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
  • Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Rae Muhlstock
Rae Muhlstock
  • Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Marcie Newton
Marcie Newton
  • Program Manager & 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)
Graysen Wolfe
Graysen Wolfe
  • Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Taja Young
  • Assistant Director & 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.