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Department Chair
Dr. Wendolyn Weber
Department Chair, Professor of English
Teaching Areas: Film and Media Studies; Literature
[email protected] 303-615-1295 Faculty ProfileAssistant Chair
Dr. Andrew Pantos
Assistant Chair, Professor of Linguistics
Teaching Area: Linguistics
[email protected] 303-615-1291 Faculty ProfileFaculty
Dr. Christina Angel
Senior Lecturer
Teaching Areas: Film and Media Studies; First Year Writing; Literature
[email protected] 303-615-1264 Faculty Profile
Dr. Samuel Beer
Assistant Professor of English
Teaching Area: Linguistics
[email protected] 303 605-5837 Faculty Profile
Cody Chambless
Professor of English
Teaching Areas: First Year Writing
[email protected] Faculty Profile
Dr. Jane Chapman Vigil
Professor of English
Teaching Areas: First Year Writing; Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing
[email protected] 303-615-1256 Faculty Profile
Dr. Chereka Dickerson
Professor of English
Teaching Areas: Film and Media Studies; Literature
[email protected] 303-615-1303 Faculty Profile
Dr. Marina Gorlach
Professor of English, Linguistics Club Faculty Advisor
Teaching Area: Linguistics
[email protected] 303-615-1284 Faculty Profile
Rebecca Gorman O'Neill
Professor of English
Teaching Area: Creative Writing, Film and Media Studies
[email protected] 303-615-1278 Faculty Profile
Dr. Charles Hoge Jr
Senior Lecturer
Teaching Areas: First Year Writing; Literature; Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing
[email protected] 303-615-1302 Faculty Profile
Dr. Elizabeth Kleinfeld
Professor of English, Writing Center Director
Teaching Area: Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing
[email protected] 303-615-1316 Faculty Profile
Dr. Kevin Kohlhauf
Professor of English
Teaching Area: First-Year Writing
[email protected] Faculty Profile
Dr. Cynthia Kuhn
Professor of English
Teaching Areas: Creative Writing; Literature, Film and Media Studies
[email protected] 303-615-1267 Faculty Profile
Dr. Jason Miller
Professor of English
Teaching Areas: Creative Writing; Literature, Film and Media Studies
[email protected] 303-615-1290 Faculty Profile
Dr. Vincent Piturro
Professor of English, Film Club Faculty Advisor
Teaching Areas: Film and Media Studies
[email protected] 303-615-1308 Faculty Profile
Dr. Charlie Potter
Assistant Professor of English
Teaching Area: Secondary Education, First-Year Writing, Literature, Film and Media Studies
[email protected] 303-605-5149 Faculty Profile
Dr. Luis Rivas
Professor of English
Teaching Areas: First Year Writing; Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing
[email protected] 303-615-1268 Faculty Profile
JJ Seggelke
Senior Lecturer, Writing Center Associate Director
Teaching Areas: First Year Writing; Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing
[email protected] 303-615-1304 Faculty Profile
Dr. Lisa Suter
Associate Professor of English
Teaching Areas: First Year Writing; Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing
[email protected] 303-615-1288 Faculty Profile
Dr. Craig Svonkin
Professor of English
Teaching Area: Film and Media Studies; Literature
[email protected] 303-615-1313 Faculty Profile
Dr. J. H. Taylor
Professor of English
Teaching Areas: First Year Writing; Linguistics; Literature
[email protected] 303-615-1312 Faculty Profile
Dr. Pamela Troyer
Professor of English
Teaching Area: Literature
[email protected] 303-615-1297 Faculty Profile
Anthony Yarbrough
Professor of English
Teaching Area: First-Year Writing
[email protected] Faculty Profile
Dr. Justin Young
Associate Professor of English, Writing Program Administrator
Teaching Area: First Year Writing
[email protected] 303-615-1257Staff
Full-Time Faculty Office hours
Contact Info:
- KC 410
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
- First Year Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Tuesday 10:00 am-3:00 pm Online
Contact Info:
- KC 454
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Linguistics
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Contact Info:
- KC 456
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First-Year Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Mon & Wed 12:30-2:30 pm (on campus KC 456)
Tuesday 9:00-10:00 am (Teams) Email for Link
Contact Info:
- KC 408
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
- Rhetoric, Composition & Professional Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
On campus (KC 408)
Tuesday & Thursday
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Contact Info:
- KC 460
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Mon & Wed 12:30-2:00 pm
On campus (460) or online
Contact Info:
- KC 424
- Email:
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Monday 2:30-4:00 pm (in-person and online)
Tuesday 10:00-12:00 pm (online only)
Wednesday 2:30-4:00 pm (in-person and online)
Contact Info:
- KC 442
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Linguistics
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Monday 10:00-11:00 am (Teams)
Tuesday 12:30-1:45 pm (On Campus KC 442)
Wednesday 10:00-11:00 am (Teams)
Thursday 10:00-11:00 am (On Campus KC 442)
Contact Info:
- KC 438
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- General Questions
- English
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
- Creative Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
On Campus (KC 438) or Online
Mon & Wed 12:30-1:30
Tue & Thu 2:00-3:00
Contact Info:
- KC 458
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
- Literature
- Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Virtual Office Hours will be held on Teams, and by appointment.
Writing Center Director
Contact Info:
- KC 420
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Rhetoric, Composition, & Professional Writing
- Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Tues & Thurs 12:45-1:45pm on campus (KC 420)
Contact Info:
- KC 422
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First-year Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Tues & Thurs 2:00-3:30 pm
On Campus (422)
Weds 12:00-2:00 on (Online)
Contact Info:
- KC 416
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Creative Writing
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Mondays 11:00-2:00 pm (Online)
Tuesdays 10:00-11:00 am (On Campus KC 416)
or by appointment
Contact Info:
- KC 448
- Email: [email protected]
Area of Emphasis:
- Creative Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Tuesdays 1:15-2:30 in KC 421 (the Center for Creative Writing)
Fridays, 2:00-4:45 (virtual)
and by appointment.
