The English Department's main office is in Muenzinger D110.

Career Support and Alumni Success

Graduate students benefit from robust professional development opportunities and career services at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ.  On-campus resources for graduate students include:

The Department of English also elects a faculty member to serve annually as the Graduate Placement Officer. The Graduate Placement Officer advises and assists students who are preparing to enter the job market. They also hold workshops, host guest speakers, and conduct mock job interviews.

PhD

Our PhD graduates obtain jobs around the world in a variety of academic and non-academic roles. Below is a selection of our PhD’s who are currently working inside and outside of academia. While we make every effort to keep this list current, some information may have changed. 

2022

  • Tarren Andrews
    Tenure track position at Yale University

2021

  • Josette Lorig
    Lecturer at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Grace Rexroth
    Learning Assistant Pedagogy Instructor at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ

2020

  • Jim Miranda
    Assistant Professor at Bentley University, Massachusetts

2019

  • Nodin DeSaillan
    Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning, UC Santa Cruz, California
  • Christie-Anne Leopold
    Lecturer at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Deven Parker
    Postdoctoral Research Associate at Queen Mary University of London
  • Rebecca Schneider
    Visiting Assistant Professor at Fort Lewis College, Colorado
  • Allison Shelton
    Writer and Curriculum Developer at Wix.com

2018

  • Alaina Bupp
    Lecturer at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Jarad Krywicki
    Lecturer at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Melanie Lo
    Lecturer at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ

2017

  • Alexander Corey
    Lecturer at Harvard University, Massachusetts
  • Cynthia Drake
    Assistant Professor, Associate Dean of Naropa College Core Faculty, Colorado
  • Darin Graber
    Visiting Assistant Professor at Sewanee, Tennessee
  • Christopher Haynes
    Director of Learning Experience Design at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Kurtis Hessel
    Instructor at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Judith Strathearn
    Lecturer at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
    Lecturer at Metropolitan State University, Colorado

2016

  • Aaron Angello
    Assistant Professor at Hood College, Maryland
  • Jenny Cookson
    Lecturer at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Andrew Daigle
    Lecturer at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Randall Fullington
    Director of Program Development at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Sarah Hernandez
    Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico
  • Daniel Larson
    Assistant Professor at Fresno Pacific University, California

2015

  • Ann Emmons
    Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of Montana
  • Quentin McAndrew
    Executive Director, Digital Initiatives and Assistant Vice Provost at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ

2014

  • Erin M. Kingsley
    Assistant Professor at King University, Tennessee
  • Thomas LeCarner
    Teacher at Prospect Ridge Academy, Colorado

2013

  • John C. Leffel
    Assistant Professor at State University of New York at Cortland

2012

  • Dawn Colley
    Instructor at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Peter Remien
    Associate Professor at Lewis and Clark State College, Idaho
  • Michelle Speitz
    Associate Professor, Director of Furman Humanities Center at Furman University, South Carolina
  • Shu-Ching Wu
    Assistant Professor at Keinan University, Taiwan

2011

  • Patrick Pritchett
    Visiting Lecturer at Westfield State University, Massachusetts

2010

  • Geoffrey Bateman
    Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Student Support and Experiential Learning at Regis University, Colorado
  • David Broom
    Award-winning author and Contributing Editor of Whisky Magazine
  • Abayomi Victor Okunowo
    Assistant Professor at Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria
  • Terry Robinson
    Assistant Professor at University of Toronto, Canada
  • Jesse Stommel
    Executive Director, Digital Learning Fellow, and Senior Lecturer at University of Mary Washington, Virginia
  • Dana Van Kooy
    Assistant Professor at Michigan Technical University

2009

  • Katarzyna Lecky
    Assistant Professor at Bucknell University, Pennsylvania

2008

  • Ruben Espinosa
    Associate Professor at University of Texas at El Paso
  • Maria O’Malley
    Assistant Professor at University of Nebraska at Kearney

