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.
St. Andrews, Scotland
Ghazouane Arslane
Assistant Professor, Comparative Literature
Attending and presenting at the European Association for Modern Arabic Literature (EURAMAL26), at the University of St. Andrews, UK, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund. The theme is "Catastrophe and Beyond: Representations of Violence and Trauma in Modern Arabic Literature". This is a major conference in the field that will feature internationally recognized scholars of Arabic literature as well as Arab writers and poets. My paper will explore the history of violence/the violence of history in literary rewritings of the Algerian War of Independence and its postcolonial aftermath; it will examine how literature as an aesthetic discourse intervenes in, and reshapes how we view and understand, the politics and history of the postcolonial nation.
São Paulo, Brazil
William Balée
Professor, Anthropology
Researching and reviewing slide scans from 1980s Indigenous Amazonia.
Barcelona, Spain
Stefano Barbieri
Professor, Economics
Attending ToTEA, , funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Udine, Italy
Stefano Barbieri
Professor, Economics
Attending a Central European Program in Economic Theory (CEPET) workshop, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
San Diego, California
Casey Beck
Professor of Practice, Digital Media Practices
Premiering a rough cut of the feature film TALKING TIKI at Tiki Oasis, the largest tiki conference and gathering in the United States.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Knud Berthelsen
Professor of Practice, Strategy, Leadership & Analytics Minor
Teaching Intro to Data Analytics in the Maymester
Athens, Greece
Ryan Boehm
Associate Professor, Classical Studies
Teaching in the Greece Summer Program
Baku, Azerbaijan
Elio Brancaforte
Chair and Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and German, Comparative Literature
Attending conference
Oxford, United Kingdom
Elio Brancaforte
Chair and Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and German, Comparative Literature
Researching for book and exhibition
Austin, Texas
Brian Brox
Associate Professor, Political Science
Conducting research at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum
Jaen, Peru
Michaela Cannon
Senior Professor of Practice, Theatre & Dance
Participating in Kurmi Allpa - Tierra Arcoiris workshops
Northwest Petén, Guatemala
Marcello Canuto
Professor, Anthropology
Conducting Archaeological research
Galway, Ireland
Mallory Caterine
Senior Professor of Practice, Classical Studies
Attending the 21st International Conference for Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
Malerargues, France
Amy Chaffee
Associate Professor, Theatre & Dance
Playwriting and performance residency at Roy Hart Voice Institute
Aspen, Colorado
Jon Chambers
Professor of Practice, Digital Media Practices
Attending master class at Anderson Ranch Art Center, funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
Paris, France
John Charles
Associate Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
Attending the Latin American Studies Association conference, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Calcutta, India
Tupur Chatterjee
Assistant Professor, Communication
Conducting research for second book, The Postcolonial Interior: Home Media Technologies and the Making of Middle-Class Domestic Life in Urban India, 1975-1995
Mumbai, India
Tupur Chatterjee
Assistant Professor, Communication
Fieldwork in Mumbai will include interviews with professionals from the advertising, broadcasting, and consumer electronics industries, alongside archival research in advertising agency collections and consumer magazine archives.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Krystal Cleary
Senior Professor of Practice, Communication
Attending the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies South Conference, funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
Normandy, France
Teresa Cole
Professor, Art
Creating a new series of art works during a 7 week artist residency
New Orleans, Louisiana
Marcus Coleman
Professor of Practice, Economics
Teaching Sport Leadership & Culture
New Orleans, Louisiana
Aaron Collier
Associate Professor, Art
Preparing a solo exhibition of paintings at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette, LA and Other Plans Gallery in New Orleans this fall.
Siena, Italy
Denise Crochet
Professor of Practice, Linguistics
Presenting a series of workshops at Siena School of Liberal Arts Deaf Studies Summer Program, funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
Naples, Italy
Alexis Culotta
Senior Professor of Practice, Newcomb Art
Attending the CIRICE Conference, funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund. Teaching in the summer session at John Cabot University. Traveling across the Italian peninsula for research visits and conference presentations.
Dublin, Ireland
Patrick Eagan
Adjunct Professor, History
Teaching in Tulane University's Dublin Summer Study Abroad Program
Pompei, Italy
Allison Emmerson
Associate Professor, Classical Studies
Researching through Tulane University's excavation at Pompeii, the Pompeii I.14 Project
Halle, Germany
Fayçal Falaky
Chair and Associate Professor of French, French & Italian
Attending "Translations and Academies in the Eighteenth Century" Conference
Tangier, Morocco
Fayçal Falaky
Chair and Associate Professor of French, French & Italian
Researching and writing
Rome, Italy
Holly Flora
Professor, Newcomb Art
Teaching in the Tulane University Rome Summer Study Abroad Program
Paris, France
Michelle Foa
Associate Professor, Newcomb Art
Attending a conference on Impressionism, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Paris, France
Nahum Garces
Graduate Student, Spanish & Portuguese
Attending the Latin American Studies Association conference, funded by the Land Fund for Graduate Students
Chicago, Ill
Amy George
Senior Professor of Practice, Spanish & Portuguese
Attending a CRS Workshop, funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
Paris, France
Antonio Gómez
Associate Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
Attending a conference on Impressionism, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Brussels, Belgium
Emilie Hautemont
Graduate Student, French & Italian
Attending the CEFRES conference Queer Bookshelves & LGBTQI+ Literatures, funded by the Land Fund for Graduate Students
Paris, France
Jhon Hidalgo
Adjunct Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
Attending the Latin American Studies Association conference, funded by the Land Fund for Graduate Students
Dublin, Ireland
Trent Holliday
Professor, Anthropology
Teaching in Tulane University's Dublin Summer Study Abroad Program
Los Angeles, California
Victor Holtcamp
Professor, Theatre & Dance
Researching in the archives of Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Science archives; Warner Brothers archives
New York, New York
Victor Holtcamp
Professor, Theatre & Dance
Researching in the New York Performing Arts Special Collections
Sacramento, California
Ilana Horwitz
Assistant Professor, Jewish Studies
I will be giving a talk at the Graduate Career Consortium about my book, The Entrepreneurial Scholar
Paris, France
Laura-Zoë Humphreys
Associate Professor, Communication
Attending a conference on Impressionism, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Santa Rosa, Costa Rica
Kathy Jack
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs and Professor, Anthropology
Reseaching how social and environmental factors influence the pace of biological aging with wild white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus imitator) in Costa Rica's Santa Rosa National Park
Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Nicole Katin
Senior Professor of Practice, Anthropology
Teaching ethnobotany with Tulane University's TIERA program
Dublin, Ireland
Laura Kelly
Adjunct Professor, History
Teaching in Tulane University's Dublin Summer Study Abroad Program
Donostia, Spain
Brittany Kennedy
Senior Professor of Practice, Spanish & Portuguese
Improving my Basque language skills
Oxford, Cambridge, and London, United Kingdom
Mike Kuczynski
Pierce Butler Chair and Professor of English, English
Delivering a lecture at St Antony's College, Oxford; working on medieval manuscripts at the Cambridge University Library and the British Library, in connection with my book 'White Jesus'
South Korea
Sina Lee
Professor of Practice, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Researching archival and ethnographic matter in South Korea, funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
Boston, Massachusetts
Jana Lipman
Professor, History
Researching at the Schlesinger Library, at the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University; Researching at Smith College.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Casey Love
Senior Professor of Practice, Political Science
Teaching in the Tulane University Altman Program in International Studies & Business
São Paulo, Brazil
Casey Love
Senior Professor of Practice, Political Science
Hosting an event for incoming Brazilian freshmen.
São Paulo, Brazil
Megwen Loveless
Senior Professor of Practice, Spanish & Portuguese
Presenting on AI interventions in telecollaboration for language learning at a conference. Then on to mentor students in the Brazil study abroad program run by the TU Stone Center for Latin American Studies. Then on to wrap up interviews and audio samples for an upgrade to the Portuguese language program digital textbook / curriculum.
Grenoble Alpes, France
Carlos Lozano
Senior Professor of Practice, Spanish & Portuguese
Attending GERES International Meeting at the University of Grenoble Alpes, funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
Rome, Italy
Susann Lusnia
Associate Professor, Classical Studies
Researching and writing
Aix-en-Provence, France
Adeline Masquelier
Professor, Anthropology
Researching at the colonial archives on the development of colonial tourism and motorized cruises in Africa in the Interwar period.
Marksville, Louisiana
Judith Maxwell
Professor, Anthropology, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Linguistics
Teaching as a Co-instructor/leader for Tunica-Biloxi Language and Culture Revitalization Summer Camp for Indigenous Youth; We will be featuring natural dyes for thread, fabric, painting and pottery, including nature hikes to collect plants and earth for the dyes.
San Miguel Escobar, Guatemala
Judith Maxwell
Professor, Anthropology, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Linguistics
Co-teaching Kaqchikel Language and Culture with a team of five native speaker instructors: the course will feature weaving and intellectual property rights of weavers; re-introduction of a modernized Mayan "hieroglyphic" script in schools and for adult Maya artists and authors; Kaqchikel foodways; and Highland sacred spaces and access to them. Final class trip to Golondrinas 4000 year old petroglyph site.
Cape Town, South Africa
Muria McCammon
Assistant Professor, Communication
Attending the 76th Annual ICA Conference, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Geneva, Switzerland
Andrew McDowell
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Present at a conference
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Andrew McDowell
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Teaching a week long intensive course at Parediniya University in Kandy Sri Lanka
Paris, France
Andrew McDowell
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Presenting at a conference and continuing a collaborative project on ecological change and shrimp production with colleagues
Salvador, Brazil
Luisa de Melo
Graduate Student, City, Culture and Community
Attending the 18th Congress of the Brazilian Studies Association, funded by the Land Fund for Graduate Students
Paris, France
Charles Mignot
Senior Professor of Practice, French & Italian
Teaching in Paris Summer Program
Beaufort, South Carolina
Corey J. Miles
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Researching how Black southerners creatively respond to the overlapping catastrophe of policing, climate change, and land dispossession while living on the Atlantic coast.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Marilyn Miller
Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
Researching Jewish periodicals at Argentine National Library
Gainsville, FL
Marilyn Miller
Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
Research fellowship on book project at UFL libraries
Paris, France
Marilyn Miller
Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
Chairing and presenting a panel on anitsemitisms in Cuba and in round table on "Insurgent Bodies" Latin American Studies Association Conference (LASA2026)
Santiago, Chile
Marilyn Miller
Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
Giving a panel presentation on book chapter in Chile LASA Cono Sur conference
Valencia, Spain
Marilyn Miller
Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
Researching the writer and painter Max Aub
San Diego, California
Sherrice Mojgani
Associate Professor, Theatre & Dance
Creating Lighting Design for "Purpose" At La Jolla Playhouse
Dublin, Ireland
Maayan Mor
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Attending the Council for European Studies 2026 Conference, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Taipei, Taiwan
Kevin Morris
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Attending Taiwan Metaphysics Colloquium, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Cheryl Naruse
Associate Professor, English
Attending the Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ), funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Yacya, Peru
Jason Nesbitt
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Conducting Archaeological research on the beginnings of early village and ceremonial life in highland Peru at the site of Chakwasjirca (c. 2900-2700 BC).
Rome, Italy
Roberto Nicosia
Professor, Newcomb Art
Teaching in the Rome Summer Program
Athens, Greece
Emilia Oddo
Associate Professor, Classical Studies
Leading a Maymester Summer Program course through Athens, Delphi, Corinth, Mycenae, Epidauros. Also conducting archaeological work with Tulane students on Crete (Knossos, Ierapetra, Palaikastro).
London, England
Emilia Oddo
Associate Professor, Classical Studies
Attending a symposium celebrating the contributions of Todd Whitelaw at Aegean Archaeology and to mentor others, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Paris, France
Carlos Orellana
Graduate Student, Spanish & Portuguese
Attending the Latin American Studies Association conference, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
New Orleans, Louisiana
Esra Özcan
Senior Professor of Practice, Communication
Attending the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
Belfast, Ireland
Alexis Palmer
Instructor, Political Science
Attending the European Political Science Society conference, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Lucerne, Switzerland
Amy Pfrimmer
Professor, Music
Attending Eurovox: Enchanting Lucerne, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Athens, Greece
Jolene Pinder
Professor of Practice, Strategy, Leadership & Analytics Minor
Attending the 2026 World Beautiful Business Forum, funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, Nassau, Bahamas
Jolene Pinder
Professor of Practice, SLAM/DMP
Teaching in the Tulane Universtiy Study Abroad/SLAM Bahamas Summer Program
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Watufani Poe
Assistant Professor, Communication
Attending the 18th Congress of the Brazilian Studies Association, funded by the SLA Tenure Track for International Conferences Fund
Manila, Philippines
Stephanie Porras
Chair and Professor, Art
Attending the Society for Early Transpacific Studies conference and conducting research.
