Office or Program: English (B.A.)

My primary areas of interest are creative writing (poetry), the history of American poetry, and the theory and practice of literary translation. I believe that all poems are formal. This […]

My primary areas of interest are creative writing (particularly fiction), 19th-Century American literature (particularly of the latter half), and contemporary American fiction (particularly short fiction). In my creative writing courses, […]

While my much of my formal training is in creative writing and 20th century American poetry, my teaching interests include composition and rhetoric, literature surveys, and business writing. I also […]

I have always thought that a full appreciation of literature requires, not only understanding the “great” authors, but also bringing in those texts and writers often considered secondary or too […]

I study Composition and Rhetoric, with specializations in reading studies, visual rhetoric, and affect theory. My scholarship focuses on shock and discomfort as productive responses to the reading process. These […]

In addition to being department chair, I also coordinate the department’s internship programs and teach courses in writing, literature, linguistics, film, and cultural studies. Trained as a medievalist, the courses […]

I teach courses in British literature, drama, and writing, focusing on the legacy of British Romanticism (1789-present). Since that tradition established the genres and types that define most popular culture, […]