Faculty in English Studies

Faculty in English Studies
	Charles P. Nelson Chair/Associate Professor 908-737-0393 CAS 318 cnelson@kean.edu
	Samina Gul Ali Assistant Professor Ph.D. English, University of Miami 908-737-0381 CAS 330 saali@kean.edu
	Dena Arguelles Lecturer Coordinator of World Literature D.Litt. Drew University 908-737-0370 CAS 320 darguell@kean.edu
	Jan Balakian Professor Ph.D. Cornell University 908-737-0374 CAS 322 jbalakia@kean.edu
	Dean Casale Associate Professor Ph.D. State University of N.Y., Stony Brook 908-737-0379 CAS 333 dcasale@kean.edu
	Shannon Case Lecturer Ph.D. University of Virginia 908-737-0382 CAS 319 scase@kean.edu
	Mia Fiore Lecturer, Coordinator at Kean Ocean Ph.D. Drew University 908-737-5326 x 0380 Kean Union: CAS 324 Kean Ocean: Gateway 333 mfiore@kean.edu
	Chris Friend Assistant Professor Ph.D. University of Central Florida 908-737-0395 CAS 325 cfriend@kean.edu
	Nira Gupta-Casale Associate Professor Ph.D. State University of N.Y., Stony Brook 908-737-0389 CAS 323 ncasale@kean.edu
	Tamara Hart Lecturer MFA Drew University 908-737-0370 CAS 333 thart@kean.edu
	Abriana Jetté Lecturer Ph.D. St. John's University 908-737-0381 CAS 332 abjette@kean.edu
	Melissa Libbey Lecturer Coordinator of College Composition D.Litt. Drew University 908-737-0370 CAS 328 mlibbey@kean.edu
	Christina Mastroeni Lecturer Program Coordinator M.A. Kean University 908-737-0397 CAS 331 mastroec@kean.edu
	Shalander (Shelly) Samuels Assistant Professor Ed.D. University of Central Florida 908-737-4637 CAS 318 ssamuels@kean.edu
	Lisa Sisler Lecturer D.Litt. Drew University 908-737-0398 CAS 317 lsisler@kean.edu
	Mark Philip Smith Assistant Professor, E.S.L. Ph.D. University of Delaware 908-737-0422 CAS 302A marksmit@kean.edu
	Mia Zamora Professor of English Director, MA in Writing Studies Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison 908-737-0385 CAS 329 mzamora@kean.edu

Charles P. Nelson

Chair/Associate Professor

908-737-0393
CAS 318
cnelson@kean.edu

Samina Gul Ali

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. English, University of Miami

908-737-0381
CAS 330
saali@kean.edu

Dena Arguelles

Lecturer
Coordinator of World Literature
D.Litt. Drew University

908-737-0370
CAS 320
darguell@kean.edu

Jan Balakian

Professor
Ph.D. Cornell University

908-737-0374
CAS 322
jbalakia@kean.edu

Dean Casale

Associate Professor
Ph.D. State University of N.Y., Stony Brook

908-737-0379
CAS 333
dcasale@kean.edu

Shannon Case

Lecturer
Ph.D. University of Virginia

908-737-0382
CAS 319
scase@kean.edu

Mia Fiore

Lecturer, Coordinator at Kean Ocean
Ph.D. Drew University

908-737-5326 x 0380
Kean Union: CAS 324
Kean Ocean: Gateway 333
mfiore@kean.edu

Chris Friend

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Central Florida

908-737-0395
CAS 325
cfriend@kean.edu

Nira Gupta-Casale

Associate Professor
Ph.D. State University of N.Y., Stony Brook

908-737-0389
CAS 323
ncasale@kean.edu

Tamara Hart

Lecturer
MFA Drew University

908-737-0370
CAS 333
thart@kean.edu

Abriana Jetté

Lecturer
Ph.D. St. John's University

908-737-0381
CAS 332
abjette@kean.edu

Melissa Libbey

Lecturer
Coordinator of College Composition
D.Litt. Drew University

908-737-0370
CAS 328
mlibbey@kean.edu

Christina Mastroeni

Lecturer
Program Coordinator
M.A. Kean University

908-737-0397
CAS 331
mastroec@kean.edu

Shalander (Shelly) Samuels

Assistant Professor
Ed.D. University of Central Florida

908-737-4637
CAS 318
ssamuels@kean.edu

Lisa Sisler

Lecturer
D.Litt. Drew University

908-737-0398
CAS 317
lsisler@kean.edu

Mark Philip Smith

Assistant Professor, E.S.L.
Ph.D. University of Delaware

908-737-0422
CAS 302A
marksmit@kean.edu

Mia Zamora

Professor of English
Director, MA in Writing Studies
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison

908-737-0385
CAS 329
mzamora@kean.edu

Emeritus Faculty

W. John Bauer

Professor of English, Emeritus
Ph.D. New York University

Linda Best

Professor of English, Emerita
Ed.D., University of Rochester
Director, Kean University Writing Project

Charles DeFanti

Professor of English, Emeritus
Ph.D. New York University

John C. Gruesser

Professor of English, Emeritus
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin--Madison

Carole Shaffer-Koros

Professor of English, Emeritus
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

Bernard Weinstein

Professor of English, Emeritus
Ph.D. New York University
Founding Director, M.A. in Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Retired Faculty

Betsy Rodriguez-Bachiller

Professor
Ed.D. Rutgers University
Coordinator, Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate TESL

Margot Harper Banks

Professor
Ed.D. Rutgers University
Coordinator, Writing Across the Curriculum and Composition Program

Nancy Brilliant

Assistant Professor
M.A. Boston University

Sally Chandler

Associate Professor
Ph.D. Wayne State University

Robert Cirasa

Professor
Associate Vice President, Kean Ocean
Chancellor, Wenzhou Kean University

James Connor

Professor
Ph.D. University of Iowa

Sarah Ducksworth

Professor
Ed.D. Rutgers University

William Evans

Professor
Ph.D. Columbia University

Robert Fyne

Professor
Ph.D. New York University

Daniel Gover

Professor
Ph.D. Harvard University

Ruth Griffith

Professor
Ed.D. Rutgers University

Richard Katz

Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Washington

Susanna Rich

Professor
Ph.D. New York University

Marsha Robinson

Professor
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

Sharon Snyder

Associate Professor
Ph.D. Indiana University

Bernard Weinstein

Professor
Ph.D. New York University
Founding Director, M.A. in Holocaust and Genocide Studies