Here are examples of our PhD student job placements in the past 12 years.

 

Colleen Glenn, Transylvania University, Department of English

Visiting Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Alan Nadel

Ph.D. awarded 2012

 

Jeff Gross, Christian Brothers University, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Andy Doolen

Ph.D. awarded 2012

 

Cynthia Salmons, Alice Lloyd College, Department of English

Assistant Professor and Co-Chair

Director, Dr. Virginia Blum

Ph.D. awarded 2012

 

Leah Bayens, St. Catharine College, Department of English

Assistant Professor, Coordinator of the Berry Farming and Ecological Agrarianism Program, and Chair of Earth Studies

Director, Dr. Randall Roorda

Ph.D. awarded 2011

 

George Phillips, Centre College, Department of English

Visiting Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Jonathan Allison

Ph.D. awarded 2011

 

Laura Barrio-Vilar, University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Co-directors, Dr. Jeff Clymer and Dr. Peter Kalliney

Ph.D. awarded 2011

 

Andrew Battista, University of Montevallo, Information Literacy

Assistant Professor and Librarian

Director, Dr. Randall Roorda

Ph.D. awarded 2011

 

Aparajita Sengupta, Shri Shikshayatan College, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Michael Trask

Ph.D. awarded 2011

 

Katherine Osborne, Davis and Elkins College, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Ellen Rosenman

Ph.D. awarded 2010

 

Artress Bethany White, Carson-Newman College, Department of English

Associate Professor

Director, Dr. Joyce MacDonald

Ph.D. awarded 2009

 

Hannah Freeman, Pikeville College, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Ellen Rosenman

Ph.D. awarded 2009

 

Cheryl Hopson, Augusta State University, Department of English and Foreign Languages

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Susan Bordo

Ph.D. awarded 2008

 

Stacey Floyd, Cardinal Stritch University, Department of English

Associate Professor

Director, Dr. Ellen Rosenman

Ph.D. awarded 2008

 

Jessica Hollis, Ohio University, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Co-Directors, Dr. Ellen Rosenman and Dr. Lisa Zunshine

Ph.D. awarded 2008

 

Sean Morris, East Carolina University, Department of English

Teaching Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Joyce MacDonald

Ph.D. awarded 2008

 

Danny Tweedy, University of Mary Washington, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Virginia Blum

Ph.D. awarded 2007

 

Melissa Purdue, Minnesota State University-Mankato, Department of English

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Director, Dr. Ellen Rosenman

Ph.D. awarded 2007

 

Anna Froula, East Carolina University, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Susan Bordo

Ph.D. awarded 2007

 

Charles Poff, Central Virginia Community College, Department of English

Professor

Director, Dr. Jonathan Allison

Ph.D. awarded 2007

 

Kenneth Hawley, Lubbock Christian University, Department of English

Associate Professor

Director, Dr. Walter Foreman

Ph.D. awarded 2007

 

Danny Mayer, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Department of English

Associate Professor

Director, Dr. Randall Roorda

Ph.D. awarded 2007

 

Bess Fox, Marymount University, Department of Literature, Language, and the Humanities

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Freshman Writing Program

Director, Dr. Janet Eldred

Ph.D. awarded 2007

 

Matthew Towles, Liberty University, Department of English and Modern Languages

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Yolanda Pierce

Ph.D. awarded 2007

 

Kristi Branham, Western Kentucky University, Department of Women’s Studies

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Virginia Blum

Ph.D. awarded 2006

 

Doug Reside, New York Public Library

Digital Curator for the Performing Arts

Director, Dr. Walter Foreman

Ph.D. awarded 2006

 

Antiwan Walker, Georgia Gwinnett College, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Susan Bordo

Ph.D. awarded 2006

 

Julie Voss, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Department of English

Assistant Professor and Coodinator of the American Studies Program

Co-Directors, Dr. Dana Nelson and Dr. Andy Doolen

Ph.D. awarded 2006

 

Terrence Tucker, University of Memphis, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Yolanda Pierce

Ph.D. awarded 2006

 

Rynetta Davis, University of Kentucky, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Dale Bauer

Ph.D. awarded 2006

 

