Faculty by Research Specialization
English Faculty Research Interests
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The Department of English is proud to offer faculty specializing in subdisciplines across literary studies, technical and professional writing, and creative writing.
Click the tabs below to explore our faculty by research interest.
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Katie Carmichael , bioAssociate Professor, Director of Language Sciences, Co-director of the Speech Lab, 407 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, katcarm@vt.edu
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Gena E. Chandler , bioAssociate Professor and Associate Chair, 313 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6919, gechandl@vt.edu
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Ashley Reed , bioAssociate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, 405 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8650 | akreed@vt.edu
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Katie Carmichael , bio
Associate Professor, Director of Language Sciences, Co-director of the Speech Lab, 407 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, katcarm@vt.edu
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Joe Eska , bioProfessor, 429 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, eska@vt.edu
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Ashley Reed , bio
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, 405 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8650 | akreed@vt.edu
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Rebecca Weaver-Hightower , bioProfessor, 427 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061 | rebeccawh@vt.edu
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Rebecca Weaver-Hightower , bio
Professor, 427 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061 | rebeccawh@vt.edu
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Ashley Reed , bio
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, 405 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8650 | akreed@vt.edu
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Gena E. Chandler , bio
Associate Professor and Associate Chair, 313 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6919, gechandl@vt.edu
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Silas Cassinelli , bioAssistant Professor, 417 Shanks Hall 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, smooncass@vt.edu
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Gena E. Chandler , bio
Associate Professor and Associate Chair, 313 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6919, gechandl@vt.edu
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Shoshana Milgram Knapp , bioAssociate Professor, 227 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, dashiell@vt.edu
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Ashley Reed , bio
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, 405 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8650 | akreed@vt.edu
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Silas Cassinelli , bio
Assistant Professor, 417 Shanks Hall 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, smooncass@vt.edu
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Shoshana Milgram Knapp , bio
Associate Professor, 227 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, dashiell@vt.edu
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Derek N. Mueller , bioProfessor of Rhetoric and Writing, 315 Shanks Hall , 181 Turner Street NW , Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1738 | dmueller@vt.edu
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Megan Weaver , bioCollegiate Assistant Professor and Director of GTA Education, 216 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6212 | mmweaver@vt.edu
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Silas Cassinelli , bio
Assistant Professor, 417 Shanks Hall 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, smooncass@vt.edu
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Jeff Mann , bioAssociate Professor, 210 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner St. NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jemann2@vt.edu
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Matthew Vollmer , bioProfessor, 403 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8322 | vollmer@vt.edu
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Silas Cassinelli , bio
Assistant Professor, 417 Shanks Hall 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, smooncass@vt.edu
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Derek N. Mueller , bio
Professor of Rhetoric and Writing, 315 Shanks Hall , 181 Turner Street NW , Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1738 | dmueller@vt.edu
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Ashley Reed , bio
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, 405 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8650 | akreed@vt.edu
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Katharine Cleland , bioAssociate Professor, Director of the Literature Program, 406 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-7728, kcleland@vt.edu
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Shoshana Milgram Knapp , bio
Associate Professor, 227 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, dashiell@vt.edu
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Katharine Cleland , bio
Associate Professor, Director of the Literature Program, 406 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-7728, kcleland@vt.edu
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Kenneth Hodges , bioProfessor, 209 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, klhodges@vt.edu
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Su Fang Ng , bioProfessor and Director of the M.A. in English Program, 435 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW Blacksburg, VA 24061, ngsf@vt.edu
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Andrew Wadoski , bioAssociate Professor, 241 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner St. NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, awadoski@vt.edu
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Katharine Cleland , bio
Associate Professor, Director of the Literature Program, 406 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-7728, kcleland@vt.edu
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Shoshana Milgram Knapp , bio
Associate Professor, 227 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, dashiell@vt.edu
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Rebecca Weaver-Hightower , bio
Professor, 427 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061 | rebeccawh@vt.edu
