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Administration and Staff

The Department of English is happy to answer questions or provide information for students.

Staff

	Name	Title	Email	Phone
\|Staff\|	\|\|		Peter Carcia	Program Assistant	peter.carcia@uconn.edu
\|Staff\|	\|\|		Melanie Hepburn	Department Administrative Manager	melanie.hepburn@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2169
\|Staff\|	\|\|		Marjorie Ouimette	First-Year Writing Assistant	margie.ouimette@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2866
\|Staff\|	\|\|		Mary Udal	Administrative Services Specialist, Graduate Studies	mary.udal@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2329
\|Staff\|	\|\|		Inda Watrous	Undergraduate Academic Advisor	inda.watrous@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2322

Administration

	Name	Title	Email	Phone
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|\|		Margaret Breen	Professor Regional Campus Change Advisor	margaret.breen@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2873
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|\|		Brenda Brueggemann	Professor Aetna Endowed Chair of Writing	brenda.brueggemann@uconn.edu	(please use email)
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|Irish Literature\|		Mary Burke	Professor Honors Program Director	mary.burke@uconn.edu	860‑486‑6858
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|		Jason Courtmanche	Assistant Professor in Residence Director, Connecticut Writing Project	Jason.courtmanche@uconn.edu	860‑486‑5772 (direct)
\|Adjunct Faculty\|Administration\|	\|\|		Ruth Fairbanks	Adjunct Faculty Writing Internship Program Director	ruth.fairbanks@uconn.edu	860‑486‑9017
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|		Ellen Litman	Associate Professor Associate Director of Creative Writing	ellen.litman@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2111
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|Ethnic American Literature\|		Christopher Vials	Professor	christopher.vials@uconn.edu	860‑486‑9033
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|Medieval\|Renaissance\|		Clare Costley King'oo	Associate Professor Interim Department Head	clare.kingoo@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2058
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|Restoration & 18th Century\|		Dwight Codr	Associate Professor Interim Associate Department Head	dwight.codr@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3150
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|British Literature—20th Century to Present\|		Victoria Ford Smith	Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies	victoria.f.smith@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3959
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|Postcolonial / World Literature in English\|		Sean Forbes	Assistant Professor in Residence Director of Creative Writing	sean.forbes@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2324
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|Restoration & 18th Century\|		Lisa Blansett	Associate Professor in Residence Director of First-Year Writing	lisa.blansett@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2066