Directors

Dr. Detraz came to the University of Memphis in 2009 as an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science. Her research interests focus on the intersections between environment, gender, and security. Detraz's latest book is on the discourses we use to discuss gender and climate change. More about Dr. Detraz HERE.

Dr. Will Thompson
Associate Professor of French
wjthmpsn@memphis.edu

Dr. Thompson came to the University of Memphis in 1989 as an assistant professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and has served in many roles. He was assistant dean of the College of Arts & Sciences (1999-2013) and the chair of the Department of World Languages and Literatures (formerly Foreign Languages and Literatures) (2014-2022).  More about Dr. Thompson HERE.