Boston, Massachusetts
John "Ray" Proctor
Associate Professor, Theatre & Dance
Conducting interviews for a book project
New York, New York
John "Ray" Proctor
Associate Professor, Theatre & Dance
Conducting interviews for a book project
Washington, District of Columbia
John "Ray" Proctor
Associate Professor, Theatre & Dance
Conducting interviews for a book project
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sam Ramer
Associate Professor, History
Writing chapters in a book on rural medicine in late nineteenth-century Russia
Baltimore, MD New Orleans
Nathaniel Rich
Professor of Practice, Environmental Studies
Traveling for a series of public events to support upcoming novel publication (Summer 2026), funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
Boston, Massachusetts
Nathaniel Rich
Professor of Practice, Environmental Studies
Traveling for a series of public events to support upcoming novel publication (Summer 2026), funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
Camden, Maine
Nathaniel Rich
Professor of Practice, Environmental Studies
Traveling for a series of public events to support upcoming novel publication (Summer 2026), funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
New Orleans, Louisiana
Nathaniel Rich
Professor of Practice, Environmental Studies
Traveling for a series of public events to support upcoming novel publication (Summer 2026), funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
New York, New York
Nathaniel Rich
Professor of Practice, Environmental Studies
Traveling for a series of public events to support upcoming novel publication (Summer 2026), funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
Washington, DC
Nathaniel Rich
Professor of Practice, Environmental Studies
Traveling for a series of public events to support upcoming novel publication (Summer 2026), funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund
Morganton, NC
Chris Rodning
Professor, Anthropology
Conducting archaeological excavations
Alcala de Henares, Spain
Oana Sabo
Associate Professor, French & Italian
Tenure Track International Conference grant to Travel to Attending the International Council of Francophone Studies ((CIÉF) annual conference, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Durham, North Carolina
Matt Sakakeeny
Chair and Associate Professor, Music
Fellow at the National Humanities Center Summer Residency
Belfast, Ireland
Rachel Schoner
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Attending the European Political Science Society conference, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Edinburgh, Scotland
Leslie Scott
Associate Dean for the Performing Arts and Professor, Theatre & Dance
Attending the Edinburgh Fringe Festival + International Festival as a British Arts Council invited Delegate
Montpelier, France
Leslie Scott
Associate Dean for the Performing Arts and Professor, Theatre & Dance
Attending the Montpellier Dance Festival as International Arts Professional (Professional Arts Platform and presenting about the International Dance Festival New Orleans
Montreal, Canada
Leslie Scott
Associate Dean for the Performing Arts and Professor, Theatre & Dance
Attending the Festival TransAmeriques (FTA) as an US Arts Delegate and presenting about the International Dance Festival New Orleans
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Oliver Sensen
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Attending a conference and workshop
Vechta, Germany
Oliver Sensen
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Five speaking engagements on his research
Paris, France
Jefferson Trujillo
Graduate Student, Spanish & Portuguese
Attending the Latin American Studies Association conference, funded by the Land Fund for Graduate Students
Helsinki, Finland
Ferruh Yilmaz
Associate Professor, Communication
Attending the Helsinki Conference on Emotions, Populism and Polarisation, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Venice, Italy
Fan Zhang
Assistant Professor, Newcomb Art
Attending the European Association for Chinese Studies 2026 Conference, funded by the SLA Tenure Track International Conferences Fund
Montreal, Canada
Lidia Zhigunova
Senior Professor of Practice, Comparative Literature
Speaking and participating in SPHERE(S) Mile End‚ an Tiohtià:ke/Montreal-based cultural event that brings together performances, workshops, and public conversations exploring diasporic experience migration, and cultural memory in a time of global conflict, funded by the SLA Professors of Practice Professional Development Fund