English Studies at TAMIU
"Today a reader, tomorrow a leader." --Margaret Fuller, American author
The English program at TAMIU provides students with a solid foundation in literary history and analysis, while cultivating important career skills, such as strong writing skills, argumentation skills, time management skills, and critical thinking skills. Students in our major and minor programs study a wide variety of topics and time periods in courses that reflect the depth and breadth of literary knowledge of our faculty.
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English Faculty
DR. MANUEL BRONCANO
Regents Professor
AIC 348
(956) 326-2471
manuel.broncano@tamiu.edu
Areas of Interest: American literature, American film
DR. ROBERT HAYNES
Professor
AIC 350
(956) 326-2603
rhaynes@tamiu.edu
Areas of Interest: Medieval and Renaissance British literature, Shakespeare
DR. KAitlyn Culliton
Assistant Professor
AIC 333
(956) 326-2647
kaitlyn.culliton@tamiu.edu
DR. THOMAS R. MITCHELL
Regents Professor
KL 329A
(956) 326-2633
tmitchell@tamiu.edu
Areas of Interest: American Literary Renaissance
DR. Adam Kozaczka
Assistant Professor
AIC 331
(956) 326-3300
Adam.Kozaczka@tamiu.edu
DR. KEVIN LINDBERG
Associate Professor
KL 333A
(956) 326-2601
klindberg@tamiu.edu
Areas of Interest: 16th & 17th-Century British Literature, Bible as Literature
DR. Nathaniel Racine
Assistant Professor
AIC 325
(956) 326-2642
nathaniel.racine@tamiu.edu
DR. JONATHAN W. MURPHY
Associate Professor
AIC 378
(956) 326-2602
jonathan.murphy@tamiu.edu
Areas of Interest: American Renaissance and Critical Theory
DR. PAUL J. NIEMEYER
Associate Professor
AIC 336
(956) 326-2645
pniemeyer@tamiu.edu
http://www.thomashardyfilms.com/
Areas of Interest: Thomas Hardy, British Literature 1800-1930
DR. CHARLENE SUMMERS
Assistant Professional
AIC 326
(956) 326-2616
charlene.summers@tamiu.edu
Areas of Interest: Composition and Rhetoric Studies