Faculty and Staff Directory

The faculty and staff members of the English and Modern Languages Department are officed mainly in the Maes Liberal Arts building immediately south of Cherry Engineering, and our front door is across the street from Education First Credit Union on Rolfe Christopher Drive. 

The main department office is Maes 04; you can find it if you go directly toward the giant picture window and turn left.

Our department is home to the Center of Philosophical Studies and the Language Lab, both located in the first floor of Maes, and the Lamar University Writing Center, located in Gray Library.

We hope you'll stop by for office hours and a chat about how we can play a role in your college success!

Administrators

Sara Hillin, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Professor of English

Adrienne "Katt" Blackwell-Starnes, Ph.D.
Director of Writing Programs, Associate Professor of English

John A. Rutherford. M.A.
Administrative Associate, Sr.

Faculty Members

Daniel Bartlett, Ph.D.
Instructor of English

Karen Bartlett, M.A.
Instructor of English

Melissa Becker, M.A.
Instructor of English

Donald Carey, M.A.
Instructor of English

Jesse Doiron, M.A.
Instructor of English

Theresa L. Ener, M.A.
Managing Editor, LU Literary Press,
Instructor of English

Casey L. Ford, MFA
Writing Center Director,
Instructor of English

Sandra G. Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Spanish and Iberian Studies

H. Haidusek, M.A.
Instructor of English

Elia Hatfield, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish

P. Heintzelman, M.A.
Instructor of English

K. Hoerth, MFA
Editor-in-Chief, LU Literary Press,
Associate Professor of English

Sharon Joffe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English

Cheryl Johnson, M.A.
Instructor of English

G. Johnson, MFA
Associate Professor of English

Instructor of English
Instructor of English

Adam Nemmers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English

Joe Nordgren, Ph.D.
Professor of English

Yaw Oteng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of French

Meagan Phillips, M.A.
Instructor of English
Assistant Professor of English
Instructor of Spanish

Damián Robles, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Spanish

Richard Saucedo, Ph.D.
Instructor of Philosophy
Artist in Residence,
Professor of English
Amy Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of English

Nancy M. Staub, M.A.
Instructor of English

Arthur Stewart, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Philosophical Studies,
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Darin Thompson, M.A.
Instructor of English

Faculty Emeritae

Catalina Castillon, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emerita of Spanish

Kevin Dodson, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

Kenneth Rivers, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

Pamela Saur, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emerita of English