Faculty & Staff

Dr. Laurence Musgrove

Department Chair and Professor
Office: A 010
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 231
E-mail: lmusgrove@angelo.edu
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Education
Ph.D., University of Oregon
M.A., University of Oregon
B.A., Southwestern University

Areas of Interest
Rhetoric and composition, English education, creative writing (poetry), visual thinking, social media, reader response theory, study abroad

Ms. Diane Spraggins

Office Coordinator II
Office: A 010
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 221
Fax: (325) 942-2208
E-mail: diane.spraggins@angelo.edu

Dr. Erin Ashworth-King

Assistant Professor
Office: A 039D
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 235
E-mail: erin.ashworth-king@angelo.edu
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Education
Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
M.A., University of Maryland-College Park
B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Areas of Interest
Early modern literature and culture, medieval literature, dramatic literature and performance, women’s studies

Ms. Cynthia Burkhalter

Writing Center Director
Office: LIB C305 (Writing Center)
Phone: (325) 942-2093
E-mail: cburkhalter@angelo.edu
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Education
M.A., Angelo State University
M.S., Texas A&M University
B.A., Texas A&M University

Ms. Lynette Crockett

Lecturer, Director of Developmental English
Office: A 001C
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 239
E-mail: lynette.crockett@angelo.edu
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Education
M.A., Northern Arizona University
M.A., Northern Arizona University
B.A., Brigham Young University

Dr. Terry Dalrymple

Professor
Office: A 021C
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 225
E-mail: terry.dalrymple@angelo.edu
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Education
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
M.A., Southwest Texas State University
B.A., Southwest Texas State University

Areas of Interest
Later American literature, short fiction studies, creative writing (fiction), the place of music (especially R&B and the blues) in literary studies

Dr. Chris Ellery

Professor
Office: A 021B
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 228
E-mail: chris.ellery@angelo.edu
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Education
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
M.A., University of Arkansas
B.F.A., Arkansas Tech University

Areas of Interest
Poetry, film, Middle East culture and politics, peace studies and human rights, American literature

Dr. Joe Erickson

Assistant Professor
Office: A 039D
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 234
E-mail: joe.erickson@angelo.edu
More about Dr. Erickson

Education
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
M.A., University of Minnesota Duluth
B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth

Areas of Interest
Technical writing, new media writing and publishing, rhetoric and composition, genre theory, activity theory

Ms. Alison Evans

Lecturer
Office: A 019B
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 226
E-mail: alison.evans@angelo.edu
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Education
B.A., Angelo State University
M.A., Angelo State University

Dr. Kevin Garrison

Assistant Professor
Office: A 019D
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 242
E-mail: kevin.garrison@angelo.edu
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Education
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
M.A., Texas Tech University
B.A., Angelo State University

Dr. Julie Gates

Associate Professor
Office: A 039C
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 236
E-mail: julie.gates@angelo.edu
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Education
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
M.A., University of Charleston
B.A., University of West Florida

Dr. Mark Hama

Professor
Office: A 021A
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 232
E-mail: mark.hama@angelo.edu
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Education
Ph.D., Tulane University
M.A., Tulane University
B.A., University of Texas at Austin

Areas of Interest
British literature: Enlightenment to the present, TransAtlantic Modernism, literary theory, post-colonial literature

Dr. Mary Ellen Hartje

Professor and Graduate Advisor
Office: A 039A
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 230
E-mail: me.hartje@angelo.edu
More about Dr. Hartje

Education
Ph.D., Baylor University
M.A.T., Angelo State University

Areas of Interest
19th-century British literature, magic realism, English romanticism, contemporary literature

Dr. Linda Kornasky

Professor
Office: A 001A
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 233
E-mail: linda.kornasky@angelo.edu
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Education
Ph.D., Tulane University
M.A., University of Rhode Island
B.A., University of Rhode Island

Areas of Interest
American women’s literature, American literary realism, naturalism, regionalism, disability studies

Dr. Nicole McDaniel

Assistant Professor
Office: A 019D
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 237
E-mail: nstgermaine@angelo.edu
More about Dr. McDaniel

Education
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
M.A., Bowling Green State University
B.A., Bowling Green State University

Areas of Interest
Translation and localization, translation technologies, technical communication for Latin America and Spanish-speaking cultures in the United States, medical rhetoric, visual rhetoric

Dr. Robin Runia

Assistant Professor
Office: A 021D
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 221
E-mail: robin.runia@angelo.edu
More about Dr. Runia

Education
Ph.D., University of New Mexico
M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo
B.A., University of Minnesota-Duluth

Ms. Natalie Ryan

Lecturer
Office: A 001C
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 239
E-mail: natalie.ryan@angelo.edu
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Dr. Jeffrey Schonberg

Associate Professor
Office: A 010C
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 240
E-mail: Jeffrey.Schonberg@angelo.edu
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Education
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
M.A., New Mexico State University
B.A., University of New Mexico

Mr. Ron Scott

Lecturer
Office: CAV 207A
Phone: (325) 468-6628
E-mail: rscott@angelo.edu
More about Mr. Scott

Education
M.A., Angelo State University
B.A., Angelo State University

Dr. Gabriela Serrano

Assistant Professor
Office: A 001D
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 238
E-mail: Gabriela.Serrano@angelo.edu
More about Dr. Serrano

Education
Ph.D., University of North Texas
M.A., University of North Texas
B.A., University of Texas at El Paso

Dr. John Wegner

Professor
Office: A 019A
Phone: (325) 942-2268, ext. 223
E-mail: john.wegner@angelo.edu
More about Dr. Wegner

Education
Ph.D., University of North Texas

Areas of Interest
Southwest studies, American fiction, American poetry, the novel, camping, golf, jazz, movies, water conservation, current events

Dr. Karen Cody

Program Director,
Associate Professor of French and Spanish
Office: A 110B
Phone: (325) 942-2245, ext. 271
E-mail: Karen.Cody@angelo.edu
More about Dr. Cody

Education
Ph.D., French, University of Texas at Austin
M.A., French, University of Texas at Austin
B.A., French and Spanish with Teacher Certification, Texas Christian University

Related Study Abroad Program: l’Université de Paris (III) et l’Institut Catholique, SweetBriar College, Paris, France

Ms. Ewa G. Davis

Instructor of Russian
Office: A 110F
Phone: (325) 942-2245, ext. 269
E-mail: Ewa.Davis@angelo.edu
More about Ms. Davis

Education
M.A., Wydzial Neofilologii, Instytut Filologii Rosyjskiej, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

Related Study Abroad Programs: Pushkin Language Institute, Moscow, USSR; Tomasz Zan Lyceum, Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Liceum Ogólnoksztalcacego, Wschowa, Poland

Dr. David Faught

Assistant Professor of Spanish
Office: A 110A
Phone: (325) 942-2245, ext. 277
E-mail: David.Faught@angelo.edu
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Dr. Elisabeth-Christine Muelsch

Professor of French
Office: A 110E
Phone: (325) 942-2245, ext. 275
E-mail: Elisabeth.Muelsch@angelo.edu
More about Dr. Muelsch

Education
Ph.D., Romance Languages and Literatures, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany
M.A., Romance and Germanic Languages and Literatures, Albert-Ludwigs Universität, Freiburg, Germany
Licence, Lettres Modernes, Université d’Aix-Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, France

Post-Doctoral Work
Scholar in Residence at the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages, Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass. Research on Jewish authors of children’s literature in American exile.

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