Georgia Institute of Technology

Joy Bracewell
University of Georgia
Research Interests: Nineteenth-Century Transatlantic Studies, the Black Atlantic, Visual Literacy

Mauro Carassai
University of Florida
Research Interests: Digital Media, Criticism and Theory, American Studies

Lisa Dusenberry
University of Florida
Research Interests: Children’s Media, Digital Media, Media Theory, Technical Communication

Annalee Edmondson
University of Georgia
Research Interests: 19th–21st-century British literature, literary modernism, narrative theory, the novel, feminist theory, ethics, affect theory

Marty Fink
The Graduate Center (CUNY)
Research Interests: Queer/trans studies, HIV/AIDS and new media, graphic novels, DIY zine culture, prison activism

Amanda Golden
University of Washington
Research Interests: Poetry, Anglo-American Modernism, Digital Humanities, Composition

Dustin Hannum
University of Rochester
Research Interests: American literature, literary theory, rhetoric and composition, film

Leah Haught
University of Rochester
Research Interests: Medieval Literatures and Cultures, Middle English Arthuriana

Julie Hawk
University of Rochester
Research Interests: Medieval Literatures and Cultures, Middle English Arthuriana

Mirja Lobnik
Emory University
Research Interests: Literature of the Americas, Interdisciplinary Studies of Memory and Orality, Multimodal Composition

Noah Mass
University of Texas
Research Interests: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century American Literature, Southern Literature, African-American Literature, Regionalism, and Transnational Studies

Patrick McHenry
University of Florida
Research Interests: American Modernist Poetry, Literature, and Culture; Literary and Critical Theory; New Media Studies, Cultural Studies

Iuliu Ratiu
SUNY Albany
Research Interests: Analytical Writing and Life Narratives, Nineteenth-Century American Literature: Thoreau, Transcendentalism and Antebellum Literature

Brandy Blake
PhD, University of Georgia
Research Interests: Children’s Literature, Fantasy, Victorian and Modern British Literature.
ISyE Academic Advisor and Communication Specialist, Georgia Institute of Technology
brandy.blake [at] isye.gatech.edu

Sarah Bleakney
PhD, University of Florida
Research Interests: Victorian Studies, Aging Studies, Gender Studies, Business Communication.
Instructional Designer, University of Florida
sarah.bleakney [at] warrington.ufl.edu

Doris Bremm
PhD, University of Florida
Research Interests: Twentieth-Century Literature, Visual Art and Culture, Film, Museum Studies.

Peter Fontaine
PhD, Georgia State University
Research Interests: Fiction Writing, American Pop Culture Studies.
Communication Center Associate Director, Georgia Institute of Technology
peter.fontaine [at] lmc.gatech.edu

James Gregory
PhD, University of Georgia
Research Interests: Medieval English and Welsh Studies, Digital Literacy, Technical Communication.
Instructional Design Consultant,james.gregory [at] lmc.gatech.edu ( IUPUI)
jamegreg [at] iupui.edu

Kathleen Hanggi
PhD, Emory University
Research Interest: Postcolonial Studies with emphasis on African Literature and Film.
Assistant Professor of English, Doane College
kathleen.hanggi [at] doane.edu

Lauren Holt
PhD, Emory University
Research Interests: First Year Writing and Communication, Multiliteracies and Multimodality, Digital Pedagogy, Participatory Pedagogy, Restoration, Eighteenth-Century Literature, Poetics, Genre Theory, and Affect and Psychoanalytic Theory.
ESL Program Instructor, Emory University
laurenreaholt [at] gmail.com

Diane Jakacki
PhD, University of Waterloo
Research Interests: Early Modern Literature, Digital Humanities, Multimedia Research, Theatre.
Digital Scholarship Coordinator, Bucknell University
diane.jakacki [at] bucknell.edu
website

Emily Kane
PhD, University of Georgia
Research Interests: 19th and 20th Century American Literature, 20th Century British and Irish literature, Transatlantic Travel and Relocation.
Program Officer, The Center for Global Education, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
kane [at] hws.edu

Thomas Lolis
PhD, University of Miami
Research Interests: Renaissance Literature, Composition, Graphic Novel, Visual Rhetoric.
English Teacher, The Episcopal School of Texas
t.lolis [at] tmi-sa.org

