English Faculty
From award-winning poets and technical writers to novelists and scholars who publish on literature from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, members of the WCU English faculty have practiced the art of writing in both professional and academic settings. They bring a wealth of scholastic, corporate, and organizational experiences to the classroom and encourage students to think critically, communicate effectively, and make the connection between their studies and their professional aspirations.
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Degree & Position |
Areas of Speciality | |
| Ph.D.; Department Head | Medieval Literature; Business/Tech Writing | |
| Mary Adams | Ph.D.; Associate Professor | Biblical & 17th C Lit; Creative Writing (Poetry); Professional Writing |
| Elizabeth Addison | Ph.D; Associate Professor | American Lit; Modern British Poetry; Asian Lit in Translation |
| Jim Addison | Ph.D.; Professor | Fairy Tale; James Joyce; Southern Novel |
| Marsha Lee Baker | Ph.D.; Associate Professor | Rhetoric & Composition; Peace and Nonviolence Studies |
| Chandrika Balasubramanian | Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Director of TESOL Program | TESOL; Linguistics (Corpus-, Socio-, & Grammar) |
| Margaret Bruder | Ph.D.; Lecturer, Assistant Director of Writing/Rhetoric/ Critical Studies | Composition; Film/Media Studies; 20th C American Lit |
| Catherine Carter | Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Director of English Education | English Education; Creative Writing (Poetry); American Lit |
| Mae Claxton | Ph.D.; Associate Professor | Southern Lit; Appalachian Lit; American Lit |
| Annette Debo | Ph.D.; Associate Professor | Lit Theory; Modernism; African American Lit; Women's Lit |
| Pam Duncan | M.A.; Assistant Professor, Director of Spring Literary Festival | Creative Writing (Fiction) |
| Deidre Elliott | M.F.A.; Associate Professor, Director of Professional Writing Program | Creative Writing (Non-Fiction); Eco-Lit; Latino Lit |
| Mimi Fenton | Ph.D.; Professor | Milton; Early Modern British Lit |
| Jill Ghnassia | Ph.D.; Professor | Romantic Lit; Comparative 19th C Lit |
| Jennifer Harris | M.A.; Lecturer | Composition |
| Elizabeth Heffelfinger | Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Director of Motion Picture Studies | Film Studies; Post-WWII Lit & Culture; Media & Cultural Studies |
| Beth Huber | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Director of Writing/Rhetoric/Critical Studies | Rhetorical Theory; Composition Theory; Political Rhetoric |
| Brent Kinser | Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Director of Literature Program |
19th C Lit (Trans-Atlantic); Digital Humanities |
| Nate Kreuter | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor | Rhetoric & Composition |
| Brian Lawrence | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor | English Education; Teaching Composition |
| Rain Newcomb | M.A.; Lecturer | Compositon |
| Eleanor Petrone | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor | TESOL |
| Ken Price | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor | Computer Documentation; Digital Media; Technical Editing |
| Brian Railsback | Ph.D.; Dean of the Honors College | Steinbeck; Creative Writing (fiction); American Lit |
| Ron Rash | M.A.; Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies | Creative Writing (Fiction & Poetry) |
| Laura Samal | Ph.D.; Lecturer | Composition |
| Sandra Saunders | Ph.D.; Visiting Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies | 19th C British Lit; Liberal Studies |
| Bill Spencer | Ph.D.; Lecturer | American Lit; Composition |
| Shara Whitford | M.A.; Lecturer | Composition |
| Alan Wray | M.A.: Lecturer | Rhetoric & Composition |
| Laura Wright | Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies | Postcolonial Lit; Gender Studies |
| Murat Yazan | M.A.; Lecturer | Composition |
| Administrative Staff | ||
| Pam Pittman | Administrative Support Associate (part time) | |
| Sherri Roper | Administrative Support Associate | |