Ph.D. Placements
In terms of our placements, the success of our graduate students speaks for itself. Below are most of the Ph.D.s produced over the past ten years; all positions are tenure-track unless otherwise noted.
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2017
Emily Baldys, Millersville University
Directors: Nicholas Joukovsky and Robert Lougy
Michelle Huang, Northwestern University
Directors: Tina Chen and Susan Squier
Kyle King, Penn State-Altoona
Director: Debra Hawhee
Laura Vrana, Rutgers University (postdoc)
Director: Aldon Nielsen
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2016
Laura Brown, Iowa State University
Director: Cheryl Glenn
Sara DiCaglio, Texas A & M University
Director: Susan Squier
Joshua DiCaglio, Texas A & M University
Director: Richard Doyle
Abraham Foley, University of Exeter, UK
Director: Jonathan Eburne
Jo Hsu, University of Arkansas
Director: Debra Hawhee
Justin Mellette, Auburn University (postdoc)
Director: Aldon Nielsen
Krista Quesenberry, Albion College (visiting assistant professor)
Director: Susan Squier
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2015
Paul Zajac, McDaniel College
Director: Patrick Cheney
Robert Volpicelli, Randolph-Macon College
Director: Janet Lyon
Julian Fung, PSU - Multimedia Specialist with Cyberscience
Director: Robert Hume
Bethany Ober Mannon, Old Dominion University
Director: James West
Robert Birdwell, Michigan State University - Post Doc
Director: Michael Anesko
Tyler Roeger, Loyola University - Chicago
Director: Hester Blum
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2014
Patricia Gael, Addepar, Mountain View CA (Non-academic Position)
Director: Robert Hume
Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Director: Cheryl Glenn
Geffrey Davis, University of Arkansas
Director: Jeffrey Nealon
Jacob Hughes, The Upper School - Berkeley Carroll School
Director: Nicholas Joukovsky
Sarah Salter, Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi
Directors: Robert Caserio and Christopher Castiglia
Joshua Smith, The Ellis School - The Upper School of English Instruction
Director: Garrett Sullivan
Joshua Tendler, Freudigman & Billings, Westport CT
Director: Christopher Castiglia
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2013
Leah Orr, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Director: Robert Hume
Katie Owens-Murphy, University of Northern Alabama
Directors: Kit Hume / Robert Caserio
Mark Sturges, St. Lawrence University
Director: Ian Marshall
Gabriel Ford, Davidson College, (Visiting Faculty)
Director: Robert Edwards
Alexandria Lockett, Spelman College
Director: Richard Doyle
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2012
Emily Sharpe, Keene State University
Director: Janet Lyon
Heather Adams, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Director: Cheryl Glenn
Ryan Hackenbracht, Texas Tech University
Director: Laura Knoppers
William Woolfitt, Lee University
Director: Linda Selzer
Mahpiua-Luis Deas, Lincoln University
Director: Aldon Nielsen
Michael Faris, Texas Tech University
Director: Stuart Selber
Gregory Pierrot, University of Connecticut - Stamford
Director: Aldon Nielsen
Sarah Birge, Rice University (Fixed Term)
Director: Susan Squier
Michael New, Keene State University (Fixed Term)
Director: Aldon Nielsen
Eric Norton, Marymount University
Director: Christopher Castiglia
David Spielman, Vanderbilt University
Director: Robert Hume
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2011
David Green, Howard University
Director: Keith Gilyard
Ersula Ore, Arizona State University
Director: Keith Gilyard
Andrew Pilsch, Texas A&M University
Director: Richard Doyle
Jeffrey Gonzalez, Montclaire State University
Director: Kit Hume
Ryan Croft, University of Wyoming (Visiting Faculty)
Director: Marcy North
Julius Lobo, Loyola Blakefield High School
Directors: Robin Schulze & Mark Morrisson
Sarah Breckenridge Wright, Duquesne University
Director: Robert Edwards
Shawna Ross, Texas A&M University
Director: Janet Lyon
Brandy Scalise, University of Kentucky (Visiting Faculty)
Directors: Jack Selzer and Cheryl Glenn
Katherine Cleland, Virginia Tech University
Director: Patrick Cheney
Sean Moiles, Leggett School, PreK-12 / Private
Director: Kit Hume
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2010
Phyllisa DeRoze, United Arab Emirates University, Dubai
Director: Iyunolu Osagie
Giuseppina Iacono Lobo, Loyola University
Director: Laura Knoppers
Chad Schrock, Lee University
Director: Robert Edwards
Michelle Smith, Clemson University
Director: Cheryl Glenn
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2009
Abram Anders, University of Minnesota - Duluth
Director: Rich Doyle
Kevin Browne, Long Island University
Director: Keith Gilyard
Antonio Ceraso, DePaul University
Director: Rich Doyle
Amy Clukey, University of Louisville
Director: Janet Lyon
Ashley Marshall, University of Nevada - Reno
Director: Robert Hume
Niamh O'Leary, Xavier University
Director: Garrett Sullivan
Stacey Sheriff, Colby College
Director: Cheryl Glenn
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2008
