College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Western Washington University

Amir Abedi
- Political Science - Department Chair, Political Science
Person: Faculty
Sandra Alfers
- Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - Professor of German
Person: Faculty
Donald K. Alper
- Political Science - Professor Emeritus, Political Science
- Center for Canadian-American Studies - Professor Emeritus, Canadian-American Studies
Person: Emeritus
Kristin L. Anderson
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program - Affiliated Faculty
- Sociology - Professor, Department of Sociology
Person: Faculty
Mary Grace Antony
- Communication Studies - Visiting Assistant Professor
Person: Faculty
Blanca Aranda
- Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - Associate Professor of Spanish, Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Person: Faculty
Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley
- Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - Assistant Professor of Spanish and Linguistics
Person: Faculty
Bidisha Biswas
- Political Science - Professor, Political Science
Person: Faculty
Brian J. Bowe
- Journalism - Associate Professor, Department of Journalism
Person: Faculty
Sean Bruna
- Anthropology - Associate Professor
Person: Faculty
Sarah Campbell
- Anthropology - Professor
Person: Faculty
Susan E. Costanzo
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program - Affiliated Faculty
- History - Associate Professor, Department of History
Person: Faculty
Kristin Denham
- English - Professor, Department of English
- Linguistics - Professor and Chair, Linguistics Department
Person: Faculty
Todd Donovan
- Political Science - Professor, Political Science
Person: Faculty
Shannon A. Dubenion-Smith
- Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - Associate Professor, Department of Modern & Classical Languages
- Linguistics - Affiliated Faculty
Person: Faculty
Jerald D. Ek
- Anthropology - Lecturer, Department of Anthropology
Person: Faculty
Michael A. Etnier
- Anthropology - Affiliate Research Associate
Person: Faculty
Holly Folk
- Global Humanities and Religions - Associate Professor, Department of Global Humanities and Religion
Person: Faculty
Geraldine E. Forsberg
- English - Senior Instructor
Person: Faculty
Chris Friday
- History - Professor, Department of History
Person: Emeritus
Patrick F. Gillham
- Sociology - Assistant Professor of Sociology
Person: Faculty
Andrea Gogrof
- Global Humanities and Religions - Professor, Department of Global Humanities and Religion
Person: Faculty
Jasmine Goodnow
- Health & Human Development - Associate Professor
Person: Faculty
Shaw N. Gynan
- Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - Professor, Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Person: Faculty
Vicki L. Hamblin
- Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - Professor of French, Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Person: Emeritus
Joyce D. Hammond
- Anthropology - Professor, Department of Anthropology
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program - Affiliated Faculty
Person: Faculty
James Hearne
- East Asian Studies
- Computer Science - Professor, Department of Computer Science
Person: Emeritus
Joan M. Hoffman
- Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - Professor of Spanish
Person: Faculty
Cynthia Horne
- Political Science - Professor, Political Science
Person: Faculty
Paul E. James
- Anthropology - Senior Lecturer
Person: Faculty

Building Bridges: University Goals and Initiatives in the Schoolscape Along the US-Mexico Border
Bernardo-Hinesley, S. & Arias Álvarez, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Borderlands Studies.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Composition of the Electorate in Alaska’s Top-four Nonpartisan Primary Compared to the Partisan Primary
Donovan, T., Tolbert, C. & Micatka, N., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Representation.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Disability and accessible adventure tourism
Goodnow, J. & Chmielewski, K., Feb 28 2025, Routledge International Handbook of Adventure Tourism. Taylor and Francis, p. 461-478 18 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
History Teachers, Critical Thinking, and the Culture Wars
Neem, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: History of Education Quarterly.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Is Ranked-Choice Voting Associated With Turnout Across Race/Ethnic Groups?
