2024-2025 Graduate Bulletin > Colleges and Departments > English Language and Literature, Department of

English Language and Literature, Department of

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Dr. Steven Bailey, Chair

215 Anspach Hall, 989-774-3171

Anne Alton, Ph.D., Children's Literature, British Literature

Steven Bailey, Ph.D., Rhetoric and Technical Communication

Nicole Barco, Ph.D., Latin American, American, and World Literature

Jeffrey Bean, M.F.A, Creative Writing and Poetry

Ari Berk, Ph.D., Myth, Folklore, Native American Literature

Carlin Borsheim-Black, Ph.D., Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education 

Tracy Davis, Ph.D., Linguistics

JoEllen DeLucia, Ph.D., British Literature

Darrin Doyle, Ph.D., Creative Writing, Fiction

Maureen Eke, Ph.D., African-American, African, and World Literature

Robert Fanning, M.F.A., Creative Writing and Poetry

Amy Carpenter Ford, Ph.D., English Education 

Mark Freed, Ph.D., Literary Theory

Desmond Harding, Ph.D., British Literature

Melinda Kreth, Ph.D., Technical Writing

Daniel Lawson, Ph.D. Rhetoric, Writing Center Director

Kristen McDermott, Ph.D., British Literature

Gretchen Papazian, Ph.D., Children Literature, American Literature

Matthew Roberson, Ph.D., Creative Writing, Fiction

Nate Smith, Ph.D., British Literature

Joseph Sommers, Ph.D. Children’s Literature

William Spruiell, Ph.D., Linguistics 

William Wandless, Ph.D., British Literature

Jeffrey Weinstock, Ph.D., American Literature

Course Designator:

ENG - English Language and Literature

The Programs:

The Department of English at Central Michigan University offers a Master of Arts in Creative Writing. Accelerated admission for undergraduate students is available.

Master of Arts in Creative Writing

   Graduate classes are small and provide the student with ample opportunity for interaction with professors and other graduate students. Graduate-level classes are offered in the late afternoons, evenings, weekends, and online.