Faculty, Publishing & Writing MA, Emerson College

Meet Emerson College’s distinguished faculty and graduate program director in the School of Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies’ on-campus graduate Publishing and Writing program.

Our Writing, Literature & Publishing Department is made up of accomplished publishing and writing professionals. They are editors, writers, designers, producers, publishers, and consultants currently working in the field. They have experience at organizations such as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Addison-Wesley, Viking, Penguin, Da Capo Press, GBH, MIT Technology Review, Newsweek, Inc., Men’s Journal, The New York Times Magazine, Boston Magazine, and The Atlantic. Their expertise gives you a solid foundation in traditional and cutting-edge publishing.

Publishing and Writing Graduate Program Director

Your graduate program director will serve as your primary faculty advisor, guiding you on course selection to ensure that you achieve your learning objectives and satisfy the program requirements. You will also receive program and department news from your program director and any on- and off-campus opportunities that might interest you.

Bill Beuttler

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
Address
bill_beuttler@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Before joining Emerson, Beuttler spent three years covering jazz for The Boston Globe, which he continues to do occasionally, and teaching journalism at Boston University. His magazine work includes stints as a senior editor at the Discovery Channel, Men's Journal, and Boston magazine, and as an associate editor at DownBeat and American Way. He has also been published in JazzTimes, Jazziz, The Atlantic, Esquire, Chicago magazine, The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Travel Holiday, Cooking Light, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and The New York Times Book Review.

Our Publishing and Writing Graduate Faculty

Susanne Althoff

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Associate Professor - On Leave
Address
susanne_althoff@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Mark Chimsky

Affiliated Faculty
Address
mark_chimsky@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Lisa Clark

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
lisa_clark@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Sarah Cole

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor
Address
sarah_cole@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Benoit Denizet-Lewis

Associate Professor
Address
benoit_d_lewis@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Lisa Diercks

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Professor and Chair
Address
lisa_diercks@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Joseph Durand

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
joseph_durand@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Karen English

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
karen_english@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Beth Ineson

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
beth_ineson@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Nancy Mahoney

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
nancy_mahoney@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Raquel Pidal

Pronouns: (She/They)

Assistant Professor
Address
raquel_pidal@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Joseph Perry

Affiliated Faculty
Address
joseph_perry2@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Philip Rappaport

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
philip_rappaport@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
George Restrepo

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
george_restrepo@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
David Richwine

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
david_richwine@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
John Rodzvilla

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Associate Professor
Address
john_rodzvilla@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Charlotte Roth

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
charlotte_roth2@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Kyanna Sutton

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor
Address
kyanna_sutton@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Lissa Warren

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
lissa_warren@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing
Daniel Weaver

Senior Publisher/Editor-in-Residence
Address
daniel_weaver@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750

Department Writing, Literature & Publishing