Graduate Faculty

Areas of Study and Doctoral Faculty

Temple’s Department of English faculty are especially strong in modern literature and cultural studies. We also offer training in all historical periods of British and American literature and Anglophone literature. Faculty research interests include critical theory, cultural studies, gender studies, minority literatures, visual and spatial studies. Faculty expertise also covers areas where literature intersects with history, non-print media, philosophy, psychology and the arts.

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    Casarae Abdul-Ghani

    • College of Liberal Arts

      • English

        • Associate Professor

  • Talissa Ford in a black shirt and gray sweater smiling and staring at the camera

    Talissa Ford

    • College of Liberal Arts

      • English

        • Associate Professor

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    Carissa Harris

    • College of Liberal Arts

      • English

        • Associate Professor - On Leave Full Academic Year (24-25)

        • Affiliated Faculty

          Programs

          • Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
          • Global Studies
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    Priya Joshi

    • College of Liberal Arts

      • English

        • Professor

        • Affiliated Faculty

          Programs

          • Global Studies
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    Joyce Joyce

    • College of Liberal Arts

      • English

        • Professor

        • Affiliated Faculty

          Programs

          • Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
          • Global Studies
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    Sue-Im Lee

    • College of Liberal Arts

      • English

        • Associate Professor

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    Natalie Léger

    • College of Liberal Arts

      • English

        • Assistant Professor

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    Laura McGrath

    • College of Liberal Arts

      • English

        • Assistant Professor - On Leave Academic Year 2024-2025

  • Steve Newman

    Steve Newman

    • College of Liberal Arts

      • English

        • Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

  • Ryan Omizo in a shirt and tie smiling and staring into the camera

    Ryan Omizo

    • College of Liberal Arts

      • English

        • Assistant Professor

  • Jena Osman in a black shirt smiling and staring into the camera

    Jena Osman

    • College of Liberal Arts

      • English

        • Professor

          Programs

          • Creative Writing Graduate Program
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    James Salazar

    • College of Liberal Arts

      • English

        • Associate Professor and Department Chair

        • Affiliated Faculty

          Programs

          • Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
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    Shannon Walters

    • College of Liberal Arts

      • English

        • Associate Professor

          Programs

          • First Year Writing Program
        • Affiliated Faculty

          Programs

          • Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies