Full-Time English and Modern Languages Faculty
Berenschot, Denis. Associate Professor of Spanish (2004). B.A., Arkansas University at Little Rock, 1988; M.A., Syracuse University, 1990; M.A., American University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park, 1999.
Cantrell, Mark. Associate Professor of English (2009). B.F.A., University of Georgia, 1993; B.A., University of Georgia, 1996; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005.
Ellzey, Mary Elizabeth. Professor of English (1989); Chair, Department of English and Modern Languages; Co-coordinator, Minor in Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1969; M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1971; Ph.D., Catholic University of America, 1988.
Hanrahan, Heidi. Professor of English (2007). B.A., Roanoke College, 1999; M.A. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2001; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2005.
Krantz, Rachel. Associate Professor of French (2004). B.A., Grinnell College, 1988; M.A., University of Munich, 1993; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001.
McClelland, Caitlin. Assistant Professor of Spanish (2023). B.A., Elon University, 2009; M.A., Wake Forest University, 2010; M.A., Indiana University (Bloomington), 2016; Ph.D., Indiana University (Bloomington), 2021.
Messenger, Carrie. Professor of English (2010). B.A., Yale University, 1994; M.F.A., Iowa Writers’ Workshop, 2000; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2010.
Nixon, Timothy K. Professor of English (2006). B.A., Belmont University, 1987; M.A., The College of William and Mary, 1992; Ph.D., The George Washington University, 2005.
Pate, James. Associate Professor of English (2010). B.A., University of Memphis, 1996; M.A., University of Memphis, 1998; M.F.A., Iowa Writers’ Workshop, 2000; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2009.
Santana, Brian. Assistant Professor of English (2015); Director of Rhetoric and Composition. B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2003; M.A., North Carolina State University, 2005; Ph.D., The George Washington University, 2012.
Shorr-Parks, Sadie. Lecturer of English (2016). B.A., Syracuse University, 2011; M.F.A., West Virginia University, 2015.
Stevens, Valerie L. Lecturer of English (2019). B.A., King University, 2009; M.A., James Madison University, 2013; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2019.
TeVault, Elizabeth A. Lecturer of English (2023). B.A., University of South Carolina, Upstate, 2012; M.A., American University, 2015; Ph.D., The George Washington University, 2023 (projected).
Wilson, Christopher. Lecturer of English (2015). B.A., Southern Connecticut State University, 2002; M.A., Southern Connecticut State University, 2003; ABD, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Associated English and Modern Languages Faculty
Espinoza, Eileen Elizabeth. Adjunct Professor of English (2023). B.A., Shepherd University, 2015; M.F.A., University of California Riverside, 2022.
Glatzel, Gustavo. Adjunct Professor of Spanish (2020). B.A., Instituto Superior Granaderos; M.A., Universidad de Jaén; M.Ed., Thomas Edison State University; Ed.D., Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana.
Lam, Collin D. Adjunct Professor of English (2023). B.A., West Virginia University, 2012; M.A., University of Maryland at College Park, 2015; Ph.D., State University of New York (SUNY) Binghamton, 2023.
Lawrenson, William. Adjunct Professor of English (2009). B.A., San Jose State University, 2002; M.A., American University, 2004.
Williams, Cara Snider. Adjunct Professor of English (2013). B.A., Cedarville University, 2002; M.A., University of New Hampshire, 2006; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2015.
Administrative Staff
Alfred, H. Elizabeth. Administrative Assistant (2022). R.B.A., Shepherd University.
Faculty Emeritus and Staff
Bufithis, Philip. Professor Emeritus of English (1971). B.A., Elizabethtown College, 1965; Overseas Certificate, Nottingham University, England, 1964; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1967, 1971.
Carter, Charles W. Professor Emeritus of English (1972). B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1965; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1966; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1972.
Feltner, Brenda. Administrative Secretary Senior for the School of Arts and Humanities (1975). A.S., Shepherd University, 1975; B.S., Shepherd University, 1994.
Lewin, James. Professor Emeritus of English (1995); Coordinator, Minor in Print Journalism. B.A., Oberlin College, 1967; M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1985; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1994.
Spencer, Stephen. Provost and Professor Emeritus of English (2022). B.A., University of Dayton, 1987; M.A., University of Dayton, 1989; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1999.