The English Faculty

Kent S. Andersen Instructor of English, 2000
B.A. (1995), Iowa State University; M.A. (1998), American University. Interests: composition and rhetoric, cultural studies, critical theory. E-mail: kanderse@bsc.edu

Jane Archer Professor of English, 1982
B.A. (1975), University of Wisconsin; Ph.D. (1984), State University of New York at Buffalo. Interests: 20th-century literature, comparative literature, critical theory, feminist theory, gender studies. E-mail: jarcher@bsc.edu

Fred Ashe, Associate Professor of English, 1992
B.A. (1983), Michigan State University; M.A. (1986); Ph.D. (1991), Vanderbilt University. Interests: American literature, African-American culture, protest writing. E-mail: fashe@bsc.edu

Clare Emily Clifford, Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D. The University of Alabama, American Literature(2005), M.A. Northeastern University, English and American Literature (1999), B.A. Virginia Tech, English & Liberal Arts and Sciences (1997) Interests: American Literature, Twentieth Century American Poetry, Creative Writing, War Literature, Literature of Crisis, Cultural Studies, Medical Humanities, Buddhist Philosophy, E-mail:ccliffor@bsc.edu

William Tynes Cowan, Associate Professor of English, 2002
B.A. (1985), Birmingham-Southern College; M.A.Ed (1990), University of Alabama at Birmingham; M.A. (1992), Northeastern University; Ph.D. (2001), The College of William and Mary. Interests: American studies, literature of slavery, folklore and popular culture. E-mail: tcowan@bsc.edu

Susan K. Hagen, Mary Collett Munger Professor of English, 1976
A.B. (1969), Gettysburg College; M.A. (1972), University of Maryland; Ph.D. (1976), University of Virginia. Interests: Chaucer, Middle English poetry, gender studies, interdisciplinary studies. E-mail: shagen@bsc.edu

Emily Klein, Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University, Literary and Cultural Studies, 2010; B.A. University of California, Los Angeles, English, 1999 Interests: Theatre and Performance Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, Twentieth Century American Literature and Drama, Cultural Studies, Trauma Studies, Foodways, Sustainability Practices and Food Writing, E-mail: eklein@bsc.edu

Michael L. Mclnturff, Professor of English, 1980
B.A. (1968), Reed College; Ph.D. (1975), Indiana University. Interests: Shakespeare, Dante, English and Italian Renaissance. E-mail: mmcintur@bsc.edu

Sandra L. Sprayberry, Robert Luckie Professor of English, 1988
B.A. (1979), M.F.A. (1983), University of Alabama; Ph.D. (1988), Florida State University. Interests: 20th-century and contemporary poetry, creative writing, ethnic and gender studies, human rights studies. E-mail: sspraybe@bsc.edu

Joseph Stitt, 2011 Instructor of English
B.A. (1993), M.A. (1995), University of Alabama.
Jstitt@bsc.edu

John D. Tatter, Professor of English, 1985
B.A. (1976), Houghton College; M.A. (1979), Ph.D. (1984), Ohio University. Interests: Augustan satire, Restoration drama, gender studies, comparative arts. E-mail: jtatter@bsc.edu

David W. Ullrich, Professor of English, 1986
B.A. (1975), Marquette University; M.A. (1976), Ph.D. (1986), University of Wisconsin-Madison. Interests: Romanticism, framed narratives, critical theory. E-mail: dullrich@bsc.ed