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Chair(s)

Jaime Goodrich Jaime Goodrich Chair and Professor of English Director of the Humanities Center

Associate chair(s)

Lisa Ze Winters Lisa Ze Winters Associate Professor, African American Studies and English Associate Chair, English Department

Full-time faculty

Natalie Bakopoulos Natalie Bakopoulos Associate Professor
Ruth Boeder Ruth Boeder Assistant Professor (Teaching)
Sarika Chandra Sarika Chandra Associate Professor
Simone Chess Simone Chess Director, Center for Gender and Sexuality (CGS) and Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies (GSW) Associate Professor of English
Laval Duncan Laval Duncan Associate Professor of Teaching
Walter Edwards Walter Fitz Herbert Edwards Professor Distinguished Service Professor
Kathy Elrick Kathy Elrick Assistant Professor of Teaching
Elizabeth Evans Elizabeth Evans Associate Professor
Ryan Flaherty Ryan Flaherty Associate Professor of Teaching
Hilary Fox Hilary Elizabeth Fox Associate Professor
Jared Grogan Jared Grogan Associate Professor of Teaching and Internship Coordinator
Donovan Hohn Donovan Hohn Professor
Renee Hoogland Renee carine Hoogland Professor Vice Chair of the Academic Senate, Editor of Criticism, and Senior Editor in Chief of MacMillan Handbooks: Gender
Kenneth Jackson Kenneth Jackson Professor
Adrienne Jankens Adrienne Jankens Assistant Professor
Chera Kee Chera Kee Associate Professor, Film & Media Studies Director of Graduate Studies
Robert Laidler Robert Laidler Assistant Professor Teaching
Amy Latawiec Amy Ann Latawiec Associate Professor of Teaching Writing Center Director
Michael Liebler Michael Liebler Associate Professor of Teaching
Richard Marback Richard Marback Professor of English Research Fellow Center for the Study of Citizenship
Peter Marra Peter Marra Assistant Professor of Teaching
Caroline Maun Caroline Maun Associate Professor
Irina Monich Irina Monich Assistant Professor
Michael Okpanachi Michael Okpanachi Assistant Professor of Teaching
Olagbenro Oladipo Olagbenro Oladipo Pathway to Faculty Fellow
Ljiljana Progovac Ljiljana Progovac Distinguished Professor of Linguistics Graduate Director, Linguistics
Jeff Pruchnic Jeff Pruchnic Associate Professor Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Graduate School
Natalia Rakhlin Natalia Rakhlin Associate Professor Linguistics
Christopher Susak Christopher Susak Assistant Professor of Teaching
Jule Thomas Jule Rohanna Thomas Professor Teaching
Joseph Torok Joseph Torok Associate Professor of Teaching
Thomas Trimble Thomas Trimble Associate Professor of Teaching
Chris Tysh Chris Tysh Associate Professor of Teaching
Nicole Varty Nicole Guinot Varty Professor of Teaching Chair, Composition Mentoring Committee
Barrett Watten Barrett Watten Professor

Emeritus faculty

Ellen Barton Ellen Barton Professor Emerita, Department of English Professor Emerita, Linguistics Program
Lesley Brill Lesley Brill Professor Emeritus
William Harris William Harris Professor Emeritus
Jerry Herron Jerry Herron Founding Dean, Irvin D. Reid Honors College Professor of English Emeritus
Margaret Jordan
Arthur Marotti Arthur Marotti Distinguished Professor Emeritus Director, WSU Emeritus Academy
Lisa Maruca Lisa Maruca Associate Professor
Bruce Morgan Bruce Morgan Assistant Professor
Geoffrey Nathan Geoffrey Nathan Chief Privacy Officer (Retired) Professor Emeritus
Ross Pudaloff Ross Pudaloff Retired Associate Professor
Frances Ranney Frances Ranney Associate Professor Retired 2018
Richard Raspa Richard Raspa Professor Emeritus
Martha Ratliff Martha Ratliff Professor Emerita
Ruth Ray Karpen Ruth Ray Karpen Retired Professor
John Reed John Reed Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Michael Scrivener Michael Scrivener Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Steven Shaviro Steven Shaviro DeRoy Professor of English
Elizabeth Sklar Elizabeth Sklar Professor Emerita
Anca Vlasopolos Anca Vlasopolos Retired Professor
Renata Ruth Wasserman Renata Ruth Wasserman Retired Professor

Part-time faculty

Alex Biedenbach Alex Biedenbach
Joy Burnett Joy Burnett
Jonathan Gillham Jonathan Gillham Part-time Faculty III
Michael Kroll Michael Kroll Instructor
David MacGregor David MacGregor Adjunct Instructor
Edward Marks
Joyce Munro Joyce Munro PTF-3
Stephen Pobutsky
Craig Smith Craig Smith Part-time Faculty
Jennifer Townsend Jennifer Townsend Professor
Jennifer Weaver Jennifer Weaver Adjunct Professor
Nancy Welter Nancy Welter

Staff

Anglesia Brown Anglesia Brown Academic Services Officer III Human Resources Liaison
Laurean Butcher Laurean Butcher Program Specialist Graduate Studies
Amanda Donigian Amanda Donigian Administrative Assistant
Brittany Kalaj Brittany Kalaj Secretary IV
Royanne Smith Royanne Smith Academic Services Officer VI Departmental Undergraduate Advisor
Kayla White Kayla White Program Specialist

Graduate students

Carly Braxton Carly Braxton Graduate Teaching Assistant
Shelby Cadwell Shelby Cadwell Rumble Fellow Ph.D Candidate
Robert Chapman-Morales Robert Chapman-Morales Graduate Teaching Assistant
Jack Cronin Jack Cronin
Anna Djavaheri
Minerva Gale Minerva Minerva Gale Graduate Teaching Assistant
Thomas Goins Thomas Martez Goins Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Dean's Diversity Fellow
Lena Hakim Lena Hakim
Colleen Hart Colleen J. Hart Assistant Director of Composition Acquisitions Intern, WSU Press
Nariman Hawily
Maddie Henry Maddie Henry Ph.D. Student Graduate Teaching Assistant
Michael Jackson II Michael Ray Jackson II Graduate Teaching Assistant
Kalimah Johnson
Bernadette Kelly
Chloe Leavings Chloe E. Leavings Ph.D. Student
Chuck McKeever
Alaa Mokhtar
Kristi Morris
Kelly Plante Kelly Plante PhD (August 2023) Managing Editor, Aphra Behn Online (ABO): Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640–1840
Molli Spalter
Hunter Tuinstra Hunter Tuinstra PhD Candidate
Rachael Tyler Rachael Tyler Graduate Teaching Assistant Ph.D. Student, English (Rhetoric and Composition)
Grace Williams Grace Williams Ph.D. Candidate

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