Graduate Studies in English at NDSU
Our graduate students come to us from five continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America. Representing almost 15 countries (such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, China, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Germany and Italy), our students create a diverse community of engaged scholars. Together we are committed to learning, collegiality, cultural exchange, world citizenship, civility, and social outreach.
We currently have 37 graduate students enrolled in our programs, 22 for the MA in English and 15 for the PhD in Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture. While the majority of our students are financially supported through departmental teaching assistantships, two carry research assistantships outside of the department and one is funded through a dissertation fellowship. Five of our PhD students are self-funded and hold teaching, academic, or administrative appointments outside of the department or the university.
Meet Our Graduate Students
Akter, Syeda Salma | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | syeda.akter@ndsu.edu | Minard318E34 |
Aljaberi, Ahmed | PhD Student/Graduate Instructor | ahmed.aljaberi@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E14 |
Albright, Anthony | PhD Candidate/Graduate Instructor | anthony.albright@ndsu.edu |
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Andreassen, Jo C | PhD Student/Graduate Instructor | jocandreassen@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E18 |
Archer, Seth | PhD Student | seth.archer@ndsu.edu |
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Belmihoub, Ibtissem | PhD Student/Graduate Instructor | ibtissem.belmihoub@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E6 |
Bittner, Michael | MA Student | michael.j.bittner |
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Campbell, Lindsay | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | lindsay.campbell@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E34 |
Chinwongs, Luc | PhD Student/Graduate Instructor | luc.chinwongs@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E6 |
Chrappah, Abigail | MA Student/Research Assistant | abigail.chrappah@ndsu.edu | Minard 318B |
Disrud, Stephen | PhD Student | stephen.disrud@ndsu.edu | Minard 334K |
Eggers, Kurt | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | kurt.h.eggers@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E30 |
Farhan, Alan | PhD Student/Graduate Instructor | alan.farhan@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E16 |
Farrenkopf, David | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | david.farrenkopf@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E26 |
Froslie, Alexandra | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | alexandra.froslie@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E2 |
Gomes, Shane | PhD Candidate/Graduate Instructor | shane.gomes@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E6 |
Grider, Rachel | MA Student | rachel.grider@ndsu.edu |
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Grube, Kaitlyn | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | kaitlyn.grube@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E2 |
Gullickson, Lee | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | lee.gullickson@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E34 |
Haley, Deborah | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | deborah.haley@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E2 |
Kise, Samantha | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | samantha.kise@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E2 |
Kristan, Ian | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | ian.kristan@ndsu.edu |
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Lemmer, Stephanie | PhD Student/Graduate Instructor | stephanie.lemmer@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E14 |
Meng, Yu (Vicki) | PhD Student/Graduate Instructor | yu.meng@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E16 |
Pearson, Erin | MA Student/Research Assistant | erin.pearson@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E26 |
Petts, Ashleigh | PhD Candidate/Graduate Instructor | ashleigh.petts@ndsu.edu | Minard 316N |
Pitkin, Benjamin | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | benjamin.pitkin@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E34 |
Reko, Rachel | MA Student | rachel.s.reko@ndsu.edu |
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Rickertsen, Vanessa | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | vanessa.rickertsen@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E30 |
Renville, Whitney | PhD Student | w.renville@ndsu.edu |
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Sorrells, Raymond | Graduate Instructor | raymond.sorrells@ndsu.edu |
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Stevenson, Andrea | PhD Student/Graduate Instructor | andrea.stevenson@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E16 |
Warner, Matthew | GPS Coordinator | matthew.b.warner@ndsu.edu |
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Watts, Amanda | PhD Student/Research Assistant | amanda.watts@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E18 |
Weerasinghe, Anushi | MA Student | anushi.weerasinghe@ndsu.edu | Minard 318 |
Wegner, McKenna | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | mckenna.wegner@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E30 |
Willden, Clair | MA Student/Graduate Instructor | clair.willden@ndsu.edu | Minard 318E30 |
Meet Our Graduate Faculty
Dr. Anastassiya Andrianova anastassiya.andrianova@ndsu.edu | 19th-c British Literature, Animal Studies, and Postcolonial Studies | On leave 2019-20 |
Dr. Lisa Arnold lisa.r.arnold@ndsu.edu | Histories of Writing Instruction, Writing Pedagogy, Writing Program Administration, Multilingual and Transnational Literacy Practices | Director of First-Year Writing |
Dr. Sean Burt Email:sean.burt@ndsu.edu | Religious Studies, Critical Theory, Bible as Literature, Biblical Poetry, Poetics |
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Dr. Kelly Cameron kelly.cameron@ndsu.edu | Composition, Writing Studies, Feminist Pedagogy, Literacy Studies |
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Dr. Adam Goldwyn adam.goldwyn@ndsu.edu | Medieval Literature, Reception Theory, Translation, Byzantine Studies, Byzantine Ecocriticism | On leave 2019-2020 |
Dr. Amy Gore Email:amy.gore@ndsu.edu | Early Indigenous and American literatures, Book history, Gothic literature |
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Dr. Alison Graham-Bertolini alison.bertolini@ndsu.edu | Contemporary American Literature, Gender Studies, Ethnic Literature, Postcolonial Literature, Women's Studies |
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Dr. Holly Hassel holly.hassel@ndsu.edu | Writing Program Administration, Writing Assessment, Feminist Pedagogy, Placement, First-Year Writing, The Profession |
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Dr. Daniel Kenzie daniel.p.kenzie@ndsu.edu | Rhetoric and Composition, Professional & Technical Writing, Rhetoric of Health & Medicine, Disability Studies |
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Dr. Mary McCall mary.mccall@ndsu.edu | Rhetoric and Composition, Professional and Technical Writing, Writing Across the Curriculum, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |
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Dr. Bruce Maylath bruce.maylath@ndsu.edu | Composition, International Technical Communication, Sociolinguistics, Translation | Director of Upper-Division Writing |
Enrico Sassi MFA enrico.sassi@ndsu.edu | Creative Writing, Writing Center Administration | Director of the Center for Writers |
Dr. Kelly Sassi kelly.sassi@ndsu.edu | English Education, Composition, Writing Assessment, Young Adult Literature, Teacher Education, Social Justice |
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Dr. Verena Theile verena.theile@ndsu.edu | Shakespeare, Early Modern Literature, Renaissance Drama, Witchcraft Studies, European Literature, Literary Theory | Director of Graduate Studies |
Dr. Rebecca Weaver-Hightower r.weaverhightower@ndsu.edu | Postcolonial Studies, Settler Narratives | Chair of English |
Dr. Emily Wicktor emily.wicktor@ndsu.edu | Victorian Literature, Victorian Sexuality, Rhetoric/Composition/Pedagogy, Modern American and British Drama, Literary Theory |
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Contact us
| Verena Theile, PhD Director of Graduate Studies verena.theile@ndsu.edu Office: Minard 318E40 Phone: 701-231-7152 | Michele Sherman English Adminstrative Assistant michele.sherman@ndsu.edu Office: Minard 318D Phone: 701-231-7143 |
