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
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 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	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 Director, Writing for International Students (WINS) On leave fall 2019	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)	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
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

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
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
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
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
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	331G Nolte john1551@umn.edu	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
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
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
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
Brigitte Mussack Lecturer Coordinator, Advanced Writing	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
Jacqueline Schiappa Associate Director of First-Year Writing: Assessment and Administration	318 Nolte 612-624-6384 schia013@umn.edu	First-year writing
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
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

Graduate Instructors

Name	Contact	Specialty
Purvai Aranya	Lind Hall arany005@umn.edu	English
Clara Biesel	Lind Hall giebe018@umn.edu	English
Clare Boerighter	Lind Hall boeri007@umn.edu	English
Nathan Bollig	302 Nolte 612-625-4495 bolli046@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Maria Bowler	Lind Hall bowle059@umn.edu	English
Mark Brenden	300 Nolte 612-626-2248 brend053@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Matthew Buck	24-25 Lind Hall buck0338@umn.edu	English
Kari Campeau	316 Nolte 612-624-1428 campeau@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Kiddiocus Carroll	331C Nolte 612-625-1398 carro440@umn.edu	American Studies
Alexander Champoux-Crowley	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
Samantha Crain	Lind Hall crain046@umn.edu	English
Katlynne Davis	300 Nolte 612-626-2248 davi2936@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Mikayla Davis	335 Nolte 612-624-3831 davi3897@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Evelyn Dsouza	Online edsouza@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Jennifer Easler	Lind Hall easle038@umn.edu	English
Ronnie Edwards, Jr.	Lind Hall edwa0315@umn.edu	English
Stephen Ellis	Lind Hall ellis754@umn.edu	English
Teresa Fahlgren	Lind Hall fahlg006@umn.edu	English
Brandi Fuglsby	338A 612-626-2292 fugls005@umn.edu	Writing Studies
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
Elizabeth Howard	Lind Hall howar571@umn.edu	English
Jacqueline James	302 Nolte 612-625-4495 james806@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Brian Le Lay	335 Nolte 612-624-3831 lelay001@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Zi Ning Mok	Lind Hall mok00004@umn.edu	English
Caleb Molstad	Lind Hall molst036@umn.edu	English
Scott Nelson	Lind Hall nels4697@umn.edu	English
Eduardo Nevarez	301 Nolte 612-625-2338 nevar025@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Megan Petersen	335 Nolte 612-624-3831 pet03151@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Jeremy Rosselot-Merritt	338A Nolte 612-626-2292 rosse070@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Laura Rothgeb	Lind Hall rothg004@umn.edu	English
Liana Roux	Lind Hall roux0014@umn.edu	English
Demiliza Saramosing	331C Nolte 612-625-1398 saram005@umn.edu	American Studies
Luke Shackelford	335 Nolte 612-624-3831 shack076@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Brett Sigurdson	Lind Hall sigur039@umn.edu	English
Connor Simons	Lind Hall simo0950@umn.edu	English
Karen Soto	Lind Hall soto0031@umn.edu	English
Danielle Stambler	316 Nolte 612-624-1428 stambler@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Robert Stratton III	Lind Hall strat170@umn.edu	English
Hannah Suchor	Lind Hall such0047@umn.edu	English
John Vanoverbeke	Lind Hall vanov015@umn.edu	English
Saveena Veeramoothoo	331E Nolte 612-625-2666 veera019@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Andrea Waldrep	Lind Hall waldr097@umn.edu	English
Brooke White	Lind Hall whit2911@umn.edu	English
Ryan Wold	338B Nolte 612-625-3502 woldx183@umn.edu	Writing Studies
Jessa Wood	302 Nolte 612-625-4495 wood1314@umn.edu	Writing Studies

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