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Sunita Peacock

Sunita Peacock, Professor

Education: B.A. in English and History, University of Madras, India; M.A. in American Literature, University of North Texas; Ph.D. in Twentieth-Century British Literature and Postcolonial and Women's Studies, Southern Illinois University—Carbondale

Courses Taught: Critical Writing, Critical Reading, Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies, World Literature, Asian Literature, British Literature I and II, and Women in Asia (for the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies)

Involvement: Director, Asian Studies; Advisor, India Culture Club

Office Location: 317 I Spotts World Culture Building
Phone: 724.738.2354
sunita.peacock@sru.edu

Derrick Pitard

Derrick Pitard, Professor

Education: B.A. in English, Washington & Lee University; M.Phil. in English Literature 1100-1500, Oxford University; M.A. and Ph.D. in English, University of Rochester

Courses Taught: Critical Writing, Critical Reading, Intro. to Literary and Cultural Theory, Chaucer, Shakespeare, British Literature I, History of the English Language, Arthurian Literature, Apocalyptic Literature, Literature and the Bible, Old English (as Independent Study), Latin (as Individualized Instruction)

Research Interests: Chaucer, later medieval and early modern English religious culture, English language history

Office Location: 316 C Spotts World Culture Building
Phone: 724.738.2369
derrick.pitard@sru.edu | Homepage

Tim Ruppert

Tim Ruppert, Assistant Professor

Education: Ph.D., Duquesne University

Courses Taught: Critical Writing; Critical Reading; Creative Writing: Poetry; British Literature I; Playwriting

Involvement: Co-Advisor, Sigma Tau Delta

Research Interests: Teaching and research interests include British Romanticism; British Victorian Literature; British Eighteenth-Century Literature; Twentieth-Century World Literature; Literary Prize Theory; Compassion in Literature; Animal Studies; Temporality in Literature; Poetry Writing; and Playwriting.

Office Location: 317 E Spotts World Culture Building
Phone: 724.738.2366
timothy.ruppert@sru.edu

Erica Scott

Erica Scott, Associate Professor

Education: B.A. in English and History, Pennsylvania State University; M.A. in English, Gannon University; M.A. in Creative Writing, Miami University (Ohio); Ph.D. in Composition/Rhetoric and American Literature, Miami University (Ohio)

Courses Taught: Critical Writing, Critical Reading, Composition and Rhetoric, Shakespeare, Literature of the Women's Movement, American Literature I and II, Teaching Writing and Literature

Office Location: 316 G Spotts World Culture Building
Phone: 724.738.2367
erica.scott@sru.edu

Lauren Shoemaker

Lauren Shoemaker, Instructor

Education: Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Courses Taught: Critical Writing, Critical Reading, University Seminar, African American Literature, Introduction to Gender Studies, and Literature of the Women's Movement

Involvement: Co-Advisor, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA); Co-Advisor, Sigma Tau Delta

Research Interests: Caribbean Literature, Resistance Literatures of the Americas, Materialist Feminism, Third World and Black Feminisms, Decolonial Science, Gender and Environment

Geek Fandoms: Science Fiction, The Good Place, Parks and Rec, Broad City, and Community

Office Location: 316 L Spotts World Culture Building
Phone: 724.738.4684
lauren.shoemaker@sru.edu

John Silvestro

John Silvestro, Assistant Professor

Education: B.S. in Journalism, Ohio University; M.A. in English, Northern Kentucky University; Ph.D. in Composition and Rhetoric, Miami University (Ohio)

Courses Taught: Critical Writing, Critical Reading, Introduction to Professional Writing, Advanced Professional Writing, Grant and Proposal Writing, Writing for the World Wide Web, Digital Writing and Publishing

Research Interests: Public Writing, Circulation, Non-Profit Public Advocacy, and Professional Writing Pedagogy

Office Location: 316 F Spotts World Culture Building
Phone: 724.738.2043
john.silvestro@sru.edu

Ryan Stryffeler

Ryan Stryffeler, Instructor

Education: B.A. in English and Political Philosophy, Hillsdale College; M.A., Northern Arizona; Ph.D., Ball State University

Courses Taught: Critical Writing, Critical Reading

Involvement: Advisor, RockScissorsPaper; CLA Liason to Student Veterans Group

Research Interests: graphic novels, dystopian novels, film, and masculinity studies. Composition Studies research focuses on assessment and teaching to non-Liberal Arts majors.

Office Location: 317 F Spotts World Culture Building
Phone: 724.738.4558
ryan.stryffeler@sru.edu

Jason Stuart

Jason Stuart, Assistant Professor

Education: B.A. in English, Immaculata University; M.A. in English, Slippery Rock University; Ph.D. in English with a concentration in Writing History and Theory, Case Western Reserve University

Courses Taught: Critical Writing, Critical Reading, Introduction to Professional Writing, Introduction to Creative Writing, Literary Publications and Design, Advanced Professional Writing, Technical and Scientific Writing, Rhetoric and Composition, Evolution of Writing, Writing for the World Wide Web

Involvement: Bookworm's Club, Gamer's Guild, Urban Gaming

Office Location: 316 N Spotts World Culture Building
Phone: 724.738.4360
jason.stuart@sru.edu

Frederick White

Frederick White, Associate Professor

Education: B.A. in English and M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Azusa Pacific University; Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, UCLA

Courses Taught: Critical Writing, Critical Reading, FYRST Seminar, Introduction to Linguistics and Grammar, Native American Literature, Latino Literature of the U.S.

Involvement: Anastasis Agape faculty liaison and guest speaker, Co-chair of the Native American Series, Native American Celebration Day, Native American Subcommittee of President's Commission for Racial and Ethnic Diversity

Office Location: 317 J Spotts World Culture Building
Phone: 724.738.2363
frederick.white@sru.edu

Krista White

Krista White, Instructor

Courses Taught: Critical Writing, Critical Reading

Office Location: 316 K Spotts World Culture Building
krista.white@sru.edu

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