Jonathan Baldo, Associate Professor of Humanities, Eastman School of Music (Ph.D. SUNY Buffalo)
David Bleich, Professor (Ph.D. New York University)
david.bleich@rochester.edu, (585) 275-8568,509 Morey Hall
Theory, criticism, and pedagogy of language and literature; gender studies; Jewish studies
Morris Eaves, Professor (Ph.D. Tulane University)
morris.eaves@rochester.edu, (585) 275-9025, 304 Morey Hall
British romanticism; media history and theory; editorial theory
Anthony Giardina, Visiting Assistant Professor
agiardi2@mail.rochester.edu, (585) 275-6477, 511 Morey Hall
George Grella, Associate Professor (Ph.D. University of Kansas)
gjg5@mail.rochester.edu, (585) 275-9265, 420 Morey Hall
American literature (especially 20th century); 20th-century British literature; film; popular culture
Kenneth Gross, Professor (Ph.D. Yale University)
kgrs@troi.cc.rochester.edu, (585) 275-4098, 519 Morey Hall
Renaissance literature; Shakespeare; theater; English poetry; literature and the visual arts
Genevieve Guenther, Assistant Professor (Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley)
vive@mail.rochester.edu, (585) 275-4092, 412 Morey Hall
Renaissance literature; contemporary theory
Thomas Hahn, Professor (Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles)
thomas.hahn@rochester.edu, (585) 275-5664, 503A Morey Hall
Medieval literature and culture; gender studies; popular culture and media
Sarah Higley, Associate Professor (Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley)
slhi@mail.rochester.edu (585) 275-9261, 411 Morey Hall
Medieval insular literature; science fiction studies; film
Ken Johnson, Program Director/ Director of Forensics
kjsn@mail.rochester.edu, (
585) 273-5223,
Morey 521
Rosemary Kegl, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies (Ph.D. Cornell University)
kegl@troi.cc.rochester.edu, (585) 275-9263, 415 Morey Hall
Stephanie Li, Assistant Professor (Ph.D. - Cornell University)
stephanie.li@rochester.edu, 585-275-4092, 319 Morey Hall
20th-century American literature
Bette London, Professor (Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley) bette.london@rochester.edu, (585) 275-3510, 306 Morey Hall
20th-century British literature; Victorian literature and culture; feminist theory; women's writing; authorship studies
James Longenbach, Joseph H. Gilmore Professor of English (Ph.D. Princeton)
jlgb@mail.rochester.edu (585) 275-4587, 512 Morey Hall
Modern literature; postmodern literature; creative writing (poetry)
Alan Lupack, Adjunct Professor and Curator of the Rossell Hope Robbins Library (Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania)
alupack@library.rochester.edu, (585) 275-0110, 416 Rush Rhees Library
Arthurian studies; Middle English literature; medievalism
Nigel Maister, Artistic Director of the UR International Theatre Program (M.F.A. Carnegie Mellon University)
njmr@mail.rochester.edu, (585) 273-5159, Todd Theater
Katherine Mannheimer, Assistant Professor
(Ph.D. - Yale)
585-275-4092, 319 Morey Hall
18th-century British literature
James Memmott, Adjunct Assistant Professor
ajmt@mail.rochester.edu, (585) 275-2160, 419 Morey Hall
John Michael, Professor and Chair of the Department (Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University)
john.michael@rochester.edu, (585) 275-9257, 404 Morey Hall
American literature; cultural studies; critical theory
Jason Middleton, Assistant Professor (Ph.D. Duke University)
jmiddle2@mail.rochester.edu, (585) 273-5014, 515 Morey Hall
Film and media studies
Greta Niu, Assistant Professor (Ph.D. Duke University)
gniu@mail.rochester.edu, (585) 275-4094, 416 Morey Hall
Film studies; Asian literature
Russell Peck, John H. Deane Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature (Ph.D. Indiana University)
rpec@troi.cc.rochester.edu, (585) 275-7157, 307 Morey Hall
Middle English literature; drama/theater; popular culture (folktale, fairytale, African American cinema, Arthurian literature/medievalism); editing
Gordon Rice, Senior Lecturer and Production Manager, International Theatre Program
grice2@mail.rochester.edu, (585) 275-9006, 102 Todd Union
Supritha Rajan, Assistant Professor, (Ph.D. University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill)
supritha.rajan@rochester.edu, (585) 275-9263, 415 Morey Hall
19th-century British literature, critical theory
Deborah Rossen-Knill, Senior Lecturer and Director of College Writing (Ph.D. Minnesota)
knil@mail.rochester.edu, (585) 273-3583, G-121 Rush Rhees Library
Joanna Scott, Roswell S. Burrows Professor of English (M.A. Brown University)
jsct@mail.rochester.edu, (585) 275-2784, 516 Morey Hall
Frank Shuffelton, Professor (Ph.D. Stanford University)
frank.shuffelton@rochester.edu, (585) 275-4104, 413 Morey Hall
Curtis Smith, Senior Lecturer (B.A. SUNY Geneseo)
curtsmith@netacc.net, (585) 275-4260, 520 Morey Hall
Jeffrey Tucker, Associate Professor (Ph.D. Princeton)
jeffrey.tucker@.rochester.edu, (585) 275-2064, 418 Morey Hall
African-American literature; 20th-century American literature; science fiction
