Faculty

Douglas Adams
Professor Emeritus
Douglas Adams teaches in the department’s Teaching English as a Second Language master’s program.
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Victoria Arthur
Lecturer
Victoria Arthur teaches British and Western Literature.
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Anna Banks
Associate Professor
Anna Banks teaches film studies, film theory and criticism, and literature and film.
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Kim Barnes
Professor
Kim Barnes teaches creative nonfiction writing and fiction writing.
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Susan Beegel, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Editor of The Hemingway Review
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Mary Clearman Blew
Professor
Mary Clearman Blew teaches creative nonfiction writing, fiction writing, and Shakespeare.
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Steven Chandler
Professor of English and Neuroscience; Director of M.A. TESL Program;
Steven Chandler teaches linguistics and studies the application of exemplar-based (or instance-based) models of cognition to the representation and processing of language in the brain.
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Sayantani Dasgupta
Lecturer
Sayantani Dasgupta teaches creative nonfiction and global literatures in English.
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Thomas Drake
Instructor
Thomas Drake teaches literature, composition, business writing, and Integrated Seminar classes.
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Stephan Flores
Associate Professor
Stephan Flores teaches critical theory and British literature.
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Doug Heckman
Director, M.F.A. Program
Doug Heckman teaches business writing and fiction writing.
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Walter Hesford
Associate Professor
Walter Hesford teaches American literature and the Bible as literature.
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Erin James
Assistant Professor
Erin James teaches global literatures in English and critical theory.
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Jan Johnson
Clinical Assistant Professor; Coordinator, American Indian Studies Program
Jan Johnson teaches American Indian and African American Literatures.
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Jeff Jones
Lecturer
Jeff Jones teaches advanced composition, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
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Mary Ann Judge
Senior Instructor, Director of the Writing Center
Mary Ann Judge teaches composition and oversees internships in tutoring writing.
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Diane Kelly-Riley
Assistant Professor, Director of Writing
Diane Kelly-Riley teaches writing and composition.
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Barbara Kirchmeier
Associate Director of Composition
Barbara Kirchmeier teaches business writing.
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Jennifer Ladino
Assistant Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
Jennifer Ladino teaches American literature and literature and the environment.
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Annie Lampman
Lecturer
Annie Lampman teaches composition, fiction and nonfiction writing.
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Terry Lingrey
Lecturer
Terry Lingrey teaches business writing, technical writing, and fiction writing.
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Bethany Maile
Lecturer
Bethany Maile teaches composition, persuasive and business writing, and literature.
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Ron McFarland
Professor
Ron McFarland teaches 17th-century British literature, modern British/American literature, global literature and poetry writing.
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Jodie Nicotra
Associate Professor
Jodie Nicotra teaches rhetoric and composition.
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Daniel Orozco
Associate Professor
Daniel Orozco teaches fiction writing.
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Joy Passanante
Senior Instructor; Associate Director of Creative Writing
Joy Passanate teaches literature, expository and professional writing, and creative writing in three genres.
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Caroline Payant
Assistant Professor
Caroline teaches linguistics and ESL methods.
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Kurt Queller
Instructor
Kurt Queller teaches linguistics and history of the English language.
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Kelly Roberts
Lecturer
Kelly Roberts teaches college and technical writing.
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Jamaica Ritcher
Lecturer
Jamaica Ritcher teaches Creative NonFiction and Technical Writing.
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Aaron Schab
Lecturer
Aaron Schab teaches composition, technical writing and Introduction to Literature.
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Brandon Schrand
Assistant Professor
Brandon Schrand teaches nonfiction writing and the literature of the American West.
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David Sigler
Assistant Professor and Director of the M.A. Program
David Sigler teaches 19th-century British literature and critical theory.
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Scott Slovic
Professor of Literature and Environment
Scott Slovic teaches courses in Literature and Environment, and Publishing and Editing.
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Alexandra Teague
Assistant Professor
Alexandra Teague teaches poetry writing.
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David Thacker
Lecturer
David Thacker teaches poetry, literature, and technical writing.
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Karen Thompson
Instructor
Karen’s faculty experience includes developing and teaching undergraduate courses in writing, literature, American Studies, and year-long Core classes in both the social sciences and humanities. In teaching technical and professional writing, she draws upon more than 15 years of professional experience in the private sector.
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Gary Williams
Professor and Department Chair
Gary Williams teaches American literature and interdisciplinary general education courses.
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Robert Wrigley
Professor
Robert Wrigley teaches poetry writing.
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