Our Ph.D. graduates in Creative Writing have gone on to a wide range of successful careers in academia, publishing, editing, and professional writing. Alumni hold tenure-track, visiting professorships, and lectureships at colleges and universities across the country and abroad, while others have built thriving careers in publishing, journalism, marketing, and the nonprofit sector. This breadth of placement reflects the strength of our program in preparing students for both scholarly and creative contributions beyond graduation.

Dr. Megan Arlett
Assistant Professor of English, Eastern New Mexico University

Dr. Brett Armes
Lecturer, Developmental Literacy, Texas Tech University

Dr. Graham Barnhart
Visiting Professor of English, Allegheny College

Dr. Rebecca Bernard
Assistant Professor of English, Angelo State University

Dr. Andy Briseno
Assistant Professor of English, Northwestern State University—Louisiana

Dr. Conor Burke
Content Manager, Narrative Magazine

Dr. Anna Chotlos
Visiting Professor of English, Ohio University

Dr. Rivka Clifton
Bradner Communications, Seattle

Dr. Courtney Craggnet
Assistant Professor of English, Weber State University
Now: Associate Professor

Dr. James Davis
Lecturer, Department of English, University of North Texas

Dr. Kara Dorris
Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Illinois College
Now: Associate Professor and Department Chair

Dr. Johnathan Duckworth
Lecturer, Department of English, University of North Texas

Dr. Stevie Edwards
Assistant Professor of Practice of English, Southern Methodist University
Now: Assistant Professor of English, Clemson University

Dr. Ryan Flanagan
Lecturer at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Dr. Kimberly Garza
Assistant Professor of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio
Now: Associate Professor

Dr. Vince Granata
Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing, Grand Valley State University

Dr. Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
Assistant Professor of English at Northern Kentucky University
Now: Associate Professor

Dr. Spencer Hyde
Assistant Professor of English, Brigham Young University
Now: Associate Professor

Dr. Allyson Jones
Web Content Writer, Influx Marketing

Dr. Joshua Jones
English Faculty, Grayson College

Dr. Lucas Jorgensen
Assistant Professor of English, University of South Alabama

Dr. Andrew Koch
Lecturer, Department of English, University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Elisha McCory
Assistant Dean for Student Success at Arkansas Tech

Dr. Mindadora Macheret
Herbert Fellow, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Dr. Colleen Mayo
Assistant Professor and Murphy Fellow in English, Hendrix College

Dr. Jenny Molberg
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at University of Central Missouri
Now: Professor at Emerson College and Editor-in-Chief of Ploughshares

Dr. Matthew Morton
TESOL Instructor, Gymnázium Trebišov, Slovakia

Dr. AprilJo Murphy
Editor, Greenleaf Books Group, Austin, TX

Dr. Jessica Murray
Proposal Writer, Accenture

Dr. Heather Myers
Visiting Lecturer in English, Texas Christian University

Dr. Aza Pace
Visiting Assistant Professor at Ohio Wesleyan University

Dr. Sebastian Paramo
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, Austin College
Now: Lecturer at Southern Methodist University

Dr. Clinton Peters
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, Berry College
Now: Associate Professor

Dr. Travis Scott Ray
Project Manager at Texas Monthly

Dr. James Redmond
Assistant Professor at Riphah International University, Lahore

Dr. Carly Susser
Lecturer and Assistant Director of First Year Writing, University of North Texas

Dr. Sidney Thompson
Writing Consultant for the William L. Adams Center for Writing

Dr. Kendra Vanderlip
Assistant Professor of Teaching, University of Memphis

Dr. Sarah Warren
English Instructor at Garland Independent School District

Dr. Ross Wilcox
Lecturer, Assistant Director of First Year Writing, University of North Texas

Dr. Virginia Wood
Assistant Professor of English, West Chester University

Dr. Karl Zuehkle
Professor/Coordinator of English, Tyler Junior College