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Brandon Alva

Brandon Alva

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.F.A. Creative Writing, University of Arizona, 2009
  • B.A. English, University of Utah

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Creative Writing (Creative Nonfiction)
  • Popular Culture (Comics)
  • Student Literary Magazines

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

154

Phone:

801-957-4815

Email:

brandon.alva@slcc.edu

Daniel D. Baird

Daniel D. Baird

Associate Professor, Folio Faculty Advisor, Associate Director of the Community Writing Center

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D. Comparative Literature, University of Oregon
  • M.A. Chinese Language & Literature, Washington University
  • B.A Chinese with minor in Japanese, Brigham Young University
  • Certifications: Technical Writing; Adobe InDesign

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • World Literature with Emphasis on Pre-20th Century
  • Creative Writing with Emphasis on Nonfiction
  • Children's Literature, TV, and Film
  • Community Engaged Learning
  • Literary Theory and Criticism with Emphasis on Pre-20th Century

 

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

237J

Phone:

801-957-3802

Email:

daniel.baird@slcc.edu

Jim Beatty

Jim Beatty

Assistant Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D-ABD, University of Indiana-Bloomington
  • M.A. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • B.A. English, Philosophy, University of Northern Colorado

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Composition
  • Linguistics
  • Pop Culture

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic &Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

152

Phone:

801-957-3958

Email:

jim.beatty@slcc.edu

Christie Bogle

Christie Bogle

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. Linguistics, Adult Second Language Acquisition & TESOL, University of Utah

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Theoretical Linguistics
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Composition
  • Gender Studies

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Lifetime Activities Center (LAC)

Room:

113 C

Phone:

801-957-4582

Email:

christie.bogle@slcc.edu

Anne Canavan

Anne Canavan

Associate Professor, Department Coordinator

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D. English, Northern Illinois University
  • M.A. English, Tennessee Technological University
  • B.A. English, Tennessee Technological University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Linguistics
  • Composition
  • American literature (early and modern)
  • Literary theory
  • Mental health

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administration Building (AAB)

Room:

165 J

Phone:

801-957-3793

Email:

anne.canavan@slcc.edu

Ron Christiansen

Ron Christiansen

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M. Ed.(Literacy and Writing Studies), University of Utah, 1998
  • B.A. English Teaching, Brigham Young University, 1994

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Composition
  • Children’s Literature
  • Science Fiction
  • Open Education
  • OER (Online educational resources)

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic and Administrative Building

Room:

165 K

Phone:

801-957-4321

Email:

ron.christiansen@slcc.edu

Nathan Cole

Nathan Cole

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. English, Brigham Young University
  • B.A. English, San Diego State University

Campus:

Jordan

Building:

High Tech Center

Room:

115 E

Phone:

801-957-6279

Email:

nathan.cole@slcc.edu

Gordon Dunne

Gordon Dunne

Associate Professor, Political Science

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D. Political Science
  • M.A. European Studies
  • TEFL English-as-a-Second Language
  • B.A. Spanish, Portuguese, History

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Integrated Reading and Writing
  • ESL
  • US Politics and Government
  • International Politics

LANGUAGES:

Spanish

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Technology Building (TB)

Room:

215 E

Phone:

801-957-5147

Email:

gordon.dunne@slcc.edu

George Ellington

George Ellington

Associate Professor

 

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Technology Building (TB)

Room:

215 E

Phone:

801-957-4152

Email:

george.ellington@slcc.edu

Jeshua Enriquez

Jeshua Enriquez

Assistant Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D English, University of California - Riverside
  • M.A. Literature, Northwestern University - Evanston-Chicago
  • B.A. English and Creative Writing, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • American Literature
  • Latinx Literature
  • Science Fiction Studies
  • Creative Writing
  • Composition

LANGUAGES:

Spanish

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Lifetime Activities Center (LAC)

Room:

115 D

Email:

jeshua.enriquez@slcc.edu

Ann Fillmore

Ann Fillmore

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.Ed. TESL, Concordia University, Portland OR, 2007
  • B.A. Spanish, University of Oregon, 2003

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Folklore
  • Storytelling

LANGUAGES:

Spanish

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Technology Building (TB)

Room:

018 H

Phone:

801-957-4020

Email:

ann.fillmore@slcc.edu

Joanne Baird Girodano

Joanne Baird Girodano

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. English, TESOL Graduate Certificate,  Brigham Young University
  • B.A. English & International Relations, Brigham Young University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Students’ transitions to college reading and writing
  • inclusive and culturally responsive teaching
  • integrated reading and writing
  • online literacy instruction
  • second language writing

LANGUAGES:

French

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administration (AAB)

Room:

165 L

Phone:

801-957-4176

Email:

joanne.giordano@slcc.edu

Jerri A. Harwell

Jerri A. Harwell

Associate Professor, Department Chair

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.Ed. Learning and Technology, Western Governors University
  • Radcliffe Publishing Procedures Course, Harvard University, Certificate
  • B.A. English, Oakland University

TEACHING INTERESTS:

  • ENGL 0900 and 0990 Integrated Reading and Writing
  • ENGL 1000 Writing Studies
  • ENGL 1010 and 2010 Composition
  • ENGL 2100 Technical Writing
  • OER – Open Education Resources

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

165 M

Phone:

801-957-4169

Email:

jerri.harwell@slcc.edu

Melissa Helquist

Melissa Helquist

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D., Texas Tech University
  • M.A., Colorado State University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Composition
  • Disability Studies
  • Digital Equity & Accessibility
  • Book History/Arts
  • Publishing

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic &Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

160

Phone:

801-957-4713

Email:

melissa.helquist@slcc.edu

Hana Jabr

Hana Jabr

Assistant Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. English Literature,  Weber State University
  • B.A. English, University of Utah
  • A.A. English, Salt Lake Community College

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Creative Writing
  • Literature
  • Composition
  • Shakespeare Studies

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Lifetime Activities Center (LAC)

Room:

115 B

Phone:

801-957-3568

Email:

hjabr@slcc.edu

Darin L. Jensen

Darin L. Jensen

Associate Professor, Editor: Teaching English in the Two-Year College

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D. Composition and Rhetoric, University of Nebraska Lincoln
  • M.A. Language Teaching/TESOL, University of Nebraska Omaha
  • M.A. English, Kansas State University
  • B.A. English, Bellevue University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Writing studies
  • Developmental education and basic writing
  • Professional issues in two-year colleges
  • Graduate preparation of future two-year English faculty

Campus:

South City

Room:

3-183 Q

Phone:

801-957-3466

Email:

darin.jensen@slcc.edu

Lynn K. Kilpatrick

Lynn K. Kilpatrick

Professor, Associate Department Chair

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D. Creative Writing, University of Utah
  • M.A. Poetry, Western Washington University
  • B.A. English, University of Oregon

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Courses
    • Introduction to Literature
    • Introduction to Fiction Writing
    • Novel Writing
    • Introduction to Creative Nonfiction
  • Areas of Interest
    • Writing Fiction and Nonfiction

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

237 N

Phone:

801-957-3074

Email:

lynn.kilpatrick@slcc.edu

Kati Lewis

Kati Lewis

Associate Professor, Community Writing Center Director

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.S. Literature and Writing (Postcolonial Literature & Creative Writing), Utah State University
  • B.A. English and History, Weber State University

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic and Administrative Building

Room:

174

Phone:

801-957-4735

Email:

kati.lewis@slcc.edu

Cristin Longhurst

Cristin Longhurst

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. American Literature, Brigham Young University
  • B.A. English Literature,  UCLA

TEACHING INTERESTS:

  • English 2010
  • English 1010
  • Literacy for community college students
  • Student Placement in Composition Classes

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administration Building (AAB)

Room:

165 F

Phone:

801-957-3823

Email:

cris.longhurst@slcc.edu

Alice Lopez

Alice Lopez

Assistant Professor, Writing Studies Committee Co-Chair

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D. student in Rhetoric & Composition, University of Utah
  • M.A. English (Rhetoric & Composition), University of Utah
  • B.A. Writing & Rhetoric, University of Utah

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Digital Rhetoric
  • Multimodal Composition

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Technology Building (TB)

Room:

407 C

Phone:

