Faculty

Lisa Martin

Department Head

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 383

919-335-1253 (office)

Kelli Keltz

Associate Department Head

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 381

919-866-5058 (office)

Amanda Sinodis

Associate Department Head

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 435

919-866-5948 (office)

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Amanda Sinodis

Associate Department Head

Education

MA, English, North Carolina State University
BS, English, North Carolina State University

Interests

British literature
Student learning and engagement

Brad Ward

Associate Department Head

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332H

919-866-5466 (office)

Lee Babin

Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 360

919-866-5275 (office)

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Education

Ed.D., Adult Learning & Development, Northwestern State University
MA, Literature, Southeastern Louisiana University
BA, English, Nicholls State University

Interests

Writing (technical, creative, multimodal)
Literature
Education
Sports

Nicholas "Nick" Bowden

Assistant Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 443

919-532-5822 (office)

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Nicholas "Nick" Bowden

Assistant Professor

Education: BA, English, Campbell University; MA, Creative & Compositional Writing, University of Southern Mississippi

Interests: Process-Based Composition, William Shakespeare, British Romanticism

Ela Browder

Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 366

919-866-5230 (office)

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Education

M.Ed., English Education, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
BS, English Education, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Interests

Multicultural literature
Popular culture
Historical fiction

Phillip Bryant

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 443

919-532-5500 (office)

Brandon Burford

Assistant Professor

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Brandon Burford

Assistant Professor

Education: BS, English & Secondary Education, Eastern Michigan University; MA, English Language & Literature, Central Michigan University

Interests: Dystopian Science Fiction, Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe

Dr. Kimberly "Kim" Burnett

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 465

919-532-5752 (office)

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Dr. Kimberly "Kim" Burnett

Instructor

Education

BA, English and Philosophy, Emory University
MA, English and Comparative Literature, UNC-Chapel Hill
Ph.D., English and Comparative Literature, UNC-Chapel Hill

Interests

20th century African American literature
Gospel music
Black womanhood

Steven Byrd

Assistant Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 425

919-866-7224 (office)

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Steven Byrd

Assistant Professor

Education: BA, Literature, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; MFA, Creative Writing, North Carolina State University

Interests: Rhetoric, Contemporary Poetry, Speculative Fiction

Melody Cooper

Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 382

919-866-5053 (office)

Omayra Cruz

Associate Professor

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Eastern Wake Campus
Building C - 210A

919-532-5741 (office)

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Omayra Cruz

Associate Professor

Education: BA, English, City College of New York; MA, Writing & Rhetoric, Long Island University Brooklyn Campus

Interests: Composition, Speculative Fiction, Latino/a Literature

Maureen Cunningham

Associate Professor

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332K

919-335-1359 (office)

Dr. Thomas "Tom" Cuthbertson

Instructor

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332K

919-335-1311 (office)

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Dr. Thomas "Tom" Cuthbertson

Instructor

Education

Ph.D., English Literature, Indiana University
MA, English and Creative Writing, North Carolina State University
BA, English, UNC-Chapel Hill

Interests

English Renaissance literature, particularly Shakespeare

Lori Dees

Senior Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 387

919-866-5056 (office)

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Education: BA, English, James Madison University; MA, English, University of North Carolina Charlotte; MA, Adult Education, North Carolina State University

Interests: Composition, Children's Literature, Romanticism

Nicklaus "Nick" Denning

Assistant Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 439

919-532-5512 (office)

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Nicklaus "Nick" Denning

Assistant Professor

Education: BA, English, University of North Carolina at Wilmington; MA, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Interests: Science Fiction, Postmodern Fiction, 20th Century American Literature

Alexandra A. "Alex" Doria

Assistant Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 453

919-532-5697 (office)

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Alexandra A. "Alex" Doria

Assistant Professor

Education: BA, English, University of North Carolina Wilmington; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Jane Austen, British Romanticism, Victorian Literature

Justin Eatmon

Assistant Professor

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332B

919-335-1233 (office)

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Justin Eatmon

Assistant Professor

Education:

BA, English, Appalachian State University
MFA, Creative Writing, UNC-Wilmington

Interests: Composition, American literature, fiction and creative nonfiction

John Etheridge

Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 386

919-866-5269 (office)

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Education: BA, English, College of Charleston; MA, English, College of Charleston

Interests: Southern Literature, 19th Century American Literature, Classical Studies

Elena Fleggas

Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 455

919-532-5750 (office)

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Elena Fleggas develops equity-focused pedagogies and cultivates classroom environments that support all students, especially those who have been disadvantaged in school and in society. Her pedagogy considers inclusive, culturally responsive teaching strategies, classroom environments and school cultures to help students from diverse cultural backgrounds succeed.

As well as her day job, she enjoys publishing to share what she does and how it looks to other educators from a variety of institutions and grow her own pedagogical approach. In 2023, she presented on "Resilience as a Pedagogical Tool" at the Two-Year English Association of the Southeast in Chattanooga, Tenn. She is currently writing a piece to help students and educators dispute their inner critics throughout the writing process.

Education

MA, English, UNC-Wilmington
BA, English, UNC-Wilmington

Interests

Rhetoric and composition
British literature
Creative writing

Publications

The Evolution of Apple's Siri (Palaver Journal, 2013)
Constructing an Effective Argument (They Say/I Say, 2017)
Review of The Boundless Classroom: Designing Pedagogical Instruction for Any Learning Environment (N.C. Community College Journal of Teaching, 2022)
Self-care as an Empowering Pedagogical Practice (N.C. Community College Journal of Teaching, 2023)

Victoria "Tori" Halbert

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 451

919-532-5952 (office)

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Victoria "Tori" Halbert

Instructor

Education

MA, English: Composition, Rhetoric and English Studies, University of Alabama
BA, English, University of Alabama

Interests

Composition and rhetoric
Creative writing
Speculative fiction
Women's literature
British Romanticism

Christy Hanthorn

Senior Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 368

919-866-5268 (office)

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Christy Hanthorn

Senior Professor

Education: BA, English, East Carolina University; MA, English/Technical & Professional Communication, East Carolina University

Interests: Technical and Professional Communication

Laura "Allison" Harrell

Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 388

919-866-6875 (office)

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Laura "Allison" Harrell

Associate Professor

Education

MA, English, North Carolina State University
BA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests

British literature
Renaissance poetry
War literature

Monique Harris

Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 363

919-866-6877 (office)

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Monique Harris

Associate Professor

Education: BA, English, Converse College; MFA, Creative Writing, Indiana University

Interests: Creative Writing, African American Literature, English Composition

Laura Ingram

Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 362

919-866-5057 (office)

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Laura Ingram

Assistant Professor

Education: BA, English, North Carolina State University; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Rhetoric and Composition

Sarah E. "Beth" Keeley

Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 467

919-532-5825 (office)

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Sarah E. "Beth" Keeley

Professor

Education: BA, English, East Carolina University; MA, English, East Carolina University

Interests: Composition, American literature, Native American literature and oral tradition

Mandy Kelly

Professor

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Eastern Wake Campus
Building C - 210B

919-866-5171 (office)

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Education: BA, Journalism & Mass Communication, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; MA, English, Appalachian State University

Anna Kirby

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 441

919-532-5643 (office)

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Education: BA, English, North Carolina State University; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Poetry, British Literature, American Literature

Richard Klein

Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 385

919-866-5583 (office)

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Richard Klein

Assistant Professor

Education: BA, Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin Madison; MA, English, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh; MFA, Creative Writing, Minnesota State University

Interests: Scriptwriting, Comic Strips/Books, Performance Studies

Jason Lapeze

Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 360

919-866-5245 (office)

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Jason Lapeze

Assistant Professor

Education: BA, English, Louisiana State University; BS, Biology, Louisiana State University; MFA, Poetry, Emerson College

Interests: Creative writing, Poetry

Elizabeth "Beth" Lewis

Assistant Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 453

919-532-5768 (office)

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Elizabeth "Beth" Lewis

Assistant Professor

Education: BA, English, East Carolina University; MA, English Literature, East Carolina University

