Current Faculty
Andrews, Scott D.
(2000) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, University of Oklahoma; M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 2000, University of California, Riverside.
Barresi, Dorothy M.
(1988) Professor of English. B.A. 1979, University of Akron; M.A. 1981, University of Pittsburgh; M.F.A. 1985, University of Massachusetts.
Baxter, Kent B.
(2004) Interim Associate Dean, College of Humanities; Professor of English. B.A. 1988, California State University, Northridge; M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 1998, University of Southern California.
Bryson, Michael E.
(2004) Professor of English. B.A. 1994, M.A. 1996, Truman State University; Ph.D. 2001 Northwestern University.
Byler, Lauren
(2012) Associate Professor of English. B.A. 2001, Ithaca College; M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2011, Tufts University.
Chacon, RosaMaria
(2002) Professor of English. B.A. 1979, California State University, Long Beach; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2001, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Chatterjee, Ranita
(2000) Professor of English. B.A. 1988, University of Calgary; M.A. 1989, McMaster University; Ph.D. 1998, University of Western Ontario.
Clark, Dorothy
(2001) Professor of English. B.A. 1969, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. 1976, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles.
Clark, Irene L.
(2000) Professor of English. B.A. 1963, Hunter College; M.A. 1965, Columbia University; Ph.D. 1979, University of Southern California.
Dawahare, Anthony
(1994) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 1994, University of California, Irvine.
Haake, Katharine K.
(1986) Professor of English. A.B. 1974, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A. 1980, Stanford University; Ph.D. 1985, University of Utah.
Hall, Leilani R.
(2002) Professor of English. B.A. 1989, M.A. 1992, Ohio University; Ph.D. 2001, University of Southern Mississippi.
Hatfield, Charles W.
(2001) Professor of English. B.A. 1988, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 2000, University of Connecticut.
Higgs, Christopher
(2015) Associate Professor of English. B.A. 2002, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; M.A. 2006, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; M.F.A. 2009, The Ohio State University; Ph.D. 2014, Florida State University.
Khadka, Santosh
(2014) Associate Professor of English. I.A. 1998, B.A. 2001, Tribhuvan University; M.A. 2004, Pokhara University; Ph.D. 2014, Syracuse University.
Kleinman, Scott
(1999) Professor of English. M.A. 1992, University of St. Andrews; Ph.D. 1997, University of Cambridge.
Lee, Jennifer
(2014) Associate Professor of English. B.A. 2000, M.A. 2004, State University of New York at New Paltz; Ph.D. 2014, University of Rhode Island.
Mendoza, Rubén
(2020) Assistant Professor of English. B.A. 1994, University of Southern California; M.A. 2008, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 2017, University of California, Riverside.
Mitchell, Richard M.
(1999) Professor of English. B.A. 1981, Manhattanville College; M.A. 1990, Southern Connecticut State University; M.F.A. 1992, Brooklyn College; Ph.D. 1999, University of Southwestern Louisiana.
Pandey, Iswari P.
(2013) Associate Professor of English. B.A. 1990, M.A. 1994, Tribhuvan University; M.A. 2006, Ph.D. 2006, University of Louisville.
Pousson, Martin
(2007) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, Loyola University, New Orleans; M.F.A. 1999, Columbia University.
Shi, Enchao
(2002) Professor of English. B.A. 1982, Beijing Language Institute; M.A. 1990, St. Mary’s College; M.A. 1994, Northern Arizona University; Ph.D. 2003, University of Arizona.
Spratt, Danielle L.
(2011) Professor of English. B.A. 2002, M.A. 2003, Ph.D. 2011, Fordham University.
Stallcup, Jackie E.
(1999) Interim Dean, College of Humanities; Professor of English. B.A. 1991, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 1999, University of California, Riverside.
Stanley, Sandra
(1991) Professor of English. B.A. 1976, Point Loma College; M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1988, University of Southern California.
Tripp, Colleen M.
