Erin Blomstrand

Erin received her BA in English with a focus in “New Voices” from California State University, Hayward. She went on to earn her MA in English Literature at Mills College. While at Mills, Erin co-chaired the 6th Annual Women’s Studies Student Conference and was an active campus speaker/guest lecturer on a variety of topics such as 18th-Century Women Writers, Female Heroines in Popular Culture, and Virginia Woolf.

Eric Stauffer

Eric Stauffer is currently working on his Ph.D. in Sustainability Education with an emphasis on social sustainability and conflict transformation. He holds an MA in Religion and Conflict with a focus on Spiritual Practice as a Tool for Social Sustainability. His thesis work was on the development of education as a means of resistance and transformation for the individual and community, which led to a conflict transformation curriculum he implemented in Israel and Palestine working with young adults. Eric focuses on issues of conflict transformation from the perspective of religion/spirituality both in his classes at EMCC and in his volunteer work abroad.

Christina Van Puymbroeck

Christina Van Puymbroeck (Dr. V) received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis on working with diverse populations. Her dissertation work was on the development of identity, including racial, ethnic, and sexual identity in college students. Dr. Van Puymbroeck focuses on issues of social justice both in her classes at EMCC and her clinical work. She maintains a private psychotherapy practice as a gender specialist. After years of studying, exploring, and sometimes battling her own whiteness, Dr. V can unambivalently say: race is a nice thing to have (From a book by the same title: J. Helms, 2002).

Alexander Andrews

Alexander Andrews received his Master of Arts from Arizona State University with an emphasis on Ethnic Literature in 1997. His African American, Native American and European American roots make him a fascinating individual who can understand students who come from many different populations. He specializes in African American and Native American Literature. Mr. Andrews focuses on teaching cultural diversity both inside the classroom and out. Mr. Andrews’s devotion to promoting global compassion can be seen in various concerts and discussions he has put on here at EMCC. Some of these functions include the “Rap for Darfur” concert and “The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Discussion.” Furthermore, he focuses on deconstructing social norms that promote marginalization and oppression. When Mr. Andrews is not in the classroom he enjoys exploring the beauty of nature and writing poetry.

Teresa Laszlo

Teresa Laszlo received her PhD in Philosophy from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Ethics and Metaethics. Her dissertation argues for the necessary and sufficient conditions under which we hold individuals morally responsible for their actions and beliefs. Dr. Laszlo has written on the phenomenon by which what a person cares about shapes his or her personal identity. She is currently exploring the nature of collective responsibility and the conditions under which groups/countries can be held responsible for the actions of that group/country in the past.