Our Faculty

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Robin Allnut	Senior Instructor	237 Shanks Hall	540-231-8301	rallnut@vt.edu
Mark Armstrong	Senior Instructor	441 Shanks Hall	540-231-8413	marmstro@vt.edu
Hanna (Netta) Baker	Instructor	414 Shanks Hall	540-231-4729	nettab@vt.edu
Shaun Baker	Instructor	353 Shanks Hall	540-231-8458	shibadou@vt.edu
Jennifer Barton	Advanced Instructor	423 Shanks Hall	540-231-8445	jebarton@vt.edu
Carl Bean	Instructor	447 Shanks Hall	540-231-8450	cbean@vt.edu
Michael Bliss	Senior Instructor	251 wallace hall	540-231-7695	mbliss@vt.edu
Lissa Bloomer	Senior Instructor	455 Shanks Hall	540-231-6150	ebloomer@vt.edu
Robert Canter	Senior Instructor	219 Shanks Hall	540-231-6749	bcanter@vt.edu
Katie Carmichael	Assistant Professor	407 Shanks Hall	540-231-7712	katcarm@vt.edu
Sheila Carter-Tod	Associate Professor	443 Shanks Hall	540-231-8448	sct@vt.edu
Gena Chandler-Smith	Associate Professor	213 Shanks Hall	540-231-7796	gechandl@vt.edu
Katharine Cleland	Assistant Professor	247 Shanks Hall	540-231-6322	kcleland@vt.edu
Tony Colaianne	Associate Professor	427 Shanks Hall	540-231-8321	acolaian@vt.edu
Kathy Combiths	Senior Instructor	437 Shanks Hall	540-231-8396	combiths@vt.edu
Sean Conaway	Instructor	241 Shanks Hall	540-231-8360	seanconaway@vt.edu
James Dubinsky	Associate Professor	413 Shanks Hall	540-231-1939	dubinsky@vt.edu
Charlene Eska	Associate Professor	312 Shanks Hall	540-231-2374	ceska@vt.edu
Joe Eska	Professor	429 Shanks Hall	540-231-7909	eska@vt.edu
Carlos Evia	Associate Professor	309 Shanks Hall	540-231-5152	cevia@vt.edu
Ed Falco	Professor	411 Shanks Hall	540-231-7743	efalco@vt.edu
Virginia Fowler	Professor	313 Shanks Hall	540-231-6919	vfowler@vt.edu
Serena Frost	Advanced Instructor	249 Shanks Hall	540-231-4271	sdfrost@vt.edu
Tom Gardner	Professor	417 Shanks Hall	540-231-6901	tom.gardner@vt.edu
Traci Gardner	Instructor	214 Shanks Hall	540-231-6739	tengrrl@vt.edu
Jared Gibbs	Advanced Instructor	425 Shanks Hall	540-231-0688	jagibbs2@vt.edu
Nikki Giovanni	University Distinguished Professor	403 Shanks Hall	540-231-7785	ngiovann@vt.edu
Peter Graham	Professor	401 Shanks Hall	540-231-6715	pegraham@vt.edu
JoAnn Harvill	Senior Instructor	245 Shanks Hall	540-231-7114	jharvill@vt.edu
Bernice Hausman	Chair and Professor	303 Shanks Hall	540-231-8466	bhausman@vt.edu
Paul Heilker	Associate Professor	406 Shanks Hall	540-231-8444	paul.heilker@vt.edu
Bob Hicok	Professor	215 Shanks Hall	540-231-7739	hicok@vt.edu
Alice Kinder	Senior Instructor	453 Shanks Hall	540-231-6524	akinder@vt.edu
Shoshana M. Knapp	Associate Professor	227 Shanks Hall	540-231-8462	dashiell@vt.edu
Andy Lautenschlager	Advanced Instructor	455 Shanks Hall	540-231-5468	elautens@vt.edu
Jennifer Lawrence	Senior Instructor	349 Shanks Hall	540-231-8469	jlwrnc@vt.eud
Victoria LeCorre	Instructor	231 Shanks Hall	540-231-7797	vlecorre@vt.edu
Kevin Lewis	Associate Professor of Practice	351 Shanks Hall	540-231-8459	kevlewis@vt.edu
Justin Lewis	Assistant Professor	205 Shanks Hall	540-231-	jlewis16@vt.edu
Chris Aaron Lindgren	Assistant Professor	Shanks Hall	540-231-	lindgren@vt.edu
Penny Livesay	Adjunct Instructor	207 Shanks Hall	540-231-4748	plivesay@vt.edu
Jeff Mann	Associate Professor	210 Shanks Hall	540-231-7706	jemann2@vt.edu
Shelly Maycock	Instructor	225 Shanks Hall	540-231-7915	mmayco@vt.edu
Erika Meitner	Associate Professor	410 Shanks Hall	540-231-7728	meitner@vt.edu
Julie Mengert	Senior Instructor	217 Shanks Hall	540-231-5352	jmengert@vt.edu
Nancy Metz	Professor	308 Shanks Hall	540-231-8467	nancy.metz@vt.edu
Jennifer Mooney	Senior Instructor	301 Shanks Hall	540-231-6513	jenmoon@vt.edu
Steve Mooney	Senior Instructor	337 Shanks Hall	540-231-8449	pinemtn@vt.edu
Mary D. Moore	Senior Instructor	208 Shanks Hall	540-231-7693	mmoore@vt.edu
Aileen Murphy	Senior Instructor	421 Shanks Hall	540-231-4747	aileen@vt.edu
Leslie Neilan	Senior Instructor	212 Shanks Hall	540-231-9453	lneilan@vt.edu
Steve Oakey	Advanced Instructor	211 Shanks Hall	540-231-6568	soakey@vt.edu
Timothy Parrish	Professor	229 Shanks Hall	540-231-7753	parrisht@vt.edu
Randy Patton	Senior Instructor	251 Shanks Hall	540-231-9177	randy.patton@vt.edu
Kelly Pender	Associate Professor	306 Shanks Hall	540-231-9077	pender@vt.edu
Katrina M. Powell	Professor	340C Shanks Hall	540-231-7759	kmpowell@vt.edu
David Radcliffe	Professor	412 Shanks Hall	540-231-7663	drad@vt.edu
Ashley Reed	Assistant Professor	405 Shanks Hall	540-231-8650	akreed@vt.edu
Lucinda Roy	Alumni Distinguished Professor	415 Shanks Hall	540-231-6146	lroy@vt.edu
Vanessa Ruccolo	Advanced Instructor	439 Shanks Hall	540-231-7902	vruccolo@vt.edu
Sue Saffle	Senior Instructor	223 Shanks Hall	540-231-8461	gsaffle@vt.edu
Jennifer Sano-Franchini	Assistant Professor	408 Shanks Hall	540-231-6918	sanojenn@vt.edu
Joe Scallorns	Advanced Instructor	209 Shanks Hall	540-231-4500	jscallorns@vt.edu
Cathy Skinner	Senior Instructor	433 Shanks Hall	540-231-8340	lskinner@vt.edu
Mike Smith	Senior Instructor	419 Shanks Hall	540-231-8287	mismith@vt.edu
Karen Swenson	Associate Professor	435 Shanks Hall	540-231-8350	karen.swenson@vt.edu
Matthew Vollmer	Assistant Professor	431 Shanks Hall	540-231-8322	vollmer@vt.edu
Gyorgyi Voros	Senior Instructor	216 Shanks Hall	540-231-5647	gmvoros@vt.edu
Abby Walker	Assistant Professor	409 Shanks Hall	540-231-5138	ajwalker@vt.edu
Jane Wemhoener	Senior Instructor	311 Shanks Hall	540-231-7299	jwemhoen@vt.edu

Specialization

Creative Writing

Robin Allnut	Senior Instructor	237 Shanks Hall	540-231-8301	rallnut@vt.edu
Carl Bean	Instructor	447 Shanks Hall	540-231-8450	cbean@vt.edu
Lissa Bloomer	Senior Instructor	455 Shanks Hall	540-231-6150	ebloomer@vt.edu
Sean Conaway	Instructor	241 Shanks Hall	540-231-8360	seanconaway@vt.edu
Ed Falco	Professor	411 Shanks Hall	540-231-7743	efalco@vt.edu
Nikki Giovanni	University Distinguished Professor	403 Shanks Hall	540-231-7785	ngiovann@vt.edu
Bob Hicok	Professor	215 Shanks Hall	540-231-7739	hicok@vt.edu
Jeff Mann	Associate Professor	210 Shanks Hall	540-231-7706	jemann2@vt.edu
Erika Meitner	Associate Professor	410 Shanks Hall	540-231-7728	meitner@vt.edu
Aileen Murphy	Senior Instructor	421 Shanks Hall	540-231-4747	aileen@vt.edu
Lucinda Roy	Alumni Distinguished Professor	415 Shanks Hall	540-231-7759	lroy@vt.edu
Joe Scallorns	Advanced Instructor	209 Shanks Hall	540-231-4500	jscallorns@vt.edu
Matthew Vollmer	Assistant Professor	431 Shanks Hall	540-231-8322	vollmer@vt.edu
Gyorgyi Voros	Senior Instructor	216 Shanks Hall	540-231-5647	gmvoros@vt.edu

