Faculty and Staff Directory

Department Leadership

Mike Berntsen, PhD

Mike Berntsen

Assistant Chair, The Aurochs Faculty Advisor, and Associate Professor
Joye Gibson

Joye Gibson

Administrative Support Associate

English Program Faculty

Nikki Agee

Nikki Agee

Assistant Professor, Director of First-Year Composition, and ReVisions Editor
Polina Chemishanova

Polina Chemishanova

Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Planning & Accreditation, and Associate Professor
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Teagan Decker

Dean of Esther G. Maynor Honors College and Professor of English
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Elise Dixon

Assistant Professor and Director of Writing Center
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Michele Fazio

Director of REACH Mellon Program, Gender Studies Minor Co-coordinator, and Professor of English
Peter Grimes

Peter Grimes

Associate Professor and Pembroke Magazine Editor
Laura Hakala

Laura Hakala

Assistant Professor and Sigma Tau Delta Sponsor
Dr. Scott Hicks

Scott Hicks

Professor and Teaching and Learning Center Director
Deana Johnson

Deana C. Johnson

Lecturer and Director of College Opportunity Program
Roger Ladd

Roger A. Ladd

Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in English Education
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Joseph Sweet

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Undergraduate English Education

Theatre Program Faculty

World Languages Program Faculty

Ana Lara

Ana Cecilia Lara

Professor and Director of World Languages, Director of the Graduate Program in Spanish Education & Coordinator of Spanish Teacher Licensure (K-12)
Paige Schlyer

Paige Schlyer

Administrative Support Associate