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Silas Cassinelli , bio
Assistant Professor, 417 Shanks Hall 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, smooncass@vt.edu
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Gena E. Chandler , bio
Associate Professor and Associate Chair, 313 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6919, gechandl@vt.edu
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Shoshana Milgram Knapp , bio
Associate Professor, 227 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, dashiell@vt.edu
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Jeff Mann , bio
Associate Professor, 210 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner St. NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jemann2@vt.edu
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Ashley Reed , bio
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, 405 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8650 | akreed@vt.edu
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Rebecca Weaver-Hightower , bio
Professor, 427 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061 | rebeccawh@vt.edu
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Silas Cassinelli , bio
Assistant Professor, 417 Shanks Hall 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, smooncass@vt.edu
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Shoshana Milgram Knapp , bio
Associate Professor, 227 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, dashiell@vt.edu
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Ashley Reed , bio
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, 405 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8650 | akreed@vt.edu
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Rebecca Weaver-Hightower , bio
Professor, 427 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061 | rebeccawh@vt.edu
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Silas Cassinelli , bio
Assistant Professor, 417 Shanks Hall 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, smooncass@vt.edu
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Katie Carmichael , bio
Associate Professor, Director of Language Sciences, Co-director of the Speech Lab, 407 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, katcarm@vt.edu
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Katharine Cleland , bio
Associate Professor, Director of the Literature Program, 406 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-7728, kcleland@vt.edu
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Shoshana Milgram Knapp , bio
Associate Professor, 227 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, dashiell@vt.edu
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Su Fang Ng , bio
Professor and Director of the M.A. in English Program, 435 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW Blacksburg, VA 24061, ngsf@vt.edu
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Ashley Reed , bio
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, 405 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8650 | akreed@vt.edu
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Charlene Eska , bioProfessor, 312 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, ceska@vt.edu
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Joe Eska , bio
Professor, 429 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, eska@vt.edu
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Rebecca Weaver-Hightower , bio
Professor, 427 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061 | rebeccawh@vt.edu
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Shoshana Milgram Knapp , bio
Associate Professor, 227 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, dashiell@vt.edu
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Katie Carmichael , bio
Associate Professor, Director of Language Sciences, Co-director of the Speech Lab, 407 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, katcarm@vt.edu
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Kelly Pender , bioChair and Professor, 303 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8466 | pender@vt.edu
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Charlene Eska , bio
Professor, 312 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, ceska@vt.edu
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Joe Eska , bio
Professor, 429 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, eska@vt.edu
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Kenneth Hodges , bio
Professor, 209 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, klhodges@vt.edu
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Su Fang Ng , bio
Professor and Director of the M.A. in English Program, 435 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW Blacksburg, VA 24061, ngsf@vt.edu
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Gena E. Chandler , bio
Associate Professor and Associate Chair, 313 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6919, gechandl@vt.edu
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Shoshana Milgram Knapp , bio
Associate Professor, 227 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, dashiell@vt.edu
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Rebecca Weaver-Hightower , bio
Professor, 427 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061 | rebeccawh@vt.edu
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Katie Carmichael , bio
Associate Professor, Director of Language Sciences, Co-director of the Speech Lab, 407 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, katcarm@vt.edu
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Charlene Eska , bio
Professor, 312 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, ceska@vt.edu
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Joe Eska , bio
Professor, 429 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, eska@vt.edu
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Gena E. Chandler , bio
Associate Professor and Associate Chair, 313 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6919, gechandl@vt.edu
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Katharine Cleland , bio
Associate Professor, Director of the Literature Program, 406 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-7728, kcleland@vt.edu
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Jeff Mann , bio
Associate Professor, 210 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner St. NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jemann2@vt.edu
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Su Fang Ng , bio
Professor and Director of the M.A. in English Program, 435 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW Blacksburg, VA 24061, ngsf@vt.edu
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Ashley Reed , bio
