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 Associate Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies |
205 Nolte 612-624-6727 lkbreuch@umn.edu |
Rhetoric and technical communication, writing theory and pedagogy, online writing instruction, usability and human factors | Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 2:30-3:30p.m. and by appointment |
| Patrick Bruch Associate Professor Director of First-Year Writing |
209 Nolte 612-625-6041 patbruch@umn.edu |
Theory and history of composition studies, critical literacy and critical pedagogy, cultural studies | Wednesdays and Thursdays 12:30-1:30p.m. |
| Ann Hill Duin Professor Director of Graduate Studies (MS & Certificate) |
201 Nolte 612-625-9259 ahduin@umn.edu |
Collaboration, distance education, partnerships | Online by appointment |
| Richard Graff Associate Professor |
221 Nolte 612-624-4985 graff013@umn.edu |
Classical rhetoric, contemporary rhetorical theory, stylistics & rhetorical criticism | Mondays 11:30a.m.-1:00p.m. and by appointment |
| Laura Gurak Professor Chair |
233 Nolte 612-624-1784 gurakl@umn.edu |
Rhetorical theory; Internet studies; technical writing and communication; digital research methods | Mondays 1:00-2:00p.m. and by appointment |
| Christina Haas Professor Editor, Written Communication |
211 Nolte 612-625-1815 chaas@umn.edu |
Literacy theory, history, and research | On leave |
| Anne Lazaraton Associate Professor Director, Writing for International Students (WINS) |
200 Nolte 612-626-9372 lazaratn@umn.edu |
Applied linguistics | Tuesdays 2:30-3:30p.m. and Wednesdays 12:00-1:00p.m. |
| John Logie Associate Professor |
206 Nolte 612-624-4709 logie@umn.edu |
Rhetorical theory, rhetoric of electronic writing spaces, sophistic rhetoric | Tuesdays 11:30a.m.-1:00p.m., Wednesdays 1:00-2:00p.m., and by appointment |
| Thomas Reynolds Associate Professor |
207 Nolte 612-626-0065 reyno004@umn.edu |
Composition Studies, Literacy History | |
| Donald Ross Professor Director of Graduate Studies (MA & PhD) |
223 Nolte 612-625-5585 rossj001@umn.edu |
Travel writing; rhetoric of argument; computers in writing instruction; writing in academic disciplines | After class and by appointment |
| Mary Schuster Professor |
225 Nolte 612-624-2262 mmlay@umn.edu |
Rhetoric of the law; feminist perspectives on domestic violence and sexual assault | On leave |
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 |
| William Marchand Professor Emeritus |
march001@umn.edu | Humanities |
| 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 | Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30-3:30 p.m. and by appointment |
| Mark Anderson Senior Teaching Specialist |
309 Nolte 612-625-0757 ander574@umn.edu |
First-year writing | Tuesdays 1:00-2:00p.m. and 4:15-5:15p.m. |
| James Countryman Senior Lecturer |
319 Nolte 612-624-3361 countryj@umn.edu |
First-year writing | Mondays and Fridays 10:15-11:30a.m., Wednesdays 2:30-3:30p.m., and by appointment |
| Pat Eliason Senior Teaching Specialist |
318 Nolte 612-624-6384 elias002@umn.edu |
First-year writing, multilingual learners, writing center consulting | Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 2:30-3:15p.m.; and by appointment |
| Patty Fillipi Senior Teaching Specialist |
311 Nolte 612-625-0164 filli002@umn.edu |
First-year writing, President's Emerging Scholars program | Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:15a.m.-12:30p.m., and by appointment |
| Anne Fretheim Coordinator, Writing for International Students (WINS) |
337C Nolte 612-301-1317 fret0017@umn.edu |
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| Brandi Fuglsby Teaching Specialist |
210 Nolte 612-624-1281 fugls005@umn.edu |
Technical writing | Tuesdays 10:30a.m.-12:30p.m. |
| Tim Gustafson Senior Lecturer |
337B Nolte 612-625-8671 tgus@umn.edu |
First-year writing, technical & professional writing | Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m., and by appointment |
| Joseph Holt Teaching Specialist |
Online holt0415@umn.edu |
Technical writing, editorial theory | Online and by appointment |
