Maggie Parke
Lecturer; Preceptor
Maggie Parke earned her Ph.D. in Film and Digital Media from Bangor University, Wales UK, with her specialty in the Creative Industries.
Malcolm Harden
Dean of Stewardship
Provost - Division Lead for Stewardship Division. Responsible for Employment, Bursary and Registry Teams
Mark Lachniet
Account Security Coordinator
Mark Lachniet is a student and independent researcher who focuses on both the humanities and technology.
Matthew M. DeForrest
At-Large Board Member (Chair)
Dr. Matthew M. DeForrest is Professor of English and Mott University Professor at Johnson C. Smith University, and Chair of the Signum University Board.
Maximilian Hart
Maximilian is an MA Student and the Student Representative of the Signum Board.
Michael D. C. Drout
Visiting Lecturer
Michael D.C. Drout is Professor of English and Director of the Center for the Study of the Medieval at Wheaton College.
Nelson Goering
Lecturer; Preceptor
Dr. Nelson Goering hails from the Ocooch Mountains in Wisconsin, and holds a DPhil in Comparative Philology and General Linguistics from the University of Oxford. His research interests centre on the linguistics of the older Germanic and Indo-European languages, and he has a particular love for Old English, Old Norse, Gothic, and Avestan. His DPhil […]
Paul Peterson
Director of the Graduate School of Language and Literature; Lecturer; Preceptor
Paul Peterson, a live and breathing Germanic philologist, holds an M.A. in Medieval Icelandic Studies from the University of Iceland, as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. in Germanic Medieval Studies from the University of Minnesota.
Peter Rybski
At-Large Board Member
Peter is an at-large board member and lifelong fan of Tolkien's works. He currently lives in Finland and is very diligently attempting to read the Kalevala in its original language.
Philip Walsh
Visiting Lecturer
Philip Walsh received his BA in classical studies at the College of William and Mary and his Ph.D. in comparative literature from Brown University. A broadly-trained comparatist, he enjoys teaching drama of all periods, ancient Greek and Roman literature, the classical languages, and the prose fiction of Kazuo Ishiguro. His research focuses on the reception […]