**ASU has moved to a new directory service. As a result of this change, these results are from Spring 22.**
The Department of English faculty is internationally renowned for innovative research and teaching and explores pan-world expression of the English language and its literatures, which span the global yet connect directly to the local. Our active and engaged group of teachers, scholars, and students pursue research in a number of traditional disciplines—such as creative writing, education, film and media studies, linguistics, literature, and rhetoric and composition—and also conduct research and publish work on the cutting edge of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary fields—from border studies, digital humanities and material culture to literature and science, sustainability, and women’s studies.
Espinosa is the associate director of the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and specializes in Shakespeare and early modern literature.
Farmer's research and teaching interests are focused on 19th century British literature, particularly Victorian fiction.
Fazel teaches composition and literature (Shakespeare) for the Department of English.
Fine holds a doctorate in English with an emphasis in Literature, Social Justice, and Environment. She is an instructor in ASU's Writing Programs.
Finn directs the Center for Science and the Imagination at ASU. He holds a joint appointment in the School of Arts, Media and Engineering and the Department of English.
Born in the former Soviet Union, Valerie Bandura’s collection of poems, "Freak Show" (Black Lawrence Press, 2013) was a 2014 Patterson Poetry Prize Finalist.
Florini holds a doctorate in communication and culture from Indiana University. Her research focuses on the intersection of emerging media, Black American cultural production, and racial politics.
Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez is an Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Associate Professor of English in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts.
Fore teaches composition in the Department of English.
Courtney Isbell Fowler is an instructor for ASU Writing Programs where she teaches a variey of courses including First-Year Composition, Multilingual Composition, and Reflective Writing.
Fox's current work focuses on the histories of positive emotions and well-being, as well as the role of fictional and cultural narratives in shaping emotion.
Galarrita’s research focuses on early modern English drama and travel writing, premodern critical race studies, language and science fiction.
Elisabeth Gee's recent research includes n investigation of game design as a means of promoting design thinking among children and families and a study of Mexican-American families' use of digital media for learning.
Gilfillan has published widely on German and Austrian radio and sound art, and on the history of the radio in Germany as an experimental art medium.