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Current Students

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We currently have a number of students with a wide variety of academic interests enrolled in our program.  Below, a few of our students offer pictures and brief academic interest statements to help sketch out the diverse academic backgrounds and interests they bring to our program.

We invite you to review the profiles below to get a feel for some of the great students you will work with as a student in our program.


Anna Arreola

Anna Arreola

Anna Grace Arreola completed her B.A. in the English with secondary teacher certification program at Angelo State University in May 2011. In her graduate English studies, one of her primary areas of interest is composition studies/pedagogy. Anna has worked in the ASU Writing Center for almost two years where she has greatly enjoyed the personal aspect of tutoring and the opportunities to develop pedagogy skills. After the completion of her M.A., Anna would like to teach English at the secondary or collegiate level or work with university Writing Centers. Anna thoroughly enjoys personal Bible study, Midnight Milky Ways, learning Spanish, and living with her awesome husband.

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Courtney Goff

Courtney received a B.A. in mass communications at UT-Permian Basin in Odessa, Texas in May 2009, where she focused on journalism. Her academic interests include feminist literary theory and American 20th century literature, as well as British women writers and the connection of literature to religion. She also works as a writing center tutor and is planning to continue her education at the PhD level after receiving a M.A. in English. Outside of school, Courtney enjoys reading, cooking, and baking, as well as spending time with her family.

Chris Hinds

Chris Hinds

My name is Chris Hinds and I am a third semester graduate student here at ASU. I earned a BA in English Literature from Texas Tech University in December of 2010. I prefer the Brits to the Americans when it comes to most forms of literature. John Donne is my favorite poet, but overall I would say that H.G. Wells is my favorite author.

Alex Hopkins

Alex Hopkins

My name is Alexandra Hopkins and I am a graduate student here at Angelo State University. I received my BA in English from ASU in May of 2011. I plan on eventually getting my doctorate in English so that I can teach English at the collegiate level. Though I like all genres of literature and love to learn as much as I can about each, I find myself fonder of American Literature. I am also more into fiction works than non-fiction or poetry, but I have an appreciation for all outlets of literature and creativity. I also crave the knowledge to at least understand the different genres of literature even if they are not my favorite to read. My biggest career goal, besides attaining a doctorate in English, is to get published. Though I have had a piece published here at ASU in the Oasis Literary Magazine, I am working on being recognized on a bigger scale of that goal and will continue to see where English takes me.

Jenni Jackson

Jenni Jackson

Prior to working on my Masters Degree in English at ASU, I worked on and completed a Bachelors Degree in English at ASU. I also studied French as an undergraduate. The literature classes offered at ASU are interesting; however, it is the grammar and non-literature classes that I find most interesting and enjoyable. As an undergraduate, I taught and tutored math, biology, English, and French. I am working on a Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction in addition to the M.A. in English. I plan on teaching full time at the junior high or high school level starting this fall.

Will McClure

Will McClure

Will McClure earned his B.A. at Angelo State with a major in English and a minor in Journalism, and he plans to receive teaching certification after completing the graduate program. As far as literary interests, he likes to read contemporary American fiction for the most part, but he enjoys reading poetry as well, especially the British Victorian-era poets such as John Donne or Robert Browning.

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Angela Lindgren

Angela Lindgren hails from Manor, Texas. She graduated with a B.A. in English with a focus in secondary education from Angelo State University in 2006. For the last five years she has been teaching freshman and junior English. Ms. Lindgren began ASU’s graduate program in the spring of 2011 and is expected to complete her work in the fall of 2012. Angela is interested in American literature from the 19th 20th centuries and contemporary young adult literature. Angela will present her essay “An Emerging New Genre?: The Gothic in Collins’ The Hunger Games Trilogy” at the 2012 PCA/ACA Conference in Boston in April. After completing her master’s work, Angela will continue teaching high school and begin teaching dual credit English courses. Angela would love to write young adult novels, and her next educational journey includes a master’s in library science.

Aaron Vogt

Aaron Vogt

Aaron Vogt completed his undergraduate work here at Angelo State, where he majored in English with a specialization in Business and Technical Writing. His literary interests include contemporary American fiction, including fiction by David Foster Wallace, Jonathan Franzen, and Thomas Pynchon.

Regan Wilson

Regan Wilson 

Regan Wilson is originally from Golden, Colorado, and she received her B.A. in English with a concentration in creative writing at Colorado State University located in Fort Collins. She loves poetry of all kinds. She focused on Beat generation poets such as Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Carl Solomon, and William S. Burroughs in many of her undergraduate projects.

Program Description

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Course descriptions

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contact us

For more information about the English and Modern Language Department’s graduate program, contact:

Dr. Mary Ellen Hartje, Graduate Advisor
Office: A 039A
Phone: 325-486-6148
Email: me.hartje@angelo.edu