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: 517-355-2400
Fax: 517-353-5250

Department Chairperson

woman, blonde hair, smiling

Dànielle Nicole DeVoss
William J. Beal Distinguished Professor
Department Chairperson
devossda@msu.edu


Program-Specific Contact Information

Crystal VanKooten

Crystal Van Kooten
Professor; Director of First-Year Writing; Graduate Faculty
cvank@msu.edu

Joyce Meier

Joyce Meier
Associate Professor; Associate Director of the First-Year Writing Program
meierjo@msu.edu

Spartan helmet, placeholder image

Bree Straayer
Assistant Professor; Associate Director of the First-Year Writing Program
bstraay@msu.edu

Undergraduate Programs

man with gray hair in front of a bookshelf

Steve Fraiberg
Associate Professor; Associate Chair; Director of Undergraduate Programs
sfraibe2@msu.edu

person smiling

Casey Miles
Assistant Professor; Undergraduate Advisor
milescas@msu.edu

Graduate Programs

woman with gray hair smiling and standing in front of a brick wall

Trixie Smith
Professor; Associate Chair; Director of Graduate Programs
smit1254@msu.edu


Staff and Support Contacts

Office Operations

Human Resources

Finance

Kathleen Post postkat3@msu.edu

  • Chair administrative support
  • Ordering supplies
  • Guest travel, event support
  • Cashnet
  • Help navigating Staff Teams

Angela Hunt
huntaj@msu.edu

  • Hiring, Reappointments, I-9s
  • Change of Status/Leaves/ Termination
  • Designation B
  • Specialists continuing
  • Student hires
  • Outside work for pay
  • Overload and additional payments

Amanda Brohman
brohmana@msu.edu

  • Contracts and grant accounts
  • HARP
  • Research
  • GT accounts
  • Reimbursements
  • Purchase orders
  • Invoices
  • Cashnet reconciliation

Academic Operations

Yvette Punga
pugayvet@msu.edu

  • Graduate Programs
  • Graduate student (TA and RA) hiring and appointments
  • Fellowships and Scholarships

Rhonda Hibbitt
hibbitt@msu.edu

  • Undergraduate Programs
  • Work Copy
  • Schedule Change Support
  • First-Year Writing Support
  • Fellowships and Scholarships