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V. Joshua Adams, Associate Professor
vjoshua.adams@louisville.edu, 502-852-1720
Research Areas: Poetry and poetics, Literature and philosophy, Modernism
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David Anderson, Associate Professor
david.anderson2@louisville.edu, 502-852-3050
Research Areas: African American literature, American literature, Poetry
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S. Matthew Biberman, Professor & Director of the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture Since 1900
steven.biberman@louisville.edu, 502-852-3052
Research Areas: Literary theory, Creative writing, Early modern English literature
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Beth Boehm, Professor & Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs
beth.boehm@louisville.edu, 502-852-5110
Research Areas: Postmodern narrative, Narrative theory, Rhetorical analysis
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Andrew Burks-Wright, Assistant Professor Term
andrew.burkswright@louisville.edu, 502-852-3057
Research Areas:
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Karen Chandler, Professor and Department Chair
karen.chandler@louisville.edu, 502-852-5568
Research Areas: African American literature, Children's literature and media, American (U.S.) literature, Independent film
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Amy Clukey, Associate Professor (on Sabbatical FA 25)
amy.clukey@louisville.edu, 502-852-2187
Research Areas: Global modernism, Southern studies, Irish studies, Environmental Literature
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Joan D'Antoni, Instructor Term
joan.dantoni@louisville.edu, 502-852-6857
Research Areas: Composition
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Crystal N. Fodrey, Associate Professor Term
crystal.fodrey@louisville.edu, 502-852-1720
Research Areas: Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing in the Disciplines; Writing Transfer Studies; Writing Program Administration; (Digital Multimodal) Writing Pedagogy
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Paul Griner, Professor
paul.griner@louisville.edu, 502-852-3053
Research Areas: Creative writing, Fiction (novel and short story), Creative non-fiction
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Karen Hadley, Associate Professor
karen.hadley@louisville.edu, 502-852-3047
Research Areas: Romantic literature, British women writers, Critical and literary theory
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Nina Hanee Jang, Assistant Professor Term
hanee.jang@louisville.edu, 502-852-0985
Research Areas: Children's Literature, Asian American Literature, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Race and Racism, Creative Writing
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Timothy Johnson, Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Watson Conference, and Director of the Writing Center
timothy.johnson.2@louisville.edu, 502-852-2173
Research Areas: Organizational rhetoric, Rhetoric of economics, Archives
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Frank Kelderman, Associate Professor and Director of the Individualized Major Program
frank.kelderman@louisville.edu, 502-852-0509
Research Areas: Native American studies, 19th-century American literature and culture, American studies
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Karen Kopelson, Associate Professor
karen.kopelson@louisville.edu, 502-852-0508
Research Areas: Rhetoric of health and medicine, Writing studies and pedagogy, Queer theory and cultural studies
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Mark Alan Mattes, Assistant Professor
mark.mattes@louisville.edu, 502-852-6590
Research Areas: Early American Studies, Book and Media History, African American and Native American Literature
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Kristi Maxwell, Professor and Director of Creative Writing
kristi.maxwell@louisville.edu, 502-852-0504
Research Areas: Creative writing, Poetry
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Robin Lee Mozer, Associate Professor Term
robin.mozer@louisville.edu, 502-852-4647
Research Areas: Creative writing, Lyric essay, Short nonfiction
