English and Philosophy Faculty

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)

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, 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)

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) 

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)

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