Contact Department of English
181 Turner Street NW, 323 Shanks Hall (0112), Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: 540-231-6501 english_department@vt.edu
Phone: 540-231-6501
FAX: 540-231-5692
Email: english_department@vt.edu
Contact Chair:
Rebecca Weaver-Hightower
Department Chair
303 Shanks Hall
540-231-8466
rebeccawh@vt.edu
Administrative Questions:
Patty Norris
Assistant to the Chair
305 Shanks Hall
540-231-8466
pattym1@vt.edu
Contact Associate Chair:
Kelly Pender
Associate Chair
306 Shanks Hall
540-231-5152
pender@vt.edu
Contact Assistant Chair:
Jennifer Mooney
Assistant Chair
301 Shanks Hall
540-231-6513
jenmoon@vt.edu
Administrative Questions:
Bridget Szerszynski
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
323 Shanks Hall
540-231-6501
bridgs9@vt.edu
Business Inquiries:
Kristen Cox
Bookkeeper
315 Shanks Hall
540-231-6350
krcox1@vt.edu
Visit us at 329C Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Prospective Students Inquiries:
Laura Ferguson
Advising Coordinator
329C Shanks Hall
540-231-6515
lauraf92@vt.edu
Visit our office at 323A Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Director of Ph.D. Program:
Kelly Pender
Director
Ph.D. Program in Rhetoric and Writing
332 Shanks Hall
540-231-9077
pender@vt.edu
Director of M.F.A. Program:
Carmen Giménez Smith
Director
M.F.A. in Creative Writing
201 Shanks Hall
540-231-7696
carmens@vt.edu
Director of M.A. Program:
Gena Chandler-Smith
Director
M.A. in English
213 Shanks Hall
540-231-7796
gechandl@vt.edu
Current students for academic support, please call Laura Ferguson at 540-231-6515 or email: lauraf92@vt.edu
Visit the Center for Advising Support at 329C Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Academic Support/Advising Services:
Laura Ferguson
Advising Coordinator
329C Shanks Hall
540-231-6515
lauraf92@vt.edu
Current graduate students requesting administrative support should contact the graduate student coordinator, Sally Shupe , in person, by email at sashupe@vt.edu, or by phone at 540-231-4659.
Visit our office at 323A Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Director of Ph.D. Program:
Kelly Pender
Director
Ph.D. Program in Rhetoric and Writing
332 Shanks Hall
540-231-9077
pender@vt.edu
Academic Support/Advising Services:
Marie Trimmer
Graduate Programs Coodinator
310 Shanks Hall
540-231-4659
mtrimmer@vt.edu
Director of M.F.A. Program:
Carmen Giménez Smith
Director
M.F.A. in Creative Writing
201 Shanks Hall
540-231-7696
carmens@vt.edu
Director of M.A. Program:
Gena Chandler-Smith
Director
M.A. in English
213 Shanks Hall
540-231-7796
gechandl@vt.edu
IT Support Services:
Eve Trager
335 Shanks Hall (0311)
181 Turner Street NW
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Phone: 540-231-6566
Contact Co-Directors:
Derek Mueller
Co-Director
Center for Rhetoric in Society
315 Shanks Hall
540-231-1738
dmueller@vt.edu
Kelly Pender
Co-Director
Center for Rhetoric in Society
306 Shanks Hall
540-231-5152
pender@vt.edu
Contact Director:
Jennifer Lawrence
Director
Writing Center
2005 Newman Library
540-231-9270
jlwrnc@vt.edu
Schedule a Consultation: