English Faculty Research Fields
Our faculty focus on a diverse array of academic fields.
Academic Fields in the Department of English
Our award-winning faculty are from all over the world. With prestigious degrees and a long history of ground-breaking publications, we're excited to see what our faculty are going to produce year after year.
- Their unique studies and interests come to bear on their classrooms, bringing that same cutting-edge research to their classrooms, whether they are teaching American Literature after the Civil War or World Literature.
Browse our faculty by their academic fields and get to know the Department of English at University of Mississippi a little bit better.
Or you can jump to the field you're interested in:
- American Literature
- British and Anglophone
- Medieval and Early Modern
- 18th and 19th Centuries
- Post 19th Century
- Southern Studies
- Environmental Studies
- Film, Media, and Text
- Gender, Sex, and Race
- Poetry
- Fiction
- Creative Nonfiction, Screenwriting, and Other Genres
Patrick Alexander
- Associate Professor of English and African American Studies
Andrew Bishop
- Instructor in English
Leigh Anne Duck
- Associate Professor of English and Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Cinema
Timothy Earley
- Instructor in English
Cristin Ellis
- Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Studies
Adam Gussow
- Professor of English and Southern Studies
Max Hipp
- Instructor in English
Kathryn McKee
- Director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, McMullan Professor of Southern Studies, and Professor of English
Richard Purcell
- Hubert H. McAlexander Chair in English and Associate Professor
Justin Raden
- Instructor in English
Peter Reed
- Professor of English
Ethel Scurlock
- Dean of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and Associate Professor of English and African American Studies
Eric Solomon
- Instructor in English
Annette Trefzer
- Professor of English
Alba Tomasula y Garcia
- Instructor in English
Caroline Wigginton
- Chair and Professor of English
Adetayo Alabi
- Professor of English
Sarah Baechle
- Associate Professor of English
Clay Cogswell
- Instructor in English
Timothy Earley
- Instructor in English
Ari Friedlander
- Associate Professor of English
Mary Hayes
- Associate Professor of English and Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Medieval Studies
Shari Holt
- Instructional Associate Professor in English
Deanna Kreisel
- Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Studies
Kate Lechler
- Adjunct Instructor in English and Instructor in Gender Studies
Scott MacKenzie
- Director of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of English
Karen Raber
- Distinguished Professor of English
Kate Needham
- Instructor in English
Justin Raden
- Instructor in English
Jason Solinger
- Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of English
Daniel Stout
- Associate Chair and Associate Professor of English
Sarah Baechle
- Associate Professor of English
Timothy Earley
- Instructor in English
Ari Friedlander
- Associate Professor of English
Mary Hayes
- Associate Professor of English and Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Medieval Studies
Kate Lechler
- Adjunct Instructor in English and Instructor in Gender Studies
Kate Needham
- Instructor in English
Karen Raber
- Distinguished Professor of English
Andrew Bishop
- Instructor in English
Clay Cogswell
- Instructor in English
Cristin Ellis
- Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Studies
Shari Holt
- Instructional Associate Professor in English
Deanna Kreisel
- Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Studies
Scott MacKenzie
- Director of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of English
Kathryn McKee
- Director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, McMullan Professor of Southern Studies, and Professor of English
Peter Reed
- Professor of English
Jason Solinger
- Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of English
Eric Solomon
- Instructor in English
Daniel Stout
- Associate Chair and Associate Professor of English
Caroline Wigginton
- Chair and Professor of English
Adetayo Alabi
- Professor of English
Patrick Alexander
- Associate Professor of English and African American Studies
Leigh Anne Duck
- Associate Professor of English and Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Cinema
Adam Gussow
- Professor of English and Southern Studies
Max Hipp
- Instructor in English
Richard Purcell
- Hubert H. McAlexander Chair in English and Associate Professor
Justin Raden
- Instructor in English
Ethel Scurlock
- Dean of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and Associate Professor of English and African American Studies
Eric Solomon
- Instructor in English
Annette Trefzer
- Professor of English
Alba Tomasula y Garcia
- Instructor in English
Caroline Wigginton
- Chair and Professor of English
Leigh Anne Duck
- Associate Professor of English and Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Cinema
Adam Gussow
- Professor of English and Southern Studies
Kathryn McKee
- Director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, McMullan Professor of Southern Studies, and Professor of English
Eric Solomon
- Instructor in English
Annette Trefzer
- Professor of English
Alba Tomasula y Garcia
- Instructor in English
Andrew Bishop
- Instructor in English
Leigh Anne Duck
- Associate Professor of English and Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Cinema
Cristin Ellis
- Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Studies
Deanna Kreisel
- Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Studies
Karen Raber
- Distinguished Professor of English
Peter Reed
- Professor of English
Alba Tomasula y Garcia
- Instructor in English
Sarah Baechle
- Associate Professor of English
Leigh Anne Duck
- Associate Professor of English and Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Cinema
Cristin Ellis
- Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Studies
Adam Gussow
- Professor of English and Southern Studies
Richard Purcell
- Hubert H. McAlexander Chair in English and Associate Professor
Justin Raden
- Instructor in English
Caroline Wigginton
- Chair and Professor of English
Patrick Alexander
- Associate Professor of English and African American Studies
Sarah Baechle
- Associate Professor of English
Leigh Anne Duck
- Associate Professor of English and Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Cinema
Cristin Ellis
- Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Studies
Ari Friedlander
- Associate Professor of English
Adam Gussow
- Professor of English and Southern Studies
Deanna Kreisel
- Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Studies
Kathryn McKee
- Director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, McMullan Professor of Southern Studies, and Professor of English
Richard Purcell
- Hubert H. McAlexander Chair in English and Associate Professor
Ethel Scurlock
- Dean of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and Associate Professor of English and African American Studies
Eric Solomon
- Instructor in English
Annette Trefzer
- Professor of English
Caroline Wigginton
- Chair and Professor of English
Jerriod Avant
- Writer-in-Residence
Timothy Earley
- Instructor in English
Beth Ann Fennelly
- Distinguished Professor of English
Melissa Ginsburg
- Director of Graduate Creative Writing Programs and Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
- Professor of English and Creative Writing
Elizabeth Spencer
- Senior Lecturer in English
Matthew Bondurant
- Professor of English
Tommy Franklin
- Associate Professor of Fiction Writing
Melissa Ginsburg
- Director of Graduate Creative Writing Programs and Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing
Max Hipp
- Instructor in English
Dustin Parsons
- Director of the BFA in Creative Writing and Senior Lecturer of English and Creative Writing
Elizabeth Spencer
- Senior Lecturer in English
Sheila Sundar
- Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing
Michael Wang
- Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing
Creative Nonfiction, Screenwriting, and Other Genres
Matthew Bondurant
- Professor of English
Beth Ann Fennelly
- Distinguished Professor of English
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
- Professor of English and Creative Writing
Dustin Parsons
- Director of the BFA in Creative Writing and Senior Lecturer of English and Creative Writing
Elizabeth Spencer
- Senior Lecturer in English
Sheila Sundar
- Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing