Directory
Interim Chair
Angelica Huizar Ph.D.
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- ahuizar@odu.edu
Professor & Chair
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757-683-3928
Associate Chair
Daniel P. Richards
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- dprichar@odu.edu
- Web Page
Associate Professor
5032 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4629
Associate Chair of Writing Studies
Kristi Costello
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kcostell@odu.edu
Associate Professor
5047 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3285
Chief Departmental Advisor
Heather Weddington
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- hwedding@odu.edu
Chief Departmental Adviser
5006 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4036
Ph.D. Graduate Program Director
Julia Romberger
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- jromberg@odu.edu
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
5024 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4012
MFA Graduate Program Director
Kent Wascom
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kwascom@odu.edu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
5016 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3928
MA Graduate Program Director
Drew Lopenzina
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- alopenzi@odu.edu
PROFESSOR
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757-683-4033
Applied Linguistics Graduate Program Director
Staci Defibaugh
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- sdefibau@odu.edu
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
4032 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3998
Director of English Teacher Education
Michelle Fowler-Amato
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mfowlera@odu.edu
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
5030 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4030
Director of General Education Composition
Jenn Sloggie
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- jsloggie@odu.edu
MASTER LECTURER
5004 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4018
Director of General Education Literature
Laura Buchholz
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- lbuchhol@odu.edu
- Web Page
Senior Lecturer
5038 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4659
Director of the Writing Center
Megan Boeshart
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mboeshar@odu.edu
SENIOR LECTURER
1208 B PERRY LIBRARY
757-683-4013
Director of Writing Placement & Support
Mary Beth Pennington
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mpenning@odu.edu
Master Lecturer and Director of Writing Placement and Support
3032 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4114
Advisor, IDS Integrative Studies
Kathleen Fowler
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kfowler@odu.edu
MASTER LECTURER
5034 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4035
Internship Coordinator
Lauren Coldiron
Internship Coordinator
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NORFOLK, VA 23529
mcold001@odu.edu
Office Manager, Program Support Technician Sr.
Erica Paredes
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- eparedes@odu.edu
Office Manager
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757-683-3860
Advisor, IDS Professional Writing
Virginia Tucker
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- vmtucker@odu.edu
Senior Lecturer
5034 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4035
Banner Tech
Tammy Allen
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- tmallen@odu.edu
Banner Tech
5000 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3991
Graduate Program Specialist
Selina Connor
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- sconnor@odu.edu
PROGRAM SUPP & GRAD TECH
5000 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3991
Receptionist & Administrative Assistant
Megan Walker
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- m5walker@odu.edu
PROGRAM SUPPORT SPECIALIST
5000 BATTEN ARTS & LETTER BLDG.
757-683-3991
Professors
Luisa A. Igloria
PROFESSOR
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago
Biography:
During her term as 20th Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia (2020-22), Emerita, the Academy of American Poets ...View More- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- ligloria@odu.edu
- Web Page
4047 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3929
Drew Lopenzina
PROFESSOR
Ph.D. University of New Hampshire
Biography:
Drew Lopenzina is professor of Early American and Native American literature. His work has appeared in the journals American ...View More- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- alopenzi@odu.edu
5022 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4033
John McManus
PROFESSOR
M.F.A. The University of Texas at Austin
Biography:
John McManus is the author of four books of fiction: Stop Breakin Down, Born on a Train, Bitter Milk, and his latest story collection, ...View More- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- jmcmanus@odu.edu
5020 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4010
David Metzger
DEAN, HONORS COLLEGE
M.A. Hebrew College
Biography:
Dr. David Metzger came to Old Dominion University in 1993 after teaching at Montana State University. He earned a B.A. in English and ...View More- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- dmetzger@odu.edu
- Web Page
1126 MONARCH HALL
757-683-4865
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mmourao@odu.edu
- Web Page
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757-683-4043
- VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23453
- cwilson@odu.edu
ROOM 267 VA BEACH HIGHER ED CTR
757-368-4117
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- azareva@odu.edu
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757-683-4042
Associate Professors
Bridget Anderson
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Ph.D. University of Michigan
Biography:
Dr. Bridget L. Anderson is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and the Director of Tidewater Voices: An Oral History and ...View More- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- blanders@odu.edu
- Web Page
5028 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4020
Kristi Costello
Associate Professor
Biography:
Kristi Murray Costello, Ph.D. is the Associate Chair of Writing Studies and General Education and an Associate Professor of Rhetoric, ...View More- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kcostell@odu.edu
5047 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3285
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- sdefibau@odu.edu
4032 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3998
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kdepew@odu.edu
