Faculty & Staff Directory
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| Amy Amendt-Raduege, PhD | Instructor | she/her/hers | raduega@wwu.edu | 360-650-2084 | HU 277 | Please email instructor to arrange.
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| Katherine J. Anderson, PhD | Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator (MA) | She/her | Katherine.Anderson@wwu.edu | (360) 650-3761 | HU 361 | Wednesdays, 2-4pm in HU 361.
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| Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi, MFA | Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator (MFA) | he/him | arakikh@wwu.edu | 360-650-3530 | HU 271 | Office Hours (HU 271 or by zoom): Wednesdays 2:00 - 4:00PM and by appointment |
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| Michael Bell, MA | Senior Instructor | Michael.Bell@wwu.edu | 360-650-4979 | HU 367 | In-person Tuesday 10-1pm and Wednesday 11-3pm.
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| Nicole Brown, PhD | Associate Professor | Nicole.Brown@wwu.edu | (360) 650-3014 | HU 311 | Humanities 311, Tues & Thurs: 12-1:45pm & by appointment
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| Anthony Celaya, PhD | Associate Professor and Teaching Endorsement Major Advisor | He/him | Anthony.Celaya@wwu.edu | 360-650-3603 | HU 349 | Monday 11:30–1:45 pm and by appointment (Zoom or in-person). |
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| Elizabeth Colen, MFA | Senior Instructor | she/they | Elizabeth.Colen@wwu.edu | (360) 650-4669 | HU 259 | In person MW 2:30-3:30, and by appointment. |
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| Jeremy Cornelius, PhD | Visiting Assistant Professor | He/they | cornelj5@wwu.edu | HU 339 | Mondays 12:30-2:00pm and Thursdays 10:30-12:00pm. |
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| Felicia Cosey, PhD | Assistant Professor | she/her | Felicia.Cosey@wwu.edu | 360-650-6232 | HU 267 | In-person. Mon., Wed., & Fri., 10:20am-11:20am; and by appointment. |
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| Jeremy Cushman, PhD | Professor | he/him | Jeremy.Cushman@wwu.edu | (360) 650-6104 | HU 377 | In Person; Mon: 12-2:30; Tuesday: 11am-12pm and by appointment. |
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| Noam Dorr, MFA, PhD | Assistant Professor and Creative Writing Major Advisor | Noam.Dorr@wwu.edu | 360-650-4033 | HU 261 | Please email instructor to arrange. |
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| Dennin Ellis, PhD | Instructor | ellisd8@wwu.edu | 360-650-2420 | HU 303 | In-person, Mon/Wed, 11AM - 12:45 PM
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| Geraldine E. Forsberg, PhD | Senior Instructor | Geri.Forsberg@wwu.edu | (360) 650-4886 | HU 255 | T/Th in office from 11:00-12:00 and Zoom by appointment only. Also, arranged conference times. |
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| Jenny Forsythe, PhD | Assistant Professor | she/her | Jenny.Forsythe@wwu.edu | (360) 650-6605 | HU 305 | In person on Wednesdays from 2-4PM in Humanities 305. |
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| Marc Geisler, PhD | Associate Dean and Professor | he/him/his | geisler@wwu.edu | (360) 650-3764 | ES 603 | ||
| Allison Giffen, PhD | Professor | she/her | Allison.Giffen@wwu.edu | (360) 650-2013 | CH 201 | In person, Th 10-12. Zoom option available and by appointment.
