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English Faculty

English Department

The Faculty

Name Initial Appointment Year Rank Degrees Graduating Institution
Matthew D. Brown 2002 English Studies & Lit Advisor, Professor PhD Brandeis U
Tracy R. Butts 2001 Interim HFA Dean, Professor PhD U Georgia
Jeanne E. Clark 2000 Creative Writing Prog. Coord., Professor PhD Arizona State U
Robert Davidson 2002 Creative Writing Minor Advisor, Professor PhD Purdue U
Ayde Enriquez-Loya 2016 EGSC Advisor, Assist Professor PhD Texas A&M U
Christian J. Fosen 2001 Professor PhD U So Carolina
Nathaniel Heggins Bryant 2018 Assist Professor PhD U Pittsburgh
Kimberly D. Jaxon 2010 Assoc Professor PhD UC Berkeley
Erin K Kelly 2015 Graduate Coord; TCLW Advisor, Assist Professor PhD Ohio State U
Peter D. Kittle 1998 Chair, English Educ Advisor, Professor PhD U Oregon
Kendall M Leon 2016 ENGL 130 TA Coordinator, Assist Professor PhD Michigan State U
Corey T. Sparks 2017 Assist Professor PhD Indiana U
Laura A. Sparks 2014 ENGL131 Mentor Coord; Hnrs Adv, Assist Professor PhD Indiana U
John Traver 2007 Assoc Professor PhD U Notre Dame
Teresa Traver 2008 Assoc Professor PhD U Notre Dame
Sara A. Trechter 1995 Professor PhD U Kansas
Saundra K. Wright 2001 Assist Chair; Lingt. Minor Adv, Professor PhD Northwestern U

Emeritus Faculty

Name Initial Appointment Year Rank Degrees Graduating Institution
Robert S. Burton 1984 Professor Emeritus PhD Indiana U
Paul S. Eggers 2000 Professor Emeritus PhD U Nebraska
Sandra M. Flake 2012 Professor Emerita PhD U Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Thomas A. Fox 1986 Professor Emeritus PhD Indiana U
Fengxiang Li 1993 Professor Emeritus PhD SUNY Buffalo
Robert V. O'Brien 1992 Professor Emeritus PhD U Chicago
Elzbieta A. Thurgood 1999 Professor Emerita PhD U Hawaii
Cynthia L. Wolf 1989 Professor Emerita PhD Miami U
Aiping Zhang 1993 Professor Emeritus PhD Harvard U
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