English Faculty

Name &Title

Credentials

Focus

At NAU

 Barbara Anderson, M.F.A., Associate Professor

 

Barbara.Anderson@nau.edu

(B.A., University of Portland; M.F.A., University of Arizona 1980)

Creative writing, contemporary poetry

 

NAU 1993  

 

Nancy Barron, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 

Nancy.Barron@nau.edu

(B.A., California State University–Fullerton; M.A., California State University–Los Angeles; Ph.D., Michigan Technological University 2001)

Writing and technology, writing across the curriculum

 

NAU 2001

 

Jeffrey Berglund, Ph.D., Associate Professor; Associate Department Chair

 

 

Jeff.Berglund@nau.edu

(B.A., Creighton University; M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., Ohio State University 1996)

Native American literature, American literature

 

NAU 1999

 

Douglas Biber, Ph.D., Regents’ Professor, Coordinator of Graduate Studies

 

Douglas.Biber@nau.edu

(B.S., Penn State University; M.A., University of Texas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California 1984)

English grammar, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis

 

NAU 1990  

 

Jean Boreen, Ph.D., Professor, Associate Dean

 

Jean.Boreen@nau.edu

(B.A., M.A., Iowa State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa 1995)

 

English education

 

NAU 1995  

 

Monica Brown, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 

Monica.Brown@nau.edu

(B.A., University of California–Santa Barbara; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., Ohio State University 1998)

American literature, Chicano/a, Latino/a, and multiethnic literature

 

NAU 1999

 

Bill Crawford, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

(B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison 2002)

Second language acquisition; corpus linguistics; socio-linguistics

NAU 2002

Ann M. Cummins, M.F.A., Professor

 

Ann.Cummins@nau.edu

(B.A., University of Oregon; M.A., Johns Hopkins University; M.F.A., University of Arizona 1989)

Creative writing, contemporary fiction

 

NAU 1989

 

Keith K. Cunningham, Ph.D., Professor

 

Keith.Cummingham@nau.edu

(B.S.Ed., Western Illinois University; B.D., Missouri School of Religion; M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., Indiana University 1976)

Folklore

NAU 1969  

 

Jay S. Farness, Ph.D., Professor

 

Jay.Farness@nau.edu

(B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California–Santa Cruz 1976)

Renaissance literature, classics, literary theory

NAU 1976  

Paul J. Ferlazzo, Ph.D., Professor

 

Paul.Ferlazzo@nau.edu

(B.A., Saint Francis College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma 1970)

American literature

NAU 1985  

 

James B. Fitzmaurice, Ph.D., Professor

 

Jim.Fitzmaurice@nau.edu

(B.A., Occidental College; M.A., California State University–Long Beach; Ph.D., University of Iowa 1971)

Renaissance literature, women writers

NAU 1971

William P. Grabe, Ph.D., Professor

 

William.Grabe@nau.edu

(B.A., Valparaiso University; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., University of Southern California 1984)

Applied linguistics, literacy, discourse analysis

NAU 1984  

Laura Gray-Rosendale, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 

Laura.Gray-Rosendale@nau.edu

(B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Syracuse University 1997)

Rhetoric, visual and cultural theory, gender studies, basic writing

NAU 1997  

Tara Green, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

 

tara.green@nau.edu

 

 

(B.A., Dillard University; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University 2000)

Africa-American literature (nineteenth century through contemporary), contemporary women’s African and Caribbean literature, Black feminist and womanist theory

NAU 2003  

Sibylle Gruber, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 

Sibylle.Gruber@nau.edu

(Ph.D., University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign 1996)

Rhetoric, literacy studies, electronic communication media, discourse studies, gender studies

NAU 1996  

Angela Hansen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

 

Angela.Hansen@nau.edu

(B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of South Florida 2005)

 

English education, multicultural literature

 

NAU 2005

 

Joan M. Jamieson, Ph.D., Professor

 

Joan.Jamieson@nau.edu

(B.A., University of Dayton; M.A., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Illinois 1986)

Applied linguistics, computer-assisted language learning, language assessment

NAU 1986  

Greg A. Larkin, Ph.D., Professor

 

Gregory.Larkin@nau.edu

(B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Brigham Young University 1975)

