Directory
Chair
Associate Chair
Associate Chair of Writing Studies
Chief Departmental Advisor
Ph.D. Graduate Program Director
MFA Graduate Program Director
MA Graduate Program Director
Applied Linguistics Graduate Program Director
Director of English Teacher Education
Director of General Education Composition
Director of General Education Literature
Director of the Writing Center
Director of Writing Placement & Support
Advisor, IDS Integrative Studies
Internship Coordinator
Lauren Coldiron
Internship Coordinator
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mcold001@odu.edu
Advisor, IDS Professional Writing
Office Manager, Program Support Technician Sr.
Banner Tech
Administrative Assistant & Graduate Program Support Technician
Receptionist & Administrative Assistant
Professors
Luisa A. Igloria
Professor
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago
Biography:
During her term as 20th Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia (2020-22), Emerita, the Academy of American Poets ...View More- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- ligloria@odu.edu
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757-683-3929
Drew Lopenzina
Professor
Ph.D. University of New Hampshire
Biography:
Drew Lopenzina is professor of Early American and Native American literature. His work has appeared in the journals American ...View More- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- alopenzi@odu.edu
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757-683-4033
John McManus
Professor
M.F.A. The University of Texas at Austin
Biography:
John McManus is the author of four books of fiction: Stop Breakin Down, Born on a Train, Bitter Milk, and his latest story collection, ...View More- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- jmcmanus@odu.edu
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757-683-4010
David Metzger
Dean, Honors College
M.A. Hebrew College
Biography:
Dr. David Metzger came to Old Dominion University in 1993 after teaching at Montana State University. He earned a B.A. in English and ...View More- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- dmetzger@odu.edu
- Web Page
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757-683-4865
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- mmourao@odu.edu
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757-683-4043
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- azareva@odu.edu
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Associate Professors
Bridget Anderson
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Michigan
Biography:
Dr. Bridget L. Anderson is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and the Director of Tidewater Voices: An Oral History and ...View More- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- blanders@odu.edu
- Web Page
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757-683-4020
Kristi Costello
Associate Professor
Biography:
Kristi Murray Costello, Ph.D. is the Associate Chair of Writing Studies and General Education and an Associate Professor of Rhetoric, ...View More- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kcostell@odu.edu
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757-683-3285
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- sdefibau@odu.edu
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757-683-3998
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- kdepew@odu.edu
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757-683-4019
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- mfowlera@odu.edu
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757-683-4030
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kmoberly@odu.edu
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757-683-5324
Daniel P. Richards
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of South Florida
Biography:
Dr. Richards studies technical communication and rhetoric. His research focuses on environmental risk communication, user experience ...View More- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- dprichar@odu.edu
- Web Page
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757-683-4629
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- jromberg@odu.edu
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757-683-4012
Marc Ouellette
Associate Professor
B.E. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mouellet@odu.edu
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Assistant Professors
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- rkeefe@odu.edu
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- mkonkol@odu.edu
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757-683-5694
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- alindstr@odu.edu
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757-683-3879
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- rosorio@odu.edu
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757-683-6984
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- dtrodrig@odu.edu
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757-683-3991
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- kwascom@odu.edu
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757-683-4040
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- gzarook@odu.edu
BATTERN ARTS & LETTER
757-683-6200
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- mchan@odu.edu
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757-683-3925
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- jalberde@odu.edu
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757-683-3991
Master Lecturers
Kathleen Fowler
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kfowler@odu.edu
Master Lecturer
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Princess Perry
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- pperry@odu.edu
Master Lecturer
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757-683-4015
Beth Backes
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- bbackes@odu.edu
Master Lecturer
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Elizabeth J. Vincelette
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- ejvincel@odu.edu
Master Lecturer
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Jenn Sloggie
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- jsloggie@odu.edu
Master Lecturer
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757-683-4018
Mary Beth Pennington
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mpenning@odu.edu
Master Lecturer and Director of Writing Placement and Support
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Senior Lecturers
Laura Buchholz
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- lbuchhol@odu.edu
- Web Page
Senior Lecturer
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Alicia Defonzo
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- adefonzo@odu.edu
Senior Lecturer
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757-683-4037
Michelle Heart
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mheart@odu.edu
Senior Lecturer
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757-683-4022
Aj Nolan
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- anolan@odu.edu
- Web Page
Senior Lecturer
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757-683-4755
Mary Porter-Troupe
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mtroupe@odu.edu
Senior Lecturer
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757-683-4044
Virginia Tucker
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- vmtucker@odu.edu
Senior Lecturer
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Peter Adams
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- padams@odu.edu
Senior Lecturer
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Megan Boeshart
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- mboeshar@odu.edu
Lecturer
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Lecturers
Matthew Beale
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- mbeale@odu.edu
Senior Lecturer
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Steffani Bush
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- sdambruc@odu.edu
Lecturer
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Kole Matheson
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kmatheso@odu.edu
Lecturer
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Jackie Mohan
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- jmohan@odu.edu
Lecturer
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Heather Weddington
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- hwedding@odu.edu
Chief Departmental Adviser
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Tracy Rice Weber
- NORFOLK, VA 23509
- triceweb@odu.edu
Higher Ed Teach Res Asst
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Dan Heck
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- dheck@odu.edu
Lecturer
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Instructors
Kathryn Bennett
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- kcbennet@odu.edu
Instructor
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Kelly Morse
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- klmorse@odu.edu
Instructor
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Steffani Bush
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- sdambruc@odu.edu
Lecturer
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Adjuncts/Graduate Teaching Assistants/Research Assistants
- Debby Bangert
- Natalie Berger
- Cheryl Champagne
- Elaine Chapman
- Deborah Christie
- Robert Ciara
- Sharon Currant
- Lea Douglas
- Suzanne Dunlevy
- Carrie Emerson-Coyle
- Karen Fleming
- Vicki Lee Friedman
- M Anthony Garcia
- Shawn Girvan
- Jacob Gregory
- Elizabeth Golliher
- Tammy Hanna
- David Jacobson
- Tariq Jawhar
- John Kelly
- Manuel Kouremetis
- Robert Kunzinger
- Jodi Laughlin
- Wendy Lewis
- Raoul Lobo
- Timothy Lockhart
- Elizabeth Lohman
- Martha Maurno
- Jacquelyn Mohan
- Lili Nizankiewicz
- Lydia Netzer
- Kevin Norris
- Matthew Olive
- Natalie Parker
- Deborah Plummer
- Abigail Putnam
- Tijuana Reeve
- Katherine Rocca
- Banerjee Roudri
- Staci Runkel Martin
- Bhavika Sicka
- Kimberly Shakallis
- Sylvie Shapero
- Amanda Skrobacki
- William Smith
- Jadwiga Staniszewska-De Mott
- Nathan Stewart
- Violet Strawderman
- Ariel Tobin
- Suki Tooley
- Chrystal Trapani
- Ariel Weber
- Donna Weingand
- Brittany White
- Bobbie Whitehead
- John Williamson
- Thomas Yuill
Special Appointments
Emeriti
Mary Porter-Troupe
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mtroupe@odu.edu
Senior Lecturer
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Charles Wilson
- VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23453
- cwilson@odu.edu
Professor
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