Department of Writing and Rhetoric
O'Dowd Hall, Room 378
586 Pioneer Drive
Rochester,
MI
48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-2746
fax: (248) 370-2748

Faculty/Staff Directory
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.
Kerri Hubbard
Office Assistant
378 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2746
khubbard@oakland.edu
Crystal VanKooten
379 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-3791
vankooten@oakland.edu

Greg Giberson
306 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-3038
giberso2@oakland.edu

James Nugent
302 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-3792
nugent@oakland.edu

Lori Ostergaard
304 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2075
ostergaa@oakland.edu

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
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
Felicita Arzu-Carmichael
303 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2110
carmichael@oakland.edu

Bernadette Dickerson
309 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4135
dickerso@oakland.edu
Kasia G. Kietlinska
303 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4137
kietlins@oakland.edu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jason Dodge
140 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
jasondodge@oakland.edu
(Anne) Colleen Doyle
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
doyle235@oakland.edu

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

Corey Hamilton
coreyhamilton@oakland.edu

Tara Hendin
136 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2103
hendin@oakland.edu
Lisa Hine †
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
hine@oakland.edu

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

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

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

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

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

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

Christina Moore
Lecturer
200F Elliott Hall
(248) 370-2499
cmamoore@oakland.edu
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 E. Rinke †
147 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4124
rinke@oakland.edu

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

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
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
136 O'Dowd Hall
bwaller@oakland.edu

Sherry L. Wynn Perdue
212 Kresge
(248) 370-3105
wynn@oakland.edu
† Meadow Brook Writing Project Teacher Consultant
Walli May Andersen
andersen@oakland.edu
Cathie Breidenbach
breidenb@oakland.edu
Barbara B. Hamilton
bbhamilt@oakland.edu
Catherine Haar
haar@oakland.edu
Alice Horning
horning@oakland.edu
Margaret Pigott
pigott@oakland.edu
Jeanie F. Robertson
robertso@oakland.edu
Ron Sudol
sudol@oakland.edu