English and Cultural Studies Program Faculty

Tom Amorose
Tom Amorose

Professor Emeritus of English
PhD, University of Washington


Janet Blumberg
Janet Blumberg

Professor Emerita of English
PhD, Harvard University

Scott Cairns
Scott Cairns

Professor of English;
Director of the MFA in Creative Writing
PhD, Utah State University


Phone: 206-281-2109
Office: Marston 236

Fan Gates
Fan Gates

Professor Emerita of English
MA, Mississippi State University

Traynor Hansen
Traynor Hansen

Assistant Professor of Writing and English; Director of Campus Writing
PhD, University of Washington


Phone: 206-281-2403
Office: Marston 233

Rachel Johnson
Rachel Johnson

Administrative Assistant for Humanities


Phone: 206-281-2617
Office: Marston Hall 227

Jennifer Maier
Jennifer Maier

Professor of English; Writer-in-Residence; Co-director of Art and Incarnation Rome Study Abroad Program
PhD, Tulane University


Phone: 206-281-2976
Office: Marston 235

April Middeljans
April Middeljans

Associate Professor of English: Department Chair
PhD, University of Illinois


Phone: 206-281-2401
Office: Marston 238

Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet

Assistant Professor of English and Writing; Writer-in-Residence
MFA, Seattle Pacific University


Phone: 206-281-2155
Office: Marston 232

Luke Reinsma
Luke Reinsma

Professor Emeritus of English
PhD, University of Michigan


Kimberly Wedeven Segall
Kimberly Wedeven Segall

Professor of English and Cultural Studies; Director of Social Justice & Cultural Studies; Director of the South Africa and Spain/Morocco Study Abroad Programs
PhD, Northwestern University


Phone: 206-281-2040
Office: Marston 234

Doug Thorpe
Doug Thorpe

Professor Emeritus of English
PhD, University of Washington


Ji-Young Um
Ji-Young Um

Assistant Professor of English and Cultural Studies
PhD, University of Washington


Phone: 206-281-2311
Office: Marston 251

Mark D. Walhout
Mark D. Walhout

Professor Emeritus of English
PhD, Northwestern University