Skip to Content

for

Annual Newsletter

Graduate Students

English Language and Literature: Graduate Students

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

Anna Almore
Graduate Student and Graduate Student Instructor

aalmore@umich.edu Tisch 3023A

English; English & Education; GSI

Noor Al-Samarrai
2025-2026 Zell Fellow

ohsugar@umich.edu

Alumni; Fellows

Dane Anderson
Graduate Student/L&L

danea@umich.edu

English Language and Literature; GSI

Zach Anderson
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Fiction

zfrand@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Fiction; English MFA

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

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

Brooke Bennett
Graduate Student/L&L

broben@umich.edu

LSA People; Graduate Student; English Language and Literature

Dag Berhanu
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Poetry

dagmawe@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Poetry; English MFA

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

jodimae@umich.edu Tisch Hall 3085

Current Graduate Student; GSI; English & Education

Katherine Beydler
Graduate Student/Sweetland

kbeydler@umich.edu

English; Sweetland; GSI

Laurel Billings
Graduate Student/E&WS

laurelnb@umich.edu

English & Women's Studies; English

Klara Loc-Ling Boger
Graduate Student/L&L

klboger@umich.edu

English; Language & Literature; Graduate Student; GSI

Dejavis Bosket
Graduate Student/L&L

dbosket@umich.edu

Graduate Student; English; English Language and Literature

Hayley Boyd
2025-2026 Zell Fellow

hkboyd@umich.edu

Fellows; Alumni

Moon Boyoung
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Poetry

wolfmoon@umich.edu

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

Catherine Brist
Graduate Student/E&WS

cbrist@umich.edu

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

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

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

Kameryn Alexa Carter
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Poetry

kamerync@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Poetry

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

monét cooper
Doctoral Candidate

monetc@umich.edu

English; English & Education; GSI

Vanessa Cooper
EDWP- GSI

vscooper@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; GSI; English

Caryn Corliss
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Poetry

caryncor@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Poetry

Chanté Cottman
Current Graduate Student/E&WGS

ccottman@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English & Women's Studies

Desireé Dallagiacomo
EDWP- GSI

ddesiree@umich.edu

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

Micaela Daney
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Fiction

mdaney@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Fiction

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

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

Emma Erlbacher
EDWP- GSI

erlbemm@umich.edu

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

Gabriel Etim
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Fiction

etim@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Fiction

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

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

Kate Granlund
Graduate Student/L&L

granlund@umich.edu

LSA People; Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature

Marquise Griffin
Graduate Student/English and Education

marjamgr@umich.edu

English & Education

Loren Guay
GSI- EDWP

lmguay@umich.edu

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

Marianna Hagler
PhD candidate and Rackham Humanities Research - Dissertation Fellow

mhagler@umich.edu

Language & Literature; English; GSI

Amogha Halepuram Sridhar
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Poetry

amogha@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Poetry

Shane Harrison
Graduate Student/L&L

harshane@umich.edu

LSA People; English Language and Literature; Current Graduate Student

Kelly Hartwell
GSM

khartw@umich.edu 3030 Tisch Hall

English; Current Graduate Student; English & Education

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

Ethan Hsi
2025-2026 Zell Fellow

emhsi@umich.edu

Helen Zell Writers' Program; English; English MFA ; Fellows; Alumni

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

James Hunt Smith
Graduate Student/E&E

jamesahs@umich.edu

English & Education; LSA People; Current Graduate Student

Jazelle Jajeh
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Fiction

jjajeh@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Fiction

Patricia Jewell
English & WGS/PhD

jewellp@umich.edu

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

Emma Johnson
Graduate Student/L&L

emmadj@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; English Language and Literature

Jace Jung
EDWP- GSI

jacejung@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Alexa Kelly
English Graduate Student/L&L

avkelly@umich.edu 3061 Tisch Hall

Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Maryam Khan
EDWP- GSI

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Julie Kim
English/MFA

kimjulie@umich.edu

English; English MFA ; GSI

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

Ana Kornblum-Laudi
Graduate Student/MFA

aklaudi@umich.edu

English MFA ; English

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

Urvi Kumbhat
English/MFA

urvik@umich.edu

English; English MFA ; Helen Zell Writers' Program; Alumni

Yash Kumbhat
GSI- EDWP

kumbhat@umich.edu

Helen Zell Writers' Program; English; English MFA ; Fellows; Alumni

Fhrynée Lambert
Graduate Student/E&WGS

Lambertf@umich.edu

LSA People; Current Graduate Student; English & Women's Studies

Sydney Logsdon
Graduate Student/L&L

logsdons@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; English Language and Literature

