Our graduates have gone on to MA and PhD graduate programs in English Literature at such institutions as New York University, University of California (Irvine and Santa Barbara), and Penn State University, as well as Law programs including the University of Pittsburgh and Villanova University.  Students earning the BA in English Literature also undertake successful career paths in journalism and feature writing, public relations, web consulting, and education, among others. Interested students in other majors who choose to minor in English Literature find this preparation an asset in pursuing further education or in entering the job market, particularly for majors in Business, Communication, and Creative and Composite Writing.

The faculty of UPJ's English Literature program are interested and active in literary studies and pedagogy, and include award-winning teachers as well as scholars of national repute.  The English Literature faculty's reputation for serious intellectual engagement and quality scholarly work affirms their commitment to students' quality educational experience and lifelong intellectual pursuit.  Faculty are involved in a number of ongoing individual and collaborative projects in scholarship and pedagogy; in addition, UPJ is home to South Asian Review, a journal of south Asian literary and cultural studies.  English Literature faculty are part of UPJ's Humanities Division (click to read the current newsletter), and all English Literature faculty regularly teach English composition and writing courses in addition to introductory and specialty literature courses.  Questions about the program may be directed to Professor Patty Derrick, Coordinator of the English Literature Program, psd@pitt.edu.

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Catherine S. Cox, Professor (1993; PhD, University of Florida, 1991).  Biblical, medieval, and early modern literature and culture.  Recent articles in Exemplaria, Chaucer Review, Modern Philology; book, Gender and Language in Chaucer (1997). cscox@pitt.edu http://www.pitt.edu/~cscox

Michael W. Cox, Visiting Assistant Professor (1994; PhD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2003).  Creative writing, contemporary American and British literature.  Recent publications in Best American Essays 1999, New York Times Magazine, Salt Hill Journal. mwcox@pitt.edu

Charles Darr, Associate Professor (1968; MA, Carnegie Mellon University, 1967). History of the English language, interdisciplinary introduction to humanities.  darr@pitt.edu

Patty Derrick, Professor (1989; PhD, University of South Carolina, 1982).  Coordinator, English Literature Program.  Shakespeare, early modern literature, drama.  Recent articles in Theatre Survey, Shakespeare Bulletin, Theatre History Studies.  President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2000.   psd@pitt.edu

Joseph Dewey, Associate Professor (1987; PhD, Purdue University 1986).  Late nineteenth- and twentieth-century American literature, contemporary culture.  Recent articles in The Hollins Critic, Review of Contemporary Fiction; books, In A Dark Time (1992), Novels From Reagan's America: A New Realism (2000), Understanding Richard Powers (2002).  Current book review editor for Aethlon. dewey@pitt.edu

Catharine Kloss, Associate Professor (1969; PhD, University of Virginia, 1980).  Eighteenth-century British, environmental studies, creative writing.  President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1998. cpbk@pitt.edu

David Magill, Assistant Professor (2003; PhD, University of Kentucky, 2001).  Nineteenth- and twentieth-century American literature and culture, race and masculinity studies.  dem24@pitt.edu

Michele L. Mock, Assistant Professor (1996; PhD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1996).  Nineteenth-century American literature, women's studies.  Recent articles in Emily Dickinson Journal, National Women's Studies Association Journal, Legacy.   mock@pitt.edu

Jonathan Ritz, Assistant Professor (2001; PhD, University of Nebraska, 2002).  Contemporary literature, creative writing.  Recent work in Re:Generation Quarterly. ritz@pitt.edu

Carrie Rohman, Assistant Professor (2004; PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2004).  Contemporary British and British surveys.  rohman@pitt.edu

Eric Schwerer, Assistant Professor (2001; PhD, Ohio University, 2001). Contemporary literature, creative writing.  Recent poems in Fence, Sow's Ear Poetry Review, Elixir, Beacon Street Review. schwerer@pitt.edu http://www.pitt.edu/~schwerer

James Scofield, Associate Professor (1971; PhD, Kent State University, 1973).  Modern American literature.   sco@pitt.edu

Richard Strojan, Associate Professor (1971; PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 1972).  Twentieth-century American literature, creative writing.  strojan@pitt.edu

Kamal Verma, Professor (1971; PhD, University of Alberta, 1974).  British Romantics, nineteenth-century English novel, critical theory.  Recent articles in South Asian Review, Journal of South Asian Literature; books, The Vision of 'Love's Rare Universe': A Study of Shelley's Epipsychidion (1995) and The Indian Imagination: Critical Essays on Indian Writing in English (2000); current editor of South Asian Review.  kverma@pitt.edu

David Ward, Associate Professor (1974; PhD, University of Tulsa, 1970).  Twentieth-century British, British surveys.  dward@pitt.edu

Joseph Dewey Understanding Richard Powers Univ. South Carolina Press, 2002	Catherine S. Cox Gender and Language in Chaucer Univ. Press of Florida, 1997	Kamal Verma The Indian Imagination St. Martin's,  2000

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