Department Directory | Department of English

This alphabetical directory includes English department administration, emeriti, faculty, graduate students, and staff.

	Name	Email	Phone
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Fadila Al Shubaini	Graduate Student	fadila.al_shubaini@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Cassidy Allen	Graduate Student	cassidy.allen@uconn.edu
\|Emeriti\|	\|\|	Raymond Anselment	Professor Emeritus	raymond.anselment@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|	Margaret Ascenzo	Graduate Student	margaret.ascenzo@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|British Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Regina Barreca	Professor	regina.barreca@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2988
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Kyle Barron	Graduate Student	kyle.barron@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|	Pamela Bedore	Associate Professor	pamela.bedore@uconn.edu	860‑405‑9135
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|	Leah Begg	Graduate Student	leah.begg@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|	Mary K. Bercaw Edwards	Associate Professor	mary.bercaw_edwards@uconn.edu	860‑405‑9032
\|Graduate Students\|	\|British Literature—20th Century to Present\|Irish Literature\|	Sarah Bertekap	Graduate Student	sarah.bertekap@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|Medieval\|	William Biel	Graduate Student	william.biel@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|Medieval\|	Frederick Biggs	Professor	frederick.biggs@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2380
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|\|	Richard Bleiler	Adjunct Faculty Humanities Librarian	richard.bleiler@uconn.edu
\|Emeriti\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Lynn Bloom	Professor Emerita	lynn.bloom@uconn.edu	781‑400‑1776
\|Graduate Students\|	\|Renaissance\|	Christopher Bolster	Graduate Student	christopher.bolster@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Kyle Booten	Assistant Professor	kyle.booten@uconn.edu
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Margaret Breen	Professor Regional Campus Change Advisor	margaret.breen@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2873
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|\|	Nicholas Brown	Adjunct Faculty	nicholas.brown@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|Renaissance\|	Pamela Allen Brown	Professor	Pamela.Brown@uconn.edu	(please use email)
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Brenda Brueggemann	Professor Aetna Endowed Chair of Writing	brenda.brueggemann@uconn.edu	(please use email)
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Julia Brush	Graduate Student	julia.brush@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Sophia Buckner	Graduate Student	sophia.buckner@uconn.edu
\|Administration\|Faculty\|	\|Irish Literature\|	Mary Burke	Professor Honors Program Director	mary.burke@uconn.edu	860‑486‑6858
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Scott Campbell	Associate Professor	scott.campbell@uconn.edu	959‑200‑3863
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Katharine Capshaw	Professor	capshaw@uconn.edu	860‑486‑4048
\|Staff\|	\|\|	Peter Carcia	Program Assistant	peter.carcia@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|British Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Ellen Carillo	Professor Writing Coordinator	ellen.carillo@uconn.edu	203‑236‑9810
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|Postcolonial / World Literature in English\|	Kerry Carnahan	Graduate Student	kerry.carnahan@uconn.edu
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Julie Choffel	Adjunct Faculty	julie.choffel@uconn.edu	860‑786‑8549
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Bruce Cohen	Instructor in Residence	bruce.cohen@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3762
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|Irish Literature\|	Joanne Cordón	Adjunct Faculty	joanne.cordon@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2025
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Emily Cormier	Visiting Assistant Professor	emily.cormier@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|Postcolonial / World Literature in English\|	Eleni Coundouriotis	Professor	eleni.coundouriotis@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3050
\|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)
\|Graduate Students\|	\|Medieval\|	Jake Couturiaux	Graduate Student	jacob.couturiaux@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Morgne Cramer	Associate Professor	patricia.cramer@uconn.edu	203‑251‑8412
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Martha Cutter	Professor	martha.cutter@uconn.edu	860‑486‑1761
