Education:
M.Ed. Education, Administration, Curriculum and Supervision The University of Oklahoma 2021-2022
CAMSTEP Educator Program Cameron University 2005- 2006
Bachelor’s of Music Cameron University 1999-2003s.
Research Interests:
Email: aydogdu@ou.edu
Office: Cate 2
Research Interests:
19th Century British Literature; Women Writers of the late Romantic and early Victorian Periods; Women's and Gender Studies; Feminist and New Historicist theories and criticism
Contact:
elisabeth.a.murphy-1@ou.edu
Education:
BA, California State University of Fullerton
MA, University of Oklahoma
MA, Columbia University
Research Interests:
John Milton, Catholic Theology in Protestant writings, and Prophetic language of the Renaissance
Contact:
jared.d.nabhan-1@ou.edu
Education:
M.A. in Teaching English Education, Secondary, Western Governors University
B.S. in Marriage and Family Studies, Brigham Young University Idaho
Contact:
Camille.Sturges-1@ou.edu
Education:
MA in English, University of Oklahoma
BA in English with a history minor from the University of Oklahoma, summa cum laude (2021-2024).
Research interests:
Native American Literature, Post-modern American Literature, Native American Renaissance, contemporary Native American Literature, and creative writing.
Contact:
mupchurch@ou.edu
Education:
M.A. in Communication, Johns Hopkins University, 2023
B.A. in Communication, University of Colorado Denver, 2016
Contact:
Email: kvoss@ou.edu
Office: Cate 2
Nicole Waggoner-Turdo is a highly decorated English teacher and best-selling novelist. She has had the pleasure of teaching assorted English courses for the last 21 years.
Contact:
natasha.n.waggonerturdo-1@ou.edu
Education:
M.Ed. Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum/English Education, University of Oklahoma
B.A. Journalism, Oklahoma Baptist University
Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed. is a PhD candidate in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum at the University of Oklahoma. She has served as interim director of the OSU Writing Center, assistant director of the OU Writing Center and is an Oklahoma Writing Project Teacher Consultant. She taught middle and high school English for 10 years and has taught Writing Center Theory and Pedagogy, Advanced Composition, The Rhetoric of Influencers and Composition I and II. She founded an educational publishing company in 2012 and served as co-editor of the Oklahoma English Journal for five years. Her work has been published in The AP Wire, The Dallas Morning News, and in the Florida Baptist Witness.
Research Interests:
I am interested in the intersection of student-centered pedagogy, literacy, and educational leadership. More specifically, I study adolescent literacy, writing pedagogy, and student-centered learning
Publications:
Contact:
michelleboydwaters@ou.edu
Education:
I have a Bachelor's in social studies education from OU and am currently pursuing a Master's degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Research interests:
I have 3 years experience teaching high school world history and speak Spanish. I am interested in Latin American history, public education, and critical pedagogy.
Contact:
miguel.e.yamadasapien-1@ou.edu.
Education:
B.A., Texas Christian University (2024)
M.A., Texas Christian University (2026)
Research Interests:
British Gothic literature, Modern Gothic literature, Digital humanities, History of the book, Disability studies, Speculative Fiction and Nonfiction
Contact:
Kaitlyn.z.adams@ou.edu
Education:
BS in Secondary Education, Idaho State University 2013
MA in English, Idaho State University 2017
Research Interests:
I am interested in religious rhetoric in a broad sense. More specifically, I study the ideas of historic "peace churches" such as Mennonites and The Society of Friends (Quakers). I also study religious intentionalism both within the peace church context and the larger American context.
Contact:
eleah.b.anz-1@ou.edu
Education:
B.A. University of Central Oklahoma
Research Interests:
Creative Writing, Modernist Poetry, Imagist Poetry, Nature Poetry, Post Avant/Post Modern Poetry, Magical Realism, Mythology, Folklore, Historical Fiction, Short fiction, Flash Fiction
Publications:
Contact:
Matthew.S.Barnett-1@ou.edu
Education:
BA, Marketing Advertisement - OCU 2022
Research Interests:
Poetics of Poverty
Poetics of Rap & Modern Hip-Hop
Rhetorics of Decolinzation
Contact:
Tanner.D.Bedford-1@ou.edu
Education:
B.A., English Education (Secondary), Pittsburg State University, 2013
M.A., English Literature, Pittsburg State University, 2025
Background:
Most recently, Tim has worked as an editor (Cow Creek Review, Emerald City), a copy editor (The Midwest Quarterly), and an adjunct for Pittsburg State University. Before returning for his Master’s degree, Tim spent ten years working at various state and non-profit roles in service to his community.
