Faculty

Faculty in the Department of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota are recognized around the world for their outstanding contributions to teaching and scholarship in rhetoric, writing, and technical communication. Our twelve tenured professors take great pride in working with students to explore areas including writing and digital media; writing in technical, medical, and workplace settings; writing in relation to history, culture, society, and politics.

Students who take classes in writing studies also benefit from the experience and knowledge of our full time professional instructors, graduate instructors, and teaching assistants. Our instructional staff are experts in the teaching of writing, especially first year composition and technical writing.

Full-Time Faculty

Name	Contact	Specialty	Office Hours
Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch Professor Chair	233 Nolte 612-624-1784 lkbreuch@umn.edu	Rhetoric and technical communication, writing theory and pedagogy, online writing instruction, usability and human factors
Patrick Bruch Associate Professor	209 Nolte 612-625-6041 patbruch@umn.edu	Theory and history of composition studies, critical literacy and critical pedagogy, cultural studies
Daniel Card Assistant Professor	221 Nolte 612-625-7974 dcard@umn.edu	Rhetoric of Science & Environment, Digital/Computational Rhetoric, Technical Writing, Rhetorics of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Ann Hill Duin Professor Director of Graduate Studies (Certificate and MS)	215 Nolte 612-625-9259 ahduin@umn.edu	Collaboration, distance education, partnerships
Richard Graff Associate Professor	201 Nolte 612-624-4985 graff013@umn.edu	Classical rhetoric, contemporary rhetorical theory, stylistics & rhetorical criticism
Laura Gurak Professor	211 Nolte 612-624-3773 gurakl@umn.edu	Rhetorical theory; Internet studies; technical writing and communication; digital research methods	On leave spring 2019
Molly Kessler Assistant Professor	210 Nolte 612-301-2577 kesslerm@umn.edu	Rhetoric of health and medicine, professional and technical communication, rhetoric of science and technology
Anne Lazaraton Associate Professor Director, Writing for International Students (WINS)	200 Nolte 612-626-9372 lazaratn@umn.edu	Applied linguistics
John Logie Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies (MA & PhD)	206 Nolte 612-624-4709 logie@umn.edu	Rhetorical theory, rhetoric of electronic writing spaces, sophistic rhetoric
Thomas Reynolds Associate Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies	207 Nolte 612-626-0065 reyno004@umn.edu	Composition Studies, Literacy History
Donald Ross Professor Director of First-Year Writing	223 Nolte 612-625-5585 rossj001@umn.edu	Travel writing; rhetoric of argument; computers in writing instruction; writing in academic disciplines
Mary Schuster Professor	225 Nolte 612-624-2262 mmlay@umn.edu	Rhetoric of the law; feminist perspectives on domestic violence and sexual assault 2013-14 Arthur "Red" Motley Exemplary Teaching Award	On leave spring 2019

Affiliate Faculty

Affiliate faculty have their homes in other departments, but hold appointments in our graduate Rhetoric & Scientific and Technical Communication (RSTC) programs.

Name	Contact	Specialty
Lisa Albrecht Associate Professor School of Social Work	193 Peters Hall 612-624-3669 lalbrech@umn.edu	Feminist, multicultural and social justice education
Robert L. Brown, Jr. Associate Professor Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature	206 Nicholson Hall 612-624-8878 brown004@umn.edu	Cultural studies of science and technology, rhetoric, literacy and critical pedagogy
Karlyn K. Campbell Professor Communication Studies	225A Ford Hall 612-624-9003 campb003@umn.edu	Rhetorical criticism, rhetorical theory, political communication
Shirley N. Garner Professor English	330B Lind Hall 612-625-1826 sngarner@umn.edu	Renaissance literature, Shakespeare, feminist studies in literature
Ronald W. Greene Professor Communication Studies	225 Ford Hall 612-624-2808 green179@umn.edu	Political communication, debates, civic education
Joseph A. Konstan Professor Computer Science and Engineering	5-207 Keller Hall 612-625-1831 konstan@umn.edu	Human-computer interaction, recommender systems, online community
Amy Lee Professor Postsecondary Teaching and Learning	206E Burton Hall 612-625-0884 amylee@umn.edu	Teaching writing, intersections of feminist, process, and critical pedagogies in composition classrooms
Cynthia Lewis Professor Curriculum and Instruction	336 Peik Hall 612-625-6313 lewis@umn.edu	Critical literacy and digital media in urban high schools, classroom discourse
Daniel J. Philippon Associate Professor English	21 Lind Hall 612-624-4209 danp@umn.edu	Environmental literature, history, and ethics; ideas of nature, culture, and place; human dimensions of conservation biology
Geoffrey Sirc Professor English	210J Lind Hall 612-625-0134 sirc@umn.edu	History, practice & theory of writing instruction; new media; hip hop; popular culture

