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College of Liberal Arts

Faculty in English Studies

Faculty

JAN BALAKIAN

Jan Balakian
Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University
CAS 322 
T: 908-737-0374 
jbalakia@kean.edu

DEAN CASALE

Dean Casale
Associate Professor
Ph.D., State University of N.Y., Stony Brook
CAS 333 
T: 908-737-0379
dcasale@kean.edu

DANIEL GOVER

Daniel Gover
Professor
Ph.D., Harvard University
World Literature Coordinator
CAS 327
T: 908-737-0386 
dgover@kean.edu

RUTH GRIFFITH

Ruth Griffith
Associate Professor
CAS 317
T: 908-737-0387
rgriffit@kean.edu

JOHN GRUESSER

John Cullen Gruesser
Professor
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin
CAS 332
T: 908-737-0388
jgruesse@kean.edu

CHARLES P. NELSON

Charles Nelson
Executive Director, School of English Studies
Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
Assistant Chair
CAS 318
T: 908-737-0393
cnelson@kean.edu
www.kean.edu/~cnelson

NIRA GUPTA-CASALE

Nira Gupta-Casale
Associate Professor
Ph.D., State University of N.Y., Stony Brook
CAS 323 
T: 908-737-0389
ncasale@kean.edu

SUSANNA RICH

Susanna Rich
Professor
Ph.D. New York University
CAS 325
T: 908-737-0395
srich@kean.edu
www.susannarich.com

MARIA (MIA) CHRISTINE ZAMORA

Maria (Mia) Christine Zamora
Associate Professor
Director, MA in Writing Studies & KU Writing Project
Coordinator, World Literature Program

Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison
CAS 329
T: 908-737-0385
mzamora@kean.edu
www.miazamoraphd.com
@MiaZamoraPhD

Lecturers

 

SHANNON CASE

Lecturer
Ph.D., English, University of Virginia 
CAS 319
T: 908-737-0382
scase@kean.edu

NIKKI DRESTE 

Lecturer
M.A., English Writing Studies, Kean University 
CAS 330
T: 908-737-0381
dresten@kean.edu

GABRIEL ERTSGAARD

Lecturer
D.Litt, Global Studies, Drew University
CAS 333
T: 908-737-0379
gertsgaa@kean.edu

MIA FIORE 

Lecturer
M.A., English Writing Studies, Kean University 
CAS 324
T. 908-737-0380
mfiore@kean.edu

CHRISTINA MASTROENI

Lecturer
M.A., English Writing Studies, Kean University 
CAS 331
T: 908-737-0397
mastroec@kean.edu

LISA SISLER

Lecturer
Coordinator, Composition Studies
M.A., Rutgers University
M.F.A., English, New England College
CAS 317
T: 908-737-0398
lsisler@kean.edu

Retired Faculty

Betsy Rodriguez-Bachiller

Professor and Coordinator, Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate TESL
Ed.D., Rutgers University

Margot Harper Banks

Professor

Linda Best

Professor
Director, Kean University Writing Project
Ed. D., University of Rochester 1993

Nancy Brilliant

Assistant Professor
M.A., Boston University

Sally Chandler

Associate Professor
Ph.D., Wayne State University 2001

James Connor

Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Charles DeFanti

Professor

Sarah Ducksworth

Professor
Ed D., Rutgers University 

William Evans

Professor

Robert Fyne

Professor
Ph.D., New York University 

Richard Katz

Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Washington

Maria Montaperto

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln 2005

Marsha Robinson

Professor 
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania 1987

Sharon Snyder

Associate Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University

Bernard Weinstein

Professor 

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