Research Interests:
Tim is interested in literature, literary theory, genre literature’s potential in academia, creative writing, and writing centers. Outside of academia, Tim enjoys nerdy things like tabletop gaming and turn-based strategy games.
Favorite Writers:
James Baldwin, Michel Foucault, Edith Wharton, Ralph Ellison, Henry Fielding, Emily Dickinson, Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, J. R. R. Tolkien, Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert Chambers, and Douglas Adams.
Cat photos available upon request.
Contact:
tboekemier@ou.edu
Education:
BA History, California State University Fullerton
MA English Literature and MA History, with honors, University of Central Oklahoma
Research Interests:
Multi-ethnic Literature, Piracy, Early US Republic, Atlantic Studies, American Identity, Women's Studies, Liminality, Indigenous Literature, Fairy Tales, Folklore and Mythology.
Publications:
Sensibly Preserved: Precarity and Primitivism in Louis A. Allen's Time Before Morning, Master's Thesis, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, 2025.
“Inherited Hatred: The Assassination of Tsar Paul I of Russia, 1796-1801,” Welebaethan (2004): 123-133.
Education
BA in Native American Studies; BA in English from East Central University, 2022
MA in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from The University of Oklahoma (2024)
Research Interests
Cultural rhetorics, decolonial methodologies, embodied rhetorics
Education
B.A. English, The University of Oklahoma
Research Interests
Women writers, independent publishing, feminist publishing
Contact
kaitlyn.e.denton-1@ou.edu
Education:
BS Chemistry, Texas Tech University
MA Chemistry, Texas Tech University
Research Interests:
Technical and Professional Writing, Scientific Rhetoric, Writing Education in the Sciences
Publications:
Contact:
kaitlyn.b.donohoo-1@ou.edu
Education
B.A. in English, Baylor University, 2024
Research Interests
American literature of the 19th and 20th centuries, environmental literature, ecocriticism, disability studies, and literary and critical theory
Contact
Haley.K.Eckstein-1@ou.edu
Education
B.A English, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, 2017.
M.A English (Composition, Rhetoric and English Studies), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2024.
Research Interests
Social Media Rhetoric, Hip hop Literacy and Feminism
Academic Publication
Eruobodo, Adefunke. "Hip Hop Literacy: A Critical Analysis of Code Switching in Asake's Musical Video - "Joha."" International Journal of English Language and Communication Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 2024.
Contact
adefunke.b.eruobodo-1@ou.edu
Education:
B.A. in English Writing from the University of Oklahoma with a minor in Professional Writing in 2026
Research Interests:
Logan’s research interests include fiction writing, fantasy, science
fiction, and children’s literature.
Contact:
logan.g.fiihr-1@ou.edu
Education:
M.A. in English from Texas A&M University – San Antonio
Presentations:
Tajé Gabbedon has a M.A. in English from Texas A&M University – San Antonio, with his research exploring rhetorical genre studies at the intersection of film and cultural studies. His scholarship examines genre as a form of social action, investigating how literary and cinematic genres shape cultural identities, negotiate systems of power, and influence social behavior across media. His master’s thesis research analyzed the horror film genre within post-World War II America, exploring how horror cinema reflected and reinforced racial anxieties surrounding white flight and suburbanization. More broadly, his work bridges rhetorical theory, film studies, and postcolonial scholarship to examine how genres construct and reshape cultural narratives. As an instructor of first-year writing, Tajé emphasizes genre awareness and multimodal composition, encouraging students to view English as a flexible rhetorical resource rather than a fixed set of rules. His long-term research interests include rhetoric, film, diaspora studies, and transnational cultural production.
Contact:
Taje.G.Gabbedon-1@ou.edu
Education
Masters in Comparative Indian Language and Literature from University of Calcutta.
Publications
Ehajanmer Rail Line (Poetry, Bengali)
Yapanchitra: International Poetry 2024 Issue (Associate editor, English).
Owshnik Ghosh is a Bengali poet. His first book of poetry was published in
2024. Besides poetry he is also an essayist and a translator. He has done his Masters in Comparative Indian Language and Literature from University of Calcutta. His research interest is South Asian literature and culture with a special focus on India.
Contact:
Owshnik.Ghosh-1@ou.edu
Education:
B.A. in English from East Central University, 2025
Research Interests:
Native American rhetorics, feminist rhetorics, and women’s studies.
Contact:
mham@ou.edu
Education:
B.S. Language Arts Education with a minor in Japanese from the University of Oklahoma (2020-2025)
Research Interests:
Comics Studies, Manga Studies, Japanese Literature Studies, Transpacific Literary Studies, Marxist Literary Theory, Neocolonial Literary Theory, Literary Semiotics
Contact:
carson.d.keesling-1@ou.edu
Education:
B.A. in Applied Communication from Kent State University
Lydia Kraszewski is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She earned her B.A. in Applied Communication from Kent State University, with concentrations in Journalism, Marketing, and Visual Communication Design. She received her M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2023. Her research background is rooted in counseling theory and clinical practice, with current interests in the relationship between human behavior and creative writing. Lydia will teach Composition I while pursuing an M.A. in Rhetoric and Writing Studies with a creative writing emphasis. She looks forward to drawing on her background in psychology to inform her teaching, research and writing with the University of Oklahoma."
Contact:
lydia.j.kraszewski-1@ou.edu
Education:
BA in English, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
MPhil in English (Literary Studies), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Research Interests:
Translanguaging, narrative studies, multicultural writing, literary multilingualism, postcolonial literature
Education:
BA English Education from University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Research interests:
Pedagogy, Gothic Marxism, critical theory
Contact:
Finnley.G.Mantooth-1@ou.edu
Education:
MA, English, Brigham Young University; BA, English, Brigham Young University
Research interests:
Technical and professional writing, cultural rhetorics, pedagogy
Contact info:
clarissa.m.mcintire-1@ou.edu
Education:
Education: BA in English, summa cum laude, The University of Oklahoma, 2025
Contact:
madeline.k.meyers-1@ou.edu
Education:
B.A. English cum laude Stephen F. Austin State University 2020
M.A. English The University of Oklahoma 2022
Research interests:
Masculinity Studies; Native American Literature; African American Literature; Folklore and Mythology Studies.
Contact:
mister-q@ou.edu
Education:
BA in English from Lyon College (2020)
MA in English from The State University of New York at Buffalo (2022)
Research Interests:
Modernisms, 20th Century American Literature, 20th Century Anglophone Literature, Thing Theory, New Materialism
Education:
BA English Literature from Southeast Missouri State University
MA English Literature Studies from Southeast Missouri State University
Jessica Lauren Rennie graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a Master of Arts in English Literature Studies in 2020. Her research interests include the intersections of language and power dynamics and feminist theory. She wrote her thesis on the reclamation of power through language and kinship among women in Toni Morrison's fiction.
Publication: Rennie, Jessica L. Unspeakable Things Finally Spoken: An Examination of Reclamation of Power Through Language in Toni Morrison's Fiction, Southeast Missouri State University, Ann Arbor, 2022. (Master's Thesis)
Contact:
jessica.l.rennie-1@ou.edu
Corrina Richards is a settler scholar interested in Global Indigenous Literatures. Her research interests include religious, land, and animal studies. She completed her Master's in Arts, focusing on Literary Studies, in May of 2025 at Appalachian State University. Her Master's thesis focused on the relationship between religion and land in Indigenous novels across seemingly disparate Indigenous nations.
Contact:
Corrina.C.Richards-1@ou.edu
Research Interests:
Native American Literature, American and British Gothic Literature, Horror Media, and Contemporary Genre Film.
Contact:
tatiana.a.rosillo-1@ou.edu
Education:
BA in Education: English Language Arts; English as Second Language from Wayne State College
MA in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from The University of Oklahoma
Contact:
Linnea.L.Vogel-1@ou.edu
Email: mountford@ou.edu
Office: Cate 2, Room 425
