Graduate Faculty for English Language and Literature
ENGL

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Arnold, Elizabeth Regular Member
B.A. Oberlin College, 1981; M.A. University of Chicago, 1984; Ph.D., 1991; M.F.A. Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers.
- Associate Professor, Creative Writing
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature

Auchard, John Regular Member
B.A., New York University, 1970; M.A., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1971; Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1980.
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Auerbach, Jonathan D. Regular Member
B.A., University of California-Santa Cruz, 1976 M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1978; Ph.D., 1984.
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Barry, Jackson G. Regular Member
B.A., Yale University, 1950; M.A., Columbia University,1951; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1963.
- Professor Emeritus, English Language and Literature

Bauer, Ralph Regular Member
B.A., University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, 1991; M.A., Michigan State University, 1993; Ph.D., 1997.
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature

Bearden, Elizabeth Regular Member
B.A., Princeton Univ., 1998; M.A., New York Univ., 2004; PhD., New York Univ., 2006
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature

Beauchamp, Virginia W. Regular Member
B.A., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor,1942; M.A., 1948; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1955.
- Associate Professor Emerita, English Language and Literature

Berlin, Adele Regular Member
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1964; Ph.D., 1976.
- Professor, Jewish Studies
- Professor, Jewish Studies
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Professor Emerita, English Language and Literature

Bryer, Jackson R. Regular Member
B.A., Amherst College, 1959; M.A., Columbia University,1960; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1965.
- Professor Emeritus, English Language and Literature

Caramello, Charles A. Regular Member
B.A., Wesleyan University, 1970; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1973; Ph.D., 1978.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Carretta, Vincent Regular Member
B.A., State University of New York-Binghamton, 1968; M.A., 1971; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1977.
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Cartwright, Kent Regular Member
B.A., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1965; M.A., 1968;Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1979.
- Chair, English Language and Literature
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Casey, Maud Regular Member
B.A., Wesleyan University, 1991; M.F.A., University of Arizona, 1995.
- Associate Director, English Language and Literature
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature

Chico, Tita Regular Member
A.B., Vassar College, 1991; M.A., New York University, 1994; Ph.D., 1998.
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, Women's Studies
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature

Chuh, Kandice Regular Member
B.A., Colgate University, 1989; M.A.,University of Washington, 1993; Ph.D., 1996.
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature
- Director, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies

Cohen, William A. Regular Member
B.A., Swarthmore College, 1985; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1993.
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Coleman, Linda K. Regular Member
A.B., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1973; M.A., 1973; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1982.
- Associate Professor, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature

Coles, Kimberly Regular Member
B.A., Columbia, University, 1994; M.A.,1996; M.Phil., Oxford University, 1998; D.Phil., 2003.
- Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature
- Director, English Language and Literature

Coletti, Theresa M. Regular Member
B.A.,University of Pittsburgh, 1971; M.A., University of Rochester, 1973; Ph.D.,1975.
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies
- Associate Chair, English Language and Literature
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Collier, Michael R. Regular Member
B.A., Connecticut College, 1976; M.F.A.,University of Arizona, 1979.
- Professor, Creative Writing
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Collins, Merle Regular Member
B.A., University of the West Indies-Mona, Jamaica, 1972;M.A., Georgetown University, 1980; Ph.D.,London School of Economics & Political Science, 1990.
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Professor, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies

Coogan, Robert M. Regular Member
B.A., Iona College, 1954; M.A., DePaul University, 1958; Ph.D., Loyola University, 1967.
- Professor Emeritus, English Language and Literature

Cross, Richard K. Regular Member
A.B., Princeton University, 1962; M.A.,Stanford University, 1966; Ph.D., 1967.
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Donawerth, Jane L. Regular Member
B.A., Miami University-Oxford, 1969; M.A.,University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1970; Ph.D., 1975.
- Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Distinguished Faculty
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies

Fahnestock, Jeanne D. Regular Member
B.A., University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1966; M.A., Indiana University-Bloomington, 1967; Ph.D., University of London, 1970.
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Feitell, Merrill Beth Regular Member
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1993; M.F.A., Columbia University, 2000.
- Assistant Professor, Creative Writing
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- Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature

Flieger, Verlyn B. Regular Member
B.A., George Washington University, 1955; M.A.,Catholic University of America, 1972; Ph.D., 1977.
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Fraistat, Neil R. Regular Member
B.A., University of Connecticut-Storrs, 1974; M.A.,University of Pennsylvania, 1976; Ph.D., 1979.
- Professor, English Language and Literature
- Director, English Language and Literature

Freedman, Morris Regular Member
B.A., City University of New York-City College, 1941; M.A., Columbia University, 1950; Ph.D., 1953.
- Professor Emeritus, Honors
- Professor Emeritus, English Language and Literature

Fry, Gladys M. Regular Member
B.A., Howard University, 1952; M.A., 1954; Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington, 1967.
- Professor Emerita, English Language and Literature

Grossman, Marshall Regular Member
B.A., State University of New York-Binghamton, 1965; M.A., Brooklyn College, 1973; Ph.D., New York University, 1977.
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Hamilton, Donna B. Regular Member
B.A., Saint Olaf College, 1963; Ph.D.,University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1968.
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Hamilton, Gary D. Regular Member
B.A., Saint Olaf College, 1962; M.A.,University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1965; Ph.D., 1968.
- Associate Professor Emeritus, English Language and Literature

Hammond, Eugene R. Regular Member
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1969; B.A.,Oxford University, 1973; Ph.D., Yale University, 1977.
- Associate Professor Emeritus, English Language and Literature

Herman, Harold J. Regular Member
B.A., University of Maryland-College Park, 1952; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania,1960.
- Associate Professor Emeritus, English Language and Literature

Isaacs, Neil D. Regular Member
A.B., Dartmouth College, 1953; A.M., University of California-Berkeley, 1956; Ph.D., Brown University, 1959.
- Professor Emeritus, English Language and Literature

Israel, Michael Regular Member
B.A., U.C. Berkeley, 1989 Ph.D., U.C. San Diego, 1998
- Associate Professor, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature

Jelen, Sheila Regular Member
B.A. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1993; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 2001.
- Assistant Professor, Jewish Studies
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, Women's Studies

Kauffman, Linda Regular Member
B.A., University of California-Santa Barbara, 1971; Ph.D., 1978.
- Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Distinguished Faculty
- Professor, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies

Kirschenbaum, Matthew G. Regular Member
B.A., SUNY Albany, 1992; M.A., University of Virginia, 1994; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1999.
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature

Kraus, Kari Michaele Regular Member
B.A., Texas A&M University, 1991; M.A., Texas A&M University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2006.
- Assistant Professor, Information Studies
- Assistant Professor, Library Science
- Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature

Lawson, Lewis A. Regular Member
B.S., East Tennessee State University-Johnson City, 1957; M.A., 1959; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1964.
- Professor Emeritus, English Language and Literature

Leinwand, Theodore B. Regular Member
B.A., Hamilton College, 1973; M.A.,Johns Hopkins University, 1978; Ph.D., 1980.
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Leonardi, Susan Regular Member
B.A.,Immaculata College, 1968; M.A., University of California-Davis, 1982; Ph.D., 1986.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies
- Professor Emerita, English Language and Literature

Levine, Robert S. Regular Member
B.A., Columbia University, 1975; M.A.,Stanford University, 1977; Ph.D., 1981.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Lewis, William Henry Regular Member
B.A., Trinity College, 1989; M.F.A., University of Virginia, 1994.
- Assistant Professor, Creative Writing
- Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature

Lindemann, Marilee Regular Member
B.A., Indiana University, 1981; M.A., Rutgers State University, 1983; Ph.D., 1991.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies

Logan, Shirley W. Regular Member
B.A., Johnson C. Smith University, 1964; M.A.,University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1966; Ph.D., University of Maryland-College Park, 1988.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Loizeaux, Elizabeth Bergmann Regular Member
B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1972;M.A., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1974; Ph.D., 1980.
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Macharia, Keguro Regular Member
B.A., Duquesne University, 1999; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002; Ph.D., 2008.
- Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature

Mack, Maynard, Jr. Regular Member
B.A., Yale University, 1964; M.Phil., 1967;M.A., 1967; Ph.D., 1969.
- Professor, Honors
- Professor, English Language and Literature
- Director, Honors

Mallios, Peter Regular Member
A.B., University of California-Berkeley; M.A., University of Chicago, 1992; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2000.
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature

Marcuse, Michael J. Regular Member
B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1966; M.A.,University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1967; Ph.D., 1971.
- Associate Professor Emeritus, English Language and Literature

Miller, Mary R. Regular Member
B.A., University of Iowa, 1941; M.A.,University of Denver, 1959; Ph.D., Georgetown University, 1969.
- Professor Emerita, English Language and Literature

Moser, Thomas Colborn, Jr. Regular Member
B.A., Harvard University, 1973 M.A., Yale University, 1979; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1987.
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature
- Director, English Language and Literature

Norman, Howard Regular Member
B.A., Western Michigan University, 1972; M.A., Indiana University-Bloomington, 1976.
- Professor, Creative Writing
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Nunes, Zita Regular Member
B.A., Brown University, 1983; M.A.,University of California-Berkeley, 1986; Ph.D., 1994.
- Director, Comparative Literature
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Director, American Studies
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, Women's Studies
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature

Ontiveros, Randy Regular Member
B.A., Biola University, 1997; M.A. University of California, Irvine, 2001; PhD., 2006.
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, Women's Studies

Passannante, Gerard Regular Member
B.A., Yale University, 2000; PhD Princeton Univ. 2006.
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature

Pearson, Barry L. Regular Member
B.A., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1968; M.A.,Indiana University-Bloomington, 1970; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1977.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Peterson, Carla L. Regular Member
B.A., Radcliffe College, 1965; Ph.D., Yale University, 1976.
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies

Peterson, William S. Regular Member
B.A., Walla Walla College, 1961; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1962; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1968.
- Professor Emeritus, English Language and Literature

Plumly, Stanley Regular Member
B.A.,Wilmington College, 1962; M.A., Ohio University, 1968; Ph.D., 1970.
- Distinguished University Professor, Creative Writing
- Distinguished University Professor, English Language and Literature
- Director, Creative Writing
- Director, English Language and Literature

Ray, Sangeeta Regular Member
B.A., University of Calcutta,1980; M.A., 1983; M.A., Miami University, 1987; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1990.
- Associate Professor, Undergraduate Studies
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Richardson, Brian Regular Member
B.A., University of Washington, 1982; M.A.,1984; Ph.D., 1988.
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Rosenthal, Laura Regular Member
B.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1983; M.A. Northwestern University, 1985; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1990.
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Rudy, Jason Regular Member
B.A., Princeton University, 1997; PhD., Rutgers University, 2004.
- Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature

Rutherford, Charles S. Regular Member
B.A., Carleton College, 1962; M.A.,Indiana University-Bloomington, 1966; Ph.D., 1970.
- Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Humanities
- Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature
- Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities

Salamanca, Jack R. Regular Member
Dipl., University of London, 1953; Licentiate,Graduate School Of Drama-Royal Academy of Music, 1954.
- Professor Emeritus, English Language and Literature

Smith, Martha Nell Regular Member
B.A., Livingston College-Rutgers State University, 1977; M.A., Rutgers State University, 1982; Ph.D., 1985.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Valiavitcharska, Vessela V. Regular Member
B.A., Sofia University, Bulgaria, 1995; M.A., Chicago University, 1997; Ph.D. University of Texas, 2007.
- Professor, Comparative Literature
- Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature

Walter, Christina Regular Member
CV: B.A. University of Kansas, 1997; M.A. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001; Ph.D., 2008.
- Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature

Wang, Orrin Regular Member
B.A., Reed College, 1979; M.A.,University of Chicago, 1984; Ph.D., 1989.
- Associate Professor, Comparative Literature
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature
- Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies

Washington, Mary Helen Regular Member
B.A.,Notre Dame College, 1962; M.A., University of Detroit/Mercy, 1966; Ph.D.,1976.
- Affiliate Professor, American Studies
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies
- Professor, English Language and Literature

Weiner, Joshua Regular Member
B.A., Northwestern University, 1985; M.A., University of California-Berkeley, 1988; Ph.D.,1998.
- Associate Professor, Creative Writing
- Associate Professor, English Language and Literature

Winton, Calhoun Regular Member
A.B., University of the South-Sewanee, 1948;M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1950; M.A., Princeton University, 1954; Ph.D.,1955.
- Professor Emeritus, English Language and Literature

Wyatt, David M. Regular Member
B.A., Yale University, 1970 Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1975.
- Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Distinguished Faculty
- Professor, English Language and Literature