Department of English

Faculty

Professors Emeriti

Name	Specialty and Degree
Brightwell, Gerri GRU 822 474-5209 gabrightwell@alaska.edu	Creative Writing--Fiction, Non-fiction, Victorian Literature, Women's Literature. M.A. University of East Anglia (1989), M.F.A. University of Alaska Fairbanks (1994), Ph.D. University of Minnesota (2004).
Burleson, Derick GRU 868 474-5230 dwburleson@alaska.edu	Creative Writing--Poetry, Non-Fiction Ph.D. University of Houston, 2000.
Carr, Richard Department Chair Writing Center Director GRU 816 & 854 474-6361 rscarr@alaska.edu	Pacific Literature, Scandinavian Literature, Victorian and Edwardian Literature. Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 1994 .
Coffman, Chris GRU 824 474-5233 cecoffman@alaska.edu	British, American, and European Modernisms; Comparative Literature; Theory; Gender and Sexuality Studies. Ph.D. University of Southern California, 2001
Cooper, Burns GRU 858 474-5303 gbcooper@alaska.edu	Linguistics, Poetry, Poetics. Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, 1989.
Crouse, David GRU 846 474-5234 dcrouse1@alaska.edu	Creative Writing--Fiction. M.F.A. University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1994.
Edson, Michael GRU 810 medson2@alaska.edu	18th Century and Romantic Literature - Poetry Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2011
Farmer, Daryl GRU 846 474-5307 dlfarmer@alaska.edu	Creative Writing - Nonfiction and Fiction. Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007.
Grossweiner, Karen GRU 864 474-5012 kgrosswe@alaska.edu	Medieval Literature, Film Studies, Women's Literature. Ph.D. University of Wisconsin Madison, 2001.
Harney, Eileen GRU 858 474-5303 eharney@alaska.edu	Ph.D.-University of Toronto - Medieval Studies and Women and Gender Studies M.A.-University of Toronto - Medieval Studies B.A.-Boston College - Major: English, Minor: Ancient Civilization
Hill, Sean GRU 846 474-6455 sdhill@alaska.edu	MFA Poetry, University of Houston 2003 MA English with emphasis in Creative Writing, University of Georgia 1998 AB English, University of Georgia 1995
Heyne, Eric GRU 836 474-5982 efheyne@alaska.edu	American Literature, Critical Theory, Alaskan and Northern Literature. Ph.D. Ohio State University, 1984.
Johnston, Duff GRU 866 474-5235 djohnston2@alaska.edu	B.A. in Communication Arts (Radio-TV-Film), University of Wisconsin-Madison 1992 M.A. in English Language/Linguistics, University of Arizona 2003 Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, Pennsylvania State University 2011
Kamerling, Len GRU 838 474-7437 ljkamerling@alaska.edu	Creative Writing--Screenwriting, Drama. M.F.A. University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1999.
Reilly, Terry GRU 844 474-5180 tjreilly@alaska.edu	British Literature, Shakespeare, World Literature. Ph.D. University of Miami, 1993.
Ruppert, Jim GRU 842 474-6605 jkruppert@alaska.edu	Native American Literature, American Literature, Northern Studies, Cinema Studies, Native American Studies. Ph.D. University of New Mexico, 1981.
Schell, Jennifer GRU 862 474-1982 jschell5@alaska.edu	B.A. in Anthropology from Emory University (1996) M.A. in English from the University of Georgia (1998) Ph.D. in English and Cultural and Critical Studies from University of Pittsburgh (2006)
Stanley, Sarah Composition Director GRU 812 474-7335 sstanley2@alaska.edu	B.A. in Creative Writing, Creighton University, 2003. M.A. in English Language and Literature, University of Kansas, 2005. Ph.D in Composition and Rhetoric, University of Massachusetts Amherst 2010.