Department of English

Head: Maura Ives

Graduate Advisor: Emily Johansen

The graduate program in English offers courses leading to the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy. The department offers training that features a range of methods and approaches to English-language literature and culture while emphasizing skills in written and oral communication, critical investigation and analysis, and mastery of both traditional and emerging areas within the field of English. Graduate work in English prepares students for teaching careers in universities and community colleges, and potentially also for careers in writing, editing and other professional and business fields. More information on the program and the department can be found on our website https://artsci.tamu.edu/english/index.html.

Adkison, Katie, Assistant Professor
English
PHD, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020

Alonzo, Juan J, Associate Professor
English
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2003

Anders, Katherine C, Associate Professor
English
PHD, University of Nevada, 2014

Baca, Michaela R, Lecturer
English
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2022

Bankston, Sarah K, Assistant Professor
English
MFA, North Carolina State University, 2007

Barron, Stephanie, Lecturer
English
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2000

Bhattacharya, Nandini, Professor
English
PHD, University of Rochester, 1992

Carly-Miles, Claire I, Instructional Associate Professor
English
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2008

Chavarria, Isaac, Visiting Lecturer
English
MFA, University of Texas - Pan-American, 2010

Collins, Michael S, Professor
English
PHD, Columbia University, 1999

Cooper, Rich P, Instructional Associate Professor
English
PHD, Louisiana State University, 2011

Crider, Jason, Assistant Professor
English
PHD, University of Florida, 2021

Dicaglio, Joshua M, Associate Professor
English
PHD, Pennsylvania State University, 2016

Dicaglio, Sara, Assistant Professor
English
PHD, Pennsylvania State University, 2016

Dworkin, Ira M, Associate Professor
English
PHD, City University of New York, 2003

Earhart, Amy E, Associate Professor
English
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1999

Egenolf, Susan B, Associate Professor
English
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1995

Eide, Marian, Professor
English
PHD, University of Pennsylvania, 1994

Ezell, Margaret, Distinguished Professor
English
PHD, Cambridge University, 1981

Francis, James, Instructional Associate Professor
English
PHD, Middle Tennessee State University, 2010

Hagstrom Schmidt, Nicole E, Senior Lecturer
English
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2019

Harris, Jason M, Instructional Professor
English
PHD, University of Washington, 2001

Heneks, Grace L, Lecturer
English
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2021

Howell, Jessica M, Professor
English
PHD, University of California at Davis, 2008

Ives, Maura C, Professor
English
PHD, University of Virginia, 1990

Johansen, Emily J, Professor
English
PHD, McMaster University, 2008

Kennedy, Curry William, Assistant Professor
English
PHD, Penn State University, 2021

LeMire, Sarah, Professor
English
MLS, University of Michigan, 2012

Leonard, Raymond, Assistant Professor
English
PHD, Rutgers University, 2024

Lightweis-Goff, Jennifer Dorothy, Lecturer
English
PHD, University of Rochester, 2010

Mandell, Laura C, Professor
English
PHD, Cornell University, 1992

Manes, Christopher, Lecturer
English
PHD, University of Texas, Dallas, 2011

McCoul, Melissa D, Lecturer
English
PHD, University of Notre Dame, 2017

McKinney, Matt, Instructional Associate Professor
English
PHD, University of Nevada at Reno, 2017

Mills, Regina, Associate Professor
English
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2018

Mize, Britt A, Professor
English
PHD, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003

O'Farrell, Mary Ann, Associate Professor
English
PHD, University of California at Berkeley, 1991

O'Sullivan, Kevin M, Associate Professor
English
MLS, The University of Texas at Austin, 2009

Owusu, Portia, Assistant Professor
English
PHD, University of London, 2016

Ozkul, Altay, Lecturer
English
PHD, Iowa State University, 2024

Pantuso, Terri B, Instructional Associate Professor
English
PHD, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2009

Pattison, Kalani K, Instructional Associate Professor
English
PHD, Baylor University, 2016

Peterson, Noah G, Senior Lecturer
English
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2017

Pilsch, Andrew T, Associate Professor
English
PHD, The Pennsylvania State University, 2011

Potvin, Sarah E, Associate Professor
English
MLS, The University of Texas at Austin, 2009

Reddy, Vanita D, Associate Professor
English
PHD, University of California at Davis, 2009

Robinson, Elizabeth K, Instructional Professor
English
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1995

Robinson, Sally A, Professor
English
PHD, University of Washington, 1989

Ross, Shawna M, Associate Professor
English
PHD, The Pennsylvania State University, 2011

Sadler, Landon J, Lecturer
English
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2022

Shoemaker, Tyler, Assistant Professor
English
PHD, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020

Sperrazza, Whitney, Assistant Professor
English
PHD, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2017

Stabile, Susan M, Associate Professor
English
PHD, University of Delaware, 1997

Stagg, Robert, Assistant Professor
English
PHD, University of Southampton/ University of London, 2018

Thielman, Frances M, Lecturer
English
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2021

Todd, Dorothy R, Instructional Assistant Professor
English
PHD, University of Georgia, 2017

Torabi, Katayoun, Instructional Associate Professor
English
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2018

Tuhkanen, Mikko J, Professor
English
PHD, University at Buffalo, 2005

Utku, Buran, Lecturer
English
PHD, Ataturk University, 2014

Vasilakis, Apostolos, Instructional Professor
English
PHD, Emory University, 2004

Warren, Nancy B, Professor
English
PHD, Indiana University, 1997

White, Lowell M, Instructional Associate Professor
English
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2010