Our program equips graduate students to produce creative, critical, social justice-informed work during and after their degree programs. Below are some of the places our recent graduates have gone.
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| Graduation Year | Name | Positions Held | Notes & Achievements | ||
| 2019 | April Anson, PhD | Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Penn Center for the Environmental Humanities, University of Pennsylvania | *Fields: 20th/21st-Century American Literature, Ecocriticism, Indigenous Literature | ||
| Courtney Floyd, PhD | Associate Director of Learning Technologies and Digital Humanities, Contemplative Sciences Center, University of Virginia (2019-present) | *Co-Founder of Victorian Scribblers, a podcast devoted to understudied writers in Victorian England | |||
| 2018 | Sarah Gomez, MA | Instructor of English, American Musical and Dramatic College and Conservatory (CA) (2018-present) | |||
| Helen Huang, PhD | Career Instructor in English, University of Oregon (2018-present) | * Fields: Modernism, 20th-Century American Literature, Latinx Studies | |||
| 2017 | Zach Cheney, PhD | Assistant Professor of Film, Azusa Pacific University (CA) (2018-present) | * Fields: Film, Classic Hollywood Cinema | ||
William Driscoll, PhD | English Faculty, Pro Tem Instructor in English, | * Fields: Medieval Literature, Rhetoric | |||
Hannah Godwin, PhD |
Lecturer in English, |
* Fields: Modernism, American Gothic | |||
| Joseph Griffin, PhD | Lecturer in English, Rhetoric and Composition, BYU-Idaho (2017-present) | * Fields: Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric and Religion | |||
| Shane Hall, PhD | Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Salisbury University (MD) (2017-present) | * PhD in Environmental Science, Studies, and Policy (English Department Focalization) * Fields: Environmental Studies, Climate Change, Environmental Justice * Website: http://salisbury.academia.edu/ShaneHall * Co-edited collection: Teaching Climate Change in the Humanities (Routledge, coedited with Stephen Siperstein and Stephanie LeManager) | |||
| Lizzy LeRud, PhD | NEH Postdoctoral Scholar in Poetry and Poetics, Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Emory University (GA) (2017-present) | * Fields: Poetry and Poetics, 19th/20th-Century American Literature, Multiethnic American Literature * Website: https://www.lizzylerud.com/ | |||
| Diana Martinez, PhD | Education Director, Film Streams (NE) (2017-present) | * Fields: Film, Star/Celebrity Culture, Gender Studies * Creator of Hollywood in Color, a podcast that tells the stories of people left out of entertainment history * Hollywood in Color has been nominated for two Discover Pods Awards (2018) * Articles published in Slate, The Atlantic, and Women in Hollywood | |||
| Katherine McAlvage, PhD | Assistant Director of Course Development and Training, Oregon State University, E-Campus (2018-present); Instructional Designer, Marylhurst University (OR) (2017-2018) | * Fields: 19th-Century British Literaure, Literature and Dance, Performance Studies | |||
| Danielle Seid, PhD | Assistant Professor of English, CUNY-Baruch College (NY) (2017-present) | * Fields: Film and TV History, Feminist Studies, Queer Theory * Website: http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/wsas/academics/english/Seid.htm | |||
| Rachel Tanner, ABD | Consultant, Education Advisory Board (DC) (2018-present) Senior Analyst, Education Advisory Board (DC) (2017-2018) | * Fields: American Modernism, Popular and Material Culture, Rhetoric | |||
| Eleanor Wakefield, PhD | Career Instructor in English, University of Oregon (2018-present); Pro Tem Instructor in English, University of Oregon (2017-2018) | * Fields: Poetry and Poetics, 19th/20th-Century American Literature | |||
| Robert Zandstra, PhD | Career Instructor in English, University of Oregon (2018-present); Pro Tem Instructor in English, University of Oregon (2017-2018) | * Fields: 19th/20th-Century American Literature, Ecocriticism, Literature and Religion | |||
| 2016 | Anna Carroll, PhD | Career Instructor in English, University of Oregon (2018-present); Pro Tem Instructor in English, University of Oregon (2016-2018) | * Fields: 19th-Century British Literaure, Poetry and Poetics | ||
| Brian Gazaille, PhD | Career Instructor in English, Web Content Manager University of Oregon (2016-present) | * Fields: 19th/20th-Century American Literature, Literature and Science, History of Science, Technology & Medicine | |||
| Francesca Gentile, PhD | Assistant Professor of English, Nazareth College (NY) (2018-present); Assistant Professor of English, Buena Vista University (IA) (2016-2018) | * Fields: Rhetoric and Composition, Writing Center Studies * Website: https://chroniclevitae.com/people/564333-dr-francesca-gentile/profile | |||
| Kristy Kelly, PhD | Assistant Director of Writing, Oregon State University (2016-present) | * Fields: Rhetoric and Composition, Writing Center Studies | |||
| Parker Krieg, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Humanities, University of Helsinki (Finland) (2016-present) | * Fields: American Literature, Cultural Studies, Environmental Humanities * Website: https://parkerkrieg.org | |||