Literature and Language

Shaun Baker	Instructor	353 Shanks Hall	540-231-8458	shibadou@vt.edu
Jennifer Barton	Advanced Instructor	423 Shanks Hall	540-231-8445	jebarton@vt.edu
Michael Bliss	Senior Instructor	257 Wallace Hall	540-231-7695	mbliss@vt.edu
Robert Canter	Senior Instructor	219 Shanks Hall	540-231-6749	bcanter@vt.edu
Katie Carmichael	Assistant Professor	407 Shanks Hall	540-231-7712	katcarm@vt.edu
Gena Chandler-Smith	Associate Professor	213 Shanks Hall	540-231-7796	gechandl@vt.edu
Katharine Cleland	Visiting Assistant Professor	247 Shanks Hall	540-231-6322	kcleland@vt.edu
Tony Colaianne	Associate Professor	427 Shanks Hall	540-231-8321	acolaian@vt.edu
Charlene Eska	Associate Professor	312 Shanks Hall	540-231-2374	ceska@vt.edu
Virginia Fowler	Professor	313 Shanks Hall	540-231-6919	vfowler@vt.edu
Tom Gardner	Professor	417 Shanks Hall	540-231-6901	tom.gardner@vt.edu
Jared Gibbs	Advanced Instructor	425 Shanks Hall	540-231-0688	jagibbs2@vt.edu
Peter Graham	Professor	401 Shanks Hall	540-231-6715	pegraham@vt.edu
JoAnn Harvill	Senior Instructor	245 Shanks Hall	540-231-7114	jharvill@vt.edu
Bernice Hausman	Professor and Chair	303 Shanks Hall	540-231-8466	bhausman@vt.edu
Alice Kinder	Senior Instructor	453 Shanks Hall	540-231-6524	akinder@vt.edu
Shoshana M. Knapp	Associate Professor	227 Shanks Hall	540-231-8462	dashiell@vt.edu
Victoria LeCorre	Instructor	231 Shanks Hall	540-231-7797	vlecorre@vt.edu
Nancy Metz	Professor	308 Shanks Hall	540-231-8467	nancy.metz@vt.edu
Steve Mooney	Senior Instructor	337 Shanks Hall	540-231-8449	pinemtn@vt.edu
Mary D. Moore	Senior Instructor	208 Shanks Hall	540-231-7693	mmoore@vt.edu
Leslie Neilan	Senior Instructor	212 Shanks Hall	540-231-9453	lneilan@vt.edu
Steve Oakey	Advanced Instructor	207 211 Shanks Hall	540-231-6568	soakey@vt.edu
Timothy Parrish	Professor	229 Shanks Hall	540-231-7753	parrisht@vt.edu
Randy Patton	Senior Instructor	251 Shanks Hall	540-231-9177	randy.patton@vt.edu
Katrina M. Powell	Professor	340C Shanks Hall	540-231-7759	kmpowell@vt.edu
David Radcliffe	Professor	412 Shanks Hall	540-231-7663	drad@vt.edu
Ashley Reed	Assistant Professor	405 Shanks Hall	540-231-8650	akreed@vt.edu
Jennifer Sano-Franchini	Assistant Professor	408 Shanks Hall	540-231-6918	sanojenn@vt.edu
Cathy Skinner	Senior Instructor	433 Shanks Hall	540-231-8340	lskinner@vt.edu
Karen Swenson	Associate Professor	435 Shanks Hall	540-231-8350	karen.swenson@vt.edu
Gyorgyi Voros	Senior Instructor	216 Shanks Hall	540-231-5647	gmvoros@vt.edu
Abby Walker	Assistant Professor	409 Shanks Hall	540-231-5138	ajwalker@vt.edu
Jane Wemhoener	Senior Instructor	311 Shanks Hall	540-231-4659	jwemhoen@vt.edu

