English and Philosophy Faculty

Chair and Professor

Wolter, Brent, Department Chair and Professor of English, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 1991, Wartburg College; M.A. 1999, University of Birmingham; Ph.D. 2005, University of Wales.  (2005)

Vice-Chair, Director of Philosophy, and Associate Professor

Skidmore, James R., Associate Professor of Philosophy, Director of Philosophy, and Vice-Chair, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 1992, B.A. 1993, Washington State University; Ph.D. 2000, University of Minnesota.  (2000)

Director of Graduate Studies in English and Associate Professor

Levay, Matthew T., Associate Professor of English, Director of Graduate Studies in English, English and Philosophy. B.A. 2002, Vanderbilt University; M.A. 2004; Ph.D. 2009, University of Washington. (2014)

Director of Composition and Professor

Johnson, Margaret E., Professor of English, Director of Composition, English and Philosophy; Faculty Affairs Coordinator, Academic Affairs. B.S. 1986, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 1990, San Jose State University; Ph.D. 1998, University of Oregon.  (1999)

Professors

Baergen, Ralph, Professor of Philosophy, English and Philosophy; Chair, Human Subjects Committee, Office of Research.  B.A. 1983, University of Manitoba; M.A. 1989; Ph.D. 1990, ­Syracuse University.  (1994)

Hellwig, Harold H., Professor of English, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 1972, SUNY-Buffalo; M.A. 1976, California State University, Fullerton; Ph.D. 1985, University of California-Los Angeles.  (1987)

Johnson, Alan G., Professor of English, ­English and Philosophy.  B.A. 1984, Southern Illinois University; M.A. 1988, University of Virginia; Ph.D. 1998, University of California, Riverside.  (2000)

Klein, Thomas P., Professor of English, Director of Undergraduate Studies in English, English and Philosophy.  Diploma Università per Stranieri 1989; B.A.1990, Kenyon College; M.A.1993; Ph.D.1998, University of Toronto.  (2000)

Klein, Thomas P., Professor of English, English and Philosophy.  Diploma Università per Stranieri 1989; B.A.1990, Kenyon College; M.A.1993; Ph.D.1998, University of Toronto.  (2000)

Launspach, Sonja L., Professor of English, English and Philosophy.  B.A., B.F.A. 1982;  M.A. 1995; Ph.D. 1998, University of South Carolina.  (1999)

Schmidt, Roger P., Professor of English, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 1980; M.A. 1985; Ph.D. 1989, University of Washington.  (1989)

Schultz-Hurst, Bethany, Professor of English, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 2000, Colorado State University; M.F.A. 2003, Eastern Washington University.  (2003)

Whitaker, Curtis L., Professor of English, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 1986, University of California, Davis; M.A. 1997; Ph.D. 2001, University of California, Los Angeles.  (2001)

Winston, Jessica L., Department Chair and Professor of English, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 1994, Wellesley College; M.A. 1996; Ph.D. 2002, University of California, Santa Barbara.  (2002)

Zink, Amanda J., Professor of English, English and Philosophy. B.A. 2000, Olivet Nazarene University; M.A. 2005, University of Massachusetts; Ph.D. 2013, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. (2013)

Associate Professors

Goslee, Susan M., Associate Professor of English, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 1993, Swarthmore College; M.A. 2001, University of Alabama; Ph.D. 2007, University of Utah.  (2007)

Lawrimore, David, Associate Professor of English, English and Philosophy. B.A. 2005, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A. 2010; Ph.D. 2015, University of Florida. (2015)

Roche, Michael, Associate Professor of Philosophy, English and Philosophy. B.A. & B.S. 2004, University of Utah; M.A. 2008; Ph.D. 2014, University of Wisconsin, Madison. (2019)

Rodriguez, Evan G. Associate Professor of Philosophy, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 2008,  Haverford College; Ph.D. 2016 Yale University. (2017)

Romney, Abraham. Associate Professor of English, English and Philosophy. B.A. 2005, Brigham Young University-Idaho; M.A. 2007, University of Oregon; M.A. 2008; Ph.D. 2013 University of California-Irvine. (2022)

VanWinkle, Matthew, Associate Professor of English, English and Philosophy. B.A. 1995, Boston University; M.A. 1998; Ph.D. 2006, Boston College. (2012)

