English Department Faculty
Larry Bereman
Instructor
Journalism, Photojournalism
Advisor, The Sunflower
404V Plumb Hall (620) 341-5541
Fax: (620) 341-5547
E-mail: ebereman@emporia.edu
BA (English/Journalism), University of Central Oklahoma
MS (Mass Communications), Oklahoma State University
Grammar, Media, Photojournalism, Ethics of Journalism
Dr. Gerrit W. Bleeker
Associate Dean,
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences;
Interim Dean, Graduate Studies
Professor
404B Plumb Hall (620) 341-5561
Fax: (620) 341-5547
E-mail: gbleeker@emporia.edu
BA (English), Northwestern College
PhD (English), University of Nebraska
Teaching Interests: American Literature,
Young Adult Literature, Methods and Pedagogy
Dr. Gary E. Holcomb
Associate Professor
404 Plumb Hall (620) 341-5216
Fax: (620) 341-5547
E-mail: gholcomb@emporia.edu
BA (Creative Writing, English),
California State University, Long Beach
PhD (English), Washington State University
Teaching Interests: Ethnic Literatures, American Cultural Studies
Dr. James Hoy
Professor
404R Plumb Hall (620) 341-5549
Fax: (620) 341-5547
E-mail: jhoy@emporia.edu
Website: http://www.emporia.edu/english/hoy/hoybio.htm
BS (English), Kansas State University
MA (English), Emporia State University
PhD (English), University of Missouri-Columbia
Teaching Interests: Medieval Literature, Folklore,
Great Plains Studies
Dr. Richard Keller
English BA Advisor
Professor
404U Plumb Hall (620) 341-5559
Fax: (620) 341-5547
E-mail: rkeller@emporia.edu
BA (English), Purdue University
MA (English), Ball State University
PhD (English) Northern Illinois University
Teaching Interests: American Literature,
Western American Literature, Popular Culture,
Sport & Literature
Dr. Susan Kendrick
Assistant Professor
Department Representative, Student Advising Center
404G Plumb Hall (620) 341-5546
Fax: (620) 341-5547
E-mail: dkendric@emporia.edu
BA (English), University of Texas, Tyler
MA (English), Stephen F. Austin State University
PhD (English), University of Oklahoma
Teaching Interests: English Renaissance,
Feminist Literary Criticism, Gender Theory,
Women Writers before 1830
Dr. Kevin B. Kienholz
English Education (BSE) Advisor
English Education, Curriculum Studies
Associate Professor
404E Plumb Hall (620) 341-5216
Fax: (620) 341-5547
E-mail: kkienhol@emporia.edu
BS (Secondary Education), Oklahoma State University
MS (Curriculum and Instruction), Oklahoma State University
EdD (Curriculum and Instruction, English Education)
Oklahoma State University
Teaching Interests: English Education, Curriculum Studies
Max McCoy
Instructor,
Journalism
Advisor, The Bulletin
404C Plumb Hall (620) 341-5544
Fax: (620) 341-5547
E-mail: mmccoy2@emporia.edu
BA (Communication), Pittsburg State University
MA (English), Emporia State University
Teaching Interests: Investigative Reporting, Convergence Journalism,
Computer Assisted Reporting,
Nonfiction Narrative
Dr. Joseph Militello
Assistant Professor
404F Plumb Hall (620) 342-5216
Fax: (620) 341-5547
E-mail: jmilitel@emporia.edu
BA (English), Cornell University
MA (Comparative Literature), SUNY-Buffalo
PhD (Comparative Literature), SUNY-Buffalo
Teaching interests: World Literatures in English and in Translation
Dr. Cynthia E. Patton
Associate Professor
404 Plumb Hall (620) 341-5216
Fax: (620) 341-5547
E-mail: cpatton@emporia.edu
BA (English), University of Kansas
PhD (English), Indiana University - Bloomington
Teaching Interests: Victorian Studies,
Scottish Literature, 18th Century British Literature, Japanese Studies
Dr. Kevin J. Rabas
Assistant Professor
404P Plumb Hall (620) 341-5218
Fax: (620) 341-5547
Email: krabas@emporia.edu
BA English (Journalism & Creative Writing)
University of Missouri at Kansas City
MA (English) Kansas State University
MFA (Creative Writing) Goddard College
PhD (English) University of Kansas
Teaching Interests: Creative Writing (Poetry, Drama); Modern American
Poetry; Drama
Dr. Rachelle M. Smith
Interim Department Chair
Director of Composition
Associate Professor
404K Plumb Hall (620) 341-5560
Fax: (620) 341-5547
E-mail: rsmith@emporia.edu
BA (English), University of Oklahoma
MA (English), University of Oklahoma
PhD (English), Texas Christian University
Teaching Interests: Composition, Rhetoric,
African-American Women's Literature,
Science Fiction
Dr. Mel Storm
Director of Graduate Studies
Professor
404S Plumb Hall (620) 341-5563
Fax: (620) 341-5547
E-mail: mstorm@emporia.edu
BA (English), University of Wyoming
MA (English), University of Wyoming
PhD (English), University of Illinois
Teaching Interests: Medieval Literature, Linguistics
Associate Professor
404T Plumb Hall (620) 341-5558
Fax: (620) 341-5547
E-mail: awebb@emporia.edu
BA (Journalism), Ohio University
MA (English), Kansas State University
MFA (English), Arizona State University
Teaching Interests: Creative Writing (Fiction)
Last Updated August 7, 2007