Faculty

At the core of our faculty's search for knowledge is a passion for words, stories, and innovative ideas. Our faculty members are ready to share their wide-ranging expertise with you, and to set you on the path to your own intellectual adventures.

Meet our faculty

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William (Rusty) Jones

William (Rusty) Jones

Professor, Department Chair, Shakespeare Festival Chair

Areas of Expertise: Shakespeare, English Renaissance Poetry and Drama, Renaissance and Restoration Satire

 

Josh Adair

Josh Adair

Professor of English, Gender and Diversity Studies Program Coordinator

Areas of Expertise: Modern and Contemporary British Literature, Gender Studies

 

Connie Alexander

Connie Alexander

Adjunct Faculty

Areas of Expertise: Humanities and Creative Writing

Betsy Allen

Instructor

Kevin Binfield

Kevin Binfield

Professor of English, Coordinator of Graduate Studies

Areas of Expertise: British Romanticism, 18th- and 19th-Century British Women's Literature, Laboring-Class Writing, Textual Scholarship

 

Andy Black

Andy Black

Associate Professor of English

Areas of Expertise: Critical Theory, History of Rhetorical Theory, Long 18th-Century Literature, Philosophy, Religion and Rhetoric; Media Studies

 

Tim Carter

Areas of Expertise: Creative Writing, Rhetoric and Composition, Humanities, American Short Story, Southern Literature

Alicia Carthell

Alicia Carthell

Assistant Professor of English

Areas of Expertise: Technical Communication and Business/Professional Writing; Writing and Rhetoric in the Social Sciences; Educational Leadership, Student Success and Retention in Postsecondary Education; Retention of High-Achieving Underrepresented Students at PWIs

David Cignoni

Adjunct Faculty

Sara Cooper

Sara Cooper

Assistant Professor of English (DA Program)

Areas of Expertise: Composition, Rhetoric, Pedagogy, New Media

Judy Crofton

Areas of Expertise: English Composition, Humanities, American Feminist Literature

Julie Cyzewski

Julie Cyzewski

Associate Professor of English, Co-coordinator of Undergraduate Literature Program

FH 7B-1

Areas of Expertise: 20th and 21st Century Transnational and Diasporic Literature, Postcolonial Theory, Media Studies

Dean Davenport

Dean Davenport

Adjunct Faculty

Joshua Easterling

Joshua Easterling

Associate Professor of English

Areas of Expertise: Late-medieval English Language, Literature and Culture

Warren Edminster

Warren Edminster

Professor of English, Director of the Honors College

Areas of Expertise: Medieval Literature, Professional and Technical Writing

Shimikqua Ellis

Shimikqua Ellis

Assistant Professor of English

Stephanie Fulcher

Stephanie Fulcher

Distinguished Practitioner of English Education

 

Zachary Garrett

Zachary Garrett

Assistant Professor

Office: 7B-02

Areas of Expertise: Composition & Rhetoric, Pedagogy, Environmental Rhetoric

 

Rory Goggins

Rory Goggins

Associate Professor of Philosophy

FH 7C-4

Areas of Expertise: History of Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion

Ray Horton

Ray Horton

Associate Professor of English, Co-coordinator of Undergraduate Literature Program

Areas of Expertise: American Literature, Literature and Religion, Secularization Theory, Contemporary Fiction

 

Carrie Jerrell

Carrie Jerrell

Associate Professor of English (Creative Writing), Coordinator of Creative Writing Program, Assistant to the CHFA Dean

Areas of Expertise: American Literature, Creative Writing, Literary Editing


 

Tim Johns

Tim Johns

Associate Professor of English, Coordinator of Film Studies Minor, Jesse Stuart Fellowship Coordinator

Areas of Expertise: World Literature and Cinema, South African Writing, Post-colonial Studies

 

Bernard Lewis

Adjunct Faculty

T.J. Martinson

T.J. Martinson

Assistant Professor of English (Creative Writing)

Cara Mathis

Areas of Expertise: Western Humanities, Composition, Research, Writing Across the Disciplines

 

Vince Medlock

Lecturer

Mike Morgan

Mike Morgan

Associate Professor of English, Co-coordinator of English Education and Racer Writing Center

FH 7B-18

Areas of Expertise: English Education, TESOL

John Muenzberg

John Muenzberg

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Areas of Expertise: British Empiricism, Early Modern Philosophy, Ethics, Humanities

Danielle Nielsen

Danielle Nielsen

Professor of English, Dean of the Commonwealth Honors Academy

Areas of Expertise: Rhetoric and Composition, Professional and Technical Communication, Victorian and 20th-Century British Literature, Literature of the Empire, Gender and Language, Print Culture and New Media

Jeff Osborne

Jeff Osborne

Professor of English

Areas of Expertise: Early American Literature, Humanities

Michelle Panchuk

Michelle Panchuk

Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Philosophy Program Coordinator

Gwendolyn Paradice

Gwendolyn Paradice

Assistant Professor of English (Creative Writing)

Ho Ryong Park

Ho Ryong Park

Associate Professor of English (TESOL), Co-coordinator of Racer Writing Center

Areas of Expertise: TESOL, Computer-Assisted Language, Learning and Teaching Second Language Literacies, Reading Strategies

Pamela Parker

Instructor

Rebecca Rosen

Rebecca Rosen

Assistant Professor of English

Kari Shemwell

Visiting Instructor of Creative Writing

Juyoung Song

Juyoung Song

Professor of English (TESOL)

FH 7B-15

Areas of Expertise: Sociolinguistics, Second Language Teacher Education

M. Sue Sroda

M. Sue Sroda

Associate Professor of English (TESOL)

FH 7C-13

Areas of Expertise: TESOL, Linguistics, ESL/EFL Teacher Training

Latricia Trites

Latricia Trites

Professor of English (TESOL), Director of TESOL Programs

Areas of Expertise: Reading and Writing Instruction and Assessment, ESL/EFL Teacher Training, Applied Linguistics

Mason Tudor

Instructor

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

Professor of English

Areas of Expertise: Professional and Technical Writing, Rhetoric, New Media

Kenneth Wall

Instructor

Clay Wyatt

Lecturer

Saihua Xia

Saihua Xia

Professor of English (TESOL)

Areas of Expertise: ESL/EFL Teacher Development, SLA, Pragmatics, Cognitive Approaches to Second Language Learning

 

 

 

 

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