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, 405 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8650 | akreed@vt.edu
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Sophia Terazawa , bioVisiting Assistant Professor, 425 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner St. NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061
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Andrew Wadoski , bio
Associate Professor, 241 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner St. NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, awadoski@vt.edu
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Silas Cassinelli , bio
Assistant Professor, 417 Shanks Hall 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, smooncass@vt.edu
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Gena E. Chandler , bio
Associate Professor and Associate Chair, 313 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6919, gechandl@vt.edu
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Rebecca Weaver-Hightower , bio
Professor, 427 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061 | rebeccawh@vt.edu
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Carolyn Commer , bioAssociate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, and Ph.D. Program Director, 416 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, ccommer@vt.edu
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Julie Gerdes , bioAssistant Professor, 355 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jgerdes@vt.edu
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Derek N. Mueller , bio
Professor of Rhetoric and Writing, 315 Shanks Hall , 181 Turner Street NW , Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1738 | dmueller@vt.edu
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Carolyn Commer , bio
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, and Ph.D. Program Director, 416 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, ccommer@vt.edu
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Julie Gerdes , bio
Assistant Professor, 355 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jgerdes@vt.edu
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Derek N. Mueller , bio
Professor of Rhetoric and Writing, 315 Shanks Hall , 181 Turner Street NW , Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1738 | dmueller@vt.edu
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Kelly Pender , bio
Chair and Professor, 303 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8466 | pender@vt.edu
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Shoshana Milgram Knapp , bio
Associate Professor, 227 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, dashiell@vt.edu
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Rebecca Weaver-Hightower , bio
Professor, 427 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061 | rebeccawh@vt.edu
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Silas Cassinelli , bio
Assistant Professor, 417 Shanks Hall 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, smooncass@vt.edu
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Julie Gerdes , bio
Assistant Professor, 355 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jgerdes@vt.edu
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Derek N. Mueller , bio
Professor of Rhetoric and Writing, 315 Shanks Hall , 181 Turner Street NW , Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1738 | dmueller@vt.edu
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Kelly Pender , bio
Chair and Professor, 303 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8466 | pender@vt.edu
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Ashley Reed , bio
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, 405 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8650 | akreed@vt.edu
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Silas Cassinelli , bio
Assistant Professor, 417 Shanks Hall 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, smooncass@vt.edu
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Carolyn Commer , bio
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, and Ph.D. Program Director, 416 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, ccommer@vt.edu
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Derek N. Mueller , bio
Professor of Rhetoric and Writing, 315 Shanks Hall , 181 Turner Street NW , Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1738 | dmueller@vt.edu
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Kelly Pender , bio
Chair and Professor, 303 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8466 | pender@vt.edu
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Ashley Reed , bio
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, 405 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8650 | akreed@vt.edu
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James Dubinsky , bioAssociate Professor, 413 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1939, dubinsky@vt.edu
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Derek N. Mueller , bio
Professor of Rhetoric and Writing, 315 Shanks Hall , 181 Turner Street NW , Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-1738 | dmueller@vt.edu
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Kelly Pender , bio
Chair and Professor, 303 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8466 | pender@vt.edu
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Megan Weaver , bio
Collegiate Assistant Professor and Director of GTA Education, 216 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6212 | mmweaver@vt.edu
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Silas Cassinelli , bio
Assistant Professor, 417 Shanks Hall 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, smooncass@vt.edu
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Gena E. Chandler , bio
Associate Professor and Associate Chair, 313 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-6919, gechandl@vt.edu
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Shoshana Milgram Knapp , bio
Associate Professor, 227 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, dashiell@vt.edu
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Su Fang Ng , bio
Professor and Director of the M.A. in English Program, 435 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW Blacksburg, VA 24061, ngsf@vt.edu
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Ashley Reed , bio
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, 405 Shanks Hall, 180 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-8650 | akreed@vt.edu
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Rebecca Weaver-Hightower , bio
Professor, 427 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061 | rebeccawh@vt.edu