Dr. Michael Charlton
Chair | Professor
Dr. Michael Charlton
Professor of English
Director of Graduate Studies
Ph.D., English, University of Oklahoma
M.A., English, University of Oklahoma
B.A., English, University of Oklahoma
Office: Eder Hall 222K
Office Phone: (816) 271-4312
Email: mcharlton@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours:
11 a.m.-1 p.m. W; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. TR; by appointment
Administrative
Assistant
Dr. Kaye Adkins
Professor
Technical Communication
Dr. Kaye Adkins
Professor
Technical Communication
Ph.D., English, University of Kansas
M.A., English Composition, University of Kansas
B.A., English, Technical Communication – Pittsburg State University
Office: Eder Hall 222J
Office Phone: (816) 271-4490
Email: kadkins@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours:
3:30-4:30 p.m. W; 12-4 p.m. R; by appointment
Dr. Stacia Bensyl
Professor | Director of Developmental Writing and Placement
English
Dr. Stacia Bensyl
Chair & Professor of English
Director of Developmental Writing and Placement
Ph.D., English, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
M.A., Anglo-Irish Literature, University College Dublin
B.S.E., English, Northwest Missouri State University
Office: Eder Hall 222C
Office Phone: (816) 271-5936
Email: bensyl@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours:
10 a.m.-12 p.m. & 1-3 p.m. W; 10-11 a.m. TR; by appointment
Dr. James Carviou
Associate Professor
Journalism
Dr. James Carviou
Associate Professor of Journalism
Director of Digital Media Master’s program
Griffon Yearbook Adviser
Ph.D., University of Iowa
M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Office: Eder 222 G
Office Phone: (816) 271-5605
Email: jcarviou@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours:
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. & 2-3 p.m. MW; by appointment
Brandon Herring
Full-time Instructor
Brandon Herring
Full-time Instructor
Degrees: MA in English; BA in English
Office: Eder 222 F
Office Phone: (816) 271-4490
Email: bherring1@missouriwestern.edu
9-10 a.m. & 3:30-4:30 p.m. M; 9-10 a.m. & 3-4 p.m. T; 9-10 a.m. W; by appointment
Dr. Jennifer Jackson
Associate Professor
Communication
Dr. Jennifer Jackson
Associate Professor of Communication
Ph.D., University of Memphis
M.A., University of Cincinnati
B.A., Otterbein College
Office: Eder Hall 222L
Office Phone: (816) 271-4490
Email: jjackson63@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours:
9 a.m.-12 p.m. W; 3:30-4:30 p.m. TR; by appointment
Jen Jackson
English
Jen Jackson
Full-time Instructor
Degrees: MA in Writing-Composition and Rhetoric, Missouri State University; BA in English, Blackburn College; BA in Political Science, Blackburn College
Office: 222-N
Office Phone: (816) 271-4490
Email: jjacksoneml@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours:
9-11:30 a.m. W (online); 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. TR (in person); by appointment
Dr. Susan Martens
Associate Professor
English
Dr. Susan Martens
Associate Professor of English
Director of Prairie Lands Writing Project
Ph.D., English, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
M.A., English, University of South Dakota
B.A.E., English and History, Wayne State College
Office: Eder Hall 201B
Office Phone: (816) 271-4315
Email: smartens@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours:
10 a.m.-1 p.m. W; 12:30-2 p.m. TR; by appointment
Dr. David McMahan
Professor
Communication
Dr. David McMahan
Professor of Communication
A.S., Vincennes University
B.S., M.A., Indiana State University
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Office: Eder 222E
Office Phone: (816) 271-4490
Email: mcmahan@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours:
8-9:30 a.m. & 12:30-1:30 p.m. MW; by appointment
Dr. Mei Zhang
Professor
Communication
Dr. Mei Zhang
Professor of Communication
B.A., Zhejiang University
B.A., Fudan University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Office: Eder 222I
Office Phone: (816) 271-4490
Email: meizhang@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours:
12:30-3 p.m. TR
Part-Time Faculty
Rachael Drenckpohl
English
Rachael Drenckpohl
Part-Time Instructor of English
Phone: 816-271-4490
Email: rdrenckpohl@missouriwestern.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Office Hours:
By appointment.
Office = Remote
Lori Listopad
English
Lori Listopad
Part-Time Instructor
Degrees: JD, Mitchell Hamline College of Law St. Paul, MN; MA, Mass Communication, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND; BS, Mass Communication, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Moorhead, MN
Office: Remote
Office Phone:
Email: llistopad@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours: By appointment, virtually
Steven Listopad
English
Steven Listopad
Part-Time Instructor
Degrees: Ph.D. expected in 2022, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota; M.A. in Mass Communication, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota; B.S. in Mass Communication, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
Office: Remote
Office Phone:
Email: slistopad@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours: By appointment, virtually
Gary Smith
English
Gary Smith
Part-Time Instructor
Office: Eder 222-O
Office Phone: (816) 271-4490
Email: gsmith16@missouriwestern.edu
Brooke Spalding Ford
English
Brooke Spalding
Part-Time Instructor
Degrees:
Missouri State University B.S. in Creative Writing, Minor in Religious Studies; The University of Missouri, Kansas City, expected to graduate in May 2023, with a
Master in Fine Arts in Creative Writing.
Office: Eder 222Q
Office Phone: (816) 271-4490
Email: bspalding@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours: By appointment