Emeriti Faculty

Name	Contact	Specialty
Andrew Cohen Professor Emeritus	adcohen@umn.edu	Bilingual and immersion education
Earl McDowell Professor Emeritus	mcdow001@umn.edu	Technical communication apprehension
Tom Scanlan Professor Emeritus	scanl001@umn.edu	Humanities
Billie Wahlstrom Professor Emerita	billie@umn.edu	New and emerging technologies and their impact on learning and higher education organizations

Teaching Staff

Name	Contact	Specialty	Office Hours
Maureen Aitken Senior Teaching Specialist	307 Nolte 612-624-8777 aitke001@umn.edu	First-year writing
Mark Anderson Senior Teaching Specialist	309 Nolte 612-625-0757 ander574@umn.edu	First-year writing
Nathaniel Bennett Lecturer	325 Nolte benn0062@umn.edu	First-year writing
James Countryman Senior Lecturer	319 Nolte 612-624-3361 countryj@umn.edu	First-year writing
Patty Fillipi Senior Teaching Specialist	311 Nolte 612-625-0164 filli002@umn.edu	First-year writing, President's Emerging Scholars program
Anne Fretheim Coordinator, Writing for International Students (WINS)	337C Nolte 612-301-1317 fret0017@umn.edu	Multilingual learners
Tim Gustafson Senior Lecturer	337B Nolte 612-625-8671 tgus@umn.edu	First-year writing, technical & professional writing
Joseph Holt Lecturer	Online holt0415@umn.edu	Technical writing, editorial theory
Sheryl Holt First-Year Writing Coordinator (International Speaker Sections)	321 Nolte 612-624-4524 holtx001@umn.edu	Second language writing, graduate writing and presentations across disciplines, technical and business writing
Barbara Horvath Senior Teaching Specialist Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies	202 Nolte 612-624-1902 horva003@umn.edu	Technical editing, visual communication
Kirsten Jamsen Director, Center for Writing	10 Nicholson 612-625-5355 kjamsen@umn.edu	Writing across the curriculum, composition pedagogy, technology in writing centers and classrooms
Matthew Kimlinger Senior Teaching Specialist	306 Nolte 612-625-4710 kimli013@umn.edu	First-year writing
Megan Mills-Rittmann Lecturer	337A Nolte 612-625-6337 mills139@umn.edu	First-year writing
Nicole Montana Associate Director of First-Year Writing	208 Nolte Center 612-625-0731 nmontana@umn.edu	First-year writing
Joseph Moses Senior Lecturer	313 Nolte 612-624-2199 moses004@umn.edu	Technical, professional, academic communication and project management
Brigitte Mussack Lecturer Coordinator, Advanced Writing	204 Nolte Center muss0039@umn.edu	First-year writing
Capper Nichols Senior Lecturer	137A Ruttan 612-624-5345 nicho008@umn.edu	Technology studies, environmental history, travel writing
Jacqueline Schiappa Lecturer	318 Nolte Center schia013@umn.edu
Sarah Selz Lecturer	323 Nolte 612-624-7991 selzx003@umn.edu	First-year writing, multilingual writing, student writing support	On leave
Kimberley Strain Senior Lecturer	317 Nolte strai004@umn.edu	First-year writing, professional and technical writing, graduate writing, student writing support, multilingual writing
Lee Thomas Teaching Specialist	3-372 CarlSMgmt 612-626-6880 thom1221@umn.edu	Scientific and technical communication, information design
Angelo Volpe Senior Lecturer	310 Nolte 612-624-4394 volp0006@umn.edu	Argumentative writing, first-year writing
William West Lecturer	213 Nolte 612-624-9729 westx005@umn.edu	Technical writing, medical writing

