Department of English
The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.
Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.
FULL MEMBERS
REBECCA ADAMS, Associate Professor, PhD (2004), Georgetown University [2028]
THERON BRITT, Associate Professor, PhD (1990), The University of California, Irvine [2025]
CRISTINA MARIA CERVONE, Associate Professor, PhD (2004), University of Virginia [2029]
LORINDA B. COHOON, Associate Professor, PhD (2001), The University of Southern Mississippi [2024]
TERESA S. DALLE, Associate Professor, PhD (1983), The University of Arizona [2027]
DARRYL DOMINGO, Associate Professor, PhD (2008), University of Toronto [2029]
WILLIAM E. DUFFY, Associate Professor, PhD (2011), University of North Carolina at Greensboro [2025]
EVELYN W. FOGLE, Associate Professor, PhD (2009), Georgetown University [2027]
KATHERINE FREDLUND, Associate Professor, PhD (2012), Bowling Green State University [2029]
RONALD FUENTES, Associate Professor, PhD (2009), University of Washington [2029]
SAGE L. GRAHAM, Associate Professor, PhD (2003), Georgetown University [2029]
DONAL HARRIS, Assistant Professor, PhD (2013), University of California, Los Angeles [2029]
JOSEPH G. JONES, Associate Professor, PhD (2002), The University of Arizona [2028]
LOEL S. KIM, Associate Professor, PhD (1998), Carnegie Mellon University [2022]
LADRICA MENSON-FURR, Associate Professor, PhD (2002), Louisiana State University [2027]
CAREY MICKALITES, Associate Professor, PhD (2005), Michigan State University [2024]
VERNER D. MITCHELL, Professor, PhD (1995), Rutgers University [2025]
JOSHUA PHILLIPS, Associate Professor, PhD (2001), The University of Chicago [2029]
GENE A. PLUNKA, Professor, PhD (1978), The University of Maryland-College Park [2025]
JEFFREY M. SCRABA, Associate Professor, PhD (2006), Rutgers University [2029]
KATHY LOU SCHULTZ, Associate Professor, PhD (2006), University of Pennsylvania [2024]
SCOTT SUNDVALL, Assistant Professor, PhD (2016), University of Florida (2025)
EMILY A. THRUSH, Professor, PhD (1990), Georgia State University [2025]
TERRENCE TUCKER, Associate Professor, PhD (2006), University of Kentucky [2029]
SHELBY L. CROSBY, Associate Professor, PhD (2007), State University of New York at Buffalo [2025]
J. ELLIOTT CASAL, Assistant Professor, PhD (2020), The Pennsylvania State University [2028]
LEAH WINDSOR, Associate Professor, PhD (2012), The University of Mississippi [2028]
MICHAEL JOHN DEPALMA, Professor, PhD (2010), University of New Hampshire [2030]
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
ALICE BOLIN, Assistant Professor, MFA (2011) University of Montana
ROMY GHANEM, Assistant Professor, PhD (2017) Northern Arizona University
CHRISTOPHER J HASTINGS, PhD (2012), University of Memphis
MOLLY M. KESSLER, Assistant Professor, PhD (2017) University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
ELIZABETH LANE, Assistant Professor, PhD (2017) Purdue University
MARCUS WICKER, Assistant Professor, MFA (2010) Indiana University
BESS MYERS, Instructor, PhD (2019) University of Oregon
ERIC SCHLICH, Assistant Professor, PhD (2018), Florida State University
ANA-GRATIELA GAL, PhD (2013), University of Memphis
COURTNEY MILLER SANTO, Instructor, MFA (2011), The University of Memphis
MAHMOUD AMER, PhD (2010), Indiana University of Pennsylvania
RICHARD BOADA, PhD (2009), University of Southern Mississippi
RICHARD ENOS, PhD (1972), Indiana University
CHARLES HALL, Associate Professor, PhD (1983), The University of Florida
LINDSEY IVES, PhD(2014), University of New Mexico
JESSICA SWAN, Instructor, PhD (2012), University of Memphis
DON RODRIGUES, Assistant Professor, PhD (2017), Vanderbilt University
ELIZABETH WESTON, Senior Lecturer, PhD (2004), Univeristy of North Carolina Chapel Hill
TORI THOMPSON PETERs, Assistant Professor, PhD (2022), University of Wisconsin-Madison
LINDSAY LEIGH HELMS, Assistant Professor of Teaching, PhD (2023), University of Memphis
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
GORDON BIGELOW, PhD(1998), University of California, Santa Cruz [2021]
ANGELA THEVENOT, Instructor, PhD (2012), The University of Memphis [2019]
CHOONKYONG KIM, PhD (1996), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign [2027]
NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.