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 |
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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) On leave through spring 2021 |
215 Nolte 612-625-9259 ahduin@umn.edu |
Collaboration, distance education, partnerships Distinguished University Teaching Professor |
Richard Graff Associate Professor |
201 Nolte 612-624-4985 graff013@umn.edu |
Classical rhetoric, contemporary rhetorical theory, stylistics & rhetorical criticism |
Laura Gurak Professor Interim Director of Graduate Studies (Certificate and MS) |
211 Nolte 612-624-3773 gurakl@umn.edu |
Rhetorical theory; Internet studies; technical writing and communication; digital research methods |
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 On leave fall 2020 |
200 Nolte 612-626-9372 lazaratn@umn.edu |
Applied linguistics |
Amy Lee Professor Director of First Year Writing |
213 Nolte amylee@umn.edu |
Critical pedagogy; teacher development in higher education; engaging diversity and supporting equity in undergraduate classrooms; composition/writing studies; intercultural pedagogy H.T. Morse Distinguished Professor |
John Logie Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies (MA & PhD) On sabbatical fall 2020 |
206 Nolte 612-624-4709 logie@umn.edu |
Rhetorical theory, rhetoric of electronic writing spaces, sophistic rhetoric |
Rachel Presley Assistant Professor |
205 Nolte 612-625-0151 rpresley@umn.edu |
Rhetorical theory and criticism, indigenous studies, critical/cultural studies
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Thomas Reynolds Associate Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies |
207 Nolte 612-626-0065 reyno004@umn.edu |
Composition Studies, literacy history |
Donald Ross Professor Interim Director of Graduate Studies (MA & PhD) Fall 2020 |
223 Nolte 612-625-5585 rossj001@umn.edu |
Travel writing; rhetoric of argument; computers in writing instruction; writing in academic disciplines |
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 |
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Lisa Albrecht Associate Professor School of Social Work |
193 Peters Hall 612-624-3669 lalbrech@umn.edu |
Feminist, multicultural and social justice education |
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 |
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 |
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Andrew Cohen Professor Emeritus |
adcohen@umn.edu | Bilingual and immersion education |
Christina Haas Professor Emerita |
chaas@umn.edu | Writing as material, embodied practice |
Earl McDowell Professor Emeritus |
mcdow001@umn.edu | Technical communication apprehension |
Tom Scanlan Professor Emeritus |
scanl001@umn.edu | Humanities |
David Schuelke Professor Emeritus |
Communication in the workplace. Sustainability and communication. | |
Mary Schuster Professor Emerita |
mmlay@umn.edu | Rhetoric of the law; feminist perspectives on domestic violence and sexual assault 2013-14 Arthur "Red" Motley Exemplary Teaching Award |
Billie Wahlstrom Professor Emerita |
billie@umn.edu | New and emerging technologies and their impact on learning and higher education organizations |
Professional Instructors
Name | Contact | Specialty |
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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 |
Sarah Chandler Lecturer |
First-year writing | |
Kris Cory Associate Director of First-Year Writing: Teaching Excellence and Pedagogy |
304 Nolte 612-626-4279 coryx001@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
James Countryman Senior Lecturer |
319 Nolte 612-624-3361 countryj@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Melissa Cundieff-Pexa Lecturer |
cundi016@umn.edu | First-year writing |
Jenna Dreier Post-doc |
leste101@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 |
Lee Fisher Director, Minnesota Writing Project |
10 Nicholson 612-625-6323 lcf@umn.edu |
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Anne Fretheim Senior Lecturer |
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 |
Jim Hall Teaching Specialist Certificate Program Advisor |
213 Nolte 612-626-6707 jhall@umn.edu |
Technical communication |
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 |
137A Ruttan 612-625-4710 kimli013@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Jax Kinniburgh Teaching Specialist |
jkinnibu@umn.edu | First-year writing |
Katie Levin Co-Director, Center for Writing |
612-624-7720 kslevin@umn.edu |
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Corinth Matera Teaching Specialist |
mate0001@umn.edu | First-year writing |
Megan Mills-Rittmann Lecturer |
337A Nolte 612-625-6337 mills139@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Nicole Montana Senior Lecturer |
306 Nolte 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 |
204 Nolte Center 626-8484 muss0039@umn.edu |
First-year writing | |
Capper Nichols Senior Lecturer |
