Cynthia Bair Van Dam
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Cindy Bair Van Dam is a compositionist who joined the Department of Literature faculty in 1995. In addition to teaching in the Writing Studies Program, from 2015-2022 Cindy served as the Chair of the …
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cbair@american.edu
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(202) 885-2983
Bruce Berger
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
MFA in Creative Writing, èßäÉçÇøapp University, May 2018. Certificate of Outstanding Academic Achievement 2018.
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berger@american.edu
Arielle Bernstein
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Arielle Bernstein is a Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Literature at èßäÉçÇøapp University, where she also co-directs the MA in Literature, Culture, and Technology. She is a writ…
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arielle@american.edu
Andrew Bertaina
Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Andrew Bertaina is the author of the short story collection One Person Away From You (2021), which won the Moon City Short Fiction Award, and the essay collection, The Body is a Temporary Gathering Pl…
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bertaina@american.edu
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(202) 885-6784
Danielle Bryant
Adjunct Instructor
CAS - Literature
Rae Bryant is the author of the short story collection, The Indefinite State of Imaginary Morals (Patasola Press). Her stories, essays, and poetry have appeared in print and online at The Paris Review…
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db3765a@american.edu
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(202) 885-2938
Mike Cabot
Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
A native of the State of New Mexico, Mike Cabot earned his MA from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. Before coming to AU in 2011, Mike taught courses in college writing, literature, and techn…
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cabot@american.edu
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(202) 885-6524
Amanda Choutka
Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Amanda Choutka holds a M.F.A. in Creative Writing from èßäÉçÇøapp University and a B.A. in English and Creative Writing from Dickinson College. She is working on a novel. Amanda Choutka's teaching and r…
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Edward Comstock
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Edward Comstock holds a PhD from èßäÉçÇøapp University's School of Education, Teaching, and Health, as well as an MA in Literature. At the intersection of rhetoric, writing studies, educational psycholo…
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ecomst@american.edu
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(202) 885-2975
Charles Cox
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Chuck Cox joined AU’s faculty in 1998, as part of the Writing Studies Program, where he teaches the full range of first-year writing courses. His writing seminars typically use pop culture to explore …
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ccox@american.edu
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(202) 885-2909
Angela Dadak
International Student Coordinator
CAS | Literature
In her position with èßäÉçÇøapp University's Writing Studies Program, Angela Dadak primarily works with English-as-an-Additional-Language students, both international and domestic, adjusting to èßäÉçÇøapp acade…
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adadak@american.edu
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(202) 885-2915
Laura Ewing
Professorial Lecturer
CAS - Literature
Laura Ewing's research focuses on technical communication, intercultural communication, and rhetoric & technology. Before coming to AU, Laura spent five years in Japan, writing and consulting with int…
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Caimeen Garrett
Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Caimeen Garrett has an MFA in Fiction from Syracuse University, and a PhD in Creative Writing from Florida State University. Her academic interests include crime writing, the Lindbergh kidnapping, epi…
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cgarrett@american.edu
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(202) 885-3796
Neisha-Anne Green
Senior Director, Academic Support
UEAS | Academic Support
Academic Interests: Social Justice Pedagogy, Writing Center Theory and Practice, Writing Center Tutor EducationWhat began as volunteer work has blossomed into passion for Neisha-Anne. Outside of her g…
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ngreen@american.edu
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(202) 885-6574
Edward Helfers
Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Edward Helfers joined the Literature Department in 2015. His courses help students use the tools of rhetoric to engage in debates over ownership—of property, of culture, and of ideas. Research interes…
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ehelfers@american.edu
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(202) 885-2796
Chelsea Horne
Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Dr. Chelsea L. Horne's areas of research encompass communication, digital culture, information integrity, privacy, internet governance, AI policy, performance studies, and the public humanities. Recen…
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horne@american.edu
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(202) 885-2825
Kelly Joyner
Director, Writing Studies Program
CAS | Literature
Patrick Kelly Joyner began teaching at èßäÉçÇøapp University in 2000. His writing courses have thematic links to history, linguistics, psychology, and film. He has presented at the Conference on College…
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pjoyner@american.edu
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(202) 885-2980
Kelsey Kerr
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Kelsey Ann Kerr holds an M.F.A. in poetry from the University of Maryland. She earned her bachelor's in studio art and English - creative writing from Denison University. She has received scholarships…
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George Koors
Adjunct Instructor
University Library
George received his Masters in English from Truman State University in 2014 and his MLIS from The Catholic University of America in 2017. In 2015, he published his first novel Always the Wanderer. He …
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gkoors@american.edu
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(202) 885-3241
Mary Markakis
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Mary Markakis earned a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy from Syracuse University, an M.A. in Literature from George Mason University, and an MFA in Writing from George Mason University. She’s …
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Jocelyn McCarthy
Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Jocelyn McCarthy teaches in the Writing Studies Program, and writes fiction and nonfiction. She received her BA in English from Cornell University and her MFA in Creative Writing from èßäÉçÇøapp Univers…
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jocelyn.mccarthy@american.edu
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(202) 885-8942
Glenn Moomau
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Glenn Moomau is the author of Ted Nugent Condominium: From Boston to Austin with the Glenmont Popes (AP Press, 2001). His fiction, essays, and reviews have appeared in storySouth, Memoir Journal, Art …
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gmoomau@american.edu
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(202) 885-2924
Stina Oakes
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Kristina Kasik Oakes earned her MA from Boston College and her BA from the University of New Hampshire. Prior to teaching at AU she taught high school English in Central Virginia and writing at Centra…
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(202) 885-6364
Trisha Reichler
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Trisha Reichler joined the College Writing faculty in 2003. Her primary areas of interest are post-modernist literature and the writings of emerging, intersectional resistance movements.
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treich@american.edu
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(202) 885-2910
Melissa Scholes Young
Professor
CAS | Literature
Melissa Scholes Young is the author of the award-winning novels Flood and The Hive. She received the Shelf Unbound Best Book Award in 2021 and the Next Generation Indie Book Award in 2023. She’s publi…
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msyoung@american.edu
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(202) 885-6523
Mary Switalski
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Mary Switalski began teaching at AU in 2007 while completing her MFA. She earned her BA in English Literature with a Creative Writing Subconcentration from the University of Michigan. She has also tau…
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switalsk@american.edu
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(202) 885-3638
Adam Tamashasky
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Adam has been with the College Writing Program since 2004. He graduated from the University of Dayton in 1999 with a BA in English, then came to AU's MFA Program. His poetry recently appeared in the a…
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tamashas@american.edu
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(202) 885-8933
Alison Thomas
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Alison Thomas has taught at AU since 2005, and has offered courses in the Department of Literature and in the èßäÉçÇøapp Studies Program. Her research focuses on information literacy and the teaching of…
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athomas@american.edu
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(202) 885-8945
Sarah Trembath
Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Sarah Trembath is an editor, writer, and educator. She has been teaching since 1998 and joined the AU faculty in 2014. Her written work has appeared in Radical Teacher, the Santa Fe Writer’s Project Q…
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trembath@american.edu
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(202) 885-1456
Kate Wilson
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Kate Wilson double-majored in music and English at Stanford University and holds an MA in Medieval Studies and PhD in English from The Catholic University of America. Her research interests include me…
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kwilson@american.edu
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(202) 885-2979
Lacey Wootton
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Literature
Lacey Wootton has taught in the Writing Studies Program since 1999. She holds a PhD in Writing and Rhetoric from George Mason University and an MA in Literature from AU. Prior to her time at AU, she e…
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lwoott@american.edu
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(202) 885-2982