Faculty & Staff
Literature
Dr. Lucy Alford
Assistant Professor, Literature
Kenyon Family Faculty Fellow
C314 Tribble Hall
336.758.2240
alfordl@wfu.edu
Dr. Wanda Balzano
Associate Professor
A113 Tribble
336.758.3758
balzanow@wfu.edu
Dr. Rian Bowie
Associate Teaching Professor, Literature
Director of Core Literature
C114 Tribble Hall
336.758.3369
bowiere@wfu.edu
Dr. Chris Brown
Associate Professor, Literature
C202 Tribble Hall
336.758.7133
browncm@wfu.edu
Dr. Corey D. B. Walker
Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, Literature and Interdisciplinary Humanities
B207 Tribble Hall
336.758.4728
walkerco@wfu.edu
Dr. Meredith Farmer
Associate Teaching Professor, Literature
C103 Tribble Hall
336.758.4849
farmerma@wfu.edu
Dr. Dean Franco
Winifred W. Palmer Professor of English, Literature
Director of Wake Forest University Humanities Institute
C208 Tribble Hall
336.758.3549
francodj@wfu.edu
Dr. Matt Garite
Assistant Teaching Professor, Literature
C112 Tribble Hall
336.758.7243
garitema@wfu.edu
Dr. Adrian Greene
Part-time Assistant Professor, Literature
Associate Dean of Admissions Communications
greeneal@wfu.edu
Dr. Jennifer Greiman
Professor, Literature
Co-Director of Graduate Study
C212 Tribble Hall
336.758.4491
greimaj@wfu.edu
Dr. Sarah Hogan
Associate Professor, Literature
Director of Undergraduate Study
C211 Tribble Hall
336.758.5135
hogansa@wfu.edu
Dr. Jefferson Holdridge
Professor, Literature
Department Chair; Director of Wake Forest University Press
C105 Tribble Hall
336.758.3365
holdrij@wfu.edu
Dr. Melissa Jenkins
Associate Professor, Literature
On leave 2023-24
C112 Tribble Hall
336.758.3919
jenkinms@wfu.edu
Dr. Derek Lee
Assistant Professor, Literature
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Fellow
C210 Tribble Hall
336.758.2241
leede@wfu.edu
Dr. Judith Madera
Associate Professor, Literature
English Department Associate Chair
C209 Tribble Hall
336.758.3911
maderaji@wfu.edu
Dr. Arielle McKee
Visiting Assistant Professor, Literature
C6A Tribble Hall
mckeea@wfu.edu
Kaitlin Moore
Assistant Professor
C1AB Tribble Hall
Dr. Jennifer Pyke
Associate Teaching Professor, Literature
Dunn-Riley Faculty Fellow
A108B Tribble Hall
336.758.4619
pykejc@wfu.edu
Dr. Herman Rapaport
Reynolds Professor of English, Literature
C109 Tribble Hall
336.758.3068
rapapoh@wfu.edu
Dr. Jessica Richard
Associate Professor, Literature
C214 Tribble Hall
336.758.3548
richarja@wfu.edu
Dr. Randi Saloman
Associate Teaching Professor, Literature
C311 Tribble Hall
336.758.4942
salomarb@wfu.edu
Dr. Gale Sigal
Professor, Literature – On leave 2023-24
Director, Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program
C107 Tribble Hall
336.758.5388
sigal@wfu.edu
Dr. Jeff Solomon
Associate Professor, Literature
C113 Tribble Hall
336.758.2027
solomojm@wfu.edu
Dr. Erica Still
Associate Professor, Literature
Associate Dean for Faculty Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion
104 Reynolda
336.758.3753
stillel@wfu.edu
Dr. Olga Valbuena-Hanson
Associate Professor, Literature
Director of Honors
C110 Tribble Hall
336.758.5646
valbueol@wfu.edu
Dr. Eric Wilson
Thomas H. Pritchard Professor of English, Literature
C310 Tribble Hall
336.758.5746
wilsoneg@wfu.edu
Writing
Dr. Kendra Andrews
Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing
C5B Tribble Hall
336.758.3651
andrewsk@wfu.edu
Dr. Erin Branch
Teaching Professor, Writing
Writing Program Administrator; Director of the Interdisciplinary Writing Minor
426A ZSR Library
336.758.6126
branchel@wfu.edu
Jennifer Conlon
Visiting Assistant Professor, Writing
they/them
conlonj@wfu.edu
Eric Ekstrand
