English
English majors sharpen their skills in analyzing, interpreting, and writing. You'll learn to think critically about texts and develop your own responses. Students in all concentrations develop writing and communication skills for use in the workplace through coursework, internships and extracurricular activities.
As an English major, you can enhance your professional development by working on Arches, our award-winning, student-produced feature magazine; joining Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honors society; presenting at our annual Scholars’ Day; and attending special lectures and author events throughout the year.
Post-Baccalaureate Certifications are available in Creative Writing, Literature, Writing for New Media, English Education and Broad Field Language Arts/English.
View a sample program plan to see what courses you'll take in our English program.
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English majors sharpen their skills in analyzing, interpreting, and writing. You'll learn to think critically about texts and develop your own responses. Students in all concentrations develop writing and communication skills for use in the workplace through coursework, internships and extracurricular activities.
As an English major, you can enhance your professional development by working on Arches, our award-winning, student-produced feature magazine; joining Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honors society; presenting at our annual Scholars’ Day; and attending special lectures and author events throughout the year.
Post-Baccalaureate Certifications are available in Creative Writing, Literature, Writing for New Media, English Education and Broad Field Language Arts/English.
View a sample program plan to see what courses you'll take in our English program.
Jennifer Kontny, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English and Director of Composition
Phone: (414) 930-3665
Email: kontnyj@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Composition theory, new media, research methodologies and writing program administration
Paula Reiter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Phone: (414) 930-3412
Email: reiterp@mtmary.edu
Expertise: 19th century British fiction, narrative techniques, novel writing, linguistics
Wendy Weaver, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Phone: (414) 930-3505
Email: weaverw@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Christianity & literature, active learning pedagogy, memoir, creative non-fiction, poetry, American literature, British literature
Willa Swift Black, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 414-930-3319
Email: blackw@mtmary.edu
Mary Beth Duffey, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3164
Email: duffeym@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Composition, film as literature, literature and healing professions, women writers, study abroad in Ireland and Guatemala
Ann Angel, M.F.A.
Professor Emerita
Phone: (414) 930-3109
Email: angela@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Creative fiction, nonfiction writing, writing for children and young adults
Lisa Beranek Terasa, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3479
Email: terasal@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Composition, literature, popular culture, food and literature
David Harden, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3210
Email: hardend@mtmary.edu
Erin Mihor, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3673
Email: mihore@mtmary.edu
Aneela Nasir, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor
Email: nasiran@mtmary.edu
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