Kellie Meyer
PhD, University of York
Research Interests: Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Nineteenth Centure Literature, Literary Criticism.
Office Manager, DIY Event Décor Rentals

Michelle Miles
PhD, Emory University
Research Interests: Contemporary Irish Literature, Postcolonial Literature, Composition.
Associate Director, UGA at Oxford Study Abroad Program
mrmiles [at] uga.edu

Christopher Ritter
PhD, Washington State University
Research Interests: Digital Game Studies, Digital Rhetoric, Computers and Writing.
Assistant Professor, Clayton State University
christopherritter [at] clayton.edu
(678) 466-4879

Malavika Shetty
PhD, University of Texas – Austin
Research Interests: Linguistics, Rhetoric, Gaming, Television, Indian Culture and Identity.
Lecturer, Writing and Communication Program, Georgia Tech
malavika.shetty [at] lmc.gatech.edu

Katherine Tanski
PhD, Purdue University
Research Interests: Rhetoric of Technology, New Media, and Popular Culture; Fandom Rhetoric, Professional Writing, Fan Culture.

Christopher Weedman
PhD, Southern Illinois University
Research Interests: British Film, Literature, and Culture; Exp. Excilic Cimena Film Studies and Twentieth Century British Literature and Drama.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Kutztown University

Crystal B. Lake
PhD, University of Missouri
Research Interests: Eighteenth-Century and Romantic British Literature, Material Culture, and Historiography; Cultural Studies, Women Writers.
Assistant Professor of English, Wright State University
crystal.lake [at] wright.edu

Paulette Richards
PhD, University of Virginia
Research Interests: French Civilization, History.
Professor, English Workshops in Professional Communication, Institut Supérieure de Management, Senegal; Artist in Residence, Institut Français
paulette.richards [at] lmc.gatech.edu">paulette.richards [at] lmc.gatech.edu

Robin Wharton
PhD, University of Georgia
Research Interests: Medieval Law and Literature, Critical Legal Studies, the Digital Humanities.
Lecturer of English, Georgia State University
Editor, Hybrid Pedagogy Publishing
Editor and Head of Technical Development, The Hoccleve Archive
Website
@rswharton on Twitter

Roger Todd Whitson
PhD, University of Florida
Research Interests: Romantic and Postmodern Literature, Graphic Novels, Media Theory, Disability Studies.
Assistant Professor, Washington State University
roger.whitson [at] wsu.edu

Alexander Vaughan Ames 
PhD, Saint Louis University
Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina
amesa [at] mailbox.sc.edu

Fernando Arenas
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Research Interests: Literature, Film, and Popular Music, Studied Through an Interdisciplinary and Theoretical Prism Centering on the Dyad of Post-Colonialism and Globalization.
Full-time professor, University of Medellin

Scott Balcerzak
PhD, University of Florida
Research Interests: Classic Hollywood Literature and Film, Early 20th Century Popular Stage, Vaudeville and Broadway, Cinema and Digital Culture, Gender Studies
Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies, Northern Illinois University
sbalcerzak [at] niu.edu

Jason Embry
PhD, Georgia State University
Research Interests: Postmodernism Science Fiction, First-Year Writing, Utopia/Dystopia.
Assistant Professor of English, Georgia Gwinett College
jembry [at] ggc.edu

Lisa Hager 
PhD, University of Florida
Assistant Professor of English, University of Wisconsin – Waukesha
lisa.hager [at] uwc.edu

Todd Reynolds
PhD, University of Florida
Full-time organizer, Maryland Teachers and Researchers Union

Lisa Schneider
PhD, Emory University
Instructor, Roosevelt University

Allison Whitney
PhD, University of Chicago
Research Interests: Gender, Race, and Genre; Religion and Film, Feminist Media Studies.
Assistant Professor of English, Texas Tech University
allison.whitney [at] ttu.edu

Ashley Andrews
PhD, University of Houston
Research Interests: Literature and Interdisciplinary Courses.
Assistant Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
andrewsa [at] erau.edu

Mary Behrman
PhD, Emory University
Research Interests: History of the English Language, Medieval Literature.
Lecturer of English, Kennesaw State University
mbehrman [at] kennesaw.edu

Kristin Girard
PhD, SUNY Stony Brook
Research Interests: Parenting, Cooking, Healthy Living, Education, Travel, Staying Organized.
Editor of Fayette Woman Magazine
http://kristingirard.com/contact/

