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Publishing and Writing

Faculty

Publishing and Writing (MA)

Majors & Programs

Graduate Programs

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, Globe Pequot Press, Nation Books, Viking, Penguin, Da Capo Press, GBH, MIT Technology Review, Newsweek, Inc., Men’s Journal, The New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, Boston magazine, and The Atlantic. Their expertise gives you a solid foundation in traditional and cutting-edge publishing.

Meet Your Graduate Program Director

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

Bill Beuttler

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
Address
bill_beuttler@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Bill Beuttler, a Chicago native, broke into journalism as a police reporter at the legendary City News Bureau of Chicago. His first teaching job was as a visiting professor of magazine journalism at Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.

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.

His first book, Make It New: Reshaping Jazz in the 21st Century, was published in 2019 by Lever Press and is available in paperback and open access editions. DownBeat magazine called Make It New “a rewarding book that examines some of the key voices directing contemporary jazz.”

Publishing Faculty

Susanne Althoff

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Associate Professor
Address
susanne_althoff@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Jabari Asim

Professor - On Leave
Address
jabari_asim@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Morgan Baker

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
morgan_baker@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Michael Boezi

Affiliated Faculty - On Leave
Address
michael_boezi@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Leslie Brokaw

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Senior Affiliated Faculty - On Leave
Address
leslie_brokaw@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Delia Cabe

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
delia_cabe@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Michael Campbell

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Affiliated Faculty - On Leave
Address
michael_campbell@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Susan Canavan

Affiliated Faculty
Address
susan_canavan@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Christine Casson

Senior Writer-in-Residence II
Address
christine_casson@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Mark Chimsky

Affiliated Faculty
Address
mark_chimsky@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Lisa Clark

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
lisa_clark@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Jaci Conry

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
jaci_conry@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Alexander Danner

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
alexander_danner@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Benoit Denizet-Lewis

Associate Professor
Address
benoit_d_lewis@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Lisa Diercks

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Professor
Address
lisa_diercks@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Angela Dombroski

Affiliated Faculty - On Leave
Address
angela_dombroski@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
William Donoghue

Professor Emeritus
Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Joseph Durand

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
joseph_durand@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Karen English

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
karen_english@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Daniel Fitts

Affiliated Faculty
Address
daniel_fitts@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Alyn Gamble

Pronouns: (They/Them/Theirs)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
alyn_gamble@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Julia Glass

Senior Distinguished Writer-in-Residence
Address
julia_glass@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Lise Haines

Senior Writer-in-Residence
Address
lise_haines@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Joseph Heroun

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Affiliated Faculty - On Leave
Address
joseph_heroun@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Steven Himmer

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Sr Lecturer II and First Year Writing Program Director
Address
steven_himmer@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Beth Ineson

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
beth_ineson@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Roy Kamada

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Associate Professor and Chair
Address
roy_kamada@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Missy Kennedy

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
missy_kennedy@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Stephanie Knapp

Affiliated Faculty
Address
stephanie_knapp@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Stephanie Knapp has worked in the editorial departments of Hachette Books, Crown Publishing, and Rodale Books. She was most recently a Senior Editor at Seal Press, where she acquired and edited feminist nonfiction projects. Stephanie is currently Director of External Affairs at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance. She is a graduate of New York University's Steinhardt School, and she holds an MBA with a focus in Social Impact from Boston University.
Maria Koundoura

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Interim Dean, School of Arts & Assistant Provost
Address
maria_koundoura@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248983

Department Academic Affairs

Department School Of Arts
Mary Kovaleski

Sr. Lecturer II
Address
mary_kovaleski@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Scott Lajoie

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
scott_lajoie@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Lauren Landry

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty - On Leave
Address
lauren_landry@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Donald Lankiewicz

Affiliated Faculty - On Leave
Address
donald_lankiewicz@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Adele Lee

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Associate Professor and Associate Chair
Address
adele_lee@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Gian Lombardo

Senior Publisher-in-Residence
Address
gian_lombardo@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Nancy Mahoney

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
nancy_mahoney@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Megan Marshall

Charles Wesley Emerson Professor
Address
megan_marshall@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Kimberly McLarin

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Professor & Interim Dean of Graduate & Professional Studies
kimberly_mclarin@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248612

Department Graduate & Professional Studies
Melissa Nasson

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty - On Leave
Address
melissa_nasson@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
William Orem

Senior Writer-in-Residence
Address
william_orem@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Jon Papernick

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Senior Writer-in-Residence
Address
jon_papernick@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Raquel Pidal

Pronouns: (She/They)

Assistant Professor
Address
raquel_pidal@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Rachel Raczka

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
rachel_raczka@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Philip Rappaport

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
philip_rappaport@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Frederick Reiken

Professor
Address
frederick_reiken@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
George Restrepo

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
george_restrepo@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
John Rodzvilla

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Assistant Professor - On Leave
Address
john_rodzvilla@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Matt Schweitzer

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Affiliated Faculty - On Leave
Address
matt_schweitzer@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Stephen Shane

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Senior Lecturer - On Leave
Address
stephen_shane@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing & Academic Resource Center
Areas of Focus: Writing Center Coordinator
Adam Spry

Associate Professor
Address
adam_spry@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Kyanna Sutton

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor
Address
kyanna_sutton@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Rosario Swanson

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Associate Professor
Address
rosario_swanson@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Daniel Tobin

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Professor
Address
daniel_tobin@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Jessica Treadway

Senior Distinguished Writer-in-Residence
Address
Jessica_Treadway@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Novuyo Tshuma

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor
Address
novuyo_tshuma@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Jerald Walker

Professor
Address
jerald_walker@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Wendy Walters

Professor - On Leave
Address
wendy_walters@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
(she/her/hers)
Lissa Warren

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
lissa_warren@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Daniel Weaver

Senior Publisher/Editor-in-Residence
Address
daniel_weaver@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Steve Yarbrough

Professor
Address
steve_yarbrough@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Mako Yoshikawa

Professor and Graduate Program Director
Address
mako_yoshikawa@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Mako Yoshikawa is the author of the novels One Hundred and One Ways and Once Removed. Her work has been translated into six languages; awards for her writing include a Radcliffe Fellowship. Her essays have been published in the Missouri Review, Southern Indiana Review, Harvard Review, Story, LitHub, Best American Essays, and Longreads. Her memoir, Secrets of the Sun, is forthcoming from Ohio State University Press in February 2024.

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