Faculty

The Department of English faculty directory and biographies are in the sections below. To see faculty listed by program, visit the graduate creative writing, literature, and rhetoric & composition faculty pages. Visit our digital bookcase to see recent and past faculty publications.

Sarasota-Manatee campus

Permanent Faculty

Name Contact
Lipscomb, Valerie
Associate Chair, Professor
Email
Office: SMC C258
Senapati, Su
Professor of Instruction
Email
Office: SMC C245B
Turner, Timothy
Associate Professor
Email
Office: SMD 117

Emeriti Faculty


St. Petersburg campus

Permanent Faculty

Name Contact

Buckner Armstrong, Julie
Professor

Email
Office: DAV 255

Conner, Trey
Associate Professor

Email
Office: DAV 254

Gresham, S. Morgan
Associate Professor

Email
Office: DAV 253

Hallock, Thomas
Professor

Email
Office: DAV 257

Jones, Heather
Associate Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: HBR 205

McCracken, Jill
Professor

Email
Office: DAV 250

Starks, Lisa
Professor

Email
Office: DAV 256

Tampa campus

Permanent Faculty

Name Contact

Allukian, Kristin
Associate Professor

Email
Office: CPR 360-D

Arrington, Lauren
Professor

Email
Office: CPR 360-A

Brown, Karen Gonzalez
Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 283

Cheng, Ryan
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 286

Cook, Jessica
Associate Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 358-H

Discenza, Nicole
Professor

Email
Office: CPR 315

Fleming, John
Professor

Email
Office: CPR 318

Franklin, Cheyenne
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 301-C

Godfrey, Jeremy
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 325

Gould, Marty
Associate Professor

Email
Office: CPR 358-F

Hansen, Paul
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 301-H

Hicks, Micah
Assistant Professor

Email
Office: CPR 335

Jacobs, Debra
Associate Professor

Email
Office: CPR 333

Johnson, Meredith
Professor

Email
Office: CPR 301-J

Johnson, Nathan
Associate Professor

Email
Office: CPR 384

Jones, Emily
Associate Professor

Email
Office: CPR 358-B

Koets, Julia
Assistant Professor

Email
Office: CPR 332

Kurz, Lindsey
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 316

Kwon, Joy
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 323

Le, Quynh Nhu
Associate Professor

Email
Office: CPR 327

Leahy, Mark
Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 306-A

Leib, Mark
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 281

Lennon, John
Professor

Email
Office: CPR 331

Michael, Magali
Professor

Email

Maldonado, José Ãngel
Assistant Professor

Email
Office: CPR 301-M

Metzger, Elizabeth
Associate Professor

Email
Office: CPR 385

Mooney, Susan
Professor

Email
Office: CPR 301-N

Moxley, Joe
Professor

Email
Office: CPR 386

Patterson, Cynthia
Associate Professor

Email
Office: CPR 301-G

Peynado, Brenda
Assistant Professor

Email
Office: CPR 334

Phillips, Adam
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 294

Ramachandran, Hemamalini
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 310

Ricketts-Jones, Elizabeth
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 358-P

Robbins, Derek
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 288

Robertson, Liane
Associate Professor

Email
Office: CPR 358-M

Roselló, Jarod
Associate Professor

Email
Office: CPR 313

Runge-Gordon, Laura
Professor

Email
Office: CPR 358-C

Scenters-Zapico, Natalie
Assistant Professor

Email
Office: CPR 311

Sellers, Heather
Professor

Email
Office: CPR 303

Shuman, Michael
Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 358-N

Sipiora, Phillip
Professor

Email
Office: 358-A

Tackitt, Alaina
Associate Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 301-A

Taylor, Michelle
Associate Professor of Instruction

Email
Office: CPR 358-D

Tolase, Ajibola
Assistant Professor

Email
Office: CPR 322
Wolff, Jake
Assistant Professor
Email
Office: CPR 320
Zarlengo, Tanya
Associate Professor of Instruction
Email
Office: CPR 306

Visiting Faculty

Name Contact

Arrowsmith, Rebecca

Email
Office: CPR 290

Auger, Chrissy

Office: CPR 284

Basso, Ann

Email
Office: CPR 358-J

Borruso, Anthony

Office: CPR 284

Charles, Elizabeth

Email
Office: CPR 301-E

Doubler, Catherine

Office: CPR 279

Garcia-Calvo, Estrella

Email
Office: CPR 279

Kellagher, Christina

Email
Office: CPR 358-J

LeGault, Alexandria

Email
Office: CPR 301-E

Martin, Marshall

Office: CPR 301-F

McKenna, Kevin

Office: CPR 385

Olds, Erin

Office: CPR 301-F

Orchard, Rebecca

Email
Office: CPR 290

Perry, Steven

Office: CPR 292

Robello, Ariel

Email
Office: CPR 292

Shoemaker, Laura Email
Office: CPR 301-E
Walker, William Office: CPR 385

Affiliated Faculty

Name Contact

Adams, Charles
Professor, Dean of the Honors College

Email

Kicak, Elizabeth
Instructor, Director of Humanities Institute

Email

Plant, Deborah
Associate Professor (Retired)

Email

Emeriti Faculty

In Memoriam


Department of English Adjunct Faculty

Multi-campus Adjunct Staffing

Name Contact

Adams, Ashley

Email

Allen, Brittani

Email

Anderson-Lopez, Jonina

Email

Bennington, Spencer

Email

Campbell, Jenna

Email

Carlson, Jacqueline

Email

Conner, John

Email

Dam, Michelle

Email

Eyestone, Dawn

Email

Feuerherdt, Stacy

Email

Garcia, Edwin

Email

Gill, Janie

Email

Guilfoile, Nicholas

CPR 340

Jackson, Georgia

Email

Jones, Melissa

Email

Karunaratne, Renuka

Email

Khawaja, Anastasia

Email

Kinney, Benjamin

Email

Kuliyeva, Lynette

Email

Le Van, Curtis

Email

Laitinen, Dana

Email

Malavalli, Deepa

Email

Martin, Jason

Email

McAdams, James

Email

McLeod, Deborah

Email

Medvesky, Angelique

Email

Nusspickel, Mark

Email

Oswald, Codey

Email

Qabazard, Summer

Email

Rogers, Robin

Email

Rouisse, Kristen

Email

Sonnenberg, Michelle

Email

Smith, Jacqueline

Email

Taczak, Kara

Email

Thomas, Melody

Email

Ulrich, Fred

Email

Villines, Chondell

Email

Williams, John

Email

Wise, Peggy

Email