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Department Chair

Wendolyn Weber, Ph.D., Professor of English and Assistant Department Chair of the English Department

Dr. Wendolyn Weber

Department Chair, Professor of English

Teaching Areas: Film and Media Studies; Literature

[email protected] 303-615-1295 Learn About Dr. Weber

Faculty

Dr. Christina Angel, Professor of English at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Dr. Christina Angel

Senior Lecturer

Teaching Areas: Film and Media Studies; First Year Writing; Literature

[email protected] 303-615-1264 Learn About Dr. Angel
Sam Beer, Ph.D., Professor of Linguistics

Dr. Samuel Beer

Assistant Professor of English

Teaching Area: Linguistics

[email protected] 303 605-5837 Learn About Dr. Beer
Tom Carlson, Professor of English

Tom Carlson

Lecturer

Teaching Areas: First Year Writing

[email protected] Learn About Prof. Carlson
Cody Chambless, Professor of English

Cody Chambless

Lecturer

Teaching Areas: First Year Writing

[email protected] Learn About Prof. Chambless
Dr. Jane Chapman Vigil, Professor of English at MSU Denver

Dr. Jane Chapman Vigil

Professor of English

Teaching Areas: First Year Writing; Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing

[email protected] 303-615-1256 Learn About Dr. Chapman Vigil
Lissa Cullen, Professor of English

Lissa Cullen

Lecturer

Teaching Areas: First Year Writing, Secondary Education

[email protected] Learn about Prof. Cullen
Dr. Chereka Dickerson, Professor of English at MSU Denver

Dr. Chereka Dickerson

Associate Professor of English

Teaching Areas: Film and Media Studies; Literature

[email protected] 303-615-1303 Learn About Dr. Dickerson
Dr. Marina Gorlach, Professor of Linguistics at MSU Denver

Dr. Marina Gorlach

Professor of English, Linguistics Club Faculty Advisor

Teaching Area: Linguistics

[email protected] 303-615-1284 Learn About Dr. Gorlach
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Dr. Charles Hoge Jr

Senior Lecturer

Teaching Areas: First Year Writing; Literature; Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing

[email protected] 303-615-1302 Learn About Dr. Hoge
Elizabeth Kleinfeld, Professor of English

Dr. Elizabeth Kleinfeld

Professor of English, Writing Center Director

Teaching Area: Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing

[email protected] 303-615-1316 Learn About Dr. Kleinfeld
Kevin Kohlhauf, Professor of English

Dr. Kevin Kohlhauf

Lecturer

Teaching Area: First-Year Writing

[email protected] Learn About Dr. Kohlhauf
Cynthia Kuhn, Professor of English

Dr. Cynthia Kuhn

Professor of English

Teaching Areas: Creative Writing; Literature, Film and Media Studies

[email protected] 303-615-1267 Learn About Dr. Kuhn
Professor Jason Miller

Dr. Jason Miller

Professor of English

Teaching Areas: Creative Writing; Literature, Film and Media Studies

[email protected] 303-615-1290 Learn About Dr. Miller
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Laura Niesen de Abruña, Ph.D.

Professor of English

Teaching Areas: First Year Writing, Literature

[email protected] 303-605-5649 Learn about Dr. Niesen de Abruña
Rebecca Gorman Oniell, Ph.D., MSU Denver Department of English

Rebecca Gorman O'Neill

Professor of English

Teaching Area: Creative Writing, Film and Media Studies

[email protected] 303-615-1278 Learn About Prof. Gorman O'Neill
Jessica Parker, Ph.D., Professor of English

Dr. Jessica Parker

Professor of English

[email protected] 303-615-1254 Learn About Dr. Parker
Dr. Vincent Piturro, Professor of Film and Media Studies

Dr. Vincent Piturro

Professor of English, Film Club Faculty Advisor

Teaching Areas: Film and Media Studies

[email protected] 303-615-1308 Learn About Dr. Piturro
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Dr. Luis Rivas

Professor of English

Teaching Areas: First Year Writing; Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing

[email protected] 303-615-1268 Learn About Dr. Rivas
Jonathan Seggelke, Professor of English at Metropolitan State University of Denver

JJ Seggelke

Senior Lecturer, Writing Center Associate Director

Teaching Areas: First Year Writing; Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing

[email protected] 303-615-1304 Learn About Prof. Seggelke
Lisa Suter, Professor of English

Dr. Lisa Suter

Associate Professor of English

Teaching Areas: First Year Writing; Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing

[email protected] 303-615-1288 Learn About Dr. Suter
Craig Svonkin, Ph.D., Professor of English

Dr. Craig Svonkin

Professor of English

Teaching Area: Film and Media Studies; Literature

[email protected] 303-615-1313 Learn About Dr. Svonkin
David Tasker, Professor of English

Dr. David Tasker

Lecturer

Teaching Area: First-Year Writing

[email protected] Learn About Dr. Tasker
J.H. Taylor, Ph.D.