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| Sean Golden, PhD | Assistant Professor | he/him/his | goldens4@wwu.edu | 360-650-2412 | HU 363 | Please email instructor to arrange. |
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| Melissa Guadrón, PhD | Assistant Professor | guadrom@wwu.edu | 360-650-2417 | HU 319 | Thursdays, 1:00pm-4:00pm, in HU 319 |
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| Lee Gulyas, MFA | Senior Lecturer | She/they | Lee.Gulyas@wwu.edu | (360) 650-6223 | HU 343 | Instructor is on leave during spring 2026 quarter. |
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| Pam Hardman, MA | Senior Instructor for English (Western Online) | She/her | Pam.Hardman@wwu.edu | Please email instructor to arrange. |
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| Stefania Heim, PhD | Associate Professor | She/her | Stefania.Heim@wwu.edu | (360) 650-3227 | HU 371 | Instructor is on leave during spring quarter 2026. |
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| Matt Homer, PhD | Instructor | he/him | homerm3@wwu.edu | HU 249 | TR 2:00-3:00 in office, MW 1:00-3:00 via Zoom. |
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| Fai Inthajak, PhD | Assistant Professor | She/her | inthaja@wwu.edu | HU 341 | in-person. TR 10:00am – 11:30am, or by appointments. |
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| Anneliese (Anni) Kamola, MFA | Instructor | She/her | kamolaa@wwu.edu | HU 247 | Tuesdays 2-3pm via Zoom (email for link), and Wednesdays 11:30am-12:30pm |
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| Abby Kidd, MFA | Instructor | She/they | kidda@wwu.edu | HU 369 | MW 1-2 in office (HU 369) or by appointment on Zoom |
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| Laura Fernandes Laffrado, PhD | Professor | she/her | Laura.Laffrado@wwu.edu | (360) 650-2886 | HU 379 | Monday and Wednesday 7:30-8:30 a.m., and by appointment. |
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| Jean Lee, PhD | Assistant Professor | she/her | Jean.Lee@wwu.edu | (360) 650-3562 | HU 359 | Tues 12-1pm, email instructor for Zoom link |
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| Justin Lewis, PhD | Instructor (Poulsbo and Kirkland Campus) | he/him | Justin.Lewis@wwu.edu | (360) 650-7657 | |||
| Christopher Loar, PhD | Professor and Literature Major Advisor and English Associate Chair | he/him | Christopher.Loar@wwu.edu | (360) 650-2722 | HU 383 | In person. Mondays, 10am-noon; Tuesdays, 2:00-3:00pm; and by appointment. Remote appointments available by request.
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| Andrew Lucchesi, PhD | Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Institute for Critical Disability Studies | he/they | Andrew.Lucchesi@wwu.edu | (360) 650-2564 | HU 351 | Thurs: 11:30-12:30pm on Zoom, Fri: 10-11am HU351
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| William Lyne, PhD | Professor | he/him | William.Lyne@wwu.edu | (360) 650-3234 | HU 315 | ||
| Kelly Magee, MFA | Professor and Creative Writing Advisor | she/her/hers | Kelly.Magee@wwu.edu | (360) 650-2650 | HU 345 | In person, Tues and Thurs 2pm-4pm.
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| Simon McGuire, MFA | Senior Instructor | Simon.McGuire@wwu.edu | (360) 650-3228 | HU 309 | Please email instructor to arrange. |
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| Eren Odabasi, PhD | Associate Professor and Film and Media Studies Major Advisor | Eren.Odabasi@wwu.edu | (360) 650-3276 | HU 265 | In-Person Office Hours: Monday 2:00 - 3:00 pm, Wednesday 2:00 - 4:00 pm, and by appointment |
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| Nancy Pagh, PhD | Senior Instructor | Nancy.Pagh@wwu.edu | (360) 650-2265 | HU 279 | in person T 12-1, R 1-1:50
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| Tony Prichard, PhD | Senior Instructor | Tony.Prichard@wwu.edu | (360) 650-4984 | HU 317 | English: In person TR 2-3 p.m. and by appointment Not Teaching for GHR Spring Quarter 2026 |
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| Zoe Redwoman, MA | Instructor and First-Year Writing Program Director | Zoe.Redwoman@wwu.edu | 360-650-3326 | HU 375 | In person Tuesday 10:30-11:30, R 2-3, and by appointment. Via Zoom by appointment.
