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 612626-6707 |
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 rpreseley@umn.edu |
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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 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Eddie Nevarez | 301 Nolte 612-625-2338 nevar025@umn.edu |
Writing Studies |
| Megan Peterson | 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 |
| Demilizia 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 |