Dr. Holly L Wilson is a Professor of Philosophy and Religion. She has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Pennsylvania State University, a Masters in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University, New Orleans, and a B.A. in Philosophical Anthropology from Vanderbilt University. She has studied at German universities and has taught English in Japan. She has dedicated her life-long scholarship to writing on Immanuel Kant, an 18th Century German philosopher. Her book, Kant’s Pragmatic Anthropology, has been cited 164 times in counting in many different languages. Her ground-breaking research has spurred further research into this area of Kant. Dr. Wilson’s article, “The Green Kant,” has been anthologized in several textbooks and is taught in many different universities in Environmental Ethics courses. Currently, Dr. Wilson is working on a book called: “The Happiness Experiment” which shows the convergence of seven religions on the question of what happiness is and how to get it. She teaches in the Religious Studies program, and she also teaches philosophy courses like PHIL 4922 “Plato.” She advises Humanities majors and Religious Studies majors. Her research can be found at Google Scholar, Academia Edu, Philpapers, and Research Gate. She is an Associate Editor of Environmental Ethics at the international Journal of Ethics. She is also on the Editorial Board of the Oak Leaf, the LSUA Journal of Teaching and Research.
Michael Wright, Senior Instructor, is a graduate of Florida State University. He came to LSUA in 2002 after retiring from a long career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He is the faculty advisor for the Criminal Justice Association, LSUA's student criminal justice club.
Robert A. Wright Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology. He currently serves at the Chair of the Department of Psychology and as Chancellors Fellow. He received his BS and MA in Psychology and a Ph.D. in School Psychology from Louisiana State University. Dr. Wright joined the faculty at LSUA in 2007 following his internship with the Devereux Center for Effective Schools in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. He specializes in the treatment of individuals with Developmental Disabilities, School Wide Positive Behavior Supports and Interventions, and the prevention of disruptive behaviors in schools. He is the 2017 recipient of the Bolton Award for Teaching Excellence.
Min Wu, an associate professor of communication studies, earned her Ph.D. in communication from Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) in 2011. Her research and teaching at LSU-Alexandria focus on the intersections of intercultural communication, health communication, and computer mediated communication. She has published papers in journals such as China Media Research and Asian Journal of Communication. As a communication educator, Dr. Wu enjoys teaching both online and in-person classes of communication. She also mentors students in honors projects and independent studies. Dr. Wu was the holder of LSUA’s Vinita Johnson Martin Endowed Professorship and is the faculty advisor of the LSUA chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association’s honor society for communication majors.