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English Faculty and Staff

Full-time Faculty

Todd Davis

Todd F. Davis, Ph.D.

Professor, English and Environmental Studies
[email protected]
814-949-5634
Hawthorn Building, 208
Jutta Gsoels-Lorensen

Jutta Gsoels-Lorensen

Associate Professor, German, English, and Comparative Literature
[email protected]
814-949-5512
Hawthorn Building, 124
Kyle King

Kyle R. King, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, English
Director, Writing Commons
[email protected]
814-949-5751
Learning Resources Center, 127
Jeannette Lang

Jeannette C. Lang

Instructor, English
Assistant Director, Writing Commons
[email protected]
814-949-5112
Learning Resources Center, 126
Catherine Latterell

Catherine Latterell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, English
[email protected]
814-949-5440
Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts, 132
Erin C. Murphy

Erin C. Murphy

Professor, English
[email protected]
814-949-5625
Hawthorn Building, 212
Lee Peterson

Lee Peterson

Assistant Teaching Professor, English and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
ESL Specialist, Writing Commons
[email protected]
814-940-3147
Hawthorn Building, 128
Sandra Petrulionis

Sandra H. Petrulionis, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, English and American Studies
[email protected]
814-949-5365
Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts, 129
Laura E. Rotunno

Laura E. Rotunno, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, English
[email protected]
814-949-5635
Hawthorn Building, 210
Steven Sherrill

Steven Sherrill, MFA

Professor, English and Integrative Arts
[email protected]
814-949-5450
Smith Building, 129K
Megan B. Simpson

Megan B. Simpson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, English and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
[email protected]
814-949-5288
Hawthorn Building, 213
Jeffery Stoyanoff

Jeffery G. Stoyanoff, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, English
[email protected]
814-949-5138
Hawthorn Building, 211
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, Ph.D.

Professor, Creative Writing and African Literature
[email protected]
814-949-5501
Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts, 125

Part-time Faculty

Allan Bassler

Allan J. Bassler

Part-time Lecturer, English
[email protected]
814-949-5258
Hawthorn Building, 103
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Patrice Boyek

Part-time Instructor, English
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Christopher P. Brown

Part-time Lecturer, English
[email protected]
814-949-5770
Hawthorn Building, 203
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Ingrid Das

Part-time Lecturer, English
[email protected]
814-949-5527
Hawthorn Building, 111
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William J. Fine

Part-time Lecturer, English
[email protected]
814-949-5258
Hawthorn Building, 103
Aaron Furgiuele

Aaron Furgiuele

Part-time Instructor, English
[email protected]
Adler Athletic Complex, 106
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Ryan E. George

Part-time Lecturer, English
[email protected]
814-949-5258
Hawthorn Building, 103
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Nancy Head

Part-time Lecturer, English
[email protected]
814-949-5770
Hawthorn Building, 203
Karen Morris

Karen Morris, Ph.D.

Part-time Instructor, English
[email protected]
814-949-5000
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Jessi Smith, M.Ed.

Part-time Instructor, English
[email protected]
814-863-9856
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Audra M. Spicer, Ph.D.

Part-time Instructor, English
[email protected]
Hawthorn Building, 213

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