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	Patrick Naick Administrative Coordinator of American Studies and African American Studies programs Assistant Professor of English B.A. University of California, Berkeley M.A. Purdue University Ph.D. University of Iowa Patrick Naick's teaching and research focuses on 20th-century American literature and culture with specific interests in African American literature and urban studies. He also serves as coordinator for the American Studies and African American Studies programs.

	Terry Heller Howard Hall Professor of English A.B. North Central College A.M., Ph.D. University of Chicago Dr. Heller is author of The Delights of Terror and The Turn of the Screw: Bewildered Vision, and editor of Sarah Orne Jewett's The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Fiction. He has written reference articles, short fiction, and literary journal essays. He is the current manager of the on-line archive, the Sarah Orne Jewett Text Project. Dr. Heller teaches Russian, American, and popular literature. One of his favorite courses is Monsters in Film.

	Brie Swenson Arnold Assistant Professor of History B.A., Concordia College - Moorhead, MN M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota Phone: (319) 399-8135 E-mail: barnold@coe.edu Dr. Swenson Arnold teaches United States history, specializing in early American history, the Civil War, and women's and gender history. Her research focuses on gender, politics, and popular culture in the Civil War era.

	Christy Wolfe Assistant Professor of Teacher Education B.A., Saint Mary's College J.D., Ph.D. Director of Master of Arts in Teaching Program, University of Iowa Office: 402B Stuart Hall E-amil: cwolfe@coe.edu Phone: 319-399-8263

	Rachael Neal Assistant Professor of Sociology B.A., Beloit College M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona