• McWilliams, Mark B.
• Department Chair, Professor

• Ph.D., English Literature, University of Virginia, 2002
• M.A., English Literature, University of Virginia, 1995
• B.A., English Literature, College of William and Mary, 1991

mcwillia@usna.edu 410-293-6201 Sampson 223

Research interests

American literature and culture; food studies

• Salinas, Jason (Webpage)
• LCDR, USN
• Associate Chair, Master Instructor

salinas@usna.edu 410-293-6227 Sampson 206

Research interests

Ancient Greek and Near-Eastern literature; philosophy and literature.

• Allen-Emerson, Michelle
• Associate Professor

meallen@usna.edu 410-293-6229 Sampson 254

Research interests

Victorian literature and culture; sanitary reform; nineteenth-century print culture; literature of the British Empire; postcolonial literature

• Bakke, Lila
• CDR, USN

bakke@usna.edu 410-293-6208 Sampson 244

• Beckman, John A.
• Professor

beckman@usna.edu 410-293-6206 Sampson 250

Research interests

American literature and culture; African-American literature and culture; critical theory; creative writing

• Booth, Allyson A.
• Professor

abooth@usna.edu 410-293-6230 Sampson 253

Research interests

Modern British literature; literature of World War I; poetry; popular culture

• Clark, Audrey Wu
• Assistant Professor

wuclark@usna.edu 410-293-6209 Sampson 207

Research interests

Asian American literature; African American literature; Multi-Ethnic literature; Twentieth-Century American Literature; Critical race theory

• Comet, Noah (Webpage)
• Assistant Professor

comet@usna.edu 410-293-6243 Sampson 233

Research interests

British Romanticism, poetry and poetics, gender, classical reception studies, film, creative writing, and the digital humanities.

• Cone, R. Temple (Webpage)
• Assistant Professor, Honors Advisor, VGEP Advisor

cone@usna.edu 410-293-6225 Sampson 203

Research interests

Ecocriticism and ecological poetry; contemporary Irish poetry and political violence; creative writing (poetry)

• Corley, William
• LT, USN

corley@usna.edu 410-293-6210 Sampson 229

• Drew, Anne Marie
• Professor

drew@usna.edu 410-293-6216 Sampson 208

Research interests

Drama; Shakespeare

• Fermo, Deborah
• CDR, USNR
• Senior Instructor

fermo@usna.edu 410-293-6212 Sampson 255

• Fetrow, Fred M.
• Professor

fetrow@usna.edu 410-293-6234 Sampson 201

Research interests

Robert Hayden; African-American literature

• Fleming, Bruce E.
• Professor

fleming@usna.edu 410-293-6219 Sampson 210

Research interests

Modernism; creative writing; usable philosophy

• Gilliland, C. Herbert
• Professor

gillilan@usna.edu 410-293-6203 Sampson 211

Research interests

Renaissance and 17th Century; Naval and sea literature; U.S. Navy African Squadron; science fiction (especially Heinlein)

• Hill, John M. (Webpage)
• Professor

• Ph.D., English, University of Washington, 1971
• B.A., English, University of Washington, 1966

jhill@usna.edu 410-293-6205 Sampson 248

Research interests

Old and Middle English language, literature, and culture; applied anthropology and psychology

• Himmer, Kimberly
• CDR, USN

khimmer@usna.edu 410-293-6228 Sampson 228

• Larabee, Mark D. (Webpage)
• CAPT, USN
• Permanent Military Professor

larabee@usna.edu 410-293-6214 Sampson 202

Research interests

Modern British literature; Joseph Conrad; literature of World War I; literature of the sea; space and place in literature

• Mace, Nancy A. (Webpage)
• Professor

• Ph. D. in English, The Pennsylvania State University, 1989
• M. A. in English, Bucknell University, 1982

mace@usna.edu 410-293-6215 Sampson 204

Research interests

Henry Fielding; eighteenth-century British novel and theatre; publishing history; eighteenth-century music publishing

• MacLean, Aaron
• Captain, USMC
• Instructor

maclean@usna.edu 410-293-6213 Sampson 213

• Nolan, Charles J. (Webpage)
• Professor

• Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 1977
• A.M. University of Illinois, 1969
• B.S. Saint Louis University, 1964 (Magna Cum Laude)

nolan@usna.edu 410-293-6235 Sampson 251

Research interests

American Literature; Hemingway

• O'Brien, Timothy (Webpage)
• Professor

• Ph.D. in English, University of California, 1981
• M.A. in English, University of California, 1975
• B.A. in English, University of California, 1973

obrien@usna.edu 410-293-6204 Sampson 205

Research interests

Middle English literature; Robert Frost; satire

• Parker, Michael P. (Webpage)
• Professor

mparker@usna.edu 410-293-6211 Sampson 209

Research interests

Seventeenth-century poetry; Annapolis and Naval Academy history; literature of death and dying

• Ryan, John
• LCDR, USN
• Junior Permanent Military Professor

jryan@usna.edu 410-293-6231 Sampson 236

• Shaffer, Thomas J.
• Associate Professor, Senior Academic Advisor

tshaffer@usna.edu 410-293-6232 Sampson 252

Research interests

Theatre history and dramatic literature; pre-1865 American literature; literature of the eighteenth-century Atlantic; dramaturgy; gender theory; performance studies

• Stanlake, Christy L
• Professor

• Ph.D., Theatre-Criticism, Literature, and History, Ohio State University, 2002
• M.A., Theatre-Criticism, Literature, and History, University of Oklahoma, 1997
• B.B.S., English Literature, Hardin-Simmons University, 1994

stanlake@usna.edu 410-293-6217 Sampson 249

Research interests

Theatrical theories, literature, and history; Native American studies, literature, literary theories, and cultural theories; new play development; text into performance; directing; theatre for social change

• Ward, Thomas
• Assistant Professor

tward@usna.edu 410-293-6220 Sampson 212

• Wright, Edward
• LT, USN
• Instructor

ewright@usna.edu 410-293-6226 Sampson 230