Department of English
The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.
Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.
FULL MEMBERS
REBECCA ADAMS, Professor, PhD (2004), Georgetown University [2028]
THERON BRITT, Associate Professor, PhD (1990), The University of California, Irvine [2025]
CRISTINA MARIA CERVONE, Professor, PhD (2004), University of Virginia [2029]
LORINDA B. COHOON, Associate Professor, PhD (2001), The University of Southern Mississippi [2031]
DARRYL DOMINGO, Associate Professor, PhD (2008), University of Toronto [2029]
ANDREW BRIAN DONNELLY, Assistant Professor, PhD (2020), Harvard University [2031]
WILLIAM E. DUFFY, Professor, PhD (2011), University of North Carolina at Greensboro [2025]
EVELYN W. WRIGHT, Professor, PhD (2009), Georgetown University [2027]
KATHERINE FREDLUND, Associate Professor, PhD (2012), Bowling Green State University [2029]
RONALD FUENTES, Associate Professor, PhD (2009), University of Washington [2029]
SAGE L. GRAHAM, Professor, PhD (2003), Georgetown University [2029]
DONAL HARRIS, Professor, PhD (2013), University of California, Los Angeles [2029]
JOSEPH G. JONES, Associate Professor, PhD (2002), The University of Arizona [2028]
LADRICA MENSON-FURR, Associate Professor, PhD (2002), Louisiana State University [2027]
VERNER D. MITCHELL, Professor, PhD (1995), Rutgers University [2025]
JOSHUA PHILLIPS, Associate Professor, PhD (2001), The University of Chicago [2029]
JEFFREY M. SCRABA, Associate Professor, PhD (2006), Rutgers University [2029]
SCOTT SUNDVALL, Assistant Professor, PhD (2016), University of Florida (2025)
EMILY A. THRUSH, Professor, PhD (1990), Georgia State University [2025]
TERRENCE TUCKER, Professor, PhD (2006), University of Kentucky [2029]
SHELBY L. CROSBY, Associate Professor, PhD (2007), State University of New York at Buffalo [2025]
J. ELLIOTT CASAL, Assistant Professor, PhD (2020), The Pennsylvania State University [2028]
LEAH WINDSOR, Associate Professor, PhD (2012), The University of Mississippi [2028]
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
ANA-GRATIELA GAL, PhD (2013), University of Memphis
LINDSAY LEIGH HELMS, Assistant Professor of Teaching, PhD (2023), University of Memphis
CAREY MICKALITES, Professor, PhD (2005), Michigan State University [2024]
TORI THOMPSON PETERS, Assistant Professor, PhD (2022), University of Wisconsin-Madison
COURTNEY MILLER SANTO, Instructor, MFA (2011), The University of Memphis
ERIC SCHLICH, Assistant Professor, PhD (2018), Florida State University
KATHY LOU SCHULTZ, Professor, PhD (2006), University of Pennsylvania [2024]
KENDRA VANDERLIP, Assistant Professor of Teaching, PhD (2024), University of North Carolina
SARAI WALKER, Visiting Assistant Professor, PhD (2014), Royal Holloway, University of London
ELIZABETH WESTON, Senior Lecturer, PhD (2004), University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
MARCUS WICKER, Assistant Professor, MFA (2010) Indiana University
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
CHOONKYONG KIM, PhD (1996), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign [2027]
MICHAEL JOHN DEPALMA, Professor, PhD (2010), University of New Hampshire [2030]
NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.