教师

Our full-time professors and supporting contract teachers are dedicated to challenging, 鼓舞人心的, and mentoring students both in and out of the classroom. In addition to teaching, they model their commitment to academic excellence through their scholarship and their leadership in the university governance system.  

We’d love to talk with you about your future in the Department of English and Modern Languages! Feel free to contact any of our faculty using the information below. 

 



Cynthia Westerbeck

Professor of English, Chair
(509) 527-2370 | 辛西娅.westerbeck@chinaqinyu.com
政府 Building 209 


教育: Ph.D., Washington University in St. 路易; M.A., Washington University in St. 路易 

Research interests: The intersection between literature and the arts; environmental literature; general studies and curriculum development; Renaissance literature and 18thCentury British literature 


凯莉债券

Associate Professor of English
大学 Writing Coordinator
(509) 527-2825 | 凯莉.bond@chinaqinyu.com
政府 Building 222


教育: Ph.D., University of Oregon; M.A., University of Oregon 

Research interests: Modern literature; modern poetry; poetics 


莎拉Kakazu

Professor of English
Honors Co-Director
(509) 527-2782 | 莎拉.kakazu@chinaqinyu.com
政府 Building 221  


教育: Ph.D., University of Buffalo, SUNY; M.A., Western Washington University 

Research interests: Poetry and American narratives, particularly 19th century travel narratives and their role in identity formation; slave/liberation narratives; captivity narratives 


劳伦·彼得森 

Assistant Professor of English
(509)-527-2861 | 劳伦.peterson@chinaqinyu.com
政府 Building 208 


教育: Ph.D., University of California, Davis; M.A., Western Washington University 

Research interests: Nineteenth century transatlantic literature, 帝国的研究, environmental humanities, medical humanities, 科幻小说, 民间传说, Middle and Old English