English 1 English Return to: College of Liberal Arts (http://catalog.utep.edu/grad/college-of-liberal-arts) 113 Hudspeth Hall 915.747.5731 english@utep.edu MA, MAT, and PhD Degrees The English Department offers a Master of Arts (MA) in English degree with two concentrations available: 1. English and American Literature, 2. Rhetoric and Writing Studies; and a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in English. The department also offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Rhetoric and Composition. Programs Master of Arts M.A. in English and American Literature (http://catalog.utep.edu/grad/college-of-liberal-arts/english/english-american-literature-ma) M.A. in English-Rhetoric and Writing Studies (http://catalog.utep.edu/grad/college-of-liberal-arts/english/english-rhetoric-writing-studies-ma) Master of Arts in Teaching Master of Arts in Teaching English (http://catalog.utep.edu/grad/college-of-liberal-arts/english/teaching-english-master-of-arts) Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. in English Rhetoric and Composition (http://catalog.utep.edu/grad/college-of-liberal-arts/english/english-rhetoric-composition-phd) Certificate Graduate Certificate in Bilingual Professional Writing (http://catalog.utep.edu/grad/college-of-liberal-arts/english/bilingual-professional-writinggraduate-certificate) Graduate Certificate in Technical and Professional Writing (http://catalog.utep.edu/grad/college-of-liberal-arts/english/technical-professional-writinggraduate-certificate) CHAIR: Dr. Maggy Smith (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=msmith) Professors Meredith Abarca (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=mabarca) Contact Information: mabarca@utep.edu; 915-747-6249 Education: Ph D, University of California Beth Brunk-Chavez (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=blbrunk) Contact Information: blbrunk@utep.edu; 915-747-5797 Education: BA, New Mexico State University; MA, University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, University of Texas at Arlington Mimi Gladstein (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=mgladstein) Contact Information: mgladstein@utep.edu; 915-747-6259 Education: BA, Texas Western College; MA, University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, University of New Mexico Katherine Mangelsdorf (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=kmangels) Contact Information: kmangels@utep.edu; 915-747-5543 Education: Ph D, University of Arizona Keith Polette (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=kpolette) Contact Information: kpolette@utep.edu; 915-747-5123 Education: Ph D, Saint Louis University Thomas Schmid (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=tschmid) Contact Information: tschmid@utep.edu; 915-747-6248 Education: MA, University of Utah; Ph D, University of Utah
2 English Maggy Smith (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=msmith) Contact Information: msmith@utep.edu; 915-747-6642 Education: Ph D, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Tony Stafford (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=tstaffor) Contact Information: tstaffor@utep.edu; 915-747-6266 Education: Ph D, Louisiana State University Brian Yothers (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=byothers) Contact Information: byothers@utep.edu; 915-747-5886 Education: Ph D, Purdue University Associate Professors Isabel Baca (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=ibaca) Contact Information: ibaca@utep.edu; 915-747-6245 Education: Summer Credit, University of Warwick; BA, University of Texas at El Paso; MA, University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, New Mexico State University Research Interests: Service-learning and community engagement in writing studies; bilingual workplace communication; community-based writing and learning Ezra Cappell (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=ecappell) Contact Information: ecappell@utep.edu; 915-747-5739 Education: Ph D, New York University Carol Clark (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=cclark) Contact Information: cclark@utep.edu; 915-747-6244 Education: Ph D, Texas Christian University Ruben Espinosa (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=respinosa2) Contact Information: respinosa2@utep.edu; 915-747-5325 Education: Ph D, University of Colorado at Boulder Andrew Fleck (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=ajfleck) Contact Information: ajfleck@utep.edu; 915-747-0246 Education: Ph D, Claremont Graduate University Research Interests: British literature, British culture, early modern Low Countries, identity, science, religious controversy, book history, digital humanities Helen Foster (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=hfoster) Contact Information: hfoster@utep.edu; 915-747-6623 Education: Ph D, Purdue University Robert Gunn (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=rlgunn) Contact Information: rlgunn@utep.edu; 915-747-6265 Education: BA, Oberlin College; MA, New York University; Ph D, New York University Maryse Jayasuriya (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=mjayasuriya) Contact Information: mjayasuriya@utep.edu; 915-747-6252 Education: Ph D, Purdue University Joseph Ortiz (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=jmortiz7) Contact Information: jmortiz7@utep.edu Education: BA, Yale University; Ph D, Princeton University Jonna Perrillo (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=jperrillo) Contact Information: jperrillo@utep.edu; 915-747-6059 Education: BA, University of Michigan; MA, University of Maryland; Ph D, New York University Marion Rohrleitner (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=mcrohrleitner) Contact Information: mcrohrleitner@utep.edu; 915-747-5647 Education: Mag. phil., Leopold-Franzens-Universitaet Innsbruck; Ph D, University of Notre Dame David Ruiter (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=druiter) Contact Information: druiter@utep.edu; 915-747-6642 Education: Ph D, Baylor University
