Department of English

Sunday, 19-May-2013 06:17:40 EDT

PhD Preparation

Preparing Students for the Job Market

Our PhD students enter the academic job market with excellent credentials as scholars and teachers. Their dossiers reflect their accomplishments as researchers and writers, and their extensive pedagogical training and experience as teachers.

We provide careful mentoring throughout the job search. Two faculty each year serve as Job Placement Officers. These faculty supplement the placement work of the student's dissertation committee. Beginning in the Spring before students apply for academic jobs in the Fall, the department's Job Placement Officers coordinate workshops, advising sessions, and practice interviews focused on the professional skills that allow our students to demonstrate to future employers their scholarly and pedagogical strengths. These skills include writing a strong cover letter, cv, dissertation abstract, and teaching statement, and preparing for successful job interviews and campus visits.

Useful Links

College and University Websites, Professional Development

Recent PhD Recipients and Employment

Ailles, Jennifer (2007)

Lecturer, Department of English, Columbia College Chicago

Amster, Mara Ilyse (2001)

Associate Professor, Department of English, Randolph College

Anderson, Mark Lynn (2000)

Associate Professor, English, University of Pittsburgh

Arner, Lynn (2000)

Assistant Professor, Department of English, Brock University

Babbar, Anjili (2006)

Assistant Professor, Department of English, John Abbott College

Bedore, Pamela (2005)

Assistant Professor and Writing Coordinator, Department of English, University of Connecticut, Avery Point Campus

Bender, Geoffrey (2012)

Lecturer, English Department, SUNY Courtland

Berrettini, Mark (2000)

Assistant Professor, Film Program Head, Portland State University

Birien, Anne (2007)

Academic Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University

Bittel, Helen (2001)

Chair and Associate Professor, Department of English, Marywood University

Boland, Mary R. (2002)

Assistant Professor, California State University, San Bernardino

Bollinger, Heidi (2010)

Assistant Professor, Hostos Community College, CUNY

Brickman, Barbara G. (2005)

Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of West Georgia

Chan, Edward (2004)

Associate Professor of English and Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, Kennesaw State University

Cryderman, Kevin (2009)

Instructor, Department of English, Georgia Gwinnett College

DeTora, Lisa M. (2000)

Medical Publication Head at Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics

Donaghy, Daniel (2006)

Assistant Professor, Department of English, Eastern Connecticut State University

Douglas, Jennifer (2007)

Program Director for Professional Development, West Virginia University

Elahi, Babak (2001)

Associate Professor, Department of Languages and Literature, and Associate Dean of Humanities, Rochester Institute of Technology

Fenstermaker, Amy (2008)

Lecturer, Writing Program, University of California, Merced

Gibson, Angela (2007)

Associate Editor, MLA

Gopal, Sangita (2000)

Associate Professor, English Department, University of Oregon

Grant, Joanna E. (2007)

Associate Professor, English, Speech and Writing, University of Maryland (University College Europe)

Hankin, Kelly (2000)

Associate Professor, Johnston Center for Integrative Studies, University of Redlands

Hannum, Dustin (2011)

Postdoctoral Fellow, College Writing Program, University of Rochester

Harper, Ryan (2012)

Faculty, American Public University

Hassan, Narin (2003)

Associate Professor, Literature, Communication, and Culture, Georgia Technical University

Haught, Leah (2011)

Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology

Havard, John (2012)

Assistant Professor, Department of English, Auburn University, Montgomery

Hothem, Thomas (2003)

Assistant Director, Merritt Writing Program, University of California, Merced

Huang, Betsy Pei Chih (2004)

Associate Professor, Department of English, Clark University

Huang, Su-ching (2002)

Assistant Professor, Department of English, East Carolina University

Huber, Emily (2007)

Assistant Professor, Department of English, Franklin and Marshall University

Johnson, Valerie (2012)

Postdoctoral Associate, College Writing Program, University of Rochester

Kane, Stuart (2005)

Instructor, Department of English, Stonehill College

Kraus, Kari (2006)

Associate Professor, College of Information Studies and the Department of English, University of Maryland

Leaker, Catherine Joan (2000)

Associate Dean, Metropolitan Center, Empire State College (SUNY)

Lehman, Aaron (2010)

Secondary School Teacher, Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina

Lightweis-Goff, Jennifer (2009)

ACLS New Faculty Fellow in English and Gender/Sexuality Studies, Tulane University

Livingston, Michael (2006)

Associate Professor, Department of English, The Citadel

Lopez, Esther M. (2005)

Assistant Professor, English and Rhetoric, Georgia College and State University

Miller, April-Dawn (2007)

Assistant Professor, Film Studies, University of Northern Colorado

O'Brien, Alyssa J. (2000)

Lecturer and Assistant Director, Program in Writing and Rhetoric, Stanford University

Ripley, Wayne (2005)

Associate Professor, Winona State University

Rose, Joanne Marie (2001)

Associate Professor, Department of English, Penn State University, Berks Campus

Russell, Kara Molway (2001)

Lecturer, Department of English, Connecticut Central State University

Salzer, Kenneth John (2002)

Assistant Professor, English, Kent State University, Trumbell Campus

Stone, Thomas (2003)

Lecturer, Language and Literature, Rochester Institute of Technology

Sullivan, Juliet Sloger (2006)

Academic Counselor, Dean's Office, University of Rochester

Sweeney, Christopher (2003)

Assistant Professor, English/Humanities Department, SUNY Canton

Symons, Dana M. (2004)

Assistant Professor, Department of English, Buffalo State College

Szabo, Victoria (2000)

Program Director, Information Science and Information Studies, and Assistant Research Professor, Visual Studies and New Media, Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies, Duke University

Van Wert, Kathryn (2012)

Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Wadoski, Andrew (2008)

Assistant Professor, Department of English, Oklahoma State University

Wang, Stella Kuo (2000)

Lecturer in Writing, College Writing Program, University of Rochester

Williams, Michael Allen (2003)

Visiting Professor of English, St. John Fisher College

Winston, Jay (2004)

Professional Writer/Editor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wlodarz, Joseph P. (2004)

Assistant Professor, Department of Film Studies, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

Zanzucchi, Anne E. (2004)

Associate Director, Merritt Writing Program, University of California, Merced