Meet the Humanities Faculty

Kristen Mattson
Director, History and Political Sciences
Director, Humanities and Fine Arts
kmattson [at] csm.edu
Jeff Spencer, MFA
Associate Professor of Art

BA听Painting, Printmaking, University of Nebraska, Omaha
MFA听Printing, Drawing, University of Tennessee

jspencer [at] csm.edu
Sarah Klocke, MFA
Director, Theatre & Communications Programs
Associate Professor of Theatre & Communications

BA Speech, Arkansas Tech University
MFA Film, Theatre and Communication Arts, University of New Orleans
EdD(c) Educational Leadership, College of saint Mary

Areas of Expertise
Directing for the stage, scenic design, growth mindset and the fine and performing arts

Accomplishments and Published Articles
McAuley Teaching Excellence Award, CSM 2022
Inspiring Excellence Award, CSM 2023
KCACTG Citizen Artist Award, 2023

Involvement
Chair of Representation, Equity, and Diversity, Kenedy Center American College Theater Festival, Region 5

sklocke [at] csm.edu
Shannon McMahon, PhD
Director, English Program
Association Professor of English

BA听French, Creighton University
MA听Creative Writing, Creighton University
PhD听American Literature, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Areas of Expertise
Women鈥檚 Literature; American, British, and World Literature; Creative Writing

Accomplishments and Published Articles
Short Stories in Brilliant Flash Fiction and Crack the Spine, The Chronicle of Higher Education

smcmahon [at] csm.edu
Molly Brost, PhD
Associate Professor of English

BS听Journalism and English, University of Nebraska at Kearney
MA听English, Colorado State University
PhD听American Culture Studies, Bowling Green State University

Areas of Expertise
Women in Popular Culture

Accomplishments and Published Articles
鈥淭he Anti-Heroine on Contemporary Television: Transgressive Women,鈥� Lexington Books 2021

Involvement
Partnership 4 Kids Book Buddy Program

mbrost [at] csm.edu
Jennifer Reed-Bouley, PhD
Director, Theology Program
Professor of Theology

BA听Liberal Studies,听University of Notre Dame
MA听Theology,听Loyola University
PhD听Christian Ethics,听Loyola University

Areas of Expertise
Catholic Social Thought

Accomplishments and Published Articles
Book, Bernard Prusak and Jennifer Reed-Bouley, eds. Catholic Higher Education and Catholic Social Thought (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2023)
Mary Ann Tietjen and Jennifer Reed-Bouley, 鈥淓xperiences of Student Retention Professionals in Their Role at Private Universities,鈥� under review.
Daniel R. Dilieo, Andrew G. Baruth, and Jennifer Reed-Bouley, 鈥淐atholic support for science-based city climate action plan for Omaha,鈥� Nebraska Examiner, Aug. 26, 2023

Involvement
Catholic Theological Society of America member
College Theology Society member

jreed-bouley [at] csm.edu
Emily Kahm, PhD
Associate Professor of Theology

BA听Theology and English, Rockhurst University
MTS听Theological Studies, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
PhD听Religious and Theological Studies, Iliff School of Theology and University of Denver

Areas of Expertise
Sexuality and Sex Education in Religious Spaces; Embodied Theologies; Disability Theology; Antiracism in Theology

Accomplishments and Published Articles
Wabash Workshop participant, Becoming a White Antiracist (2023)
鈥淓xploring Body Practices as part of Antiracist Teaching.鈥� Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. $5,000 grant, Jan.-Dec. 2024
鈥淐ontemplative Learning for the Teaching Life and in Online/Hybrid Courses. Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. $5,000 grant, Dec. 2023-Dec. 2024.
鈥淲hat鈥檚 the Real Mistake? Exploring the Framework of Mistake and Sin in Adolescent Sexuality.鈥� Chapter in Nobody鈥檚 Perfect: Adolescence, Mistakes, and Religious Education. Eds. Cynthia Cameron, Lakisha Lockhart & Emily Peck-McClain. Fortress Press, Fall 2024.

ekahm [at] csm.edu
Celeste Harvey, PhD
Associate Professor of Philosophy

BA听Philosophy, Bethel University
MA听History of Philosophy, Marquette University
PhD听Philosophy, Marquette University

charvey [at] csm.edu