Faculty

Darin L. Jensen

Associate Dean, Associate Professor, Editor: Teaching English in the Two-Year College

CREDENTIALS:

• Ph.D. Composition and Rhetoric, University of Nebraska Lincoln
• M.A. Language Teaching/TESOL, University of Nebraska Omaha
• M.A. English, Kansas State University
• B.A. English, Bellevue University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Writing studies
• Developmental education and basic writing
• Professional issues in two-year colleges
• Graduate preparation of future two-year English faculty

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

165R

Phone:

801-957-3466

Email:

darin.jensen@slcc.edu

Brandon Alva

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• M.A. Popular Culture Studies, Bowling Green State University
• M.F.A. Creative Writing, University of Arizona
• B.A. English, University of Utah

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Creative Writing (Creative Nonfiction)
• Popular Culture (Body and Beauty Discourse, Comics, Parasocial Relationships)
• Student Literary Magazines

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

152

Phone:

801-957-4815

Email:

brandon.alva@slcc.edu

Daniel D. Baird

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• Ph.D. Comparative Literature, University of Oregon
• M.A. Chinese Language & Literature, Washington University
• B.A Chinese with minor in Japanese, Brigham Young University
• Certifications: Technical Writing; Adobe InDesign

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• World Literature with Emphasis on Pre-20th Century
• Creative Writing with Emphasis on Nonfiction
• Children's Literature, TV, and Film
• Community Engaged Learning
• Literary Theory and Criticism with Emphasis on Pre-20th Century
• Creative Writing (emphasis on creative nonfiction)
• World Literature (emphasis on pre-20th century)
• Children’s Literature, TV, and Cinema
• Pop Culture (Sci-Fi, fantasy, manga/anime)
• Book/Magazine Editing & Publishing
• Literacy Theory & Criticism
• Technical Writing
• Community Engaged Learning

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

237J

Phone:

801-957-3802

Email:

daniel.baird@slcc.edu

Andrew Bashford

Assistant Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• Ph.D. Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy, The Ohio State University
• M.A. Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy, The Ohio State University
• M.F.A. Creative Writing (Poetry), Oregon State University
• B.A. English Language, Brigham Young University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Rhetoric and Composition
• Creative Writing Studies
• Science Communication
• Digital Composition

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administration Building

Room:

237N

Phone:

801-957-4596

Email:

Abashfo4@slcc.edu

Christie Bogle

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• M.A. Linguistics, Adult Second Language Acquisition & TESOL, University of Utah

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Theoretical Linguistics
• Applied Linguistics
• Composition
• Gender Studies

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Lifetime Activities Center (LAC)

Room:

113 C

Phone:

801-957-4582

Email:

christie.bogle@slcc.edu

Sara Caldiero

Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

• M.F.A. Creative Writing, Naropa University
• B.A. English, University of Utah

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Writing composition
• Reflective writing
• AI research and literacy
• Project based learning
• Culturally responsive pedagogy
• Developmental education
• Remedial reading and writing practices
• Queer studies
• Gender studies
• Scalable research
• Avant-garde poetry
• Experimental writing and emphasis

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Lifetime Activities Center (LAC)

Room:

LAC-117B

Phone:

(801) 957-4640

Email:

scaldier@slcc.edu

Anne Canavan

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• Ph.D. English, Northern Illinois University
• M.A. English, Tennessee Technological University
• B.A. English, Tennessee Technological University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Linguistics
• Composition
• American literature (early and modern)
• Literary theory
• Mental health

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administration Building (AAB)

Room:

165 J

Phone:

801-957-3793

Email:

anne.canavan@slcc.edu

George Ellington

Associate Professor

 

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

LAC

Room:

117 C

Phone:

801-957-4152

Email:

george.ellington@slcc.edu

Ann Fillmore

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• M.Ed. TESL, Concordia University, Portland OR, 2007
• B.A. Spanish, University of Oregon, 2003

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Folklore
• Storytelling

LANGUAGES:

Spanish

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Technology Building (TB)

Room:

018 H

Phone:

801-957-4020

Email:

ann.fillmore@slcc.edu

Megan Gadd

Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

• M.A. in English Literature from Weber State University
• B.A. in English Literature from Brigham Young University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Developmental English
• Integrated Reading & Writing
• Rhetoric & Composition
• Technical & Professional Writing
• Gothic Literature
• Queer Studies
• Disability Studies
• Speculative Fiction

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Lifetime Activities Center (LAC)

Room:

LAC 115C

Phone:

801-957-3039

Email:

mgadd4@slcc.edu

Joanne Baird Girodano

Associate Professor, Assistant Associate Dean

CREDENTIALS:

• M.A. English, TESOL Graduate Certificate,  Brigham Young University
• B.A. English & International Relations, Brigham Young University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Students’ transitions to college reading and writing
• inclusive and culturally responsive teaching
• integrated reading and writing
• online literacy instruction
• second language writing

LANGUAGES:

French

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administration (AAB)

Room:

165 L

Phone:

801-957-4176

Email:

joanne.giordano@slcc.edu

Jennifer Greenlee

Assistant Professor

CREDENTIALS

• Graduate Certificate, Teaching in Higher Education, University of Utah
• M.A. English, Creative Writing, Weber State University
• Graduate Certificate, Rhetoric and Writing Studies
• B.A. English, Weber State University
• B.A. Communication, Multimedia Journalism, Weber State University

TEACHING / WRITING INTERESTS

• Accessibility-focused classrooms and disability pedagogy
• Writing and literacy studies
• Accessible assessment methods
• Disability and legal rhetoric

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Technology Building (TB)

Room:

TB 018F

Phone:

801-957-5848

Email:

jgree288@slcc.edu

Jennifer Haertel

Instructor

CREDENTIALS:

• MS American Studies, Utah State University, 2014
• BS History, Weber State University, 2007

TEACHING INTERESTS:

• Composition
• Folklore (Fieldwork and Oral History)
• Popular Culture
• Social History

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

AAB-152

Phone:

(801) 957-2128

Email:

jhaerte1@slcc.edu

Jerri A. Harwell

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• M.Ed. Learning and Technology, Western Governors University
• Radcliffe Publishing Procedures Course, Harvard University, Certificate
• B.A. English, Oakland University

TEACHING INTERESTS:

• ENGL 0900 and 0990 Integrated Reading and Writing
• ENGL 1000 Writing Studies
• ENGL 1010 and 2010 Composition
• ENGL 2100 Technical Writing
• OER – Open Education Resources

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

165 Q

Phone:

801-957-4169

Email:

jerri.harwell@slcc.edu

Melissa Helquist

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• Ph.D., Texas Tech University
• M.A., Colorado State University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Composition
• Disability Studies
• Digital Equity & Accessibility
• Book History/Arts
• Publishing

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic &Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

160

Phone:

801-957-4713

Email:

melissa.helquist@slcc.edu

Kaitlin Hoelzer

Assistant Professor

CREDENTIALS

• Ph.D., Literary and Cultural Studies, University of Utah
• Graduate Certificate in Queer, Gender, and Disability Studies, University of Utah
• M.A., English, Brigham Young University
• B.A., English, Brigham Young University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Contemporary literature
• Disability studies
• Environmental humanities
• American literature
• Composition pedagogies
• College reading and writing
• Universal Design for Learning

Campus:

Jordan

Building:

High Tech Center (HTC)

Room:

123

Phone:

801-957-6279

Email:

khoelzer@slcc.edu

Kyle Killebrew

Assistant Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• Ph.D. English, Northern Illinois University
• M.A. English, Northern Illinois University
• B.A. English, Illinois Wesleyan University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Rhetoric and Composition
• Film and Literature
• Indigenous Literature and Film

Campus:

South City

Room:

3-186H

Phone:

801-957-2123

Email:

kkillebr@slcc.edu

Lynn K. Kilpatrick

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• Ph.D. Creative Writing, University of Utah
• M.A. Poetry, Western Washington University
• B.A. English, University of Oregon

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Courses
  • Introduction to Literature
  • Introduction to Fiction Writing
  • Novel Writing
  • Introduction to Creative Nonfiction
• Areas of Interest
  • Writing Fiction and Nonfiction

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

237 N

Phone:

801-957-3074

Email:

lynn.kilpatrick@slcc.edu

Kati Lewis

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• M.S. Literature and Writing (Postcolonial Literature & Creative Writing), Utah State University
• B.A. English and History, Weber State University

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic and Administrative Building

Room:

165 G

Phone:

801-957-4735

Email:

kati.lewis@slcc.edu

Cristin Longhurst

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• M.A. American Literature, Brigham Young University
• B.A. English Literature,  UCLA

TEACHING INTERESTS:

• English 2010
• English 1010
• Literacy for community college students
• Student Placement in Composition Classes

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administration Building (AAB)

Room:

165 F

Phone:

801-957-3823

Email:

cris.longhurst@slcc.edu

Alice Lopez

Assistant Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• Ph.D. student in Rhetoric & Composition, University of Utah
• M.A. English (Rhetoric & Composition), University of Utah
• B.A. Writing & Rhetoric, University of Utah

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Digital Rhetoric
• Multimodal Composition

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Technology Building (TB)

Room:

407 C

Phone:

