English Faculty
Wes Chapman
Associate Professor of English
Dr. Chapman enjoys composing for acoustic guitar almost as much as he likes asking students to question what they know.
Contact:
wchapman@iwu.edu
Joanne Diaz
Isaac Funk Endowed Professor of English
When she’s not busy writing poems, Professor Diaz can be found chasing down the dropped “R” in the Boston accent.
Contact:
jdiaz@iwu.edu
James Plath
Professor of English, R. Forrest Colwell Endowed Chair of English
Professor Plath ran with the bulls in Pamplona and was the featured scholar on a Travel Channel show, “Hemingway in Key West.”
Contact:
jplath@iwu.edu
Brandi Reissenweber
Associate Professor of English
Living in Jack Kerouac’s former home, traveling across Sudan, or exploring local trails in search of a quiet spot, Professor Reissenweber always can be seen with a good book.
Contact:
breissen@iwu.edu
Juan Rodríguez Barrera
Assistant Professor of English
Few things inspire Professor Rodríguez Barrera more than when his students discover that literature can be both an instrument for poltical critique and a means to envision what proletarian author Tillie Olsen once called the "not yet in the now."
Contact:
jrodrig6@iwu.edu
Michael Theune
Robert Harrington Endowed Professor of English, University Writing Program Director, and Department Chair
Professor Theune’s love of surprises—in jokes, mysteries, The Prestige has led him, often with student assistants, to explore the art of the twist in poetry.
Contact:
mtheune@iwu.edu
Adjunct Assistant Professors
Diana Jaher
Adjunct Instructors
Carol Lind
Kathryn Kerr
Kathleen Zurkowski
Professors Emeriti
Mary Ann Bushman
Barbara Bowman
Robert Bray
Lynn DeVore
Pamela Muirhead
Kathie O'Gorman
Alison Sainsbury
Dan Terkla
Michael Theune - Robert Harrington Endowed Professor of English and Chair of English
Department - English