Technical and organizational writing, composition theory

NAU 1981  

Irene Matthews, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 

elizabeth.matthews@nau.edu

(B.A., University College, London; Ph.D., University of California–Davis 1990)

Comparative literature, world literature, women writers and feminist theory, culture studies, film

NAU 1990  

Kimberly McDonough, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

 

Kimberly.McDonough@nau.edu

 

(B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Georgetown University 2001)

Applied linguistics, SLA, TESL

 

NAU 2005

Mary E. McGroarty, Ph.D., Professor

 

Mary.McGroarty@nau.edu

(B.A., Macalester College; M.A., Tufts University; Ph.D., Stanford University 1982)

Applied linguistics, bilingualism, language policy, second language acquisition and assessment

NAU 1988

Nancy L. Paxton, Ph.D., Professor

 

Nancy.Paxton@nau.edu

(B.A., Cornell University; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University 1982)

Nineteenth- and twentieth-century British literature,

women’s writing, feminist theory

NAU 1982

Glenn M. Reed, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 

Glenn.Reed@nau.edu

(B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska 1970)

American literature, Southern literature, popular literature, film

NAU 1966–67, 1970

Randi Reppen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Director of Program in Intensive English

 

Randi.Reppen@nau.edu

(B.A., James Madison University; M.A., Ph.D., Northern Arizona University 1994)

Applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, ESL methodology and program administration, corpus linguistics

NAU 1997

Loren D. Reser, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 

Loren.Reser@nau.edu

(B.A., Southwest Missouri State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri 1974)

Eighteenth-century literature, drama

NAU 1976

Steven Rosendale, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 

Steven.Rosendale@nau.edu

(B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University 1997)

American literature, literary theory

NAU 1997

 

John Rothfork, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

 

John.Rothfork@nau.edu

(B.A., Morningside College; M.A., University of Iowa; M.A., Truman State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico 1973)

Professional writing

NAU 2001

Donelle R. Ruwe, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 

Donelle.Ruwe@nau.edu

(B.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame 1996)

 

English education, English literature

 

NAU 2004

 

Anne Scott, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 

Anne.Scott@nau.edu

(B.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., Brown University 1987)

Chaucer and the Middle Ages, Native American literature

NAU 1992  

Fredricka Stoller, Ed.D., Professor

 

Fredricka.Stoller@nau.edu

(B.A., University of California–Berkeley; M.A., University of Michigan; Ed.D., Northern Arizona University 1992)

Applied linguistics, ESL methodology, curriculum, program administration

NAU 1985  

J. Allen Woodman, Ph.D., Professor; Department Chair

 

Allen.Woodman@nau.edu

(B.A., Huntingdon College; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University 1986)

Creative writing, contemporary fiction, narrative

NAU 1986  

Jane Armstrong Woodman. Ph.D., Associate Professor

 

Jane.Woodman@nau.edu

(B.A., M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi 1995)

Creative writing, contemporary fiction, nonfiction

NAU 1995  

Faculty Emeriti

Roger L. Bacon, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 

Roger.Bacon@nau.edu

(B.A., M.A., University of Oregon; Ph.D., University of Utah 1972 and 1976)

Technical and organizational writing

NAU 1972  

(retired 2007)

William M. Burke, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 

(B.A., M.A., University of Montana; Ph.D., University of Oregon 1971)

American literature, contemporary and modern literature

NAU 1970 (retired 1996)  

Dowling G. Campbell, Ph.D., Associate Professor

(B.A., Tusculum College; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Missouri 1973)

Literature

 

NAU 1972

(retired 2002)

 

Max H. James, Ph.D., Professor

 

 

 

(B.A., M.A., Bob Jones University; M.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University 1964)

Literature, linguistics, English as a second language

NAU 1968 (retired 1990)  

Judson D. McGehee, Ph.D., Professor

(B.A., M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of Michigan)

 

NAU 1961 (retired 1992)

Carol Rodriquez, M.A., Senior Lecturer

(B.S., M.A., Northern Arizona University 1990)

Rhetoric, argumentation

NAU 1964 (retired 2002)

Priscilla Trowbridge, M.A., Professor

(B.A., Keuka College; M.A., University of Michigan 1962)

 

NAU 1964 (retired 1992)