Regular Faculty

Professor Mary Christianakis

Mary Christianakis, Co-Chair

Professor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.A., UCLA; M. Ed., UCLA; M.A., Loyola Marymount University; Ph.D., UC Berkeley
Mary Christianakis is a professor of language, literacy, and culture. She studies literacy development, language, and discourse from a critical sociocritical perspective.
Prof. Malek Moazzam-Doulat

Malek Moazzam-Doulat, Co-Chair

Resident Associate Professor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.A., Occidental College; Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook
Prof. Moazzam-Doulat teaches courses on social and political philosophy.
Professor Glenn Elmer Griffin

Glenn A. Elmer Griffin

Professor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.A., Pacific Union College; Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
Glenn A. Elmer Griffin, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Critical Theory and Social Justice.
Professor Viviana MacManus

Viviana MacManus

Associate Professor, Critical Theory & Social Justice
B.A., Occidental College; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Viviana Beatriz MacManus’s research and teaching focuses on Latin American and Latinx feminist theory, literature, film, and cultural studies.

Benjamin Ratskoff

Assistant Professor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
B.A. Northwestern University; M.A., Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles

Non-Tenure Track Faculty

Kimiko Elguea

Visiting Assistant Professor, Critical Theory & Social Justice
A.B., M.A., Occidental College; J.D., Loyola Law School

David Guignion

Visiting Assistant Professor, Critical Theory & Social Justice
B.A., Bishop's University; M.A., Ph.D., Western University
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Marisol León

Visiting Assistant Professor, Critical Theory and Social Justice; Pre-Law Advisor
B.A., Yale University; M.A., Loyola Marymount University; J.D., U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Marisol León teaches CTSJ 212, 214, 221, and 250 – courses related to critical theory, inequity, resistance movements, and the law.  Her courses are designed for students passionate about social justice work and/or using the law as a tool for positive social change.

Arón Adrian Macal Montenegro

Visiting Assistant Professor, Critical Theory & Social Justice
B.A., M.A. American University; Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles

Crystal Morales

Visiting Assistant Professor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
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