Faculty
Bill Jolliff
Professor of English
Telephone: 503-554-2604
Email: wjolliff@georgefox.edu
William Jolliff (PhD, The Ohio State University) has a range of interests including 19th-Century American literature, Appalachian literature, and contemporary American poetry. His poetry and criticism have been published in a variety of respected literary magazines and journals. When not reading and writing, he enjoys playing a variety of Appalachian folk instruments, including the five string banjo. Learn more...
Kathleen Heininge
Associate Professor of English
Telephone: 503-554-2606
Email: kheininge@georgefox.edu
Kathleen Heininge's (PhD, University of California at Davis) main interests are Irish literature, especially drama, British modernism, postcolonial and comic theories, and Stephen King. She recently published a new book, Buffoonery in Irish Drama: Staging Twentieth-Century Post-Colonial Stereotypes, by Peter Lang Publishing. Learn more...
Melanie Springer Mock
Professor of English
Telephone: 503-554-2605
Email: mmock@georgefox.edu
Melanie Springer Mock (PhD, Oklahoma State University) is the English department chair. Her book, on the diaries of Mennonite Conscientious Objectors written during World War I, was published in 2003 by Cascadia Press. Melanie's scholarly interests include nonfiction writing, composition and rhetoric, and autobiography. Her other-worldly interests range from running to spending time with her husband and her sons, Benjamin and Samuel. Learn more...
Gary Tandy
Professor of English
Telephone: 503-554-2602
Email: gtandy@georgefox.edu
Gary Tandy (PhD, University of Tulsa) teaches writing and British literature courses and serves as the associate director of the Academic Resource Center. His personal academic interests focus on the works of C.S. Lewis and Christianity and Literature. Gary has extensive experience as a professional technical writer and is also the faculty advisor for our English Honors Society. Learn more...
Abigail Rine
Assistant Professor of English
Director of Forensics
Telephone: 503-554-2601
Email: arine@georgefox.edu
Abigail Rine (PhD, University of St. Andrews) has primary scholarly and teaching interests in ancient and medieval literature, transnational women’s writing, critical theory, and fiction writing. She has published works of literary criticism and short fiction in various journals and edited collections. When she’s not teaching, reading, or writing, Abigail can also be found coaching GFU’s competitive speech and debate team. Learn more...