Department of Writing and Rhetoric
586 Pioneer Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-2746
fax: (248) 370-2748
Faculty/Staff Directory
Oakland University faculty in Writing and Rhetoric are experts in the field of writing studies, and they are experienced teachers and established researchers. Many faculty serve as editors in the field for respected journals that include “College English,” “Composition Forum” and “The Journal of Undergraduate Multimedia Projects.” Others are accomplished writers of creative nonfiction, webtexts and other kinds of digital work published online. All are committed to providing Oakland University student writers with rich classroom experiences where they can develop and share their compositions with a classroom community of writers.
If you are interested in teaching in our department, please view Oakland University’s employment opportunities.
For general inquiries, contact the department at 248-370-2746.
Kerri Hubbard
Office Assistant
378 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2746
khubbard@oakland.edu
Megan Schoen
Chair
382 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4134
meganschoen@oakland.edu
Greg Giberson
Director of the Major/Minor
306 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-3038
giberso2@oakland.edu
James Nugent
302 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-3792
nugent@oakland.edu
Lori Ostergaard
Director of Embedded Writing Specialist Program
304 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2075
ostergaa@oakland.edu
Felicita Arzu-Carmichael
Associate Director of First-Year Writing
303 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2110
carmichael@oakland.edu
David Hammontree
Director of First-Year Writing
135 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2745
hammontr@oakland.edu
Megan Schoen
Chair
382 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4134
meganschoen@oakland.edumeganschoen@oakland.edu
Cindy Mooty-Hoffmann
Visiting Assistant Professor
136 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2103
mootyhof@oakland.edu
Nick Sanders
Assistant Professor of Writing
316 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4137
sanders9@oakland.edu
Bernadette Dickerson
309 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4135
dickerso@oakland.edu
Glen Armstrong †
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
armstron@oakland.edu
Reema Barlaskar
140 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
barlaskar@oakland.edu
Benjamin Bennett-Carpenter †
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
bennettc@oakland.edu
Marilyn Borner
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
borner@oakland.edu
Karen Brehmer
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
brehmer@oakland.edu
Matt Burkett
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
burkett@oakland.edu
Jason Dodge
140 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
jasondodge@oakland.edu
(Anne) Colleen Doyle
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
doyle235@oakland.edu
John Freeman
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
freeman2@oakland.edu
Christina Hall †
166 Doge Hall
(248) 370-2739
chall@oakland.edu
Corey Hamilton
coreyhamilton@oakland.edu
Lisa Hine †
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
hine@oakland.edu
Liz Jacoby
136 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
ejacoby@oakland.edu
Laura Bochenek Klein
147 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4124
lkklein@oakland.edu
Christina Moore
Lecturer
200F Elliott Hall
(248) 370-2499
cmamoore@oakland.edu
Jessica Rico
140 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2736
jrico@oakland.edu
Lauren E. Rinke †
147 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4124
rinke@oakland.edu
Cathy Rorai
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2939
rorai@oakland.edu
Sheryl Ruszkiewicz
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
ruszkiew@oakland.edu
Craig W. Smith
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
csmith@oakland.edu
Michaele Tomrell
136 O’Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2103
mtomrell@oakland.edu
Jason Torrente
166 Dodge Hall
(248) 370-2739
torrente@oakland.edu
Rebecca Vornberger †
147 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-4124
rivard2@oakland.edu
Ben Waller
136 O'Dowd Hall
bwaller@oakland.edu
Sherry L. Wynn Perdue
212 Kresge
(248) 370-3105
wynn@oakland.edu
† Meadow Brook Writing Project Teacher Consultant
Walli May Andersen
andersen@oakland.edu
Cathie Breidenbach
breidenb@oakland.edu
Barbara B. Hamilton
bbhamilt@oakland.edu
Catherine Haar
haar@oakland.edu
Alice Horning
horning@oakland.edu
Kasia Kietlinska
kietlins@oakland.edu
Marshall Kitchens
kitchens@oakland.edu
Margaret Pigott
pigott@oakland.edu
Jeanie F. Robertson
robertso@oakland.edu
Ron Sudol
sudol@oakland.edu