Faculty and Staff of the English Department

Full-time Faculty:

Jason Price, Ph.D.

Chair and Associate Professor

(256) 765-4104
115 Willingham Hall
jprice7@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: 20th and 21st Century British and Anglophone Literature

Nancy Atkinson, Ph.D.

Professor

119 Willingham Hall
(256) 765-4491
neatkinson@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: Medieval and Renaissance Literature, The Bible as Literature, Anglo-Saxon and medieval saint stories, sermon literature, Gay and Lesbian literature, Women's studies
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Mellissa Black, Ph.D.

Lecturer

212 Willingham Hall

(256) 765-4678

mblack6@una.edu

Research and Teaching Fields:  18th Century British Literature 

Sidney Blaylock, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

221 Willingham Hall

(256) 765-4251

sblaylock@una.edu

Research and Teaching Fields: Rhetoric and Composition, Film, Afrofuturism, African American Literature, Science Fiction, Video Game Studies and Black Studies

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Vince Brewton, Ph.D.

Dean, Delores and Weldon Cole Honors College

Coby Hall/459 N. Court Street
(256) 765-5005
vjbrewton@una.edu


Daryl

Daryl Brown, MFA

Professor

227 Willingham Hall
(256) 765-4494
dwbrown@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: Genres in Fiction, Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry and Creative Nonfiction, Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction and Drama, Protest Writing and Dissent
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Rachael Falu

Lecturer

108 Willingham Hall

(256) 765-4890

rfalu@una.edu

Research and Teaching Fields: African American Literature, American Gothicism, and Composition

 

Erin Fitzgerald, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

215 Willingham Hall

(256) 765-4790

efitzgerald@una.edu

Research and Teaching Fields: Rhetoric of Health and Medicine, STEM Writing, Technical and Professional Writing, Ethics of Care, Rhetorical Theory, Genre Theory, Gender and Identity Studies, and Writing Studies

Anissa

Anissa Graham

Senior Lecturer

208 Willingham Hall
256-765-4496
amgraham@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: Composition and Literature. Popular Culture, especially film, television, comic books, and music.

Latasha

Latasha Howell

Assistant Chair and Senior Lecturer

003 Willingham Hall
(256) 765-5062
lahowell@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: Composition, American Literature, and World Literature
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Felicia Jones

Lecturer

210 Wilingham Hall

(256) 765-4498

fjones3@una.edu

Research and Teaching Fields: Composition and Literature

Kelly

Kelly Latchaw, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

225 Willingham Hall
(256) 765-4492
kllatchaw@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: Cultural Studies and Linguistics
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McKenzie London

Lecturer

117 Willingham Hall

(256) 765-4298

mdahlke1@una.edu   

Nick

Nick Mauriello, Ph.D.

Professor, Coordinator of the MA in Writing Program

223 Willingham Hall
(256) 765-4499
nmauriello@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: Multimodal Writing, Rhetorical Theory, Applied Linguistics, and Writing Centers and WID

Jason McCall, MFA

Associate Professor

(256) 765-4889
219 Willingham Hall
jmccall2@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: Creative Writing and Poetry

Stephen Melvin

Senior Lecturer

015 Willingham Hall
(256) 765-4187
sgmelvin@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields:
Composition and Literature. Literature and Films of the 1970s; When Animals Attack Fiction; Conspiracy Theory Narratives.

Katie Owens-Murphy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Coordinator of the MA in English Program

(256) 765-4893
110 Willingham Hall
kowensmurphy@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: American literature, theories of lyric and narrative, prison literature

Alaina Reid

Alaina Patterson Reid

Senior Lecturer

(256) 765-5061
002 Willingham Hall
ampatterson1@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: Composition Rhetoric; English as a Second Language; 18th and 19th Century British Literature; World Literature; Women’s Studies

Cheryl Blake Price, Ph.D.

Interim Assistant Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Associate Professor

(256) 765-4488
 cprice7@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: Nineteenth-century British literature, Crime Fiction, and Literature and Science/Medicine.

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Christa Raney

Senior Lecturer

(256) 765-4490
206 Willingham Hall
chraney@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: Composition and Literature

Brenna

Brenna Wardell, Ph.D.

Professor

(256) 765-5752
217 Willingham Hall
kwardell@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: Film and Literature

Tammy Winner, Ph.D.