Rodney Hill
PhD, University of Kansas
Research Interests: Film, Marketing and Publicity.
Assistant Professor of Film, Hofstra University
rodney.hill [at] hofstra.edu

Caroline Kimberly
PhD, Tulane University
Communications Specialist, The University of Texas – MD Anderson Cancer Center

Thomas Lilly
PhD, Emory University
Research Interests: 19th Century American Literature, Particularly Periodical Literature and the Modes; Genres and Materials of Popular Literature of the Period; the Relationship Between Online Writing and Critical Thinking.
Associate Professor of English, Georgia Gwinnett College
tlilly [at] ggc.edu

James McClung
PhD, University of Georgia
Director of UGA at Oxford Study Abroad Programs
jmcclung [at] uga.edu

Ben Miller
PhD, Emory University
Research Interests: Human Rights, Sound Studies, Digital Humanities, Collective Memory.
Assistant Professor, Georgia State University
miller [at] gsu.edu

Melissa Stevenson
PhD, University of California – Santa Barbara
Academic Director, Stanford University
melissas [at] stanford.edu

John Wells
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology

Leslie Worthington
PhD, Auburn University
Chair of the Department of English and Foreign Languages, Advisor for the Chestatee Review, Gainesville State College
lworthington [at] gsc.edu

Jennifer Wunder
PhD, Georgia State University
Research Interest: Literary, Cultural and Political Influence of Secret Societies Such as the Freemasons During the 18th and 19th Centuries
Associate Professor of English, Director of the Honors Program, Georgia Gwinnett College
jwunder [at] ggc.edu

Hamilton Carroll
PhD, Indiana University
Research Interests: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century US Literature, American Studies, Film Studies, US Culture Studies, Gender and Masculinity Studies, US Racial Formations, Memory, Cultures, and Globalization.
Lecturer in American Literature and Culture, University of Leeds
a.cathcart [at] leeds.ac.uk

Brian Cliff
PhD, Emory University
Research Interests: Modern and Contemporary Irish literature, Community and Contemporary Irish fiction, the Harlem Renaissance, the Use of Golden Age Comic Books in Contemporary American Fiction.
Assistant Professor in Irish Studies and English, Trinity College – Dublin
bcliff [at] tcd.ie

Reshmi Hebbar
PhD, Emory University
Research Interests: Literary and Cultural Studies, Multicultural Fiction, American Literature, Women’s Literature, Narratives of Immigration, Media Studies.
Assistant Professor of English, Oglethorpe University
rhebbar [at] oglethorpe.edu

Bridget Heneghan
PhD, Vanderbilt University

Piper Huguley-Riggins
PhD, Georgia State University
Research Interests: Twentieth Century American Literature, Popular Fiction.
Lecturer, Spellman College
phuguley [at] spelman.edu

Michael Laughter
Research Interests: Career Preparation, Workplace Communication Issues, Business Ethics.
Assistant Coordinator of the Undergraduate Professional Communcations Program, Georgia Institute of Technology
michael.laughter [at] ece.gatech.edu

Lisa McNair-Dupree
PhD, University of Chicago
Research Interests: Technical Communications, Computers and Writing, Sociolinguistics.
Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech
lmcnair [at] vt.edu

Doreen Piano
PhD, Bowling Green University
Research Interests: Rhetorical Theory, Composition Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Critical Pedagogy, Visual Research Methods, Creative Nonfiction.
Associate Professor, University of New Orleans
dpiano [at] uno.edu

Tabitha Sparks
PhD, University of Washington
Research Interests: The 19th Century Novel, Literature and Medicine; Narrative Theory.
Associate Professor and T.A. Coordinator, McGill University

Chuck Tryon
PhD, Purdue University
Research Interests: Film Theory and History, Modern and Postmodern Theory, Literary Theory, Modern and Postmodern American Literature, Narrative Theory, Electronic Pedagogy, Frankfurt School, Cultural Studies, Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Associate Professor, Fayetteville State University
ctryon [at] uncfsu.edu

Patricia Ventura
PhD, University of Florida
Research Interests: Cultural Studies, American Studies, Neoliberal Culture Studies, Film and Media Studies.
Associate Professor, Department of English, Spelman College
pventura [at] spelman.edu

Ann Campbell
PhD, Emory University
Research Interests: Eighteenth-Century British Literature, Women’s Novels, Courtship Novels.
Associate Professor of English, Boise State University
anncampbell [at] boisestate.edu