| 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 | Tuesdays 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m. and by appointment |
| Barbara Horvath Teaching Specialist Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies |
202 Nolte 612-624-1902 horva003@umn.edu |
Technical editing, visual communication | Mondays and Wednesdays 10:30a.m.-4:30p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00p.m.-5:00p.m. |
| 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 | By appointment |
| Matthew Kimlinger Teaching Specialist |
306 Nolte 612-625-4710 kimli013@umn.edu |
First-year writing | Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 11:30a.m.-2:00p.m., and by appointment |
| Susan Knutson Lecturer |
knuts050@umn.edu | First-year writing | By appointment |
| Margaret LaFleur Lecturer |
lafl0021@umn.edu | First-year writing | Mondays and Wednesdays 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. |
| Megan Mills-Rittmann Lecturer |
337A Nolte 612-625-6337 mills139@umn.edu |
First-year writing | Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 2:30-3:30p.m., and by appointment |
| Joseph Moses Senior Lecturer |
313 Nolte 612-624-2199 moses004@umn.edu |
Technical, professional, academic communication and project management | By appointment |
| Capper Nichols Senior Lecturer |
137A Ruttan 612-624-5345 nicho008@umn.edu |
Technology studies, environmental history, travel writing | Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m. (in Ruttan Hall), and Mondays 4:30-5:30p.m. (in 205 Nolte |
| Nissa Parmar Lecturer |
137 Nolte 612-624-1282 nparmar@umn.edu |
First-year writing | Mondays and Wednesdays 11:15 a.m-12:15p.m, Wednesdays 1:15-2:15 p.m., and by appointment |
| Laura Pigozzi Lecturer |
204 Nolte Center 612-626-4469 pigoz002@umn.edu |
Professional writing, rhetoric of health and medicine, intercultural communication, bioethics | By appointment |
| Sarah Selz Lecturer |
323 Nolte 612-624-7991 selzx003@umn.edu |
First-year writing, multilingual writing, student writing support | Tuesdays 10:30-11:30a.m. |
| Kimberley Strain Senior Lecturer |
317 Nolte strai004@umn.edu |
First-year writing, professional and technical writing, graduate writing, student writing support, multilingual writing | By appointment |
| Angelo Volpe Senior Lecturer |
310 Nolte 612-624-4394 volp0006@umn.edu |
Argumentative writing, first-year writing | Wednesdays 4:15-5:30 p.m. and Thursdays 2:15-4:00 p.m. |
| Joe Weinberg Lecturer |
331G Nolte 612-626-8860 weinb110@umn.edu |
Business writing | Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00-5:00p.m. |
| William West Lecturer |
213 Nolte 612-624-9729 westx005@umn.edu |
Technical writing, medical writing | By appointment |
Graduate Instructors
| Name | Contact | Specialty | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Alexander | 24 Lind Hall alex0203@umn.edu |
English | Mondays 2:30-3:30 p.m. and Tuesdays 1:00-2:00 p.m. |
| Christine Bachman-Sanders | 331C Nolte 612-625-1398 bachm087@umn.edu |
American Studies | Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00-11:00a.m., and by appointment |
| Bridget Bergin | 24 Lind Hall bergi045@umn.edu |
English | By appointment |
| Nathan Bollig | 335 Nolte 612-626-5343 bolli046@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | Tuesdays and Thursdays after class and by appointment |
| Christopher Bowman | 24-25 Lind Hall bowma325@umn.edu |
English |
Mondays and Wednesdays 2:15-3:15 p.m., and by appointment
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| Kari Campeau | 316 Nolte 612-624-1428 campeau@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | By appointment |
| Alexander Champoux | 301 Nolte 612-625-2338 champ147@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00-2:15p.m. |
| Eunkyung Cho | 26 Lind Hall choxx518@umn.edu |
English | By appointment |
| Nicole Ciulla | 335A Nolte 612-624-3831 ciull002@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:15-9:30a.m. |
| Jennifer Doane | 331C Nolte 612-625-1398 doan0044@umn.edu |
American Studies | By appointment |
| Abhay Rajesh Doshi | 4 Lind Hall doshi016@umn.edu |
English | Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00-11:00a.m. |
