• Faculty
  • Carol Westcamp, Department Chair
  • Dr. Kimberly Braddock
  • Mike Cooper
  • Roy Hill
  • Dr. Kelly Jennings
  • Mitzi Jones
  • Dr. Monica Luebke
  • Dr. Althea Rhodes
  • Dr. Dennis Siler
  • Dr. Cammie Sublette
  • Tim Wall
  • Dr. Melissa Whiting
  • Susan Whitlow
  • Ann Winters

Faculty

The faculty in the UA Fort Smith English/Rhetoric department complement one another with a wide array of backgrounds, work experience, and attitudes. All hold graduate degrees in an area of English or Rhetoric.

Carol Westcamp, Department Chair

(Assistant Professor) cwestcam@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• B.A. in English from Northeastern State University
• M.A. in Communications with an English emphasis from Northeastern State University

Student Organization Affiliations

• Faculty sponsor of Applause, the creative arts club.

Dr. Kimberly Braddock

(Assistant Professor) kbraddoc@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• A.A. from Wharton County Junior College
• B.A. and M.A. from University of Houston-Victoria
• D.A. from Idaho State University

Mike Cooper

(Assistant Professor) mcooper@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• M.A. in English (Composition and Rhetoric) from University of Iowa
• Ed.S. in Higher Education (Teaching College Composition) from University of Iowa University of Houston, Houston, Texas
• B.A. in English
• B.A. in Political Science

Awards and Honors

• Received grant from Rotary International for University Teachers to teach English and American studies in The Czech Republic
• Robert W. Wylie Service Award, Two-Year College English Association, Southwest
• Editor, Newsletter, Southwest Regional Conference on English in the Two-Year College
• Lucille Speakman Excellence in Teaching Award, 1987-88

Roy Hill

(Instructor) rhill@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• B.A. in English from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
• M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Student Organization Affiliations

• Faculty Sponsor of Lion Rifles

Dr. Kelly Jennings

(Assistant Professor) kjenning@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• B.A. from the University of New Orleans
• M.F.A. in Fiction from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
• Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Awards and Honors

• Individual Artist Fellowship from the Arkansas Arts Council

Mitzi Jones

(Assistant Professor) mjones@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• B.A. in English from Mississippi College
• M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville

Dr. Monica Luebke

(Assistant Professor) mluebke@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• B.A. from Stephen F. Austin State University
• M.A. from Stephen F. Austin State University
• Ph.D. from the University of Louisville

Dr. Althea Rhodes

(Assistant Professor) arhodes@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Dr. Dennis Siler

(Assistant Professor) dsiler@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• B.A. in English with an Honors Interdisciplinary Studies minor (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Central Arkansas
• M.A. in English from Wake Forest University
• Ph.D. in English from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Dr. Cammie Sublette

(Assistant Professor) csublett@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• M.A. from Northwest Missouri State University
• Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale

Student Organization Affiliations

• Faculty sponsor for the UA Fort Smith chapter of Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society

Tim Wall

(Instructor) twall@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• B.A. in Music from North Texas State University in Denton, TX
• M.A. in English from North Texas State University in Denton, TX

Dr. Melissa Whiting

(Associate Professor) mwhiting@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• B.A. from University of Tulsa
• M.Ed. from Univerity of Tulsa
• Pd.D. from University of Oklahoma

Susan Whitlow

(Assistant Professor) swhitlow@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• B.A. from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville
• M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville

Ann Winters

(Associate Professor) awinters@uafortsmith.edu

Education

• B.A. from Queens College, Charlotte, NC
• M.A. from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Awards and Honors

• Lucille Speakman Excellence in Teaching Award, 1994-96
• Whirlpool Master Teacher Award 2000-01