Graduate Faculty
Over twenty members of the Department of English & Journalism teach at the graduate level. Our faculty have strong backgrounds in literary and cultural studies, writing studies, and other areas of English.
| Allison, Marjorie Associate Professor life on the margins: post-col lit, ethnic lit, & brit lit | 326 Simpkins Hall 309-298-1140 mc-allison@wiu.edu |
| Baird, Neil Assistant Professor; Director, University Writing Center Composition and Rhetoric | 213 Simpkins Hall 309-298-1534 np-baird@wiu.edu |
| Banash, David Associate Professor Contemporary American Literature & Popular Culture | 217 Simpkins Hall 309-298-2464 d-banash@wiu.edu |
| Cole, Merrill Assistant Professor Poetry / Modernism / Queer Studies / Creative Writing | 115 Simpkins Hall 309-298-1410 m-cole@wiu.edu |
| Di Carmine, Roberta Assistant Professor Film Studies | 219 Simpkins Hall 309-298-2192 r-dicarmine@wiu.edu |
| Dilger, Bradley Associate Professor Writing Studies, Software Studies | 217 Simpkins Hall 309-298-2212 cb-dilger@wiu.edu |
| Hamner, Everett Assistant Professor 20th & 21st century American Literature & Film; Religion & Science; Ethnicity & Gender | 212 WIU Quad Cities 309-762-9481 e-hamner@wiu.edu |
| Helwig, Timothy Assistant Professor 19th Century American Literature and Popular Print Culture | 138A Simpkins Hall 309-298-1213 tw-helwig@wiu.edu |
| Livingston-Webber, Joan Professor Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Rhetoric/Comp | 022 Simpkins Hall 309-298-1494 livingston-webber@wiu.edu |
| Malachuk, Daniel S. Assistant Professor Nineteenth-century literature and political theory | 287 WIU Quad Cities 309-762-9481 ds-malachuk@wiu.edu |
| Morrow, Christopher Assistant Professor Shakespeare; Early Modern Drama; Nationalism; Print Culture | 213 Simpkins Hall 309-298-1633 cl-morrow@wiu.edu |
| Mossman, Mark Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Studies 19th Century Brit Lit; Disability Studies; Irish Studies | 023 Simpkins Hall 309-298-2375 ma-mossman@wiu.edu |
| Otto, Peggy Assistant Professor New Literacy Studies; Critical Literacy; Rhetoric; Composition; and Young Adult Literature | 226C Simpkins Hall 309-298-1423 pd-otto@wiu.edu |
| Patrick, Amy M. Assistant Professor Sustainability Studies; Nature Writing and Env. Lit; Ecocriticism; Rhetoric | 025A Simpkins Hall 309-298-1310 am-patrick@wiu.edu |
| Rahman, Shazia Associate Professor Postcolonial theory; Diasporic South Asian literature | 224 Simpkins Hall 309-298-1112 s-rahman@wiu.edu |
| Robertson, Alice Professor; Director Writing Program | 124 Simpkins Hall 309-298-2136 ab-robertson@wiu.edu |
| Sinex, Margaret Professor | 226A Simpkins Hall 309-298-1424 ma-sinex@wiu.edu |
| Sonnek, Bonnie Associate Professor; Coordinator, English Education English Education, Critical Literacy, Nature Writing | 226 Simpkins Hall 309-298-1511 bk-sonnek@wiu.edu |
| Wurth, Erika Assistant Professor Creative Writing | 109 Simpkins Hall 309-298-1212 et-wurth@wiu.edu |
