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: Spratt Hall 203
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
Brandi Myers
Administrative Assistant
Brandi Myers
Administrative Assistant
Office: Spratt Hall 203
Office Phone: (816) 271-4490
Email: bmyers@missouriwestern.edu
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: Spratt Hall 203
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: Spratt Hall 203
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: Spratt Hall 203
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
Rachael Drenckpohl
Instructor
Rachael Drenckpohl
Instructor
Office: Spratt Hall 203
Email: rdrenckpohl@missouriwestern.edu
Office Phone: (816) 271-4317
M.A. in English from UMKC
B.A. in English from Missouri Western
A.A. in Liberal Arts
Justin Eells
Developmental Writing Instructor
Justin Eells
Developmental Writing Instructor
Office: Spratt Hall 203
Email: jeells@missouriwestern.edu
Brandon Herring
Full-time Instructor
Brandon Herring
Full-time Instructor
Degrees: MA in English; BA in English
Office: Spratt Hall 203
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
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: Spratt Hall 203
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: Office: Spratt Hall 203
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: Spratt Hall 203
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: Spratt Hall 203
Office Phone: (816) 271-4490
Email: meizhang@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours:
12:30-3 p.m. TR
Part-Time Faculty
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: Spratt Hall 203
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: Spratt Hall 203
Office Phone: (816) 271-4490
Email: bspalding@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours: By appointment