Professional and Technical Writing

Mark Armstrong	Senior Instructor	441 Shanks Hall	540-231-8413	marmstro@vt.edu
Jennifer Barton	Advanced Instructor	423 Shanks Hall	540-231-8445	jebarton@vt.edu
Carl Bean	Instructor	447 Shanks Hall	540-231-8450	cbean@vt.edu
Kathy Combiths	Advanced Instructor	437 Shanks Hall	540-231-8396	combiths@vt.edu
James Dubinsky	Associate Professor	413 Shanks Hall	540-231-1939	dubinsky@vt.edu
Carlos Evia	Associate Professor	309 Shanks Hall	540-231-5152	cevia@vt.edu
Serena Frost	Advanced Instructor	249 Shanks Hall	540-231-4271	sdfrost@vt.edu
Traci Gardner	Instructor	214 Shanks Hall	540-231-6739	tengrrl@vt.edu
Alice Kinder	Senior Instructor	453 Shanks Hall	540-231-6524	akinder@vt.edu
Andy Lautenschlager	Advanced Instructor	455 Shanks Hall	540-231-5468	elautens@vt.edu
Kevin Lewis	Associate Professor of Practice	351 Shanks Hall	540-231-8459	kevlewis@vt.edu
Julie Mengert	Senior Instructor	217 Shanks Hall	540-231-5352	jmengert@vt.edu
Jennifer Mooney	Senior Instructor	301 Shanks Hall	540-231-6513	jenmoon@vt.edu
Randy Patton	Senior Instructor	251 Shanks Hall	540-231-9177	randy.patton@vt.edu

Linguistics

Katie Carmichael	Assistant Professor	407 Shanks Hall	540-231-7712	katcarm@vt.edu
Charlene Eska	Associate Professor	312 Shanks Hall	540-231-2374	ceska@vt.edu
Joe Eska	Professor	429 Shanks Hall	540-231-7909	eska@vt.edu
Abby Walker	Assistant Professor	409 Shanks Hall	540-231-5138	ajwalker@vt.edu

Composition

Robin Allnut	Senior Instructor	237 Shanks Hall	540-231-8301	rallnut@vt.edu
Hanna (Netta) Baker	Instructor	414 Shanks Hall	540-231-4729	nettab@vt.edu
Shaun Baker	Instructor	353 Shanks Hall	540-231-8458	shibadou@vt.edu
Michael Bliss	Senior Instructor	257 Wallace Hall	540-231-7695	mbliss@vt.edu
Lissa Bloomer	Senior Instructor	455 Shanks Hall	540-231-6150	ebloomer@vt.edu
Robert Canter	Senior Instructor	219 Shanks Hall	540-231-6749	bcanter@vt.edu
Kathy Combiths	Advanced Instructor	437 Shanks Hall	540-231-8396	combiths@vt.edu
Sean Conaway	Instructor	241 Shanks Hall	540-231-8360	seanconaway@vt.edu
Jared Gibbs	Advanced Instructor	425 Shanks Hall	540-231-0688	jagibbs2@vt.edu
JoAnn Harvill	Senior Instructor	245 Shanks Hall	540-231-7114	jharvill@vt.edu
Paul Heilker	Associate Professor	406 Shanks Hall	540-231-8444	paul.heilker@vt.edu
Andy Lautenschlager	Advanced Instructor	455 Shanks Hall	540-231-5468	elautens@vt.edu
Jennifer Lawrence	Senior Instructor	349 Shanks Hall	540-231-8469	jlwrnc@vt.eud
Penny Livesay	Instructor	207 Shanks Hall	540-231-4748	plivesay@vt.edu
Shelly Maycock	Instructor	225 Shanks Hall	540-231-7915	mmayco@vt.edu
Julie Mengert	Senior Instructor	217 Shanks Hall	540-231-5352	jmengert@vt.edu
Steve Mooney	Senior Instructor	337 Shanks Hall	540-231-8449	pinemtn@vt.edu
Mary D. Moore	Senior Instructor	208 Shanks Hall	540-231-7693	mmoore@vt.edu
Leslie Neilan	Senior Instructor	212 Shanks Hall	540-231-9453	lneilan@vt.edu
Steve Oakey	Advanced Instructor	207 211 Shanks Hall	540-231-6568	soakey@vt.edu
Vanessa Ruccolo	Advanced Instructor	439 Shanks Hall	540-231-7902	vruccolo@vt.edu
Cathy Skinner	Senior Instructor	433 Shanks Hall	540-231-8340	lskinner@vt.edu
Mike Smith	Senior Instructor	419 Shanks Hall	540-231-8287	mismith@vt.edu

