{"id":12,"date":"2013-05-07T19:17:17","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T19:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-04-03T16:23:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T20:23:28","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"people\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-people\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-4558\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4558\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/people\/\">Full-Time Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-10653\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10653\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/people\/part-time-faculty\/\">Part-Time Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-4780\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4780\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/people\/teaching-assistants\/\">Teaching Assistants<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-4561\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4561\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/people\/staff\/\">Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7859\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7859\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/people\/emeriti\/\">Emeriti<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full-Time Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/talvikki-ansel\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Ansel-photo-color1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Ansel-photo-color1.jpg 418w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Ansel-photo-color1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Ansel-photo-color1-364x546.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/talvikki-ansel\/\">Talvikki Ansel<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Lecturer and Undergraduate Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">English<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:tansel@uri.edu\">tansel@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/stephen-m-barber\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Stephen-Barber-web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Stephen Barber\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/stephen-m-barber\/\">Stephen M. Barber<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">308G Swan Hall<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4432<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:smbarber@uri.edu\">smbarber@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/carolyn-betensky\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/carolyn-betensky-web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Carolyn Betensky\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/carolyn-betensky-web.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/carolyn-betensky-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/carolyn-betensky-web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/carolyn-betensky-web-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/carolyn-betensky\/\">Carolyn Betensky<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor, Department Chair<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">114A Swan Hall<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.7437<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:betensky@uri.edu\">betensky@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/peter-covino\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/CovinoAward.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Peter Covino\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/CovinoAward.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/CovinoAward-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/CovinoAward-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/CovinoAward-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/peter-covino\/\">Peter Covino<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">308B Swan Hall<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.9499<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:petercovino@uri.edu\">petercovino@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/sarah-eron\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Eron.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Eron.jpg 289w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Eron-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/sarah-eron\/\">Sarah Eron<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">English<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">308E Swan Hall<br \/>\r\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4683<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:sarah_eron@uri.edu\">sarah_eron@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/david-faflik\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2103\" height=\"2083\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/faflik-2023.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/faflik-2023.jpg 2103w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/faflik-2023-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/faflik-2023-1024x1014.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/faflik-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/faflik-2023-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/faflik-2023-1536x1521.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/faflik-2023-2048x2029.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/faflik-2023-364x361.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/faflik-2023-500x495.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/faflik-2023-1000x990.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/faflik-2023-1280x1268.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/faflik-2023-2000x1981.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2103px) 100vw, 2103px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/david-faflik\/\">David Faflik<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">308F Swan Hall <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4670<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:faflik@uri.edu\">faflik@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/james-b-haile-iii\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Profile-pic-scaled.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Profile-pic-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Profile-pic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Profile-pic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Profile-pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Profile-pic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Profile-pic-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Profile-pic-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Profile-pic-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Profile-pic-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Profile-pic-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Profile-pic-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Profile-pic-2000x2000.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/james-b-haile-iii\/\">James B. Haile, III<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Philosophy and English<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/heather-johnson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/HJ-pic-2023-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/HJ-pic-2023-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/HJ-pic-2023-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/HJ-pic-2023-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/HJ-pic-2023-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/HJ-pic-2023-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/HJ-pic-2023-1-364x485.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/HJ-pic-2023-1-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/HJ-pic-2023-1-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/HJ-pic-2023-1-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/HJ-pic-2023-1-2000x2667.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/HJ-pic-2023-1-2560x3413.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/heather-johnson\/\">Heather Johnson<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Senior Teaching Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">English &amp; Writing<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Swan Hall 145<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:heather_johnson@uri.edu\">heather_johnson@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/j-jennifer-jones\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/jennyportrait3.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/jennyportrait3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/jennyportrait3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/jennyportrait3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/jennyportrait3-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/j-jennifer-jones\/\">J. Jennifer Jones<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">175D Swan Hall<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5556<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jjjones@uri.edu\">jjjones@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/valerie-karno\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/ValerieKarno.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/ValerieKarno.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/ValerieKarno-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/ValerieKarno-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/ValerieKarno-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/ValerieKarno-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/ValerieKarno-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/valerie-karno\/\">Valerie Karno<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor, Director of GSLIS<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">308C Swan Hall<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4682<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:vkarno@uri.edu\">vkarno@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/janet-kong-chow-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1557\" height=\"1557\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Janet_Chow_02_DA1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Janet_Chow_02_DA1.jpg 1557w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Janet_Chow_02_DA1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Janet_Chow_02_DA1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Janet_Chow_02_DA1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Janet_Chow_02_DA1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Janet_Chow_02_DA1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Janet_Chow_02_DA1-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Janet_Chow_02_DA1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Janet_Chow_02_DA1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Janet_Chow_02_DA1-1280x1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1557px) 100vw, 1557px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/janet-kong-chow-2\/\">Janet Kong-Chow<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">English and Africana Studies<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">108 Swan<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:janet.kongchow@uri.edu\">janet.kongchow@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/kyle-w-kusz\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"153\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/kusz-e1565106642903.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/kyle-w-kusz\/\">Kyle W. Kusz<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of English and Gender and Women's Studies and Undergraduate Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">208B Swan Hall<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5434<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kkusz@uri.edu\">kkusz@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/christine-mok\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Christine-Mok-web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Christine Mok\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Christine-Mok-web.jpg 339w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Christine-Mok-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Christine-Mok-web-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/christine-mok\/\">Christine Mok<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor &amp; Director of Graduate Studies<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">208A Swan Hall<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:christine_mok@uri.edu \">christine_mok@uri.edu <\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/derek-nikitas\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Nikitas.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Nikitas.jpg 900w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Nikitas-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Nikitas-768x729.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Nikitas-364x345.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Nikitas-500x474.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/derek-nikitas\/\">Derek Nikitas<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">114C Swan Hall<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5692<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:nikitas@uri.edu\">nikitas@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/martha-elena-rojas\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Martha-Rojas-web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Martha Rojas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Martha-Rojas-web.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Martha-Rojas-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Martha-Rojas-web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Martha-Rojas-web-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/martha-elena-rojas\/\">Martha Elena Rojas<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor &amp; Director of Rumowicz Literature of the Sea Lecture\/Seminar Series<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">109 Swan Hall<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.7880<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:martharojas@uri.edu\">martharojas@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/ryan-trimm\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Ryan-Trimm-web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ryan Trimm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Ryan-Trimm-web.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Ryan-Trimm-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Ryan-Trimm-web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Ryan-Trimm-web-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/ryan-trimm\/\">Ryan Trimm<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">175C Swan Hall<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4685<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:trimmrs@uri.edu\">trimmrs@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/travis-d-williams\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Travis-Williams-web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Travis Williams\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Travis-Williams-web.jpg 271w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/Travis-Williams-web-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/travis-d-williams\/\">Travis D. 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