Administrative Staff
Daniel Punday
Professor
Head of the Department of English
2004 Lee Hall
- Ph.D. 1995 The Pennsylvania State University
- M.A. 1990 The Pennsylvania State University
- B.A. 1988 University of Pittsburgh
contemporary American Literature, literary theory
Dan Punday began his service as Head of the Department of English at Mississippi State University in July, 2016. He has previously served as Head of the Department of English... more
Ginger Pizer
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
2305 Lee Hall
- Ph.D. 2008 University of Texas at Austin
- M.A. 2002 University of Texas at Austin
- B.A. 1994 Brown University
Linguistics, sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology
Ginger Pizer teaches courses in linguistics and linguistic anthropology. Her research combines approaches from sociolinguistics and first language acquisition to investigate... more
Shalyn Claggett
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
2505 Lee Hall
662-325-2357
- Ph.D. 2005 Vanderbilt University
- M.A. 2001 Vanderbilt University
- B.A. 2000 Truman State University
Nineteenth-century British literature, literary theory, science and literature
Shalyn Claggett teaches courses on nineteenth-century British literature and literary theory. Her book Equal Natures: Popular Brain Science and Victorian Women's Writing (... more
Loree Rios
Instructor
Director of the Writing Center
Writing Center (President's Circle)
- M.A., Mississippi State University