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Andrea Olinger, Associate Professor, Director of Composition and Director of the Thomas R. Watson Conference in Rhetoric and Composition
andrea.olinger@louisville.edu, 502-852-3051
Research Areas: Disciplinary writing, Composition and literacy, Qualitative research and discourse analysis
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Ranen Omer-Sherman, Professor
r0omer01@louisville.edu, 502-852-6842
Research Areas: Graphic novels, Ethnic American literature, Middle Eastern literature
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Andrew Rabin, Professor and Thruston B. Morton Endowed Chair
andrew.rabin@louisville.edu, 502-852-1722
Research Areas: Old English, Anglo-Saxon, Literature and law
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Glynis Ridley, Professor and Director of the General Studies Program
glynis.ridley@louisville.edu, 502-852-6803
Research Areas: 18th-century studies, Animal studies, Garden history
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Timothy Roberts, Instructor Term
tim.roberts@louisville.edu, 502-852-0986
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Susan Ryan, Professor and Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences
susan.ryan@louisville.edu, 502-852-5920
Research Areas: Nineteenth-century American literature and culture, Print culture studies
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Stephen Schneider, Associate Professor and Co-Director on the Watson Conference
stephen.schneider@louisville.edu, 502-852-2188
Research Areas: Social movement rhetorics, Education and social change, African American rhetoric
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Mary P. Sheridan, Professor and Director of the Commonwealth Center for the Humanities and Society
maryp.sheridan@louisville.edu, 502-852-1750
Research Areas: Digital media, Writing studies and community literacy, Gender studies
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Steve Smith, Instructor Term and Director of the Dual Credit Program
spsmit02@louisville.edu
Research Areas: Learner autonomy, Peer review, Writing-about-writing
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Hristomir Stanev, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
hristomir.stanev@louisville.edu, 502-852-3048
Research Areas: 16th- and 17th-century British drama, Shakespeare, Dramatic production
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Ian Stansel, Associate Professor
irstan01@louisville.edu, 502-852-5921
Research Areas: Creative writing (short fiction, novella, creative nonfiction), The American novel
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Sarah Anne Strickley, Associate Professor Term, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Faculty Editor of Miracle Monocle
sarah.strickley@louisville.edu, 502-852-5919
Research Areas: Creative writing, Short Fiction, The novel
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Denise Tanner, Instructor Term
denise.tanner@louisville.edu, 502-637-6332
Research Areas: Business writing, Composition
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Savannah Trent, Assistant Professor Term
savannah.trent.1@louisville.edu, 502-852-xxxx
Research Areas:
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Laura Tscherry, Assistant Professor Term
laura.tscherry@louisville.edu, 502-852-4742
Research Areas:
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Joseph Turner, Associate Professor and Director of English Honors
joseph.turner@louisville.edu, 502-852-3055
Research Areas: Rhetorical History, Medieval Studies, Comics
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Ann Elizabeth Willey, Professor and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs
ann.willey@louisville.edu, 502-852-0510 English, 502-852-6159 Grawemeyer
Research Areas: Sub-saharan African literature in French and English, Indigenous-language literatures, Postcolonial theory
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Bronwyn T. Williams, Professor, Endowed Chair in Rhetoric and Composition
bronwyn.williams@louisville.edu, 502-852-2186
Research Areas: Literacy and identity, Digital media, Community literacy and writing, Popular culture
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Kylee Auten
Morgan Blair
Britney L. Broyles
britney.broyles@louisville.edu
Danette Butler
Sue Ann Compton
Emily Denton
Cecilia Durbin
Kristie Hofelich Ennis, D.A.
