Faculty

Julie Empric
Professor of Literature
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Leya Landau
London Study Centre Lecturer in Literature
Ph.D., University College London

Cameron McNabb
Visiting Assistant Professor of Literature
Ph.D., University of South Florida

Daniel Spoth
Professor of Literature
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Jared Stark
Professor of Literature and Comparative Literature
Ph.D., Yale University

Scott Ward
Professor of Literature and Creative Writing
M.A., University of South Carolina

Affiliated Faculty

The Literature major at Eckerd has strong ties with Creative Writing; majors in the latter are required to take Literature courses, while Literature accepts a Writing Workshop class as progress toward the major. Many Literature majors choose to double major or minor in Creative Writing.

Jon Chopan
Associate Professor of Creative Writing
MFA, The Ohio State University

K.C. Wolfe
Associate Professor of Creative Writing
MFA, The Ohio State University

Literature majors, especially those who choose a major in Comparative Literature or a double major / minor with one of the language departments, are also encouraged to broaden their conception of world culture through literature classes in other disciplines. Some courses offered by faculty in those disciplines may count toward the Literature degree.

Kathryn Bastin
Assistant Professor of French
Ph.D., Indiana University

Eileen Mikals-Adachi
Associate Professor of Japanese
Ph.D., Ochanomizu University

Ashley Scheu
Assistant Professor of French
Ph.D., Duke University

Jing Shen
Professor of Chinese Language and Literature
Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis

Heather Vincent
Associate Professor of Classics
Ph.D., Brown University

Emeriti

Jewel Spears Brooker
Professor Emerita of Literature

Albert Howard Carter, III
Professor Emeritus of Literature

Nancy Carter
Professor Emerita of Literature

Lee Hilliker
Professor Emeritus of French

Peter Meinke
Professor Emeritus of Literature & Creative Writing

Sterling Watson
Professor Emeritus of Literature & Creative Writing
Co-director, Writers in Paradise