Luisana Duarte Armendáriz, ’26 (Ph.D.) has accepted a job as an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Luisana will also be serving as Interim Director for their First Year Composition program. Luisana’s committee members included Profs. Victoria Smith (Chair), Peter Constantine, and Cathryn Mercier (Simmons University).
Grad Landings
Dr. Amanda Greenwell ’20 (Ph.D.) Wins Children’s Literature Association Book Award
Dr. Amanda Greenwell, ’20 (Ph.D.), an Associate Professor of English at Central Connecticut State University, was named this year’s winner of the Children’s Literature Association’s Book Award for her recent publication The Child Gaze: Narrating Resistance in American Literature. Dr. Greenwell was featured on Fox 61 for her work associated with this award, which was […]
Where Are They Now
Several alumni of the Department’s Creative Writing Program reported updates in their careers since completing their degrees: Tim Stobierski ‘11(CLAS) has recently had poems published or on the way in Poetry Ireland, Chicago Quarterly Review, Baltimore Review, Midwest Quarterly, Chestnut Review, Crab Creek Review, &change, EOAGH, Chiron Review, Gathering of the Tribes Magazine, and elsewhere. He’d served as one of the judges for the 2025 Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry, presented by The […]
Miller Oberman ‘17 (PhD) featured as Poet of the Day
Miller Oberman ‘17 (PhD) was highlighted as the Poet of The Day at the national Poetry Daily site on July 19th. The featured poem, “Theory”, featured is from Miller’s second book, “Impossible Things”, now available for purchase on Duke UP. Congratulations, Miller!
Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah ‘15 (CLAS) to be Boston’s next Poet Laureate
Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah ‘15 (CLAS) has been chosen to be the fourth Boston Poet Laureate and will assume the role for four years. Their goal is to continue to build on the work of previous poets laureate and to encourage people to be more engaged in poetry. Congratulations, Emmanuel!
Alex Mika ‘21(CLAS), ‘22 (MA) to Perform Play in NYC
Alex Mika ‘21(CLAS), ‘22 (MA), who is currently a PhD candidate in the Penn State Department of English, is co-producing on a musical, In the Wake, at the Green Room 42 in New York City on February 23rd. Livestream passes are also available from the venue. Congratulations, Alex!
Christopher Bolster, ’25 (Ph.D.) Accepted a Position at Hamden Hall
Christopher Bolster, ‘25 (Ph.D.) has recently accepted a position at the Hamden Hall Country Day School as of an Instructor of English and History. Christopher’s advisory committee included Lyn Tribble, Linsday Cummings, Jean Marsden, and Gregory Semenza. Congratulations, Christopher!
Gretchen Geer, ‘25 (Ph.D.) Accepted a Position at Montevideo High
Gretchen Geer, ‘25 (Ph.D.) has recently accepted a full-time English teaching position at Montevideo High School in Montevideo, Minnesota. Her advisory committee included Fiona Somerset, Victoria Ford Smith, Pam Bedore, and Greg Semenza. Congratulations, Gretchen!
Julia Brush ’23 (Ph.D.) to UMass Dartmouth
Julia Brush, ‘23 (Ph.D.), has recently accepted a position at UMass Dartmouth as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the First-Year Writing Program. She will be starting this position this fall semester. Congratulations Julia!
Grad Landings: Sarah Bertekap to Ball State University
Sarah Bertekap ’24 (Ph.D.) has accepted an Assistant Lecturer of English position at the Indiana Academy at Ball State University. Sarah’s committee included Mary Burke, major advisor, and committee members Margaret Breen, Greg Semenza, and Victoria Ford Smith. Congratulations!