Vincent Longo
Graduate Student/Sweetland

vilongo@umich.edu

English; Sweetland; GSI

Aleksandra Marciniak
Graduate Student/Sweetland

aleksma@umich.edu 3024 MLB

English; Sweetland; GSI

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

Kyle McCormick
Graduate Student/L&L

krmcc@umich.edu

English; Language & Literature

Sophia McCreary
Graduate Student/L&L

srmccrea@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; English Language and Literature

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

Devon Miller
EDWP- GSI

mildevon@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Molly Mittelbach
2025-2026 Alumni

mmittelb@umich.edu

Helen Zell Writers' Program; English; English MFA ; Fellows; Alumni

Anaridia R. Molina
Doctoral Candidate/Graduate Student Instructor

anaridia@umich.edu

English; Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Edgar Morales
EDWP - GSI

edgarmor@umich.edu

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

Kabelo Sandile Motsoeneng
Doctoral Student in English L&L/HZWP MFA Alumni

kmotsoen@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature

Micah Muhammad
EDWP- GSI

micahmuh@umich.edu

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

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

Brian Nguyen
Graduate Student/L&L

brianhn@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; English Language and Literature

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

Cameron Opartkiettikul
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Fiction

camopart@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Fiction

Priya Pai
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Fiction

priyapai@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Fiction

Deeksha Pareek
EDWP- GSI

deekshap@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Chelsea Parsons
Graduate Student/English Language and Literature

pars@umich.edu

LSA People; Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature

Joy Peltier
Graduate Student/Linguistics

joypel@umich.edu

English; Linguistics; GSI

Gracia Perala
Graduate Student/L&L

gperala@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; English Language and Literature

Alaina Perez
English and Education Doctoral Student/E&E

perezala@umich.edu

English & Education; Current Graduate Student; GSI

Meg Perry
Current Graduate Student/E&E/GSI

megpe@umich.edu

English & Education; Current Graduate Student; English; GSI

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

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

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

Abu Bakr Sadiq
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Poetry

abusadiq@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Poetry

Dibyangee Saha
EDWP- GSI

dibzsaha@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature; GSI

Abeje Schnake
EDWP GSI

aschnake@umich.edu

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

Jared Scribner
EDWP- GSI

jascribn@umich.edu

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

Gurkirat Sekhon
Graduate Student: English and Women's and Gender Studies

gsekhon@umich.edu

English & Women's Studies

Rachel Seo
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Fiction

raseo@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Fiction

Arnav Sibal
Graduate Student/L&L

arsib@umich.edu

LSA People; Current Graduate Student; English Language and Literature

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

Jordan Stanley
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Poetry

jestan@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Poetry

Ally Stapleton
Graduate Student/L&L

abergm@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; English Language and Literature

Theo Stewart
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Fiction

theostew@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Fiction

Peter Stuart
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Poetry

phstuart@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Poetry

Nora Sullivan
2025-2026 Zell Fellow

norasull@umich.edu

Helen Zell Writers' Program; English; English MFA ; Fellows; Alumni

Miracle Thornton
Current Graduate Student, MFA in Poetry

mircat@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Poetry

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

Charlotte Trumble
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Poetry

ctrumble@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Poetry

Bonnie Tucker
GSI/E&E

bmtucker@umich.edu 3071 Tisch Hall

English; Alumni

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

stunsta@umich.edu

English & Women's Studies; English; GSI

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

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

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

David Higbee Williams
Graduate Student/L&L

dhigbeew@umich.edu

English; Language & Literature; Graduate Student; GSI

Emily Wilson
Graduate Student/E&E

emwilso@umich.edu

English; English & Education

Jasmine Wilson
GSI- EDWP

wilsjasm@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; GSI

Rachel Wilson
PhD CandidateGSI/L&L

rachelcw@umich.edu 3091 Tisch Hall

English; Alumni

Riley Wilson
Graduate Student Instructor/L&L

rwil@umich.edu

English; Alumni

Samuel Wood
Graduate Student/L&L

sjwd@umich.edu 3045 Tisch Hall

Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Xuege Yin
Graduate Student/L&L

xuelvyin@umich.edu

English Language and Literature

Aquil Yorke
Graduate Student/E&E

adyorke@umich.edu

English & Education; Current Graduate Student; LSA People

Crystal Zanders
Graduate Student/E&E

czanders@umich.edu Remote

English & Education

Asa Chen Zhang
English/PhD

asacz@umich.edu

English; Current Graduate Student; Language & Literature; GSI

Lily Zhou
Current Graduate Student/MFA-Fiction

lilyzhou@umich.edu

Current Graduate Student; LSA People; Fiction