Faculty

English Department Faculty

Faculty in the Department of English combine a commitment to teaching with a commitment to research. As reflected in course offerings, scholarly interests span literary periods and genres in English and American literature. Faculty regularly publish books and articles in their fields of specialization, serve in professional organizations, and deliver papers at academic conferences at home and abroad. The Department of English holds institutional membership in the MLA; individual faculty members belong to professional societies appropriate to their specializations and research interests; they attend and conduct departmental workshops related to teaching approaches and literary issues. Their scholarship enlivens academic programs and brings intellectual energy to the classroom.

Faculty also publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction and drama. The department includes professional authors in creative writing: nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama. They give readings of their works, teach undergraduate sections, advise students, and conduct workshops in creative writing.

Thirty-one full-time and thirty-four part-time faculty members serve in the Department of English, the largest academic department at Central Connecticut State University.

Elizabeth Austin
Associate Professor & Director of Composition
English
Stuart Barnett
Stuart Barnett
Emeritus Professor
English
Nicole Brewer
Nicole Brewer
Assistant Professor
English
Jotham Burrello
Jotham Burrello
Associate Professor
English
Natalie Catasus
Natalie Catasus
Assistant Professor of Latinx Literature
English
Christine Doyle
Christine Doyle
Emeritus Professor
English
Carolyn Egan
Lecturer
English
Amanda Fields
Amanda Fields
Associate Professor & Writing Center Director
English
Brian Folker
Brian Folker
Associate Professor
English
Sam Frizzell
Sam Frizzell
Instructor of English Studies
English
Jaclyn Geller
Jaclyn Geller
Associate Professor
English
Susan Gentry
Susan Gentry
Lecturer
English
Susan Gilmore
Susan Gilmore
Associate Professor
English
Heidi Hartwig
Heidi Hartwig
Associate Professor
English
John Hazuka
John Hazuka
Emeritus Professor
English
John Heitner
Professor Emeritus
English
Dharshani Lakmali Jayasinghe
Dharshani Jayasinghe
Assistant Professor of Anglophone and World Literatures
English
Beverly Johnson
Beverly Johnson
Associate Professor
English
Emma Kenyon
Instructor
English
Carrie Byars Kilfoil
Carrie Kilfoil
Assistant Professor
English
Eric Leonidas
Eric Leonidas
Associate Professor
English
Jeffrey Lombardo
adjunct professor
English
Melissa Mentzer
Melissa Mentzer
Associate Professor & Chair
English
Mary Anne Nunn
Professor Emeritus
English
Andrea Osburne
Professor Emeritus
English
Rae Schipke
Professor Emeritus
English
James Schlatter
Adjunct Professor
English
Deborah Spillman
Deborah Spillman
Associate Professor
English
Julien Strong
Julien Strong
Assistant Professor
English
Katherine Sugg
Professor Emeritus
English
Careen Szarmach
Careen Szarmach
Administrative Support Coordinator
English