Dr. J. H. Taylor

Professor of English

Teaching Areas: First Year Writing; Linguistics; Literature

[email protected] 303-615-1312 Learn About Dr. Taylor
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Anthony Yarbrough

Professor of English

Teaching Area: First-Year Writing

[email protected] Learn About Dr. Yarbrough

Staff

Robert Brian, Program Coordinator

Robert Brian

Program Coordinator

[email protected] 303-605-7696
Heather Ehrenstrasser, Office Coordinator

Heather Ehrenstrasser

Office Coordinator

[email protected] 303-605-5932

Full-Time Faculty Office hours

Part-Time Faculty

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Todd Battistelli

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected]
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Eleanor Binnings

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected] 303-605-5135
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Caitrin Blake

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected]
RJ Bryce, Professor of English

RJ Bryce

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

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Lee Christopher

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

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Kelly Comcowich

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected] 303-605-5137
Candace Craig, Professor of English

Candace Craig

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

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Jackson Culpepper, Professor of English

Jackson Culpepper, MFA

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

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Erika de la Torre

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected]
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Sydney Drummond

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected]
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Paul Games

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected] 303-615-0775
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Erica Hoffmeister

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected] 303-615-0775
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Trent Hudley

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

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John Kennedy

John (Jack) Kennedy

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected]
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Robert Kloss

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected] 303-605-5145
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Kristina Leonard

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected] 303-605-5146
Stephanie Lindberg, Professor of English

Stephanie Lindberg

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected]
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Tabetha Madsen

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected]
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Eileen (Elle) Mooney

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

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Nicole Servino

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

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Ellen Spitler

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

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Susan Stokley

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

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Dr. Sarah Rebecca Warren

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

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Robert Andrew Watson

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

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Daniel Westby

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected] 303-615-0775
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Carolynn Wilcox

Teaching Area: First Year Writing

[email protected]

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Retired Faculty

We have had the great honor of working beside, teaching with, and learning from our esteemed colleagues

James Aubrey, Ph.D., Professor of English

James Aubrey, Ph.D.

Professor of Literature, Film and Media Studies

B.S. Air Force Academy; M.A. Northwestern University; Ph.D. University of Washington (Seattle)

Cindy Carlson, Ph.D.

Dr. Cindy Carlson

Full Professor

B.A. University of Colorado; J.D. from University of Colorado Law School; M.A. University of Colorado; Ph.D., Columbia University

Theresa Crater, Ph.D.

Dr. Theresa Crater

Professor of English

B.A., University of North Carolina Greensboro; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington; M.A. in Counseling, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Dr. Sandra Doe, Retired Professor of English at MSU Denver

Dr. Sandra Maresh Doe

Professor of English

B.A., Doane College; M.A., University of Denver; Ed.D. University of Northern Colorado

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Gloria Eastman, Ph.D.

Dr. Gloria S. Eastman

Professor of English

B.A., Valparaiso University; M.A. in Education, University of Colorado at Boulder; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder

Renee Ruderman, Ph.D.

Renee Ruderman

Associate Professor Emeritus of English

B.A., New York University; M.A., University of Denver; M.A. in Counseling University of Colorado

[email protected]
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Vance S. Aandahl

Associate Professor Emeritus of English

B.A., M.A., University of Colorado

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Dr. Charles E. Allbee

Professor of English

B.A., M.A., Adams State College; D.A., University of Northern Colorado

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Dr. Bruce Degi

Professor of English

B.A., M.L.A., Texas Christian University; Ph.D., University of Denver

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Dr. Jan Delasara

Professor Emeritus of English

B.A., State University of Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri

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Dr. Elsie G. Haley

Professor of English

B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., University of Denver

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Dr. Elizabeth Holtze

Professor of English

B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska

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Dr. Larry B. Langton

Professor Emeritus of English

B.A., M.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

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Dr. Linda Lang-Peralta

Professor Emeritus of English

B.A., M.A., California State-Long Beach; Ph.D., University of California-Irvine

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Dr. M. Edwin Low

Professor of English

B.A., M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado

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Dr. Megan B. McClard

Professor Emeritus of English

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Denver

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Dr. Annette B. McElhiney

Professor Emeritus of English and Women’s Studies

B.A., M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Denver

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Dr. Stephanie (Robin) Ormes Quizar

Professor Emeritus of English

B.A. Stanford University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado

Andrew Pantos, Ph.D., Professor of Linguistics

Dr. Andrew Pantos

Professor Emeritus of Linguistics

J.D. University of Texas School of Law, Ph.D. Rice University

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Dr. Jackie Swensson

Professor Emeritus of English

B.S., University of Southern Mississippi; M.Ed., Colorado State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado

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Dr. Gwendolyn A. Thomas

Professor Emeritus of English

B.A., Bennett College; M.A., Temple University; Ph.D., University of Denver

Dr. Pam Troyer, Professor of English at MSU Denver

Dr. Pamela Troyer

Professor Emeritus of English

B.A. Pomona College, M.A. University of Denver, Ph.D. University of Denver

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In Memoriam

Paul D. Farkas, Associate Professor of English
B.A., St. Edwards University; M.A., University of New Orleans; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Joan R. Griffin, Professor of English
B.A., College of St. Theresa; M.A., South Dakota State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska

William T. Hamilton, Professor of English
B.A., University of Washington; M.A., University of Maryland; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Eugene W. Saxe, Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., University of Denver

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Campus Location:
King Center
4th floor

Hours:
Mon-Thurs 8:00-5:00 PM
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Friday 8:00-3:00 PM
by phone and email

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 173362
Campus Box 32
Denver, Colorado 80217-3362

Phone: 303-615-1800

Email: [email protected]