801-957-4037

Email:

alice.lopez@slcc.edu

Stephanie Dowdle Maenhardt

Stephanie Dowdle Maenhardt

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D. English -- Literature/Criticism, Indiana U of PA
  • M.A. English, Brigham Young University
  • B.A. English, Brigham Young University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Online learning
  • Pop culture
  • Women's literature
  • Diversity studies
  • Two-year teaching, including transfer work to four-year schools

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

165M

Phone:

801-957-3445

Email:

stephanie.maenhardt@slcc.edu

Andrea Malouf

Andrea Malouf

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. Literature, University of Utah
  • B.A. English/Creative Writing, University of Utah

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Literature
  • Creative Writing
  • Critical Theory/Postcolonialism
  • Writing Studies/Technical and Professional Writing
  • Mindfulness-Based Teaching and Learning
  • Social Justice
  • Civic Engagement

COURSES:

  • ENGL 1010: Intro to Writing
  • ENGL 2100: Technical Writing
  • ENGL 2600: Critical Intro to Writing
  • ENGL 2610: Diversity in American Literature
  • ENGL 2630: Contemporary World Literature
  • ENGL 2640: Writing and Social Justice
  • ENGL 2760: Gender and Culture
  • ENGL 2700: Intro to Critical Theory
  • ENGL 2250: Imaginative Writing
  • ENGL 2270: Intro to Fiction Writing
  • ENGL 2280: Creative Nonfiction

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic and Administrative Building

Room:

237 K

Phone:

801-957-5015

Email:

andrea.malouf@slcc.edu

Chad Miles

Chad Miles

Assistant Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. TESOL, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
  • B.A. Spanish, University of Utah
  • B.A. International Studies, University of Utah
  • A.A., Salt Lake Community College

LANGUAGES:

Spanish

Campus:

South City

Room:

3-183 M

Email:

chad.miles@slcc.edu

Bernice Olivas

Bernice Olivas

Assistant Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D. Composition and Rhetoric, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • M.A. Teaching of English, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  • English, Creative Writing emphasis, Boise State University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Anti-Racist Pedagogy
  • First-year Composition
  • First-generation Pedagogy
  • Critical Race Pedagogy
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Lifetime Activities Center (LAC)

Room:

115 A

Phone:

801-957-3721

Email:

bernice.olivas@slcc.edu

Kari Porter

Kari Porter

Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.S. Adult/Organizational Learning & Leadership, Concentration in English
  • B.G.S. General Studies 
  • Certificate in Diversity and Stratification

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Developmental/IRW
  • Composition

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Lifetime Activities Center (LAC)

Room:

117 C

Phone:

801-957-3567

Email:

kporte51@slcc.edu

Lisa Packer

Lisa Packer

Assistant Professor, Civic-engagement Chair

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. Applied Linguistics, University of Utah
  • B.A. English (Minor in Developmental Reading), University of Utah

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Civically engaged Learning
  • Developmental Reading and Writing
  • Writing Studies
  • Social Justice

LANGUAGES:

Swedish

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

237 J

Email:

lisa.packer@slcc.edu

Jason Roberts

Jason Roberts

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. Teacher Education, Literacy Development emphasis, Brigham Young University
  • B.A History Teacher, TESOL Minor, Brigham Young University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Literacy Development
  • English Language Learners
  • Civic Engagement
  • Refugee Support

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

165 H

Phone:

801-957-4318

Email:

jason.roberts@slcc.edu

Roberto Rojas-Alfaro

Roberto Rojas-Alfaro

Assistant Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • M.Sc. Projects Development
  • M.A. Second Languages and Cultures

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Writing and Social Justice
  • Gender/Cultural Studies
  • Digital Humanities (virtual reality, mobile learning)
  • Inclusive Pedagogies
  • Reflective Teaching

LANGUAGES SPOKEN:

Spanish

Portuguese

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Technology Building (TB)

Room:

407 C

Phone:

801-957-4375

Email:

roberto.rojas-alfaro@slcc.edu

Tiffany Rousculp

Tiffany Rousculp

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Founding Director, Writing Across the College, 2014-2024
  • Founding Director, Community Writing Center, 1998-2010
  • M.A. Rhetoric/Linguistics/Literature, University of Southern California, 1993
  • B.A. English, Arizona State University, 1990
  • General Education, Mesa Community College, 1987

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Writing Studies
  • Writing Programs
  • WAC
  • Community Writing
  • Literacy and Higher Ed