| Kira Dreher | 331E Nolte 612-625-2666 drehe026@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | By appointment |
| Ryan Eichberger | 338A Nolte 612-624-3831 eichb003@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | By appointment |
| Bryan Erickson | 24 Lind Hall eric3246@umn.edu |
English | Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30-3:30p.m. and by appointment |
| Nicole Fisher | 301 Nolte 612-625-2338 fishe818@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | By appointment |
| McKinley Green | 335 Nolte 612-626-5343 gree1968@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | By appointment |
| Joe Harris | 24-25 Lind Hall harr2114@umn.edu |
English | Mondays 3:30-5:30p.m. and by appointment |
| Hyeryung Hwang | Lind Hall hwan0094@umn.edu |
English | By appointment |
| Youngbin Hyeon | 26 Lind Hall hyeon004@umn.edu |
English | By appointment |
| Bomi Jeon | 24 Lind Hall jeonx134@umn.edu |
English | Fridays 9:00-11:00a.m. and by appointment |
| Melissa Johnson | 26 Lind Hall joh12032@umn.edu |
English | By appointment |
| Hannah Jorgenson | 26 Lind Hall jorge549@umn.edu |
English | Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:15a.m.-12:15p.m. |
| Liam Kane-Grade | 24-25 Lind Hall kaneg003@umn.edu |
English | |
| Miriam Karraker | 24-25 Lind Hall karr0073@umn.edu |
English | Tuesdays 10:00-11:00 a.m., Thursdays 12:30-1:30 p.m., and by appointment |
| Juliette Lapyrouse-Cherry | 300 Nolte 612-626-2248 lapey002@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | By appointment |
| David Lemke | 26 Lind Hall lemke074@umn.edu |
English | Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30-3:30p.m. |
| Jenna Lester | 26 Lind Hall leste101@umn.edu |
English | Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:00-4:00 p.m., and by appointment |
| Chris Lindgren | 331E Nolte 612-625-2666 lindg250@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | By appointment |
| Samantha Majhor | 137 Ruttan Hall majh0002@umn.edu |
English | Thursday 7:30-9:30a.m. and by appointment |
| Megan McGrath | 316 Nolte 612-624-1428 mcgra340@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | By appointment |
| Evelyn Meisenbacher | 335 Nolte 612-626-5343 meise014@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | Tuesdays and Thrusdays 9:00 a.m. – 10:10a.m., and by appointment |
| Melissa Merte | 26 Lind Hall merte149@umn.edu |
English | By appointment |
| Saeide Mirzaei | 26 Lind Hall mirza025@umn.edu |
English | Thursday 2:00-3:30p.m., Friday 11:30a.m.-1:00p.m., and by appointment |
| Sarah Puett | 300 Nolte 612-626-2248 puett008@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | By appointment |
| Jeremy Rosselot-Merritt | 335A Nolte 612-624-3831 rosse070@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | Mondays10:30-11:30a.m., Thursdays 1:00-2:00p.m., and Fridays 12:45-1:45p.m. |
| Shavera Seneviratne | 24-25 Lind Hall senev007@umn.edu |
English | By appointment |
| Jarron Slater | 338B Nolte 612-626-5343 slate151@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-9:30a.m. |
| Aleisha Smith | 26 Lind Hall smit8429@umn.edu |
English | Mondays and Wednesdays 9:00-11:00a.m., and by appointment |
| Connor Stratton | 26 Lind Hall strat138@umn.edu |
English | Wednesdays 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. and by appointment |
| Jason Tham | 302 Nolte 612-625-4495 thamx007@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | By appoinmtent |
| Rachel Tofteland-Trampe | 331E Nolte 612-625-2666 rtoftela@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | By appoinmtent |
| Matthew Treon | 331C Nolte 612-625-1398 treon005@umn.edu |
American Studies | Thursdays 1:30-2:30p.m., Fridays 10:00-11:00a.m., and by appoinmtent |
| Saveena Veeramoothoo | 335A Nolte 612-624-3831 veera019@umn.edu |
Writing Studies | By appoinmtent |
| Joseph Whitson | 331C Nolte 612-625-1398 whits018@umn.edu |
American Studies | By appoinmtent |
| Allie Zimmerman | 26 Lind Hall zimme911@umn.edu |
English | Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 p.m., Thursdays 2:30-3:30 p.m., and by appointment |