Department of English, Languages, and Mass Communication

Heather Bailey, Ph.D.

Department: English, Languages, and Mass Communication

        Title: Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise: British Literature, Research Writing

Education: 
Ph.D., English, Florida State University
M.A., English, The University of York
B.A., Political Science and Government, SUNY Oneonta

J. Janice Coleman, Ph.D.

Department: English, Languages, and Mass Communication

        Title: Professor

Areas of Expertise: English Educator, Creative Writer, Quilter/Scrap Fabric Artist, Quilt Talk Performer, Curator of Exhibitions, Preserver of Historical Documents, Archiver of Early ASU History

Education:
Ph.D., English/American Literature, University of Mississippi
M.S., Secondary Education, Alcorn State University
M.A., Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University
B.A., English/Communications, Alcorn State University

Henry L. Davis II

Department: Department of English, Languages, and Mass Communication

       Title: Instructor

Areas of Expertise: Composition Studies

Education:
M.S., Education (English), Alcorn State University
B.A., English, Alcorn State University

Timothy M. Dupree, Ph.D.

Department: Department of English, Languages, and Mass Communication

        Title: Professor/QEP Director

Areas of Expertise: Composition, Literature, Higher Education Administration

Education:
Ph.D., Urban Higher Education, Jackson State University
M.A., English, Jackson State University
B.A., English-Literature, Alcorn State University

Eric U. Dogini, Ph.D.

Department: English, Languages, and Mass Communication

        Title: Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise: Broadcast and Print Journalism, Sports and Digital Media

Education:
Ph.D., Professional Studies (Communications), Capella University
M.A., Telecommunications, Texas Southern University
B.A., Mass Communications, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Stephen Forman

Department: English, Languages, and Mass Communication
Areas of Expertise: Composition Studies, 20th century American Fiction,19th century British Poetry, Creative Writing
Education:
M.A., English Literature, Mississippi College
B.A., English Literature, Mississippi College

Brian Kehler

Department: English, Languages, and Mass Communication

       Title: Instructor

Areas of Expertise: Rhetoric and Writing, 20th Century Modernism/Postmodernism in Southern Literature

Education:
M.A., English, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
B.A., Vocal Performance, Alcorn State University

Anne-Marie Obilade, Ph.D.

Department: English, Languages, and Mass Communication

       Title: Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise: Nineteenth-Century British Literature, English Education

Education:
Ph.D., English, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
M.A., English, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
B.A., English, University of Bridgeport

Allison S. Olivier, Ph.D.

Department: English, Languages, and Mass Communication

        Title: Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise: Gothic Literature, Early American Literature, Early British Literature

Education:
Ph. D., English, University of Louisiana
M.A., English, University of Louisiana

Larry Sanders

Department: English, Languages, and Mass Communication

       Title: Instructor

Areas of Expertise: Journalism, Broadcast Production

Education:
M.A., Mass Communications, Southern University and A & M College
B.A., Journalism, Southern University and A & M College

Murray Shugars, Ph.D.

Department: English, Languages, and Mass Communication

        Title: Professor

Areas of Expertise: Writing Center Administration, Theory and Practice, First-Year Writing, Advanced Writing, Creative Writing, Business/Technical Writing, Modern and Contemporary American Poetry and Poetics, Literary Theory and Criticism

Education:
Ph.D., English Language and Literature/Letters, Purdue University
M.A., English Language and Literature, Purdue University
B.A., English Language and Literature/Letters

Toni Walker Terrett, J.D.

Department: English, Languages, and Mass Communication

       Title: Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise: Social Media, Public Relations, Media Law and Ethics, News Writing

Professional Experience: Licensed attorney, elected judge

Education:
J.D., Mississippi College School of Law
M.A., Journalism, University of Memphis
B.S., Chemistry, Tougaloo College

Ana Torres

Department: English, Languages, and Mass Communication

        Title: Instructor

Areas of Expertise: Spanish Linguistics, Hispanic American Literature, Spanish Grammar, Latin, Poetry, Creative Writing, Design and Curriculum for Higher Education

Education:
M.A., Foreign Language (Spanish), Mississippi State University
B.A., Humanities, University of Chiriqui, Panama

Sheri Peterson Wallace

Department: English, Languages, and Mass Communication

Areas of Expertise: Linguistics, Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Scandinavian Studies, Communications

Education:
M.A., Mass Communication, University of Louisiana at Monroe
M.A., Comparative Literature, Brigham Young University
B.A., History, Brigham Young University

Logan C. Wiedenfeld, Ph.D.

Department: English, Languages, and Mass Communication

       Title: Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise: The Anglo-Irish Novel, Development Narratives, Modernisms, Film Studies, Rhetoric and Composition

Education:
Ph.D., English Literature, Louisiana State University
M.A., English Literature, Baylor University
B.A., English Literature, Texas Tech University