Faculty

Associate Professor of English, Chair of English Office Phone: 630-844-5417
Email: pdunn@aurora.edu Areas of expertise: British literature, 20th century British and American literature, linguistics, poetry Education: PhD, Northern Illinois University
MA, Northern Illinois University
BA, University of Dubuque Favorite thing about AU: "Sharing the curiosity of my students and contributing to their intellectual growth."

Associate Professor of English Office Phone: 630-844-6514
Email: selliott@aurora.edu Areas of expertise: First-year composition, creative writing, American literature, cultural diversity, civic engagement, social justice Education: PhD, English, Northern Illinois University
MA, English, Northern Illinois University
BA, English, Wheaton College Favorite thing about AU: "Working with students from a wide range of backgrounds."

Associate Professor of English Office Phone: 630-844-3842
Email: sgerend@aurora.edu Areas of expertise: Modernism, 20th-century British and American literature, gender studies Education: PhD, English, University of California, Santa Barbara
MA, English, University of California, Santa Barbara
BA, English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Favorite thing about AU: "The hardworking and dedicated students who make me proud to teach here."

Associate Professor of English Office Phone: 630-844-3718
Email: mharvey@aurora.edu Areas of expertise: Postcolonial and settler colonial studies, the environment in literature and film, gender in literature and film, modern and contemporary American literature, Western American literature and film, genre-studies in contemporary film and television, multi-cultural American literature Education: PhD, English and the Teaching of English, Idaho State University
MA, English, Chapman University
BA, English, Cal Poly Pomona Favorite thing about AU: "The wide range of experience that students bring to and share in the classroom."

Professor of English Office Phone: 630-844-5252
Email: aprall@aurora.edu Areas of expertise: Creative writing, rhetoric and composition, 20th century American literature, critical theory, comparative literature Education: PhD, English, University of Denver
MFA, Creative Writing, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BA, English and Economics, DePauw University Favorite thing about AU: "Our authentic commitment to our mission of being an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning, which for me is most powerfully experienced at Commencement, where we celebrate the tremendous accomplishments of our students as they embark on pathways full of promise and opportunity."