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 ten 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 dcard@umn.edu |
Rhetoric of science & environment, digital/computational rhetoric, technical writing, rhetorics of innovation & entrepreneurship |
Ann Hill Duin Professor |
215 Nolte ahduin@umn.edu |
Collaboration, distance education, partnerships Distinguished University Teaching Professor |
Richard Graff Associate Professor |
201 Nolte graff013@umn.edu |
Classical rhetoric, contemporary rhetorical theory, stylistics & rhetorical criticism |
Laura Gurak Professor |
211 Nolte gurakl@umn.edu |
Rhetorical theory; Internet studies; technical writing and communication; digital research methods |
Molly Kessler Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies (Ph.D., MA, MS, Cert) |
210 Nolte kesslerm@umn.edu |
Rhetoric of health and medicine, professional and technical communication, rhetoric of science and technology |
Amy Lee Professor Director of First Year Writing |
223 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 Professor |
200 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 |
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 |
Kristin Bauck Teaching Specialist |
331C Nolte bergs257@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Clayton Benjamin Lecturer |
325 Nolte benj0056@umn.edu |
Technical communication |
Alan Berks |
310 Nolte |
First-year writing |
Marcy Bock Eastley Lecturer |
311 Nolte bocke036@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Matthew Buck |
buck0338@umn.edu | First-year writing |
Emily Buehler O'Leary Lecturer |
331E Nolte bueh0022@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Sarah Chandler Lecturer |
First-year writing | |
Kris Cory Associate Director of First-Year Writing |
316 Nolte |
First-year writing |
Jonathan Crowl Lecturer |
crowl196@umn.edu | First-year writing |
Daniel Emery Lecturer |
310 Nolte demery@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Lee Fisher Director, Minnesota Writing Project |
10 Nicholson 612-625-6323 lcf@umn.edu |
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Anne Fretheim Senior Lecturer |
337C Nolte fret0017@umn.edu |
Multilingual learners |
Vanessa Gonzalez Lecturer |
337B Nolte ramos328@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Tim Gustafson |
10 Nicholson 612-625-5355 tgus@umn.edu |
First-year writing, technical & professional writing |
Jim Hall Teaching Specialist MS/Certificate Program Advisor |
208 Nolte jhall@umn.edu |
Technical communication, usability |
Elizabeth Hartman Lecturer |
331C Nolte hart0644@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Michelle Herrin Lecturer |
301 Nolte herri340@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Danielle Hinrichs Lecturer |
311 Nolte hinr0014@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Barbara Horvath Senior Teaching Specialist Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies |
202 Nolte 612-624-1902 horva003@umn.edu |
Technical editing, visual communication |
Ezra Hyland Teaching Specialist |
315 Nolte 612-624-5849 hylan003@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Rebecca Jurisz Lecturer |
331G Nolte juri0010@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Matthew Kimlinger Senior Teaching Specialist |
137A Ruttan kimli013@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Jax Kinniburgh Teaching Specialist |
jkinnibu@umn.edu | First-year writing |
Nick Kleese Lecturer |
300 Nolte klees023@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 |
304 Nolte 612-624-4279 mate0001@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Megan Mills-Rittmann Lecturer |
337A Nolte mills139@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Nicole Montana Senior Lecturer |
306 Nolte nmontana@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Joseph Moses Senior Lecturer |
313 Nolte moses004@umn.edu |
Collaborative writing, technical and professional writing, project design and development, inclusive pedagogy, information design, theory and practice of writing for digital media |
204 Nolte Center muss0039@umn.edu |
First-year writing | |
Capper Nichols Senior Lecturer |
305 Nolte Center nicho008@umn.edu |
Technology studies, environmental history, travel writing |
Cynthia Pope Lecturer |
cpope@umn.edu | Technical writing |
Ian Power-Luetscher Lecturer |
337C Nolte powe0313@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Scott Reel Teaching Specialist |
302 Nolte reel0002@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Dylan Reynolds Lecturer |