English 3 Assistant Professors Jennifer Clifton (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=jlclifton) Contact Information: jlclifton@utep.edu; 915-747-6246 Education: Ph D, Arizona State University Victor Del Hierro (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=vjdel) Contact Information: vjdel@utep.edu; 915-747-8806 Education: MA, Texas A&M University; Ph D, Michigan State University Laura Gonzales (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=ljgonzales3) Contact Information: ljgonzales3@utep.edu; 915-747-5543 Education: Ph D, Michigan State University R. Joseph Rodriguez (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=rjrodriguez6) Contact Information: rjrodriguez6@utep.edu; 915-747-6258 Education: MA, The University of Texas at Austin; Ph D, University of Connecticut Research Interests: Academic Writing, Children's and Young Adult Literature, Socially Responsible Literacy, Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning, Spanish Language Arts and Reading, Disciplinary Literacies, STEAM, English Language Arts and Reading, Linguistic and Cultural Diversity, and Teacher Preparation Dorothy Ward (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=dpward) Contact Information: dpward@utep.edu; 915-747-8439 Education: MA, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, University of North Texas Barbara Zimbalist (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=bezimbalist) Contact Information: bezimbalist@utep.edu Education: Ph D, University of California Assistant Instructors Chowaing Chagra Belekeh (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=ccbelekeh) Contact Information: ccbelekeh@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, Michigan Technological University Ashok Bhusal (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=abhusal) Contact Information: abhusal@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, Tribhuvan University Moushumi Biswas (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=mbiswas) Contact Information: mbiswas@utep.edu Education: MA, New Mexico State University; Ph D, University of Texas at El Paso Stephen Boakye (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=sjboakye) Contact Information: sjboakye@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, University of Cape Coast Laura Castruita (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=lvcastruita) Contact Information: lvcastruita@miners.utep.edu Audrey Cisneros (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=afcisneros) Contact Information: afcisneros@utep.edu; 915-747-6242 Education: MA, UTEP; MA, University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, University of Texas at El Paso Daliborka Crnkovic Padon (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=dcrnkovic) Contact Information: Dcrnkovic@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, Old Dominion University; Ph D, University of Texas at El Paso Billy Cryer (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=bcryer) Contact Information: bcryer@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, University of Texas Pan American Carolyn Drapes (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=crdrapes) Contact Information: crdrapes@utep.edu; 915-478-2675
4 English Education: BA, University of Texas - El Paso; MA, University of Texas - El Paso Cassandra Dulin (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=cdulin) Contact Information: Cdulin@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, University of California; MA, University of California; Ph D, University of Texas, El Paso Jennifer Falcon (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=jfalcon3) Contact Information: jfalcon3@miners.utep.edu Education: BA, The Ohio State University; MA, UTEP; MA, University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, University of Texas at El Paso Patricia Flores Hutson (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=pflores4) Contact Information: pflores4@utep.edu; 915-747-5000 Brenda Gallardo (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=brgallardo) Contact Information: brgallardo@miners.utep.edu Education: Ph D, UTEP Juan Garcia Renteria (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=jmgarciaren) Contact Information: jmgarciaren@miners.utep.edu Education: BA, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua; MA, Universidad de Guadalajara Jose Gomez (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=jlgomez3) Contact Information: jlgomez3@miners.utep.edu Education: BA, University of Texas at El Paso; MA, UTEP Saul Hernandez (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=shernandez120) Contact Information: shernandez120@miners.utep.edu Education: MFA, University of Texas at El Paso Rachel Hinman (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=rahinman) Contact Information: rahinman@miners.utep.edu Education: BA, Rutgers University; MA, University of Texas at San Antonio Gina Lawrence (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=gmlawrence) Contact Information: gmlawrence@utep.edu; 661-755-0786 