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Graduate Student Instructors

English Language and Literature: Graduate Student Instructors

Kara Adams
EDWP- GSI

karadam@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Samantha Adams
Graduate Student/E&WS

adamssl@umich.edu

English & Women's Studies; English; GSI

Arianna Afsari
GSI/ EDWP

aafsari@umich.edu 3084 Tisch Hall

Danuta Allen
GSI/Ling

adanuta @umich.edu

Linguistics; GSI

Anna Almore
Graduate Student and Graduate Student Instructor

aalmore@umich.edu Tisch 3023A

English; English & Education; GSI

Dane Anderson
Graduate Student/L&L

danea@umich.edu

English Language and Literature; GSI

Andrew Appleton Pine
GSI/E&E

andrewap@umich.edu Tisch 3023H

English; Graduate Student; English & Education; GSI

Reese Armstrong
EDWP- GSI

reesearm@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Anna Attie
EDWP- GSI

aattie@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Fiction; English MFA ; GSI

Erina Baci
GSI- EDWP

ebaci@umich.edu

Ciara Barrick
GSI/EDWP

cbarrick@umich.edu

Yelizaveta (Liza) Barros Santos
Doctoral Candidate

ytishch@umich.edu Zoom office hours available by request.

English; Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Chandrica Barua
Doctoral Candidate/ Graduate Student Instructor (GSI)

cbarua@umich.edu

English; Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Amitai Ben-Abba
GSI/EDWP

amitai@umich.edu

Andrew Bernard
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

abbernar@umich.edu

Jodi Berry
Graduate Student, JPEE | Graduate Student Instructor, EDWP

jodimae@umich.edu Tisch Hall 3085

Current Graduate Student; GSI; English & Education

Genesha Berryman
GSI/AC

gberrym@umich.edu

Katherine Beydler
Graduate Student/Sweetland

kbeydler@umich.edu

English; Sweetland; GSI

Stacey Bishop
GSI/EDWP

sjbishop@umich.edu

Felicia Bisnath
GSI/Ling.

fbisnath@umich.edu

Klara Loc-Ling Boger
Graduate Student/L&L

klboger@umich.edu

English; Language & Literature; Graduate Student; GSI

Catherine Brist
Graduate Student/E&WS

cbrist@umich.edu

English; English & Women's Studies; Graduate Student; GSI

Kathleen Brown
GSI/AC

kbrowns@umich.edu

GSI; American Culture

Asa Brunet-Jailly
EDWP- GSI

abrunetj@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

June Bumgardner
EDWP- GSI

junebumg@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Aaron Bush
Graduate Student/Joint Program in English & Education/GSI

aabush@umich.edu

GSI; English & Education; Graduate Student

Ian Calloway
GSI/Linguistics

iccallow@umich.edu Lorch 453D

Alyse Campbell
Graduate Student, Joint Program in English and Education | Graduate Student Mentor, EDWP

alysec@umich.edu

English & Education; GSI

Symone Campbell
Graduate Student/L&L

csymone@umich.edu

English Language and Literature; GSI

Dominique Canning
GSI

dcanning@umich.edu

GSI; Linguistics

Eimeel Castillo
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

ecastil @umich.edu

Sean Cavanaugh
EDWP GSI

seancava@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Fiction; English MFA ; GSI

Emily Coccia
PhD Candidate in English and Women's & Gender Studies

ecoccia@umich.edu

English & Women's Studies; English; GSI

Sheira Cohen
GSI/EDWP

sheiraco@umich.edu

monét cooper
Doctoral Candidate

monetc@umich.edu

English; English & Education; GSI

Vanessa Cooper
EDWP- GSI

vscooper@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; GSI; English

Anna Cornel
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

acornel@umich.edu

Desireé Dallagiacomo
EDWP- GSI

ddesiree@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Poetry; English MFA ; GSI

Maya Day
English/PhD

mayaday@umich.edu

English; Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Alejandro de la Garza
EDWP- GSI

alexdlg@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Fiction; English MFA ; GSI

Matt Dhillon
EDWP - GSI

msdh@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Poetry; English MFA ; GSI

Anthony DiCarlo
GSI- EDWP

adicarl@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; English; English MFA ; GSI

