English

https://english.utk.edu/

Dawn Coleman, Head

Martin Griffin, Associate Head

Professors
Anderson, M.G. (James R. Cox Professor), PhD – Vanderbilt
Billone, A.C., PhD – Princeton
Coleman, D.D., PhD – Stanford
Dean, M.L. (D. Allen Carroll Distinguished Teaching Professor), MFA – Michigan
Elias, A.J., Chancellor’s Professor; Director, Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts), PhD – Penn State
Garner, Jr., S.B. (J. Douglas Bruce Chair), PhD – Princeton
Griffin, M., PhD – UCLA 
Henry, N.E. (Nancy Goslee Chair), PhD – Chicago
Hirschfeld, H.A. (Distinguished Humanities Professor), PhD – Duke
Jennings, L.D., PhD – North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Knight, M. (Joseph B. Trahern Chair), MFA – Virginia
Morey, S.W., PhD – Florida (Gainesville)
Ndigirigi, J.G., PhD – UCLA
Seshagiri, U.S. (Distinguished Humanities Professor), PhD - Illinois

Associate Professors
Chiles, K.L. (Curry Professor), PhD – Northwestern
Cohen-Vrignaud, G.G., PhD – Chicago
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)
Hebert, C.J., MFA – Michigan
Huth, T., PhD – Kansas
King, L.M., PhD – Kansas
Lee, B.F., PhD – Virginia
Palis, E.M., PhD – Pennsylvania
Perry, R.D., PhD – California (Berkeley)
Morey, S.W., PhD – Florida (Gainesville)
Ringer, J.M. (D. Allen Carroll Teaching Professor), PhD – New Hampshire
Rocha, I., PhD – Western Michigan
Saenkhum, T., PhD – Arizona State
Schoenbach, L.M., PhD – Virginia
Welch, A.K., PhD – Yale

Assistant Professors
Alexander, J.J., PhD - Utah State
Easter, B. – Wisconsin (Madison)
El Abdali, R., PhD - Georgetown
Harris, D.B., PhD – Virginia
Taylor, M.B., PhD – Purdue - Virginia

Teaching Professors
Addicott, R.M., PhD – Florida
Brouwers, M.H., PhD – Western Michigan
Gentry, E.L., MA  – North Carolina (Greensboro)
Greene, T.C., PhD – Tennessee
Harris, S.C., PhD - Tennessee
Hoffer, L.A., PhD – Penn State
Murphy, S.A., PhD – George Washington
Nicks, R.J.G., PhD – Florida
Smith, E.S., PhD – Southern Mississippi
Tabone, M.A., MA – Tennessee

Teaching Associate Professors
Akers, H.S., PhD – Georgia
Backer, M.M., PhD – Georgia
Bannon, B.D., PhD – Western Ontario (Canada)
Cooley, E.J., MFA - Purdue
Han, J.S., PhD – Indiana (Bloomington)
Langendorfer, A., PhD - Ohio
MacKenzie, S.H., PhD – Tennessee
Massey, K.L., PhD - Tennessee
McKinstry, D.K., PhD – Tennessee
McLeod, J.P., PhD – Tennessee
Melton, S.E., PhD – Tennessee
Newburn, H.F., PhD – Illinois (Carbondale)
Saeli, H., PhD – Oklahoma
Spirko, R.L., PhD – North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Turner, S.A., PhD - Virginia
Wallace, D.D., PhD – Tennessee
Wallace, J.N., MFA – New Orleans

Teaching Assistant Professors
Albritton, A., MFA – Tennessee
Amos, J.R., PhD - Tennessee
Backer, H.D., PhD – Georgia
Butler, A., PhD – Tennessee
Cantrell, S.K., PhD – North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Christensen, M.L., PhD – Southern Mississippi
Freeman, J., MFA – Southern Illinois (Carbondale)
Granatino, M.R., PhD – Exter (United Kingdom)
Grubb, M., MFA – Sewanee
Harrison, E., PhD – Tennessee
Kirby, J., PhD – Tennessee
Lillie, B.N., MFA – Tennessee
Moeck, E., PhD – Tennessee
Reed, G., PhD – Tennessee
Roller, L.E., MFA – Tennessee
Seale, J., PhD – Georgia
Shepard, J., PhD – Tennessee
Smith, T.D., PhD – Southern Mississippi
Snellen, A.M., PhD – Tennessee
Todd, A.A., PhD – Tennessee
Trisler, A.H., MFA – Tennessee
Wilson, H., PhD – Tennessee
Wright, K., PhD – Tennessee
Yancey, S., PhD – Tennessee

Distinguished Lecturer
McCue, K., MA – Tennessee

Senior Lecturer
Meredith, E.G., MA – Tennessee

Herbert Fellows
Bryan, R., PhD, – Tennessee
Currier, G., PhD – Oklahoma State
Gaines, A., PhD, – Oklahoma State
Granoff, S., PhD – Florida State
Jalloul, E., PhD, – Tennessee
Macheret, M., PhD, – North Texas
Macy, K., PhD, – University at Albany (SUNY)
Puckett, T., PhD – Michigan
Voight, V., PhD, – Virginia

Lecturers
Dunsmore, R.J., MA – Tennessee
Jaggers, K.N., MA – Tennessee
Pericolosi, C., MA – Tennessee
Powers, C., MA – Tennessee (Chattanooga)

Artist in Residence
Bates, G., MFA – Washington

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.

Programs

• English Major, BA - Creative Writing Concentration
• English Major, BA - Creative Writing Concentration (uTrack Requirements)
• English Major, BA - Individualized Program Concentration
• English Major, BA - Literature Concentration
• English Major, BA - Literature Concentration (uTrack Requirements)
• English Major, BA - Publishing Concentration
• English Major, BA - Publishing Concentration (uTrack Requirements)
• English Major, BA - Rhetoric and Writing Concentration
• English Major, BA - Rhetoric and Writing Concentration (uTrack Requirements)
• English Major, BA - Technical Communication Concentration
• English Major, BA - Technical Communication Concentration (uTrack Requirements)
• English Minor
• English Minor - Technical Communication
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate