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MA in Writing Faculty
The Writing Program’s faculty features practicing writers and editors who excel at teaching.
Some instructors are full-time writers or editors who have time to teach only every year or two. Others maintain their professional credentials but teach more often to provide continuity in the curriculum and develop deeper relationships with students. This mix produces a faculty aware of current trends but focused on the art and craft of teaching.
The program is chaired by the prolific poet and novelist Brad Leithauser. The program director is Karen Houppert, who also serves as the advisor for nonfiction and fiction students.
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Karen Houppert
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Sam Apple
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Cathy Alter
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Torrence Boone
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Jeff Boyd
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Michelle Brafman
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Tara Campbell
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Wayne Curtis
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Susan Muaddi Darraj
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Michael Downs
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Mark Farrington
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Kathy Flann
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Taylor Harris
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Cara Hoffman
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Randal Houle
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Kelly Jacobson
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Melissa Hendricks Joyce
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DJ Lee
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Elise Levine
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Zakes Mda
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Edward Perlman
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Brian Price
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Josh Rolnick
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Heidi Vornbrock Roosa
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Shawn Sapp-Nocher
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Rion Scott
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Janera Solomon
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Susan McCallum Smith
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James Thomas
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Jeannie Vanasco
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Alonzo Vereen
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Madeleine Watts
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Elly Williams
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Steven Wright
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