Our People

Ashley Antony

• Graduate Student, Literature

Jennifer Arch​​

• Senior Lecturer in English​

• E-mail: jarch@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7430

Mary Jo Bang

• ​Professor of English

• E-mail: mbang@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4410

Emily Barth

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: emily.barth@wustl.edu

​Anupam Basu​​​

• ​Assistant Professor of English

• E-mail: abasu22@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-9636

​Margaret Guinn Batten​

• ​Associate Professor of English
• Director of Honors in English

• E-mail: mgbatten@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7218

Kevin Beverage

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: kdbevera@wustl.edu

Marc Blanc

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: m.blanc@wustl.edu

Noah Bogdonoff

• MFA Student, Fiction

Sara Brenes Akerman

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: brenes.s@wustl.edu

Joshua​ Brorby

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: j.brorby@wustl.edu

​J. Dillon Brown

• Associate Professor of English

• E-mail: jdbrown@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-9241

Lisa Brune

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: brunel@wustl.edu

Kelly Caldwell

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: caldwell@wustl.edu

Mary Helen Callier

• MFA Student, Poetry
• Olin Fellow

Stephanie Carlson

• Graduate Student, English and Comparative Literature
• Lynne Cooper Harvey Fellow in American Culture Studies

• E-mail: s.d.carlson@wustl.edu

Luis Chavez

• MFA Student, Fiction

Ian Clark

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: ian.d.clark@wustl.edu

Claire Class

• Postdoctoral Fellow

• E-mail: cmclass@wustl.edu

Katie Collins

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: k.collins@wustl.edu

​Bethany Daniels

• ​Senior Lecturer in English

• E-mail: bdaniels@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-9238

Justin Danzy

• MFA Student, Poetry
• Chancellor's Fellow

• E-mail: jdanzy@wustl.edu

Monica Datta

• MFA Student, Fiction

• E-mail: dattam@wustl.edu

​Kathryn Davis

• Hurst Writer in Residence

• E-mail: kdavis23@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5190

Timothy DeCelle

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: twdecelle@wustl.edu

Joel Diaz

• MFA Student, Poetry

• E-mail: joeldiaz@wustl.edu

​Danielle Dutton

• ​Associate Professor of English

• E-mail: ddutton@wustl.edu

​Gerald Early

• Chair of African and African-American Studies
• Professor of English and of African and African-American Studies

• E-mail: glearly@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4008

Pedro Fernandez

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Chancellor's Fellow

• E-mail: pedro.fernandez@wustl.edu

Erin Finneran

• Senior Lecturer

• E-mail: emfinner@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7132

​Kathleen Finneran

• Senior ​Writer in Residence

• E-mail: kfinneran@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6700

Sara Flores

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Lynne Cooper Harvey Fellow in American Culture Studies

Charlotte Fressilli

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Lynne Cooper Harvey Fellow in American Culture Studies

• E-mail: csfressilli@wustl.edu

Joe Gutierrez

• MFA Student, Poetry

Sophie He

• MFA Student, Creative Non-Fiction

• E-mail: sophiehe@wustl.edu

Michael Henderson

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: hender.m.j@wustl.edu

Rin Henderson

• Lecturer in English

• E-mail: kchender@wustl.edu

Sarah Hennessey

• Academic Coordinator

• E-mail: sehennes@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5120

Thomas W. Howard

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: thomas.howard@wustl.edu

Ann Marie Jakubowski

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: ajakubowski@wustl.edu

Mace Johnson

• MFA Student, Poetry
• Chancellor's Fellow

Jordan Keller-Martinez

• MFA Student, Poetry

• E-mail: jordank@wustl.edu

Meredith Kelling

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Lynne Cooper Harvey Fellow in American Culture Studies

• E-mail: mlkelling@wustl.edu

Jared Klemp

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: jmklemp@wustl.edu

​Marshall Klimasewiski

• ​Senior Writer in Residence

• E-mail: mnklimas@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314- 935-4398