Education: MA, California State University, Northridge; Ph D, University of Texas at El Paso Courtney Magnuson (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=camagnuson) Contact Information: camagnuson@miners.utep.edu Renee Malooly (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=rlmalooly) Contact Information: rlmalooly@miners.utep.edu Elsa Martin (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=emartin3) Contact Information: emartin3@utep.edu; 915-747-5112 Education: BA, University of Texas at El Paso; MA, University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, UTEP Terence McEneny (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=tdmceneny) Contact Information: tdmceneny@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, The University of Nottingham; Ph D, University of Texas at El Paso Mattison Miertschin (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=mcmiertschin) Contact Information: mcmiertschin@miners.utep.edu Senaida Navar (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=snavar) Contact Information: snavar@miners.utep.edu Eduardo Nevarez (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=enevarez7) Contact Information: enevarez7@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, University of Texas, El Paso
English 5 James Nielsen (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=jmnielsen) Contact Information: jmnielsen@miners.utep.edu Ruby Pappoe (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=rpappoe) Contact Information: rpappoe@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, Michigan Technological University Research Interests: Literacy studies, technical communication, gender studies, transnational rhetorics. Sidouane Patcha Lum (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=spatchalum) Contact Information: spatchalum@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, Michigan Technological University Shuv Raj Rana Bhat (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=sranabhat) Contact Information: sranabhat@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY Consuelo Salas (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=ccsalas) Contact Information: ccsalas@utep.edu Melanie Salome (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=mrsalome) Contact Information: mrsalome@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, Suffolk University; Ph D, UTEP Research Interests: education reform rhetoric, political rhetoric, responding to student writing, multi-modal technologies in the classroom, technical writing, professional writing and writing pedagogy Liza Soria (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=lmsoria) Contact Information: lmsoria@miners.utep.edu Education: BA, University of Texas - Pan American; MA, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Ronald Straight (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=rdstraight) Contact Information: rdstraight@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Lizbett Tinoco (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=ltinoco2) Contact Information: ltinoco2@miners.utep.edu; 805-263-7109 Education: MA, California State University Bakersfield; Ph D, University of Texas at El Paso Jasmine Villa (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=jvilla4) Contact Information: Jvilla4@miners.utep.edu Education: BA, University of Texas at El Paso; BA, University of Texas at El Paso; MA, University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, University of Texas at El Paso Lori Whitaker (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=lawhitaker) Contact Information: lawhitaker@miners.utep.edu; 915-747-7166 Education: MA, The University of Texas at El Paso Alison Zepeda (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=apwells) Contact Information: apwells@miners.utep.edu Education: MA, Texas Tech University Tetyana Zhyvotovska (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=tzhyvotovska) Contact Information: tzhyvotovska@utep.edu; 915-747-6329 Assistant Professor of Practices Anjanette Darrington (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=adarrington) Contact Information: adarrington@utep.edu Education: Ph D, Arizona State University Theresa Donovan (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=tldonovan) Contact Information: tldonovan@utep.edu; 915-747-5222
6 English Education: BA, The University of Puerto Rico; MA, University of Puerto Rico; Ph D, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, The University of Texas at El Paso James Mullins (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=mullins) Contact Information: mullins@utep.edu; 915-747-6253 Education: MFA, University of Texas at el Paso Teresa Quezada (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=tquezada2) Contact Information: tquezada2@miners.utep.edu; 915-747-5222 Education: MBA, UTEP; Ph D, University of Texas at El Paso Senior Lecturers Nikki Agee (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=naagee) Contact Information: naagee@utep.edu Education: BA, University of Texas at Austin; MA, University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, The University of Texas at El Paso Esther Al-Tabaa (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=eal-tabaa) Contact Information: EAl-Tabaa@utep.edu Education: MA, UTEP; MA, University of Texas at El Paso Judith Fourzan (http://facultyprofile.utep.edu/default.aspx?id=jfourzan) Contact Information: jfourzan@utep.edu; 915-747-6624 Education: Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing, UTEP; BA, University of Texas at El Paso