Department Chairs
Faculty
Joshua Adams
Instructional Areas
Writing, journalism, creative nonfiction, media literacy, media studies
Randall Albers
Instructional Areas
Creative Writing (Fiction and Creative Nonfiction), Abroad education; Teacher/Tutor Training, Creativity; process-and-technique Critical Reading and Writing courses
Nancy Beckett
Instructional Areas
Collaborative Learning; online courses. Creating writing communities.
Kathryn Bergquist
Instructional Areas
Creative writing, literature, LGBTQ subjects, study abroad, First-year writing, Writing & Rhetoric, fiction writing, creative non-fiction writing
Madhurima Chakraborty
Instructional Areas
Postcolonial literature, South Asian literature, Introduction to Cultural Studies, Literature Culture and Power, Literature of the Indian Diaspora
Richard Chwedyk
Instructional Areas
Creative Writing, especially science fiction.
Andrea Cladis Hodge
Instructional Areas
Creative Writing, Poetry, Narrative, Novel Writing, Freelance Writing, Publishing, Professional Writing, Dance, Health Education, Rhetoric, American Literature
Ames Hawkins
Instructional Areas
Socially Engaged Practice, Queer/Trans Studies, Cultural Theories, Creative/Literary Nonfiction, Writing and Rhetoric
Brian Mornar
Instructional Areas
First-year Writing Creative Writing Literature
Thomas Nawrocki
Instructional Areas
Vietnam War, Military Veterans, Baseball, Beat Generation
Douglas Reichert Powell
Instructional Areas
Cultural Studies, Literature, First-Year Writing, Professional Writing
Brendan Riley
Instructional Areas
Writing Composition New Media Internet Studies Popular Culture Mystery / Detectives Science Fiction Zombies Board Games
Jeff Schiff
Instructional Areas
Jeff Schiff has taught creative and professional writing, literature, and oral communications at Columbia College, Northern Arizona University, Purdue University, McNeese State University, Binghamton University, and the University of Texas at El Paso. At present, Jeff regularly teaches professional writing and literature courses, predominantly online.
Shawn Shiflett
Instructional Areas
Fiction Writing, particularly the novel. Also dream and dream-based stories. I've recently begun to collect oral stories from narrator's on the subject of Race in America.
Tony Trigilio
Instructional Areas
Creative Writing (Poetry), Literary Studies, Cultural Studies
Lauren Viera
Instructional Areas
Professional Writing, Journalism, Copy Writing, Editing, Grammar, Narrative Nonfiction/Essay Writing
Dylan Weir
Instructional Areas
Creative Writing, Poetry Writing, First-Year Writing, Writing & Rhetoric
Ellen Yeh
Instructional Areas
I have bridged theory and practice in my teaching by integrating meaningful Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and intercultural instruction. In alignment with most of my research and theoretical frameworks, I attempt to enhance language learners’ intercultural competence, develop language abilities via sociocultural learning theories, and use a bridging-activity framework in CALL so that learners are able to transfer the skills they acquire in the classroom into the real world. In addition to teaching international sections of Writing and Rhetoric I and II and Oral Expression, I created and developed new curricula at both the Department and College levels. I developed and taught the curriculum titled “U.S. Academic Language and Culture” for first-year undergraduate and graduate students from our international partnership universities, namely Beijing Film Academy, Beijing International Studies University, and Tongji University. At the college level, I coordinated the Summer Intensive Program and co-taught the “Summer Intensive Program: U.S. Language and Creative Industries in Western Markets” for incoming international students whose language proficiency did not meet the college benchmark. As director of the EAL program, I also designed and led global education teacher training and professional development workshop series. I have demonstrated my leadership skills by providing training and support for faculty members working with international students in both the EAL and Writing and Rhetoric programs, such as multilingual writing pedagogy workshops. Another crucial role I provide is to serve as a bridge between faculty members and international students, particularly when students are struggling with academic work and adjusting to the target language culture.