| Karl McKimpson, PhD | Faculty, 7th Grade Reading and Writing, Morris K. Udall Midde School (AZ) (2017-2018); English Faculty, Brightmony Academy (WA) (2016-2017) | ||||
| Kate Myers, PhD | Career Instructor in English, Director of Writing Associates, University of Oregon (2016-present) | ||||
| Stephen Siperstein, PhD | English Faculty, Choate Rosemary Hall (MA) (2016-present) | ||||
| 2015 | William Fogarty, PhD | Assistant Professor of English, University of Central Florida (2018-present) NEH Postdoctoral Scholar in Poetry and Poetics, Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Emory University (GA) (2017-2018) Career Instructor in English, University of Oregon (2016-2017) | |||
| Matthew Hannah, PhD | Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities, Purdue University Libraries, Purdue University (IN) (2017-present) Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Humanities, Oberman Center for Advanced Study, University of Iowa (2015-2017) | ||||
| Gavin Harper, PhD | Assistant Professor, Davis Technology College (UT) | ||||
| Martina Miles, PhD | Youth Leadership Coordinator and Community Educator, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon (2017-present) Tutorial Author and Quality Assurance Expert, Sophia Learning (2015-2017) | ||||
| Erica Morton-Starner, PhD | English Faculty, Mission College, Santa Clara (CA) (2015-present) | ||||
| Rosalie Roberts, PhD | English Faculty, Clark College (WA) (2017-present) | ||||
| Sarah Ray Rondot, PhD | Instructor and Director of Curriculum for Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Central Missouri (2015-present) | ||||
| Kelly Jane Rosenblatt, PhD | Adjunct Instructor in English, College of Marin (CA); Board Member and Volunteer Faculty, Prison University Project, San Quentin State Prison (CA) Adjunct Instructor in Rhetoric and Language, University of San Fransisco | ||||
| Katina Saint Marie, PhD | Attorney, Kruse and Saint Marie (OR) | ||||
| Jenée Wilde, PhD | Career Instructor in English, University of Oregon (2016-present) | ||||
| 2014 | Rachel Bash, PhD | Advisor, PathwayOregon, University of Oregon (2014-present) | |||
| Paul Bellew, PhD | Visiting Assistant Professor of Humanities, Bogaziçi University (Turkey) (2016-2017) Pro Tem Instructor of English, University of Oregon (2015-2016) | ||||
| Chelsea Bullock, PhD | Senior User Experience Researcher, The Weather Company (2016-present) Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology (2014-2016) | ||||
| Robert Dobler, PhD | Lecturer in Folklore, Indiana University (2014-2015) | ||||
| Anthony Hayt, PhD | Head of Business Development, maaterra Biotechnology (PA) (2016-present); Adjunct Faculty, University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg (2014-2016) | ||||
| Bethany Jacobs, PhD | Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology (2015-2018) | ||||
| Leslie Morrison, PhD | English Faculty, Aims Community College (CO) (2014-present) | ||||
| Jessie Nance, PhD | Senior Instructor in English, Portland State University (OR) (2016-present) Adjunct Instructor in English, Portland State University (OR) (2014-2016) | ||||
| Daniel Platt, PhD | Assistant Professor in Engish, Graceland Univerity (IA) (2014-present) | ||||
| Jeni Rinner, PhD | English Faculty, Regis Jesuit High School (CO) (2014-present) | ||||
| Stephen Summers, PhD | Learning Specialist in Writing, Tutoring and Learning Center, University of Oregon (2014-present) | ||||
| Veronica Vold, PhD | Access Advisor, Accessible Education Center, University of Oregon (2016-present) | ||||
| Benjamin Waller, PhD | Associate Professor of English and Chair of Languages and Literatures Department, Hastings College (NE) (2011-present) Assistant Professor of English, Hastings College (NE) (2008-2011) | ||||
| 2013 | Phoebe Bronstein, PhD | Lecturer and Director of Academic Programs, Sixth College, UC San Diego (2016-present) Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology (2013-2016) | |||
| Maggie Evans, PhD | English Faculty, St. John's College (NM) (2015-present) Tutor and Visiting Faculty in English, St. John's College (NM) (2014-2015) | ||||
| Andrew Grace, PhD | Academic Advisor and Coordinator, University of Utah (2014-present) Adjunct Professor, Westminster College (UT) (2013-2014) | ||||
| Chelsea Henson, PhD | Associate Professor of English, El Camino College (CA) (2017-present) Assistant Professor of English, El Camino College (CA) (2014-2017) | ||||
| Joshua Lind, PhD | Associate Registrar, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire (2013-present) | * Founder of Hartskill Review: A Contemporary Journal of Poetry and Poetics | |||
| Chris McGill, PhD | English Faculty, Judge Memorial Catholic High School (UT) (2013-present) | ||||
| Sharity Nelson, PhD | Project Assistant, ALESS/ALESA Program (Active Learning of English for Science Students/ Students of the Arts), University of Tokyo (JP) (2014-present) | ||||
| Brian Psiropoulos, PhD | Lecturer in English, California State University - Stanislaus (2014-present) | ||||
| Emily Thomas, PhD | English Faculty, International Baccalaureate Program, Annie Wright Upper School (WA) (2013-present) | ||||
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