Department Mailing Address, Phone, and Fax Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures 434 Farm Lane, Rm 235 (235 Bessey Hall)East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-355-2400Fax: 517-353-5250 Department Chairperson Dànielle Nicole DeVossWilliam J. Beal Distinguished ProfessorDepartment Chairpersondevossda@msu.edu Program-Specific Contact Information First-Year Writing Program Crystal Van KootenProfessor; Director of First-Year Writing; Graduate Facultycvank@msu.edu Joyce MeierAssociate Professor; Associate Director of the First-Year Writing Programmeierjo@msu.edu Bree StraayerAssistant Professor; Associate Director of the First-Year Writing Programbstraay@msu.edu Undergraduate Programs Steve FraibergAssociate Professor; Associate Chair; Director of Undergraduate Programssfraibe2@msu.edu Casey MilesAssistant Professor; Undergraduate Advisormilescas@msu.edu Graduate Programs Trixie SmithProfessor; Associate Chair; Director of Graduate Programssmit1254@msu.edu Staff and Support Contacts