Heather Cazad
B.A. in English Literature, Marshall University
Email: hcazad@andrew.cmu.edu
Interests:
Class studies; television/film.
Future Plans:
After graduation in Spring of 2013, she is beginning a summer internship with Autumn House Press in Mount Washington to gain some experience in the publishing industry before moving to D.C. this fall where she hopes to start a career ensuring that new, talented authors get exposure.
Lettia DeNormandie
B.A. in English, Duquesne University
Email: littia@andrew.cmu.edu
Interests:
The 18th Century
Current Position:
Divisional Administrative Assistant and Receptionist, Enrollment Services
Geoffrey Fogleman
B.A. in English, Ohio State University
Email: gfoglema@andrew.cmu.edu
Research:
My research interests include 18th and 19th century English poetry, particularly how immortality and death are portrayed in the poetry of John Keats and Alfred, Lord Tennyson and, in a complete non-sequitur, the legacy of Soviet Russia on its own cinema in the 20th century.
Future Plans:
I am currently searching for community college teaching jobs as well as jobs editorial positions – so far, though, no luck. I plan on returning to Chicago at the end of the semester to continue my job search.
Meghan Hall
B.A. in English, SUNY Oneonta
Email: mehall@andrew.cmu.edu
Interests:
My literary interests are in World Literature, particularly literature of the Middle East and North Africa. My theoretical interests are in globalization theory, post-colonialism and discourses of empire, and the intersection of these theories with discourses of gender and sexuality.
Future Plans:
After graduation, I plan on working for a year off of school and applying for the following fall to PhD programs, likely in the general area of Cultural Studies.
Corbin Hiday
B.A. in English, University of Oregon
Email: chiday@andrew.cmu.edu
Interests:
My interests include late 19th and early 20th century American literature and culture, literary studies as an institution (including literary and cultural journals), and a particular interest in Marxist theory and the history of the American Left.
Future Plans:
I plan on staying in Pittsburgh after graduation, and hope to find a job relating to education, or in the non-profit realm more generally. I will apply to PhD programs in the fall, hoping to continue developing my scholarly interests.
Lindsay Hodgman
B.A. in Literature, Franklin College Switzerland
Email: lhodgman@andrew.cmu.edu
Interests:
I'm particularly interested in looking at depictions of the American family in literature.
Future Plans:
After this year, I hope to teach high school English.
Christopher Maverick
B.A. in Creative Writing and Literary and Cultural Studies, Carnegie Mellon University
Email: mav+@andrew.cmu.edu
After getting his Bachelor's Degree, Christopher Maverick went on to a career in User Interface and Experience Design before returning the the Carnegie Mellon Masters of LCS program in 2012. In 2013, he will enter the PhD program in English at Duquesne University. He is interested in research in late 20th and early 21st century media (particularly television, film and comic books) and digital humanities and new media as representations of culture. Outside of academia, Christopher has participated in an eclectic hodgepodge of hobbies and professions that have informed his academic research. He was worked as a professional glamor photographer, writes, illustrates and publishes his own line of comic books and from 2003 til 2010 competed as an independent professional wrestler.
Jessica McDonald
B.A. in English, Allegheny College, Minor in Women's Studies and Psychology
Email: jamcdona@andrew.cmu.edu
Research:
The 18th Century novel; rise of the gothic novel
Future Plans:
Following her graduation, Jessica will be working at Princeton University for the summer.
Adira-Danique Philyaw
B.S. in Psychology, Florida State University
Email: aphilyaw@andrew.cmu.edu
Research:
My research interests include exploring how the African-American skin tone bias affects perceptions of beauty within the African-American culture and in turn shapes black artists’ representations of beauty within film and literature.
Future Plans:
In the future, I hope to study how the skin tone bias shapes the character development and storylines of female characters in works from the Harlem Renaissance period. I will be attending the University of Florida in the coming Spring as a Ph. D student in the English Program with an emphasis on African-American Literature.
Bridgette Jean Powers
B.A. in Literature, Slippery Rock University
Email: bpowers@andrew.cmu.edu
Research:
My area of study is twentieth century American Literature and Gender Sexuality studies.
Future Plans:
I am planning on applying for Phd programs in the Fall.
Kyle Sofianek
B.A. in English Literature and Relational Communication Studies, Eastern University
Email: ksofiane+@andrew.cmu.edu
Focus:
My focus has been on global contemporary literature.
Future Plans:
I am hoping to continuing developing my career in producing quality fiction. I would love to keep working in publishing, editing, or an agency.
Ed Tarzia
B.A. in English, Point Park University; B.A. in Music, University of Pittsburgh
Email: etarzia@andrew.cmu.edu
Personal:
I've lived in Pittsburgh for many years. I taught English at the Academy of Court Reporting for 3 years before coming to CMU. I have been a working musician (piano, keyboards) for many years, and also spent 15 years as a theater artist.
Future Plans:
I intend to teach after I finish my degree, and also plan to finish a recording project that involves my original music.