Elisabeth Alderks (she, her, hers / they, them, theirs)
Assistant Professor of English
Office Hours: Mondays 10:30-12:30, Thursdays 1-2, and by appointment
View Profile →Cole Bucciaglia (she, her, hers)
Assistant Professor of English
Brett B DeFries (he, him, his)
Assistant Professor of English
Ryan Eichberger (he, him, his / no pronouns)
Assistant Professor of English
Office Hours: MWF 12:15–12:45 p.m. & Wed. 3–3:30 (Rølvaag 504); Tu., 3–4 pm (Virtual; contact for link); & by appointment.
View Profile →Dana Horton
Associate Professor of English and Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Department Chair of Race, Ethnic, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 3-4pm and by appointment
View Profile →Jennifer Kwon Dobbs (she, her, hers)
Professor of English; Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary and General Studies; Director of the Individual Major Program
Diane C LeBlanc (she, her, hers)
Professor and Writer in Residence; Associate Dean of the First Year Experience and Sophomore Thriving; Director of Writing Program
Office Hours: Fall 2026: Monday 1:00 – 2:00 pm, Thursday 2:30 – 4:00 pm, & by appointment. Schedule an Office Hour Appointment
View Profile →Karen Marsalek
Professor of English
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Monday 9:30-10:30; Tuesday 11-1; other times by appt.
View Profile →Lynda Marie Maus (she, her, hers)
Academic Administrative Assistant – Team North
Office Hours: Academic Administrative Assistant English Dept. RML 526 Office hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-3:30pm
View Profile →Joseph Mbele
Professor of English
Office Hours: MTW 10-11:00am, or by appointment
View Profile →Linda Mokdad
Associate Professor of English; Director of Film and Media Studies
Office Hours: T 3:00-4:00 p.m., Th 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
View Profile →Sequoia Nagamatsu (he, him, his)
Associate Professor of English
Office Hours: M & W 11:45 – 2:00 in office; Thurs (virtual) 10:00 – 11:30am by appointment
View Profile →Jonathan T Naito (he, him, his)
Associate Professor of English; Associate Dean of Humanities; Department Chair of History; Director of Faculty Community and Belonging
Office Hours: Mondays from 12:00-2:00, Tues 12:30-1:30, and by appointment
View Profile →Björn Nordfjörd
Associate Professor of Practice in English
Office Hours: M 1-2 PM and F 12:15-1:15 PM, or by appt., in RML 408
View Profile →Connor O'Keefe (he, him, his)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Race, Ethnic, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Nissa Parmar
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Office Hours: T and TH 9:30-11 and by appointment
Juliet Patterson (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Practice in English
Office Hours: Tuesday 1:30-3:00 pm; Thursday 10:00-11:30am or by appointment Click here for an appointment
View Profile →Kaethe Schwehn (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Practice in English
Office Hours: Mondayday 2:00-3:00, Tuesday 10:00-11:00, Thursday 10:00-11:00 and by appointment.
View Profile →Joseph Sepulveda Ortiz
Assistant Professor of English
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 9:30-11:30AM
Jennifer Shaiman (she, her, hers)
Assistant Professor of English
Nancy Simpson-Younger (she, her, hers)
Visiting Associate Professor of English
Mary Trull (she, her, hers / they, them, theirs)
Professor of English; Department Chair of English
Office Hours: RML 526C, Tuesdays 11:15 am-12:45 pm, Thursdays 12:30-2:00 pm and by appointment
View Profile →Sean F Ward (he, him, his)
Associate Professor of Practice in English
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 3-4:30pm or by appointment
View Profile →Colin Wells
National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of English
Office Hours: Mon M 2-3 pm; W 11:45 am-12:45 pm; F 9:30-10:30 am & by appt.
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