Faculty Directory

About Our Team

The WCI seminar is taught by experienced professionals with advanced training in a wide range of academic fields, including rhetoric and composition, literary theory, philosophy, law, psychology, and creative writing. 

Our faculty members form a distinctive community of instructor-scholars dedicated to helping UAlbany students succeed as writers and thinkers across academic disciplines.

Contact the program at [email protected] or 518-442-3348.

 

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WCI Faculty 

Instructors’ office hours are available in course syllabi and on Brightspace.

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Genevieve Aldi
Genevieve Aldi
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Jaclyn Amoroso
Jaclyn Amoroso
Assistant Director & Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Eve Baldwin
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Isabelle Cavazos
Isabelle Cavazos
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Riya Chakraborty
Riya Chakraborty
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Rumi Coller-Takahashi
Rumi Coller-Takahashi
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Allison V. Craig
Allison V. Craig
Interim Director & Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Joseph Creamer
Joseph Creamer
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II); Adjunct History Faculty
Susan G. Cumings
Susan G. Cumings
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Susan Detwiler
Susan Detwiler
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Jonathan Dubow
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Moriah Hampton
Moriah Hampton
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Jeffrey Janssens
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Shawn Jasinski
Shawn Jasinski
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Joe M. Meyer
Joe M. Meyer
Program Manager & Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Rae Muhlstock
Rae Muhlstock
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Marcie Newton
Marcie Newton
Assistant Director & Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Ryan Michael Orr
Ryan Michael Orr
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Ian Ross Singleton
Ian Ross Singleton
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Aiesha Turman
Aiesha Turman
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Stefan Vogel
Stefan Vogel
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Graysen Wolfe
Graysen Wolfe
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Taja Young
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)

Affiliated Faculty 

Faculty members from other academic departments also occasionally teach UUNI 110 and TUNI 110 seminars. Our affiliated faculty bring additional professional experiences and credentials to our program.

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Partnerships

partnerships

 

WCI is also proud to partner with the following offices to ensure our students have access to the resources and support they need:

 

In Memoriam

in-memoriam

 

Dr. Stephanie Hassan Richardson.

Writing and Critical Inquiry Program (WCI) Director Dr. Stephanie Hassan Richardson passed away on October 28, 2024. 

Read more about Dr. Hassan Richardson.