Our Faculty and Staff DEPARTMENT CHAIRS Maude Hines Chair, Black Studies Fields: Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture, Early Twentieth-Century American Literature and Culture, African-American Literature, Cultural Studies, Children's Literature, Gender and Literature, Critical... See full profile for Maude Hines Cristina Herrera Chair, Chicanx/Latinx Studies Dr. Cristina Herrera was born and raised in Oxnard, California and arrived to PSU in 2021. She earned her PhD in English from Claremont Graduate University, specializing in contemporary Chicana/Latina literature. In... See full profile for Cristina Herrera T J Theodore Van Alst, Jr. Tilikum Professor and Chair, Indigenous Nations Studies Bio not available. See full profile for Theodore Van Alst Jr. Sally McWilliams Interim Chair, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Sally McWilliams is a feminist literary scholar. After receiving her PhD from the University of Washington (Seattle), she taught literature and women’s studies classes at a public university in New Jersey. Sally joined... See full profile for Sally McWilliams ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Jeff Brown Interim Team Leader I was hired by Portland State's History Department at the end of July 2002, after having relocated from my native New England several months prior. I've worked in academia virtually my entire life since graduating from... See full profile for Jeff Brown M K Martha Ketcham Operations Coordinator Bio coming soon. See full profile for Martha Ketcham T S Thalia Sophiana Programs Coordinator Thalia Sophiana has worked at Portland State University for the past decade, first as program coordinator of a Russian language DOD grant program and, most recently, as the programs coordinator for the School of Gender,... See full profile for Thalia Sophiana Faculty within the School of Gender, Race & Nations Black Studies Chicanx Latinx Studies Indigenous Nations Studies Women, Gender, & Sexuality St.