Professor Matt Dube teaches creative writing, composition, and some literature classes. His PhD is Creative Writing and American Literature is from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, where he sub-specialized in Zydeco dance and Cajun food. He lived for a year in Ukraine, teaching American lit and writing a novel. He is writing a book about comics and trying to find a publisher for his book of jaw droppingly awesome short stories Self-Destruct. In his spare time, he reads comics, listens to music (quiet and loud), and goes to late night rock shows as often as his teaching schedule allows. 

Erik Hillskemper teaches Composition, Anglo-Irish Literature, and some World Literature at William Woods University. He holds a Ph.D. in English with specialization in Anglo-Irish modernism. His research interests include the perceptual changes in temporality and historiography at the turn of the twentieth century and the cultural impact of the First World War. He earned his doctorate at the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland. His career goals include publishing in the Conradiana and teaching Joyce’s Ulysses. He is an avid ice hockey fan and his favorite dinosaur is the triceratops.

In addition to being associate dean of academic assessment and director of the university honors program, Dr. Pierson teaches one or two courses a semester in the English program. She specializes in medieval British literature, history of the English language, as well as composition studies. Her favorite class to teach is advanced grammar and syntax. She received her PhD from the University of Arkansas in 2004 and joined the faculty at William Woods that same year.

Professor Greg Smith teaches Film Studies and Composition at William Woods. He holds a Ph.D. in English with specialty areas in Film and American Studies. He attended Wayne State University in Detroit, MI and Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. As evidenced by his published work on American cinema, American literature, British literature, and even rock music, his interests are wide-ranging and interdisciplinary. Professor Smith sponsors Moviegoers, the WWU student film club, and participates in Viewer's Eye, the Fulton community film discussion group. Outside of work, he enjoys baseball, golf, going to concerts, playing drums in a band, and hanging out with his wife Chris and their three unbelievably obnoxious dogs.

Dr. Stephanie Wells teaches Professional and Technical Writing and Composition at William Woods. She holds a Ph.D. in Communications. She attended Missouri State University and University of Missouri. Professor Wells has a variety of interests including Rhetoric, Public Presentation, Speech Writing, and Writing for Print, as evidenced through her advising of Echoes, the student newspaper. Dr. Wells also advises a sorority on campus, the cheerleaders, and serves as the chair of the Study Abroad committee.