Interests: Children's Literature, Professional Writing, Film

Gerald "Todd" Lovett

Associate Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 439

919-532-5513 (office)

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Gerald "Todd" Lovett

Associate Professor

Education: BA, English with Writing Concentration, East Carolina University; MA, English/Creative Writing, East Carolina University

Interests: The Beat Generation, Film Production and Theory, Parietal Art and Upper Pa

Dr. Joanna McQuade

Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 368

919-866-5235 (office)

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Education: BA, English, Suffolk University; MA, English, Tufts University; "ABD," English, Tufts University

Interests: 20th and 21st Century Women's Literature, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Aesthetics

Allison Metro

Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 363

919-866-5271 (office)

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Education

BS, Communication, East Carolina University
MA, English: Rhetoric and Composition, East Carolina University

Interests

Rhetoric and composition
Women's literature
American literature

Mia Mitchell

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 441

919-532-5821 (office)

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Education

BA, English, Hampton University
MAT, Secondary Education/English, Hampton University
MA, English and African American Literature, North Carolina A&T State University

Interests

Expressive writing
Narrative healing
Creative writing
African American literature

Melanie Morgan

Associate Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 459

919-532-5769 (office)

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Melanie Morgan

Associate Professor

Education: BA, English, University of North Carolina Wilmington; MA, English, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Interests: Creative Writing (Minor), Historical Fiction, and Post- Colonialism

Emily Morris

Associate Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 455

919-532-5630 (office)

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Emily Morris

Associate Professor

Education: BA, Creative Writing, Ohio University; MA, American and British Literature, North Carolina State University

Interests: 20th Century World Literature, Gender and Postcolonial Theory, Creative Writing

Edwin "Win" Neagle

Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 425

919-532-5740 (office)

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Education: BA, English, Elon College; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Composition, Fiction Writing

Cynthia "Cindy" Neighbors

Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 388

919-866-5576 (office)

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Cynthia "Cindy" Neighbors

Professor

Education: BA, English, University of Central Oklahoma; MA, Composition Studies, University of Central Oklahoma

Interests: 19th and 20th Century American Literature, Popular Culture and Semiotics

Louis Nenni

Instructor

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332E

919-335-1276 (office)

Dr. Meredith Nourie-Manuele

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 449

919-532-5737 (office)

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Dr. Meredith Nourie-Manuele

Instructor

Education

Ph.D., Community College Leadership, Old Dominion University
Graduate Certificate, Instructional Technology, University of Wisconsin-Stout
MAT, English Education, Winthrop University
BA, French, Columbia College

Interests

Adolescent literature
Creative writing
Women's literature
Composition and rhetoric
Dual enrollment
Learning communities
Bridge programs

Rebecca O'Sullivan

Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 382

919-866-5620 (office)

Melody Owens

Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 389

919-866-5239 (office)

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Melody Owens

Assistant Professor

Education: AA, Wake Technical Community College; BA, English, North Carolina State University; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Composition and Rhetoric, Film Theory and Analysis, Graphic Novels

Richard "Rhett" Parker

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 465

919-532-5775 (office)

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Richard "Rhett" Parker

Instructor

Education

BA, English, Valdosta State University
MA, English, Valdosta State University

Interests

Postmodern and contemporary American literature
American veteran literature since World War II
Agriculture and food literature
Digital humanities
Videogame rhetoric
Comic book/graphic novel rhetoric

Stephanie Peace

Assistant Professor

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Eastern Wake Campus
Building C - 210B

919-532-5519 (office)

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Stephanie Peace

Assistant Professor

Education: BA, English, Radford University; MA, English, Radford University

Interests: Composition, Creative Writing, Gothic Literature

Dr. David Phillips

Instructor

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332D

919-335-1224 (office)

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Education: BA, Political Science, Hampden-Sydney College; MA, Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; PhD, Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Interests: 20th Century Anglo-American Fiction, Narrative/Narratology, Philosophy

Cynthia "Susie" Potter

Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 391

919-866-5742 (office)

