Apr 06, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of English


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Who’s Who in the Department of English

Chair:

James Kastely

Associate Chair:

Jason Berger

Professors:

Hosam Aboul-Ela, Dorothy Baker (Emeritus), Margot Backus, Erin Belieu, Jason Berger, John Bernard (Emeritus), Robert Boswell, Ann Christensen, Chitra Divakaruni, Ted Estess, Karen Fang, Nick Flynn, Elizabeth Gregory, Francine Harris, Wyman H. Herendeen (Emeritus), W. Lawrence Hogue (Emeritus), James Kastely, Carl Lindahl, John McNamara (Emeritus), Antonya Nelson, Robert Phillips (Emeritus), James Pickering (Emeritus), James Pipkin (Emeritus), Kevin Prufer, Martha Serpas, Michael Snediker, Roberta Weldon (Emeritus), Lorraine Stock, Roberto Tejada, Peter Turchi, Lois Zamora, James Zebroski (Emeritus), Lauren Zentz

Associate Professors:

Harmon Boertien (Emeritus), Paul Butler, James Cleghorn (Emeritus), Sally Connolly, Marianne Cooley (Emeritus), Terrell Dixon (Emeritus), Chatwara Duran (Lower Division Studies Director), Sarah Ehlers (Graduate Studies Director), Amanda Ellis, Jamie Ferguson, Peter Gingiss (Emeritus), Maria Gonzalez, Paul Guajardo, Francine Harris, David Judkins (Emeritus), Sebastian Lecourt (Upper Division Director), Auritro Majumder, David Mazella, Alexander Parsons (Creative Writing Program Director), Nathan Shepley (First Year Writing Director), Kavita Singh, George Trail (Emeritus), Lynn Voskuil, Linda Westervelt (Emeritus), Jennifer Wingard, Barry Wood, Patricia Yongue (Emeritus), Lauren Zentz

Assistant Professors:

Sreya Chatterjee, Daniel Davies, Amanda Ellis, Eunjeong Lee, David Womble, Sunny Yang

Advanced Degrees

The University of Houston also offers the Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of English. The Master of Arts includes majors in English and American Literature, and the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Literature.

The Doctor of Philosophy includes English and American Literature, and Literature and Creative Writing.

For information regarding admission to the graduate programs, degree requirements, and course listing, consult with the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of English and refer to the Graduate and Professional Studies catalog.

Undergraduate Programs

The Bachelor of Arts in English encompasses a variety of academic and career goals (e.g., graduate school in English; secondary certification); therefore, students with specific objectives should choose a concentration and consult with an English advisor as soon as possible to ensure optimal selection of advanced English electives.

Major

  • English, B.A.  
    • Applied Linguistics Concentration
    • Creative Writing Concentration
    • Literature Concentration

Minor

The English Department offers a minor that can complement any major discipline studied at UH and will prepare students with skills in critical thinking, literary analysis and research that will provide students with an edge in obtaining careers in various employment sectors.

Programs

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