Alumni
The Graduate English Program at NDSU eagerly anticipates updates from our former students. We make an effort to maintain connections with all our alumni and love hearing from you. Share your journey as a graduate student in our program and explore the feedback from your fellow graduates below. Go Bison!
2022 Graduates
- Matthew Warner, Academic Support Specialist, NDSU Graduate School
2021 Graduates
- Syeda Akter (MA), English Instructor, U of Bangladesh
- Ibtissem Belmihoub, Executive Director, New American Consortium for Wellness and Empowerment
- Amanda Watts, Instructor of Humanities, Minot State University
2020 Graduates
- Anthony Albright, Training Specialist, Infinite Campus, Blaine, MN
- Shane Gomes, Assistant Professor, Tennessee State University Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy
- Deborah Haley, Teacher, Central Cass High School, 10th ,12th, and dual credit English through VCSU
- Ashleigh Petts, Assistant Professor of Technical Communication, University of Houston-Downtown
2019 Graduates
- Rowshan Chowdhury, Graduate Instructor, UMass Amherst - PhD English program
- Dev Roy Shaibal, Graduate Instructor, U Southern CA, PhD English program
- Hannah Stevens, Graduate Instructor, PhD Program in English, Utah State University
2018 Graduates
- Krista Aldrich, Graduate Instructor, PhD Program in English, Louisiana State University
- Taija Noel, Instructor/Professor, Red Lake Nation College
2017 Graduates
- Justin Atwell (PhD), Lecturer, Department of English, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Steven Petherbridge (MA), Lecturer, Mayvile State University, ND
- Emily Ruhland (MA), PhD Student and Graduate Instructor, Department of English, University of Pittsburgh
- Tatjana Schell, (formerly) Checkpoint Charlie Foundation (Berlin)
- Jesse Wagner (MA), Kindergarten Teacher, West Fargo, ND
- Rebecca West (PhD), Visiting Assistant Professor of English, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
2016 Graduates
- Erika Dyk (MA), High School English Teacher, Beulah, ND
- Neelam Jabeen (PhD), Teaching/Research Associate, International Islamic University of Islamabad (IIUI), Pakistan
- Jessica Jorgensen (PhD), Assistant Professor of English, Pittsburgh State University
- Jessica Piek (MA), Instructional Design Specialist, Sioux Falls, SD
- Massimo Verzella (PhD), Assistant Professor of English Composition, Penn State Behrend
2015 Graduates
- Mary Laughlin (PhD), Assistant Professor of English, Cottey College for Women
- Heather Steinmann (PhD), Assistant Professor of English, Western New Mexico University
- Gina Kruschek (MA), PhD Candidate and Graduate Instructor, Department of English, East Carolina University
2014 Graduates
- Alyson Guthrie (MA), Planned Parenthood, Moorhead, MN
- Steven Hammer (PhD), Assistant Professor of Communication, St. Joseph’s University of Philadelphia