Emeritus Faculty

Michael Beehler, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles

Areas of Interest
Modern literature and literary theory; architecture and literature

Sharon Beehler, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles

Areas of Interest
Shakespeare and English Education

Jerome (Jerry) Coffey, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. The State University of New York - Buffalo

Areas of Interest
Oral literature, Old and Middle English oral-formulaic verse to Faroese oral poetry and Scandinavian literature

Philip Gaines, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of Washington

Areas of Interest
Forensic text analysis, language of the law, police interrogation, false confessions

Greg Keeler, D.A.

Professor Emeritus
Doctor of Arts Idaho State University

Areas of Interest
Creative writing (teaching and production); poetry, fiction, contemporary literature

Gwendolyn Morgan, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of South Florida

Areas of Interest
Medieval literature, translations of Anglo-Saxon verse

John P. Parker, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of Washington

Areas of Interest
Teaching effective communication, most notably in technical writing

Michael Sexson, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. Syracuse University

Areas of Interest
Mythology, religion and literature, Shakespeare, literary criticism

Paul Trout

Professor Emeritus
Doctorate University of British Columbia

Areas of Interest
Social constructions of literature and professional issues; mythology, archeology and paleontology

 

Melody Zajdel, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. Michigan State University

Areas of Interest
Literary analysis and criticism, advocate for university women, incorporating women's perspectives into the curriculum and developing academic programs that contribute to the elimination of persistent barriers to women's success at the university level