Dowling, E., Tolbert, C., Micatka, N. & Donovan, T., May 2025, In: Social Science Quarterly. 106, 3, e70025.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Obstacles and opportunities: Palestinian youth’s uses of social media to promote international solidarity
Abudheir, F., Bowe, B. J. & Mousa, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Global Media and Communication. 17427665251345604.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Parallel spheres: The shifting role of digitally engaged activist journalism after Egypt’s January 25 revolution
Bowe, B. J., Alkazemi, M. F., Almutairi, E. & El Sayed, N., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journalism.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Public Attitudes toward On-Going Transitional Justice in Latvia: Sometimes More Isn't Better
Horne, C. M., Mar 1 2025, In: International Journal of Transitional Justice. 19, 1, p. 60-81 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rationale for the Development of a Universal Hearing Metric for Public Consumption: Initiative 1 of the Hearing Health Collaborative
Reed, N. S., Assi, S., Bush, M., Carlson, M. L., Cosetti, M., Creel, L., Gubbels, S., Gurgel, R., Holcomb, M., Jilla, A. M., Lin, F. R., Marinelli, J. P., Myers, C., Sladen, D. P., Spankovich, C., Sydlowski, S., Yueh, B. & Nassiri, A. M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Otology and Neurotology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reactions to Violent Extremist Groups: Militia Race Determines Whether Low and High Authoritarians Have “Selective Contextual Blindness” to Critical Information That Diminishes Punishment
Johnson, J., Sattler, D. N., Luo, S., Van Hiel, A., Dierckx, K., Vezzali, L. & Lawley, K. A., Feb 27 2025, In: Psychology of Violence. 15, 3, p. 316-327 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reading the carnivoran skeletal story: An acetabular viewpoint, with suggested implications across geological time
Lawler, D., Tangredi, B., Widga, C., Etnier, M., Martin, T., Schulz, K. & Kohn, L., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Acta Zoologica.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The evolution of facial length and molar proportions in cercopithecid monkeys
Monson, T. A. & Brasil, M. F., 2025, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 13, 1492411.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Tunisian and US journalism students: A comparison of journalism degree motivations and role conceptions
Bowe, B. J., Nielsen, C., Blom, R. & Kooli, A., Apr 2025, In: International Communication Gazette. 87, 3, p. 266-279 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A hypothesis-based approach to species identification in the fossil record: a papionin case study
Brasil, M. F., Monson, T. A., Stratford, D. J. & Hlusko, L. J., 2024, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 12, 1481903.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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All the city’s a stage: Greenpeace, #VWDarkside, and the popular appeals of urban climate activism
Moscato, D., Sep 2024, In: Public Relations Inquiry. 13, 3, p. 273-290 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Barriers and facilitators to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and adherence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Thailand: a qualitative study
Yu, Y. J., Schieber, E., Janamnuaysook, R., Wang, B., Gunasekar, A., MacDonell, K., Getwongsa, P., Kim, D., Wongharn, P. & Phanuphak, N., 2024, In: AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV. 36, 8, p. 1126-1134 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Civility in Ranked-Choice Voting Elections: Does Evidence Fit the Normative Narrative?
Donovan, T. & Tolbert, C., 2024, In: Representation. 60, 4, p. 583-600 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Clausal Postpositioning in German Regional Language
Dubenion-Smith, S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Germanic Linguistics.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Conclusion: Semiotics in the classroom and beyond
Peterson, M. A. & Pine, J. M. S., Nov 22 2024, COVID Semiotics: Magical Thinking and the Management of Meaning. Taylor and Francis, p. 158-167 10 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Confidence in US Elections After the Big Lie
Bowler, S. & Donovan, T., Mar 2024, In: Political Research Quarterly. 77, 1, p. 283-296 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Conjurations
Wise, C., Jan 3 2024, Sahel Nomad.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Contending Temporalities: Stretching the Temporal Reach of Lustration in Central and Eastern Europe
Horne, C. M., Feb 2024, In: East European Politics and Societies. 38, 1, p. 97-122 26 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Curious Citizens: Whose Voices Are Heard in “People-Powered” Public Media?
O’Donovan, B., Nielsen, C. & Shaw, J., 2024, In: Journalism Practice. 18, 8, p. 1960-1976 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Does ranked choice Voting Increase voter turnout and mobilization?