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Cynthia "Susie" Potter

Assistant Professor

Education: BA, English, Meredith College; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Young Adult Literature, American Literature, F. Scott Fitzgerald, J.D. Salinger

Elizabeth "Liz" Quirk

Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 391

919-866-5265 (office)

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Elizabeth "Liz" Quirk

Associate Professor

Education: BA, English, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; MA, Literature, Texas State University

Interests: 19th Century British Novel, Modernism, Feminist Theory

Kimberly Shoulars

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 449

919-532-5694 (office)

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Education

MA, English and African American Literature, North Carolina A&T State University
BA, English and Comparative Literature, UNC-Chapel Hill

Interests

Comparative literature
Creative nonfiction and personal essay writing
Storytelling and rhetoric across visual and written media
Student-centered teaching and inclusive classroom environments

Dr. Tonisha Smith

Associate Professor

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Dr. Tonisha Smith

Associate Professor

Education: BA, English, Pepperdine University; MA, English, Loyola Marymount University; PhD, Education, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Interests: Composition, Online Learning. Student Success, Cultural Studies

Amber Snoke

Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 389

919-866-5553 (office)

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Amber Snoke

Assistant Professor

Education: BA, English, North Carolina State University; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Poetry, Composition, British Literature

Faye Stall

Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 387

919-866-5302 (office)

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Education: BA in English Education, University of North Carolina Pembroke; MA in Reading Education, University of North Carolina Pembroke; Professional Writing Certificate, Fayetteville State University

Interests: Women's Literature

Dr. Neal Stidham

Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 362

919-866-5054 (office)

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Dr. Neal Stidham

Assistant Professor

Education: BA, English, University of Kentucky; MA, English, Marshall University; PhD, English, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Interests: The "Lost Generation," Poetry, Postmodernism

Eileen Sweeney

Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 361

919-866-5263 (office)

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Education: BA, English, King's College, Wilkes Barre, PA; MA, English, University of Scranton

Interests: Ecofeminism, American Romanticism, Barbara Kingsolver, Popular Culture

Morgan Thompson

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 451

919-532-5516 (office)

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Education

MA, English, East Carolina University
MS, Library Science, UNC-Chapel Hill
BA, Art History, Ithaca (NY) College

Interests

Writing and composition
Multicultural and transnational literatures
Literature by women

Gabrielle Volstad

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 459

919-532-5865 (office)

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Education: BA, English: Film Studies, Appalachian State University; MA, English: College Teaching (certificate in Rhetoric & Composition), Appalachian State University

Interests: Multi-modal/Digital Composition, British Literature, Adolescent/Young Adult Literature

Richard "Brad" Ward

Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 385

919-866-5466 (office)

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Education

MA, English Literature, Gardner-Webb University
BA, English Education, University of Mount Olive

Interests

17th- and 18th-century British literature
Early 19th-century American literature
Eastern philosophical literature

Dr. Erin Wedehase

Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 366

919-866-5231 (office)

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Dr. Erin Wedehase

Associate Professor

Education: BA, English and Spanish, Guilford College; MA, English, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; PhD, English, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Interests: 19th and 20th Century American Literature, Multi-ethnic Literature, Women's Literature

John Wells

Associate Professor

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Wake Tech Online

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Education: BA, English-Writing, Denison University; MFA, Creative Writing, West Virginia University

Interests: Contemporary Poetry and Literature

Patrick B Williams

Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 386

919-866-5793 (office)

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Education: AA, Cape Fear Community College; BA, English, University of North Carolina Wilmington; BFA, Creative Writing, focus in poetry, University of North Carolina Wilmington; MA, English, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Interests: Speculative Fiction, Literary Theory, Creative Writing

Dr. Jenifer Wolkowski

Associate Professor

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332B

919-335-1234 (office)

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Dr. Jenifer Wolkowski

Associate Professor

Education: BA, English, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA, Individualized Study, New York University; PhD, English Language & Literature, Case Western Reserve University

Interests: 20th Century American Literature, American Literature from the 1920s and 30s, Detective Fiction (Chandler, Hammett, Cain)