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Faculty and Staff

Wake Tech Staff
Amanda Sinodis
Interim Department Head

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 435

919-866-5948 (office)

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Amanda Sinodis
Interim Department Head

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 435

919-866-5948 (office)

Education

  • MA, English, North Carolina State University
  • BS, English, North Carolina State University

Interests

  • British literature
  • Student learning and engagement
Kelli Keltz
Kelli Keltz
Associate Department Head

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 381

919-866-5058 (office)

Lisa Martin
Lisa Martin
Associate Department Head

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332H

919-335-1253 (office)

Wake Tech Staff
Liz Taylor
Administrative Assistant

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 423

919-532-5839 (office)

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Liz Taylor
Administrative Assistant

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 423

919-532-5839 (office)

Education: BFA, Metal Design, East Carolina University; MA, Industrial Design, North Carolina State University

Interests: Science fiction, film, art and design

Wake Tech Staff
Lee Babin
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 360

919-866-5275 (office)

Wake Tech Staff
Dr. William "Bill" Bossing
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 447

919-866-7225 (office)

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Dr. William "Bill" Bossing
Instructor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 447

919-866-7225 (office)

Education: BA, English, Murray State University; MA, English, North Carolina State University; PhD, English, University of Kansas

Interests: Environmental Literature, Science Fiction, Creative Writing

Wake Tech Staff
Nicholas "Nick" Bowden
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 443

919-532-5822 (office)

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Nicholas "Nick" Bowden
Assistant Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 443

919-532-5822 (office)

Education: BA, English, Campbell University; MA, Creative & Compositional Writing, University of Southern Mississippi

Interests: Process-Based Composition, William Shakespeare, British Romanticism

Wake Tech Staff
Ela Browder
Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 366

919-866-5230 (office)

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Ela Browder
Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 366

919-866-5230 (office)

Education

  • M.Ed., English Education, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
  • BS, English Education, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Interests

  • Multicultural literature
  • Popular culture
  • Historical fiction
Wake Tech Staff
Phillip Bryant
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 443

919-532-5500 (office)

Wake Tech Staff
Brandon Burford
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Wake Tech Online

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Brandon Burford
Assistant Professor

~ Campus Info ~

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Wake Tech Online

Education: BS, English & Secondary Education, Eastern Michigan University; MA, English Language & Literature, Central Michigan University

Interests: Dystopian Science Fiction, Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe

Wake Tech Staff
Dr. Kimberly "Kim" Burnett
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 465

919-532-5752 (office)

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Dr. Kimberly "Kim" Burnett
Instructor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 465

919-532-5752 (office)

Education

  • BA, English and Philosophy, Emory University
  • MA, English and Comparative Literature, UNC-Chapel Hill
  • Ph.D., English and Comparative Literature, UNC-Chapel Hill

Interests

  • 20th century African American literature
  • Gospel music
  • Black womanhood
Wake Tech Staff
Steven Byrd
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 425

919-866-7224 (office)

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Steven Byrd
Assistant Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 425

919-866-7224 (office)

Education: BA, Literature, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; MFA, Creative Writing, North Carolina State University

Interests: Rhetoric, Contemporary Poetry, Speculative Fiction

Melody Cooper
Melody Cooper
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 382

919-866-5053 (office)

Wake Tech Staff
Omayra Cruz
Associate Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Wake Tech East
Building C - 210A

919-532-5741 (office)

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Omayra Cruz
Associate Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Wake Tech East
Building C - 210A

919-532-5741 (office)

Education: BA, English, City College of New York; MA, Writing & Rhetoric, Long Island University Brooklyn Campus

Interests: Composition, Speculative Fiction, Latino/a Literature

Wake Tech Staff
Maureen Cunningham
Associate Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332K

919-335-1359 (office)

Wake Tech Staff
Dr. Thomas "Tom" Cuthbertson
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332K

919-335-1311 (office)

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Dr. Thomas "Tom" Cuthbertson
Instructor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332K

919-335-1311 (office)

Education

  • Ph.D., English Literature, Indiana University
  • MA, English and Creative Writing, North Carolina State University
  • BA, English, UNC-Chapel Hill

Interests

  • English Renaissance literature, particularly Shakespeare
Wake Tech Staff
Lori Dees
Senior Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 387

