English Faculty

Faculty Profiles

About Our Faculty

Our department is built from inspiring and dedicated educators. Not only are our English professors and instructors active in their field, many are renowned in the community of letters. Lincoln University's English faculty is exhilarated by the opportunity to work at an institution with the unique diversity and opportunity found at Lincoln. The English department brims with life. We want to make a difference each time we step onto campus. 

When a department is visibly alive, it is apparent to students. We model a life of letters. We show students they too can gain great things from pursuing a study in the humanities. Through faculty speaking engagements on three continents, four countries, and in nearly twenty different states; university panels; over one hundred (100) nationally recognized peer-reviewed publications; conference presentations; the research and writing of four (4) new books, including collections of poetry and novels, English is one of the most prolific departments on campus. 

Because of this engagement, the English program produces some of the highest-caliber graduates at Lincoln University as evidenced by consistent external recognition. Our majors and minors are regularly chosen to present at the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Convention and are inducted into Who's Who Among College and University Students. We help place students into some of the most prestigious graduate programs across the country.

Our students publish. Our students find lucrative employment. Let us show you who we are. Let us help you find your voice.

Faculty

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Elijah Burrell, MFA
Professor of English
Creative Writing Specialist - Poetry
431 Martin Luther King, Jr. Hall
E: BurrellE@LincolnU.edu 
P: 573-681-5203
Website

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Connor Campbell
Instructor of English Composition
125 Martin Luther King, Jr. Hall, Room 120
E: CampbellC@LincolnU.edu
P: 573-681-5239

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Daren Dean, MFA
Assistant Professor of English
Creative Writing Specialist - Fiction
432 Martin Luther King, Jr. Hall
E: DeanD2@LincolnU.edu
P: 573-681-5197
Website

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Jane Frazier, PhD
Professor of English
American Literature Specialist
422 Martin Luther King, Jr. Hall
E: FrazierJ@LincolnU.edu
P: 573-681-5235

 

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Matthew T. McGraw, PhD
Associate Professor of English
422 Martin Luther King, Jr. Hall
E: McgrawM@LincolnU.edu
P: 573-681-5796

 

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Shelly Norris, MFA
Instructor of English
127 Martin Luther King, Jr. Hall
E: NorrisS@LincolnU.edu
P: 573-681-5242

 

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Bryan Salmons, PhD
Professor of English
110 Martin Luther King, Jr. Hall
E: SalmonsB@LincolnU.edu
P: 573-681-5234

 

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Kathleen Turner Ledgerwood, PhD
Assistant Professor of English/Writing Coordinator
126 Martin Luther King, Jr. Hall
E: Tturner-LedgerwoodK@LincolnU.edu
P: 573-681-5198
Burrell, Elijah Professor Humanities and Communications MFA English
Campbell, Connor Instructor Humanities and Communications Master's English
Dean, Daren Assistant Professor Humanities and Communications MFA English
Frazier, Jane Professor Humanities and Communications Doctorate English
McGraw, Matthew Associate Professor Humanities and Communications Doctorate English
Norris, Shelly Instructor Humanities and Communications MFA English
Salmons, Bryan Professor Humanities and Communications Doctorate English
Turner Ledgerwood, Kathleen Assistant Professor Humanities and Communications Doctorate English