331G Nolte 612-626-2248 reyno656@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
David Rodriguez-Martinez Lecturer |
Pillsbury rodri966@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Tréza Rosado Teaching Specialist |
318 Nolte rosad018@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Nick Rosencrans Teaching Specialist |
rosen584@umn.edu | Usability |
Sarah Selz Lecturer |
323 Nolte selzx003@umn.edu |
First-year writing, multilingual writing, student writing support |
Maggie Shea Lecturer |
300 Nolte shea0040@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Kimberley Strain Senior Lecturer |
317 Nolte strai004@umn.edu |
First-year writing, professional and technical writing, graduate writing, student writing support, multilingual learners, writing centers |
Jasmine Kar Tang Co-Director, Center for Writing Co-Director, Minnesota Writing Project |
10 Nicholson 612-625-1541 jkt@umn.edu |
Writing center studies, Asian American studies, critical race and ethnic studies |
Matthew Tchepikova-Treon Lecturer |
301 Nolte treon005@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Elise Toedt Lecturer |
315 Nolte toedt012@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Jessica Trad Teaching Specialist |
300 Nolte trad0012@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Molly Vasich Associate Director of First-Year Writing |
321 Nolte mccar459@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Allison Vincent Teaching Specialist |
302 Nolte with0059@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Angelo Volpe Senior Lecturer |
310 Nolte 612-624-4394 volp0006@umn.edu |
Argumentative writing, first-year writing |
William West Lecturer |
325 Nolte westx005@umn.edu |
Technical writing, medical writing |
Tara Zahler Lecturer |
213 Nolte 612-626-8860 zahl0012@umn.edu |
First-year writing |
Graduate Instructors
Name | Contact | Home Department |
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Emmanuella Afimaa | 338A Nolte | Writing Studies |
Caitlin Baulch | 131Nolte | Writing Studies |
Isabel Bethke | Pillsbury | English |
Kathleen Bolander | 335 Nolte | Writing Studies |
Jessica Borsi | 338A Nolte | Writing Studies |
Cody Bursch | 137 Nolte | Writing Studies |
Kayla Carden |
Pillsbury |
English |
Mikayla Davis | 136 Nolte | Writing Studies |
Stuart Deets | 335 Nolte | Writing Studies |
Rebecca Felter | 335 Nolte | Writing Studies |
Thomas Forrest | Pillsbury | English |
Asmita Ghimire | 131 Nolte | Writing Studies |
Morgan Graham | Pillsbury | English |
Emily Gresbrink | 131 Nolte | Writing Studies |
Amy Harbourne | 338B Nolte | Writing Studies |
Jacqueline James | 131 Nolte | Writing Studies |
Emily Jones |
Pillsbury | English |
GeonLyung Kim | Pillsbury | English |
Kalie Leonard | 338B Nolte | Writing Studies |
Madeline Melchert | 338B Nolte | Writing Studies |
Alison Obright | 131 Nolte | Writing Studies |
Jessica Remcheck | 335 Nolte | Writing Studies |
Kyle Riper |
Pillsbury | English |
Carol Saalmueller | 335 Nolte | Writing Studies |
Luke Shackelford | 136 Nolte | Writing Studies |
Mercedes Sheldon | Pillsbury | English |
Jessa Wood | 131 Nolte | Writing Studies |
Ariana Yang | 302 Nolte | C&I |
Rira Zamani | 137 Nolte | Writing Studies |
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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Ronald W. Greene Professor Communication Studies |
225 Ford Hall green179@umn.edu |
Political communication, debates, civic education |
Atilla Hallsby Assistant Professor Communication Studies |
263 Ford Hall hall1039@umn.edu |
Rhetorical history, ethics, theory, and criticism |
Joseph A. Konstan Professor Computer Science and Engineering |
5-207 Keller Hall konstan@umn.edu |
Human-computer interaction, recommender systems, online community |
Daniel J. Philippon Associate Professor English |
320H Pillsbury Hall danp@umn.edu |
Environmental literature, history, and ethics; ideas of nature, culture, and place; human dimensions of conservation biology |
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 |
Anne Lazaraton Associate Professor Emerita |
lazaratn@umn.edu | Applied linguistics |
Earl McDowell Professor Emeritus |
mcdow001@umn.edu | Technical communication apprehension |
Donald Ross Professor Emeritus |
rossj001@umn.edu | Travel writing; rhetoric of argument; computers in writing instruction; writing in academic disciplines |
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 |
New and emerging technologies and their impact on learning and higher education organizations |