Department of English
Learn about temporary changes to Academic Advising while Covid-19 safety precautions are in place. Your advisors have not changed, but methods for making appointments and meeting have.
First Year and General Studies Advising
Academic Advising
Walk-in advising is unavailable at this time. We are meeting by phone or through Microsoft Teams. If a Teams link for an advisor is not provided, please email the advisor, and they will send you a personalized Teams link.
General English Advising
Ms. Rebecca Gorman O'Neill
Chair of the Department of English
Or contact Karen S. Myers at 303-615-1252 for an appointment.
Dr. Pamela Troyer
Assistant Chair of the Department of English
- Wednesday 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
- Thurs, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
- And by appointment
Transfer Students
To schedule an advising appointment by phone, please call the Academic Advising Center at 303-615-2025.
Please email a copy of your MSU Denver official transfer evaluation/transcript along with their course description and Syllabus english_transfers@msudenver.edu
Jennifer Kilian
- Appointments Monday - Friday. Make an appointment.
- Drop-Ins Teams Room link
- Monday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Wednesday 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- 303-615-1286
First Year and General Studies Advising
Jennifer Kilian
- Appointments Monday - Friday. Make an appointment.
- Drop-Ins Teams Room link
- Monday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Wednesday 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- 303-615-1286
First Year Writing
Dr. Jessica Parker
Director of First Year Writing
- Tuesday 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Thursday 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Jane Chapman Vigil
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Wednesday 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
English Advising by Program Area
English Major, B.A.
2020 Catalog | Degree advising plan | Printable class listing
Dr. Cindy Carlson
- Monday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
- Tuesday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
- Wednesday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
- Thursday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Dr. Elizabeth Kleinfeld
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Ms. Rebecca Gorman O'Neill
Dr. Jessica Parker
- Tuesday 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Thursday 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Vincent Piturro
Email during office hours for the Teams Link
- Monday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Tuesday 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Dr. Craig Svonkin
- Monday 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Thursday 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Jefferey Taylor
- Tuesday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Wednesday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Thursday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Pamela Troyer
- Wednesday 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
- Thursday 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Wendolyn Weber
- Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
English Teacher Education
2020 Catalog | Degree advising plan | Printable class listing
Dr. Jill Adams
- Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. via Zoom link
- Thursday 10:45 a.m. - 12:45 a.m. via Zoom link
- 303-615-1286
- jadams82@msudenver.edu
Dr. Kathleen Deakin
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- 303-615-1282
Dr. Gloria Eastman
Teams Link
- Tuesday 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Wednesday 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- And by appointment
Literature
Dr. James Aubrey
- Monday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Friday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Margarita Barceló
- Monday 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Tuesday 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Wednesday 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Cindy Carlson
- Monday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
- Tuesday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
- Wednesday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
- Thursday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Dr. Chereka Dickerson
Email only
- Monday 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
- Tuesday 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
- Wednesday 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
- Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Dr. Cynthia Kuhn
- Tuesday 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Thursday 12:30 p.m. -3:00 p.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Craig Svonkin
- Monday 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Thursday 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Pamela Troyer
- Wednesday 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
- Thursday 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Jefferey Taylor
- Tuesday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Wednesday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Thursday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Wendolyn Weber
- Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Writing
Dr. Sandy Doe
- Monday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Friday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Elizabeth Kleinfeld
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Dr. Cynthia Kuhn
- Tuesday 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Thursday 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Jason Miller
- Monday 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Tuesday 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- 303-615-1290
Dr. Luis Rivas
- Monday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Linguistics Major, B.A.
2020 Catalog | Degree advising plan | Printable class listing
Dr. Marina Gorlach
- Monday 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Wednesday 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. David Mitchell
- Monday 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Wednesay 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Dr. Andrew Pantos
- Monday 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
- Wednesay 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Jefferey Taylor
- Tuesday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Wednesday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Thursday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Film and Media Studies Minor
2020 Catalog | Degree advising plan | Printable class listing
Note: This minor can be used with the English Major.
Dr. James Aubrey
- Monday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Friday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Margarita Barcelo
- Monday 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Tuesday 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Wednesday 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Cindy Carlson
- Monday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
- Tuesday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
- Wednesday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
- Thursday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.;
Dr. Chereka Dickerson
Email only
- Monday 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
- Tuesday 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
- Wednesday 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
- Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Dr. Cynthia Kuhn
- Tuesday 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Thursday 12:30 p.m. -3:00 p.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Craig Svonkin
- Monday 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Thursday 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Pamela Troyer
- Wednesday 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
- Thursday 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Jefferey Taylor
- Tuesday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Wednesday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Thursday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Wendolyn Weber
- Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Linguistics Minor
Linguistics or Language Concentrations
Minor: 2020 Catalog | Degree advising plan | Printable class listing
Note: This minor can be used with the English Major.
Dr. Marina Gorlach
- Monday 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Wednesday 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. David Mitchell
- Monday 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Wednesay 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Dr. Andrew Pantos
- Monday 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
- Wednesay 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Jefferey Taylor
- Tuesday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Wednesday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Thursday 9:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Rhetoric, Composition & Professional Writing Minor
2020 Catalog | Degree advising plan | Printable class listing
Note: This minor can be used with the English Major.
Dr. Jane Chapman Vigil
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Wednesday 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Dr. Elizabeth Kleinfeld
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Dr. Jessica Parker
- Tuesday 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Thursday 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- And by appointment
Dr. Luis Rivas
- Monday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Lisa Suter
- Monday 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Tuesday 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Wednesday 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- And by appointment