Tomi Drucker
GSI/Comp Lit

tomdr@umich.edu

GSI; Comparative Literature

Luiza Duarte Caetano
Graduate Student/Comp. Lit

caetano@umich.edu Tisch Hall 3071

English; Comparative Literature; GSI

Tyler Dunston
English/PhD

tdunston@umich.edu

English; Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Dejan Duric
Graduate Student/American Culture

duric@umich.edu Tisch Hall 3069

English; American Culture; GSI

Caitlin Dyche
GSI/EDWP

dychec@umich.edu

Emma Erlbacher
EDWP- GSI

erlbemm@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Poetry; English MFA ; GSI

Samantha Farmer
EDWP -GSI - Sweetland Writing Fellow

samfarm@umich.edu

Benjamin Figueroa-Lackington
GSI/Comp Lit

bfiglack@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; GSI

Bailey Flannery
Doctoral Candidate, English Language & Literature

bafl@umich.edu 3023A Tisch Hall

English; Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Renée Flory
EDWP- GSI

renflory@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Fiction; English MFA ; GSI

Madeline Fox
Graduate Student/L&L

madfox@umich.edu 3017 Tisch Hall

Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Natalie Francis
GSI- EDWP

natfran@umich.edu

GSI; Comparative Literature

Mirit Friedman
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

mirit@umich.edu

Soren Frykholm
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

frykholm@umich.edu

Brinni Gentry
EDWP- GSI- Sweetland Writing Fellow

gentryb@umich.edu

Kitty Geoghan
GSI/Graduate Student/E&E

kgeoghan@umich.edu Tisch Hall 3023B

English & Education; Current Graduate Student; GSI

Srimati Ghosal
GSI- EDWP

sghosal@umich.edu

GSI; Comparative Literature

Wilkinson Gonzales
GSI/Ling.

wdwg@umich.edu

GSI; Language Studies

Elliot Greiner
GSI/ EDWP and Sweetland Fellow

egreiner@umich.edu

Marquise Griffin
GSI/E & E

majamgr@umich.edu

English & Education; GSI

Lena Grimm
GSI/Comp Lit

lkgrimm@umich.edu

GSI; Comparative Literature

Loren Guay
GSI- EDWP

lmguay@umich.edu

English & Education; Current Graduate Student; Loren Guay; GSI

Daisy Haas
GSI/ Sweetland Fellow

dahaas@umich.edu

Marianna Hagler
PhD candidate and Rackham Humanities Research - Dissertation Fellow

mhagler@umich.edu

Language & Literature; English; GSI

Brittany Hardy
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

hardyb@umich.edu

Sania Hashmi
English/PhD

saniah@umich.edu

English; Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Madeline Hennessey
English Graduate Student/L&L

melizah@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Kim Hess
GSI/ Swt Fellow

hesske@umich.edu

W. Forrest Holden
GSI- EDWP

wfholden@umich.edu

Benjamin Hollenbach
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

bhollenb@umich.edu

Gina Hsu
GSI- EDWP

ginahsu@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Sarah Hughes
GSI/E&E

sbhghs@umich.edu 3087 Tisch Hall

GSI; English & Education; English

Darrell Hughson
GSI/ L& L

dhughson@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Salman Hussain
GSI - EDWP

salmann@umich.edu

Andrea Jacoby
GSI - EDWP

jacobya@umich.edu

Charlotte Juergens
GSI/ EDWP

cejj@umich.edu

GSI; American Culture

Jace Jung
EDWP- GSI

jacejung@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Tugce Kayaal
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

tkayaal@umich.edu

Alexa Kelly
English Graduate Student/L&L

avkelly@umich.edu 3061 Tisch Hall

Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Allen Kendall
EDWP- GSI - Sweetland Writing Fellow

allenak@umich.edu

Maryam Khan
EDWP- GSI

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Julie Kim
English/MFA

kimjulie@umich.edu

English; English MFA ; GSI

Michelle Kim
GSI/EDWP

pruneah@umich.edu

GSI; American Culture

Christopher Kingsland
Graduate Student/E&E

cwkingsl@umich.edu 3023D Tisch hall

English; English & Education; GSI

James Kiselik
English Graduate Student/L&L

jqk@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Jane Kitaevich
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