Mary Carney
PhD, University of Georgia
Research Interests: Gender, culture, and American literature of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Associate Professor of English and Director, Center of Teaching, Learning and Leadership, University of North Georgia
mary.carney [at] ung.edu

Molly Crumpton
PhD, University of Georgia
Research Interests: Cross-Cultural Study of Ethnic American Literatures.
English Professor, California State University – Stanisclaus
mcrumpton [at] csustan.edu

Jason Jones
PhD, Emory University
Research Interests: Victorian Literature, Humanities Computing, Psychoanalysis.
Professor, Central Connecticut State University
jonesjason1 [at] ccsu.edu

Susan McHugh
PhD, Purdue University
Research Interests: Modern and Contemporary Narrative, Media Theory, Intersectional Analysis, Animal Studies in Literature, Science, and the Arts.
Professor and Chair, Department of English, University of New England
smchugh [at] une.edu

Gretchen Papazian
PhD, University of Chicago
Research Interests: Children’s Literature, American Literature, Cultural Studies.
Assistant Professor of English, Central Michigan University
papaz1gd [at] cmich.edu

Matthew Roberson
PhD, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Research Interests: Fiction Writing, Postmodern American Literature, Cultural Studies.
Professor, Central Michigan University
rober1m [at] cmich.edu

Stacy Takacs
PhD, Indiana University
Research Interests: Contemporary American Literature and Culture, American Cultural Studies, TV Studies, Media and Globalization.
Associate Professor, Oklahoma State University
stacy.takacs [at] okstate.edu

Jennifer Thompson
PhD, University of California – Irvine
Research Interests: Feminist Theory, 19th and 20th Century Philosophy and Critical Theory, the Representation of Violence.
Assistant Professor of the Humanities, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Skip Willman
PhD, Indiana University
Research Interests: Contemporary American Fiction, Critical Theory.
Associate Professor, University of South Dakota
skip.william [at] usd.edu

Vince Willoughby

Sandy Baldwin

Richard A. House
PhD, University of California – Irvine
Research Interests: Contemporary American Literature, Literary Theory, Engineering Communication.
Associate Professor of English, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
richard.a.house [at] rose-hulman.edu

Eric Sonstroem
PhD, Indiana University
Research Interests: Romanticism, Cultural Studies, Cultural Studies of Science, Population, Electronic Pedagogy.
Chair of the English Department, University of the Pacific
esonstroem [at] pacific.edu

Dan Cabaniss
PhD, University of Southern California
Associate Professor of English and Journalism, University of North Georgia
dan.cabaniss [at] ung.edu

Lissa Holloway-Attaway
Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor, Department of Culture and Communication, Blekinge Institute of Technology.
lissa.hollowayattaway [at] bth.se

Heather Huddleston
PhD, University of California

Andy McMurray

Alex Reid
PhD, SUNY Albany
Research Interests: The Study of Communication Theory and Practice in Digital Media, Digital Rhetoric, Composition Theory, Digital Humanities, Posthuman/Nonhuman Theory.
Associate Professor of English, University at Buffalo
areid [at] buffalo.edu

Sandra Hayes
PhD, Santa Clara University

Mary McCormack
PhD, Augusta State
 
Steve Spence
PhD, University of Florida
Research Interests: Media and Civil Rights, Social Media, Globalization
Associate Professor of Digital Media Studies, Clayton State University
stevespence [at] clayton.edu

Anne Stockdell-Giesler
PhD, Georgia State University
Research Interests: Teaching, Public Relations, Writing, Editing, Project Management.
Founder, Silent e Writing Services

Patsy Worrall

Elizabeth Mauldin

David Morgen
PhD, Columbia University
Research Interests: Computers and Composition.
Program Coordinator for the Emory Writing Program
david.morgen [at] emory.edu

Jami Moss
PhD, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Research Interest: Fundraising.
Director of Stewardship and Development, First Presbyterian Church
jwise [at] firstpresatl.org

Anne Sinkey
Education and Outreach Coordinator, Kennesaw State University
asinkey [at] kennesaw.edu

Brandy Walker
Research Interest: How Training Changes People’s Thinking About Conflict Resolution.
Educational Program Specialist, UGA Fanning Institute
brandy.walker [at] fanning.uga.edu