English Faculty

Jonathan B Allred - Assistant Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2012
MEd, Weber State University, 2016
PhD, University of Arkansas, 2020

Jonathan Mark Balzotti - Associate Professor

BA, University of Utah, 2007
MA, University of Utah, 2009
PhD, Iowa State University, 2014

Christopher J Blythe - Assistant Professor

BA, Texas A&M University, 2004
BA, Utah State University, 2009
MA, Utah State University, 2011
PhD, Florida State University, 2015

Courtney Bulsiewicz - Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2012
MFA, Brigham Young University, 2016

Juliana Marie Chapman - Assistant Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2001
MA, Brigham Young University, 2009
PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 2014

Frank Quinn Christianson - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1994
MA, Brigham Young University, 1996
PhD, Brown University, 2005

Nicole Perry Clawson - Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor

AS, Utah Valley University, 2007
BS, Brigham Young University, 2007
MA, Brigham Young University, 2017
PhD, University of Utah, 2023

Dawan Lynn Coombs - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2004
Masters of Education, University of Utah, 2008
PhD, University of Georgia, 2012

Richard Benjamin Crosby - Professor

BA, Southern Utah University, 2002
MA, University of Utah, 2005
PhD, University of Washington, 2009

Christopher E Crowe - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1976
MEd, Arizona State University, 1980
EdD, Arizona State University, 1986

Dennis R Cutchins - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1990
MA, Brigham Young University, 1992
PhD, Florida State University, 1997

Edward Smith Cutler - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1990
MA, Brigham Young University, 1992
PhD, University of California, San Diego, 1997

Joseph J Darowski - Assistant Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2005
MA, Brigham Young University, 2006
PhD, Michigan State University, 2011

Deborah Marie Dean - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1988
MEd, City University, Bellevue, WA, 1994
EdD, Seattle Pacific University, 1999

Samuel Dunn- Assistant Teaching Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2011
MA, Brigham Young University, 2013
PhD, Purdue University, 2018

Aaron Christopher Eastley - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1997
MA, Brigham Young University, 1998
PhD, University of California, San Diego, 2003

Eric Alden Eliason - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1992
MA, University of Texas, Austin, 1994
PhD, University of Texas, Austin, 1998

Ann Dee Ellis - Assistant Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1999
MA, Brigham Young University, 2004

Emron Lee Esplin - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2000
MA, Brigham Young University, 2003
PhD, Michigan State University, 2008

Mary Kathleen Eyring - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2006
MA and C.Phil, University of California, San Diego, 2010
PhD, University of California, San Diego, 2012

Joseph Clark Franklin - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2007
MA, Ohio University, 2009
PhD, Texas Tech, 2012

Tyler D Gardner - Assistant Teaching Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2010
MA, Graduate Theological Union, 2012
MA, University of Notre Dame, 2016
PhD, University of Notre Dame, 2018

Sharon J Harris - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2005
MA, University of Chicago, 2008
PhD, Fordham University, 2018

Trenton L Hickman - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1994
MA, Brigham Young University, 1996
PhD, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 2000

Jamie Horrocks - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2000
MA, Brigham Young University, 2002
PhD, Indiana University, 2010

Spencer David Hyde - Assistant Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2010
MA, Brigham Young University, 2014
PhD, University of North Texas, 2018

Brian David Jackson - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2001
MA, Brigham Young University, 2003
PhD, University of Arizona, 2007

Amber N Jensen - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2005
EdM, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2006
PhD, George Mason University, 2019

Kimberly Johnson - Professor

BA, University of Utah, 1992
MA, Johns Hopkins University, 1995
MFA, University of Iowa, 1997
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 2003

Jason A Kerr - Associate Professor

BA, Arizona State University, 2003
PhD, Boston College, 2011

Lance Eric Larsen - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1985
MA, Brigham Young University, 1987
PhD, University of Houston, 1993

Michael Lavers - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2008
MFA, Johns Hopkins University, 2010
PhD, University of Utah, 2015

Alma Keith Lawrence - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1977
MA, Brigham Young University, 1980
PhD, University of Southern California, 1987

Trenton Leinenbach- Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2013
MA, Brigham Young University, 2016
PhD, Standord, 2023

Peter Daniel Leman - Professor

BA, University of Idaho, 2003
MA, University of California, Irvine, 2006
PhD, University of California, Irvine, 2011

Patrick Charles Madden - Professor

BS, University of Notre Dame, 1993
MA, Brigham Young University, 1999
PhD, Ohio University, 2004

Nicholas A Mason - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1993
MA, Brigham Young University, 1995
PhD, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1999

Kristin L Matthews - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1995
MA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1997
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2004

Marsha Maxwell-Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor

BA, University of Utah, 1988
MA, University of Chicago, 1992
PhD, University of Utah, 2022

Brett Chan McInelly - Professor

BA, Weber State College, 1992
MA, Brigham Young University, 1995
PhD, University of Cincinnati, 2000

Jonathan W Ostenson - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1997
MEd, University of Utah, 2005
PhD, University of Utah, 2010

Brice A Peterson - Assistant Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2013
MA, Pennsylvania State University, 2015
PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 2019

Meridith Reed - Assistant Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2009
MA, Brigham Young University, 2011
PhD, North Carolina State University, 2018

Brian R Roberts - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2001
MA, Brigham Young University, 2003
PhD, University of Virginia, 2008

Jamin Creed Rowan - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1999
MA, University of Southampton (U.K.), 2001
MA, Boston College, 2002
PhD, Boston College, 2008

Jill Terry Rudy - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1987
MA, Brigham Young University, 1990
PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1997

Jarron Slater – Assistant Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2010
MA, Brigham Young University, 2012
PhD, University of Minnesota, 2018

Makayla Camille Steiner - Assistant Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2009
MA, Brigham Young University, 2013
PhD, University of Iowa, 2021

Shannon Stimpson-Assistant Teaching Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2010
MA, Brigham Young University, 2012
The Pennsylvania State University, 2020

David M Stock - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2003
MA, Brigham Young University, 2005
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012

John Christopher Talbot - Professor

BA, University of Utah, 1990
MA, Boston University, 1993
PhD, Boston University, 2001

Michael Paul Taylor - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2010
MA, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, 2012
PhD, University of British Columbia, 2016

Leslee Thorne-Murphy - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1990
MA, Brigham Young University, 1993
PhD, Brandeis University, 2001

Stephen B Tuttle - Associate Professor

BA, University of Utah, 1999
MFA, University of Utah, 2002
PhD, University of Utah, 2006

Jarica Linn Watts - Associate Professor

BA, Westminster College, 2002
MA, Wake Forest University, 2005
PhD, University of Utah, 2011

Paul Aaron Westover - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1998
MA, Brigham Young University, 2002
PhD, Indiana University, 2008

Matthew Farr Wickman - Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1992
MA, New York University, 1994
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, 2000

Miranda Wilcox - Associate Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 1999
MMS, University of Notre Dame, 2002
PhD, University of Notre Dame, 2006

Amy D Williams - Associate Professor

BA, University of Utah, 1985
MA.Ed, University of Utah, 2010
PhD, University of Utah, 2017