All Dept. Personnel

University of Idaho

Dept. of English
University of Idaho
P.O. Box 441102
Moscow, ID 83844-1102

Fall 2007

All English Department Personnel

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Main English office:  208-885-6156.  Fax: 208-885-5944

Name Rank-Title Office Telephone Email Address Education
Douglas Q. Adams Professor Brink 228 208-885-6561 dqadams@uidaho.edu A.B., 1968, A.M., 1971, Ph.D., 1972, Univ. of Chicago
Deb Allen Financial Tech Brink 200 208-885-6157 djallen@uidaho.edu  
Elizabeth Altepeter TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 108 208-885-6156
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ealtepeter@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2004, Truman State Univ. (Kirksville, Missouri); M.A., 2006, Kansas State Univ. (Manhattan)
Wesley A. Andrews TA in M.A. English Program Brink 105 208-885-6156
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wesley.andrews@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2006, Univ. of Idaho
Reenie L. Arnold Lecturer Brink 115 208-885-6156
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reenie@uidaho.edu B.S., 1992, M.A., 1998, Univ. of Idaho
Victoria M. Arthur Lecturer Brink 209 208-885-6156
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varthur@uidaho.edu B.A., 1987, Univ. of Puget Sound, M.A., 1999, Western Washington Univ. (Bellingham); Ph.D, 2006, Washington State University
Kim M. Barnes Associate Professor Brink 130 208-885-2621 kbarnes@uidaho.edu B.A., 1983, Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, Idaho); M.A., 1985, Washington State Univ.; M.F.A., 1995, Univ. of Montana (Missoula)
Matthew K. Bauman TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 128 208-885-6156
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mkbauman@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2004, Black Hills State Univ. (Spearfish, SD); M.A., 2007, Univ. of South Dakota (Vermillion)
Susan F. Beegel Adjunct Assoc. Professor, Editor of the Hemingway Review 14 Terhune Dr., Phippsburg, ME 04562 207-389-2839 editor@hemingwaysociety.org B.A., 1976, Wellesley College (Wellesley, Massachusetts); M.A., 1978, M.Phil., 1980, Ph.D., 1986, Yale Univ.
Daniel Berkner TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 106 208-885-6156
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dberkner@vandals.uidaho.edu A.A., 1999, Century College (White Bear Lake, MN); B.A., 2004, Univ. of Montana (Missoula)
Mary Clearman Blew Professor Brink 212 208-885-7337 mblew@uidaho.edu B.A., 1962, M.A., 1963, Montana; Ph.D., 1969, Missouri
Kelly L. Blikre TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 102 208-885-6156
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kellyblikre@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2005, Texas Tech Univ. (Lubbock)
Katherine Botkin TA in M.A. TESL Program Brink 112 208-885-6156
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kbotkin@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2004, Univ. of Idaho
Lucas J. Brown TA in M.A. English Program Brink 113 208-885-6156
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brow9849@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2006, Univ. of Idaho
Brittney R. Carman TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 102 208-885-6156
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britcarman@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2005, Univ. of Utah
Steven R. Chandler Associate Professor, Director of M.A. TESL Program Brink 223 208-885-6918 chandler@uidaho.edu B.A., 1969, M.A., 1972, Kansas State; Ph.D., 1979, Univ. of Texas (Austin)
Steven M. Coughlin TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 103 208-885-6156
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coug5678@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2002, Univ. of Massachusetts at Boston
Crystal W. Crockett TA in M.A. English Program Brink 129 208-885-6156
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ccrockett@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2007, Georgia State Univ. (Atlanta)
Sayantani Dasgupta Lecturer Brink 127 sdasgupta@vandals.uidaho.edu  
J. Alan Dodd TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 113 208-885-6156
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alan.dodd@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2005, Harvard Univ.
Thomas A. Drake Lecturer Brink 117 208-885-6156
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tdrake@uidaho.edu B.A., 1994, M.A., 1996, Univ. of Idaho
E. Philip Druker Senior Instructor Brink 204 208-885-5704 phild@uidaho.edu B.A., 1969, College of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minn.); M.A., 1983, Univ. of Idaho
Mercedes J. Elg TA in M.A. English Program Brink 112 208-885-6156
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melg@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2005, Western Washington Univ. (Bellingham)
Richard W. Fehrenbacher Associate Professor, Advisor to English literature majors Brink 202 208-885-5563 fehrenba@uidaho.edu B.A., 1984, Southern Mississippi; M.A., 1986, Univ. of Tennessee (Knoxville); Ph.D. 1992, Duke Univ.
Stephan P. Flores Associate Professor, Director of the Univ. Honors Prog. And Advisor to freshmen English majors (last names A to K) Brink 125 and Honors Program Office 885-6156, 885-6147 sflores@uidaho.edu B.A., 1979, Univ. of Oregon (Eugene); M.A., 1981, Ph.D., 1988, Univ. of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
Candida Gillis Professor, Director of the M.A.T. Program and Advisor to teaching English majors Brink 215 208-885-6142 cgillis@uidaho.edu B.A., 1965; M.A., 1967, Ph.D., 1975, Stanford Univ.
Genevieve Goddard-Pritchett TA in M.A. English Program Brink 112 208-885-6156
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godd3200@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2006, Colorado State Univ. (Fort Collins)
Lillian R. Hatheway Admin. Asst. Brink 200 208-885-6156 lillianh@uidaho.edu  
Warren J. Hayman Lecturer Brink 123 208-885-6156
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whayman@uidaho.edu B.A., 1987, Univ. of Idaho; M.F.A, 1990, Virginia Commonwealth Univ. (Richmond).
Jean M. Henscheid Lecturer Brink 126 208-885-6156
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jeanh@uidaho.edu B.A., 1983, Idaho State Univ.; M.P.A., 1992, Idaho State Univ.; Ph.D., 1996, Eastern Washington Univ.
Walter A. Hesford Associate Professor, Dir. of Undergrad Stu. & Advisor to English Minors, Amer. Stud., trans. stu., & Prof. maj. (A-K) Brink 121 208-885-6941 hesford@uidaho.edu B.A., 1968, Trinity College; M.A., 1972, Ph.D., 1975, Harvard Univ.
Debra J. Hieronymus Lecturer Brink 116 208-885-6156
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debrah@uidaho.edu A.A.S., 1993, B.A., 1997, Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, Idaho); M.F.A. Univ of Idaho, 2000
James S. Hirst TA in M.A. English Program Brink 128 208-885-6156
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jameshirst@vandals.uidaho.edu B.S., 2004, Weber State University (Ogden, UT)
A. D'Wayne Hodgin Lecturer, Advisor to Creative Writing majors Brink 229 208-885-6156
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dhodgin@uidaho.edu B.A., 1975, Southeastern Louisiana; M.A., 1982, Univ. of Idaho
Cynthia J. Hollenbeck Lecturer Brink 221 208-885-6156
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holl4687@uidaho.edu B.A., 1999, Lewis Clark State College; M.A., 2002, Western Washington Univ. (Bellingham), M.F.A., 2004, Univ. of Idaho
Savona D. Holmes TA in M.A. English Program Brink 114 208-885-6156
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sholmes@uidaho.edu B.A., 2004, Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, Idaho)
Todd Imus TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 107 208-885-6156
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todd.imus@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2005, George Mason Univ. (Fairfax, VA)
Nicole N. Jenkins TA in M.A. TESL Program Brink 129 208-885-6156
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njenkins@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2004, Univ. of New Mexico; M.A., 2005, Loyola Univ. (Chicago)
Cheryl Johnson Senior Instructor Brink 222 208-885-7657 cherylj@uidaho.edu B.A., 1970, Univ. of Denver; M.A., 1990, Univ. of Idaho
Janis A. Johnson Assistant Professor Brink 224 208-885-7743 janjohn@uidaho.edu B.A., 1990, Univ. of Washington; Ph.D., 1999, Tulane Univ. (New Orleans)
Jeff Jones Lecturer Brink 115 208-885-6156
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jeffj@uidaho.edu B.A., 1995, Univ. of Colorado at Denver; M. A., 1997, Univ. of Washington; M.F.A., 2005, Univ. of Idaho
Mary Ann Judge Senior Instructor, Director of the Writing Center Writing Center, 3rd floor of Commons 208-885-4300 judge@uidaho.edu B.A., 1985, M.A., 1990, Univ. of Idaho
Kelin Kitchener TA in M.A. English Program Brink 114 208-885-6156
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kelin.kitchener@vandals.uidaho.edu B.S., 2004, Radford University (Virginia)
Robb J. Kunz TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 106 208-885-6156
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rkunz@vandals.uidaho.edu B.S., 2003, M.S., 2006, Utah State Univ. (Logan)
Michael P. Lewis TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 109 208-885-6156
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michael.lewis@vandals.uidaho.edu B.F.A., 2004, Univ. of Evansville (Indiana)
Jerry D. Mathes II TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 128 208-885-6156
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jerry.mathes@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2003, Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, Idaho)
Ronald E. McFarland Professor Brink 122 208-885-6937 ronmcf@uidaho.edu B.A., 1963, M.A., 1965, Florida State Univ.; Ph.D., 1970, Univ. of Illinois
Kari M. McMurray TA in M.A. TESL Program Brink 101 208-885-6156
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kari.mcmurray@vandals.uidaho.edu B.G.S., 2007, Univ. of Idaho
Scott A. McNeill TA in M.A. English Program Brink 105 208-885-6156
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samcneill@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2006, Univ. of Idaho
Andrew S. Millar TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 104 208-885-6156
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amillar@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2005, Univ. of Wisconsin
Jodie A. Nicotra Assistant Professor, Asst. Director of Writing Brink 227 208-885-5945 jnicotra@uidaho.edu B.S., 1995 (biology), B.A., 1995 (English), Univ. of Pittsburgh; M.A., 2000, Ph.D., 2005, Pennsylvania State Univ.
Bryan P. Nowak TA in M.A. English Program Brink 113 208-885-6156
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bryanpnowak@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2007 (English), B.A., 2007 (philosophy), Western Michigan Univ. (Kalamazoo)
