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The English faculty here at Mount St. Mary’s College represents a wide range of expertise and interests. Together with our diversity, what we have in common is a dedication to developing excellent writers and thinkers, as well as women with a breadth and depth of knowledge of the world’s literary heritage. Because the department is fairly small and very informal, we make sure that every student has the opportunity for personal attention in and out of class. Much of our writing instruction is on a one-on-one basis in writing conferences. Students receive individual academic advisement by an English faculty member. We frequently become mentors to students with whom we have worked. We know our majors, and we take pride in them.

Members of the department have taken leadership in the college in the development of the Women’s Studies program, new multicultural courses, and in designing new approaches to learning through technology in the classroom.

Dr. Matthew Brosamer, Assistant Professor, English
B.A., Georgetown University
M.A., C. Phil.
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Brueck, Katherine
Dr. Katherine Brueck, Professor, English
B.A., John Carroll University
M.A., Purdue University
Ph.D., University of Illinois

Bryson, Scott
Dr. Scott Bryson, Assistant Professor, English
B.A., Baylor University
M.A., Baylor University
Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Aaron Drane, Instructor, English
B.A., Washington State University
MFA, University of California-Los Angeles

Shadi Ganjavi, Instructor, English
B.A., California State University-Northridge
M.A.(Theoretical Linguistics) & M.A.(Psychology of Linguistics), USC & California State University-Northridge
Ph.D., USC

Halperin, Dara
Dara Halperin, Instructor, English
B.A., English, Mount St. Mary's College
M.A., English, Loyola Marymount University

Hamblet, Eddi
Eddi Hamblet, Instructor, English
B.A., Mount St. Mary's College
J.D. Loyola Law School of Los Angeles

Joan Johnson, Instructor, English
B.A., San Jose Sate University
M.A., San Jose State University

Kidd, Millie
Dr. Millie Kidd, Program Director, Humanities (Masters)
B.A., University of Illinois
M.A., University of Illinois
Ph.D., University of Illinois

Leese, David
Dr. David Leese, Instructor, Business Administration
A.B. in Philosophy from Amherst College
M.A. and Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University
J.D. from Northwestern University
M.B.A. from California State University, Northridge

Frankie Lennon, Lecturer, English
B.A., Indiana University, Bloomington
M.A., Indiana University, Bloomington

McPeek-Villatoro, Marcos
Marcos McPeek-Villatoro, Assistant Professor, English
B.A., St. Ambrose University
M.A., University of Iowa
M.F.A., University of Iowa

O'Brien, George
Fr. George O'Brien, Department Chair, English
B.A., St. John's College
M.A., Loyola Marymount University
Ed.D., University of Southern California

Sandor, Jane
Jane Sandor, Instructor, English
B.A. English, Smith College
M.F.A. Creative Writing, University of Alabama

Dolores Sloan, Instructor, English
B.A., Syracuse University
M.A. (Gov't) and M.A. Psychology, Claramont Graduate University & University of San Francisco

Sturgeon, Elizabeth
Dr. Elizabeth Sturgeon, Instructor, English
B.A., History, UC Irvine
B.A., English, UC Irvine
M.A., English, Northwestern University
Ph.D., English, Northwestern University

Cindy Tino-Sandoval, English
B.A., Mount St. Mary's College
M.A., California State University-Dominguez Hills

Tysszkiewicz, Katy
Katy Tysszkiewicz, Instructor, English
M.A., English, Loyola Marymount University
Walla, Tom
Tom Walla, Instructor, English
B.A. English, Xavier University
M.A. Communicatons, Northwestern University