Faculty

English & Philosophy Faculty Information

Dale W. Simpson, E-mail: simpson-d@mssu.edu
—Ph.D. (North Texas)—Medieval, Linguistics, English Education
Head, Department of English
David L. Ackiss, E-mail: ackiss-l@mssu.edu
—Ph.D. (Duke)—British Romantic Literature
Barry E. Brown, E-mail: brown-b@mssu.edu
—Ph.D. (Rochester)—Philosophy, Logic
Joey R. Brown, E-mail:  brown-jr@mssu.edu
—Ph.D. (Oklahoma)—Interdisciplinary Studies, Technical Writing, Fiction Writing
Christopher Dowd, E-mail: dowd-c@mssu.edu 
—Ph.D (Connecticut)-American Literature, Modern & Post Modern; British and American Literature.
Joy S. Dworkin, E-mail: dworkin-j@mssu.edu
—Ph.D. (Michigan)—Creative Writing, Russian Literature

Hillary Fogerty, E-mail: fogerty-h@mssu.edu
—Ph.D. (University of Washington)—Shakespeare, Medieval & Early Modern British Literature
George C. Greenlee, E-mail: greenlee-g@mssu.edu
—M.A. (NE Louisiana)—The Short Story, O'Connor; Director, Writing Program & Writing Assessment
Michael Howarth, E-mail:  howarth-m@mssu.edu
—Ph.D. (University of Louisiana)-Lafayette—Children's Literature, Creative Writing

Damon Kraft, E-mail; kraft-d@mssu.edu
—Ph.D (Missouri) Medieval Literature. Early Modern British Literature.
William A. Kumbier, E-mail: kumbier-w@mssu.edu
—Ph.D. (SUNY-Buffalo)—Comparative Literature, Technical Writing
Holly McSpadden, E-mail:  mcspadden-h@mssu.edu
—Ph.D.  (Texas)—19th & 20th Century Transatlantic Literature; Coordinator, Dual-Credit Composition
Patricia Murphy, E-mail:  murphy-p@mssu.edu
—Ph.D.  (Iowa)—Victorian Literature, Gender & Ideological Issues, Literary Theory
Michael T. Rodgers, E-mail: rodgers-m@mssu.edu
—ABD (Tulsa)—20th Century American

Cliff Toliver, E-mail:  toliver-c@mssu.edu
—Ph.D.  (Texas)—British & World Literature; Historical Linguistics; Children's Literature
Doris A. Walters, E-mail: walters-d@mssu.edu
—Ph.D. (Arkansas)—Modern British Literature, Women's Lit., English Education

 

Department of English & Philosophy

Missouri Southern State University • 3950 E Newman Rd • Joplin, MO 64801-1595

Hearnes Hall Room 300 • Phone: 1-417-625-9377 • Fax: 1-417-625-3121

Dale W. Simpson, Head • Email:  simpson-d@mssu.edu

Return to MSSU home page