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English Department Faculty/Staff

Andrea R. Harbin (She/her/hers)

Andrea R. Harbin (She/her/hers)
607-753-2073 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Department Chair
  • Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

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Katherine Ahern

Katherine Ahern

Title(s):

  • Associate Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Andrew Anderson

Andrew Anderson
607-753-4853 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Lecturer I

Department(s):

  • English Department

Kofi Antwi

Kofi Antwi

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • English Department

Stephanie Ballard

Stephanie Ballard
607-753-4308 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding)

Department(s):

  • English Department

Heather Bartlett

Heather Bartlett
607-753-2230 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Instructor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Geoffrey Bender

Geoffrey Bender
607-753-2069 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Associate Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Ross Borden

Ross Borden
607-753-4880 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Lecturer I

Department(s):

  • English Department

Tyler Bradway (he/they)

Tyler Bradway (he/they)
607-753-2077 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Associate Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

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William T. Brangan

William T. Brangan

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • English Department

Francesca J. Ciolino Volano

Francesca J. Ciolino Volano

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • English Department

Gabriel T. Colella

Gabriel T. Colella
607-753-4258 (Office Phone)

Title(s):

  • Instructor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Laura J. Panning Davies

Laura J. Panning Davies
607-753-4790 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Abigail Droge

Abigail Droge
607-753-4331 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Assistant Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

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  • Research and Teaching Interests: Nineteenth-Century British Literature and Culture, Victorian Studies, Reading Communities, History of Reading and Education, Literature and Science, Industrial History, Archival Methods, Public Humanities and Civic Engagement, Literary Pedagogies

Laura Dunbar

Laura Dunbar
607-753-4322 (Office Phone)

Title(s):

  • Instructor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Sandra Dutkowsky

Sandra Dutkowsky

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • English Department

Augusto Luiz Facchini

Augusto Luiz Facchini

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • English Department

Dr. Adam A. Ferguson (he, him, his)

Dr. Adam A. Ferguson (he, him, his)
607-753-2571 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Lecturer I

Department(s):

  • English Department

Additional Info:

  • Research Interests: British 19th Century Poetry, Queer Theory, Digital Culture and Composition, the Graphic Novel
  • Office Hours, Spring 2023: MWF, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM; TR 1:00 - 2:00 PM (via WebEx)
  • Education: PhD, Binghamton University, MA, SUNY Cortland, BA, Syracuse University
  • Courses Taught, Spring 2023: CPN 101 (Writing Studies II), ENG 200 (Intro. to Literature)

Lori Foster

Lori Foster
607-753-4307 (Office Phone)
607-753-5978 (Fax Number)
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Title(s):

  • Administrative Assistant 1

Department(s):

  • English Department

David T. Franke

David T. Franke
607-753-5945 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Professor, English and Professional Writing
  • Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Kathy Hemingway Jones

Kathy Hemingway Jones

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • English Department

Mario Hernandez

Mario Hernandez
607-753-4889 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Lecturer III

Department(s):

  • English Department

Gerald A Holleran

Gerald A Holleran

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • English Department

Dr. Jeffrey L. Jackson (he, him, his)

Dr. Jeffrey L. Jackson (he, him, his)
607-753-4260 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Instructor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Additional Info:

  • State University of New York Service: FACT2 Multiple Pathways Sub-committee
  • Education: Ph.D. Syracuse University M.S. Syracuse University B.A. Binghamton University
  • Cortland Service: Department of English Scholarship Committee (chair)

Denise D. Knight

Denise D. Knight
607-753-2075 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Distinguished Teaching Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Additional Info:

  • Fall 2021 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:45-9:50 a.m.

John C. Leffel

John C. Leffel
607-753-2080 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Associate Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Matthew Lessig

Matthew Lessig
607-753-2071 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Howard Lindh

Howard Lindh

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • English Department

Willnide E. Lindor

Willnide E. Lindor
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Title(s):

  • Assistant Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Additional Info:

  • Research Interests: Early modern drama and poetry, Shakespeare, early modern race studies, postcolonial theory, and gender and sexuality studies
  • Education : Ph.D. English, Vanderbilt University M.A. English, Vanderbilt University B.A. English and Comparative Literature in French, Queens College
  • Publication: Review of Ania Loomba and Melissa E. Sanchez (eds.) Rethinking Feminism in Early Modern Studies: Gender, Race, and Sexuality (2016). Journal of Early Modern Cultural Studies. Issue 20.3 (Spring 2021)

Gailanne Mackenzie

Gailanne Mackenzie
607-753-2220 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Lecturer III

Department(s):

  • English Department

Mrs. Susan M Marshall (she, her, hers)

Mrs. Susan M Marshall (she, her, hers)

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • English Department

Cori A. Mckenzie

Cori A. Mckenzie

Title(s):

  • Assistant Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Diana J. Murtaugh

Diana J. Murtaugh

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • English Department

Andrée R. Myers

Andrée R. Myers

Title(s):

  • Lecturer I

Department(s):

  • English Department

Lisa Neville

Lisa Neville
607-753-4854 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Instructor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Jaclyn Pittsley

Jaclyn Pittsley
607-753-4837 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Lecturer IV

Department(s):

  • English Department

R Edward Porter

R Edward Porter

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • English Department

Daniel Matthew Radus

Daniel Matthew Radus
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Title(s):

  • Assistant Professor

Department(s):

  • Native American Studies
  • English Department

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Adrienne Raw (she/her)

Adrienne Raw (she/her)

Title(s):

  • Assistant Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

James F. Reardon

James F. Reardon
607-753-2520 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Lecturer II

Department(s):

  • English Department

Deborah Rogers

Deborah Rogers
607-753-4204 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Lecturer I

Department(s):

  • English Department

Danica Savonick

Danica Savonick

Title(s):

  • Assistant Professor

Department(s):

  • English Department

Additional Info:

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  • Research Interests: 20th century and contemporary U.S. literature; critical race, gender, and sexuality studies; pedagogy; American studies; social justice; critical university studies

Elizabeth Kim Stone

Elizabeth Kim Stone
607-753-4236 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Associate Professor

Department(s):

  • Africana Studies Department
  • English Department

Jeanette Suarez

Jeanette Suarez

Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • English Department

Michael Turner

Michael Turner
607-753-5802 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Coordinator of the Writing Center

Department(s):

  • English Department

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Elizabeth M. Wells

Elizabeth M. Wells
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Title(s):

  • Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

  • English Department

Additional Info:

  • Education: PhD, English, Louisiana State University, 2018; B.A., English, University of Dallas, 2003
  • Research Interests: Disability studies; 19-20th c. social novel; American literary history and disability; Neurodiversity, autism, and cognitive disability studies in British and American literary traditions; Rhetorics of disability and embodiment

Laureen Wells

Laureen Wells
607-753-4881 (Office Phone)
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Title(s):

  • Lecturer IV

Department(s):

  • English Department