Katrina Knebel

• MFA Student, Creative Non-Fiction

Jonathan Koch

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: jgkoch@wustl.edu

Anwesha Kundu

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: anweshakundu@wustl.edu

​David Lawton

• Professor of English​

• E-mail: dalawton@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4407

Brandon Lee

• MFA Student, Creative Non-Fiction

Sophie Levin

• Graduate Student, English and Comparative Literature

• E-mail: s.levin@wustl.edu

Ethan Levinson

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: ethanslevinson@wustl.edu

Erin Lewis

• Administrative Coordinator to the Chair

• E-mail: erinlewis@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5116

Cora Lewis

• MFA Student, Fiction

Grace Lillard

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: lillardlg@wustl.edu

Joe Loewenstein

• Professor of English​
• Director of the Humanities Digital Workshop and the Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities

• E-mail: jfloewen@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4404

Aditi Machado

• Visiting Writer-in-Residence

• E-mail: aditimachado@wustl.edu

Phillip Maciak

• Lecturer in English and American Culture Studies

• E-mail: pjmaciak@wustl.edu

Ryan Marr

• Junior Fellow, Creative Non-Fiction

• E-mail: rmarr@wustl.edu

William J. Maxwell

• Professor of English and of African and African-American Studies
• Director of English Undergraduate Studies

• E-mail: wmaxwell@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5579

Shea McCollough

• Graduate Student, English and Comparative Literature

Charles Ramsay McCrory

• Senior Fellow, Fiction

• E-mail: crmcrory@wustl.edu

Trent McDonald

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: trentmcdonald@wustl.edu

​William McKelvy

• ​Associate Professor of English

• E-mail: wmckelvy@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7131

Edward McPherson

• Associate Professor of English

• E-mail: emcpherson@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5195

Heather McPherson

• Lecturer in English

• E-mail: hmcpherson@wustl.edu

Steven Meyer

• Associate Professor of English

• E-mail: sjmeyer@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4282

​Melanie Micir

• ​Assistant Professor of English

• E-mail: mmicir@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-3165

​Robert Milder

• ​Professor of English

• E-mail: rmilder@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4430

Nelle Mills

• MFA Student, Creative Non-Fiction

Alex Mouw

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Lynne Cooper Harvey Fellow in American Culture Studies

• E-mail: alexmouw@wustl.edu

Catherine Mros

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: catherinemros@wustl.edu

Esei Murakishi

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: esei@wustl.edu

Precious Musa

• MFA Student, Poetry

Ingrid Nelson

• MFA Student, Fiction

• E-mail: inelson@wustl.edu

Gwen Niekamp

• Senior Fellow, Creative Non-Fiction

• E-mail: gwen.niekamp@wustl.edu

Negeen Nikravesh

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: nnikravesh@wustl.edu

Daniel Normandin

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Lynne Cooper Harvey Fellow in American Culture Studies

• E-mail: dknorman@wustl.edu

Michael O'Bryan

• Lecturer in English

• E-mail: mbobryan@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6022

Halley Parry

• MFA Student, Fiction

• E-mail: h.d.parry@wustl.edu

Anca​ Parvulescu

• ​Professor of English and the Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities
• Acting Director of Comparative Literature

• E-mail: ancaparvulescu@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4409

​Amy Pawl​

• Senior Lecturer in English​

• E-mail: ajpawl@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7429

Amber Payne

• MFA Student, Creative Non-Fiction

Celeste Pepitone-Nahas

• MFA Student, Creative Non-Fiction

Sarah Maria Medina Perez

• MFA Student, Poetry

• E-mail: sarahmariamedina@wustl.edu

Samantha Pergadia

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: samantha.pergadia@wustl.edu

Carl​ Phillips​

• ​Professor of English

• E-mail: cphillips@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7113

​Stephanie Pippin​

• ​Senior Lecturer in English

• E-mail: slpippin@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7430

​Vivian Pollak​

• ​Professor of English

• E-mail: vrpollak@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4406

Anna Preus

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Fellowship for Women in Graduate Study

