English Language and Literature
HH building
Tel 519 888-4567 x46803
Fax 519 746-5788
Katherine Acheson
Professor and Associate Dean of Arts, Undergraduate Programs
PhD, Toronto
MA, Toronto
BA, Carleton
Extension: 30336
Office: PAS 2454
Email: koa@uwaterloo.ca
Carol Acton
Associate Professor
PhD, Queen's
MA, Kent at Canterbury
BA Honours, Trinity College, Dublin
Extension: 28238
Office: SJU Sweeney Hall 2201
Email: cgacton@uwaterloo.ca
Lamees Al Ethari
Continuing Lecturer
PhD, University of Waterloo
Master of Arts, Kansas State University
Master of Arts, University of Baghdad
Bachelor of Arts, Al-Moman University College
Extension: x43029
Office: HH 142
Email: lalethari@uwaterloo.ca
Veronica Austen
Associate Professor | Associate Dean, St. Jerome's University
PhD, Waterloo
MA, Waterloo
BA, Guelph
Extension: 28300
Office: SJU Sweeney Hall 2202
Email: vjausten@uwaterloo.ca
On sabbatical July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024
Jennifer Clary-Lemon
Professor | Associate Chair, Graduate Studies
PhD, Arizona State University
MA, DePaul University
BA, University of Arizona
Extension: 43594
Office: HH 368
Email: jclarylemon@uwaterloo.ca
For enquiries related to graduate studies, email englgrad2@uwaterloo.ca
Frankie Condon
Associate Professor
PhD, University at Albany
MA, Clarion University
BFA, York University
Extension: 47141
Office: HH 147
Email: fcondon@uwaterloo.ca
Website: https://uwaterloo.ca/scholar/fcondon
Tristanne Connolly
Associate Professor
PhD, Cambridge
MA, McMaster
BA, McMaster
Extension: 28244
Office: SJU Sweeney Hall 2203
Email: tjconnol@uwaterloo.ca
Jenny Conroy
Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Advisor
Extension: 42634
Office: HH 222
Email: jconroy@uwaterloo.ca
Organizes and administers academic services for the undergraduate program, and provides advice and guidance to undergraduate students.
Bruce Dadey
Continuing Lecturer
PhD, Waterloo Ontario
MA, Waterloo
BEd, Alberta
BA, Manitoba
BPE, Manitoba
Extension: 42416
Office: HH 257
Email: badadey@uwaterloo.ca
Agata Jagielska
Graduate Program Coordinator and Advisor (on secondment 2022-23)
Extension: 43618
Office: HH 250
Email: englishgrad@uwaterloo.ca
Organizes and administers academic services for the graduate program, and provides advice and guidance to graduate students.
J. Andrew Deman
Lecturer
PhD Waterloo
MA Lakehead
HBA Lakehead
Office: SJU Sweeney Hall 2107
Email: jademan@uwaterloo.ca
Stacy Denton
Continuing Lecturer | Associate Director, Arts First
PhD, Concordia University
MA, SUNY Albany
BA, SUNY Postdam
Extension: 48532
Office: HH 153
Email: sdenton@uwaterloo.ca
Danielle Deveau
Continuing Lecturer
PhD, Simon Fraser University
MA, Ryerson and York University
BA, University of Alberta
Extension: 42122
Office: HH 254
Email: d2deveau@uwaterloo.ca
Jay Dolmage
Professor | Chair of English
PhD, Miami University of Ohio
MA, Windsor
BA, British Columbia
Extension: 41035
Office: HH 224
Email: dolmage@uwaterloo.ca
For administrative inquiries: englishchair@uwaterloo.ca
Fraser Easton
Associate Professor
PhD, Princeton
MA, Princeton
BA, British Columbia
Extension: 43359
Office: HH 267
Email: easton@uwaterloo.ca
Lai-Tze Fan
Assistant Professor Cross-Appointed
PhD, York University
MA, Wilfrid Laurier University
BA, York University
Extension 45367
Office: HH 367
email: l29fan@uwaterloo.ca
Website: laitzefan.wordpress.com
Clive Forrester
Continuing Lecturer
PhD. Applied Linguistics - University of the West Indies, Mona
B.A. Linguistics - University of the West Indies, Mona
Extension: 45905
Office: HH141
Email: clive.forrester@uwaterloo.ca
Kenneth Graham
Professor
PhD, Berkeley
MA, Toronto
BA, Alberta
Extension: 45124
Office: HH 246
Email: k2graham@uwaterloo.ca
Dorothy Hadfield
Continuing Lecturer
PhD, Western
MA, Guelph
BA, Waterloo
Extension: 43203