Watkins, Robert Dennis, Associate Professor of English, English and Philosophy. B.A. 2005; M.A. 2008, Utah State University; Ph.D. 2014, Iowa State University. (2014)

Assistant Professors

Encarnación, Gibette, Assistant Professor of English, English and Philosophy. B.A. 2010, Walla Walla University; M.A. 2013, Andrews University; Ph.D. 2022, University of Kansas. (2023) 

Senior Lecturers

Ang, Ching-E (Nobel), Associate Lecturer of Philosophy, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 2001, National University of Singapore; M.A. 2004; Ph.D. 2009, University of Florida. (2013)

Donovan, Carlen M., Senior Lecturer of English, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 1997; M.A. 2002, Idaho State University.  (2002)

Donovan, Jr., William P., Senior Lecturer of English, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 2002; M.A. 2007, Idaho State University.  (2005)

Lattin, Dawn M., Senior Lecturer of English, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 1997; M.A. 2001, Idaho State University.  (2003)

Norton, Melissa Ann, Senior Lecturer of Philosophy, English and Philosophy; Adjunct Faculty, Sport Science and Physical Education.  B.A. 1981, Whitworth College; M.A. 1985, Claremont Graduate University.  (1997)

Stubbs, Michael E., Senior Lecturer in English, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 2002, Brigham Young University; M.A. 2005, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; D.A. 2008, Idaho State University.  (2010)

Assistant Lecturers

Percy, Corinna, Assistant Lecturer in English, English and Philosophy.  B.A. 2007, Brigham Young University-Idaho; MPS, Publishing, 2009, George Washington University; M.A. 2014; Ph.D. 2019, Idaho State University. (2022)

Adjunct Instructors

Anderson, Elise, Instructor in English. M.A. in English (2016), Idaho State University

Barker, Elise, Instructor in English. Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English (2014), Idaho State University

Boyack, Anne, Instructor in English. M.A. in English (2022), Idaho State University

Carney, Deirdre, Instructor in English, Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English (2017), Idaho State University; M.A. in English (1996), University of Nebraska-Omaha

Charles, Tonya, Instructor in English. M.A. in English (2008), Idaho State University

Christensen, Vickie, Instructor in English. M.Ed. in English (2006), Idaho State University

Coates, Michelle, Instructor in English. M.A. in English (2012), Idaho State University

Dalley, Breck, Instructor in English. M.A. in English (2021), Idaho State University

Fergus, Landen, Instructor in English. M.A. in English (2022), Idaho State University

Harker, Dana, Instructor in English. M.A. in English (2011), Idaho State University

Hulet, Marjanna, Instructor in English. M.A. in English (1992), Idaho State University

Lambson, Garth, Instructor in English. M.A. in English (2012), Idaho State University

Lords, Brianna, Instructor in English. M.A. in English (2023), Idaho State University

Rowe, Gretchen, Instructor in English. M.A. in English (2022), Idaho State University

Samuelson, Richard, Instructor in English. Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English (2020), Idaho State University

Schmidt, Patricia, Instructor in English. M.A. in English (2015), Idaho State University

Wood, Tammy, Instructor in English. D.A. in English (2010), Idaho State University

Yerka, Diane, Instructor in English. M.A. in English (2013), Idaho State University

Emeriti Faculty

Attebery, Brian L., Professor, English. 1982-2022.

Attebery, Jennifer Eastman, Professor, English. 1992-2022.

Cantrill, Dante K., Professor, English. 1974-2005

Engebretsen, Terry O., Associate Professor, English.  1988-2014

Goldbeck, H. Janne, Professor, English. 1976-2006

Kijinski, John L., Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Professor, English. 1985-2007

King, Kathleen, Associate Professor, English. 1984-2007

Levenson, Carl A., Professor, Philosophy.  1981-2016

Montgomery, Tracy T., Associate Professor, English. 1990-2013

Myers, Rosemary N., Director, Individualized ­Education Programs; Assistant Professor, English. 1960-1999

Schow, H. Wayne, Professor, English. 1967-1999

Smith, Denzell S., Professor, English. 1972-1991

Swetnam, Susan H., Professor, English. 1979-2013

Tate, Paul D., Dean, Graduate School; Professor, Philosophy. 1976-2006

Wahl, Russell E., Professor, Philosophy.  1985-2021

Westphal, Jonathan A. G., Professor,  Philosophy. 1981-2011