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:
Wed. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Thur. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., or 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:
Mon. and Wed., 1-3 p.m., Tue 2-4 p.m. and 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:
Mon. and Wed. 2-4 p.m., Tue. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 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:
MW, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tue 12-2 p.m. and 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
Office Hours:
Mon. and Wed., 10 a.m.-noon (in-person and online)
Justin Eells
Developmental Writing Instructor
Justin Eells
Developmental Writing Instructor
Office: Spratt Hall 203
Phone: 816-271-4397
Email: jeells@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours
Mon. and Wed., 3:30–4:30 p.m.; Thur. 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and by appointment
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
Office Hours
Tue. and Thur. 9-10:30 a.m., 12:30-1:30 p.m. and by appointment
Luling Huang
Assistant Professor
Communication
Luling Huang
Assistant Professor
Office: Spratt Hall 203
Office Phone: (816) 271-4310
Email: lhuang@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours
Mon. and Wed. 2-3:15 p.m.; Thurs. 2–4:30 p.m. and 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:
Mon. and Wed. 10:30-11 a.m. and 2-2:45 p.m.; Thurs. (online) 9-11:30 a.m.; 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:
Wed. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Thur. 12:30-2:30 p.m.; 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:
Mon. and Wed. 8:30-9:30 a.m. & 12:30-2 p.m. and 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:
Thur. 12:30-2 p.m. and 3:30-4:30p.m. and by appointment