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.
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]
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
Associate 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]
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]
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]
Amanda Stearns-Pfeiffer
Associate Professor
Office: 544G O'Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2145
Email: [email protected]
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]
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]
- 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
Department of English, Creative Writing, and Film
586 Pioneer Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4482
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(248) 370-3700
fax: (248) 370-4429