Program Overview
3 Who’s Who
Here is a list of folks who can help you with questions you might have.
General Education English Program
Dr. Christopher Weedman is a source of wisdom for all Gen Ed English questions. If he doesn’t know something, he can find someone who does. He is especially excited to talk to you about movies!
Jayrah Trapp, Gen Ed English Administrative Assistant
Jayrah.Trapp@mtsu.edu, PH 324
Jayrah.Trapp@mtsu.edu, PH 324
Jayrah Trapp joined the Gen Ed team in 2022 and can help with getting textbooks, filling out forms, and countless other administrative tasks. Bags of creative supplies (markers, scissors, glue) are also available in her office, and she can put flyers on the Peck 3rd hall television screens.
Dr. Marshall Johnson, Gen Ed English Program Coordinator
Marshall.Johnson@mtsu.edu, JH (Jones Hall) 363Marshall Lewis Johnson finished his PhD at Southern Illinois University in 2016. His teaching and research interests are in Irish literature, First Year Writing, the novel, and the coming-of-age novel. His work has
appeared in various journals and essay collections. An excerpt from his current project, Invaded Narration: The Coming-of-Age Novel since James Joyce, has been published in Irish Studies Review.
Kat Kolby, Gen Ed English Program Assistant
kjk2w@mtmail.mtsu.edu, PH 323
kjk2w@mtmail.mtsu.edu, PH 323
Kat Kolby is an English Ph.D. student and Graduate Teaching Assistant who absolutely loves table-top roleplaying games and teaching introductory composition and literature courses. She has served as the Treasurer and President of the English Graduate Student Organization and is here for any questions any new GTAs or faculty have about our program. Email Kat any time to talk about games in the classroom, syllabi, assignments, or just to chat!
Lalonie McCarter is an English Ph.D. student and Graduate Teaching Assistant who is new to the team, but eager to help you any Gen Ed English Program resources, needs or questions you might have. Lalonie enjoys exploring new approaches to teaching composition and is always happy to brainstorm about activities and project ideas. Pop in the office to say hello, and see pictures of her cat or talk about the development of fairytales!
Graduate English Program
Dr. Bridget Donnelly, English Graduate Program Director
Bridget.Donnelly@mtsu.edu, PH 316A
Bridget.Donnelly@mtsu.edu, PH 316A
Dr. Bridget Donnelly, Director of Graduate Studies, can answer faculty or student questions about the English graduate programs at MTSU.
Dr. Laura White, English Graduate Student Advisor
Laura.White@mtsu.edu, PH 354
Laura.White@mtsu.edu, PH 354
Dr. Laura White specializes in advising graduate students and can answer questions about scheduling, requirements, and strategies for success as a graduate student.
Amanda Triplett, English Graduate Program Administrative Assistant
Amanda.Triplett@mtsu.edu, PH 316
Amanda.Triplett@mtsu.edu, PH 316
Amanda Triplett handles room key distribution in addition to administrative work for the graduate program, so bring questions about swipe access or physical keys to her.
Emiliya Mailyan, English Graduate Program Assistant
ekm2z@mtmail.mtsu.edu, PH 316
ekm2z@mtmail.mtsu.edu, PH 316
Emiliya Mailyan is a doctoral candidate and Graduate Teaching Assistant who works on the OERs, planning Fall Orientation for incoming grad students, hosting semester workshops for the grad program, and anything else needed to help the Grad English Program run successfully. Emiliya is passionate about encouraging creativity in composition courses and talking about the benefits of multimodality. Email her any time and she’ll gladly share some fun facts about Armenian recipes (she’s a food culture gal).
English Department
Nicole Leonce, Executive Aide
Nicole.Leonce@mtsu.edu, PH 302
Nicole.Leonce@mtsu.edu, PH 302
Nicole Leonce is the secretary for the English Department as a whole. She is a deep well of administrative knowledge and can help fill out all sorts of forms and wade through bureaucracy. She is particularly good at helping you figure out how to fill out financial forms for conference travel requests!
Missy Melhorn, English Undergraduate Program Administrative Assistant
Missy.Melhorn@mtsu.edu, PH 309
Missy Melhorn has jurisdiction over classroom supplies and making sure that offices are clean, painted, furnished, and ready for use by new hires.
Additionally, all of the Administrative Assistants can give access to carts of various sizes for moving things and put cancellation signs on classroom doors.
