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Classes in this Department include:

  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Communication (COMM)
  • Creative Writing & Literary Arts (CWLA)
  • English (ENGL)
  • English-as-a-Second Language (ESL)
  • Foreign Languages (SPAN, FREN, RUSS)
  • Guidance (GUID)
  • Journalism (JPC)
  • Preparatory English (PRPE)

Department Faculty

Full Time Faculty

Room: JKB 135
Phone: 907-745-9786
 Denison, Dr. Sheri Assist Professor
Faculty Coordinator
sdenison@matsu.alaska.edu
Education:

Ph.D., Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, 2009, M.A., Univ. of Alaska Anchorage, 1997, B.A., Univ. of Alaska Anchorage, 1993

Departments:

  • English and Humanities

Spring Hours:

Mon/Wed: 2:30-3:45p
Tues/Thurs: 1:00-2:15p
Room: JKB 136
Phone: 907-745-9780
 Fox, Dr. Deborah Assist Professor
dfox@matsu.alaska.edu
Education:

Ph.D., Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 2004, M.A., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1993, B.A., Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 1985, A.A., University of Maryland, Munich, Germany 1982

Departments:

  • English and Humanities

Spring Hours:

Mon-Thurs: 1:00-2:00p
and by appointment
Room: JKB 137
Phone: 907-745-9753
 O'Leary, Dr. Joan Assoc Professor
joleary@matsu.alaska.edu
Education:

Ph.D., Univ. of Washington, 1991, M.A., Univ. of Alaska Anchorage, 1987, B.A., Univ. of Alaska Anchorage, 1985

Departments:

  • English and Humanities

Spring Hours:

Mon-Thurs: 11:00a-12:00p
Fri: off campus
Room: JKB 114A
Phone: 907-745-9734
 Peck, Dr. Galina Assist Professor
gpeck@matsu.alaska.edu
Education:

Ph.D. in Philological Sciences, evaluated by UNESCO, 1999, Ph.D. in Foreign Languages Teacher Ed., Moscow, Russia, 1983, Certification as Assist. Professor of English, Moscow, Russia, 1982, Bachelor and Master Degree in Foreign Languages Teacher, Education, Moscow State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages, Moscow, Russia, 1975

Departments:

  • English and Humanities

Spring Hours:

Mon-Thur: 1:00-2:00p
Fri: off campus
Room: SNOD 126
Phone: 907-745-9728
 Praetorius, Dr. Pete Assoc Professor
ppraetorius@matsu.alaska.edu
Education:

Ph.D., Michigan Technological Univ., 2000, M.A., Clemson Univ., 1996, B.A., Whittier College, 1984

Departments:

  • English and Humanities

Fall Hours:

Mon: 6:00-7:00p
Tues: 4:00-5:00P
Wed: 12:00-1:00p
Thur: 5:00-7:00p
and by appointment
Room: JKB 134
Phone: 907-746-9344
 Sagal, Mary Assist Professor
msagal@matsu.alaska.edu
Education:

M.F.A., Eastern Washington Univ., 2001, M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1994, B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1986

Departments:

  • English and Humanities

Spring Hours:

Tues/Thur: 11:00a-12:00p
Sat: 12:00-2:00p

Adjunct Faculty

Name Email Address
Bell, Jane jbell@uaa.alaska.edu
Birdsall, Sarah pfsjb@uaa.alaska.edu
Bodalay, Kathleen pfkmb@uaa.alaska.edu
Bohm, Debra dthoma16@uaa.alaska.edu
Crace-Murray, Jacquelyn jcrace@uaa.alaska.edu
Hunter, Paulette pfpph@uaa.alaska.edu
Kendrick, Christine pfclk@uaa.alaska.edu
Klein, Mylinda pfmak1@uaa.alaska.edu
Montgomery, Carol clmontgomery@uaa.alaska.edu
Ninoyu, Shunji afsn@uaa.alaska.edu
Porter, Sandra pfsep@uaa.alaska.edu
Powers, Andrea aspowers@uaa.alaska.edu
Schmidt, Sandra pfsvs@uaa.alaska.edu
Trina, Kathrine afket@uaa.alaska.edu
Voss, Maxilynn pfmcv@uaa.alaska.edu