Campus:

South City

Room:

3-186 F

Phone:

801-957-3232

Email:

trouscul@slcc.edu

Brenda Sieczkowski

Brenda Sieczkowski

Assistant Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D., University of Utah
  • M.F.A., University of Florida
  • B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Creative Writing
  • Publication Studies
  • Book Arts
  • Literature
  • Writing and Rhetoric

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

156

Phone:

801-957-4921

Email:

brenda.sieczkowski@slcc.edu

Carol Sieverts

Carol Sieverts

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. Theory & Practice of Professional Writing, Utah State University
  • B.A. English Education, Sociology, Brigham Young University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Teaching
    • ENGL 1010
    • ENGL 2010
  • Curriculum development
  • OER class material development

LANGUAGES:

Dutch

Campus:

Jordan

Building:

High Tech Center (HTC)

Room:

119

Phone:

801-957-2805

Email:

carol.sieverts@slcc.edu

Marlena Stanford

Marlena Stanford

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. English, Colorado State University
  • B.A. English, Western State College

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic and Administrative Building

Room:

237 N

Phone:

801-957-3928

Email:

marlena.stanford@slcc.edu

Brittany Stephenson

Brittany Stephenson

Professor, Department Coordinator

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A., Utah State University

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

168

Phone:

801-957-4751

Email:

brittany.stephenson@slcc.edu

Elisa Stone

Elisa Stone

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A., University of Utah
  • B.A., Utah State University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Community Engaged Learning
  • Queer Studies
  • Social Justice
  • Composition
  • Center for Authentic Leadership & Mindfulness (CALM) Facilitation

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic &Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

170

Phone:

801-957-4836

Email:

elisa.stone@slcc.edu

Stacey Van Dahm

Stacey Van Dahm

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D. Comparative Literature, University of California Santa Barbara
  • M.A. Comparative Literature, University of California Santa Barbara
  • TESL Certification, University of California Santa Barbara

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • World Literature
  • Gender and Culture
  • Mural and Public Art
  • Public Humanities
  • Composition

LANGUAGES:

Spanish

Campus:

South City

Room:

3-183 C

Phone:

801-957-4795

Email:

stacey.vandahm@slcc.edu

Maggie Walton

Maggie Walton

Assistant Professor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.F.A. Screenwriting, National University
  • M.A. English, Long Island University
  • B.A. Political Science/Communication Arts

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Composition
  • World Literature

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Lifetime Activities Center (LAC)

Room:

115 C

Phone:

801-957-3671

Email:

Maggie.Walton@slcc.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Liz Montague

Liz Montague

Associate Professor Emeritus, 2024

Lisa Bickmore

Lisa Bickmore

Full Professor Emeritus, 2022

Louise Bown

Louise Bown

Full Professor Emeritus, 2019

Sue Briggs

Sue Briggs

Associate Professor Emeritus, 2019

Allison Fernley

Allison Fernley

Associate Professor Emeritus, 2019

Gary Howard

Gary Howard

Associate Professor Emeritus, 2018

Adjunct Instructors

Artemis Agadakos

Artemis Agadakos

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. English, Southern New Hampshire University
  • B.A. English, Rhode Island College
  • Heart of Texas Writing Project

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Academic Composition
  • Creative Writing
  • ESL
  • Critical Thinking
  • Literary Theory
  • Postcolonial Criticism

Maria Alberto

Maria Alberto

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D. student in English, University of Utah­ M.A. English, Cleveland State University
  • B.A. English, Cleveland State University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Digital Rhetoric 
  • Composition/First Year College Writing 
  • New Media 
  • Popular Culture 
  • Queer Studies & Queer Theory 

Zack Allred

Zack Allred

Adjunct Instructor Interim Director, SLCC Libraries

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.L.S. Library Science, Emporia State University
  • B.A. English, University of Utah
  • A.S. General Studies, Salt Lake Community College

Grant Bangerter

Grant Bangerter

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. Linguistics, Brigham Young University
  • M.A. Teaching Mathematics Education, Western Governors University
  • B.A. Japanese, Brigham Young University 

 

LANGUAGES:

