Faculty
Faculty members in the English Department are recognized scholars in many fields of literature written in English and published in Great Britain, the United States, Ireland, Canada, the Caribbean, India, and Africa. Their expertise covers the time periods from the middle ages to the present day and ranges in subject matter from Shakespeare to feminist studies and from editorial practice to poetry writing.
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- Allison Amend
- Siraj Ahmed
- James Anderson
- Walter Blanco, Chair
- Salita Bryant, Graduate Director
- Grace Russo Bullaro
- Terrence Cheng
- Jane K. Cleland
- Billy Collins
- Mario DiGiangi
- Earl Fendelman
- Will Fisher
- Gerhard Joseph
- Paula Loscocco, English Honors Program
- Janis Massa
- Joseph McElligott, Asst. Chair
- Margot Mifflin
- Deirdre O'Boy, Advisor
- Sondra Perl
- Deirdre Pettipiece Dean, Arts & Humanities
- Tyler T. Schmidt
- Mardi Valgemae
- Steven Wyckoff Director of Freshman Year Initiative and Composition Office
- Jessica Yood
Allison Amend
E-mail Address: Allison.amend@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718 960 8371
Office: CA-388
Office Hours: Mondays 3:30-5:30pm
Rank: Assistant Professor
Degrees & Sources: MFA, Fiction, University of Iowa
Siraj Ahmed
E-mail Address: siraj.ahmed@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8497
Office: Carman Hall, Room 398
Office Hours: Appointment only
Rank: Assistant Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.A., Univ. of Pennsylvania; A.M., Ph.D., Columbia University
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James Anderson
E-mail Address: james.anderson@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8380
Office: Carman Hall, Room 387
Office Hours: Appointment only
Rank: Associate Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: A.B., Washington University; M.S., Columbia University
Daniel Bautista
E-mail Address: Daniel.bautista@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718 960 8550
Office: CA-392
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1-3pm
Rank: Assistant Professor
Degrees & Sources: PhD, Philosophy, Brown University
Walter Blanco, Chair
E-mail Address: walter.blanco@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8550
Office: Carman Hall, Room 302
Office Hours: Mon & Wed 3:30pm-4:00pm
Rank: Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: A.B., Columbia University; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
Salita Bryant, Graduate Director
E-mail Address: salita.bryant@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8506
Office: Carman Hall, Room 385
Office Hours: Appointment only
Rank: Assistant Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.A., Georgia Southern University; M.F.A., New York University; M.A., M.Ed, Ph.D., University of Mississippi
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Grace Russo Bullaro
E-mail Address: grace.bullaro@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-7801
Office: Carman Hall, Room 302B
Office Hours: Tues 1:00-2:00PM
Rank: Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.A., City College of New York; M.A., Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook
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Terrence Cheng
E-mail Address: terrence.cheng@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number:
Office: Shuster Hall, Room 386
Office Hours: by appointment
Rank: Associate Professor, Associate Dean
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: M.F.A., University of Miami
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Jane K. Cleland
E-mail Address: Jane.Cleland @lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718 960 8590
Office: CA-396
Office Hours: by appointment
Rank: Lecturer
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Billy Collins
E-mail Addresss: N/A
Phone Number: 718-960-8556
Office: Carman Hall, Room 392
Office Hours: not teaching this semester
Rank: Distinguished Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: A.B., Holy Cross; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside.
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Mario DiGiangi
E-mail Address: n/a
Phone Number: 718-960-8529
Office: Carman Hall, Room 397
Offic Hours: not teaching this semester
Rank: Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: A.B., A.M., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University.
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Earl Fendelman
E-mail Address: N/A
Phone Number: 718-960-8715
Office: Carman Hall, Room 352
Office Hours: Appointment only
Rank: Associate Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.A., University of Chicago; M. Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Will Fisher
E-mail Address: william.fisher@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8361
Office: Carman Hall, Room 395
Office Hours: Mon & Wed 1:00-2:00pm
Rank: Associate Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.A., Vanderbilt University; M. A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
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Gerhard Joseph
E-mail Address: gerhard.joseph@gte.net
Phone Number: 718-960-8530
Office: Carman Hall, Room 399
Office Hours: Tues & Wed 5:00pm-6:00pm
Rank: Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: A.B., M.A., University. of Connecticut; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
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Paula Loscocco, English Honors Program
E-mail Address: paula.loscocco@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8550
Office: Carman Hall, Room 392
Office Hours: Tues 1:00pm-4:00pm
Rank: Associate Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.A., Smith College.; Ph.D., Boston College.
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Janis Massa
E-mail Address: janis.massa@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8893
Office: Carman Hall, Room 394
Office Hours: Tues & Thur 11:00am-12:30pm; 3:30pm-5:00pm
Rank: Associate Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University.
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Joseph McElligott, Assistant Chair
E-mail Address: joseph.mcelligott@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8680
Office: Carman Hall, Room 352
Office Hours: Tues 5:00pm-6:00pm
Rank: Lecturer
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.A., M.A., Lehman College.
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Margot Mifflin
E-mail Address: msmifflin@verizon.net
Phone Number: 718-960-8371
Office: Carman Hall, Room 388
Office Hours: on leave Spring 2012
Rank: Associate Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.A., Occidental College.; M.A., New York University.
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Deirdre O'Boy, Advisor
E-mail Address:deirdre.oboy@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718 960 8370
Office: Carmen Hall, Room 391
Office Hours: By Appointment
Rank:Substitute Lecturer; Undergraduate Advisor for English Department
Degrees and Sources of Degrees:B.A. Pace University, M.A., Fordham University
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Sondra Perl
E-mail Address: sondra105@aol.com
Phone Number: 718-960-8556
Office: Carman Hall, Room 386
Office Hours:
By Appointment
Rank: Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.A., Simmons College; M.A., Ph.D., New York University.
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Deirdre Pettipiece, Dean, Arts & Humanities
E-mail Address: deirdre.pettipiece@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8675
Office: Shuster Hall, Room 382
Office Hours: M-F, 9am-5pm
Rank: Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.A., California State University-San Bernardino; M.A., California State University-Pomona; Ph.D., Arizona State University-Tempe.
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Tyler T. Schmidt
E-mail Address: tyler.schmidt@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8529
Office: Carman Hall, Room 397
Office Hours: Mon 12:30-2:30pm
Rank: Assistant Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A., Teacher's College, Columbia University.; Ph.D., CUNY Grad. Center
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Mardi Valgemae
E-mail Address: mardival@mindspring.com
Phone Number: 718-960-8372
Office: Carman Hall, Room 386
Office Hours: By Appointment
Rank: Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.A., Rutgers University.; Ph.D., University of California, L.A.
Steven Wyckoff
E-mail Address: steven.wyckoff@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718 60 8720
Office: CA-340
Office Hours: by appointment
Rank: Director of Freshman Year Initiative and Composition Office
Degrees & Sources: BA, English, Lehman College/CUNY
Jessica Yood
E-mail Address: jyood@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8380
Office: Carman Hall, Room 387
Office Hours: Tues 12:30pm-1:45pm
Rank: Associate Professor
Degrees and Sources of Degrees: B.A., Barnard College; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook
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Last modified: Mar 25, 2013

