Wichita State University
MA in English Literature Graduate Faculty
Our Program
The MA program in English Literature equips graduate students with the knowledge and
skills necessary both to the outstanding teacher and to the well-prepared candidate
for further graduate study while providing for personal and professional enrichment
through advanced study of literature.
Graduate Faculty
The MA in English Literature program includes faculty who specialize in the following disciplines:
Composition and Linguistics
Darren DeFrain, PhD, Western Michigan University
Carrie Dickison, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mythili Menon, PhD, University of Southern California
American Literature
Rebeccah Bechtold, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jean Griffith, PhD, Texas A &M University
British Literature
T.J. Boynton, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Francis X. Connor, PhD, University of Virginia
Katie Lanning, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mary Waters, PhD, University of California at Davis
Creative Writing
Jason Allen, PhD, Binghamton University