English Faculty and Staff Dr. Jay Self English Department Chair selfjw@truman.edu (660) 785-7295 Summer 2026 Office Hours: By appointment. Personal Pronouns: he/him William Murphy Secretary - English wmurphy@truman.edu (660) 785-7295 Summer 2026 office hours MTWR: 8:15 - 11:30 AM, 12:45 - 4:30 PM McClain 310 is closed Fridays until end of July. Dr. Hena Ahmad Professor of English hahmad@truman.edu (660) 785-6017 Personal Pronouns: she, her, hers Dr. Ben Batzer Assistant Professor of English Education/GTRA Supervisor bbatzer@truman.edu (660) 785-5679 Summer 2026 Office Hours: By appointment. Personal Pronouns: he/him Linda Bindner Instructor in English lindab@truman.edu (660) 785-7295 Kelly Budruweit kbudru@truman.edu (660) 785-7295 Personal Pronouns: she/hers Dr. James D'Agostino Professor of English dagostino@truman.edu (660) 785-7295 Personal Pronouns: He/Him Dr. Rebecca Dierking Professor of English Education rdierking@truman.edu (660) 785-7295 Summer 2026 Office Hours: By appointment. Personal Pronouns: she/her Dr. Nicole Hagstrom Schmidt Assistant Professor nschmidt@truman.edu (660) 785-4288 Personal Pronouns: she/her/hers Dr. Brian Heston Assistant Professor of English bheston@truman.edu (660) 785-7295 Personal Pronouns: He/Him Elizabeth Keeley ekeeley@truman.edu (660) 785-7295 David Leaton Instructor in English/Writing Center Director dleaton@truman.edu (660) 785-4484 Dr. Abby Manzella Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing amanzella@truman.edu (660) 785-7108 Dr. Bob Mielke Professor of English bmielke@truman.edu (660) 785-4122 Personal Pronouns: he/him Dr. Sarah Mohler Associate Professor of English/Director of Graduate Studies sbmohler@truman.edu (660) 785-7295 Personal Pronouns: she, her, hers Sedona Sayers ssayers@truman.edu (660) 785-7295 Kate Speak kspeak@truman.edu (660) 785-7295