Graduate Program Faculty

M.A. in English

Katie Carmichael	Assistant Professor	407 Shanks Hall	540-231-7712	katcarm@vt.edu
Sheila Carter-Tod	Associate Professor	443 Shanks Hall	540-231-8448	sct@vt.edu
Gena Chandler-Smith	Associate Professor	213 Shanks Hall	540-231-7796	gechandl@vt.edu
Katharine Cleland	Visiting Assistant Professor	247 Shanks Hall	540-231-6322	kcleland@vt.edu
Tony Colaianne	Associate Professor	427 Shanks Hall	540-231-8321	acolaian@vt.edu
Charlene Eska	Associate Professor	312 Shanks Hall	540-231-2374	ceska@vt.edu
Joe Eska	Professor	429 Shanks Hall	540-231-7909	eska@vt.edu
Virginia Fowler	Professor	313 Shanks Hall	540-231-6919	vfowler@vt.edu
Tom Gardner	Professor	417 Shanks Hall	540-231-6901	tom.gardner@vt.edu
Peter Graham	Professor	401 Shanks Hall	540-231-6715	pegraham@vt.edu
Bernice Hausman	Professor and Chair	303 Shanks Hall	540-231-8466	bhausman@vt.edu
Paul Heilker	Associate Professor	406 Shanks Hall	540-231-8444	paul.heilker@vt.edu
Shosana M. Knapp	Associate Professor	227 Shanks Hall	540-231-8462	dashiell@vt.edu
Nancy Metz	Professor	308 Shanks Hall	540-231-8467	nancy.metz@vt.edu
Timothy Parrish	Professor	229 Shanks Hall	540-231-7753	parrisht@vt.edu
Kelly Pender	Associate Professor	306 Shanks Hall	540-231-9077	pender@vt.edu
Katrina M. Powell	Professor	340C Shanks Hall	540-231-7759	kmpowell@vt.edu
David Radcliffe	Professor	412 Shanks Hall	540-231-7663	drad@vt.edu
Ashley Reed	Assistant Professor	405 Shanks Hall	540-231-8650	akreed@vt.edu
Jennifer Sano-Franchini	Assistant Professor	408 Shanks Hall	540-231-6918	sanojenn@vt.edu
Karen Swenson	Associate Professor	435 Shanks Hall	540-231-8350	karen.swenson@vt.edu
Abby Walker	Assistant Professor	409 Shanks Hall	540-231-5138	ajwalker@vt.edu

MFA in Creative Writing

Ed Falco	Professor	411 Shanks Hall	540-231-7743	efalco@vt.edu
Nikki Giovanni	University Distinguished Professor	403 Shanks Hall	540-231-7785	ngiovann@vt.edu
Bob Hicok	Professor	215 Shanks Hall	540-231-7739	hicok@vt.edu
Jeff Mann	Associate Professor	210 Shanks Hall	540-231-7706	jemann2@vt.edu
Erika Meitner	Associate Professor	410 Shanks Hall	540-231-7728	meitner@vt.edu
Lucinda Roy	Alumni Distinguished Professor	415 Shanks Hall	540-231-7759	lroy@vt.edu
Matthew Vollmer	Assistant Professor	431 Shanks Hall	540-231-8322	vollmer@vt.edu

Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing

Sheila Carter-Tod	Associate Professor	443 Shanks Hall	540-231-8448	sct@vt.edu
James Dubinsky	Associate Professor	413 Shanks Hall	540-231-1939	dubinsky@vt.edu
Carlos Evia	Associate Professor	309 Shanks Hall	540-231-5152	cevia@vt.edu
Bernice Hausman	Professor and Chair	303 Shanks Hall	540-231-8466	bhausman@vt.edu
Paul Heilker	Associate Professor	406 Shanks Hall	540-231-8444	paul.heilker@vt.edu
Kelly Pender	Associate Professor	306 Shanks Hall	540-231-9077	pender@vt.edu
Katrina M. Powell	Professor	340C Shanks Hall	540-231-7759	kmpowell@vt.edu
Jennifer Sano-Franchini	Assistant Professor	408 Shanks Hall	540-231-6918	sanojenn@vt.edu