Faculty/Staff Directory - Department of Writing and Rhetoric - Oakland University

Oakland University faculty in Writing and Rhetoric are experts in the field of writing studies, and they are experienced teachers and established researchers. Many faculty serve as editors in the field for respected journals that include “College English,” “Composition Forum” and “The Journal of Undergraduate Multimedia Projects.” Others are accomplished writers of creative nonfiction, webtexts and other kinds of digital work published online. All are committed to providing Oakland University student writers with rich classroom experiences where they can develop and share their compositions with a classroom community of writers.

If you are interested in teaching in our department, please view Oakland University’s employment opportunities.

For general inquiries, contact the department at 248-370-2746.

Associate Professors

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Elizabeth (Betsy) Allan
Director of the Professional and Digital Writing Major
381 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2750
allan@oakland.edu

David Hammontree
Associate Director, First-Year Writing
135 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2745
hammontr@oakland.edu

Marshall Kitchens

Marshall Kitchens
Director of The Meadow Brook Writing Project
147A O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4130
kitchens@oakland.edu

Megan Schoen
Director of First-Year Writing
382 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4134
meganschoen@oakland.edu

Crystal VanKooten
300 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4982
vankooten@oakland.edu

Special Lecturers/Lecturers

Glen Armstrong †
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
armstron@oakland.edu

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Reema Barlaskar
140 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
barlaskar@oakland.edu

Ben Bennett-Carpenter

Benjamin Bennett-Carpenter †
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
bennettc@oakland.edu

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Allison Bohn
166 Dodge Hall
248)- 370-2739
ambohn@oakland.edu

Marilyn Borner

Marilyn Borner
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
borner@oakland.edu

Karen Brehmer

Karen Brehmer
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
brehmer@oakland.edu

Matt Burkett

Matt Burkett
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
burkett@oakland.edu

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Jason Dodge
140 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
jasondodge@oakland.edu

Anne Colleen Doyle

(Anne) Colleen Doyle
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
doyle235@oakland.edu

Laura Gabrion

Laura Gabrion
gabrion@oakland.edu

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Emily Freeman
136 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2103
freeman@oakland.edu

John Freeman
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
jfreema@gmail.com

Christina Hall †
166 Doge Hall
(248) 370-2739
chall@oakland.edu

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Corey Hamilton
coreyhamilton@oakland.edu

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Tara Hendin
136 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2103
hendin@oakland.edu

Lisa Hine

Lisa Hine †
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
hine@oakland.edu

Liz Jacoby

Liz Jacoby
136 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
ejacoby@oakland.edu

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Jenna Katz
140 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
jennakatz@oakland.edu

Laura Klein in a red dress leaning on a white wall.

Laura Bochenek Klein
147 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4124
lkklein@oakland.edu

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Amanda Laudig †
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
laudig@oakland.edu

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Kathleen S. Lawson †
136 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2103
kslawson@oakland.edu

Adam Malinowski
140 O'Dowd Hall
malinowski@oakland.edu

Christina Moore

Christina Moore
Lecturer
200F Elliott Hall
(248) 370-2499
cmamoore@oakland.edu

Cindy Mooty

Cindy Mooty-Hoffmann
136 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2103
mootyhof@oakland.edu

Jessica Rico
140 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
jrico@oakland.edu

Lauren Rinke

Lauren E. Rinke †
147 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4124
rinke@oakland.edu

Cathy Rorai
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2939
rorai@oakland.edu

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William J. Rouster
140 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
rouster@oakland.edu

Sheryl Ruszkiewicz
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
ruszkiew@oakland.edu

Craig W. Smith
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
csmith@oakland.edu

Michaele Tomrell

Michaele Tomrell
136 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2103
mtomrell@oakland.edu

Jason Torrente
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
torrente@oakland.edu

Rebecca Vornberger †
147 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4124
rivard2@oakland.edu

Ben Waller

Ben Waller
136 O'Dowd Hall
bwaller@oakland.edu

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Sherry L. Wynn Perdue
212 Kresge
(248) 370-3105
wynn@oakland.edu

† Meadow Brook Writing Project Teacher Consultant