Sheila R. O'Brien Associate Professor, Advisor to English freshman majors (last names L to Z) Brink 124 208-885-7874 sobrien@uidaho.edu B.A., 1975, Reed College; M.A., 1981, Univ. of California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., 1987, Indiana Univ.
Kurt O. Olsson Professor, Chair & Advisor to Professional majors (M-Z) Brink 208 208-885-6157 olsson@uidaho.edu B.A., 1962, North Park Univ. (Chicago); M.A., 1963, Columbia Univ.; Ph.D., 1968, Univ. of Chicago
Scott A. Onak TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 126 208-885-6156
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sonak@vandals.uidaho.edu B.S., 1999, Univ. of Illinois
Daniel A. Orozco Assistant Professor Brink 220 208-885-5030 danielo@uidaho.edu B.A., 1979, Stanford Univ.; M.A., 1992, San Francisco State Univ.; M.F.A., 1994, Univ. of Washington
Joy Passanante Senior Instructor, Assoc. Director of Creative Writing and Advisor to Creative Writing majors Brink 203 208-885-7128 joy@uidaho.edu A.B., 1969, Washington Univ. (St. Louis); M.A.T., 1971, Cornell Univ.
Laura A. Powers TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 101 208-885-6156
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laurapowers@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 1999, Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, Idaho); M.A., 2006, Univ. of Idaho
Sean R. Prentiss Lecturer Brink 120 208-885-6156
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prentiss@uidaho.edu B.A., 1994, Western State College (Gunnison, Colorado), M.F.A., 2005, Univ. of Idaho
Kurt Queller Lecturer Brink B15 208-885-6156
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kqueller@uidaho.edu B.A., 1976, M. A. 1978, Univ. of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); Ph.D., 1994, Stanford Univ. (Palo Alto, CA)
Russell Richardson TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 107 208-885-6156
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russell.richardson@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2004, Albertson College of Idaho (Caldwell, Idaho); M.M., 2006, Univ. of Idaho
Deborah Ricks TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 114 208-885-6156
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dricks@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2002 Utah State Univ. (Logan)
Kendall M. Sand TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 108 208-885-6156
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ksand@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2004, Univ. of Oregon (Eugene)
Brandon R. Schrand Lecturer, Coordinator of the Creative Writing Program Brink 221 208-885-7407 bschrand@uidaho.edu B.A., 1998, Southern Utah Univ. (Cedar City); M.S., 2003, Utah State Univ. (Logan); M.F.A., Univ. of Idaho, 2006
Virginia T. Shank TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 107 208-885-6156
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vshank@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2004, Lycoming College (Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
Elizabeth M. Sloan Lecturer Brink 127 esloan@vandals.uidaho.edu  
David M. Thacker TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 126 208-885-6156
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dmthacker@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2007, Weber State University (Ogden, UT)
Gordon P. Thomas Associate Professor, Director of Writing and Adviser for Writing Minors Brink 213 208-885-6384 thomas@uidaho.edu B.A., 1974, Emory Univ. (Atlanta); M.A., 1984, Ph.D., 1985, Univ. of Minnesota (Minneapolis)
Tanya J. Thomas TA in M.A. English Program Brink 129 208-885-6156
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tanya.thomas@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2007, Brigham Young University–Idaho (Rexburg)
Karen L. Thompson Lecturer Brink 216 208-885-5714 thompson@uidaho.edu B.A., 1992, M.A., 1994, Univ. of Idaho
Erik S. Thornquist TA in M.A. TESL Program Brink 103 208-885-6156
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erik.thornquist@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 1995, St. Mary's College of California (Moraga)
Tamara J. Toomey TA in M.A. English Program Brink 105 208-885-6156
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tamara.toomey@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2006, Univ. of Idaho
Anna D. Vodicka TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 108 208-885-6156
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anna.vodicka@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2005, Tufts Univ. (Boston)
Gary Williams Professor, Director of M.A. English Program Phinney 404 208-885-4348 jgw@uidaho.edu A.B., 1969, Washington Univ. (St. Louis); M.A., 1972, Ph.D., 1973, Cornell Univ.
Robert A. Wrigley Professor, Director of the M.F.A. English Program and Director of Creative Writing majors Brink 217 208-885-6823 rwrigley@uidaho.edu B.A., 1974, Southern Illinois Univ.; M.F.A., 1976, Univ. of Montana (Missoula)
Adam Yaghi TA in M.A. TESL Program Brink 103 208-885-6156
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yagh3046@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 1999, The Islamic University of Gaza; M.A., 2007, Univ. of Idaho
Alice M. Yaghi TA in M.F.A. Program Brink 102 208-885-6156
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alicemaahs@vandals.uidaho.edu B.A., 2004, Pacific Lutheran Univ. (Tacoma, WA)

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