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Faculty Leadership 2025-2026

Daisuke Miyao
Department Chair

Lisa Lampert-Weissig
Department Vice Chair

Geraldine Fiss
Director of Doctoral Studies

Ignacio Carvajal
PhD Careers Advisor

Anna Joy Springer
Director of the MFA Program

Ameeth Vijay
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Babak Rahimi
Director of the Study of Religion Program

Jac Jemc
Director of the Clarion Program

Amy Sara Carroll
Director of the New Writing Series

Executive Committee

Ex officio members include the Director of Doctoral Studies, Director of the MFA Program, and Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Daisuke Miyao
Dept Chair

Lisa Lampert-Weissig
Dept Vice Chair

Amanda Batarseh

Amy Sara Carroll

Meg Wesling

Section Heads & Faculty Advisors

Oumelbanine Zhiri
Comparative Literature

Edward (Ted) Kelting
Cultural Studies

Lily Hoàng
Literary Arts

Erin Suzuki
Literatures in English

Ryan Bessett
Literatures in Spanish
Section Head

Carol Arcos H.
Literatures in Spanish
Faculty Advisor

Amelia Glaser
World Literature & Culture

Doctoral Affairs Committee

Ex officio members include the Chair and CAO..

Geraldine Fiss
Committee Chair

Edward (Ted) Kelting

Undergraduate Honors Committee

Erin Suzuki
Committee Chair

Ameeth Vijay
LTWL 194 (Capstone Course for Literature Majors) Instructor

Amy Sara Carroll
LTWR 194 (Capstone Course for Writing Majors) Instructor

Carol Arcos H.

Gabriel Bámgbóṣé

Amanda Batarseh

Jody Blanco

Ignacio Carvajal

Silpa Mukherjee

Ariana Ruiz

Public Events Committee

Jin-kyung Lee
Committee Chair

Devin M. Garofalo