New Graduate Faculty

English
Intersection of Religion, Medicine, Gender, and Genre in Early Modern British and Transatlantic Literature
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PhD, English, The Pennsylvania State University, 2019
MA, English, The Pennsylvania State University, 2015
BA, English, Russian, Brigham Young University, 2013
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Link to bio: https://english.byu.edu/directories/full-time-faculty/

English
Latter-day Saint Studies, Apocalyptic Literature, Folklore, Religion, Belief, and Reception of the Bible
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PhD, Religion, Florida State University, 2015
MA, History, Utah State University, 2010
BA, Religious Studies, Utah State University, 2009
BA, Anthropology, Texas A&M University, 2004
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Link to bio: https://english.byu.edu/directories/full-time-faculty/

English
20th and 21st Century American Literatures, Post-secular Studies, and American Religious Writing
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PhD, English, The University of Iowa, 2021
MA, English, Brigham Young University, 2013
BA, English, Brigham Young University, 2009
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Link to bio: https://english.byu.edu/directories/full-time-faculty/

Clinical Psychology; Student Development Services
Group Psychotherapy; gaming and mental health
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PhD, Clinical Psychology, Brigham Young University, 2014
BA, Psychology, Utah State University, 2007
AS, Weber State University, 2005
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Link to bio: https://caps.byu.edu/directory/brett-merrill

Spanish & Portuguese
Hispanic Linguistics
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PhD, Hispanic & Lusophone Literatures, Cultures, & Linguistics, University of Minnesota, 2021
MA, Hispanic Languages, Brigham Young University, 2017
BA, English, Brigham Young University, 2012
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Link to bio: https://hum.byu.edu/directory/lauren-truman

Spanish & Portuguese
Spanish & Brazilian Studies
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PhD, Spanish & Brazilian Studies, Brown University, 2021
MA, Hispanic Studies, Brown University, 2021
MA, Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, Brown University, 2021
MS, Education, Secondary English, Johns Hopkins University, 2017
MA, Luso-Brazilian Literatures, Brigham Young University, 2015
BA, English and Portuguese, Brigham Young University, 2014
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Link to bio: https://hum.byu.edu/directory/jordan-jones

Clinical Psychology
Psychological agency, emotion, and religion/spirituality
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Post-doctoral Fellow, Child Psychology, Managed Mental Health Care, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 2002-2003
Post-doctoral Fellow, Harvard University Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 1999-2001
PhD, Clinical Psychology, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, 2000
MA, Clinical Psychology, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, 1996
BS, Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1992
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link to bio: https://education.byu.edu/directory/view/kristin-hansen

Precision agriculture, soil spatial analysis
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PhD, Precision Agriculture, University of Reading, United Kingdom, 2004
MSc, Soil Spatial Analysis and Land Evaluation, University of Reading, United Kingdom, 1997
BA/MA, Geography, University of Oxford, St. Hugh's College, United Kingdom, 1995
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link to bio: https://geography.byu.edu/directory/ruth-kerry

Arabic Language & Literature
Classical Arabic literature; Islamic thought and civilization; Qur’anic studies
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PhD, Arabic Language and Literature, University of Chicago, 2018
MA, Arabic Studies, Middlebury College, 2015
MA, Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2009
BA, Comparative Literature, Brigham Young University, 2007
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link to bio: https://hum.byu.edu/directory/kevin-blankinship

Linguistics
Sociolinguistics, language in diaspora communities, teen language, and the effects of migration on language variation
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PhD, Anthropology, University of Utah, 2021
MA, Linguistics, Brigham Young University, 2002
BA, English and Russian, Brigham Young University, 1995