Our People

Ama Bemma Adwetewa-Badu

• Assistant Professor of English

Temperance Aghamohammadi

• E-mail: aghamohammadi@wustl.edu

Rhiannon Amato

• Academic Coordinator
• Pronouns: she/her

• E-mail: amator@wustl.edu
• Phone: (314) 935-5120

Rebecca Amonor

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

• E-mail: rebecca.amonor@wustl.edu

Ashley Antony

• Graduate Student, Literature

Jennifer Arch​​

• Teaching Professor in English​

• E-mail: jarch@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-8721

G'Ra Asim

• Assistant Professor of English

• E-mail: gra@wustl.edu

Miriam Bailin

• Associate Professor Emerita of English

Mary Jo Bang

• ​Professor of English

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

​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

Ariana Benson

• E-mail: ariana.b@wustl.edu

Marc Blanc

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: m.blanc@wustl.edu

Sara Brenes Akerman

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Pronouns: she/her

• E-mail: brenes.s@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

Stephanie Carlson

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

• E-mail: s.d.carlson@wustl.edu

Max Carol

• E-mail: carol.m.g@wustl.edu

Ian Clark

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: ian.d.clark@wustl.edu

Ashni Clayton

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: a.n.clayton@wustl.edu

Tolu Daniel

​Bethany Daniels

• ​Senior Lecturer in English

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

​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

Gina DeLuca

• MFA Student, Creative Nonfiction

​Danielle Dutton

• ​Associate Professor of English
• Pronouns: she/her

• E-mail: ddutton@wustl.edu

​Gerald Early

• Interim Director of the Center for the Study of Race
• Professor of English and of African and African-American Studies

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

Fatima Elkabti

• MFA Student, Fiction

• E-mail: e.fatima@wustl.edu

Kristin Emanuel

• Graduate Student, Literature and Comparative Literature

• E-mail: ekristin@wustl.edu

Chris A. Eng

• Assistant Professor of English

• E-mail: ceng@wustl.edu

Laura Evers

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Pronouns: she/her/hers

• E-mail: e.laura@wustl.edu

Wayne Fields

• Lynne Cooper Harvey Chair Emeritus in English

Ally Findley

• MFA Student, Fiction

Kathleen Finklea

• E-mail: f.kat@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 Pronouns: she/her

• E-mail: flores.sara@wustl.edu

Maddy Frank

• Junior Fellow, Creative Nonfiction

• E-mail: mlfrank@wustl.edu

Abbey Frederick

• MFA Student, Poetry

Charlotte Fressilli

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Lynne Cooper Harvey Fellow in American Culture Studies Pronouns: she/her/hers

• E-mail: csfressilli@wustl.edu

Asha Futterman

• MFA Student, Poetry

Eileen G'Sell

• Senior Lecturer in College Writing

• E-mail: epgsell@wustl.edu

Carlota Gamboa

• MFA Student, Poetry

Kareena Gianani

• MFA Student, Creative Nonfiction

Stefania Gomez

• Junior Fellow, Poetry

• E-mail: stefaniagomez@wustl.edu

Sidney Grady

• E-mail: grady.s@wustl.edu

Kathryn Hargett-Hsu

• MFA Student, Poetry

Edil Hassan

• Senior Fellow, Poetry

• E-mail: edil@wustl.edu

Michael Henderson

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: hender.m.j@wustl.edu

Wren Henderson

• Lecturer in English

• E-mail: kchender@wustl.edu

Niki Herd

• Visiting Writer in Residence

• E-mail: herd@wustl.edu

Thomas W. Howard

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Pronouns: he/him

• E-mail: thomas.howard@wustl.edu

Chukwuebuka Ibeh

• E-mail: c.c.ibeh@wustl.edu

Dustin Iler

• Lecturer in College Writing

• E-mail: driler@wustl.edu

Ann Marie Jakubowski

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: ajakubowski@wustl.edu

Maria Kane

• Graduate Student, Literature

Meredith Kelling

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

• E-mail: mlkelling@wustl.edu

Safwan Khatib

• MFA Student, Poetry

• E-mail: k.safwan@wustl.edu

Sydney Kilcoyne

• MFA Student, Creative Nonfiction

Naomi Kim

• Graduate Student, Literature

Nora Kipnis

• MFA Student, Fiction

Gabi Kirilloff

• Assistant Professor of English
• pronouns: she/her/hers

• E-mail: kirilloff@wustl.edu

​Marshall Klimasewiski

• ​Senior Writer in Residence

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

Anwesha Kundu

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: anweshakundu@wustl.edu

August Lamm

• E-mail: a.b.lamm@wustl.edu

​David Lawton

• Professor Emeritus of English​

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

Naomi Lebowitz

• Professor Emerita of English and Comparative Literature

Sophie Levin

• Graduate Student, English and Comparative Literature

• E-mail: s.levin@wustl.edu

Erin Lewis

• Administrative Coordinator to the Chair
• Pronouns: she/her

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

Caleb Lewis

• Junior Fellow, Fiction

• E-mail: caleb.l@wustl.edu

Stephanie Li

• Lynne Cooper Harvey Distinguished Professor of English

• E-mail: stephanie.li@wustl.edu

Asjylyn Loder

• Senior Fellow, Creative Nonfiction

• E-mail: a.loder@wustl.edu

Joe Loewenstein

• Professor of English​
• Director of Undergraduate Studies, Comparative Literature Director of the Humanities Digital Workshop and the Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities

