Mary Anne Lewis Cusato, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Language and Cultures of the French-Speaking World.
Founding Co-Director of the Global Studies Institute and Palmer Global Scholars Program.
Scholar of Professionalization and Connecting Coursework with the Workplace.
Tout le monde a en soi des trésors cachés.
Everyone has hidden treasures within.
Fatima Mernissi
Dr. Lewis Cusato’s translation
Meet Dr. Lewis Cusato
Mary Anne Lewis Cusato is an award-winning professor as well as a proven builder, strategist, and collaborator in higher education. Having earned her Ph.D. from the Yale University Department of French in 2013, Mary Anne became Assistant Professor of French at Ohio Wesleyan the same year, was promoted and granted tenure in 2019, and awarded the Sherwood Dodge Shankland Teaching Award in 2020.
She boasts an impressive record for French majors declared in recorded institutional history; co-founded and co-directs the highly effective curricular and recruitment vehicles supporting global studies in The Global Studies Institute and Global Scholars Program; consistently publishes in top journals and media outlets; and has earned over $106,500 in grants to support experiential learning, innovative projects, and curricular and research related travel to date.
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Educate. Inspire. Empower.
Highly enthusiastic about efforts to internationalize OWU's curriculum and student and faculty experiences, Dr Cusato is a co-founder and co-director of OWU's Global Studies Institute and the Palmer Global Scholars Program.
Cultural Engagement With International Perspectives
Along with two colleagues, Mary Anne co-founded and now co-directs The Global Studies Institute, founded to further the goals of global studies and a globalized curriculum, and The Palmer Global Scholars Program, which affords students opportunities for cultural immersion, interdisciplinary coursework, and sustained engagement with international perspectives.
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OWU TALKS Chuck Norris in Algeria
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OWU CONNECTION France
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PALMER Global Scholars Program
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Testimonials and Acclaim
“I took several classes with Dr. Lewis Cusato as a French major at OWU. She is an approachable intellectual, enthusiastic mentor, and engaging classroom leader. One of my most memorable experiences with Dr. Lewis Cusato was in an independent study she led for me and two of my peers. She encouraged us to take charge of our own education while providing a wealth of expertise and insight. The class even culminated in a grant that she supported us in applying for which allowed us to travel to Paris to see some of our study in action. Dr. Lewis Cusato truly has a passion for her work and it is so appreciated by her students!”
— Emma Beale, Class of 2017
“Dr. Lewis Cusato is one of the most inspiring and passionate professors I have had the opportunity to work with. She masterfully implements multimedia techniques into her coursework such as film, discussion, research, classic literature, artwork, and current events. Her focus on perspective, “voice”, and credibility were particularly interesting and thought-provoking. Dr. Lewis Cusato mentored me through research projects, the study abroad process, and has been instrumental in improving my literacy/fluency of the French language. I am thankful to have gotten the opportunity to work with her during my time at OWU.”