kristie.hofelich@louisville.edu
Nettie Farris
Jessica Gottbrath
jessica.gottbrath@louisville.edu
Kathryn A. Green
Lana Dean Helm
Janet Holliday
Eric Shay Howard
Nicholas Hulstine
nicholas.hulstine@louisville.edu
Beau Kilpatrick
beau.kilpatrick@louisville.edu
Heather Lehocky
Cameron Mahoney
cameron.mahoney@louisville.edu
Amy C. Mansfield
Andrew Messer
Matthew Mooser
Derrick Neese
Linda Rogers
Hayley Solo
Elizabeth Soule
elizabeth.soule@louisville.edu
Alissa Vogelgesang
Paula von Loewenfeldt
paula.vonloewenfeldt@louisville.edu
Brian Weinberg
John Wieland
Hollye N. Wright
Shayani Almeida
shayani.almeida@louisville.edu
Ariana Alvarado
ariana.alvarado@louisville.edu
Comfort Anado
Navin Bhatt
Cora Bidwell
Carrie Callahan
carrie.callahan@louisville.edu
Liam Cercone
Navah Chestnut
MacKenzie Croley
mackenzie.croley@louisville.edu
Rebekah Crosson
rebekah.crosson@louisville.edu
Derek DeBurger
Mary Dudley
Paige Enlow
Kate Fisher
katelyn.fisher.1@louisville.edu
Saroj Gc
Ryder Guido
Emma Hallman
Ally Howard
allyson.howard.1@louisville.edu
Ananta Kanal
Carrington Kinslow
carrington.kinslow@louisville.edu
Sophia Lyons
Jennifer Mason
Jaimeson Oakley
jaimeson.oakley@louisville.edu
Prativa Poudel
Marie Pruitt
virginia.pruitt@louisville.edu
Maggie Rose
margaret.rose.1@louisville.edu
Elizabeth Roth
elizabeth.roth.1@louisville.edu
Chelsea Schaper
Spenser Secrest
spenser.secrest@louisville.edu
Narjis Sherafati
narjis.sherafati@louisville.edu
Emma Sofianos
Joseph Thomas
Ryleigh Thornton
ryleigh.thornton@louisville.edu
Makenzi Walsh
Yuan Zhao
Kristafer Abplanalp
DuPont Manual High School
kristafer.abplanalp@jefferson.kyschools.us
Thayne Bruszewski
DuPont Manual High School
thayne.bruszewski@jefferson.kyschools.us
Danette Butler
Male High School
danette.butler@jefferson.kyschools.us
Carrie Coaplen
DuPont Manual High School
cjocoap@gmail.com
Kristin Dennis
Central High School
kristin.dennis@jefferson.kyschools.us
Marcie Graham
Male High School
mary.graham@jefferson.kyschools.us
Kelly Kirwan
Assumption High School
kelly.kirwan@ahsrockets.org
Zachary Hardin
Moore High School
zachary.hardin2@jefferson.kyschools.us
Brett Paice
Francis Parker
bpaice@stfrancisschool.org
Emily Sales
DuPont Manual High School
emily.sales@jefferson.kyschools.us
Bradley Terry
DuPont Manual High School
bradley.terry@jefferson.kyschools.us
Kristin Vukmanic
Male High School
kristin.vukmanic@jefferson.kyschools.us
Lisa Wieland
Assumption High School
Lisa.Wieland@ahsrockets.org
Hollye N. Wright
Fern Creek High School
hollye.wright@jefferson.kyschools.us
Linda Baldwin, Administrative Specialist: Composition
linda.baldwin@louisville.edu | 502-852-6896
Lisa Cox, Administrative Assistant
lisa.cox.2@louisville.edu | 502-852-0505
Maddie Decker, Program Assistant, Sr. Writing Center
madeline.decker@louisville.edu | 502-852-2173
Amanda Forsting, English Undergraduate Program Coordinator
amanda.forsting@louisville.edu | 502-852-0506
Libby Kinberger, Supervisor, Business Unit Administration
libby.kinberger@louisville.edu | 502-852-9606
Hung Nguyen, IT Tech Support
hung.nguyen@louisville.edu | 502-852-6932
Dr. Annmarie Steffes, Associate Director, Writing Center
Key Department Contacts
Department Chair
Karen Chandler
Email Address: karen.chandler@louisville.edu
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Joshua Adams
Email Address: joshua.adams@louisville.edu
Director of Graduate Studies
Hristomir Stanev
Email address: hristomir.stanev@louisville.edu
Director of the Composition Program
Andrea Olinger
Email address: andrea.olinger@louisville.edu
Internship Program
Mark Mattes
Email address: mark.mattes@louisville.edu
Miracle Monocle (faculty editor)
Sarah Anne Strickley
Email address: sarah.strickley@louisville.edu
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