Full-Time Faculty
Susan A. Carlson, Professor, English
scarlson@pittstate.edu
B.A., Drew University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.
Specialties: Victorian Literature, 19th Century women writers, composition,
English as a Second Language.
Kathleen R. De Grave, Professor, English
kdegrave@pittstate.edu
B.A., University of Wisconsin Green Bay; M.A., University of Arkansas;
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Madison.
Specialties: Writing Across the Curriculum, American literature, 19th
century women writers, technical writing, 18th century British literature,
and creative writing (fiction).
Publications: Swindler, Spy, Rebel: The Confidence Woman in Nineteenth-Century
America (1995); Company Woman (1995); short stories, reviews,
and articles on women's writing.
Melody Denny, Instructor, Composition for International Students
mdenny@pittstate.edu
B.A., M.A., Northeastern State University, Tahlequah,OK.
Specialities: English as a Second Language.
John T. Ikeda Franklin, Associate Professor, English Education
jfrankli@pittstate.edu
B.A., Rice University; M.A., Miami University; Ph.D., University of
Florida.
Specialties: English education, composition practice and pedagogy, discourse
strategies, modern American literature, speculations on 21st century
literature, and Writing Center.
Presentations and broadcasts: 21st Century Literature: An Anthology
of Visual Essays; 21st Century Composition: A Program of CompoVisions.
Casie Hermansson, Associate Professor, English
chermans@pittstate.edu
B.A. (English and French), B.A. Hons. (English), Massey University,
New Zealand; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto.
Specialties: 20th century British literature, women's literature, post
colonial literature, detective fiction, and the short story.
Publications and Presentations: Reading Feminist Intertextuality
Through Bluebeard Stories (2001); articles on The Great Gatsby,
on Northanger Abbey, and on the Canadian short story; presentations
on Bluebeard, feminist intertextuality, and academic detective fiction.
Donald Judd, Associate Professor, English
djudd@pittstate.edu
B.A., M.A., Eastern Washington University; Ph.D, University of Nevada,
Reno.
Specialties: Composition and Rhetoric, Critical Realist Theory, Marxist
Theory, Rhetoric and Science
Publications: Critical Realism and Composition Theory (Routledge,
2003); Articles on designing writing assignments and environmental issues.
Paul McCallum, Associate Professor, English
pmccallu@pittstate.edu
B.A., Morningside College; M.A., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ph.D.,
University of New Hampshire.
Specialties: 16th and 17th century British literature.
Research Interests: The life and work of John Dryden and Alexander Pope,
the role of poetry and the poet in society, and the construction of
literary fame.
Publications: Articles on 18th century British literature.
Stephen E. Meats, Department
Chair
University Professor, English and Creative Writing
smeats@pittstate.edu
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
Specialties: 20th Century American literature, creative writing, technical
writing, composition.
Publications: Looking for the Pale Eagle (1993); ed., Revolutionary
War Novels of William Gilmore Simms, 8 vols. (1979); ed., Writings
of Benjamin F. Perry, 3 vols. (1980); articles on Faulkner, Simms,
Henry William Herbert, Southern humor, scholarly editing; poetry, short
stories, book reviews.
Lyle W. Morgan II, Professor, Director of
Composition and English Education
lmorgan@pittstate.edu
A.B., Doane College; M.Ed., Florida State University; M.A.E.,
M.S.E., Wayne State College; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Specialties: Composition, English education, Late 19th and Early 20th
Century British fiction, Linguists.
Publications: The Homeopathic Treatment of Sports Injuries (1986);
Homeopathic Medicine and Emergency Care (1990); Treating Sports
Injuries the Natural Way (1984); Homeopathy and Your Child
(1992); articles on book censorship; book reviews.
Paul (Skip) Morris, Associate Professor,
English and Computer Classroom Coordinator
smorris@pittstate.edu
B.A., University of California at Davis; M.A., Ph.D., University of
Nevada, Reno.
Specialties: Computer Assisted Writing Instruction, Rhetoric and Composition,
American literature, creative writing, popular culture.
Publications: (with Stephen Tchudi) The New Literacy: Moving Beyond
the 3Rs (1996), articles on computer assisted instruction and Vietnam,
short stories, reviews.
Kathleen L. Nichols, Professor,
English
knichols@pittstate.edu
B.A., Augustana College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.
Specialties: American literature and drama; women writers; Women's Studies;
composition.
Publications: Articles on Hemingway, Cather, Sexton, Susanna Rowson,
Agnes Smedley, and women dramatists; book reviews.
Carolyn O'Hearn, Professor, English
cohearn@pittstate.edu
B.S., University of Missouri; M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D.
Arizona State University.
Specialties: English linguistics; linguistics and literature; medieval
literature; composition; technical writing.
Publications: Writing, Grammar and Usage (1989); articles on
linguistics, linguistics and literature, medieval literature, composition,
learning disabled writers.
Celia Patterson, Professor, English and Technical Writing
cpatters@pittstate.edu
B.S., M.S., East Texas State University-Texarkana; Ph.D., University
of Tulsa.
Specialties: Technical writing, modern American fiction, American women's
fiction, Anglo-American WWI literature.
Publications: A Technical Writing Manual (2005); articles on technical writing, Chopin, and Faulkner; book
reviews.
Karen Stolz, Instructor, English and Creative Writing
kstolz@pittstate.edu
B.A., University of Kansas; M.F.A., University of Iowa Writers Workshop.
Specialties: Creative Writing (fiction) and creative non-fiction. Women writers, Southern writers, contemporary short story, contemporary novel.
Publications: World of Pies (2000); Fanny and Sue (2003); short stories, personal essays, book reviews.
Stephen J. Teller, Professor, English
steller@pittstate.edu
B.A., Roosevelt University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
Specialties: Shakespeare, English drama, Chaucer, mythology, science
fiction, film, world literature.
Publications: Articles on Shakespeare, and on Oz; book reviews.
Laura Lee Washburn, Associate Professor, English and Creative Writing
lwashbur@pittstate.edu
B.A., Old Dominion University; M.F.A., Arizona State University.
Specialties: Creative Writing, 20th Century American Literature, Contemporary
Poetry and Fiction, Women's Studies, Composition.
Publications: Watching the Contortionists (1996); This Good
Warm Place (1998); poems, pedagogical essays.
Part-Time Faculty
Jill Campbell
jacks_friend_jill@yahoo.com
B.S.E. (1996), M. A. (2003), Pittsburg State University
Specialties: technical writing.
Larry H. Fields
lhfields@pittstate.edu
B. A. in English, Oklahoma University of Science & Arts, 1997.
M. A. in English, Pittsburg State University.
Suzanne Gill
adgill@aol.com
B.S.E., Southeast Missouri State University (1969)
M. A. T., Webster University (1993)
Nancy Grantham
ngrantha@pittstate.edu
B.A., M.A., PSU; Ph.D. (ABD), University of Arkansas.
Specialties: American Literature before 1900, 19th century British literature,
the novel, Melville, Simms. Presentations/Publications: Simms.
Kim Horner
kimhorner@4state.com
B.A, Missouri Southern State University (1984)
M.A., University of Tulsa (1990)
Short fiction in Bitter Oleander and Midland Review; poems in Painted Bride Quarterly, Potpourri, Mid-America Poetry Review, The Midwest Quarterly, and other online and print journals.
Stephanie Joiner
sfisbeck@hotmail.com
B.A., Oklahoma State University (2002)
M.A., Pittburg State University (2006)
Rebecca Martino
rmartino@pittstate.edu
B.S.E., Pittsburg State University (1966)
M.S., Pittsburg State University (1968)
Ann Meats
dmeats@pittstate.edu
B.A., M.A., PSU.
Specialties: technical writing.
Judi Pearson
judi_n_dave@hotmail.com
B.S., Music Education, Union College (1970)
M.Ed., English, Pan American University (1980)
M.A., English, Pittsburg State University (2005)
Angela Stanley
akstanley@cableone.net
B.S, Criminal Justice, Missouri Southern State University (2000)
M. A., English, Pittsburg State University (2007)
Tamara Tsybizova
tvasily@hotmail.com
Bachelor’s in English, Voronezh State Pedagogical University, Russia (1970)
M.A., Pittsburg State University, 2003.
Pedagogical articles in Russian Journal (1997-2001) and in Euroschool, Russia (2001); poems in several anthologies.
Department Secretary
Shannon Spear
sspear@pittstate.edu
