Ryner studies and teaches classes on Shakespeare and early English drama, history of economic thought, drama as a genre, knowledge production, and questions of ontology and agency in early English texts and society.

A world-renown organist and teacher, Marshall is known for her creative programming. She plays both historical and modern instruments and is a consultant for the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix.

Fox's current work focuses on the histories of positive emotions and well-being, as well as the role of fictional and cultural narratives in shaping emotion.

Dr. Valerie Fazel teaches composition and literature for ASU's Department of English.

Irish studies the literature and culture of 16th-century England, with a particular focus on early modern neurodiversity studies and the history of emotion.

Barker is a historian of slavery and the slave trade in the late medieval Mediterranean and Black Sea.

Ayanna Thompson is a Regents Professor of English and the Executive Director of the Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies (ACMRS). In 2021, she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.