USC UPSTATE

LLC Faculty

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• Peter Caster, Associate Professor of English, Department Chair 
• Latressa Wright, Departmental Administrative Assistant

Full-Time Faculty in English, Foreign Languages, and African American Studies

• Brock Adams, Instructor of English, Director of the Writing Center
• Jane Addison, Senior Instructor 
• Catherine Canino, Professor of English, Interim Director of the Honors Program
• Warren Carson, Professor of English, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 
• June Carter, Professor of Spanish, Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence
• David Coberly, Assistant Professor of Spanish
• Jay Coffman, Instructor of German
• Gabrielle Drake, Instructor of Spanish
• Esther Godfrey, Assistant Professor of English 
• Araceli Hernandez-Laroche, Assistant Professor of French
• Douglas Jackson, Instructor of Spanish
• Cassandra Jones, Instructor of African American Studies
• Marilyn Knight, Associate Professor of English
• Meggan Korn, Instructor of Spanish
• Celena Kusch, Associate Professor of English
• Thomas McConnell, Professor of English
• David Marlow, Associate Professor of English (See Dr. Marlow in the NEWS)
• Richard Murphy, Assistant Professor of English
• Colleen O'Brien, Assistant Professor of English
• Shannon Polchow, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Coordinator of Foreign Languages (See Dr. Polchow in the NEWS)
• Wayne Robbins, Instructor of English 
• Monika Shehi, Assistant Professor of English, English Composition Director
• Tasha Thomas, Instructor of English, Director of the Spartanburg Writing Project
• Lizzie-Grace Urizar, Instructor of Spanish
• George H. Williams, Associate Professor of English

Part-Time Faculty in English and Foreign Languages

• Jill Adams, Adjunct Instructor of English
• Myles Alexander, Adjunct Instructor of English
• Gale Ashmore, Adjunct Instructor of Spanish
• Mahdia Ben-Salem, Adjunct Instructor of Spanish
• Bart Bishop, Adjunct Instructor of English
• Lisa G. Black, Adjunct Instructor of English
• John Coates, Adjunct Instructor of Spanish
• Jennifer Gallman, Adjunct Instructor of English 
• Ashley Hawkins, Adjunct Instructor of English
• LaKeya Jenkins, Adjunct Instructor of English
• Lara Knight, Adjunct Instructor of English
• Janet McConnell, Adjunct Instructor of English/English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
• Lori Merck, Adjunct Instructor of Spanish
• Maria Francisco Monteso, Adjunct Instructor of Spanish
• Bob Morrell, Adjunct Instructor of Film
• Lisa Richie, Adjunct Instructor of English
• Alan Rossi, Adjunct Instructor of English
• Bonnie Sarnoff, Adjunct Instructor of French
• Catherine Schlingmann, Adjunct Instructor of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Languages, Literature, and Composition
Dr. Peter Caster
Department Chair

Student Support
Language Lab
PREFACE First-Year Reading Program
Writing Center 

Student Organizations
Alpha Mu Gamma
Sigma Tau Delta
Hispanic Awareness Assoc.

Community Outreach
South Carolina Academy of Authors
Reflections Conference 

Contact Us
USC Upstate
Department of Languages, Literature & Composition
HPAC 222
800 University Way
Spartanburg, SC 29303
Phone: 864-503-5688
Fax: 864-503-5825
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