The directory below lists all faculty and graduate teaching assistants actively teaching (or preparing to teach) in Virginia Tech’s University Writing Program. If you are an undergraduate student and have questions or if you encounter challenges contacting a faculty member or GTA, please contact jmengert -AT- vt.edu. For faculty and GTAs, to request an update to your listing in the directory, send a request via email to jmengert -AT- vt.edu.
| Name | Role | Degree or program | Office Location | FA24 Office Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allnutt, Robin | rallnut@vt.edu | Senior Instructor | MFA, George Mason, 1997 | Shanks 237 | By appointment |
| Austin, Nicole | austinn27@vt.edu | Instructor | MA, Findlay, 2021 | Shanks 444 | R 3-5 (via Zoom) |
| Baker, Netta | nettab@vt.edu | Advanced Instructor | MA, Kansas State, 2013 | Shanks 329A | TBA |
| Baker, Shaun | shibadou@vt.edu | Advanced Instructor | MA, Kansas State, 2013 | Shanks 353 | TBA |
| Becker, Tim | timbecker@vt.edu | Instructor | MA, NC State, 2019 | Shanks 222 | W 4-6 |
| Bennington, Spencer | bennington@vt.edu | Instructor | PhD, South Florida, 2020 | Shanks 414 | MWF 12:15-1:15 |
| Bloomer, Lissa | ebloomer@vt.edu | Senior Instructor | MA, Virginia Tech | Shanks 229 | TR 12-2 (by appointment) |
| Borjas, Emilia | bemilia@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(3) | Shanks 242 | TBA |
| Brewer, Elisha | elishamykelti@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(3) | Shanks 438 | TBA |
| Brown, Nick | nbrown1@vt.edu | Instructor | PhD, Texas Christian, 2021 | Shanks 452 | MWF 12:15-1:00 |
| Canter, Bob | bcanter@vt.edu | Senior Instructor | MA, Virginia Tech, 2013 | Shanks 219 | M 3-5; R 12-5 |
| Chandler-Smith, Gena | gechandl@vt.edu | Associate Chair and Associate Professor, English Department | PhD, UNC Chapel Hill, 2004 | Shanks 313 | M 11:30-1:00 |
| Cohen, Jessie | jcohen89@vt.edu | Instructor | PhD, Florida State, 2020 | Shanks 433 | F 3-5 (via Zoom) or by appointment |
| Conaway, Sean | seconawa@vt.edu | Advanced Instructor | MFA, Virginia Tech | N/A | TBA |
| Corradi, Ari | aricorradi@vt.edu | Instructor | MA, Virginia Tech, 2022 | Shanks 445 | TR 12-1 |
| Correll, Colleen | colle78@vt.edu | Advanced Instructor | MA, Virginia Tech, 2017 | Shanks 451 | R 4:30-6:30 (via Zoom) |
| Corwin, Lily | lcorwin@vt.edu | Instructor | PhD, Catholic U, 2009 | Shanks 410 | TR 12:30-1:30 |
| Craig, Clinton | cjcraig@vt.edu | Instructor | PhD, Louisiana-Lafayette, 2021 | Shanks 337 | MW 9-10 (or by appointment) |
| Craig, Sherri | secraig@vt.edu | Assistant Professor | PhD, Purdue, 2018 | Shanks 308 | In person: MF 11:30-1:00; or M-TH via Zoom (by appointment) |
| Culmone, Jay | jsculmone@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(3) | TBA | |
| Dorrah, Kapreece | kdorrah719@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(3) | Shanks 440 | TBA |
| Dragon, Nathan | ndragon@vt.edu | Instructor | MFA, Virginia Tech, 2023 | Shanks 444 | TBA |
| Drapeau, Jaclyn | djaclyn5@vt.edu | Instructor | MA, Virginia Tech, 2018 | Shanks 222 | W 3-5 (or by appointment) |
| Fehr, Laura | lauraf2@vt.edu | Advanced Instructor | MA, Virginia Tech, 2015 | Shanks 414 | M 12-2 (in Newman Library); W 2-3 (via Zoom) |
| Fessenden, Fez | fez@vt.edu | GTA | MFA (3) | Shanks 242 | TBA |
| Gaynor, Grace | graceag@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(3) | Shanks 242 | R 12-1; F 10:30-11:30 |
| Gibbs, Jared | jagibbs2@vt.edu | Advanced Instructor; Assistant Chair, English Department | MA, Virginia Tech | Shanks 301 | W 1:30-5:30 |
| Gilbert, Serena | sdgilbert@vt.edu | Senior Instructor | Shanks 249 | TR 10:45-11:45 | |
| Govea, Jesus | jgoveajr4@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(2) | Shanks 438 | W 10:30-12:15 |
| Greene, Justin | jrgreene@vt.edu | Instructor | PhD, VCU, 2018 | Shanks 239 | M 1:30-5:00 (in person or via Zoom) |
| Greene, Patrick | pgree015@vt.edu | GTA | PHD(3) | Shanks 203 | W 10-12 |
| Hall, Katherine | kahall2@vt.edu | Instructor | PhD, Virginia Tech, 2001 | Shanks 329A | TBA |
| Halsey, Jessica | jessicah23@vt.edu | GTA | MA(2) | Shanks 238 | MW 10-12 |