Office: HH 270
Email: dhadfield@uwaterloo.ca
Jennifer Harris
Associate Professor
PhD, York
MA, York
MA (Women's Studies), York
BA, Western Ontario
Extension: 47846
Email: jennifer.harris@uwaterloo.ca
Pronouns: she/her
Randy Harris
Professor
PhD, Rensselaer
MSc, Rensselaer
MSc, Alberta
MA, Dalhousie
BA, Queen's
Extension: 45362
Office: HH 247
Email: raha@uwaterloo.ca
Ken Hirschkop
Professor
DPhil, Oxford
MA, London
BA, Swarthmore
Extension: 42095
Office: HH 245
Email: khirschk@uwaterloo.ca
Shelley Hulan
Associate Professor
PhD, Western Ontario
MA, Western Ontario
BA, Memorial
Extension: 46867
Office: HH 347
Email: shulan@uwaterloo.ca
Andrea Jonahs
Continuing Lecturer
PhD, Communication Studies, University of Calgary
MFA, Nonfiction Writing, University of Iowa
BS, Clinical Lab Science, Andrews University
Extension: 46887
Office: HH 144
Email: ajonahs@uwaterloo.ca
Norm Klassen
Professor
DPhil, Oxford
MA, Waterloo
BA, Waterloo
BTh, Canadian Bible College
Extension: 28223
Office: SJU Sweeney Hall 2205
Email: n3klasse@uwaterloo.ca
Alysia Kolentsis
Associate Professor
PhD, Toronto
MA, York
BA, Waterloo
Extension: 28280
Office: SJU Sweeney Hall 2206
Email: amkolentsis@uwaterloo.ca
Alice Kuzniar
Professor Cross-Appointed - Retired
PhD Princeton
MA Princeton
BA University of Toronto
Extension: 33386
Office: ML 206
Email: akuzniar@uwaterloo.ca
George Lamont
Continuing Lecturer | Associate Chair, University Communication Requirement Group | Faculty of Arts Teaching Fellow
PhD, Toronto
MA, Toronto
BA, British Columbia
B Ed, British Columbia
Extension: 46875
Office: HH 156
Email: glamont@uwaterloo.ca
Victoria Lamont
Professor | Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies
PhD, Alberta
MA, Guelph
BA, Alberta
Extension: 46873 or 43318
Office: HH 226
Email: vlamont@uwaterloo.ca
For enquiries related to undergraduate studies, email englug@uwaterloo.ca.
Kate Lawson
Associate Professor
PhD, Toronto
MA, Toronto
BA, Toronto
Extension: 43965
Office: HH 264
Email: klawson@uwaterloo.ca
Heather Love
Assistant Professor
PhD, Indiana University
MA, Queen’s University
BA, University of Victoria
BMus, University of Victoria
Extension: 42555
Office: HH 367
Email: heather.love@uwaterloo.ca
Michael MacDonald
Associate Professor
PhD, California, Berkeley
MA, California, Berkeley
MA, British Columbia
BA, British Columbia
Extension: 42448
Office: HH 256
Email: m2macdon@uwaterloo.ca
Murray McArthur
Adjunct Professor
PhD, Western Ontario
MA, Western Ontario
BA, Manitoba
Extension: 32759
Office: HH 264
Email: mmcarthu@uwaterloo.ca
Kevin McGuirk
Associate Professor
PhD, Western Ontario
MA, Windsor
BA, Cornell
Extension: 42419
Office: HH 263
Email: kmcguirk@uwaterloo.ca
Imre Szeman
Professor Cross-Appointed
PhD, Duke
MA, Western Ontario
BA, Queen's
Extension: 37621
Office: ML 241
Email: iszeman@uwaterloo.ca
Andrew McMurry
Professor
PhD English, Indiana
MA English, Waterloo
BSc Biology, Wilfrid Laurier
Extension: 42121
Office: HH 265
Email: amcmurry@uwaterloo.ca
Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher
Associate Professor | Canada Research Chair
PhD, North Carolina State University
MA (Co-op), University of Waterloo
BA (Hons), University of Waterloo
Extension: 49135
Email: ashley.mehlenbacher@uwaterloo.ca
Brad Mehlenbacher
Professor
PhD (Rhetoric), Carnegie Mellon University
MA (English, Co-op), University of Waterloo
BA (English, Honours, Co-op), University of Waterloo
Extension: 42287
Office: HH 145
Email: brad.mehlenbacher@uwaterloo.ca
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7991-8508
Website: https://uwaterloo.ca/scholar/bmehlenb
Deb Hergott
Support Services Coordinator
Extension: 45882
Office: HH 252
Email: english@uwaterloo.ca
Supports the department, its staff, students, and academic officials in a range of administrative tasks.
