Faculty
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FROM THE GROUND UP | ARCHITECTURE
Anne Eamon
B.S. (2003) UH.
Principal, M + A Architecture Studio.
Director and Principal Instructor, From The Ground Up.
Olga Bannova
Ph.D. (2016) Chalmers University, Sweden; M.Arch. (2001) UH; B.Arch. (1987) Engineering Institute (MIIZ) Moscow.
Research Associate Professor, UH; Director of the Master of Science in Space Architecture Program; Director of the Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture.
Sam Clovis
M.Arch. (2018) Princeton; B.Arch. (2014) California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Principal, Sam Clovis + Georgina Baronian & Associates.
Michael Gonzales
M.S. Advanced Architectural Design (2011) Columbia; B.Arch. (2008) UH.
Principal, Protolab; Adjunct faculty, UH.
Registered architect: Texas.
Shawn Lutz
M.Arch. (2011) Harvard; B.Arch. (2007) UH.
Adjunct faculty, UH.
Other faculty/presenters include:
Stephen Fox
B.Arch. (1975) Rice.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Architectural History, UH; Lecturer in Architecture, Rice; Fellow, Anchorage Foundation of Texas.
Carlos Jiménez
B.Arch. (1981) UH.
Professor of Architecture, Rice; Principal, Carlos Jiménez Studio; Juror, Pritzker Prize in Architecture (2001-10).
Nora Laos
Ph.D. in Art History (2002) Princeton; M.Arch. (1984) and B.S. in Architectural Studies (1981) University of Illinois.
Christopher Long
Ph.D. (1993) UT.
Professor of Architecture, UT.
Ronnie Self
Diplôme d’études approfondies (1994) Université de Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne; B.Arch. (1982) UT.
Professor of Architecture, UH.
Registered architect: Texas, France.
Cass Turner
M.Arch. (2015) University of Pennsylvania; B.A. in History (2012) Rice.
Associate Principal, Page (Houston).
Registered architect: New York, Texas; NCARB.
CLOSER LOOKS | ART HISTORY
Danielle Bennett
Ph.D. (2017) and M.A. (2011) in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College; B.A. in Art History and Archaeology (2009) University of Missouri.
Assistant Research Curator, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Leo Costello
Ph.D. in Art History (2003) Bryn Mawr College; M.A. in Art History, American University; B.A. in History (1993) Skidmore College.
Associate Professor of Art History, Rice.
Sarah Kielt Costello
Ph.D. in Anthropology (2002) Binghampton University, SUNY; M.S. in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology (1997) Bryn Mawr College; B.A. in English and Fine Arts (1993) Georgetown.
Professor of Art History, UH – Clear Lake.
Natalie Dupêcher
Ph.D. in Art History (2021) Princeton; M.A. in Art History (2013) Williams College; B.A., NYU.
Associate Curator of Modern Art, The Menil Collection.
Gordon Hughes
Ph.D in Art History (2004) Princeton; M.A. in Theory and Criticism (1996) University of Western Ontario; M.F.A. in Studio Arts (1992) University of Illinois, Chicago; B.F.A. in Studio Arts (1989) Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.
Associate Professor of Art History, Rice.
Sandra Zalman
Ph.D. (2008) and M.A. (2004) in Art History, University of Southern California; B.A. in Psychology (2001) University of California, Berkeley.
Associate Professor of Art History, UH.
STORY LINES | FICTION
Merrill Turner
Ph.D. in English (2018) Washington University in St. Louis; M.A. in English (2010) McGill; B.A. in English and French (2008) Rice.
Lecturer in English, Rice.
MOVING PICTURES | FILM
Keith Houk
M.F.A. (2003) UH; B.S. in Radio/Television/Film (1992) TCU.
Independent filmmaker; Instructional Associate Professor, UH.
Director, Moving Pictures.
Other faculty/presenters include:
Charles Dove
Ph.D. (1995) Johns Hopkins; B.A. (1984) University of Illinois.
Professor in the Practice of Visual Arts, Director of Rice Film Program and Rice Cinema, Rice.
Garth Jowett
Ph.D. in History/Communication (1971) University of Pennsylvania; B.A. (1960) York University, Toronto.