• E-mail: anna.preus@wustl.edu

Ana Quiring

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: quiring@wustl.edu

Shannon Rabong

• Assistant Director, The MFA Program

• E-mail: scrabong@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-8389

Stephen Reaugh

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: sreaugh@wustl.edu

Katie Rice-Guter

• MFA Student, Creative Non-Fiction

• E-mail: kriceguter@wustl.edu

Martin Riker

• Senior Lecturer in English​

• E-mail: mriker@wustl.edu

Jessica Rosenfeld

• Associate Professor of English

• E-mail: jrosenfe@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5187

Red Samaniego

• Junior Fellow, Fiction

• E-mail: samanie@wustl.edu

Michael Sanders

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: m.j.sanders@wustl.edu

Thomas Sawyer

• Graduate Student, English and Comparative Literature

• E-mail: tsawyer@wustl.edu

​Wolfram Schmidgen​

• Professor of English​

• E-mail: wschmidg@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4401

David Schuman

• Director of Creative Writing
• Senior Lecturer in English

• E-mail: dschuman@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7130

Diane Seuss

• Visiting Writer-in-Residence

• E-mail: diane.seuss@wustl.edu

Sanam Sheriff

• MFA Student, Poetry

​Vincent Sherry

• Howard Nemerov Professor in the Humanities
• Chair and Professor of English​

• E-mail: vsherry@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5115

Matthew Shipe

• Senior Lecturer in English
• Director of Advanced Writing

• E-mail: mashipe@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5047

Samuel Smith

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: shsmith@wustl.edu

Claire Sommers

• Postdoctoral Fellow in Early Modern Literature

• E-mail: claire.sommers@wustl.edu

Erik Strobl

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: erstrobl@wustl.edu

Alexandra Swanson

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Lecturer in College Writing

• E-mail: alexandraswanson@wustl.edu

Leland Tabares

• Postdoctoral Fellow in Contemporary American Literature

• E-mail: leland.tabares@wustl.edu

Irina Teveleva

• MFA Student, Poetry

• E-mail: irina.teveleva@wustl.edu

Victoria Thomas

• Senior Lecturer in English

• E-mail: vthomas@wustl.edu
• Phone: (314)935-7428

Amy Barclay Thompson

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: amy.thompson@wustl.edu

Matthew Thompson

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: mrthompson@wustl.edu

Deborah Thurman

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Lynne Cooper Harvey Fellow in American Culture Studies

• E-mail: dthurman@wustl.edu

Sidney Tilghman

• MFA Student, Creative Non-Fiction

Brian Tran

• MFA Student, Fiction

• E-mail: btran@wustl.edu

Paul Tran

• Senior Fellow, Poetry
• Chancellor's Fellow

• E-mail: paultran@wustl.edu

Merrill Turner

• Postdoctoral Fellow

• E-mail: merrill@wustl.edu

Tumaini Ussiri

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: tussiri@wustl.edu

​Abram Van Engen

• ​Associate Professor of English
• Director of English Graduate Studies Interim Director of American Culture Studies Associate Professor of Religion and Politics (by courtesy)

• E-mail: vanengen@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4403

Cody VanZandt

• Graduate Student, Literature

Tegan Von Neupert

• Administrative Assistant

• Phone: (314) 935-5190

​Julia A. Walker​

• ​Associate Professor of English and Drama

• E-mail: jwalker28@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7134

Aileen Waters

• Lecturer in College Writing
• Graduate Student in Literature in the Department of English

• E-mail: aowaters@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4899

Matthew Weinstock

• MFA Student, Fiction

Patrick Whalen

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: p.whalen@wustl.edu

​Gary Wihl

• Hortense & Tobias Lewin Distinguished Professor in the Humanities

• E-mail: wihl@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4941

Elisabeth Windle

• Lecturer in English and College Writing

• E-mail: ewindle@wustl.edu

S. Yarberry

• Junior Fellow, Poetry

• E-mail: syarberry@wustl.edu

Rafia Zafar

• Professor of English, African and African-American Studies, and American Culture Studies

• E-mail: zafar@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-3465

​Steven Zwicker​

• Stanley Elkin Professor in the Humanities
• Professor of English
• Adjunct Professor of History

• E-mail: szwicker@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4405