English

https://english.utk.edu/

Misty G. Anderson, Head

Martin Griffin, Associate Head

Professors
Anderson, M.G. (James R. Cox Professor), PhD – Vanderbilt
Billone, A.C., PhD – Princeton
Dean, M.L. (Lindsay Young Professor, MFA – Michigan
Eady, C. (Hodges Chair of Excellence), PhD - Penn State
Elias, A.J. (Distinguished Humanities Professor), PhD – Penn State
Garner, Jr., S.B. (J. Douglas Bruce Chair), PhD – Princeton
Haddox, T.F. (Lindsay Young Professor), PhD – Vanderbilt
Henry, N.E. (Nancy Goslee Chair), PhD – Chicago
Hirschfeld, H.A. (Distinguished Humanities Professor), PhD – Duke
Jennings, L.D., PhD – North Carolina
Knight, M. (Joseph B. Trahern Chair), MFA – Virginia
Liuzza, R.M. (Distinguished Humanities Professor), PhD – Yale
Ndigirigi, J.G., PhD – UCLA
Papke, M.E., PhD – McGill (Canada)
Seshagiri, U.S. (Lindsay Young Professor), PhD - Illinois
Stillman, R.E., PhD – Pennsylvania

Associate Professors
Chiles, K.L. (Curry Professor), PhD – Northwestern
Cohen-Vrignaud, G.G., PhD – Chicago
Coleman, D.D., PhD – Stanford
Dzon, M.C., PhD – Toronto (Canada)
Griffin, M., PhD – California (Los Angeles)
Hardwig, W.J., PhD – Florida
Havens, H.C. (Lindsay Young Professor), PhD - McGill (Canada)
Huth, T., PhD - Kansas
King, L.M., PhD – Kansas
Lee, B.F., PhD – Virginia
Morey, S.W., PhD – Florida (Gainesville)
Ringer, J.M. (D. Allen Carroll Teaching Professor), PhD – New Hampshire
Saenkhum, T., PhD – Arizona State
Schoenbach, L.M., PhD – Virginia
Welch, A.K., PhD – Yale

Assistant Professors
Alexander, J.J., PhD - Utah State
El Abdali, R., PhD - Georgetown
Harris, D.B., PhD - Virginia
Hebert, C.J., MFA – Michigan
Palis, E.M., PhD – Pennsylvania
Rocha, I., PhD – Western Michigan

Distinguished Lecturers
Brouwers, M.H., PhD – Western Michigan
Gentry, E.L., MA - Tennessee
Greene, T.C., PhD - Tennessee
Harris, S.C., PhD - Tennessee
Hoffer, L.A., PhD – Penn State
McCue, K., MA - Tennessee
Murphy, S.A., PhD – George Washington
Nicks, R.J.G., PhD – Florida
Smith, E.S., PhD – Southern Mississippi

Senior Lecturers
Addicott, R.M., PhD – Florida
Bannon, B.D., PhD – Western Ontario (Canada)
Cooley, E.J., MFA - Purdue
Dean, L.M., PhD – Tennessee
Knox, L.B., MA – Indiana
Langendorfer, A., PhD - Ohio
MacKenzie, S.H., PhD – Tennessee
Massey, K.L., PhD - Tennessee
McKinstry, D.K., PhD – Tennessee
McLeod, J.P., PhD - Tennessee
Meredith, E.G., MA – Tennessee
Newburn, H.F., PhD – Illinois (Carbondale)
Sheffield, C.L., MA – Radford
Spirko, R.L., PhD – North Carolina
Tabone, M.A., MA - Tennessee
Turner, S.A., PhD - Virginia
Wallace, D.D., PhD - Tennessee

Lecturers
Akers, H.S., PhD – Georgia
Amos, J.R., PhD - Tennessee
Backer, H.D., PhD – Georgia
Backer, M.M., PhD - Tennessee
Branum Thrash, C.J., PhD – Tennessee
Bryan, R.E., PhD – Tennessee
Butler-Probst, E.P., – Tennessee
Cantrell, S.K., PhD – North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Campbell, H.J., PhD – Tennessee
Christensen, M.L., PhD – Southern Mississippi
Corbin, E.O., MA – Tennessee
Cyphers, J.A., MA – Tennessee
Dunsmore, R.J., MA – Tennessee
Granatino, M.R., PhD – Exter (United Kingdom)
Guichard, S.L., MA – Tennessee
Han, J.S., PhD – Indiana (Bloomington)
Jaggers, K.N., MA – Tennessee
Jalloul, E.J., PhD – Tennessee
Kellogg, C.R., MA – Tennessee
Kocher, Z.K., PhD – Tennessee
Lillie, B.N., MFA – Tennessee
Melton, S.E., PhD – Tennessee
Moats, J.F., PhD – Miami
Moore, J.H., MA – Tennessee
Morris, L.C., MFA – Tennessee
Pedigo, D.M., MFA – Sewanee
Pierce, S.R., MA – Pennsylvania State
Roller, L.E., MFA – Tennessee
Saeli, H., PhD – Oklahoma
Shaaban, D.A., PhD – Texas Christian
Slayden, J.R., MFA – Tennessee
Smith, T.D., PhD – Southern Mississippi
Snellen, A.M., PhD – Tennessee
Sorrells, J.A., MFA - Tennessee
Swanson, V.H., PhD – Tennessee
Todd, A.A., PhD – Tennessee
Trisler, A.H., MFA – Tennessee
Voight, V.E. (Herbert Fellow,) PhD - Virginia
Wallace, D.J., PhD – Tennessee
Wallace, J.N., MFA - New Orleans
Watts, S.C. (Herbert Fellow), PhD - Missouri
Yost, R.E., M.A. – Tennessee
Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center Director
Benson, K.F., EdD – Tennessee

Artist in Residence
Birdsong, D.O., PhD – Vanderbilt

The English major provides students with the ability to analyze and interpret literary and other kinds of texts; to place those texts within historical, theoretical, and aesthetic contexts; to evaluate arguments according to their logical and rhetorical features; and to develop the skills of written and oral communication. While developing these abilities, students are also urged to discover their own critical and artistic voices by gaining proficiency in organizing complex material, addressing multiple audiences, and understanding the medium of language. In the spirit of liberal education, the English major attempts to satisfy society’s increasing need for a citizenry skilled in critical thought and communication.

Students planning to teach English in public schools should consult the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.