MEET THE
Faculty
Dr. Charles Adams
Dr. Alan Bush
Dr. Michael Cross
Dr. Lindy Davidson
PhD English Language and Literature, University of Virginia
PhD Community and Regional Planning, University of Texas at Austin
PhD Applied Physics, USF
PhD Communication, USF
MS Entrepreneurship, USF
MDiv Divinity, Reformed Theological Seminary
BS Computer Science, University of Texas at San Antonio
BA Communication Arts, Belmont University
BA English and Philosophy, Tulane University Dr. Adams came to USF in 2014 from the University of Arkansas, where he was successively Chair of the English Department, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Senior Director of International Education. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, he has published three books and numerous essays and reviews in his academic field of Early American Literature, and has taught many different courses in American and British Literature, World Literature in English, World Humanities, Native American Literature, and African American Literature. He is especially interested to promote international opportunities for USF students, having directed study abroad programs in several different countries over the course of his career, and taught Honors courses for the “USF Summer in London” program for five consecutive years.
MS Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan BA Global Politics and Economics, Pomona College As an educator, researcher, and facilitator, Dr. Bush is committed to helping students, organizations, and cities develop the capacity to make sense of complex conditions and thrive amid uncertainty. His focus is immersive, projectbased courses that allow students to stretch their ambiguity tolerance within a safe-yet-edgy environment. These courses include The Resilience Practicum, Cities Heterotopias and Science Fiction, and Cities of Compassion. Prior to USF, Dr. Bush’s work spanned four continents on projects fostering community resilience.
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Dr. Cross teaches courses on creativity, research, and innovation focused on developing students as participatory citizens in a globalized society by working closely with local community partners on current, real-world problems. He has more than ten years of experience in Fortune 500 companies and has lectured internationally on entrepreneurship in higher education. Dr. Cross also contributes to high-level strategic efforts at USF, currently serving on the 2020 USF President’s Strategic Renewal Advisory Taskforce as well as having served on the 2018 USF Tampa Strategic Plan Team, the 2019 USF Student Success Strategic Refresh Team, the 2019 USF President’s Principles of Community Advisory Taskforce, and led the 2020 USF Taneja College of Pharmacy’s Strategic Plan.
Dr. Davidson seeks to open up new conversations about health, wellness, and illness experiences from a variety of perspectives. Narrative Medicine, Ethics at the End of Life, and Global Health Initiatives are a few of the courses in which she challenges students to creatively explore important features of healthcare, such as culture, politics, spirituality, and personal agency. Dr. Davidson’s journey through 2020 included leading 15 students to the University of Exeter for the spring semester and furthering the college’s relationship with the Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health. Since 2016, Dr. Davidson has led 164 students on seven international trips and considers global opportunity a hallmark of the Judy Genshaft Honors College experience.
Dr. Holly Donahue Singh PhD and MA, Anthropology, University of Virginia BA Religious Studies, Kenyon College Dr. Donahue Singh leads courses such as Fertility and the Future, and Histories of Healing in South Asia. Her long-term research in northern India grounds her scholarly work in the broad areas of culture and health. Dr. Donahue Singh regularly draws on global and applied perspectives from social science, literature, and music to help students explore the variety of contemporary and historical human experience.
