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Officers and Staff


Department Chair

Benjamin Reiss Headshot
Benjamin Reiss
Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor, Department Chair
Callaway N302-D

Program Directors

Tayari Jones Headshot
Tayari Jones
Charles Howard Candler Professor of English and Creative Writing, Director of Creative Writing Program
N116 Callaway
Ross Knecht Headshot
Ross Knecht
Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Callaway N303-B
Laura Otis Headshot
Laura Otis
Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of English, Director of Graduate Admissions
Callaway N306
Joonna Smitherman Trapp Headshot
Joonna Smitherman Trapp
Associate Teaching Professor, Director of Emory Writing Program
Nathan Suhr-Sytsma Headshot
Nathan Suhr-Sytsma
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Callaway N302D

Staff

David Morgen Headshot
David Morgen
Instructional Technologist
Callaway N201
Tanesha Fluker Floyd
Academic Department Administrator
Callaway N302E
Khristin Isley
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Callaway N302
Reia Toombs-Karanja
Finance Coordinator
Callaway N302
Shakia Guest-Holloway
Graduate Degree Program Coordinator
Callaway N303
Lex Hackney
Writing Program Coordinator
Callaway N110
Nora Lewis
Creative Writing Academic Department Administrator
Callaway N209