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| Lysa Rivera, PhD | Professorand English Chair | Lysa.Rivera@wwu.edu | (360) 650-2517 | HU 335 | Thursdays 2:00-4:30 and by appointment. |
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| Caitlin Roach Orduña, MFA | Assistant Professor | Caitlin.RoachOrduna@wwu.edu | 360-650-3370 | HU 275 | Please email instructor to arrange. |
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| José Roach Orduña, MFA | Assistant Professor and Creative Writing Major Advisor | He/him/his | Jose.RoachOrduna@wwu.edu | 360-650-3371 | HU 281 | Please email instructor to arrange. |
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| Jamie Ann Rogers, PhD | Assistant Professor | She/her | roger29@wwu.edu | 360-650-2407 | HU 357 | In person, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00-3:00 and by appointment. |
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| Rachel Sarkar, MA | Senior Instructor | she/her | Rachel.Sarkar@wwu.edu | (360) 650-4947 | HU 253 | Online, Mondays from 2 - 4, email to arrange |
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| Eddy Troy, PhD | Instructor | He/him/his | troye@wwu.edu | 360-650-3232 | BH 162 | Spring Quarter 2026: Thursday 12:20-1:50 |
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| Kathryn Trueblood, MFA | Professor | Any | Kathryn.Trueblood@wwu.edu | 360-650-7615 | HU 269 | In person, MW, 2:30-3:30pm and by appointment. |
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| Steven VanderStaay, PhD | Professor | he/him | Steven.Vanderstaay@wwu.edu | 360-650-2005 | HU 273 | T Th: 2:00-2:30pm |
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| Kathryn Vulić, PhD | Professor | she/her | Kathryn.Vulic@wwu.edu | (360) 650-3214 | HU 321 | In person MW 9:30-11:30. Email for Friday appointments. Priority given to those who sign up in advance via calendly.com/vulick. |
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| Theresa Warburton, PhD | Professor | she/they | Theresa.Warburton@wwu.edu | (360) 650-6241 | HU 381 | In person or by arrangement. |
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| Kami Westhoff, MFA | Senior Instructor | She/her | Kami.Westhoff@wwu.edu | (360) 650-6257 | HU 257 | Fridays, 10:30-11:20, HU 257 or Zoom |
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| Cori Winrock, MFA, PhD | Assistant Professor | Cori.Winrock@wwu.edu | 360-650-2026 | HU 313 | Please email instructor to arrange. |
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| Christopher Wise, PhD | Professor | Christopher.Wise@wwu.edu | (360) 650-3237 | HU 251 | R 10:30-11:50, In person (HU 251) and Zoom.
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| Jane Wong, PhD | Associate ProfessorEditor-in-Chief of the Bellingham Review | she/her/hers | Jane.Wong@wwu.edu | 360-650-7347 | CH 107 | T/Th, 2-3pm and by appointment. |
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| Jeanne Yeasting, PhD | Senior Instructor | Jeanne.Yeasting@wwu.edu | (360) 650-2014 | HU 353 | In person: T 12:30-1:30pm in HU 353; and by appointment.
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| Greg Youmans, PhD | Associate Professor | he/him | Greg.Youmans@wwu.edu | (360) 650-3243 | HU 307 | In person drop in on MW 2:30–3:30pm, and by appointment |
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| Bruce Beasley, PhD | Professor Emeritus | He/him | Bruce.Beasley@wwu.edu | ||||
| Dawn Dietrich, PhD | Professor | she/her | Dawn.Dietrich@wwu.edu | (360) 650-3225 | HU 323 | ||
| Bruce Goebel, PhD | Professor Emeritus | Bruce.Goebel@wwu.edu | |||||
| Nancy Johnson | Professor Emeritus | she/her | |||||
| Cathy McDonald, PhD | Senior Instructor Emeritus | Cathy.Mcdonald@wwu.edu | |||||
| Mary Janell Metzger, PhD | Professor Emeritus | she/her/they/them | Mary.Metzger@wwu.edu | ||||
| Brenda Miller, PhD | Professor Emeritus | she/her | Brenda.Miller@wwu.edu | ||||
| Douglas Park | Professor Emeritus | ||||||
| John Purdy | Professor Emeritus | He/him/his | John.Purdy@wwu.edu | ||||
| Donna Qualley, PhD | Professor Emeritus | Donna.Qualley@wwu.edu | |||||
| Bill Smith | Professor Emeritus | he/him/his | |||||
| Ning Yu, PhD | Professor Emeritus | Ning.Yu@wwu.edu |
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| Alison Frank | Department Assistant | Alison.Frank@wwu.edu | 360-650-2765 | HU 325 | |||
| Roland Ketchley | IT Manager | He/him | ketchlv@wwu.edu | 360-650-2523 | HU 373 | ||
| Donna Mason | Department Manager | she/her | Donna.Mason@wwu.edu | (360) 650-3260 | HU 331 | ||
| Elle Starr | Undergraduate Program Coordinator | she/her | Elle.Starr@wwu.edu | (360) 650-6846 | HU 329/327 | Drop in hours (no appointment required) in HU 327: Tues and Thurs from 10am-12pm, 1pm-3pm Or sign up for in person and zoom advising appointments on Navigate!
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