Faculty

Zuhl Library

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

Bradburd, Rus- Creative Writing, Fiction

Burnham, Christopher- Composition Pedagogy, Rhetorical Theory, Writing Program Administration, Writing Across the Curriculum, Creative Nonfiction, Literature

Cervantes, Jennifer- Professional Communication, Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Conley, Rose- Women Writers, Composition

Cull, Ryan- Modern and Contemporary American Literature, Primarily Poetry

Cunnar, Gene- Early Modern English Literature, Latin Literature, Seventeenth Century Literature, Milton

Garay, R. Joyce Zamora Lausch- Director of Graduate Studies, American Ethnic Literatures, Primarily Latina/o and African American Literary Traditions

Greenfield, Richard- Creative Writing, Poetry

Hagelin, Sarah- 20th Century American Cultural Studies/Film and Media

Hoang, Lily- Fiction

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- Director of Undergraduate Studies, British Romantic Literature, Gothic Literature, Women Writers, Gender and Language

Miller-Tomlinson, Tracey- English Renaissance Literature, Shakespeare, and Historical Drama

Murrell, Cindy- Rhetoric and Composition, Science Fiction, Children's Literature

Nims, Cheryl- Rhetoric and Composition, Advanced Technical Writing, Department Liaison for AMP and Outcomes Assessment Programs

Payne, James R.- American Literature

Rourke, Brian- Modern British Literature, Critical Theory, Postcolonial Literature and Theory, Film, Socio-historical Approaches to Culture

Schirmer, Elizabeth- Late-Medieval and EarlyModern English Literature

Sheppard, Jennifer- Design Center Director, New Media, Information Design, Professional and Workplace Communication, Online Pedagogy

Giménez 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