Dowling, E., Tolbert, C., Micatka, N. & Donovan, T., Aug 2024, In: Electoral Studies. 90, 102816.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Effects of Changing Hip Position on Scapular Kinematics
Schlittler, S. E., Suprak, D. N., Brilla, L. R. & San Juan, J. G., Dec 2024, In: Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 40, 6, p. 484-491 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Emerging Reporters in a Nascent Democracy: How Tunisian PreProfessional Journalists Perceive and Use Social Media in Their Work
Nielsen, C., Bowe, B. J. & Kooli, A., Dec 1 2024, In: Arab Media and Society. 2024-Winter, 37, p. 133-157 25 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
INCREASING JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IN LINGUISTICS THROUGH SMALL TEACHING
Bjorndahl, C., Wolter, L., Blaylock, R., Bradley, E. D., Bunger, A., Denham, K., Grieser, J. A., Hiramatsu, K., Leonard, W. Y. & Martinez, M. T., May 1 2024, In: American Speech. 99, 2, p. 238-260 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Internship Practices in Journalism and Mass Communication Programs: A Review of ACEJMC-Accredited Programs
Bowe, B. J., Blom, R. & Lazoff, L., Jun 2024, In: Journalism and Mass Communication Educator. 79, 2, p. 169-184 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Introduction
Vajda, E., Mar 4 2024, Typology, Morphosyntax and Socio-historical Perspectives. De Gruyter, Vol. 2. p. xi-xiii
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript

Open Access
Introduction
Vajda, E., Mar 4 2024, The Languages and Linguistics of Northern Asia: Volume 1: Language Families. De Gruyter, Vol. 1. p. xi-xiii
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript

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Trump's Attempts to Rewrite US History for the 250th Anniversary: Worry Historians.
Neem, J. N.
5/5/25
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Historians alarmed as Trump seeks to rewrite US story for 250th anniversary
Neem, J. N.
5/5/25
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WWU students soaking in cultural opportunities in Senegal
Wise, C.
4/23/25
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Trump’s American History Revolution
Neem, J. N.
4/19/25
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Trump’s American History Revolution
Neem, J. N.
4/19/25
1 item of Media coverage
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Recent Research from Western Washington University Highlight Findings in Journalism (Parallel Spheres: the Shifting Role of Digitally Engaged Activist Journalism After Egypt's January 25 Revolution)
Bowe, B. J.
4/10/25
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Why Dems tried to make initiatives harder to pass
Donovan, T.
4/3/25
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WA’s Democratic majority joins a Republican trend — make initiatives harder
Donovan, T.
4/1/25 → 4/3/25
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WA's Democratic majority joins a Republican trend - make initiatives harder
Donovan, T.
4/1/25 → 4/2/25
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Budget woes abound as Western Washington University cuts 74 positions
Lyne, B.
3/8/25
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WWU professors' film on Palestinian voices wins human rights award
Biswas, B. & Bowe, B. J.
1/28/25
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Why are there so few twins in humans when twins were common in our primate ancestors?
Monson, T. A.
1/25/25
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Recent Findings in Ecology and Evolution Described by Researchers from Western Washington University (A hypothesis-based approach to species identification in the fossil record: a papionin case study)
Monson, T. A.
1/20/25
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Western Washington University Researcher Updates Current Study Findings on Cybersecurity (Public Attitudes toward On-Going Transitional Justice in Latvia: Sometimes More Isn't Better)
Horne, C.
1/7/25
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Research Shows Twin Births Were Common in Ancient Primate Evolution
Monson, T. A.
1/6/25
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60 million years ago our primate ancestors had twins all the time, finds study
Monson, T. A.
1/6/25
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American Nonprofits Are Under Threat
Neem, J. N.
1/2/25
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National Park Service Issues Notice Entitled 'Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology'
Campbell, S.
12/19/24
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Twins Were Typical Among Our Primate Ancestors. What Changed? : ScienceAlert todayheadline
Monson, T. A.
12/19/24
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
Pine, J. M. S.
12/18/24
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Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors ? one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages
Monson, T. A.
12/16/24
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Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors − one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages
Monson, T. A.
12/16/24
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Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors − one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages
Monson, T. A.
12/16/24
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Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors - one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages
Monson, T. A.
12/16/24
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Federal Register Notice: Notice of Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA (Updated on 12-12-2024)
Pine, J. M. S.
12/12/24
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Notice of Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
Campbell, S. & Pine, J. M. S.
12/12/24
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Interior National Park Service Issues Notice Involving Western Washington University Department of Anthropology in Bellingham
Pine, J. M. S.
12/5/24
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U.S. Healthcare and Health Services Research
Bruna, S.
12/2/24
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Federal Register Notice: Notice of Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA (Updated on 25-11-2024)
Pine, J. M. S.
11/25/24
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Notice of Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
Pine, J. M. S.
11/23/24
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