Graduate Instructors

Name	Contact	Specialty
Amanda Alexander	24 Lind Hall alex0203@umn.edu	English
Christine Bachman-Sanders	331C Nolte 612-625-1398 bachm087@umn.edu	American Studies
Bridget Bergin	24 Lind Hall bergi045@umn.edu	English
Nathan Bollig	302 Nolte 612-625-4495 bolli046@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Christopher Bowman	24-25 Lind Hall bowma325@umn.edu	English
Mark Brenden	335A Nolte 612-624-3831 brend053@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Rebecca Brill	Lind Hall brill068@umn.edu	English
Kari Campeau	316 Nolte 612-624-1428 campeau@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Alexander Champoux	301 Nolte 612-625-2338 champ147@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Moinak Choudury	Lind Hall choud079@umn.edu	English
Nicole Ciulla	331E Nolte 612-625-2666 ciull002@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Katlynne Davis	300 Nolte 612-626-2248 davi2936@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Jennifer Doane	331C Nolte 612-625-1398 doan0044@umn.edu	American Studies
Jennifer Easler	Lind Hall easle038@umn.edu	English
Ryan Eichberger	338A Nolte 612-62 eichb003@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Stephen Ellis	Lind Hall ellis754@umn.edu	English
Curtis Fincher	Lind Hall finch083@umn.edu	English
Brandi Fuglsby	335A Nolte 612-626-5343 fugls005@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Darcy Gabriel	338B Nolte 612-625-3502 gabri160@umn.edu	Writing Studies
McKinley Green	338B Nolte 612-625-3502 gree1968@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Elizabeth Howard	26 Lind Hall howar571@umn.edu	English
Jacqueline James	335 Nolte 612-624-3831 james806@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Ember Johnson	Lind Hall joh10912@umn.edu	English
Daniel Kossow	Lind Hall kosso024@umn.edu	English
Juliette Lapyrouse-Cherry	300 Nolte 612-626-2248 lapey002@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Michelle Lee	331C Nolte 612-625-1398 leex8041@umn.edu	American Studies
May Lee-Yang	Lind Hall leex0765@umn.edu	English
Mariela Lemus	Lind Hall lemus006@umn.edu	English
Charlotte Madere	26 Lind Hall mader043@umn.edu	English
Evelyn Meisenbacher	331E Nolte 612-625-2666 meise014@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Amanda Minoff	Lind Hall minof001@umn.edu	English
Eddie Nevarez	301 Nolte 612-625-2338 nevar025@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Jacqueline Patz	24 Lind Hall patzx012@umn.edu	English
Dylan Reynolds	Lind Hall patzx012@umn.edu	English
Zoe Rodine	26 Lind Hall rodin012@umn.edu	English
David Rodriguez-Martinez	24 Lind Hall rodri966@umn.edu	English
Jeremy Rosselot-Merritt	338A Nolte 612-62 rosse070@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Laura Rothgeb	Lind Hall rothg004@umn.edu	English
Kathryn Savage	Lind Hall holm0687@umn.edu	English
Brett Sigurdson	26 Lind Hall sigur039@umn.edu	English
Greg Smith	Lind Hall smit9223@umn.edu	English
Aleisha Smith	Lind Hall smit8429@umn.edu	English
Danielle Stambler	316 Nolte 612-624-1428 stambler@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Jason Tham	302 Nolte 612-625-4495 thamx007@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Saveena Veeramoothoo	331E Nolte 612-625-2666 veera019@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Andrea Waldrep	24 Lind Hall waldr097@umn.edu	English
Ryan Wold	338B Nolte 612-625-3502 woldx183@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Jessa Wood	335 Nolte 612-626-5343 wood1314@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Allie Zimmerman	26 Lind Hall zimme911@umn.edu	English

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