Where SLA Faculty Are Working This Summer

This summer, faculty from the School of Liberal Arts at Tulane are conducting research, fieldwork, archival study, and creative projects across the U.S. and around the world.

Summer 2026

Where We Are in the World

Browse the list below for faculty names, departments, destinations, and activity types.

Alcala de Henares, Spain

Oana Sabo

Associate Professor, French & Italian

TT grant to Travel to CIEF Annual Conference

Research

Aspen, Colorado

Jon Chambers

Professor of Practice, Digital Media Practices

Pop Grant to Attend master class at Anderson Ranch Art Center

Learning

Athens, Greece

Jolene Pinder

Professor of Practice, Strategy, Leadership & Analytics Minor

Pop Grant for Travel to 2026 World Beautiful Business Forum in Athens, Greece.

Research

Barcelona, Spain

Stefano Barbieri

Professor, Economics

TT grant to Travel to ToTEA

Research Learning

Belfast, Ireland

Alexis Palmer

Instructor, Political Science

TT grant to Travel to European Political Science Society

Research

Belfast, Ireland

Rachel Schoner

Assistant Professor, Political Science

TT grant to Travel to European Political Science Society

Research

Brussels, Belgium

Emilie Hautemont

Graduate Student, French & Italian

Land grant for QUEER BOOKSHELVES & LGBTQI+ LITERATURES

Research

Chicago, Illinois

Amy George

Senior Professor of Practice, Spanish & Portuguese

Pop grant to Attend CRS Workshop

Learning

Dublin, Ireland

Maayan Mor

Assistant Professor, Political Science

TT grant to Travel to Council for European Studies 2026 Conferene in

Research

Galway, Ireland

Mallory Caterine

Senior Professor of Practice, Classical Studies

Pop Grant to Travel to 21st International Conference for Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Research

Grenoble Alpes, France

Carlos Lozano

Senior Professor of Practice, Spanish & Portuguese

Pop Grant to Travel to GERES International Meeting at the University of Grenoble Alpes

Research

Helsinki, Finland

Ferruh Yilmaz

Associate Professor, Communication

TT grant to Travel to the HEPP6

Research

Jaen, Peru

Michaela Cannon

Senior Professor of Practice, Theatre & Dance

participate in Kurmi Allpa - Tierra Arcoiris workshops

Learning

London, England

Emilia Oddo

Associate Professor, Classical Studies

TT grant to Travel to Mentor: A symposium celebrating the contributions of Todd Whitelaw at Aegean Archaeology

Lucerne, Switzerland

Amy Pfrimmer

Professor, Music

TT grant to Travel to Eurovox: Enchanting Lucerne

Research

Naples, Italy

Alexis Culotta

Senior Professor of Practice, Newcomb Art

Pop Grant to Travel to attend CIRICE Conference

Research

New Orleans, Louisiana

Esra Özcan

Senior Professor of Practice, Communication

Pop Grant for Travel to The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Research

Paris, France

Jefferson Trujillo

Graduate Student, Spanish & Portuguese

Land Grant for Latin American Studies Association

Research

Paris, France

Karla Carrasco

Graduate Student, Spanish & Portuguese

Land Grant for Latin American Studies Association

Research

Paris, France

Nahum Garces

Graduate Student, Spanish & Portuguese

Land Grant for Latin American Studies Association

Research

Paris, France

Carlos Orellana

Graduate Student, Spanish & Portuguese

Land Grant for Latin American Studies Association

Research

Paris, France

John Charles

Associate Professor, Spanish & Portuguese

TT grant to Travel to Latin American Studies Association

Research

Paris, France

Michelle Foa

Associate Professor, Newcomb Art

TT grant to Travel to conference on Impressionism

Research

Paris, France

Antonio Gomez

Associate Professor, Spanish & Portuguese

TT grant to Travel to Latin American Studies Association

Research

Paris, France

Laura-Zoë Humphreys

Associate Professor, Communication

TT grant to Travel to Latin American Studies Association

Research

Paris, France

Jhon Hidalgo

Adjunct Professor, Spanish & Portuguese

Land Grant for Latin American Studies Association

Research

Pompeii, Italy

Allison Emmerson

Associate Professor, Classical Studies

confirmed

Research Teaching

Salvador, Brazil

Luisa de Melo

Graduate Student, City, Culture and Community

Land Grant to Salvador, Brazil for 18th Congress of the Brazilian Studies Association

Research

Salvador, Bahia, Brazile

Watufani Poe

Assistant Professor, Communication

TT grant to Travel to the 18th Congress of the Brazilian Studies Association

Research

Siena, Italy

Denise Crochet

Professor of Practice, Linguistics

Pop grant to Present a series of workshop at Siena School of Liberal Arts Deaf Studies Summer Program

Research

Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, Nassau, Bahamas

Jolene Pinder

Professor of Practice, SLAM/DMP

confirmed

Teaching

St. Andrews, Scotland

Ghazouane Arslane

Assistant Professor, Comparative Literature

TT grant to Travel to EURAMAL Conference at the University of St. Andrews, UK

Research

Taipei, Taiwan

Kevin Morris

Associate Professor, Philosophy

TT grant to Travel to Taiwan Metaphysics Colloquium

Research

Tokyo, Japan

Cheryl Naruse

Associate Professor, English

TT grant to Travel to Asian Studies Conference

Udine, Italy

Stefano Barbieri

Professor, Economics

TT grant to travel to CEPET workshop

Learning

Venice, Italy

Fan Zhang

Assistant Professor, Newcomb Art

TT grant to Travel to the European Association for Chinese Studies 2026 Conference

Research

Brazil

Megwen Loveless

Senior Professor of Practice, Spanish & Portuguese

Cuba

Carolina Caballero

Senior Professor of Practice, Spanish & Portuguese

Cuba

Marilyn Miller

Professor, Spanish & Portuguese

France

Holly Flora

Professor, Newcomb Art

France

Amy Chaffee

Associate Professor, Theatre & Dance

confirmed

Research Teaching Learning

Greece

Emilia Oddo

Associate Professor, Classical Studies

Ireland

Laura Kelly

Adjunct Professor, History

Ireland

Trent Holliday

Professor, Anthropology

Italy

Holly Flora

Professor, Newcomb Art

South Korea

Sina Lee

Professor of Practice, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Pop Grant Support archival and ethnographic research in South Korea

Research

Spain

Brittany Kennedy

Senior Professor of Practice, Spanish & Portuguese

St. Martin

Myriam Huet

Adjunct Professor, Gender & Sexuality Studies

UK

Mike Kuczynski

Professor, English

US

Chris Rodning

Professor, Anthropology

Location TBD

Antonio Gomez

Associate Professor, Spanish & Portuguese

Location TBD

Judith Maxwell

Professor, Anthropology, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Linguistics

Location TBD

Kathy Jack

Professor, Anthropology

Location TBD

M. Casey Cane Love

Senior Professor of Practice, Political Science

Altman program

Location TBD

Marcello Canuto

Professor, Anthropology

Location TBD

Ray Proctor

Associate Professor, Theatre & Dance

Location TBD

Jason Nesbitt

Associate Professor, Anthropology

Location TBD

Taku Hirano

Professor of Practice, Newcomb Music

Location TBD

Nathaniel Rich

Professor of Practice, Environmental Studies

Pop Grant for Series of public events to support upcoming novel publication (Summer 2026)

Location TBD

Krystal Cleary

Senior Professor of Practice, Communication

Pop Grant to WGS South Conference? Spring?