919-866-5056 (office)

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Lori Dees
Senior Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 387

919-866-5056 (office)

Education: BA, English, James Madison University; MA, English, University of North Carolina Charlotte; MA, Adult Education, North Carolina State University

Interests: Composition, Children's Literature, Romanticism

Wake Tech Staff
Nicklaus "Nick" Denning
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 439

919-532-5512 (office)

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Nicklaus "Nick" Denning
Assistant Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 439

919-532-5512 (office)

Education: BA, English, University of North Carolina at Wilmington; MA, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Interests: Science Fiction, Postmodern Fiction, 20th Century American Literature

Wake Tech Staff
Alexandra A. "Alex" Doria
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 453

919-532-5697 (office)

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Alexandra A. "Alex" Doria
Assistant Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 453

919-532-5697 (office)

Education: BA, English, University of North Carolina Wilmington; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Jane Austen, British Romanticism, Victorian Literature

Wake Tech Staff
Justin Eatmon
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332B

919-335-1233 (office)

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Justin Eatmon
Assistant Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332B

919-335-1233 (office)

Education:

  • BA, English, Appalachian State University
  • MFA, Creative Writing, UNC-Wilmington

Interests: Composition, American literature, fiction and creative nonfiction

Wake Tech Staff
John Etheridge
Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 386

919-866-5269 (office)

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John Etheridge
Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 386

919-866-5269 (office)

Education: BA, English, College of Charleston; MA, English, College of Charleston

Interests: Southern Literature, 19th Century American Literature, Classical Studies

Wake Tech Staff
Elena Fleggas
Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 455

919-532-5750 (office)

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Elena Fleggas
Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 455

919-532-5750 (office)

Elena Fleggas develops equity-focused pedagogies and cultivates classroom environments that support all students, especially those who have been disadvantaged in school and in society. Her pedagogy considers inclusive, culturally responsive teaching strategies, classroom environments and school cultures to help students from diverse cultural backgrounds succeed.

As well as her day job, she enjoys publishing to share what she does and how it looks to other educators from a variety of institutions and grow her own pedagogical approach. In 2023, she presented on "Resilience as a Pedagogical Tool" at the Two-Year English Association of the Southeast in Chattanooga, Tenn. She is currently writing a piece to help students and educators dispute their inner critics throughout the writing process.

Education

  • MA, English, UNC-Wilmington
  • BA, English, UNC-Wilmington

Interests

  • Rhetoric and composition
  • British literature
  • Creative writing

Publications

  • The Evolution of Apple's Siri (Palaver Journal, 2013)
  • Constructing an Effective Argument (They Say/I Say, 2017)
  • Review of The Boundless Classroom: Designing Pedagogical Instruction for Any Learning Environment (N.C. Community College Journal of Teaching, 2022)
  • Self-care as an Empowering Pedagogical Practice (N.C. Community College Journal of Teaching, 2023)
Victoria Halbert
Victoria "Tori" Halbert
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 451

919-532-5952 (office)

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Victoria Halbert
Victoria "Tori" Halbert
Instructor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 451

919-532-5952 (office)

Education

  • MA, English: Composition, Rhetoric and English Studies, University of Alabama
  • BA, English, University of Alabama

Interests

  • Composition and rhetoric
  • Creative writing
  • Speculative fiction
  • Women's literature
  • British Romanticism
Wake Tech Staff
Christy Hanthorn
Senior Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 368

919-866-5268 (office)

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Christy Hanthorn
Senior Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 368

919-866-5268 (office)

Education: BA, English, East Carolina University; MA, English/Technical & Professional Communication, East Carolina University

Interests: Technical and Professional Communication

Wake Tech Staff
Laura "Allison" Harrell
Associate Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 388

919-866-6875 (office)

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Laura "Allison" Harrell
Associate Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 388

919-866-6875 (office)

Education

  • MA, English, North Carolina State University
  • BA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests

  • British literature
  • Renaissance poetry
  • War literature
Wake Tech Staff
Monique Harris
Associate Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 363

919-866-6877 (office)

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Monique Harris
Associate Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 363

919-866-6877 (office)

Education: BA, English, Converse College; MFA, Creative Writing, Indiana University

Interests: Creative Writing, African American Literature, English Composition

Wake Tech Staff
Laura Ingram
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 362

919-866-5057 (office)

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Laura Ingram
Assistant Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 362

919-866-5057 (office)

Education: BA, English, North Carolina State University; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Rhetoric and Composition

Wake Tech Staff
Sarah E. "Beth" Keeley
Professor

TLC Coordinator

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 467

919-532-5825 (office)

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Sarah E. "Beth" Keeley
Professor

TLC Coordinator

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 467

919-532-5825 (office)

Education: BA, English, East Carolina University; MA, English, East Carolina University

Interests: Composition, American literature, Native American literature and oral tradition

Wake Tech Staff
Mandy Kelly
Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Wake Tech East
Building C - 210B

919-866-5171 (office)

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Mandy Kelly
Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Wake Tech East
Building C - 210B

919-866-5171 (office)

Education: BA, Journalism & Mass Communication, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; MA, English, Appalachian State University

Wake Tech Staff
Anna Kirby
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 441

919-532-5643 (office)

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Anna Kirby
Instructor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 441

919-532-5643 (office)

Education: BA, English, North Carolina State University; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Poetry, British Literature, American Literature

Richard Klein
Richard Klein
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 385

919-866-5583 (office)

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Richard Klein
Richard Klein
Assistant Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 385

919-866-5583 (office)

Education: BA, Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin Madison; MA, English, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh; MFA, Creative Writing, Minnesota State University

Interests: Scriptwriting, Comic Strips/Books, Performance Studies

Wake Tech Staff
Jason Lapeze
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 360

919-866-5245 (office)

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Jason Lapeze
Assistant Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 360

919-866-5245 (office)

Education: BA, English, Louisiana State University; BS, Biology, Louisiana State University; MFA, Poetry, Emerson College

Interests: Creative writing, Poetry

Wake Tech Staff
Elizabeth "Beth" Lewis
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 453

919-532-5768 (office)

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Elizabeth "Beth" Lewis
Assistant Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 453

919-532-5768 (office)

Education: BA, English, East Carolina University; MA, English Literature, East Carolina University

Interests: Children's Literature, Professional Writing, Film

Wake Tech Staff
Gerald "Todd" Lovett
Associate Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 439

919-532-5513 (office)

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Gerald "Todd" Lovett
Associate Professor

~ Campus Info ~

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 439

919-532-5513 (office)

Education: BA, English with Writing Concentration, East Carolina University; MA, English/Creative Writing, East Carolina University

Interests: The Beat Generation, Film Production and Theory, Parietal Art and Upper Pa

Wake Tech Staff
Dr. Joseph "Joe" Marohl
Associate Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 447

919-532-5517 (office)

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Dr. Joseph "Joe" Marohl
Associate Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 447

919-532-5517 (office)

Education: BS, English Education, Tennessee Temple College; MA, English, Marshall University; PhD, English, University of Miami

Interests: Rhetoric, 17th-Century Literature, Classical Literature

Joanna McQuade
Dr. Joanna McQuade
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 368

919-866-5235 (office)

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Joanna McQuade
Dr. Joanna McQuade
Instructor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 368

919-866-5235 (office)

Education: BA, English, Suffolk University; MA, English, Tufts University; "ABD," English, Tufts University

Interests: 20th and 21st Century Women's Literature, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Aesthetics

Wake Tech Staff
Allison Metro
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 363

919-866-5271 (office)

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Allison Metro
Instructor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 363

919-866-5271 (office)

Education

  • BS, Communication, East Carolina University
  • MA, English: Rhetoric and Composition, East Carolina University

Interests

  • Rhetoric and composition
  • Women's literature
  • American literature
Wake Tech Staff
Mia Mitchell
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 441

919-532-5821 (office)

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Mia Mitchell
Instructor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 441

919-532-5821 (office)

Education

  • BA, English, Hampton University
  • MAT, Secondary Education/English, Hampton University
  • MA, English and African American Literature, North Carolina A&T State University

Interests

  • Expressive writing
  • Narrative healing
  • Creative writing
  • African American literature
Wake Tech Staff
Melanie Morgan
Associate Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 459

919-532-5769 (office)

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Melanie Morgan
Associate Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 459

919-532-5769 (office)

