Faculty
Authors, scholars, teachers. Our faculty represents the best of all worlds.
We write acclaimed books and noteworthy journal articles and are respected enough to be invited to present at national and international conferences. Like you, we’re students — in areas that range from African-American Literature to Classical Studies, from Modern Drama to Medieval Literature. We write novels and poems, lectures and scholarly manuscripts. In all of our research and writing, we constantly ask ourselves how we can bring our knowledge and our passions to the classroom.
We hold the highest degrees from institutions like Harvard, Notre Dame, Brown, and Yale, as well as the universities of North Carolina, Virginia, Michigan, California, and Iowa. We’ve all chosen to be at Providence College because we love the small classes and the opportunity to share our love for literature and creative writing with our students.
We invite you to learn more about us by clicking the links on the left side of this page. Or just walk down the halls in Ruane and stop by to chat about why an English major or minor might be the right choice for you!
Brian Barbour
James Beaver
Assistant Instructional Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.2217
jbeaver@providence.edu
Eric Bennett
Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.2179
eric.bennett@providence.edu
Elizabeth Bridgham
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.1138
bridgham@providence.edu
Richard deNiord
Emeritus
Faculty Profile
Charles Duffy
Emeritus
Faculty Profile
Alison Espach
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.1764
aespach@providence.edu
Suzanne Fournier
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.2587
fournier@providence.edu
Bruce Graver
Russell M. Hillier
William Hogan
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.2992
whogan@providence.edu
Peter Johnson
Emeritus
Faculty Profile
Olga Limnios
Assistant Instructional Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.1716
Olga.Limnios@providence.edu
Stephen Lynch
Alexander Moffett
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.2230
amoffett@providence.edu
EC Osondu
Mark Pedretti
Assistant Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.2227
Mark.Pedretti@providence.edu
Emily Pittinos
Assistant Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.1621
epittino@providence.edu
Stephanie Pocock Boeninger
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.2337
sboening@providence.edu
Robert Reeder
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.2749
rreeder@providence.edu
Margaret Reid
English Department Chair
Faculty Profile
401.865.2689
mreid@providence.edu
Cristina Rodriguez
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.1719
crodri16@providence.edu
J.T. Scanlan
Raphael Shargel
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.2063
shargetl@providence.edu
Robert Stretter
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.2712
rstrette@providence.edu
Tuire Valkeakari
Chun Ye
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.2711
cye@providence.edu
Fr. Jordan Zajac, O.P.
Assistant Professor
Faculty Profile
401.865.2146
jzajac@providence.edu
The Department of English
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30PM
Ruane Center for the Humanities, LL37
english@providence.edu
Ana Ramón-Foote
Administrative Coordinator
Ruane Center for the Humanities, LL37
401.865.2292
aramonfo@providence.edu