evgenia@umich.edu

Michaela Kotziers
Graduate Student, English and Women’s and Gender Studies

kotziers@umich.edu

English; GSI; English & Women's Studies

Amanda Kubic
Graduate Student/Comp. Lit

akubic@umich.edu 3023G Tisch Hall

English; Comparative Literature; GSI

Amanda La O Caraya
EDWP- GSI

lamand@umich.edu

GSI; Comparative Literature

Brenna Larson
GSI/ EDWP and Sweetland Fellow

bclarson@umich.edu

Erin Leary
GSI/EDWP

lerinl@umich.edu

GSI; American Culture

Vincent Longo
Graduate Student/Sweetland

vilongo@umich.edu

English; Sweetland; GSI

Delsa Lopez
GSI/EDWP

delsa@umich.edu

Hongling Lu
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

hlingl@umich.edu

Aleksandra Marciniak
Graduate Student/Sweetland

aleksma@umich.edu 3024 MLB

English; Sweetland; GSI

Michael Martin
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

martinmd@umich.edu

Julia Martins
Graduate Student/Comp. Lit

irionm@umich.edu

English; Comparative Literature; GSI

Monica Masiello
EDWP GSI

monicapm@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English MFA ; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Poetry; GSI

Marina Mayorski
Graduate Student/Comp. Lit

mayorski@umich.edu

English; Comparative Literature; GSI

Samuel McCracken
GSI/Comp Lit

sammcc@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; GSI

LaTara McLemore
Doctoral Candidate English Language and Literature

mlatara@umich.edu

English; Language & Literature; Graduate Student; GSI

Elizabeth McNeill
Graduate Student/Sweetland Fellow

emcneill@umich.edu 3313 MLB

English; Sweetland; GSI

Wilson Merrell
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

wmerrell@umich.edu

Katie Mikos
EDWP GSI- Sweetland Fellow

kmikos@umich.edu

Devon Miller
EDWP- GSI

mildevon@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Arakel Minassian
GSI/Comp Lit

minassag@umich.edu

GSI; Comparative Literature

Anaridia R. Molina
Doctoral Candidate/Graduate Student Instructor

anaridia@umich.edu

English; Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Mel Monier
EDWP GSI- Sweetland Fellow

mmonier@umich.edu

Edgar Morales
EDWP - GSI

edgarmor@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Poetry; English MFA ; GSI

Micah Muhammad
EDWP- GSI

micahmuh@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Poetry; English MFA ; GSI

Olan Munson
GSI/Comp Lit

omunson@umich.edu

Emily Na
GSI/AC

naemily@umich.edu

Elise Nagy
GSI/E&WS

ecnagy@umich.edu 3063 Tisch

English & Women's Studies; English; GSI

Holly Nelson
Doctoral Student in History and English/GSI

hollynel@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English; English Language and Literature; GSI

Jennifer Nessel
EDWP- GSI

jnessel@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Fiction; English MFA ; GSI

Lauren Nikolai
GSI/Ling.

lnikolai@umich.edu

Kate O'Connor
GSI/ EDWP and Sweetland Fellow

kateoco@umich.edu

Dylan Ogden
Graduate Student/Linguistics

deogden@umich.edu

English; Linguistics; GSI

Nathan Omprasadham
English Graduate Student/L&L

nathanom@umich.edu

English; Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Georgia Oppenheim
EDWP GSI- Sweetland Fellow

goppenhe@umich.edu

Jaideep Pandey
GSI/Comp Lit

jpandey@umich.edu

Deeksha Pareek
EDWP- GSI

deekshap@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Ivan Parra Garcia
GSI/Comp Lit

jparrag@umich.edu

Joy Peltier
Graduate Student/Linguistics

joypel@umich.edu

English; Linguistics; GSI

Alaina Perez
English and Education Doctoral Student/E&E

perezala@umich.edu

English & Education; Current Graduate Student; GSI

Chloe Perry
GSI- EDWP

chloeper@umich.edu

GSI; American Culture

Meg Perry
Current Graduate Student/E&E/GSI

megpe@umich.edu

English & Education; Current Graduate Student; English; GSI

Lucy Peterson
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

lupeters@umich.edu

GSI; Sweetland; English

Kamaria Porter
Graduate Student/Sweetland

porterkb@umich.edu

English; Sweetland; GSI

Torre Puckett
GSI - EDWP

puckettt@umich.edu

English; Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Kelly Rafferty
GSI- EDWP

kellyraf@umich.edu

English; English Language and Literature; Graduate Student; GSI

Sanjana Ramanathan
GSI/ Comp. Lit

rsanja@umich.edu

GSI; Comparative Literature

Alexander Ramsey
GSI/L&L

alexmram@umich.edu 3041 Tisch Hall

Language & Literature; GSI; English

Michelle Ratering
English & Education/PhD

ratering@umich.edu

English; Current Graduate Student; English & Education; GSI

Scott Reel
Graduate Student/L&L

smreel@umich.edu

English; Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Stephanie Renteria
English and Education Doctoral Candidate/E&E

