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
Associate Professor; Associate Director of the First-Year Writing Program
meierjo@msu.edu
Undergraduate Programs
Kate Fedewa
Academic Specialist; Associate Chair; Director of Undergraduate Programs
fedewak3@msu.edu
Casey Miles
Assistant Professor; Undergraduate Advisor
milescas@msu.edu
Graduate Programs
Liza Potts
Professor; Associate Chair; Director of Graduate Programs; Director of WIDE Research; Graduate Faculty
lpotts@msu.edu
Stuart Blythe
Associate Professor; Assistant Director of Graduate Programs; Graduate Faculty
smit1254@msu.edu
Staff and Support Contacts
Office Operations
Human Resources
Finance
Kathleen Post
postkat3@msu.edu
• Help navigating functional teams
Angela Hunt
huntaj@msu.edu
HR team contact for:
• Hiring, Reappointments, I-9s
• Change of Status/Leaves/ Termination
• RPT, Designation B
• Specialists continuing
• Student hires
• Outside work for pay
• Overload and additional payments
Sara Allison
alliso53@msu.edu
Finance team contact for:
• Contracts and grant accounts
• HARP
• Research
• GT accounts
• Reimbursements
• Purchase orders
• Invoices
• Cashnet reconciliation
Academic Operations
LouAnne Snider
sniderl2@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