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

Phillip Maciak

• Senior Lecturer in English and American Culture Studies

• E-mail: pjmaciak@wustl.edu

William Madsen

• Professor Emeritus of English

William J. Maxwell

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

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

Shea McCollough

• Graduate Student, English and Comparative Literature

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
• Director of English Undergraduate Studies Pronouns: he/him/his

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

Heather McPherson

• Senior 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

• ​Associate Professor of English
• Director of English Graduate Studies

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

​Robert Milder

• ​Professor of English

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

Aress Mohamed

• MFA Student, Fiction

• E-mail: aress@wustl.edu

Stephen Mortland

• MFA Student, 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

Natasha Muhametzyanova

• E-mail: mnatasha@wustl.edu

Esei Murakishi

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: esei@wustl.edu

Negeen Nikravesh

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: nnikravesh@wustl.edu

Michael O'Bryan

• Lecturer in English

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

Angel Adaeze Ogoemesim

• MFA Student, Fiction
• Prounouns: they/them

Bonnie Pang

• Graduate Student, Literature

Anca​ Parvulescu

• ​Professor of English
• Pronouns: she/her/hers

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

​Amy Pawl​

• Teaching Professor in English​

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

Amber Payne

• Junior Fellow, Creative Nonfiction

Crystal Payne

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Lynne Cooper Harvey Fellow in American Culture Studies Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

• E-mail: c.payne@wustl.edu

Carl​ Phillips​

• ​Professor of English
• Pronouns: he/him/his

• 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 Emerita of English

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

Ana Quiring

• Postdoctoral Fellow

• 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

Carter Revard

• Professor Emeritus of English

Martin Riker

• Senior Lecturer in English​

• E-mail: mriker@wustl.edu

Jessica Rosenfeld

• Associate Professor of English
• Associate Chair, Department of English

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

Richard Ruland

• Professor Emeritus of English

​Wolfram Schmidgen​

• Professor of English​

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

David Schuman

• Director of Creative Writing
• Senior Lecturer in English Pronouns: he/him

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

Daniel Shea

• Professor Emeritus of English

​Vincent Sherry

• Howard Nemerov Professor in the Humanities
• 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

Maria Siciliano

• E-mail: m.j.siciliano@wustl.edu

Claire Sommers

• Lecturer, Department of English

• E-mail: claire.sommers@wustl.edu

Jarek Steele

• MFA Student, Creative Nonfiction

Kayla Sullivan

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: kaylasullivan@wustl.edu

Emily Sun

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: mengnan@wustl.edu

Alexandra Swanson

• Graduate Student, Literature
• Lecturer in College Writing

• E-mail: alexandraswanson@wustl.edu

Victoria Thomas

• Senior Lecturer in English

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

Matthew Thompson

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: mrthompson@wustl.edu

Tumaini Ussiri

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: tussiri@wustl.edu

​Abram Van Engen

• Dean’s Fellow for Educational Innovations and Initiatives
• Chair and Professor of English Professor of Religion and Politics (by courtesy) Pronouns: he/him/his

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

Donna Vatnick

• MFA Student, Creative Nonfiction

​Julia A. Walker​

• Chair of the Performing Arts Department
• Professor of English and Performing Arts

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

Seth Wang

• Senior Fellow, Fiction
• Pronouns: they/them

• E-mail: wang24@wustl.edu

Aileen Waters

• Lecturer in College Writing

• E-mail: aowaters@wustl.edu

Sarah Welch

• E-mail: s.welch@wustl.edu

Syd Westley

• E-mail: s.m.westley@wustl.edu

Patrick Whalen

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: p.whalen@wustl.edu

Adam White

• Administrative Assistant
• Pronouns: he/him

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

​Gary Wihl

• Hortense & Tobias Lewin Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
• ​Professor Emeritus of English

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

Elisabeth Windle

• Lecturer in English and College Writing
• Pronouns: she/her

• E-mail: ewindle@wustl.edu

Alex Xu

• Graduate Student, Literature

• E-mail: qiong@wustl.edu

Rafia Zafar

• Professor of English, African and African-American Studies, and American Culture Studies
• Pronouns: she/her/hers

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

​Steven Zwicker​

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

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