Faculty
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.
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.
Celeste Ponce
M.S. in Architecture (2001) Columbia; B.Arch. (1998) UH.
Principal, Ponce Architecture; Adjunct faculty, UH.
Registered architect: Texas; NCARB.
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.
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.
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.
Curatorial Associate, The Menil Collection.
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.
William Corey Stout
Ph.D. candidate in Art History, Rice; M.A. in Art History, Louisiana State University; M.F.A. in Painting, Northern Illinois University; B.A. in Studio Art, McNeese State University.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Claire Anderson
M.F.A. in Creative Writing (2014) UH; B.A. in English and Linguistics (2007) Rice.
Lecturer in English, UH.
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.
Katie Collins
Ph.D. in English (2020) Washington University in St. Louis; M.A. in English (2012) Georgetown; B.A. In English (2009) Millsaps College.
Assistant Professor of English, Nicholls State University.
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.
Martine Jéhan
M.A. in English (1994) Rice; B.A. (1983) in English and Italian, Université de Haut Bretagne (Rennes).
Language Consultant, Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Rice.
Melissa Mullins
M.A. (2003) and B.A. (2000) in English Literature, Portland State University.
Director of the Writing Center, Berry College.
Adrienne Perry
Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing (2018) UH; M.F.A. (2013) Warren Wilson College; B.A. (2002) Hampshire College.
Associate Professor of English, Villanova University.
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.
Rebecca Johnson
Ph.D. in Education (2013) Syracuse; M.S. in Applied Economics and Management (2001) Cornell; B.S. in Economics (1996) Wisconsin.
Associate Professor of Education, Elmira