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

Department Head

List of People

	Name	Title	Email	Phone
	Bob Hasenfratz	Professor Department Head	robert.hasenfratz@uconn.edu	860‑486‑1526

Associate Department Head

List of People

	Name	Title	Email	Phone
	Clare Costley King'oo	Associate Professor Associate Department Head	clare.kingoo@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2058

Administration

List of People

	Name	Title	Email	Phone
	Lisa Blansett	Assistant Professor in Residence Associate Director First-Year English	lisa.blansett@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2066
	Margaret Breen	Professor Regional Campus Change Advisor	margaret.breen@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2873
	Brenda Brueggemann	Professor Aetna Chair of Writing Director of First-Year Writing Program	brenda.brueggemann@uconn.edu	please email instead
	Mary Burke	Associate Professor Honors Program Director	mary.burke@uconn.edu	860‑486‑6858
	Jason Courtmanche	Assistant Professor in Residence Director, Connecticut Writing Project	Jason.courtmanche@uconn.edu	860‑486‑5772 (direct)
	Ruth Fairbanks	Adjunct Faculty Internship Program Director	ruth.fairbanks@uconn.edu	860‑486‑9017
	Sean Forbes	Assistant Professor in Residence Creative Writing Program Director	sean.forbes@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2324
	Ellen Litman	Associate Professor Associate Director of Creative Writing	ellen.litman@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2111
	Bhakti Shringarpure	Graduate Studies Associate Director	bhakti.shringarpure@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2356
	Victoria Ford Smith	Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies	victoria.f.smith@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3959
	Fiona Somerset	Professor	fiona.somerset@uconn.edu	860‑486‑5774
	Christopher Vials	Associate Professor	christopher.vials@uconn.edu	860‑486‑9033

Administrative Manager

List of People

	Name	Title	Email	Phone
	Melanie Hepburn	Department Administrative Manager	melanie.hepburn@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2169

Staff

List of People

	Name	Title	Email	Phone
	Marjorie Ouimette	First-Year Writing Assistant	margie.ouimette@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2866
	Claire E. Reynolds	Communications Coordinator	claire.reynolds@uconn.edu	(860) 486‑3047
	Mary Udal	Administrative Services Specialist, Graduate Studies	mary.udal@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2329
	Inda Watrous	Undergraduate Academic Advisor	inda.watrous@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2322