Japanese

Tiffany Buckingham Barney

Tiffany Buckingham Barney

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D. student, Writing and Rhetoric, University of Utah
  • M.A. Theoretical Linguistics, University of Utah
  • B.A. English Major, Linguistics Minor, University of Utah
  • A.S. General Education, Salt Lake Community College

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Developmental Education & Basic Writing
  • Writing across the Curriculum/Disciplines (WAC/WID)
  • Assessment & Placement
  • Student Trajectory & Transfer
  • Digital Modes & Methods
  • Quantitative & Qualitative Research

Tyler Barnum

Tyler Barnum

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A., Weber State University
  • B.S., Utah Valley University

Emily Beck

Emily Beck

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. Creative Writing Emphasis, Weber State University
  • B.A. English, University of Utah
  • B.A. Writing and Rhetoric Studies
  • A.S. English, SLCC
  • AS Writing Certificate, SLCC

TEACHING INTERESTS:

  • Creative Writing: Fiction, Nonfiction
  • Novel Writing
  • Children's Literature
  • Writing Poetry
  • Mentoring Writers

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Learning Disability Studies
  • Rhetoric of Learning Disabilities

Garrett Biggs

Garrett Biggs

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D. student in English, University of Utah
  • M.F.A. Creative Writing, University of Colorado Boulder

Richard A. Blake

Richard A. Blake

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. Folklore, Utah State University
  • B.A. English Literature, Utah Valley University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Early English Literature
  • Folklore- Maritime Music and Ghost Stories
  • Shakespeare
  • Colonial American History
  • Celtic Studies

Chris Blankenship

Chris Blankenship

Adjunct Instructor Director, Learning Outcomes Assessment

Sara Caldiero

Sara Caldiero

Adjunct Instructor

Shane Camoin

Shane Camoin

Adjunct Instructor

Hailey Cragun

Hailey Cragun

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. English, Utah State University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Developmental reading and writing
  • Creative writing
  • Professional writing

LANGUAGES:

Czech

Phone:

801-957-4020

Matthew Curtis

Matthew Curtis

Adjunct Instructor

Daniel Del Valle

Daniel Del Valle

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A., University of Utah
  • B.A., Cleveland State University
  • Undergraduate TESOL Certification, Cleveland State University

LANGUAGES:

Spanish

ASL (Basic)

Brandon Dominguez

Brandon Dominguez

Adjunct Instructor

Justin Duckwitz

Justin Duckwitz

Adjunct Instructor

Wyatt Ekins

Wyatt Ekins

Adjunct Instructor

Ben Fillmore

Ben Fillmore

Adjunct Instructor

Simone Flanigan

Simone Flanigan

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.S. English (Creative Writing & Teaching), Utah State University
  • B.S. English (Creative Writing & Folklore), Utah State University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Creative Writing
  • Queer Studies
  • Social Justice
  • Instructional Design
  • Folklore & Culture
  • Online Teaching

Stephen Fullmer

Stephen Fullmer

Adjunct Instructor

Nancy Giraldo

Nancy Giraldo

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. Linguistics, Brigham Young University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Neuroscience of Teaching & Learning,
  • Literacy Development (Discourse and Writing)
  • Sociolinguistics

LANGUAGES:

Spanish

Cassandra Goff

Cassandra Goff

Adjunct Instructor

Daniel Gonzalez

Daniel Gonzalez

Adjunct Instructor

Abbas Hamed

Abbas Hamed

Adjunct Instructor

Ben Jorgensen

Ben Jorgensen

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. in Teaching, Western Oregon University
  • B.S. in English/Technical Writing, Utah State University

Instructor Jorgensen has been with SLCC since 2012. Additionally, Jorgensen has 20 years’ experience teaching high school English.

TEACHING INTERESTS:

  • English 990
  • English 1010
  • English 2010
  • English 2100

Heather Fitzgerald Jorgensen

Heather Fitzgerald Jorgensen

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Ph.D., University of Utah
  • M.Ed., Utah State University
  • B.A., Brigham Young University

Di Kivi

Di Kivi

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.S. Teaching: English, SUNY Plattsburgh
  • Further post-graduate work, College of St. Rose
  • B.A. English, SUNY Empire State University
  • Certified English Teacher

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Developmental, freshman, and advanced writing
  • Children's Literature
  • British Literature I & II

