Faculty
English Department

Expertise

• Poetry
• Medieval Literature
• Renaissance Literature
• History of Christianity
• Literacy/Literacies

Education:

• M.A. and Ph.D., University of Virginia
• Master of Theological Studies, University of Notre Dame
• B.A. (cum laude, honors), Northwestern University

Areas of expertise:

• Journalism
• Magazine editing
• Long-form journalism
• Community reporting
• Accountability journalism

Education:

• University of Missouri Graduate School of Journalism, M.A. 2015
• Fort Lewis College, B.A. Journalism and Media Studies, 2011

Expertise

• Communication
• Psychology
• Rhetorical power of mass media
• Writing

Education

• M.A., Communication, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2004
• B.A., Psychology, Fort Lewis College, 2001

Areas of expertise:

• Writing & Composition
• Creative Writing
• Genre Fiction

Education:

• MFA, Creative Writing, Western Colorado University, 2022
• B.A., English, University of St. Thomas, 2011

Expertise

• African-American Literature
• Chicana/o Literature and Cultural Production
• 20th Century American Literature
• Post-Colonial Theory
• Literature by Women of Color
• Border Studies
• Chicana/o Studies

Education: 

• Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2000
• B.A., St. Mary’s University, 1991

Expertise:

• Writing & Composition
• Poetry
• Creative Writing
• Ecocriticism

Education:

• MFA, Creative Writing, University of Kansas, 2022
• B.A., English, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015

Expertise

• Rhetoric and Writing
• Cultural Studies
• Feminist Theory
• Genre Fictions

Education

• Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
• MA, Towson University
• BA, Towson University

Expertise

• Writing & Composition
• 20th Century American Literature
• Cultural Studies

Education

• M.A., English, Cultural Studies. Kansas State University. 2006
• B.A., English, Composition. Hastings College, Nebraska. 2002

Areas of expertise:

• Academic Writing

Education:

• BA English, Trinity College, Vermont 1989
• Secondary Teacher Certification, Fort Lewis College 1991
• Master's Degree: M.A. in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies from the University of New Mexico 2018

Expertise

• Composition Pedagogy
• Composition Theory
• Ecocritical Theory
• Literary Nonfiction
• Literature of the Environment
• Rhetorical Theory

Education

• Ph.D., Rhetoric and Composition, University of Nevada - Reno, 2001
• M.A., English, Utah State University, 1996
• B.A., English, Utah State University, 1993
• B.A., Journalism, Utah State University, 1993

Expertise

• American Literature
• Women's Literature
• 19th Century American Women Writers
• Feminist Theory
• English Education
• Adolescent Literature
• Literature of the Environment

Education

• Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1996
• M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1991
• B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1988

Expertise

• Academic Writing
• African American Studies
• Critical Multicultural Studies
• Critical Pedagogy
• Environmental Issues
• History

Education

• M.S., Writing and Literature, Utah State University, 2005    
• B.A., English, University of California, Berkley, 1971

Expertise

• American literature
• Ecocritical theory
• Literary and media theory
• Literature of the environment
• Media studies
• Mid-19th to early 20th century American cultural history
• Popular culture
• Shakespeare

Education

• Ph.D., American Civilization, University of Texas at Austin, 1982
• M.A., English, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1976
• B.A., English, Abilene Christian University, 1974

Expertise:

• Creative Writing
• Speculative Fiction
• Composition

Education:

• Graduate Certificate, Composition and Literary Studies, University of Northern Colorado, 2021
• M.F.A., Creative Writing, Western Colorado University, 2017
• B.A., English & Creative Writing, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2012

Expertise

• How rhetoric and writing can improve communication for the public good
• Argumentation
• Community-based learning and research 
• Conflict resolution

Education

• Ph.D., Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English, University of Arizona
• M.A., English (Emphasis: Rhetoric and Composition), Georgia State University
• B.A., Political Science, Emory University

Expertise 

• Early modern literature
• Shakespeare
• Literature and politics
• Utopian Studies
• Writing and rhetoric
• Composition pedagogy

Education 

• Ph.D. English, University of Virginia, 2021
• M.St. Early Modern English Literature, University of Oxford, 2014
• B.A. (Honours) English and History, University of Edinburgh, 2012

Areas of expertise:

• Writing & Composition
• American Literature
• Rhetoric of Hospitality

Education:

• M. A., English, Literature, Abilene Christian University 2020
• B.A., Music, Abilene Christian University 2018

Expertise

• Cultural Studies
• Media Studies
• Stereotyping
• Media History and Criticism
• Radio
• Literary and Media Theory
• Queer Theory

Education

• Ph.D., The University of Texas, Austin, 2000
• M.A., Auburn University, 1988
• B.A., Auburn University, 1986

Expertise

• Caring for words
• Writing with awareness
• Slow reading
• Conversation
• Self-reflection

Education

• M.A., English, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. 2015
• Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ. 2006
• D. Min., Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. 2004
• M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. 1990
• M.A., Denver Theological Seminary, Denver, CO. 1982
• B.A., Point Loma Nazarene University, Point Loma, CA. 1979

Expertise

• Writing pedagogy
• Rhetoric
• Multilingual writing
• Writing centers
• Writing across the curriculum 
• Archival and oral history research

Education

• Ph.D., Composition and Rhetoric, University of New Hampshire, 2019
• Masters of Environmental Law and Policy, Vermont Law School, 2007
• M.A., English Literature, University of Vermont, 2003
• B.A., English Literature, St. Michael's College, Vermont, 1999