"Wheaton's English department is . . . where you are going to learn from some of the most experienced, well-spoken, intelligent individuals on campus who will not only teach you how to read and write but [also] how to communicate.” - Caroline Ryan Cunningham ’13, Assistant Editor for Washingtonian Magazine
![James Beitler, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/James-Beitler-2024-200X300.jpg)
James Beitler, Ph.D.
Director of the Wade Center, Marion E. Wade Chair of Christian Thought, and Professor of English![Andrew B. Bratcher, M.F.A. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/bratcher-andrew.jpg)
Andrew B. Bratcher, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of English![Christine Colón, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Colon-Christine-200X300.jpg)
Christine Colón, Ph.D.
Professor of English, Department Chair![Jeffry C. Davis, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/jeffry-davis-2023-pref-200X300.jpg)
Jeffry C. Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of English; Director of Interdisciplinary Studies![Crystal Downing, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/CrystalDowning_920X613a.jpg)
Crystal Downing, Ph.D.
Co-Director of the Wade Center, Marion E. Wade Chair of Christian Thought, and Professor of English![David Downing, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/downing-david.jpg)
David Downing, Ph.D.
Co-Director of the Wade Center, Marion E. Wade Chair of Christian Thought, and Professor of English![Susan Dunn-Hensley, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Susan-Dunn-Hensley.jpg)
Susan Dunn-Hensley, Ph.D.
Associate Lecturer of English![Jeffrey Galbraith, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Jeffrey-Galbraith-Faculty-Photo-200X300.jpg)
Jeffrey Galbraith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English![Alison Caviness Gibson, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Alison_Gibson-200X300.jpg)
Alison Caviness Gibson, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer of English, Director of the Writing Center![Richard Hughes Gibson, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/center-for-applied-christian-ethics/Rick-Gibson-August-600X800.jpg)
Richard Hughes Gibson, Ph.D.
Professor of English![Tiffany Eberle Kriner, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Kriner-Tiffany-200X300.jpg)
Tiffany Eberle Kriner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English![Christina Bieber Lake, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Christina-Bieber-Lake-200X300.jpg)
Christina Bieber Lake, Ph.D.
Professor of English![Karen An-hwei Lee, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Karen-Lee-Headshot.jpg)
Karen An-hwei Lee, Ph.D.
Provost and Professor of English![Dyanne Martin, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/media-relations/news-images/Ms-Dyanne-Martin-Assistant-Professor-of-Core-Studies-and-English-200X300.jpg)
Dyanne Martin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English and Education![Thomas Martin, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/tom-martin-2023.jpg)
Thomas Martin, Ph.D.
Clyde S. Kilby Professor of English![Nicole Mazzarella, M.F.A. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Mazzarella-Nicole-optimized.jpg)
Nicole Mazzarella, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of English![Miho Nonaka, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/ghs11_2018_MihoNonaka-483-2316-2335.jpg)
Miho Nonaka, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English![Kimberly Sasser, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/KimSasser_WebpageChanges_Photo1.jpg)
Kimberly Sasser, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English![Benjamin Weber, Ph.D. Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/300x450/filters:format(webp)/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/BenjaminWeber_photo_Spring2021_Edited-1.jpg)