4042 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4019
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mfowlera@odu.edu
5030 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4030
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kmoberly@odu.edu
4010 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-5324
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- arreed@odu.edu
4054 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4770
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- dprichar@odu.edu
- Web Page
5032 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4629
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- jromberg@odu.edu
5024 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4012
Marc Ouellette
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
B.E. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mouellet@odu.edu
5044 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3806
Assistant Professors
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- rkeefe@odu.edu
5005 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-5473
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mkonkol@odu.edu
4046 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-5694
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- alindstr@odu.edu
5010 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3879
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- rosorio@odu.edu
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757-683-6984
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- jsaks@odu.edu
4044 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4029
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- dtrodrig@odu.edu
BATTEN ARTS & LETTER
757-683-3991
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kwascom@odu.edu
5016 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3928
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mmbrown@odu.edu
5042 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3928
Master Lecturers
Kathleen Fowler
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kfowler@odu.edu
MASTER LECTURER
5034 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4035
Princess Perry
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- pperry@odu.edu
MASTER LECTURER
5044 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4015
Beth Backes
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- bbackes@odu.edu
MASTER LECTURER
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757-683-5306
Elizabeth J. Vincelette
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- ejvincel@odu.edu
Master Lecturer
2008 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3997
Jenn Sloggie
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- jsloggie@odu.edu
MASTER LECTURER
5004 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4018
Mary Beth Pennington
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mpenning@odu.edu
Master Lecturer and Director of Writing Placement and Support
3032 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4114
Senior Lecturers
Laura Buchholz
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- lbuchhol@odu.edu
- Web Page
Senior Lecturer
5038 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4659
Alicia Defonzo
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- adefonzo@odu.edu
SENIOR LECTURER
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757-683-4037
Michelle Heart
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mheart@odu.edu
SENIOR LECTURER
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757-683-4022
Aj Nolan
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- anolan@odu.edu
- Web Page
Senior Lecturer
2010 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4755
Mary Porter-Troupe
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mtroupe@odu.edu
SENIOR LECTURER
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757-683-4044
Virginia Tucker
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- vmtucker@odu.edu
Senior Lecturer
5034 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4035
Peter Adams
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- padams@odu.edu
SENIOR LECTURER
4040 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4037
Megan Boeshart
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mboeshar@odu.edu
SENIOR LECTURER
1208 B PERRY LIBRARY
757-683-4013
Lecturers
Matthew Beale
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mbeale@odu.edu
LECTURER
4034 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-3991
Steffani Dambruch
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- sdambruc@odu.edu
Lecturer
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757-683-4045
Kole Matheson
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kmatheso@odu.edu
Lecturer
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757-683-4045
Jackie Mohan
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- jmohan@odu.edu
LECTURER
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757-683-3991
Heather Weddington
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- hwedding@odu.edu
Chief Departmental Adviser
5006 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4036
Tracy Rice Weber
- NORFOLK, VA 23509
- triceweb@odu.edu
LECTURER
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757-683-3991
Instructors
Kathryn Bennett
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- kcbennet@odu.edu
INSTRUCTOR
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757-683-4038
Kelly Morse
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- klmorse@odu.edu
Instructor
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757-683-3019
Steffani Dambruch
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- sdambruc@odu.edu
Lecturer
3030 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
757-683-4045
Adjuncts/Graduate Teaching Assistants/Research Assistants
- Debby Bangert
- Natalie Berger
- Cheryl Champagne
- Elaine Chapman
- Deborah Christie
- Robert Ciara
- Sharon Currant
- Lea Douglas
- Suzanne Dunlevy
- Carrie Emerson-Coyle
- Karen Fleming
- Vicki Lee Friedman
- M Anthony Garcia
- Shawn Girvan
- Jacob Gregory
- Elizabeth Golliher
- Tammy Hanna
- David Jacobson
- Tariq Jawhar
- John Kelly
- Manuel Kouremetis
- Robert Kunzinger
- Jodi Laughlin
- Wendy Lewis
- Raoul Lobo
- Timothy Lockhart
- Elizabeth Lohman
- Martha Maurno
- Jacquelyn Mohan
- Lili Nizankiewicz
- Lydia Netzer
- Kevin Norris
- Matthew Olive
- Natalie Parker
- Deborah Plummer
- Abigail Putnam
- Tijuana Reeve
- Katherine Rocca
- Banerjee Roudri
- Staci Runkel Martin
- Bhavika Sicka
- Kimberly Shakallis
- Sylvie Shapero
- Amanda Skrobacki
- William Smith
- Jadwiga Staniszewska-De Mott
- Nathan Stewart
- Violet Strawderman
- Ariel Tobin
- Suki Tooley
- Chrystal Trapani
- Ariel Weber
- Donna Weingand
- Brittany White
- Bobbie Whitehead
- John Williamson
- Thomas Yuill