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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

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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.

Office Staff

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Kerri Hubbard
Office Assistant
378 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2746
[email protected]

Chair

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Megan Schoen
Chair
382 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4134
[email protected]

Professors
Greg Giberson, seated at a desk in an office.

Greg Giberson
Director of the Major/Minor
306 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-3038
[email protected]

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James Nugent
302 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-3792
[email protected]

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Lori Ostergaard
Director of Embedded Writing Specialist Program
304 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2075 
[email protected]

Associate Professors
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David Hammontree
Director of First-Year Writing
135 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2745
[email protected]

Marshall Kitchens

Marshall Kitchens
Director of The Meadow Brook Writing Project
147A O'Dowd Hall 
(248) 370-4130
[email protected]

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Megan Schoen
Chair
382 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4134
[email protected]

Assistant Professors
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Felicita Arzu-Carmichael
Associate Director of First-Year Writing
303 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2110
[email protected]

Cindy Mooty

Cindy Mooty-Hoffmann
Visiting Assistant Professor
136 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2103
[email protected]

Special Instructors
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Bernadette Dickerson
309 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4135
[email protected]

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Kasia G. Kietlinska
303 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4137
[email protected]

Special Lecturers/Lecturers
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Glen Armstrong †
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
[email protected]

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Reema Barlaskar
140 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
[email protected]

Ben Bennett-Carpenter

Benjamin Bennett-Carpenter
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
[email protected]

Marilyn Borner

Marilyn Borner
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
[email protected]

Karen Brehmer

Karen Brehmer
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
[email protected]

Matt Burkett

Matt Burkett
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
[email protected]

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Jason Dodge
140 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
[email protected]

Anne Colleen Doyle

(Anne) Colleen Doyle
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
[email protected]

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Emily Freeman
136 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2103
[email protected]

John Freeman

John Freeman
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
[email protected]

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Christina Hall
166 Doge Hall
(248) 370-2739
[email protected]

Corey Hamilton

Corey Hamilton
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Tara Hendin
136 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2103
[email protected]

Lisa Hine

Lisa Hine †
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
[email protected]

Liz Jacoby

Liz Jacoby
136 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
[email protected]

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Jenna Katz
140 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
[email protected]

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Laura Bochenek Klein
147 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4124
[email protected]

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Amanda Laudig †
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
[email protected]

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Kathleen S. Lawson †
136 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2103
[email protected]

Christina Moore

Christina Moore
Lecturer
200F Elliott Hall
(248) 370-2499
[email protected]

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Jessica Rico
140 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
[email protected]

Lauren Rinke

Lauren E. Rinke †
147 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4124
[email protected]

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Cathy Rorai
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2939
[email protected]

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William J. Rouster
140 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
[email protected]

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Sheryl Ruszkiewicz
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
[email protected]

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Craig W. Smith
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
[email protected]

Michaele Tomrell

Michaele Tomrell
136 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2103
[email protected]

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Jason Torrente
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
[email protected]

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Rebecca Vornberger †
147 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4124
[email protected]

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Sherry L. Wynn Perdue
212 Kresge
(248) 370-3105
[email protected]

† Meadow Brook Writing Project Teacher Consultant