![Michael Charlton Dr. Michael Charlton](https://www.missouriwestern.edu/communication/wp-content/uploads/sites/168/2022/04/Michael-Charlton.jpg)
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
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Brandi Myers
Administrative Assistant
Brandi Myers
Administrative Assistant
Office: Spratt Hall 203
Office Phone: (816) 271-4490
Email: bmyers@missouriwestern.edu
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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
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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
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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
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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 Justin Ellis](https://www.missouriwestern.edu/communication/wp-content/uploads/sites/168/2023/08/Justin-Ellis.jpg)
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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