Carter Neal
Continuing Lecturer
PhD, Indiana University
MA, Indiana University
BA, University of Virginia
Extension: 41316
Office: HH 152
Email: carter.neal@uwaterloo.ca
Vinh Nguyen
Associate Professor
PhD, McMaster
MA, McMaster
BA, Calgary
Extension:
Office: REN 3107
Email: vinh.nguyen@uwaterloo.ca
Personal website: https://vinhnguyen.ca/
John North
Professor
PhD, Alberta
MA, British Columbia
BA, British Columbia
Office: HH 223
Extension: 43743
Email: jsnorth@uwaterloo.ca
Marcel O'Gorman
Professor | University Research Chair
PhD, Florida
MA, Windsor
MA, Ottawa
BA, Windsor
Extension: 42946
Office: HH 225
Email: marcel@uwaterloo.ca
Neil Randall
Associate Professor | Executive Director, The Games Institute | Chair, Council for Responsible Innovation and Technology
PhD, York
MA, Waterloo
BA, Guelph
Extension: 40134
Office: EC1 1327
Email: nrandall@uwaterloo.ca
Megan Selinger
Continuing Lecturer
PhD, University of Western Ontario
MA, York University
BA, York University
Extension: 48219
Office: HH 155
Email: megan.selinger@uwaterloo.ca
Winfried Siemerling
University Research Chair, Professor
PhD, Comparative Literature; Toronto
MA, Toronto
MA, Freiburg
Extension: 42118
Office: HH 222
Email: wsiemerl@uwaterloo.ca
Gordon Slethaug
Adjunct Professor
PhD, University of Nebraska
MA, University of Nebraska
BA, Pacific Lutheran University
Extension: 43398
Office: HH 262
Email: slethaug@uwaterloo.ca
Heather Smyth
Associate Professor
PhD, Alberta
MA, Guelph
BA, Queen's
Extension: 46027
Office: HH 268
Email: hsmyth@uwaterloo.ca
Sarah Tolmie
Professor
PhD, University of Cambridge
MA, University of Toronto
BA, University of Toronto
Extension: 46795
Office: HH 266
Email: stolmie@uwaterloo.ca
Margaret Ulbrick
Administrative Manager
Extension: 46803
Office: HH 258
Email: mulbrick@uwaterloo.ca
Development and management of administrative processes and systems for the department and supervision of staff.
Linda Warley
Associate Professor Emerita
PhD, Alberta
MA, Guelph
BA, Guelph
Email: lwarley@uwaterloo.ca
David Williams
Professor
DPhil, Oxford
MPhil, St Andrews
BA, Harvard
Extension: 28287
Office: SJU Sweeney Hall 2208
Email: david.williams@uwaterloo.ca
Chad Wriglesworth
Associate Professor
PhD, Iowa
MA, Portland State
MA, Regent College, UBC
BA, Warner Pacific College
Extension: 28283
Office: SJU Sweeney Hall 2209
Email: cwriglesworth@uwaterloo.ca
Vershawn Young
Professor, Joint-Appointed
JD, Mitchell Hamline College of Law
PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
Extension: 31596
Office: ML 239
Email: vershawn.young@uwaterloo.ca
Kent Aardse
Ph.D Candidate
Kent Aardse obtained his B.A. and M.A. achieved at the University of Lethbridge. Aardse is interested in the relationship between media and narrative, particularly how digital media and ubiquitous social networking challenges longstanding narrative forms such as novels and film.