Robert Bleil, College of Coastal Georgia
Director: James West, III
John Hruschka, Penn College of Technology
Director: James West, III
Kelly Innes, Software Developer, Philadelphia PA (non-academic position)
Director: Robert Caserio
Jenell Johnson, University of Wisconsin
Director: Susan Squier
Lindsay Jones, Penn State-Fayette
Director: Robert Edwards
Jill Treftz, Marshall University
Director: Nicholas Joukovsky
Carissa Turner Smith, Charleston Southern University
Director: Deborah Clarke
Shannon Walters, Temple University
Director: Susan Squier
Christopher White, Governor's State University
Director: Sanford Schwartz
Rochelle Zuck, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Director: Carla Mulford
Lissette Szwydky, University of Arkansas
Director: Paul Youngquist
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2007
Timothy Arner, Grinnell College
Director: Robert Edwards
Matt Newcomb, SUNY-New Paltz
Director: Jack Selzer
Steele Nowlin, Hamden-Sydney College
Director: Robert Edwards
Stephen Schneider, University of Louisville
Director: Keith Gilyard
Dustin Stegner, Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo
Director: Patrick Cheney
Carissa Turner Smith, Charleston Southern University
Director: Deborah Clarke
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2006
Aesha Adams, Self-employed
Director: Elaine Richardson
Herschel Conner, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg
Director: Rich Doyle
Timothy Donovan, University of Northern Florida
Director: Rich Doyle
Cecil “Jay” Jordan, University of Utah
Director: Keith Gilyard
Elizabeth Mazzolini, SUNY - Buffalo
Director: Jeffrey Nealon
Chaunda McDavis, Auburn University at Montgomery
Director: Aldon Nielsen
Jeffrey Pruchnic, Wayne State University
Director: Rich Doyle
Marika Seigel, Michigan Technical University
Director: Susan Squier
Scott Wible, University of Maryland
Director: Cheryl Glenn
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2005
Andy Alexander, Castleton State College
Director: Jack Selzer
Megan Brown, Drake University
Director: Susan Squier
Youngsuk Chae, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
Director: Carla Mulford
Holly Flint, University of Alabama, Huntsville
Director: Kit Hume
Jordynn Jack, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Director: Cheryl Glenn
Melissa Littlefield, University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana
Director: Susan Squier
Jodie Nicotra, University of Idaho
Director: Rich Doyle
Vorris Nunley, University of California, Riverside
Director: Keith Gilyard
Hiewon Shin, North Greenville University
Director: Linda Woodbridge
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2004
Jeremiah Dyehouse, University of Rhode Island
Director: Rich Doyle
Valerie Hanson, Philadelphia University
Director: Rich Doyle
Howard Ramsby, University of Southern Illinois, Edwardsville
Directors: Keith Gilyard & Bernard Bell
Daniel Smith, University of Texas - Austin
Director: Jeffrey Nealon
Catharine Thomas, Georgia Gwinnett College
Director: Linda Woodbridge
Emily Van Dette, SUNY Fredonia
Director: Robert Burkholder
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2003
Marco Abel, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Director: Kit Hume
Adam Banks, Stanford University
Director: Keith Gilyard
Elisha Bershero-Bondar, University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg
Director: Nicholas Joukovsky
Jessica Enoch, University of Maryland
Director: Cheryl Glenn
Mark Longaker, University of Texas at Austin
Director: Marie Secor
Eric Lorentzen, Mary Washington University
Director: Robert Lougy
Cedrick May, University of Texas - Arlington
Director: Carla Mulford
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2002
Dana Anderson, University of Indiana
Director: Jack Selzer
Elizabeth Archuleta, University of Utah
Director: Carla Mulford
Elizabeth Heard, Harold Washington University - Chicago
Director: Robert Hume
Ylce Irizarry, University of South Florida
Director: Kit Hume
John Muckelbauer, University of South Carolina
Directors: Jeffrey Nealon & Rich Doyle
Ryan Netzley, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Director: Linda Woodbridge
Jillian Smith, University of North Florida
Director: Susan Squier
Vidhya Swaminathan, Long Island University
Director: Robert Hume
Ph.D.s Awarded in 2001
Beth Capo, Illinois College
Director: Deborah Clarke
Mark T. Decker, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Director: Michael Anesko
Colin Fewer, Purdue University at Calumet
Director: Robert Edwards
Brent Henze, East Carolina University
Director: Jack Selzer
Jeffrey Karnicky, Drake University
Director: Rich Doyle
David Kress, University of Maine
Director: Jeffrey Nealon
Harvey Quaman, University of Alberta
Director: Susan Squier
Lisa Roney, University of Central Florida
Director: Susan Squier
Gregory Semenza, University of Connecticut
Director: Linda Woodbridge
Wendy Sharer, East Carolina University
Director: Cheryl Glenn
Julie Vedder, West Virginia University
Director: Susan Squier
Angela Vietto, Eastern Illinois University
Director: Carla Mulford