2024-2025 University Catalog
English Department
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Contact Us
Chairperson: Elaine Ostry
Phone: 518-564-2420
Email: ostryem@plattsburgh.edu
The English Department offers three majors: Literature (239), Writing Arts (238), and English Language Arts (240). It offers both courses in important literature of the past and present and a wide selection of writing courses.
Students wishing to become middle or high school English teachers can enroll in the undergraduate English Language Arts major (240) or, if qualified, in the combined Bachelor of Arts/Master of Science for Teacher program (221/858), which is jointly administered by the English Department and the Teacher Education Unit. For more information, see the Combined Programs section of this catalog.
The English department sponsors both a student-run literary magazine and an international literary magazine. Internships in various settings are available as are peer mentorships. Each year, the department offers awards for outstanding essays, poetry, and fiction, and gives four scholarships to deserving majors. An advanced honors program is available for students in all programs.
Professors:
Genie Babb (Ph.D., Brown University)
Anna Battigelli (Ph.D., University of Michigan; SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching)
Tracie Church-Guzzio (Ph.D., Ohio University-Main Campus; SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching)
Michael Devine (Ph.D., University of California; SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching)
Thomas Friedrich (Ph.D., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)
Meg Pearson (Ph.D., University of Maryland-College Park)
Associate Professors:
Elaine Ostry (Ph.D., University of Toronto)
Assistant Professors:
Lauren Kiefer (Ph.D., Cornell University)
Scott Reznick (Ph.D. Boston College)
Sara Schaff (M.F.A., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
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