Elena Afros
Lecturer
Ph.D., Hebrew University of Jerusalem
MA, University of Waterloo
Email:eafros@uwaterloo.ca
SJU profile: https://www.sju.ca/elena-afros
Morteza Dehghani
Sessional Lecturer
MA, English Literature, Shahid Beheshti University
PhD, University of Waterloo
Saeed Sabzian
Lecturer
PhD. University of Waterloo, Canada
B.A. Allameh Tabatabaei University, Iran
Email: ssabzian@uwaterloo.ca
David Shakespeare
Sessional Lecturer
B.A. (Hons) University of Toronto
M.A. Wilfrid Laurier University
Ph.D. University of Waterloo
Email: rdshakespeare@uwaterloo.ca
Corrie Shoemaker
Lecturer
PhD, Waterloo
MA, Trinity Western University
BA, Trinity Western University
BSc, Trinity Western University
Email: clshoema@uwaterloo.ca
Carrie Snyder
Sessional Lecturer
MA, University of Toronto
BA, University of Waterloo
Email: carrieannesnyder@gmail.com
Patricia Ofili
Sessional Lecturer
PhD, University of Waterloo, Canada
MA, University of Waterloo, Canada
MA, University of Lagos, Nigeria
MPA, Lagos State University, Nigeria
BA, Bendel State University, Nigeria
Office: PAS 1064
Email: p3ofili@uwaterloo.ca
Ashley Irwin
Sessional Lecturer
PhD, University of Waterloo
MA, University of Guelph
BA, University of Guelph
Office: PAS 2213
Email: a3irwin@uwaterloo.ca
Emily Urquhart
Sessional Lecturer
PhD, Memorial University of Newfoundland
MA, Memorial University of Newfoundland
BJourn, Toronto Metropolitan University
BA, Queen’s University
Email: emily.urquhart@uwaterloo.ca
Jessica Van de Kemp
Sessional Lecturer
PhD, University of Waterloo
MA, University of Waterloo
B. Ed, Western University
BA, University of Waterloo
Email: jvandekemp@uwaterloo.ca
Paul Ugor
Professor
PhD, Alberta
MA, Ibadan
BA, Calabar
Extension: 40501
Office: HH 154
Email: pugor@uwaterloo.ca
Agata Jagielska
Graduate Program Coordinator and Advisor
Organizes and administers academic services for the graduate program, and provides advice and guidance to graduate students.
Extension: 43618
Office: HH 250
Email: englishgrad@uwaterloo.ca
Monique Kampherm
Sessional Lecturer
PhD English - Rhetoric, University of Waterloo
MA English - Rhetoric and Communication Design, University of Waterloo
MA Multimedia Journalism, Bournemouth University
MA Political Science, Western University
Dip. Hons. Political Science, Western University
BA Administrative and Commercial Studies - Public Administration, Public Policy, and Political Science, Western University
Stephen Fernandez
Sessional Lecturer
PhD, University of Waterloo
MA, NTU
BA(Hons.), NTU
Office: HH262
Email: sffernandez@uwaterloo.ca
Brianna I. Wiens
Assistant Professor
PhD, York University
MA, University of Colorado Boulder
BA, University of Waterloo
Email: biwiens@uwaterloo.ca
Extension: 41284
Website: https://www.feminist-think-tank.com/
Corrie Shoemaker
Lecturer
PhD, Waterloo
MA, Trinity Western University
BA, Trinity Western University
BSc, Trinity Western University
Email: clshoema@uwaterloo.ca
Sara Gallagher
Sessional Lecturer
BA Trent University
MA Trent University
PhD University of Waterloo
Email: s4gallag@uwaterloo.ca
Michael Hancock
Sessional Lecturer
PhD Waterloo
MA Saskatchewan
HBA Saskatchewan
Office: HH 369
Email: michael.hancock@uwaterloo.ca