Professor, Writing Internship Coordinator and Program Coordinator for Preparing Future Faculty

(256) 660-9026
223 Willingham Hall
twinner@una.edu
Research and Teaching Fields: Technical Writing and Editing, Professional Writing, Rhetoric, Composition and Internship Supervision

Senior Administrative Assistant

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Lionel (Leo) Jones

Senior Administrative Assistant

(256) 765-4238
English Department Office
113 Willingham Hall

ljones39@una.edu

Graduate Assistants:

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Raegan Babb

(256) 765-5040

012 Willingham Hall

rbabb@una.edu

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Rivers Hovater

(256) 765-5040

012 Willingham Hall

ghovater@una.edu

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Derrick Simerly

(256) 765-5040

012 Willingham Hall

dsimerly@una.edu

 

Adjunct and Affiliated Faculty:

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Holli Akins

Muscle Shoals High School

hakins@una.edu 

 

none

Christina Andrews, Ph.D.

(256) 765-4158

013 Willingham Hall 

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Brandi Ashby

West Morgan High School

bpashby@morgank12.org 

 

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Haley Bostick

(256) 765-5042

014 Willingham Hall 

hbostick1@una.edu 

 

Cynthia Burkhead, Ph.D. 

caburkhead@una.edu
 Online Only
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Tabitha Collier

Rogers High School

tabitha.collier@lcschools.org

 

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Jill Covin 

East Limestone High School

jill.covin@lcsk12.org

 

Sarah Cox

Lauderdale County High School

sarah.cox@lcschools.org

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Jordan Crow

Muscle Shoals High School

jcrow@mscs.k12.al.us 

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Chris Farris

Phillips High School

cfarris2@una.edu

Carl Franks, Ph.D.

(256) 765-5042

Willingham Hall 014

cfranks4@una.edu

none

Andrew Gentry

Clements High School 

andrew.gentry@lcsk12.org

 

none

Katie Gurley

Hueytown High School 

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Lee Hall

(256) 765-4158

013 Willingham Hall 

kgboaz@una.edu

Katie Hallemeier

kpace@una.edu

Online Only

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Kelly Harper

Decatur High School

kharper3@una.edu 

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Patricia Hartley 

(256) 765-4158

013 Willingham Hall 

phartley4@gmail.com 

none

Katherine Helms

Decatur High School 

katherine.helms@dcs.k12.al.us

none

Danielle Holcombe 

Wilson High School 

danielle.holcombe@lcschools.org

Ryan Huntley, MFA

(256) 765-5042

014 Willingham Hall 

rhuntley@una.edu

Laura James

Colbert Heights High School 

ljames@colbert.k12.al.us

none

Eraina Lumpkins 

Shades Valley High School 

elumpkins@jefcoed.com 

 

none

Lauren McAbee

(256) 765-4158

013 Willingham Hall 

lhayes1@una.edu 

none

Mindy McClung

Hamilton High School

none

Amber McLemore

Florence High School

awmclemore@florencek12.org 

 

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Casey McLemore 

Lexington High School 

casey.mclemore@lcschools.org

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Chandler Mordecai 

mmordecai@una.edu  

Online Only 

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Debra Myatt

Austin High School 

debra.myatt@dcs.k12.al.us

 

Matthew Price, Ph.D.

(256) 765-5949

209 Collier Library

mprice2@una.edu

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Sasha Rogers 

Lawrence County High School

srogers@lawrenceal.org  

Kathleen Richards, Ph.D.

(256) 765-6015

Commons 220

karichards@una.edu

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Allison Roney

Gardendale High School

none

Emily Savoie

Ardmore High School

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Tamara Smith

Decatur High School

ttsmith98@gmail.com 

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Kaine Story

Elkmont High School

kaine.story@gmail.com 

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Whitney Taylor 

Ardmore High School 

whitney.taylor@lcsk12.org

 

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Mariam Ward

West Morgan High School

meward@morgank12.org 

 

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Katie Wilkerson

West Limestone High School 

katie.wilkerson@lcsk12.org

 

none

Brenna Williams

Brooks High School

brenna.williams@lcschools.org 

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Lauren Winters

Brooks High School

lauren.winters@lcschools.org