Professor of Communication, UH.
IN THE KNOW | JOURNALISM/NONFICTION
Jon Nelson
Ph.D. in English Literature (2016) Rice; B.A. in English (2005) Sam Houston State.
Department Chair of English and Modern Languages, San Jacinto College.
RULES OF THE GAME | POLITICS/LAW/GOVERNMENT
Darryl Anderson
J.D. (1998) Harvard Law School; B.A. in Political Science and Economics (1995) Duke.
Attorney-at-Law, Texas; Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright.
Anna Cabot
J.D. (2009) American University; B.A. (2003) Amherst College.
Clinical Associate Professor; Director, Immigration Clinic, University of Houston Law Center.
Attorney-at-Law, New York.
Charles Dove
Ph.D. (1995) Johns Hopkins; B.A. (1984) University of Illinois.
Professor in the Practice of Visual Arts, Director of Rice Film Program and Rice Cinema, Rice.
Christian Emden
Ph.D. (2000) University of Cambridge; M. Phil. (1997) University of Cambridge.
Frances Moody Newman Professor, Department of Modern and Classical Literatures and Cultures and Steering Committee, Program in Politics, Law, and Social Thought, Rice.
Alissa Rubin Gomez
J.D. (2002) UT School of Law; B.A. in Sociology (1998) University of Texas at Austin.
Clinical Associate Professor, Lawyering Skills and Strategies & Pro Bono Facilitator, University of Houston Law Center.
Mark Jones
Ph.D. in Political Science (1994) University of Michigan; B.A. in Political Science (1989) Tulane.
Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, Department of Political Science, and Fellow, Baker Institute, Rice.
Ryan Marquez
J.D. (2009) University of Houston Law Center; B.B.A. (2004) University of Houston.
Clinical Associate Professor; Director, Civil Justice Clinic, University of Houston Law Center.
Attorney-at-Law, Texas.
Scott McGill
Ph.D. (2001) and M.A. (1996) in Classics, Yale; Post-baccalaureate Program in Classics (1995) University of Pennsylvania; B.A. in English Literature (1990) Salve Regina College.
Deedee McMurtry Professor of Classics, Rice.
Martin J. Siegel
J.D. (1991) Harvard Law School; B.A. University of Texas.
Attorney-at-Law, Texas; Law Offices of Martin J. Siegel.
Eliot Turner
J.D. (2008) UT School of Law; B.A. in History (2005) Rice.
Attorney-at-Law, Texas; Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright.
Lora Wildenthal
Ph.D. (1994) and M.A. (1991) University of Michigan; B.A. in History and German (1987) Rice.
John Antony Weir Professor of History, Rice.
ADMIT ONE | COLLEGE ESSAY/COUNSELING WORKSHOP
Zachary Martin
Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing (2015) UH; B.A. in English (2003) University of Chicago.
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, Lake Forest College.
Director, Admit One.
Paula Tyler
Ph.D. in English (1986) TCU; B.A. (1967) TCU.
College Access Counselor, Launch Pad, Fort Worth Public Library Foundation.
Co-Director, Admit One.
Rhianna Brandt
Ph.D. in Literature & Creative Writing (2018) UH; M.F.A. in Creative Writing (2013) UH; B.A. in English (2008) Salem College.
Outreach Coordinator & Curriculum Researcher, UH.
Ana Buckman
M.Ed. (2012) University of St. Thomas; B.A. in Political Science and French (2005) UH; B.A. in Communications (2000) Moscow State University.
Educator, Language and Culture Center, UH.
Carolyn Caplan
M.L.A. in English (2009) University of St. Thomas; B.A. in English (1986) UT.
Member, Independent Education Consultants Association; College Counseling Certificate, UCLA.
Benjamin Holloway
M.A. in English (2003) SMU; B.A. in Literary Studies (1996) UT Dallas.
Associate Member, Independent Education Consultants Association; Certificate in College Access Counseling, Rice.
Autumn Watts
M.F.A. in Creative Writing (2006) Cornell; B.A. in Cultural Anthropology (2003) Portland State University.
Lecturer in Academic Writing, Elmira College.