Department of English

O'Dowd Hall, Room 544
586 Pioneer Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-3700
fax: (248) 370-4429

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Meet the Faculty/Staff

The English, Creative Writing and Film Department faculty are expert scholars  and practitioners from nationally recognized researchers in their respective fields to award-winning  poets, playwrights, novelists, and filmmakers. Our faculty, who have received a multitude of teaching awards, create rich opportunities for students to explore and immerse themselves in the cultural, historical, and technological aspects of a variety of topics in both theory and practice. Please contact faculty members for more information about our academic programs, internships, events, and engagement opportunities.

English

Robert Anderson
Associate Professor & Department Chair
Office: 544D O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2266
Email: [email protected]

Christopher Apap
Special Lecturer
Office: 544 O'Dowd Hall
Email: [email protected]

Susan Lynn Beckwith
Special Lecturer
Office: 521 O'Dowd Hall
Email: [email protected]

Jeff Chapman
Associate Professor & Program Director of Creative Writing
Office: 324 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2249
Email: [email protected]

Timothy Donahue
Associate Professor
Office: 542 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2254
Email: [email protected]

Kitty Dubin
Lecturer
Office: 207 Varner Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2030
Email: [email protected]

Joanne Lipson Freed
Associate Professor
Office: 540 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2255
Email: [email protected]

Annette Gilson
Associate Professor
Office: 348 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2262
Email: [email protected]

Jennifer Gower-Toms
Special Lecturer
Office: 544B O'Dowd Hall
Email: [email protected]

Kevin T. Grimm
Associate Professor
Office: 519 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2257
Email: [email protected]

Jeffrey Insko
Professor & Coordinator of American Studies
Office: 544F O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2253
Email: [email protected]

Andrea Knutson
Associate Professor
Office: 526 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2258
Email: [email protected]

Kevin Laam
Associate Professor
Office: 538 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2256
Email: [email protected]

Bailey McDaniel
Associate Professor
Office: 522 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2008
Email: [email protected]

Megan Peiser
Associate Professor
Office: 530 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4186
Email: [email protected]

Kathleen Pfeiffer
Professor
Office: 544B O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2267
Email: [email protected]

Doris Plantus
Special Lecturer
Office: 521 O'Dowd Hall
Email: [email protected]

Rachel V. Smydra
Associate Professor
Office: 322 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2380
Email: [email protected]

Amanda Stearns-Pfeiffer
Associate Professor
Office: 544G O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2145
Email: [email protected]

Leslie Wells
Administrative Secretary
Office: 544C O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2251
Email: [email protected]

Film Studies and Production

Kyle Edwards
Associate Professor
Office: 524 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4118
Email: [email protected]

Andrea Eis
Professor
Office: 528 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2987
Email: [email protected]

Adam Gould
Associate Professor
Office: 536 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2152
Email: [email protected]

Bridget Kies
Assistant Professor
Office: 532 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3382
Email: [email protected]

Daewon Kim
Assistant Professor
Office: 531 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2268
Email: [email protected]

Brendan Kredell
Associate Professor, Director of Film Studies and Production
Office: 534 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2259
Email: [email protected]

Charlie Meyers
Special Lecturer
Office: 544 O'Dowd Hall
Email: [email protected]

David Shaerf
Associate Professor
Office: 544E O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2988
Email: [email protected]

Annie Sullivan
Assistant Professor
Office: 521 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4131
Email: [email protected]

Creative Writing

Jeff Chapman
Associate Professor, Program Director
Office: 324 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2249
Email: [email protected]

Jonathan Chappell
Special Lecturer
Office: 544 O'Dowd Hall
Email: [email protected]

Annette Gilson
Associate Professor
Director of Creative Writing
Office: 348 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2262
Email: [email protected]

Katie Hartsock
Associate Professor
Office: 344 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2263
Email: [email protected]

Peter Markus
Special Lecturer
Office: 544 O'Dowd Hall
Email: [email protected]

Susan McCarty
Associate Professor
Office: 349 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2252
Email: [email protected]

Dunya Mikhail
Special Lecturer
Office: 544 O'Dowd Hall

Kathleen Pfeiffer
Professor
Office: 544B O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2267
Email: [email protected]

David Shaerf
Assistant Professor
Office: 544E O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2988
Email: [email protected]

English With Secondary Ed

Amanda Stearns-Pfeiffer
Associate Professor
Office: 544G O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2145
Email: [email protected]

American Studies

Christopher Apap
Special Lecturer
Office: 544 O'Dowd Hall
Email: [email protected]

Jeffrey Insko
Associate Professor
Coordinator of American Studies
Office: 544F O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2253
Email: [email protected]

Andrea Knutson
Associate Professor
Office: 526 O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2258
Email: [email protected]

Honors College

Christopher Apap
Special Lecturer
Office: 544 O'Dowd Hall
Email: [email protected]

Susan Lynn Beckwith
Special Lecturer
Office: 521 O'Dowd Hall
Email: [email protected]

Doris Plantus
Special Lecturer
Office: 521 O'Dowd Hall
Email: [email protected]

Retired Faculty and Staff
  • Rosemary Aiello, Administrative Secretary
  • Natalie Bell Cole, Professor Emeritus
  • Gladys Cardiff, Professor Emeritus
  • Brian Connery, Professor Emeritus
  • Jane Eberwein, Distinguished Professor
  • Cynthia Ferrera, Administrative Secretary
  • June Ann Fisher, Administrative Secretary Emerita
  • Thomas Fitzsimmons
  • Martha Hammel, Special Instructor
  • Niels Herold, Professor Emeritus
  • Ed Haworth Hoeppner, Professor Emeritus
  • James F. Hoyle, Professor Emeritus
  • Nancy Joseph, Associate Professor
  • David W. Mascitelli, Associate Professor Emeritus
  • Donald E. Morse, Emeritus Professor
  • Brian F. Murphy, Professor
  • Joan G. Rosen, Associate Professor

In Memoriam

  • Maurice F. Brown II
  • Joseph DeMent
  • Robert Eberwein
  • Nigel Hampton
  • Susan E. Hawkins
  • Linda McCloskey
  • Jim McClure
  • Gertrude White