Interdisciplinary Studies Faculty

Steven R. Pointer, PhD

Associate Academic Dean
Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Studies
Director of Honors Program
Professor of History

BA, Duke University 
MA, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
PhD, Duke University

Prior to Trinity, Dr. Pointer taught at Western Kentucky University, Trinity Christian College, and Wheaton College. He pursued additional graduate study and research in France and England. He has published several articles and essays in the fields of American and British church history. His book Joseph Cook, Boston Lecturer and Evangelical Apologist was published in 1991. His current research interest is English Puritanism.

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Carmen T. Mendoza, PhD

Associate Professor of English

BA, Asbury College
MA, Northeastern Illinois University
PhD, Loyola University

A native of Bolivia, Dr. Mendoza applies her experience and research on the relationships of language, culture, and learning in her teaching. She is the founder of Women Crossing Cultures, an organization that helps women explore the impact of their cultural experiences and trains them to facilitate their learning to others. She has participated in academic exchanges in other cultures and consults with individuals and groups on questions of intercultural awareness.

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