Faculty and Staff

Andrea Porter

Andrea Porter

Department Head, Associate Professor

Andrea Porter's Bio

Susan Hurst

Susan Hurst

Administrative Assistant

Faculty

Rashad Ahmed

Rashad Ahmed

Assistant Professor

Rashad Ahmed's Bio

Rodney Bailey

Rodney Bailey

Distinguished Instructor

Rodney Bailey's Bio

Don Bennett

Don Bennett

Instructor

Don Bennett's Bio

Khadeidra Billingsley

Khadeidra Billingsley

Writing Center Director
Assistant Professor

Khadeidra Billingsley's Bio

Christy Burns

Christy Burns

Distinguished Instructor

Christy Burns's Bio

Randy Davis

Randall Davis

Professor

Randall Davis's Bio

Susan Dean

Susan Dean

Instructor

Susan Dean's Bio

Emrys Donaldson

Emrys Donaldson

Assistant Professor

Emrys Donaldson's Bio

Christopher Douglas

Christopher Douglas

Associate Professor

Christopher Douglas's Bio

Larry Gray

Larry Gray

Professor

Larry Gray's Bio

Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson

Instructor

Katherine Johnson's Bio

Raina Kostova

Raina Kostova

Professor

Raina Kostova's Bio

Gabriel Lonsberry

Gabriel Lonsberry

Assistant Professor

Gabriel Lonsberry's Bio

April Mattox

April Mattox

Instructor

April Mattox's Bio

Mysti Nichols

Mysti Nichols

Instructor

Mysti Nichols's Bio

Ashley Rattner

Ashley Rattner

Assistant Professor

Ashley Rattner's Bio

Teresa Reed

Teresa Reed

Professor

Teresa Reed's Bio

Marija Reiff

Marija Reiff

Assistant Professor

Marija Reiff's Bio

Tanya Sasser

Tanya Sasser

Instructor

Tanya Sasser's Bio

Kimberly Southwick-Thompson

Kimberly Southwick-Thompson

Assistant Professor

Kimberly Southwick-Thompson's Bio

Julia Tigner

Julia Tigner

Assistant Professor

Julia Tigner

Jennie Vaughn

Assistant Professor

Jennie Vaughn's Bio

Katelyn Williams

Katelyn Williams

Instructor

Katelyn Williams's Bio

Visiting and Adjunct Faculty

Joanna Blalock

Joanna Blalock

Adjunct Faculty

Joanna Blalock's Bio

Tabitha Bozeman

Tabitha Bozeman

Adjunct Faculty

Tabitha Bozeman's Bio

Rebekah Britton

Rebekah Britton

Adjunct Faculty

Laura Cartee

Laura Cartee

Visiting Instructor

Helen Companion

Helen Companion

Visiting Instructor

Helen Companion's Bio

Stacie Connell

Stacie Connell

Visiting Instructor

Stacie Connell's Bio

Ali Cooley

Ali Cooley

Adjunct Faculty

Ali Cooley's Bio

Jeffrey Fuller

Jeffrey Fuller

Adjunct Faculty

Jeffrey Fuller's Bio

Jesse Groover

Jesse Groover

Adjunct Faculty

Jesse Groover's Bio

Matt Hill

Matt Hill

Adjunct Faculty

Matt Hill's Bio

Ashley Himmler

Ashley Himmler

Adjunct Faculty

Tim Lockette

Tim Lockette

Visiting Instructor

Tim Lockette's Bio

Curtis McGhee

Curtis McGhee

Visiting Instructor

Curtis McGhee's Bio

Joseph McMullen

Joseph McMullen

Adjunct Faculty

Madalyn Meadows

Madalyn Meadows

Adjunct Faculty

Jennifer Ponder

Jennifer Ponder

Visiting Instructor

Deborah Prickett

Deborah Prickett

Visiting Instructor

Shea Prickett

Shea Prickett

Visiting Instructor

Shea Prickett's Bio

Seth Rhoades

Seth Rhoades

Visiting Instructor

Seth Rhoades' Bio

Katerri Richardson

Katerri Richardson

Adjunct Faculty

Katerri Richardson's Bio

Baileigh Tillman

Baileigh Tillman

Adjunct Faculty

Thayer Truss

Thayer Truss

Visiting Assistant Professor

Dual Enrollment Adjunct Faculty

  • Christy Ader
  • Jennifer Baker
  • Steve Bishop
  • Megan Marcotte-Boozer
  • Davita Brown
  • Jessika Crawford
  • Kady Curvin
  • Sherri Deerman
  • Lindsay Ford
  • Ashley Gaither
  • Julia Hill
  • Charles Hoffman
  • Riley Jones
  • Marsha Law
  • Kelli Lloyd
  • Amanda Lumpkin
  • Randi Morrow
  • Leah Odam
  • Kyle Shelton

Emeriti Faculty

Faculty Member Title Emeriti Status Granted
Gena Christopher Director Emerita, Faculty Commons 2019
Margaret Copeland Instructor Emerita, English 2012
Carmine Di Biase Distinguished Professor Emeritus, English 2021
Robert Felgar Department Head Emeritus, English 2020
Joanne Gates Professor Emerita, English 2021
Pitt Harding Associate Professor Emeritus, English 2019
Gloria Horton Instructor Emerita, English 2014
William Hug Professor Emeritus, English 2018
Rufus Kinney Instructor Emeritus, English 2009
Joy Maloney Instructor Emerita, English 2020
David Myer Distinguished Lecturer Emeritus, English 2020
Jennifer Ponder Distinguished Lecturer Emerita, English 2020
Deborah Prickett Instructor Emerita, English 2021
Susan Sellers Instructor Emerita, English 2017
Steve Whitton Professor Emeritus, English 2017
Eugene J. Williams Department Head Emeritus, English 2003
Julia Wooster Instructor Emerita, English 2016

English Department Good News Items

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