Advisors

The English Literature Major does not assign students to specific advisors. Instead, five or six members of our faculty (changing from year to year) are designated as Student Advisors, and are specifically available to help you during office hours. During the week prior to Pre-Registration, our "Advising Week," faculty advisors will hold 2 additional hours of office hours each. All this information, including contact information and office number, is included in the tables below. If current information doesn't seem to be available, please inform the Undergraduate Program Assistant right away. Updates should be in place within a week or two of the beginning of the following quarter.

Though only the Director of Undergraduate Studies can sign a Declaration of Major/Minor form, any of the advisors can help you fill out the Petition to Graduate form, and sign it before you submit it to the Office of the Registrar.

Of course, this system is not meant to restrict you from striking up a student/advisor relationship with an unlisted faculty member if you so choose. These are simply the professors who make themselves especially available (and have current information on the major/minor at hand) to help you with any problems you might be encountering. These are also the faculty with whom you are expected to meet, and whose signature you need to get, when you're filling out your Petition to Graduate forms at the end of your Junior year, and who can help with the Major Worksheet that needs to accompany the Petition.

Courses page

 

OFFICE HOURS - Fall Quarter 2026*

*Office hours may be conducted virtually.  Contact professors for appointments.

Department Chair: Professor Kelly Wisecup
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Literature: Professor Jeffrey Masten
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Creative Writing: Professor Daisy Hernández

Literature

NameLocationTelephoneEmailAdvising Hours
Susannah Young-ah GottliebUniversity Hall 321847-491-3091Tuesdays & Wednesdays 2-3
Jeffrey MastenUniversity Hall 308847-491-3012Mondays 2:10-3:30 & Wednesdays 2:20-3:20, and by appt.
Susan PhillipsUniversity Hall 315847-491-3368Tuesdays 2-3 & Thursdays 11-12
Vivasvan SoniUniversity Hall 325847-467-0699Tuesdays 11:30-12:30 & Fridays 12-1
Noah Chaskin1908 Sheridan Road847-491-8916Mondays & Thursdays 11-12
Mariajosé Rodríguez Pliego University Hall 113847-467-1065Wednesdays 3:30–4:30 & Thursdays 5–6

Creative Writing

NameLocationTelephoneEmailAdvising Hours
Chris AbaniUniversity Hall 319847-491-5138TBA
Brian BouldreyUniversity Hall 023847-491-5595TBA
John BreslandUniversity Hall 028847-467-1103 Wednesdays 11-12 & Thursdays 3:30-4:30
Averill CurdyUniversity Hall 022847-467-1976Tuesdays & Thursdays 2-3
Sheila Donohue1908 Sheridan Road847-491-8916Mondays & Wednesdays 5-6
Juan MartinezUniversity Hall 328847-467-4677Wednesdays 9am-11am
Shauna SeliyUniversity Hall 024847-467-2675Tuesdays & Thursdays 11-12 and by appt
Natasha TretheweyUniversity Hall 224847-491-4068TBA
Rachel Jamison WebsterUniversity Hall 027847-491-0894TBA
Daisy HernándezUniversity Hall 225847-491-1783By Appointment