James La Fazia

James La Fazia

Adjunct Instructor

Uinise Langi

Uinise Langi

Adjunct Instructor

Abby Love

Abby Love

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. English, Grand Canyon University
  • B.S. English Education, Utah Valley University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Composition
  • Modern American Literature
  • Literary Theory and Criticism 

Nikki Mantyla

Nikki Mantyla

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A., Brigham Young University
  • B.A., Brigham Young University

Deon Martineau

Deon Martineau

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A in Literature (Early Modern Drama and Genre Studies), Idaho State University
  • B.A. in Literature, Idaho State University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Beginning and Intermediate Writing
  • Technical Writing
  • Early Modern Drama
  • Genre Studies
  • Diversity Studies in Access-oriented Institutions

Keith McDonald

Keith McDonald

Adjunct Instructor

Phone:

801-957-4020

Scott McFarland

Scott McFarland

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.Ed. Teaching, Alliant International University
  • B.A. Literature and Writing, California State University San Marcos

Boyd Nielson

Boyd Nielson

Adjunct Instructor

Wendell Nielson

Wendell Nielson

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.F.A. Screenwriting
  • B.A. English
  • B.A. Film Studies

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Inclusive Pedagogy
  • Civic Engagement
  • Subcultural Studies
  • Screenwriting Theory
  • Humanities Through the Arts

Kristen Oda

Kristen Oda

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.Ed. Reading and Literacy, University of Utah
  • B.A. English Teaching, Brigham Young University

LANGUAGES:

Japanese

Alexander Ortega

Alexander Ortega

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.F.A. Creative Writing, Eastern Oregon University
  • B.A. English, University of Utah

Donald Penner

Donald Penner

Adjunct Instructor

Robyn Peterson

Robyn Peterson

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A., Brigham Young University,
  • B.A., Southern Virginia University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • 19th-century American Literature
  • Women's Studies
  • Writing Pedagogy

Adrian Ramjoue

Adrian Ramjoue

Adjunct Instructor

Julie Roberts

Julie Roberts

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • Master of Professional Communication, Westminster College
  • B.A. English, University of Utah
  • TESOL Certified 

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Rhetoric 
  • Composition
  • Communication
  • Children's Literature 
  • English Language Learners

Monica Rowe

Monica Rowe

Adjunct Instructor

Brandon Schembri

Brandon Schembri

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.S. Curriculum and Instruction, Western Governors University
  • M.Ed. Learning and Technology, Western Governors University
  • B.A. English, University of Utah

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • ENGL 1010
  • ENGL 2010
  • British Literature
  • American Literature

Jason Shearer

Jason Shearer

Adjunct Instructor

Marcia Smith

Marcia Smith

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. English, University of Alabama
  • B.A. Philosophy, Mississippi State University

Trevor Smith

Trevor Smith

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. English (British and Commonwealth Studies), Utah State University

TEACHING INTERESTS:

  • English 1010
  • English 2010

LANGUAGES:

German

Kaleigh Spooner

Kaleigh Spooner

Adjunct Instructor

Jessie Szalay

Jessie Szalay

Adjunct Instructor

Alexis Taylor

Alexis Taylor

Adjunct Instructor

Carolyn Toone

Carolyn Toone

Adjunct Instructor

Kenechi Uzor

Kenechi Uzor

Adjunct Instructor

Tonja Vincent

Tonja Vincent

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A., Brigham Young University
  • B.A., Brigham Young University
  • A.A., Salt Lake Community College

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Literature
  • Creative Writing
  • Civically Engaged Learning
  • Rhetoric, Writing, and Composition
  • Online Learning

Shulamith Webster

Shulamith Webster

Adjunct Instructor

Terrianne Webster

Terrianne Webster

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.S. Education, Western Oregon University
  • B.A. English, Willamette University

Katy Whittingham

Katy Whittingham

Adjunct Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.F.A. Short Fiction, Emerson College Boston 

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Creative Writing
  • Folk Tales
  • Irish Studies
  • Children's Literature 

Matt Wilson

Matt Wilson

Adjunct Instructor Instructional Design, eLearning

CREDENTIALS:

  • M.A. Technical Communication, Minnesota State University
  • TESOL Certificate, Seattle University

LANGUAGES:

Korean

Mary Winsor

Mary Winsor

Adjunct Instructor