Contact Info:
- KC 450
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Linguistics
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Mon & Wed 8:00-9:00 AM
Tue 11:00-1:00 PM
On campus (KC 450)
or by appointment
Contact Info:
- KC 406
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
- Rhetoric, Composition, & Professional Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Mondays 12:30-2:30 in KC 412
Tuesdays, 12:00-2:00
and by appointment.
Contact Info:
- KC 468
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Mon 12:30-1:30 pm (Online)
Tues 11:00-1:30 pm (Online)
Contact Info:
- KC 444
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Secondary Education
- First Year Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Mondays & Wednesdays, 11:00-12:00pm (On Campus KC 444)
Contact Info:
- KC 418
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- Rhetoric, Composition, & Professional Writing
- Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Tue & Thu 10:00-11:00 Am
On Campus (KC 418)
Or Teams
Contact Info:
- KC 414
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
- Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Tues & Thur 11:00-1:30 pm
On Campus (414)
Weds 10:00-11:00 am (Teams)
Contact Info:
- KC 446
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
- Rhetoric, Composition, & Professional Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Tuesdays 1:00-3:00 pm (Teams)
Wednesdays 1:00-3:00 pm (On Campus KC 446)
Contact Info:
- KC 476
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- English
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
- Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours
Contact Info:
- KC 472
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- English
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
- Linguistics
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Mondays 12:10-1:30 Online
Wednesdays 9:30-10:50 Online
Thursdays 10:30-11:50 Online
and by appointment.
Contact Info:
- KC 436
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- English
- Linguistics
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
Mon & Wed 2:00-3:00 pm (KC 436)
or by appointment
Contact Info:
- KC 452
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- General Questions
- Literature, Film and Media Studies
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
By Appointment
Contact Info:
- KC 428
- Email: [email protected]
Areas of Emphasis:
- First-year Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours
Thursdays 12:00-4:00 pm (KC 428)
By Appointment
Contact Info:
- KC 430
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 303-615-1257
Areas of Emphasis:
- First Year Writing
Spring 2025 Advising Hours:
By appointment.
Part-Time Faculty
Part-Time Faculty Office Hours
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected]
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected]
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected] to set up a face-to-face or virtual meeting via Zoom.
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00-10:30 am
on campus (KC 451)
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Please use the class email on Canvas to contact me via email.
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected] to set up.
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected] to set up a face-to-face or virtual meeting.
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
After class or by appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment. Email [email protected].
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
On Campus (KC 473)
Tuesday & Thursday, 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Spring 2025 Office Hours:
By appointment via TEAMs.
Academic Advising
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Connect with an AdvisorRetired Faculty
We have had the great honor of working beside, teaching with, and learning from our esteemed colleagues
James Aubrey, Ph.D.
Professor of Literature, Film and Media Studies
B.S. Air Force Academy; M.A. Northwestern University; Ph.D. University of Washington (Seattle)
Dr. Cindy Carlson
Full Professor
B.A. University of Colorado; J.D. from University of Colorado Law School; M.A. University of Colorado; Ph.D., Columbia University
Dr. Theresa Crater
Professor of English
B.A., University of North Carolina Greensboro; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington; M.A. in Counseling, University of Colorado at Boulder
Theresa Crater Website
Dr. Sandra Maresh Doe
Professor of English
B.A., Doane College; M.A., University of Denver; Ed.D. University of Northern Colorado
[email protected]
Dr. Gloria S. Eastman
Professor of English
B.A., Valparaiso University; M.A. in Education, University of Colorado at Boulder; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
Renee Ruderman
Associate Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., New York University; M.A., University of Denver; M.A. in Counseling University of Colorado
[email protected]
Vance S. Aandahl
Associate Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., University of Colorado
Dr. Charles E. Allbee
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Adams State College; D.A., University of Northern Colorado
Dr. Bruce Degi
Professor of English
B.A., M.L.A., Texas Christian University; Ph.D., University of Denver
Dr. Jan Delasara
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., State University of Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri
Dr. Elsie G. Haley
Professor of English
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., University of Denver
Dr. Elizabeth Holtze
Professor of English
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Dr. Larry B. Langton
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Dr. Linda Lang-Peralta
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., California State-Long Beach; Ph.D., University of California-Irvine
Dr. M. Edwin Low
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado
Dr. Megan B. McClard
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Denver
Dr. Annette B. McElhiney
Professor Emeritus of English and Women’s Studies
B.A., M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Denver
Dr. Stephanie (Robin) Ormes Quizar
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A. Stanford University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado
Dr. Jackie Swensson
Professor Emeritus of English
B.S., University of Southern Mississippi; M.Ed., Colorado State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado
Dr. Gwendolyn A. Thomas
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Bennett College; M.A., Temple University; Ph.D., University of Denver
In Memoriam
Paul D. Farkas, Associate Professor of English
B.A., St. Edwards University; M.A., University of New Orleans; Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Joan R. Griffin, Professor of English
B.A., College of St. Theresa; M.A., South Dakota State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska
William T. Hamilton, Professor of English
B.A., University of Washington; M.A., University of Maryland; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Eugene W. Saxe, Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., University of Denver
Campus Map
Campus Location:
King Center
4th floor
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 173362
Campus Box 32
Denver, Colorado 80217-3362
Phone: 303-615-1800
Fax: 720-778-5760
For general and advising questions, please email: [email protected]
For questions regarding transfer courses, please email: [email protected]