Emeritus Faculty
Michael Beehler, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles
Areas of Interest
Modern literature and literary theory; architecture and literature
Sharon Beehler, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles
Areas of Interest
Shakespeare and English Education
Jerome (Jerry) Coffey, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. The State University of New York - Buffalo
Areas of Interest
Oral literature, Old and Middle English oral-formulaic verse to Faroese oral poetry
and Scandinavian literature
Philip Gaines, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of Washington
Areas of Interest
Forensic text analysis, language of the law, police interrogation, false confessions
Greg Keeler, D.A.
Professor Emeritus
Doctor of Arts Idaho State University
Areas of Interest
Creative writing (teaching and production); poetry, fiction, contemporary literature
Gwendolyn Morgan, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of South Florida
Areas of Interest
Medieval literature, translations of Anglo-Saxon verse
John P. Parker, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of Washington
Areas of Interest
Teaching effective communication, most notably in technical writing
Michael Sexson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. Syracuse University
Areas of Interest
Mythology, religion and literature, Shakespeare, literary criticism
Paul Trout
Professor Emeritus
Doctorate University of British Columbia
Areas of Interest
Social constructions of literature and professional issues; mythology, archeology
and paleontology
Melody Zajdel, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. Michigan State University
Areas of Interest
Literary analysis and criticism, advocate for university women, incorporating women's
perspectives into the curriculum and developing academic programs that contribute
to the elimination of persistent barriers to women's success at the university level