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)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Arleny Alvarez-Peña
Adjunct Professor
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Jaclyn Amoroso
Jaclyn Amoroso
Assistant Director & Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Eve Baldwin
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Jamaine Bell
Adjunct Professor
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Isabelle Cavazos
Isabelle Cavazos
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Riya Chakraborty
Riya Chakraborty
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Rumi Coller-Takahashi
Rumi Coller-Takahashi
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Allison V. Craig
Allison V. Craig
Interim Director & Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Joseph Creamer
Joseph Creamer
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II); Adjunct History Faculty
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program; Department of History
Susan G. Cumings
Susan G. Cumings
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Susan Detwiler
Susan Detwiler
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Jonathan Dubow
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Danni Epting
Adjunct Professor
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Sarah Giragosian
Sarah Giragosian
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Juliette Gutmann
Emeritus Lecturer
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Moriah Hampton
Moriah Hampton
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Jeffrey Janssens
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Shawn Jasinski
Shawn Jasinski
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Joe M. Meyer
Joe M. Meyer
Program Manager & Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Rae Muhlstock
Rae Muhlstock
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Marcie Newton
Marcie Newton
Assistant Director & Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Ryan Michael Orr
Ryan Michael Orr
Teaching Professor (Lecturer II)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Ian Ross Singleton
Ian Ross Singleton
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Aiesha Turman
Aiesha Turman
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Stefan Vogel
Stefan Vogel
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Graysen Wolfe
Graysen Wolfe
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program
Taja Young
Teaching Professor (Lecturer)
Writing & Critical Inquiry Program

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.