The Catholic University of America

Staff

Coordinator

Brooks Lampe is completing his PhD in English with a specialization in 20th-century American literature, poetry and poetics. Brooks holds an M.A. in English and a Certificate in the Theory and History of Rhetoric from The Catholic University of America. Prior to taking over the Writing Center, he taught a variety of writing and literature courses. His other research interests include Surrealism, Narrative Studies, Stylistics, Rhetoric and Writing.

Consultants

Joseph Boyne, BA, is completing his Master’s degree in English with an emphasis on Modern prose and poetry. He earned a BA in English with all honors along with obtaining a concentration in Spanish at the University of Dallas. Before coming to CUA, Joseph spent a year teaching freshman composition at Tulsa Community College back in his home state of Oklahoma. Other research areas in which he is interested include Irish literature, Literature of the South, John Henry Cardinal Newman, and Classical Rhetorical Models.

Kevin Farrell is completing his PhD in Modern Irish Literature, with a specialization in modernism and postmodernism in the Irish novel.  He holds an MA in Irish Studies from the Catholic University of America and a BA in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame.  Kevin has taught Rhetoric and Composition at CUA since 2007.  Prior to teaching at Catholic, he taught 12th Grade English at the Cardinal Gibbons School in Baltimore, Maryland.  Research interests include modernism, postmodernism, Irish history and politics, James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, and Samuel Beckett.

Elizabeth Johnson is pursuing a Master’s degree in English and is especially interested in 19th Century British Literature. In the spring of 2009 she graduated summa cum laude with College Honors from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, completing B.A.’s in English Literature, Political Science, and Spanish. She was a 2007-2008 Intercollegiate Studies Institute Honors Fellow and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In addition to working in the Writing Center, Elizabeth is a teaching assistant in the Media Studies Department.

Ms. Murphy is at present a third-year PhD student in the English Department of CUA. She received her Master’s degree in British Literature from the same university in the summer of 2007. She also holds a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from Moscow State Linguistic University and a Master’s degree in Pharmacology from the 1st Moscow Medical Academy. Her teaching experience has included teaching ESL and Rhetoric/Composition classes.

Lindsay Lawley Rerecich, MA, is pursuing her Ph.D. in medieval English literature. Lindsay holds an MA in English Language and Literature from The Catholic University of America and a BA in Medieval Studies from Rice University, where she was also a pre-medical student. Her research interests include Anglo-Saxon poetry, the history of the English language, the history of the Bible in English, and the treatment of familial relationships in the work of Geoffrey Chaucer. 

Donna Shute graduated summa cum laude from Christendom College in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature. She is in her second year at Catholic University and is currently pursuing a Master's in English with a specialization in drama. When not on duty in the Writing Center, Donna also serves as a teaching assistant in the Media Studies department.

Colleen Weir is pursuing a PhD in English Language and Literature, specializing in 19th Century British Literature, with particular interest in the novel. She holds an MA in English Language and Literature from The Catholic University of America and a BA in English and Great Ideas from Carthage College. A veteran of both the Carthage and CUA Writing Centers, Colleen has also assisted in the Media Studies Department and taught writing workshops for English 101 at CUA. Outside of school, she enjoys photography, the great outdoors, and football.