| Hendrix, John | hendrixjw@vt.edu | GTA | PHD(1) | Shanks 442 | TR 12:15-1:15 |
| Hobin, Andrew | ahobin@vt.edu | Advanced Instructor | MFA, Virginia Tech, 2013 | Shanks 351 | TBA |
| Hooper, Robert | hoop@vt.edu | Instructor | MFA, Virginia Tech, 2014 | Shanks 340D | MW 4-5 (and by appointment) |
| Hoyer, Samantha | hoyersj@vt.edu | GTA | MA(2) | Shanks 203 | MW 10:05-11:05 |
| Johnson, Ingrid | ingridb@vt.edu | Advanced Instructor | MA, Virginia Tech, 2014 | Shanks 449 | T 8:30-10:30 (in-person or via Zoom, by appointment) |
| Jones, André | andjones@vt.edu | Instructor | MA, Kean U, 2016 | Shanks 247 | TR 2-3 (via Zoom or in person, by request) |
| Kamadulski, Emelia | edkamadulski@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(2) | Shanks 446 | W 10-12 |
| Kapoor, Karan | karankapoor@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(2) | Shanks 242 | MWF 1:15-2:45 |
| Karagulle, Seyda | skaragulle@vt.edu | GTA | PHD(1) | Shanks 424 | M 12:30-2:30 (or via Zoom, by appointment) |
| Kwawukumey, Gideon | gkkwawu@vt.edu | GTA | PHD(2) | Shanks 442 | M 11-1 (via Zoom, by appointment) |
| Lawrence, Jenny | jlwrnc@vt.edu | Senior Instructor | MA, Radford, 1994 | Newman 2005 | MF 12:30-2:00 (in person or via Zoom, by appointment) |
| Li, Lin | llin76@vt.edu | GTA | PHD(4) | Shanks 245 | M 11:30-1:30 |
| Lohani, Suresh | suresh@vt.edu | Instructor | PhD, Texas–El Paso, 2022 | Shanks 215 | MF 12:10-1:10 |
| Long, Katie | kaitlynl@vt.edu | GTA | PHD(1) | Shanks 246 | TR 12:30-2:30 |
| Ma, Tongfei | tongfei@vt.edu | GTA | MA(2) | Shanks 238 | F 2:30-4:30 |
| Malik, Shaheer | shaheermalik@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(3) | Shanks 242 | M 12-2 (via Zoom or by appointment) |
| Marzolf, Amanda | akm1231@vt.edu | Advanced Instructor | MA, Virginia Tech, 2016 | Shanks 221 | T 9-11 (and by appointment) |
| Maycock, Shelly | mmayco@vt.edu | Advanced Instructor | MA, Virginia Tech, 1985 | Shanks 225 | TBA |
| Mengert, Julie | jmengert@vt.edu | Collegiate Assistant Professor; Director of the UWP | PhD, Virginia Tech, 2022 | Shanks 217 | MW 10-11 |
| Oakey, Steve | soakey@vt.edu | Senior Instructor | MA, Virginia Tech, 2004 | Shanks 211 | TR 8:15-9:15 (or by appointment) |
| Ojedele, Temitope | temitopeao@vt.edu | GTA | PHD(3) | Shanks 442 | M 11-1 |
| O'Mearns, Riley | romearns@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(2) | Shanks 203 | T 3-4 |
| Passwater, Sunshine | thomaspasswater@vt.edu | Instructor | PhD, Syracuse, 2021 | Shanks 304 | TBA |
| Patton, Randy | randy.patton@vt.edu | Senior Instructor | MA, Virginia Tech, 1992 | Shanks 251 | MW 9-12; R 11:00-12:15 |
| Raveen, Ifreen | ifreen@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(2) | Shanks 450 | MW 11-12 |
| Reilly, Kirk | kirkr@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(2) | Shanks 238 | T 12-2 |
| Robinson, Abigail | alrobinson@vt.edu | GTA | PHD(1) | Shanks 248 | MW 2:30-3:30 |
| Saeidfar, Ghazal | ghazal22saeidfar@vt.edu | Instructor | PhD, Texas–Dallas | Shanks 452 | MW 2:30-3:30 |
| Santana, Cat | catalinas@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(3) | Shanks 438 | TBA |
| Scallorns, Joe | jscallorns@vt.edu | Senior Instructor | MA, Missouri | Shanks 206 | TBA |
| Silva, Amanda | acsilva@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(2) | Shanks 238 | M 2:30-4:30 |
| Sweezy, Madison | smadis7@vt.edu | GTA | MA(2) | Shanks 446 | TR 11-12 |
| Taylor, Christina | cetay39@vt.edu | Instructor | MA, Virginia Tech, 2019 | Shanks 433 | MW 11:30-12:30 (and by appointment) |
| Thompson, Brendan | brendant19@vt.ed | GTA | MA(2) | Shanks 250 | TR 11-12 |
| Truscello, Joe | josephtt@vt.edu | Advanced Instructor | MFA, Virginia Tech | Shanks 340D | By Appointment |
| Turner, Grace | graceht@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(2) | Shanks 250 | T 9-11 |
| Unger, Julia | juliaau@vt.edu | GTA | PHD(2) | Shanks 424 | W 10-12 |
| Yoo, Eric | ericy@vt.edu | GTA | MFA(2) | Shanks 446 | TBA |
| Zan, Jenna | jenzan@vt.edu | Instructor; Associate Director of the UWP | MA, Virginia Tech, 2017 | Shanks 306 | M 12:15-2:15 |