Department Mailing Address, Phone, and Fax
434 Farm Lane, Rm 235 (235 Bessey Hall)
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-355-2400
Fax: 517-353-5250
Department Chairperson
Dànielle Nicole DeVoss
William J. Beal Distinguished Professor
Department Chairperson
devossda@msu.edu
Program-Specific Contact Information
Crystal Van Kooten
Professor; Director of First-Year Writing; Graduate Faculty
cvank@msu.edu
Joyce Meier
Professor; Associate Director of the First-Year Writing Program
meierjo@msu.edu
Bree Straayer
Assistant Professor; Associate Director of the First-Year Writing Program
bstraay@msu.edu
David Medei
Senior Instructor; Associate Director of the First-Year Writing Program
medeidav@msu.edu
Undergraduate Programs
Steve Fraiberg
Associate Professor; Associate Chair; Director of Undergraduate Programs
sfraibe2@msu.edu
Casey Miles
Assistant Professor; Undergraduate Advisor
milescas@msu.edu
Graduate Programs
Trixie Smith
Professor; Associate Chair; Director of Graduate Programs
smit1254@msu.edu
Staff and Support Contacts
Office Operations
Human Resources
Finance
Ivette Duynslager
duynsla1@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 Puga
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