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Department Chair
Dr. Wendolyn Weber
Department Chair, Professor of English
Teaching Areas: Film and Media Studies; Literature
[email protected] 303-615-1295 Learn About Dr. WeberFaculty
Dr. Christina Angel
Senior Lecturer
Teaching Areas: Film and Media Studies; First Year Writing; Literature
[email protected] 303-615-1264 Learn About Dr. Angel
Dr. Samuel Beer
Assistant Professor of English
Teaching Area: Linguistics
[email protected] 303 605-5837 Learn About Dr. Beer
Cody Chambless
Professor of English
Teaching Areas: First Year Writing
[email protected] Learn About Prof. Chambless
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
Dr. Chereka Dickerson
Professor of English
Teaching Areas: Film and Media Studies; Literature
[email protected] 303-615-1303 Learn About Dr. Dickerson
Dr. Marina Gorlach
Professor of English, Linguistics Club Faculty Advisor
Teaching Area: Linguistics
[email protected] 303-615-1284 Learn About Dr. Gorlach
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
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
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
Dr. Kevin Kohlhauf
Professor of English
Teaching Area: First-Year Writing
[email protected] Learn About Dr. Kohlhauf
Dr. Cynthia Kuhn
Professor of English
Teaching Areas: Creative Writing; Literature, Film and Media Studies
[email protected] 303-615-1267 Learn About Dr. Kuhn
Dr. Jason Miller
Professor of English
Teaching Areas: Creative Writing; Literature, Film and Media Studies
[email protected] 303-615-1290 Learn About Dr. Miller
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
Dr. Charlie Potter
Assistant Professor of English
Teaching Area: Secondary Education, First-Year Writing, Literature, Film and Media Studies
[email protected] 303-605-5149 Learn About Dr. Potter
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
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
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
Dr. Craig Svonkin
Professor of English
Teaching Area: Film and Media Studies; Literature
[email protected] 303-615-1313 Learn About Dr. Svonkin
Dr. J. H. Taylor
Professor of English
Teaching Areas: First Year Writing; Linguistics; Literature
[email protected] 303-615-1312 Learn About Dr. Taylor
Dr. Pamela Troyer
Professor of English
Teaching Area: Literature
[email protected] 303-615-1297 Learn About Dr. Troyer
Anthony Yarbrough
Professor of English
Teaching Area: First-Year Writing
[email protected] Learn About Dr. Yarbrough
Dr. Justin Young
Associate Professor of English, Writing Program Administrator
Teaching Area: First Year Writing
[email protected] 303-615-1257 Learn About Dr. YoungStaff
Full-Time Faculty Office hours
Contact Info:
- KC 410
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
- First Year Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Tuesday 10:00-2:00 pm (Online)
Contact Info:
- KC 456
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First-Year Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Mondays 9:00-10:00 am and available by appointment (email for a Teams meeting link)
Contact Info:
- KC 408
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
- Rhetoric, Composition & Professional Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Wednesdays 11:00-12:00 pm (online via Teams)
Contact Info:
- KC 424
- Email:
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Contact Info:
- KC 442
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Linguistics
Tuesday 12:30-1:45 pm (On Campus KC 442)
Wednesday 10:00-11:00 am (Teams)
Thursday 10:00-11:00 am (On Campus KC 442)
Contact Info:
- KC 438
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- General Questions
- English
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
- Creative Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Online by appointment
Contact Info:
- KC 458
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
- Literature
- Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Virtual Office Hours will be held on Teams, and by appointment.
Writing Center Director
Contact Info:
- KC 420
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Rhetoric, Composition, & Professional Writing
- Writing
Contact Info:
- KC 416
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Creative Writing
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Contact Info:
- KC 448
- Email: [email protected]
Area of Emphasis:
- Creative Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Contact Info:
- KC 406
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
- Rhetoric, Composition, & Professional Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Contact Info:
- KC 468
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Mondays & Tuesdays 11:00-1:00 pm (Online)
Contact Info:
- KC 444
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Secondary Education
- First Year Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Contact Info:
- KC 418
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Rhetoric, Composition, & Professional Writing
- Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Contact Info:
- KC 414
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
- Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Contact Info:
- KC 446
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
- Rhetoric, Composition, & Professional Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Contact Info:
- KC 476
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- English
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
- Writing
Contact Info:
- KC 472
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- English
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
- Linguistics
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
Contact Info:
- KC 452
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- General Questions
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
By Appointment
Contact Info:
- KC 428
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First-year Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours
Contact Info:
- KC 430
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 303-615-1257
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
Summer 2025 Advising Hours:
By appointment.
Part-Time Faculty
Part-Time Faculty Office Hours
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected]
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected]
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected] to set up a face-to-face or virtual meeting via Zoom.
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00-10:30 am
on campus (KC 451)
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Please use the class email on Canvas to contact me via email.
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected] to set up.
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected] to set up a face-to-face or virtual meeting.
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
After class or by appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
On Campus (KC 473)
Tuesday & Thursday, 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment via TEAMs.
Academic Advising
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Connect with an AdvisorRetired Faculty
We have had the great honor of working beside, teaching with, and learning from our esteemed colleagues
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)
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
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
Theresa Crater Website
Dr. Sandra Maresh Doe
Professor of English
B.A., Doane College; M.A., University of Denver; Ed.D. University of Northern Colorado
[email protected]
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
Associate Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., New York University; M.A., University of Denver; M.A. in Counseling University of Colorado
[email protected]
Vance S. Aandahl
Associate Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., University of Colorado
Dr. Charles E. Allbee
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Adams State College; D.A., University of Northern Colorado
Dr. Bruce Degi
Professor of English
B.A., M.L.A., Texas Christian University; Ph.D., University of Denver
Dr. Jan Delasara
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., State University of Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri
Dr. Elsie G. Haley
Professor of English
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., University of Denver
Dr. Elizabeth Holtze
Professor of English
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Dr. Larry B. Langton
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Dr. Linda Lang-Peralta
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., California State-Long Beach; Ph.D., University of California-Irvine
Dr. M. Edwin Low
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado
Dr. Megan B. McClard
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Denver
Dr. Annette B. McElhiney
Professor Emeritus of English and Women’s Studies
B.A., M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Denver
Dr. Stephanie (Robin) Ormes Quizar
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A. Stanford University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado
Dr. Jackie Swensson
Professor Emeritus of English
B.S., University of Southern Mississippi; M.Ed., Colorado State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado
Dr. Gwendolyn A. Thomas
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Bennett College; M.A., Temple University; Ph.D., University of Denver
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
Campus Map
Campus Location:
King Center
4th floor
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 173362
Campus Box 32
Denver, Colorado 80217-3362
Phone: 303-615-1800
Fax: 720-778-5760
For general and advising questions, please email: [email protected]
For questions regarding transfer courses, please email: [email protected]