Chris Hair, Emmanuel College, Department of English

Associate Professor and Chair

Director, Dr. Walter Foreman

Ph.D. awarded 2005

 

Joseph Sutliff Sanders, Kansas State University, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Virginia Blum

Ph.D. awarded 2005

 

Chad Barbour, Lake Superior State University, Department of English and Language Studies

Associate Professor and Chair

Director, Dr. Dana Nelson

Ph.D. awarded 2004

 

Uraina Pack, Clarion University, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Steven Weisenburger

Ph.D. awarded 2004

 

Jeffrey Osborne, Murray State University, Department of English

Associate Professor and Director of Racer Writing Center

Director, Dr. Dana Nelson

Ph.D. awarded 2004

 

Joy Myree-Mainor, Morgan State University, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Steven Weisenburger

Ph.D. awarded 2004

 

Chris Green, Berea College, Appalachian Studies

Associate Professor, Program Coordinator of Appalachian Studies, and Director of Loyal Jones Appalachian Center

Director, Dr. Dale Bauer

Ph.D. awarded 2004

 

Jason McEntee, South Dakota State University, Department of English

Associate Professor and Department Head

Director, Dr. Armando Prats

Ph.D. awarded 2004

 

Tammy Durant, Metropolitan State University, Department of English

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Virginia Blum

Ph.D. awarded 2003

 

Sarah Stafford, Campbellsville University, Department of English

Associate Professor

Director, Dr. Jonathan Allison

Ph.D. awarded 2003

 

Brent Shannon, Eastern Kentucky University, Department of English and Women’s Studies

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Ellen Rosenman

Ph.D. awarded 2003

 

Jeffrey Birkenstein, Saint Martin’s University, Department of English

Associate Professor and Chair

Director, Dr. Jerome Meckier

Ph.D. awarded 2003

 

Loretta Kemper, Campbellsville University, Department of English

Associate Professor

Director, Dr. Jerome Meckier

Ph.D. awarded 2003

 

Lisa Broome, University of Kentucky

Associate Director of the Gaines Center

Director, Dr. David Miller

Ph.D. awarded 2003

 

Katherine Ledford, Appalachian State University, Department of English

Associate Professor and Program Director for the Center for Appalachian Studies

Director, Dr. Dana Nelson

Ph.D. awarded 2002

 

Julie Cary Nerad, Morgan State University, Department of English

Associate Professor and Co-Coordinator of Women’s and Gender Studies

Director, Dr. Steven Weisenburger

Ph.D. awarded 2002

 

Rebecca Weaver-Hightower, University of North Dakota, Department of English

Associate Professor

Director, Dr. Dana Nelson

Ph.D. awarded 2002

 

Ann Ciasullo, Gonzaga University, Department of English and Women’s and Gender Studies

Assistant Professor

Director, Dr. Virginia Blum

Ph.D. awarded 2002

 

David Magill, Longwood University, Department of English and Women’s and Gender Studies

Associate Professor

Director, Dr. Steven Weisenburger

Ph.D. awarded 2002

 

 

Kelly Ellis, Chicago State University, Department of English

Associate Professor

Director, Dr. Ellen Rosenman

Ph.D. awarded 2001

 

Kerry Robertson, Lindsey Wilson College, Department of English

Associate Professor

Director, Dr. John Shawcross

Ph.D. awarded 2001

 

Morris Grubbs, University of Kentucky, Graduate School

Assistant Dean of Graduate Student Development

Director, Dr. John Cawelti

Ph.D. awarded 2001

 

Ronald Pitcock, Texas Christian University

J. Vaughn & Evelyne H. Wilson Honors Fellow and Director of Prestigious Scholarships

Director, Dr. David Miller

Ph.D. awarded 2001

 

Diane Hulett, South Carolina State University, Department of English

Associate Professor

Director, Dr. Gordon Hutner

Ph.D. awarded 2000

 

Virginia Carney, Lake Leech Tribal College, Department of English

Tribal College Liason, Associate Professor, and former President

Director, Dr. Dana Nelson

Ph.D. awarded 2000

 

Mary Lee Brady, Georgetown College, Department of English

Associate Professor

Director, Dr. John Cawelti

Ph.D. awarded 2000