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Faculty and Staff

George A. Abry

Instructor
M.A. - John Hopkins University
424 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7045
abryga@vmi.edu

Dr. Reshef Agam-Segal

Professor
Ph.D. - University of Oxford
465 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7627
agam-segalr@vmi.edu

Maj. Kimberly T. Anderson, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D. – Florida State University
429 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7488
andersonkt@vmi.edu

Lt. Col. Mary S. ‘Polly’ Atwell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Ph.D., M.F.A. - Washington University
431 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7030
atwellms@vmi.edu

Col. Julie P. Brown, Ph.D.

Professor
Ph.D., M.F.A. - Cornell University
438 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7562
brownjp@vmi.edu

Maj. Adam W. Cody, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Specialist in Oral and Digital Communication
Ph.D. – The Pennsylvania State University
433 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7349
codyaw@vmi.edu

Lt. Col. Patrick J. Eichholz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Ph.D. – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
435 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7896
eichholzpj@vmi.edu

Jeremiah Forquer

Administrative Assistant
422 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7240
forquerjw@vmi.edu

Lt. Col. Stephanie L. Hodde, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Chicago
463 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7057
hoddesl@vmi.edu

Maj. Stephen M. Hoyle

Instructor
Writing Center Coordinator
M.A. - University of Virginia
216 Carroll Hall
540-464-7045
hoylesm@virginia.edu

Lt. Col. Catharine Ingersoll, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Ph.D. - University of Texas at Austin
436 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7482
ingersollcc@vmi.edu

Lt. Col. Michelle B. Iten, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Ph.D. - Texas Christian University
426 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7683
itenmb@vmi.edu

Maj. Brandon Johnson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D. – The Pennsylvania State University
428 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7490
johnsonbm@vmi.edu

Dr. William D. ‘MacGregor’ Kimsey

Instructor
Ph.D. - Southern Illinois University
461 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7555
kimseywd@vmi.edu

Col. Steven E. Knepper, Ph.D.

Professor of English
Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr. ’81 Chair for Academic Excellence
Ph.D. - University of Virginia
430 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7240
knepperse@vmi.edu

Col. Christina R. McDonald, Ph.D.

Professor
Director, Institute Writing Program
Holder of Jackson-Hope Distinguished Chair in Arts and Humanities
Ph.D. - Texas Christian University
434 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7240
mcdonaldcr@vmi.edu

Col. Robert L. McDonald, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Director, Honors Program
Professor
Ph.D. - Texas Christian University
210 Smith Hall
540-464-7212
mcdonaldrl@vmi.edu

Dr. Luke McNulty

Instructor
Ph.D. - University of Alberta
439 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7989
mcnultylb@vmi.edu

Col. Emily P. Miller, Ph.D.

Department Head
Professor
Holder of Navas-Read Chair in English Literature
Ph.D. - University of Virginia
432 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7240
millerep@vmi.edu

Rosemary A. Pinney

Instructor
M.A. – Georgetown University
464 Scott Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7871
pinneyra@vmi.edu

Mary Price

Instructor
M.A. - University of Alabama
414 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7484
priceml@vmi.edu

Dr. Duncan J. Richter

Professor
Holder of Charles Luck III ’55 Institute Professorship
Ph.D. - University of Virginia
468 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7735
richterdj@vmi.edu

Claudia Smigrod

Instructor
Edwin P. Conquest Visiting Chair in the Humanities
M.F.A. - George Washington University
437 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7455
smigrodcm@vmi.edu

Douglas N. Smith

Instructor
M.A. - Regent University
464 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7893
smithdn@vmi.edu

Mattie Q. Smith

Instructor
M.A. - Hollins University
466 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7186
smithmq@vmi.edu

Lt. Col. Pennie J. Ticen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Ph.D. - University of Massachusetts, Amherst
467 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7479
ticenpj@vmi.edu

Dr. George Walter

Instructor
Ph.D. - The Catholic University of America
427 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7240
waltergd@vmi.edu

Maj. Henry A. Wise, III

Assistant Professor
M.F.A. - University of Mississippi
408 Scott Shipp Hall
540-464-7037
wiseha@vmi.edu