Faculty

For additional information, see The Faculty and Areas of Specialization



Anne F. Herzog, Chair
Associate Professor of English
B.A., College of Holy Cross
M.A., Georgetown University
Ph.D., Rutgers University
aherzog@wcupa.edu


Hannah M. Ashley
Assistant Professor of English
B.S., Cornell University
M.Ed., Ph.D., Temple University
hashley@wcupa.edu



Christian K. Awuyah
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Ghana
M.A., University of Guelph
Ph.D., University of Alberta
cawuyah@wcupa.edu



Jen Bacon
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of South Carolina
M.A., University of Cincinnati
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
jbacon@wcupa.edu



Charles R. Bauerlein
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Loyola University of the South
M.A., Pennsylvania State University
cbauerlein@wcupa.edu



Michael W. Brooks
Professor of English
B.A., Antioch College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto
mbrooks@wcupa.edu



Mary Buckelew
Associate Professor of English; Associate Director, Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of New Mexico
mbuckelew@wcupa.edu



Juanita Rodgers Comfort
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Old Dominion University
Ph.D., Ohio State University
jcomfort@wcupa.edu



Lynne Cooke
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.A., San Diego State University
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
lcooke@wcupa.edu



T. Obinkaram Echewa
Professor of English
B.S., University of Notre Dame
M.S., Columbia University
M.A., University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Syracuse University
techewa@wcupa.edu



Margaret (Cortie) Ervin
Assistant Professor of English
A.B., Harvard University
Ph.D., State University of New York, Albany
mervin@wcupa.edu



Andrea R. Fishman
Professor of English; Director, Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project
B.A., Dickinson College
M.Ed., Shippensburg University
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
afishman@wcupa.edu



Karen Fitts
Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.E., Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Ph.D., Texas Christian University
kfitts@wcupa.edu



Robert P. Fletcher
Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
rfletcher@wcupa.edu



Ayan Gangopadhyay
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Scottish Church College under the University of Calcutta, India
M.A., Jadavpur University, India
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
agangopadhyay@wcupa.edu



Dennis Godfrey
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Northern Iowa
M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
dgodfrey@wcupa.edu



Paul D. Green
Professor of English
A.B., Temple University
A.M., Ph.D., Harvard Univeristy
pgreen@wcupa.edu



Gabrielle Halko
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., College of William and Mary
M.F.A, Bowling Greet State University
Ph.D., Western Michigan University
ghalko@wcupa.edu


John Hanson
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., University of Liberia
M.A., Syracuse University
Ph.D., Florida State University
jhanson@wcupa.edu


Jane E. Jeffrey
Professor of English
B.A., Memphis State University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
jjeffrey@wcupa.edu



Deidre Ann Johnson
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Knox College
M.A., Eastern Michigan
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
djohnson@wcupa.edu



Seth Kahn
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Wake Forest University
M.A., Florida State University
Ph.D., Syracuse University
skahn@wcupa.edu



William Lalicker
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Loyola Marymount University
MA., Ph.D., University of Washington
wlalicker@wcupa.edu



Elizabeth Larsen
Professor of English
B.A., University of Minnesota
M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
elarsen@wcupa.edu



Graham MacPhee
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., University of London
M.A., Ph.D., University of Sussex (England)
gmacphee@wcupa.edu



Rodney Mader
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Ph.D., Temple University
rmader@wcupa.edu



Paul L. Maltby
Professor of English
B.A., Thames Polytechnic
M.A., London University
Ph.D., Sussex University
pmaltby@wcupa.edu



Cheryl L. Micheau
Associate Professor of English
B.S. Ed., Millersville University
M.A., Middlebury College
M.A., University of Pittsburgh
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
cmicheau@wcupa.edu



Garrett G. Molholt
Professor of English
B.A., M.A. (two), Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
gmolholt@wcupa.edu



Kostas Myrsiades
Professor of English and Comparative Literature
B.A., University of Iowa
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
kmyrsiades@wcupa.edu



Linda S. Myrsiades
Professor of English
B.A., Beaver College
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
lmyrsiades@wcupa.edu



Elizabeth M. Nollen
Instructor of English
B.A., Ohio University
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
enollen@wcupa.edu



Katherine Northrop
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.F.A., University of Iowa
knorthrop@wcupa.edu



Michael A. Peich
Professor of English
B.A., Wartburg College
M.A., University of Pennsylvania
mpeich@wcupa.edu



Merry G. Perry
Assistant Professor of English
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of South Florida
mperry@wcupa.edu



Pat Pflieger
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., University of Missouri
M.A., Eastern Michigan University
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
ppflieger@wcupa.edu



Cherise Pollard
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Rutgers University
M.A., Ph. D., University of Pittsburgh
cpollard@wcupa.edu



Geetha Ramanathan
Professor of English
M.A., University of Bombay
A.M., University of Illinois
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
gramanathan@wcupa.edu



Timothy D. Ray
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.A., University of Central Oklahoma
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
tray@wcupa.edu



Andrew Sargent
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Princeton University
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
asargent@wcupa.edu



Judith A. Scheffler
Professor of English
A.B., Muhlenberg College
M.A., Purdue University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
jscheffler@wcupa.edu



Eleanor F. Shevlin
Assistant Professor of English
A.B., Georgetown University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland
eshevlin@wcupa.edu



Luanne Smith
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Kentucky
M.A., Murray State University
M.F.A., Pennsylvania State University
lsmith@wcupa.edu



Carolyn Sorisio
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Ph.D., Temple University
csorisio@wcupa.edu



Christopher J. Teutsch
Associate Professor of English
M.A., Jagiellonian University (Poland)
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
cteutsch@wcupa.edu



Victoria Tischio
Associate Professor of English
B.S., M.A., Southern Connecticut State University
Ph.D., State University of New York, Albany
vtischio@wcupa.edu



C. James Trotman
Professor of English
B.A., M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
Ed.D., Columbia University
ctrotman@wcupa.edu



Carla Verderame
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Smith College
M.A.T., Brown University
Ph.D., University of Michigan
cverderame@wcupa.edu



Cheryl L. Wanko
Associate Professor of English
B.A., New York University
M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
cwanko@wcupa.edu



John W. Ward
Associate Professor of English
A.B., M.A., Miami University
Ph.D., University of Delaware
jward@wcupa.edu


K. Hyoejin Yoon
Assistant Professor of English
B.S., B.A., M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany
hyoon@wcupa.edu