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About Us

The West Virginia University Humanities Center promotes the humanities and their intersection with other disciplines. We are a large community of active scholars, from all across the WVU campus, united in a vision to explore and understand the most pressing challenges, questions, and opportunities facing humanity.

Our Leadership


Dr. Sharon Ryan Humanities Center Director and Professor of Philosophy 414 H Hodges Hall humanitiescenter@mail.wvu.edu


Sharon Ryan, PhD, Director, Humanities Center, WVU Libraries.

Our Team

The WVU Humanities Center is administratively housed under WVU Libraries and supported by the Office of the Dean.


Our Advisory Board

The WVU Humanities Center is guided by an advisory board with a mix of disciplinary expertise. Sharing a deep commitment to the importance of the humanities and a devotion to the mission and vision of the Humanities Center, the advisory board provides oversight, guides the establishment of goals, and supports the Center’s mission to grow a united and thriving humanities community at WVU.

Our advisory board includes:

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Erin Brock Carlson

Associate Professor Department of EnglishEberly College of Arts and Sciences

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Rose Casey

Associate Professor Department of EnglishEberly College of Arts and Sciences

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Joseph Jones

Assistant Professor Reed School of Media and CommunicationsCollege of Creative Arts and Media

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Sean Lawrence

Assistant Professor Department of History Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

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Megan Leight

Teaching Assistant Professor School of Art and DesignCollege of Creative Arts and Media