{"id":321,"date":"2013-12-17T10:11:36","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T15:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/?page_id=321"},"modified":"2026-08-02T15:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T15:37:13","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/about_center\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Director<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/meet\/dr-evelyn-sterne\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Erik-1-e1786047620503.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/meet\/dr-evelyn-sterne\/\">Erik Loomis<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Director, Center for the Humanities<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Professor of History<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5700<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:urihumanities@uri.edu\">urihumanities@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Board<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/meet\/zahra-meghani\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/douglass-reed.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/douglass-reed.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/douglass-reed-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/douglass-reed-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/douglass-reed-364x364.jpeg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/meet\/zahra-meghani\/\">Doug Reed<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Philosophy<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:douglassreed@uri.edu\">douglassreed@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/meet\/vilde-aaslid\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Erin-scaled-e1786047576109.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/meet\/vilde-aaslid\/\">Erin L. McCutcheon<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Art and Art History<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4823<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:erin.mccutcheon@uri.edu\">erin.mccutcheon@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/meet\/madison-jones\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/madison-jones-e1786230452880.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/meet\/madison-jones\/\">Madison Jones<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Professional and Public Writing<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:madisonjones@uri.edu\">madisonjones@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/meet\/martha-elena-rojas\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Martha-Rojas-web.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Martha-Rojas-web.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Martha-Rojas-web-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Martha-Rojas-web-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/Martha-Rojas-web-364x364.jpeg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/meet\/martha-elena-rojas\/\">Martha Elena Rojas<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor; Director, Rumowicz Literature of the Sea Lecture\/Seminar Series<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">English<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span 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src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/delosheros-1.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/delosheros-1.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/delosheros-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/delosheros-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/delosheros-1-364x364.jpeg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/meet\/susana-de-los-heros\/\">Susana de los Heros<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Spanish<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p 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https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/IMG_3428-scaled-e1786047814738-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1655\/IMG_3428-scaled-e1786047814738-364x364.jpeg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/meet\/julia-lovett\/\">Julia Lovett<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor, Digital Initiatives Librarian<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">University Library<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5079<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jalovett@uri.edu\">jalovett@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card 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