801-957-4037

Email:

alice.lopez@slcc.edu

Stephanie Dowdle Maenhardt

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• Ph.D. English -- Literature/Criticism, Indiana U of PA
• M.A. English, Brigham Young University
• B.A. English, Brigham Young University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Online learning
• Pop culture
• Women's literature
• Diversity studies
• Two-year teaching, including transfer work to four-year schools

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

165M

Phone:

801-957-3445

Email:

stephanie.maenhardt@slcc.edu

Andrea Malouf

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• M.A. Literature, University of Utah
• B.A. English/Creative Writing, University of Utah

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Literature
• Creative Writing
• Critical Theory/Postcolonialism
• Writing Studies/Technical and Professional Writing
• Mindfulness-Based Teaching and Learning
• Social Justice
• Civic Engagement

COURSES:

• ENGL 1010: Intro to Writing
• ENGL 2100: Technical Writing
• ENGL 2600: Critical Intro to Writing
• ENGL 2610: Diversity in American Literature
• ENGL 2630: Contemporary World Literature
• ENGL 2640: Writing and Social Justice
• ENGL 2760: Gender and Culture
• ENGL 2700: Intro to Critical Theory
• ENGL 2250: Imaginative Writing
• ENGL 2270: Intro to Fiction Writing
• ENGL 2280: Creative Nonfiction

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic and Administrative Building

Room:

237 K

Phone:

801-957-5015

Email:

andrea.malouf@slcc.edu

Bernice Olivas

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• Ph.D. Composition and Rhetoric, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• M.A. Teaching of English, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
• English, Creative Writing emphasis, Boise State University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• First-year Composition
• First-Year Student Experience
• Integrated Reading and Writing
• Compassionate Teaching
• Trauma Informed Teaching

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

154

Phone:

801-957-3721

Email:

bernice.olivas@slcc.edu

Jason Roberts

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• M.A. Teacher Education, Literacy Development emphasis, Brigham Young University
• B.A History Teacher, TESOL Minor, Brigham Young University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Literacy Development
• English Language Learners
• Civic Engagement
• Refugee Support

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

165 H

Phone:

801-957-4318

Email:

jason.roberts@slcc.edu

Tiffany Rousculp

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• Founding Director, Writing Across the College, 2014-2024
• Founding Director, Community Writing Center, 1998-2010
• M.A. Rhetoric/Linguistics/Literature, University of Southern California, 1993
• B.A. English, Arizona State University, 1990
• General Education, Mesa Community College, 1987

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Writing Studies
• Writing Programs
• WAC
• Community Writing
• Literacy and Higher Ed

Campus:

South City

Room:

3-186 F

Phone:

801-957-3232

Email:

trouscul@slcc.edu

Brenda Sieczkowski

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• Ph.D., University of Utah
• M.F.A., University of Florida
• B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Creative Writing
• Publication Studies
• Book Arts
• Literature
• Writing and Rhetoric

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

156

Phone:

801-957-4921

Email:

brenda.sieczkowski@slcc.edu

Carol Sieverts

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• M.A. Theory & Practice of Professional Writing, Utah State University
• B.A. English Education, Sociology, Brigham Young University

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Teaching
  • ENGL 1010
  • ENGL 2010
• Curriculum development
• OER class material development

LANGUAGES:

Dutch

Campus:

Jordan

Building:

High Tech Center (HTC)

Room:

119

Phone:

801-957-2805

Email:

carol.sieverts@slcc.edu

Brittany Stephenson

Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• M.A., Utah State University

Campus:

Taylorsville

Building:

Academic & Administrative Building (AAB)

Room:

237 Q

Phone:

801-957-4751

Email:

brittany.stephenson@slcc.edu

Stacey Van Dahm

Associate Professor

CREDENTIALS:

• Ph.D. Comparative Literature, University of California Santa Barbara
• M.A. Comparative Literature, University of California Santa Barbara
• TESL Certification, University of California Santa Barbara

TEACHING/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• World Literature
• Gender and Culture
• Mural and Public Art
• Public Humanities
• Composition

LANGUAGES:

Spanish

Campus:

South City

Room:

3-183 C

Phone:

801-957-4795

Email:

stacey.vandahm@slcc.edu

Elisa Stone

Full Professor Emeritus, 2026

Liz Montague

Associate Professor Emeritus, 2024

Lisa Bickmore

Full Professor Emeritus, 2022

Louise Bown

Full Professor Emeritus, 2019

Sue Briggs

Associate Professor Emeritus, 2019

Allison Fernley

Associate Professor Emeritus, 2019

Email:

allison.fernley@slcc.edu

Gary Howard

Associate Professor Emeritus, 2018