stephren@umich.edu

English & Education; Current Graduate Student; GSI

Jennifer Rodriguez
GSI - EDWP

jaracely@umich.edu SOE 2602

Julian Rome
GSI- EDWP

jnrome@umich.edu

Maria Rossini
GSI- EDWP

mrossini@umich.edu

Graduate Student; English; English Language and Literature; GSI

Lauren Rudewicz
GSI/L&L

rudewicz@umich.edu

Language & Literature; English; GSI

Jody Rust
English & Education Graduate Student

jodyrust@umich.edu (317) 567-9449

English & Education; Current Graduate Student; GSI

Will Ryan
EDWP- GSI

willfr@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Poetry; English MFA ; GSI

Dibyangee Saha
EDWP- GSI

dibzsaha@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Emma Santelmann
GSI/ Ling.

esantelm@umich.edu

GSI; Linguistics

Jeremy Santiago-Rojas
EDWP- GSI

jsrojas@umich.edu

GSI; Comparative Literature

Catherine Schenck
GSI/ EDWP and Sweetland Fellow

schenckc@umich.edu

Abeje Schnake
EDWP GSI

aschnake@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Fiction; English MFA ; GSI

Joshua Schulze
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

joshms@umich.edu 3047 Tisch Hall

Jared Scribner
EDWP- GSI

jascribn@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Fiction; English MFA ; GSI

Christopher Smith
GSI- EDWP

xophersm@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English & Women's Studies; GSI

Joey Song
Graduate Student/L&L

songjo@umich.edu 3017 TISCH HALL

English; Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Marissa Spada
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

mspada@umich.edu

Caroline Sullivan
GSI/Comp. Lit

cesull@umich.edu

GSI; Comparative Literature

Niku Tarhechu T'arhesi
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

tarhechu@umich.edu

GSI; Sweetland; English

Katherine Tapia
GSI/Comp Lit

ktapia@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; GSI

Robyn Thum-O'Brien
Graduate Student/L&L; GSI; Public Humanities & Pedagogy Intern, UMMA

rthumob@umich.edu Curatorial Research Center, UMMA

English; Language & Literature; Graduate Student; GSI

Emily Tian
EDWP GSI

emltian@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Poetry; English MFA ; GSI

Sydney Tunstall
PhD Candidate in English and Women's & Gender Studies

stunsta@umich.edu

English & Women's Studies; English; GSI

Berkay Uluç
GSI/Comp Lit

uluc@umich.edu

Brianna Uzoh
EDWP GSI

ubrianna@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Fiction; English MFA ; GSI

Melissa Valerie
Graduate Student, Joint Program in English and Education; Graduate Student Instructor

vmeliss@umich.edu

English & Education; Current Graduate Student; GSI

Moniek VanRheenen
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

moniekvr@umich.edu

Catherine Ventura
Doctoral Student in the Joint Ph.D. Program in English and Education;Graduate Student Instructor in the English Department Writing Program

venturca@umich.edu

English; Current Graduate Student; English & Education; GSI

Ethan Voss
GSI — English Department Writing Program (EDWP)

vosse@umich.edu 3057 Tisch Hall

English & Education; Current Graduate Student; GSI

Zoe Waldman
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

waldmanz@umich.edu

Field Watts
GSI/Sweetland Fellow

fieldmw@umich.edu

Daniel Weaver
English/PhD Student/GSI

daweaver@umich.edu

English; Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Renee Wehrle
Graduate Student/L&L

rewehrle@umich.edu 3087 Tisch Hall

Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; English; GSI

Sophie Weisskoff
EDWP- GSI

sweissko@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Fiction; English MFA ; GSI

Kelly Wenzka
EDWP- GSI

kwenzka@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Anna Whitney
GSI- EDWP

annabw@umich.edu

GSI; Linguistics

David Higbee Williams
Graduate Student/L&L

dhigbeew@umich.edu

English; Language & Literature; Graduate Student; GSI

Jasmine Wilson
GSI- EDWP

wilsjasm@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; GSI

Samuel Wood
Graduate Student/L&L

sjwd@umich.edu 3045 Tisch Hall

Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Benjamin Woodworth
GSI/Comp Lit

woodwort@umich.edu

Qingyi Zeng
GSI/Comp Lit

zengqy@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; GSI

Asa Chen Zhang
English/PhD

asacz@umich.edu

English; Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Myles Zhang
EDWP GSI- Sweetland Fellow

mylesz@umich.edu