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing
426F ZSR Library
336.758.4933
ekstraem@wfu.edu
Dr. Keri Epps
Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing
A108A Tribble Hall
336.758.6180
eppske@wfu.edu
Marianne Erhardt
Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing
C108 Tribble Hall
336.758.3903
erhardmj@wfu.edu
Dr. J. Moisés García-Rentería
Assistant Professor, Writing
C5C Tribble Hall
336.758.4027
garciarj@wfu.edu
Laura Giovanelli
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing
Associate Dean for Learning Spaces
104 Reynolda Hall
336.758.5687
giovanlb@wfu.edu
Dr. Hannah Harrison
Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing
C5G Tribble Hall
336.758.3769
harrish@wfu.edu
Dr. Danielle Koupf
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing
C104 Tribble Hall
336.758.4644
koupfdr@wfu.edu
Dr. Zak Lancaster
Director of Graduate Study, Associate Professor – Writing & Linguistics
Co-Director of Graduate Study
C215 Tribble Hall
336.758.3749
lancasci@wfu.edu
Jeremy Levine
Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing
levinej@wfu.edu
Dr. Sara Littlejohn
Visiting Assistant Professor, Writing
C2B Tribble Hall
littles@wfu.edu
Elena Makarion
Visiting Assistant Professor, Writing
C5E Tribble Hall
336.758.2691
makarie@wfu.edu
Dr. Cindy Damm McPeters
Visiting Assistant Professor, Writing
C5H Tribble Hall
mcpetec@wfu.edu
Dr. Alisa Russell
Assistant Professor, Writing
C106 Tribble Hall
336.758.2242
russela@wfu.edu
Dr. Ryan Shirey
Teaching Professor, Writing
Director of the Writing Center
426B ZSR Library
336.758.5378
shireyrd@wfu.edu
Dr. Jon Smart
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing
C203 Tribble Hall
336.758.8633
smartjw@wfu.edu
Dr. Carter Smith
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing
426D ZSR Library
336.758.5387
smithrc@wfu.edu
Dr. Eric Stottlemyer
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing
Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Programs and Experiential Learning
104 Reynolda
336.758.4169
stottlem@wfu.edu
Dr. Sebastián Terneus
Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing
terneuj@wfu.edu
Dr. Franziska Tsufim
Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing
tsufimf@wfu.edu
Elisabeth Whitehead
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing
429 ZSR Library
336.758.4195
whitehe@wfu.edu
Dr. Guy Witzel
Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing
A108C Tribble Hall
336.758.5243
witzelgp@wfu.edu
Phoebe Zerwick
Professor of the Practice, Writing; Director of Journalism
426E ZSR Library
336.758.4186
zerwicp@wfu.edu
Creative Writing
Amy Catanzano
Associate Professor & Poet-in-Residence, Creative Writing
Co-Director of Creative Writing
C314 Tribble Hall
catanza@wfu.edu
Ebony Flowers
Assistant Professor
Tribble Hall
Dr. Joanna Ruocco
Associate Professor, Creative Writing
Co-Director of Creative Writing
C315 Tribble Hall
336.758.8630
ruoccoj@wfu.edu
Journalism
Justin Catanoso
Professor of the Practice, Journalism
C313 Tribble Hall
336.758.3914
catanojj@wfu.edu
Phoebe Zerwick
Professor of the Practice, Writing; Director of Journalism
426E ZSR Library
336.758.4186
zerwicp@wfu.edu
Staff
Gail Adams
Academic Coordinator – English and Creative Writing
C201 Tribble Hall
336.758.6143
adamsgm@wfu.edu
Reggie Brown
Academic Coordinator
C201 Tribble Hall
336.758.5383
brownrr@wfu.edu
Scott Claybrook
Instructional Technologist
C101 Tribble Hall
336.758.7164
claybrsd@wfu.edu
Caroline Livesay
Academic Coordinator
Writing Center, Interdisciplinary Writing, and Journalism
ZSR 426
336.758.5768
livesacc@wfu.edu