Education: BA, English, University of North Carolina Wilmington; MA, English, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Interests: Creative Writing (Minor), Historical Fiction, and Post- Colonialism

Emily Morris
Emily Morris
Associate Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 455

919-532-5630 (office)

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Emily Morris
Emily Morris
Associate Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 455

919-532-5630 (office)

Education: BA, Creative Writing, Ohio University; MA, American and British Literature, North Carolina State University

Interests: 20th Century World Literature, Gender and Postcolonial Theory, Creative Writing

Wake Tech Staff
Edwin "Win" Neagle
Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 425

919-532-5740 (office)

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Edwin "Win" Neagle
Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 425

919-532-5740 (office)

Education: BA, English, Elon College; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Composition, Fiction Writing

Wake Tech Staff
Cynthia "Cindy" Neighbors
Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 388

919-866-5576 (office)

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Cynthia "Cindy" Neighbors
Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 388

919-866-5576 (office)

Education: BA, English, University of Central Oklahoma; MA, Composition Studies, University of Central Oklahoma

Interests: 19th and 20th Century American Literature, Popular Culture and Semiotics

Louis Nenni
Louis Nenni
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332E

919-335-1276 (office)

Wake Tech Staff
Dr. Meredith Nourie-Manuele
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 449

919-532-5737 (office)

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Dr. Meredith Nourie-Manuele
Instructor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 449

919-532-5737 (office)

Education

  • Ph.D., Community College Leadership, Old Dominion University
  • Graduate Certificate, Instructional Technology, University of Wisconsin-Stout
  • MAT, English Education, Winthrop University
  • BA, French, Columbia College

Interests

  • Adolescent literature
  • Creative writing
  • Women's literature
  • Composition and rhetoric
  • Dual enrollment
  • Learning communities
  • Bridge programs
Wake Tech Staff
Rebecca O'Sullivan
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 382

919-866-5620 (office)

Wake Tech Staff
Melody Owens
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 389

919-866-5239 (office)

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Melody Owens
Assistant Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 389

919-866-5239 (office)

Education: AA, Wake Technical Community College; BA, English, North Carolina State University; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Composition and Rhetoric, Film Theory and Analysis, Graphic Novels 

Wake Tech Staff
Richard "Rhett" Parker
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 465

919-532-5775 (office)

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Richard "Rhett" Parker
Instructor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 465

919-532-5775 (office)

Education

  • BA, English, Valdosta State University
  • MA, English, Valdosta State University

Interests

  • Postmodern and contemporary American literature
  • American veteran literature since World War II
  • Agriculture and food literature
  • Digital humanities
  • Videogame rhetoric
  • Comic book/graphic novel rhetoric
Wake Tech Staff
Stephanie Peace
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Wake Tech East
Building C - 210B

919-532-5519 (office)

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Stephanie Peace
Assistant Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Wake Tech East
Building C - 210B

919-532-5519 (office)

Education: BA, English, Radford University; MA, English, Radford University

Interests: Composition, Creative Writing, Gothic Literature

Wake Tech Staff
Dr. David Phillips
Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332D

919-335-1224 (office)

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Dr. David Phillips
Instructor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332D

919-335-1224 (office)

Education: BA, Political Science, Hampden-Sydney College; MA, Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; PhD, Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Interests: 20th Century Anglo-American Fiction, Narrative/Narratology, Philosophy

Cynthia Potter
Cynthia "Susie" Potter
Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 391

919-866-5742 (office)

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Cynthia Potter
Cynthia "Susie" Potter
Assistant Professor

~ Campus Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 391

919-866-5742 (office)

Education: BA, English, Meredith College; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Young Adult Literature, American Literature, F. Scott Fitzgerald, J.D. Salinger

Wake Tech Staff
Elizabeth "Liz" Quirk
Associate Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 391

919-866-5265 (office)

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Elizabeth "Liz" Quirk
Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 391

919-866-5265 (office)

Education: BA, English, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; MA, Literature, Texas State University

Interests: 19th Century British Novel, Modernism, Feminist Theory

Kimberly Shoulars
Kimberly Shoulars
Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 449

919-532-5694 (office)

Tonisha Smith
Dr. Tonisha Smith
Associate Professor

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Wake Tech Online

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Tonisha Smith
Dr. Tonisha Smith
Associate Professor

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Wake Tech Online

Education: BA, English, Pepperdine University; MA, English, Loyola Marymount University; PhD, Education, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Interests: Composition, Online Learning. Student Success, Cultural Studies

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Amber Snoke
Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 389

919-866-5553 (office)

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Amber Snoke
Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 389

919-866-5553 (office)

Education: BA, English, North Carolina State University; MA, English, North Carolina State University

Interests: Poetry, Composition, British Literature

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Faye Stall
Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 387

919-866-5302 (office)

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Faye Stall
Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 387

919-866-5302 (office)

Education: BA in English Education, University of North Carolina Pembroke; MA in Reading Education, University of North Carolina Pembroke; Professional Writing Certificate, Fayetteville State University

Interests: Women's Literature

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Dr. Neal Stidham
Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 362

919-866-5054 (office)

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Dr. Neal Stidham
Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 362

919-866-5054 (office)

Education: BA, English, University of Kentucky; MA, English, Marshall University; PhD, English, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Interests: The "Lost Generation," Poetry, Postmodernism

Eileen Sweeney
Eileen Sweeney
Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 361

919-866-5263 (office)

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Eileen Sweeney
Eileen Sweeney
Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 361

919-866-5263 (office)

Education: BA, English, King's College, Wilkes Barre, PA; MA, English, University of Scranton

Interests: Ecofeminism, American Romanticism, Barbara Kingsolver, Popular Culture

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Morgan Thompson
Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 451

919-532-5516 (office)

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Morgan Thompson
Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 451

919-532-5516 (office)

Education

  • MA, English, East Carolina University
  • MS, Library Science, UNC-Chapel Hill
  • BA, Art History, Ithaca (NY) College

Interests

  • Writing and composition
  • Multicultural and transnational literatures
  • Literature by women
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Gabrielle Volstad
Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 459

919-532-5865 (office)

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Gabrielle Volstad
Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 459

919-532-5865 (office)

Education: BA, English: Film Studies, Appalachian State University; MA, English: College Teaching (certificate in Rhetoric & Composition), Appalachian State University

Interests: Multi-modal/Digital Composition, British Literature, Adolescent/Young Adult Literature

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Richard "Brad" Ward
Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 385

919-866-5466 (office)

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Richard "Brad" Ward
Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 385

919-866-5466 (office)

Education

  • MA, English Literature, Gardner-Webb University
  • BA, English Education, University of Mount Olive

Interests

  • 17th- and 18th-century British literature
  • Early 19th-century American literature
  • Eastern philosophical literature
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Dr. Erin Wedehase
Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 366

919-866-5231 (office)

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Dr. Erin Wedehase
Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 366

919-866-5231 (office)

Education: BA, English and Spanish, Guilford College; MA, English, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; PhD, English, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Interests: 19th and 20th Century American Literature, Multi-ethnic Literature, Women's Literature

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John Wells
Associate Professor

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Wake Tech Online

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John Wells
Associate Professor

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Wake Tech Online

Education: BA, English-Writing, Denison University; MFA, Creative Writing, West Virginia University

Interests: Contemporary Poetry and Literature

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Patrick B Williams
Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 386

919-866-5793 (office)

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Patrick B Williams
Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 386

919-866-5793 (office)

Education: AA, Cape Fear Community College; BA, English, University of North Carolina Wilmington; BFA, Creative Writing, focus in poetry, University of North Carolina Wilmington; MA, English, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Interests: Speculative Fiction, Literary Theory, Creative Writing

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Dr. Jenifer Wolkowski
Associate Professor

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332B

919-335-1234 (office)

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Dr. Jenifer Wolkowski
Associate Professor

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332B

919-335-1234 (office)

Education: BA, English, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA, Individualized Study, New York University; PhD, English Language & Literature, Case Western Reserve University

Interests: 20th Century American Literature, American Literature from the 1920s and 30s, Detective Fiction (Chandler, Hammett, Cain)

 

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R. Brandon Wooten
Associate Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 465

919-532-5723 (office)

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R. Brandon Wooten
Associate Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 465

919-532-5723 (office)

Education: BA, English, East Carolina University; MA, English, East Carolina University

Interests: Science fiction, screenwriting

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