137B Ruttan / 305 Nolte Center 612-624-5345 nicho008@umn.edu |
Technology studies, environmental history, travel writing |
Cynthia Pope Teaching Specialist |
cpope@umn.edu | Technical writing |
Vanessa Ramos Lecturer |
331G Nolte ramos328@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Treza Rosado Teaching Specialist |
rosad018@umn.edu | First-year writing |
Nick Rosencrans Teaching Specialist |
rosen584@umn.edu | Usability |
Sarah Selz Lecturer |
323 Nolte 612-624-7991 selzx003@umn.edu |
First-year writing, multilingual writing, student writing support |
Kimberley Strain Senior Lecturer |
317 Nolte strai004@umn.edu |
First-year writing, professional and technical writing, graduate writing, student writing support, multilingual writing |
Jasmine Kar Tang Co-Director, Center for Writing Assistant Director, Minnesota Writing Project |
10 Nicholson 612-625-1541 jkt@umn.edu |
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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 |
325 Nolte 612-624-9729 westx005@umn.edu |
Technical writing, medical writing |
Tara Zahler Lecturer |
zahl0012@umn.edu | First-year writing |
Graduate Instructors
Name | Contact | Home Department |
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Steven Blythe
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Lind Hall
blyth030@umn.edu |
English |
Nathan Bollig | 302 Nolte 612-625-4495 bolli046@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Mark Brenden | 300 Nolte 612-626-2248 brend053@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Matthew Buck | Lind Hall buck0338@umn.edu |
English |
Adam Burchard | Lind Hall burch153@umn.edu |
English |
Cody Bursch | Nolte bursc021@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Patrick Carthey | Lind Hall carth020@umn.edu |
English |
Writing Studies
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Katlynne Davis | 300 Nolte 612-626-2248 davi2936@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Mikayla Davis | 335 Nolte 612-624-3831 davi3897@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Jennifer Doane | doan0044@umn.edu | American Studies |
Tarik Dobbs | Lind Hall dobbs076@umn.edu |
English |
Evelyn Dsouza |
Online
edsouza@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Said Farah | Lind Hall farah256@umn.edu |
English |
Brandi Fuglsby | 338A Nolte 612-626-2292 fugls005@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Merle Geode | Lind rich1793@umn.edu |
English |
Sandesh Ghimire | Lind ghimi028@umn.edu |
English |
torrin greathouse | Lind great026@umn.edu |
English |
McKinley Green | 338B Nolte 612-625-3502 gree1968@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Emily Gresbrink | 335 Nolte 612-624-3831 gresb008@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Andrew Hamilton | Lind Hall hamil638@umn.edu |
English |
Katrina Healey | Lind Hall heale020@umn.edu |
English |
Margaret Heeschen | Lind Hall heesc011@umn.edu |
English |
Jacqueline James | 302 Nolte 612-625-4495 james806@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Kaylen James | james238@umn.edu | American Studies |
Emily Jones | Lind Hall jone2241@umn.edu |
English |
Emma Kaiser | Lind Hall kaise534@umn.edu |
English |
Aaron Kapinos | Nolte kapin0164@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Brian Le Lay | 335 Nolte 612-624-3831 lelay001@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Caleb Molstad | Lind Hall molst036@umn.edu |
English |
Sruthi Narayanan | Lind Hall naray216@umn.edu |
English |
Scott Nelson | Lind Hall nels4697@umn.edu |
English |
Eduardo Nevarez | 301 Nolte 612-625-2338 nevar025@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Matthew Pockrus | Lind Hall pockr005@umn.edu |
English |
Timothy Reynolds | Lind Hall reyno790@umn.edu |
English |
Julia Richard | Lind Hall rich1789@umn.edu |
English |
Kyle Riper | Lind Hall riper001@umn.edu |
English |
Jeremy Rosselot-Merritt | 338A Nolte 612-626-2292 rosse070@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Emily Schoenbeck | Lind Hall schoe990@umn.edu |
English |
Luke Shackelford | 335 Nolte 612-624-3831 shack076@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Karen Soto | Lind Hall soto0031@umn.edu |
English |
Danielle Stambler | 316 Nolte 612-624-1428 stambler@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Kaitlyn Sterr | Lind Hall sterr024@umn.edu |
English |
Jesse Stratton III | Lind Hall strat170@umn.edu |
English |
Asha Thanki | Lind Hall thank003@umn.edu |
English |
Kerstin Tuttle | Lind tuttl112@umn.edu |
Englilsh |
Saveena Veeramoothoo | 331E Nolte 612-625-2666 veera019@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Ryan Wold | 338B Nolte 612-625-3502 woldx183@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Jessa Wood | 302 Nolte 612-625-4495 wood1314@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
Rira Zamani | Nolte zaman039@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |