The lists below provide information about the Department of Rhetoric and Writing’s full-time faculty, composition faculty, and faculty emeritus. In addition to full-time faculty, some of our courses are taught by lecturers and graduate student teachers.
The Department of Rhetoric and Writing
2801 South University, SH 603
Little Rock, AR, 72204
Chair: Joyce Locke Carter, Ph.D.
Email: jlcarter@ualr.edu
Main Office: 501-916-6453
Email: write@ualr.edu
Full-Time Faculty
Melvin Beavers, Ed.D.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Office: SH 603-O
501-916-6451 (RHET)
501-916-5697 (DEI)
Susan Bowling, M.Ed.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Academic Instruction Coordinator
Office: SH 603 G
501-916-6452
Joyce Carter, Ph.D.
University of Texas
Department Chair
Office: SH 603-P
501-916-6453
Earnest Cox, Ph.D.
Texas Christian University
Director, University Writing Center
Office: LIB 106 D
501-916-6454
Greg Graham, M.A.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Director, Little Rock Writing Project
Office: SH 603-C
501-916-6455
Heidi Harris, Ph.D.
Ball State University
Graduate Coordinator
Office: SH 603-A
501- 916-6463
Karen Kuralt, Ph.D.
Purdue University
Associate Dean, Graduate School
Office: LIB 501D
501- 916-6214
kmkuralt@ualr.edu
Barbara L’Eplattenier, Ph.D.
Purdue University
Office: SH 603-E
501-916-6457
Londie T. Martin, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Office: SH 603-H
501-916-6458
Joanne Liebman Matson, Ph.D., J.D.
University of Minnesota
Office: SH 603-D
501-916-6459
Cynthia Nahrwold, Ph.D.
New Mexico State University
Office: SH 603-B
501-916-6460
canahrwold@ualr.edu
Brian Ray, PhD
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Office: SH 603-J
501-916-6461
Tammy Scaife, M.A.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Director of Composition
Office: SH 603-N
501-916-6462
Joseph J. Williams, Ph.D.
Syracuse University
Office: SH 603-K
501-916-6464
Composition Faculty
Courses in the Composition Program are taught by full-time faculty members, lecturers, and graduate student teachers from the Department of Rhetoric and Writing.
Composition Program
2801 South University, SH 603-N
Little Rock, AR, 72204
Director: Tammy Scaife, Advanced Instructor, M.A.
Email: tvscaife@ualr.edu
In addition to the lecturers listed below, full-time faculty members Melvin Beavers, Susan Bowling, Greg Graham, Londie Martin, Brian Ray, and Tammy Scaife also teach composition.
Bill Elkins, M.A.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Lecturer
Office: SH 308
Drew Glover, M.A.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Lecturer
Office: online
Mark Isbell, M.A.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Lecturer
Office: Online
Natalie Rego, M.A.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Lecturer
Office: Online
Emeritus Faculty Members
Chuck Anderson, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
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cmanderson@ualr.edu
Suzann Barr, M.A.
University of Kansas
Emeritus
swbarr@ualr.edu
Frankie Chadwick, M.A.
Senior Instructor Emeritus
flchadwick@ualr.edu
Huey Crisp, Ed.D.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Emeritus
hdcrisp@ualr.edu
Sally Crisp, Ed.D.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Emeritus
sccrisp@ualr.edu
Betty Freeland, M.A.
Senior Instructor Emeritus
btfreeland@ualr.edu
Cheryl Harris, M.A.
Instructor Emeritus
clharris@ualr.edu
Andrea Herman, Ed.D.
Teachers College, Columbia University
Emeritus
awhermann@ualr.edu
Allison Holland, Ed.D.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Senior Instructor Emeritus
adholland@ualr.edu
Toran Isom, Ed.D.
University of Massachusetts
Emeritus
teisom@ualr.edu
George H. Jensen, Ph.D.
University of South Carolina
Professor Emeritus
ghjensen@ualr.edu
Michael Klein, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Professor Emeritus
mwkleine@ualr.edu
Gale Lankford
Instructor Emeritus
bglankford@ualr.edu
Marcia Smith, Ph.D.
University of Memphis
Emeritus
mmsmith@ualr.edu