Faculty
In addition to their commitment to teaching, our faculty members have national reputations as scholars in their fields of specialization, which include literature, creative writing, rhetoric, and professional communication. The English Department atmosphere is friendly and welcoming to students of all levels.
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Almjeld, Jen- Rhetoric, Technology, Gender, and Identity
Black, Sheila- Visiting Professor, Creative Writing, Poetry
Boswell, Robert- Advisor: La Sociedad Para Las Artes, Fiction Writing, Form and Technique of Fiction, Playwriting, Literature
Bradburd, Rus- Creative Writing
Brown, Stuart C.- Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetorical Theory, Creative Nonfiction, Business and Technical Communication, Writing Program Administration
Burnham, Christopher- Composition Pedagogy, Rhetorical Theory, Writing Program Administration, Writing Across the Curriculum, Creative Nonfiction, Literature
Cull, Ryan- Modern and Contemporary American Literature, Primarily Poetry
Cunnar, Eugene- Early Modern English Literature, Latin Literature, Seventeenth Century Literature, Milton
Garay, R. Joyce Zamora Lausch- American Ethnic Literatures, Primarily Latina/o and African American Literary Traditions
Hagelin, Sarah- 20th Century American Cultural Studies/Film and Media
LaPorte, Debbi- Rhetoric and Composition, Literature, Creative Writing
LaTorra, Michael- Technical and Professional Communication
Lavender, Gail- Mythology, Arthurian Literature, "Critical Writing" and Creative Nonfiction
Linkin, Harriet- British Romantic Literature, Gothic Literature, Women Writers, Gender and Language
Miller-Tomlinson, Tracey- English Renaissance Literature, Shakespeare, and Historical Drama
Murrell, Cynthia- Business and Professional Writing
Nims, Cheryl- Rhetoric and Composition, Advanced Technical Writing, Department Liaison for McNair, AMP, and Outcomes Assessment Programs
Payne, James R.- American Literature
Rourke, Brian- Director of Undergraduate Studies, Modern British Literature, Critical Theory, Postcolonial Literature and Theory, Film, Socio-historical Approaches to Culture
Schirmer, Elizabeth- Director of Graduate Studies,Late-Medieval and EarlyModern English Literature
Sheppard, Jennifer- Design Center Director, Multimedia Development, Technical and Professional Communication, Workplace Studies, Digital Games for Learning
Smith, Carmen- Creative Writing, Children's Literature
Thatcher, Barry- Rhetoric and Composition, Technical and Professional Communication
Torres, Mónica- Department Head, American Studies, Border Studies, Chicano/a Literature & Culture
Treon, Phil-Technical and Professional Communication
Valentine, Kathryn- Writing Center Director, Composition and Literacy Studies
Voisine, Connie- Poetry Writing, Form and Technique of Poetry
Wiget, Andrew- Director, The New Mexico Heritage Center, Folklore of indigenous peoples (Native Americans and native Siberians); Folklore of the Southwest; Cultural Conservation; American Indian Studies; the Ethnography of Communication; Critical Theory; American Literature to 1900; the Bible as Literature
Wojahn, Patricia- Associate Department Head, Director of Writing Programs, Technical, Scientific, and Professional Communication; Technology and Communication; Document Planning and Testing: Usability; Small Group Communication and Collaboration; Writing in the Disciplines
English GAs and Adjunct Instructors