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|British Literature—19th Century\|	Kari Daly	Graduate Student	kari.daly@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Postcolonial / World Literature in English\|	Alexander Dawson	Graduate Student	alexander.dawson@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3706
\|Faculty\|	\|Renaissance\|	Tom Deans	Professor Director, University Writing Center	tom.deans@uconn.edu	860‑486‑9728
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Sarah DeCapua	Assistant Professor In Residence	sarah.decapua@uconn.edu	860‑486‑1524
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Darcie Dennigan	Assistant Professor In Residence	darcie.dennigan@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3870
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Monali Desai	Graduate Student	monali.desai@uconn.edu
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|\|	Bronwyn Diperi	Adjunct Faculty	bronwyn.diperi@uconn.edu
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|\|	Emily Dolan	Adjunct Faculty	emily.dolan@uconn.edu	860‑486‑4737
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|	Anna Mae Duane	Associate Professor	anna.duane@uconn.edu	860‑486‑4263
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Thomas Dulack	Professor	dulack@sbcglobal.net	203‑236‑9944
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Clare Eby	Professor	clare.eby@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2683
\|Emeriti\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|	A. Harris Fairbanks	Professor Emeritus	albert.fairbanks@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2376
\|Adjunct Faculty\|Administration\|	\|\|	Ruth Fairbanks	Adjunct Faculty Writing Internship Program Director	ruth.fairbanks@uconn.edu	860‑486‑9017
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Amy Fehr	Graduate Student	amy.fehr@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2690
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|\|	Stephanie Fischer	Adjunct Faculty	stephanie.fischer@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|	Wayne Franklin	Professor	wayne.franklin@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3570
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|\|	Matthew Gallagher	Adjunct Faculty	matthew.j.gallagher@uconn.edu
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|\|	Mary Gallucci	Adjunct Faculty	mary.gallucci@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3690
\|Faculty\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|Restoration & 18th Century\|	Alex Gatten	Visiting Assistant Professor Associate Director of FYW	alex.gatten@uconn.edu	860‑486‑1579
\|Graduate Students\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|	Madison Gehling
\|Graduate Students\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|British Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Roxanne Gentry	Graduate Student	roxanne.gentry@uconn.edu	860‑486‑1749
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Abby Gillis
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|Medieval\|	Laura Godfrey	Adjunct Instructor	laura.godfrey@uconn.edu	860‑486‑1830
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Serkan Görkemli	Associate Professor	serkan.gorkemli@uconn.edu	203‑251‑9585
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|\|	Leigh Grossman	Adjunct Faculty	leigh.grossman@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3678
\|Emeriti\|	\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|	Sharon Harris	Professor Emerita	sharon.harris@uconn.edu
\|Emeriti\|	\|Renaissance\|	Elizabeth Hart	Associate Professor Emerita	elizabeth.hart@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|Medieval\|	Bob Hasenfratz	Professor	robert.hasenfratz@uconn.edu	860‑486‑1526
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|	Daniel Healy	Graduate Student	daniel.healy@uconn.edu
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|\|	Margaret Helming	Adjunct Faculty	margaret.helming@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Tolonda Henderson	Graduate Student	tolonda.henderson@uconn.edu
\|Staff\|	\|\|	Melanie Hepburn	Department Administrative Manager	melanie.hepburn@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2169
\|Emeriti\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|British Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Margaret R. Higonnet	Professor Emerita	margaret.higonnet@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Oliver Hiob-Bansal	Assistant Professor in Residence Coordinator of Second Language Writing	oliver.hiob@uconn.edu	860‑486‑9034
\|Faculty\|	\|Postcolonial / World Literature in English\|	Patrick Hogan	Professor	patrick.hogan@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3273
\|Emeriti\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|British Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Donna Hollenberg	Professor Emerita	donna.hollenberg@uconn.edu	617‑469‑9760
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|British Literature—20th Century to Present\|Postcolonial / World Literature in English\|	Jacob Horn	Assistant Professor in Residence Writing Center Coordinator	jacob.horn@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Wei-Hao Wayne Huang	Graduate Student	wei-hao.huang@uconn.edu
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|\|	Tina Huey	Adjunct Faculty	tina.huey@uconn.edu
\|Emeriti\|	\|\|	Jonathan Hufstader	Professor Emeritus	jonathan.hufstader@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|Restoration & 18th Century\|	Yohei Igarashi	Associate Professor of English Associate Director, Humanities Institute	yohei.igarashi@uconn.edu	(860) 486‑2321
\|Emeriti\|	\|Irish Literature\|Renaissance\|	Lee Jacobus	Professor Emeritus	leejacobus@aol.com
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Kaylee Jangula Mootz	Graduate Student	kaylee.mootz@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Heon Jeon	Visiting Assistant Professor	heon.jeon@uconn.edu	860‑486‑1523
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Briona Jones
\|Emeriti\|	\|\|	Stephen Jones	Professor Emeritus	stephen.jones@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|	Liam Kelsey	Graduate Student
\|Graduate Students\|	\|Irish Literature\|	Mollie Kervick	Graduate Student	mollie.kervick@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Suhyun Kim	Graduate Student	suhyun.kim@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Kathy Knapp	Associate Professor	kathy.knapp@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|Renaissance\|	Gregory Kneidel	Professor	gregory.kneidel@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|Postcolonial / World Literature in English\|	Samadrita Kuiti	Graduate Student	samadrita.kuiti@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Darby Lacey	Graduate Student	darby.lacey@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|Restoration & 18th Century\|	Nicole Lawrence	Graduate Student	nicole.lawrence@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Thomas Layman	Graduate Student	thomas.layman@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Emma Lee	Graduate Student	emma.g.lee@uconn.edu
\|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
\|Faculty\|	\|Irish Literature\|Postcolonial / World Literature in English\|	Rachael Lynch	Associate Professor	rachael.lynch@uconn.edu	203‑236‑9856
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Erin Lynn	Graduate Student	erin.lynn@uconn.edu
\|Emeriti\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|	Glen MacLeod	Professor Emeritus	glen.macleod@uconn.edu	203‑236‑9857
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Gregory Madden	Graduate Student	gregory.madden@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|	Charles Mahoney	Professor	charles.mahoney@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2282
\|Emeriti\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Veronica Makowsky	Professor Emerita	veronica.makowsky@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|Restoration & 18th Century\|	Jean Marsden	Professor	jean.marsden@uconn.edu	860‑486‑5441
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|\|	Rebecca Mathews	Adjunct Faculty	rebecca.mathews@uconn.edu	860‑486‑6124
\|Graduate Students\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|	Sierra McMillan	Graduate Student	sierra.mcmillan@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Alex Menrisky
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Jonathan Merola	Graduate Student	jonathan.merola@uconn.edu
\|Emeriti\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|	Michael Meyer	Professor Emeritus	michael.meyer@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Byron Miller
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Gabriel Morrison	Graduate Student	gabriel.morrison@uconn.edu
\|Emeriti\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Brenda Murphy	Professor Emeritus	brenda.murphy@uconn.edu
\|Emeriti\|	\|\|	Marilyn Nelson	Professor Emerita	marilyn.nelson@uconn.edu
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|\|	Amy Nocton	Adjunct Faculty	amy.nocton@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|Renaissance\|	Alyse O'Hara	Graduate Student
\|Staff\|	\|\|	Marjorie Ouimette	First-Year Writing Assistant	margie.ouimette@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2866
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|	V. Penelope Pelizzon	Professor	penelope.pelizzon@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3870
\|Emeriti\|	\|Renaissance\|	Richard Peterson	Professor Emeritus	richard.peterson@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Daniel Pfeiffer	Graduate Student	daniel.pfeiffer@uconn.edu	860‑486‑1536
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Jerry Phillips	Associate Professor	jerry.r.phillips@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3690
\|Emeriti\|	\|\|	Sam Pickering	Professor Emeritus	samuel.pickering@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Danielle Pieratti	Graduate Student	danielle.pieratti@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Grégory Pierrot	Assistant Professor	gregory.pierrot@uconn.edu	203‑251‑9527
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|\|	Sydney Landon Plum	Adjunct Faculty	sydney.plum@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Inga Poetzl	Graduate Student	inga.poetzl@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Aaron Proudfoot	Graduate Student	aaron.proudfoot@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Psyche Ready	Graduate Student	psyche.ready@uconn.edu
\|Emeriti\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|	Thomas Recchio	Professor Emeritus	thomas.recchio@uconn.edu
\|Adjunct Faculty\|	\|Renaissance\|	Elizabeth Reinwald	Adjunct Instructor	elizabeth.reinwald@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3706
\|Emeriti\|	\|\|	Thomas Riggio	Professor Emeritus	thomas.riggio@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|Medieval\|	Frederick Roden	Professor	frederick.roden@uconn.edu	203‑251‑8559
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Maurice Rodriguez	Graduate Student	maurice.rodriguez@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Rebecca Rowe	Graduate Student	rebecca.rowe@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Patrick Russell	Graduate Student	patrick.k.russell@uconn.edu	860‑486‑1749
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Shawn Salvant	Associate Professor	shawn.salvant@uconn.edu	860‑486‑1521
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Lisa Sánchez González	Professor	lisa.m.sanchez@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2751
\|Faculty\|	\|Renaissance\|	Debapriya Sarkar	Assistant Professor	debapriya.sarkar@uconn.edu	860‑405‑9187
\|Faculty\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Cathy Schlund-Vials	Professor	cathy.schlund-vials@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3188
\|Faculty\|	\|Renaissance\|	Gregory Semenza	Professor	gregory.semenza@uconn.edu	860‑486‑4762
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Francine Shaw	Associate Professor	fran.shaw@uconn.edu	203‑251‑8421
\|Faculty\|	\|British Literature—20th Century to Present\|Irish Literature\|	Thomas Shea	Associate Professor	thomas.shea@uconn.edu	959‑200‑3786
\|Faculty\|	\|Ethnic American Literature\|Renaissance\|	Jeffrey Shoulson	Professor	jeffrey.shoulson@uconn.edu	860‑486‑7116
\|Faculty\|	\|Postcolonial / World Literature in English\|	Bhakti Shringarpure	Graduate Studies Associate Director	bhakti.shringarpure@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2356
\|Graduate Students\|	\|Medieval\|	Casey Smedberg	Graduate Student	casey.smedberg@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|Medieval\|	Fiona Somerset	Professor	fiona.somerset@uconn.edu	860‑486‑5774
\|Emeriti\|	\|\|	David Sonstroem	Professor Emeritus	david.sonstroem@uconn.edu	860‑486‑3877
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Hannah Taylor	Graduate Student	hannah.2.taylor@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Kiedra Taylor	Graduate Student	kiedra.taylor@uconn.edu
\|Emeriti\|	\|American Literature—Origins through 19th Century\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Robert Tilton	Professor Emeritus	robert.tilton@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|Medieval\|	Kathleen Tonry	Associate Professor	Kathleen.tonry@uconn.edu	860‑486‑9104
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Evelyn Tribble	Professor	evelyn.tribble@uconn.edu	860‑486‑1539
\|Staff\|	\|\|	Mary Udal	Administrative Services Specialist, Graduate Studies	mary.udal@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2329
\|Emeriti\|	\|\|	Davyne Verstandig	Professor Emerita	davyne.verstandig@uconn.edu	959‑200‑3684
\|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
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Kathryn Warrender	Graduate Student	kathryn.warrender@uconn.edu
\|Staff\|	\|\|	Inda Watrous	Undergraduate Academic Advisor	inda.watrous@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2322
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Paula Weinman	Graduate Student	paula.weinman@uconn.edu
\|Faculty\|	\|\|	Erika Williams
\|Faculty\|	\|British Literature—19th Century\|British Literature—20th Century to Present\|	Sarah Winter	Professor	sarah.winter@uconn.edu	860‑486‑2320
\|Graduate Students\|	\|Renaissance\|	Julia Wold	Graduate Student	julia.wold@uconn.edu
\|Graduate Students\|	\|\|	Elizabeth Zavadony	Graduate Student
\|Graduate Students\|	\|American Literature—20th Century to Present\|Ethnic American Literature\|	Anna Ziering	Graduate Student	anna.ziering@uconn.edu
\|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