(2015) Associate Professor of English. B.A. 2005, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; M.A. 2009, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A. 2011, Ph.D. 2015, Brown University.
Underwood, Brandy
(2020) Assistant Professor of English. B.A. 1998, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 2001, Syracuse University; M.A. 2008, University of California, Riverside; Ph.D. 2017, University of California, Los Angeles.
Wexler, Steven
(2007) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, Syracuse University; M.A. 2001; Ph.D. 2006, University of Louisville.
Wightman, Beth
(2003) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, Barnard College; M.A. 1991, University College Dublin; M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2003, University of California, Los Angeles.
Emeriti
Andersen, David
(1968) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1964, Western Washington University; M.A. 1966, Ph. D. 1968, University of California, Davis.
Athey, Joel W.
(1989) Associate Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1966, M.A. 1968, Kansas State University; Ph.D. 1986, University of Texas.
Barnard, Ian
(2003) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1983, University of Witwatersrand; M.A. 1986, California State University, San Diego; Ph.D. 1992, University of California, San Diego.
Bartelt, Guillermo H.
(1988) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1971, M.A. 1972, University of Wyoming; M.A. 1977; Ph.D. 1980, University of Arizona.
Bourgeois, Pamela J.
(1987) Professor Emerita of English. B.A. 1967, Marygrove College; M.A. 1968, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 1974, University of Detroit.
Brewer, Gwen
(1965) Professor Emerita of English. B.A. 1955, M.A. 1957, Brigham Young University; Ph.D. 1968, Claremont Graduate School.
Chianese, Robert
(1969) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1964, Rutgers University; M.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1971, Washington University.
Clendenning, John
(1960) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1957, California State University, Los Angeles; M.A. 1958, Ph.D. University of Iowa.
Hellenbrand, Harold
(2004) Provost Emeritus; Professor of English. A.B. 1975, Harvard College; Ph.D. 1980, Stanford University.
Kroll, Barbara
(1988) Professor Emerita of English. B.A. 1965, Brooklyn College; M.A. 1966, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. 1982, University of Southern California.
Lopez, Jack R.
(1989) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1983, Portland State University; M.F.A. 1987, University of California, Irvine.
Murray, Patricia Y.
(1990) Professor Emerita of English. B.A. 1952, University of New Mexico; M.A. 1962, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1980, University of Southern California.
Noguchi, Rei R.
(1983) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1966, Tufts University; M.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1978, Indiana University.
Noreen, Robert G.
(1968) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1960, M.A. 1963, Ph.D. 1969, University of Chicago.
Phelan, Catherine M.
(1967) Professor Emerita of English. B.M. 1951, M.A. 1962, Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 1967, University of California, Los Angeles.
Plasberg, Elaine
(1961) Professor Emerita of English. A.B. 1952, California State University, San Francisco; M.A. 1957, Ph.D. 1961, Boston University.
Shah, Iris
(1965) Professor Emerita of English. B.A. 1949, New York University; M.A. 1954, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 1960, Cornell University.
Solomon, James F.
(1991) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1976, Brandeis University; M.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1981, Harvard University.
Spector, Cheryl A.
(1986) Professor Emerita of English. B.A. 1976, Rice University; M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1986, Cornell University.
Stiebel, Arlene M.
(1983) Professor Emerita of English. B.A. 1963, Douglass College, Rutgers University; M.A. 1972, University of Hawaii; Ph.D. 1981, Columbia University.
Stone, Harry
(1960) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1946, M.A. 1950, Ph.D. 1955, University of California, Los Angeles.
Uba, George R.
(1987) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1969, University of Southern California; M.A. 1970, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 1982, University of California, Los Angeles.
Walsh, William F.
(1968) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1956, St. John’s University; M.A. 1958, Catholic University; Ph.D. 1967, Columbia University.
Watkins, Patricia
(1996) Assistant Professor Emerita of English. B.A. 1968, M.A. 1970, Howard University; Ph.D. 1979, New York University; J.D. 1993, University of California, Los Angeles.