in the history of photography. She is Executive Director of Silver Eye Center for Photography in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania... continue Bio
Barbra Burstin
Adjunct Professor
Jared Day
Adjunct Professor
Joseph Devine
Adjunct Professor
Ruth Fauman-Fichman
Adjunct Professor
Timothy Haggerty
Adjunct Professor
Lisa Hazirjian
Adjunct Professor
Benjamin Houston
Adjunct Professor
Dr. Houston’s research and teaching interests center on modern American history and particularly the modern American South, the post-war African American freedom struggle... continue Bio
Naum Kats
Adjunct Professor
Dr. Kats came to CMU with more than twenty-five years of experience in undergraduate teaching. He teaches courses on comparative education, culture and society... continue Bio
Vagel Keller
Adjunct Professor
Jason D Martinek
Adjunct Professor
G. Derek Musgrove
CAUSE Postdoctoral Fellow
G. Derek Musgrove, Ph.D. is the 2007-8 Center for African American Urban Studies and the Economy (CAUSE) Postdoctoral Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University and an Assistant Professor of U. S. history... continue Bio
Kenneth Neal
Adjunct Professor
Marie Norman
Adjunct Professor
Dr. Norman serves as Adjunct Professor of Anthropology in the Department of History as well as Teaching Consultant and Research Associate at the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence... continue Bio