Ryan Fong
Associate Professor of English
Phone: 269.337.7046
Office: Humphrey House, room 209
Email: ryan.fong@kzoo.edu
Dr. Fong specializes in 19th Century Literature & Culture;
Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies
Marin Heinritz
Associate Professor of English
and Department Chair
Phone: 269.337.5734
Office: Humphrey House, room 21
Email: marin.heinritz@kzoo.edu
Dr. Heinritz specializes in Journalism
and Creative writing (Nonfiction)
Amelia Katanski
Professor of English
Phone: 269.337.7045
Office: Humphrey House, room 207
Email: amelia.katanski@kzoo.edu
Dr Katanski specializes in American Indian Literatures,
World Indigenous Literatures, Literature & the Environment,
and Late 19th and 20th Century U.S. Literature
Dr. Katanski is Co-Chair of the
Critical Ethnic Studies Program
Dr. Katanski is on sabbatical for the 2023-24 academic year.
Benjamin Kingsley
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 269.337.7038
Office: Humphrey House, room 211
Email: Benjamin.Kingsley@kzoo.edu
Dr. Kingsley specializes in Creative Writing (Poetry)
Bruce Mills
Professor of English
Phone: 269.337.7037
Office: Humphrey House, room 208
Email: bruce.mills@kzoo.edu Phone:
Dr. Mills specializes in Colonial to 19th Century U.S, Literature,
African American Literature, and Short Fiction
Andrew Mozina
Professor of English
Phone: 269.337.7041
Office: Humphrey House, room 210
Email: andrew.mozina@kzoo.edu
Dr. Mozina specializes in Creative Writing (fiction),
Contemporary Fiction, British and American Modernists
Dr. Mozina is the Junior Class Dean
Shanna Salinas
Associate Professor of English
Phone: 269.337.7115
Office: Humphrey House, room 108
Email: shanna.salinas@kzoo.edu
Dr. Salinas specializes in Late 19th to 21st Century American
Literature, and Chicanx Literature
Dr. Salinas is Co-Chair of the
Critical Ethnic Studies Program
Babli Sinha
Professor of English
Phone: 269.337.7075
Office: Humphrey House, room 203
Email: babli.sinha@kzoo.edu
Dr. Sinha specializes in Film, 20th Century Literature,
Post-Colonial Literature, and Film and Theory
Amy Smith
Professor of English
Phone: 269.337.7036
Office: Humphrey House, room 213
Email: amy.smith@kzoo.edu
Dr. Smith specializes in Shakespeare, British Literature to 1800,
Women’s Literature, and Drama
Scott Bade
Visiting Assistant Professor
2023-2024 academic year
Phone:
Office: Humphrey House, 205
Email: Scott.Bade@kzoo.edu
Sydne Lyon
Visiting Assistant Professor
2023-24 academic year
Phone:
Office: Humphrey House, room 207
Email: Sidne.Lyon@kzoo.edu
Monique McDade
Visiting Assistant Professor
2022-2024 academic years
Phone: 7043
Office: Humphrey House, room 205
Email: Monique.Arnold@kzoo.edu
Deia Sportel
Academic Office Coordinator
Phone: 269.337.7043
Office: Humphrey House, room 110
Email: Deia.Sportel@kzoo.edu
About Deia
Deia has a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Management from Cornerstone University and is a Certified Green Dot Instructor.