2007

  • Kathleen Dunley
    Faculty at University of Phoenix
  • Sarah Massey-Warren
    Instructor at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Stephen Mexal
    Professor at California State University Fullerton

2006

  • Elizabeth Anderman
    Instructor, Associate Director at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Renee Dickinson
    Associate Professor at Radford University, Virginia
  • Patrick Hamilton
    Associate Professor and Chair at Misericordia University, Pennsylvania
  • Lorna Raven
    Wheeler Associate Dean at Ashford University, Iowa

2005

  • Andrew Dorsey
    Assistant Professor at California State University Stanislaus
  • Trish Manwaring
    Teacher at Mill Valley Middle School, California
  • Michael Stoneham
    Professor at US Military Academy West Point, New York
    Division Chair at University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Erika Wurth
    Professor at Western Illinois University

2004

  • Robin Calland
    Assistant Professor at Colorado Mesa University, Colorado
  • Teresa Nugent
    ​Instructor at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ

2003

  • Bryan Bott
    Assistant Professor at Adrian College, Michigan
  • Frank McGill
    Assistant Professor at Regis University, Colorado
  • Russell Samolsky
    Associate Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara

2002

  • Mohammed Alquwaizani
    Professor at Al-Imam University ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia
  • Sara Morrison
    Associate Professor at William Jewell College, Missouri
  • Sarah Peterson Pittock
    ​Lecturer, Associate Director of the Hume Center for Writing and Speaking at Stanford University, California

2001 & Earlier

  • Jordan Landry
    Associate Professor at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
  • Stuart Rabinowitz
    Instructor at University of Northern Colorado
  • Christine Macdonald
    Senior Instructor at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Deborah Uman
    Professor and Chair at St. John Fisher College, New York
  • Joel F. Daehnke
    Assistant Professor of English at University of Northern Colorado
  • Gloria Schultz Eastman
    Professor at Metropolitan State University, Colorado
  • Rhonda L. Sanford
    Professor at Fairmont State University, West Virginia
  • Cynthia MacKenzie
    Associate Professor at University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Trace Reddell
    Associate Professor at University of Denver, Colorado
  • Martha Stoddard
    Holmes Professor at California State University San Marcos
  • Pamela Thoma
    Associate Professor, Graduate Director at Washington State University
  • David Dowling
    Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies at University of Iowa
  • Henry Krusiewicz
    Professor at Midland University, Nebraska
  • John Holmes
    Associate Professor at Virginia State University
  • Jason G. Horn
    Professor at Gordon College, Georgia
  • Mary Coogan
    Adjunct Professor at Kean University, New Jersey
  • Bruce R. Stevenson
    Associate Professor at California Lutheran University
  • Michele Lise Tarter
    Professor at The College of New Jersey
  • Apryl Denny
    Professor at Viterbo University, Wisconsin
  • Carol S. Loranger
    Associate Professor, Chair at Wright State University, Ohio
  • Linda Macdonald
    Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Joan Gabriel
    Director, Special Undergraduate Enrichment Programs at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • Marni Gauthier
    Owner, Professional Trainer, and Coach of Four Site Leadership, Colorado

Our Master of Arts in Literature graduates go on to successful careers inside and outside of academia. Since 2009, our MA graduates have been accepted into the following PhD programs:

  • Baylor University
  • Brown University
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Cornell University
  • Duke University
  • Northwestern University
  • Ohio State University
  • Princeton University
  • Rutgers University
  • SUNY-Buffalo
  • Syracuse University
  • University at Buffalo
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Davis
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
  • University of Chicago
  • ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Maryland
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Montana
  • University of New Mexico
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Oregon
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Toronto, Canada
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Western Ontario, Canada

Many of our Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing graduates go on to successful careers as writers. To view a list of published work by Creative Writing alumni, go here.

Some choose to continue on to a PhD and have been accepted into the following programs since 2009:

  • Duke University
  • Florida State University
  • Ohio State University
  • SUNY-Buffalo
  • University of California Santa Cruz
  • ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Kansas
  • University of Utah