English Department

College of Arts and Humanities
Ellensburg
Language and Literature Bldg., room 423
Mail Stop 7558
509-963-1546
www.cwu.edu/english
See the website for how these programs may be used for educational and career purposes.

Faculty and Staff
Chair
Christopher Schedler, PhD

Professors
Bobby Cummings, PhD, rhetoric, English education, computer composition
Charles X. Li, PhD, linguistics, TESOL, linguistic approaches to literature
Christopher Schedler, PhD, American and multicultural literature
Katharine Whitcomb, MFA, creative writing, interdisciplinary projects, poetry

Associate Professors
M. Eliatamby-O’Brien, PhD, postcolonial lit, critical race, interdisciplinary gender, and transnational/transpacific literary studies
Cynthia Pengilly, PhD, rhetoric and technical communication
Joshua Welsh, PhD, rhetoric, scientific and technical communication
Maya Zeller, MFA, creative writing

Assistant Professors
Paul Daniel Martin, PhD, writing studies, rhetoric
James Seth, PhD, early modern literature, Shakespeare
Sarah Sillin, PhD, American Indian oral and nonfiction literature, English studies, literature and history
Ali Ünal, PhD, creative writing

Senior Lecturers
Melissa Brouwer, MA
Pedro Xavier Cavazos, MFA
Seanse Ducken, MFA
Sonya Dunning, MFA
Ruthi Erdman, MA
Colin Hester, MFA
Marisa Humphrey, MA
Kevin Leaverton, MA
A.I. Ross, MA
Emma Saucedo, MA
Travis Tad Smith, MA
Shannon Wilson, MA

Lecturers
Joshua Aubol, MA
Taneum Bambrick, MA
Paula Collucci, MA
Kerry O’Connor, MA

Emeritus Professors
Liahna Armstrong, PhD, American literature, popular culture, film
Patricia Callaghan, DA, rhetoric, world literature, English education
Toni Culjak, PhD, American, world and multicultural literature, film
George Drake, PhD, British literature, literary theory
Karen Gookin, MA, general education, technical writing
Loretta Gray, PhD, applied linguistics, composition, TESOL
Lila Harper, PhD, 19th-century British literature, natural history writing, research methodologies
Karen Hull, MA, Expository writing, first-year writing, science writing
Virginia Mack, PhD, general education, Irish literature
Teresa Martin, PhD, English education, women’s literature
Lisa Norris, MFA, creative writing
Steven Olson, PhD, American literature, film
Paulus Pimomo, PhD, British literature, post-colonial studies
Joseph Powell, MFA, creative writing, modern poetry
Robert Schnelle, MA, Grammar, the Essay, general education
Gerald J. Stacy, PhD, English Renaissance literature
Christine Sutphin, PhD, British literature

Staff
Rhonda Muller, secretary supervisor
Krislon Rhynes, office assistant III

Department Information

The English department offers two options for the master of arts degree: MA English: Literary Studies and Teaching and MA English: Professional and Creative Writing.

Course Offerings
Frequency of course offering information can be found at the department website: www.cwu.edu/english or by contacting the department directly.

Programs

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Courses

English (ENG)