Teaching faculty

Undergraduate and certificate program

Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Molly Allen
Molly Allen
Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Art, Co-Director of Fine Arts Galleries
(775) 682-5121
mollyallen@unr.edu
Holman Arts & Media Center
7202
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Jonathan Breiter
Jonathan Breiter
Lecturer Level II, Professor of Business
(775) 682-5134
jonathanbreiter@unr.edu
LTC 217
7202
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Sudeep Chandra
Sudeep Chandra
Director of the Ozmen Institute for Global Studies, Director of the Global Water Center, Professor He/him/his
(775) 784-6221
sudeep@unr.edu
FA 221
7202
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Brennan Lagasse
Brennan Lagasse
Teaching Assistant Professor he/him/his
blagasse@unr.edu
LTC 224
7202
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Chris Lanier
Chris Lanier
Teaching Professor
clanier@unr.edu
LTH
7202
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Rick Parsons
Rick Parsons
Director of Holman Arts & Media Center, Director of the Summer Arts Workshops he/him/his
(775) 682-5130
rickparsons@unr.edu
Holman Arts & Media Center
7202
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Andy Rost
Andy Rost
Teaching Associate Professor
(775) 682-5127
arost@unr.edu
LTC 223
7202
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
James Schaap
James Schaap
Adjunct Professor
(775) 827-5709
jamess@unr.edu
LTC 2nd Floor
7202
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Chris Smith
Chris Smith
Lecturer I he/him/his
chrissmith@unr.edu
LTC 2nd Floor
7202
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Scott Snavely
Scott Snavely
Adjunct Professor of Business
775-221-2053
ssnavely@unr.com
TLC 2
7202
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Katie Zanto
Katie Zanto
Senior Lecturer Interdisciplinary Studies she/her/hers
(775) 682-5138
kzanto@unr.edu
LTC 225
7202

Low-residency MFA programs faculty

Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Annie Albagli
Annie Albagli
Visiting Faculty
aalbagli@unr.edu
6699
Fiction Poetry Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Brendan Shay Basham
Brendan Shay Basham
Visiting Faculty
6598 6597 6596
Fiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Natalie Baszile
Natalie Baszile
Visiting Faculty
6598 6596
Fiction Writing for children and young adults Poetry Creative nonfiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Gayle Brandeis
Gayle Brandeis
Visiting Faculty
6598 6601 6597 6599 6596
Editing Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Anitra Budd
Anitra Budd
Visiting Faculty
6600 6596
Poetry Editing Creative nonfiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Rick Campbell
Rick Campbell
6597 6600 6599 6596
Writing for children and young adults Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Pablo Cartaya
Pablo Cartaya
Visiting Faculty
pcartaya@unr.edu
6601 6596
Editing Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Peter Catapano
Peter Catapano
Visiting Faculty
6600 6596
Writing for children and young adults Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Traci Chee
Traci Chee
Visiting Faculty
6601 6596
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Mariah Dekkenga
Mariah Dekkenga
Visiting Faculty She/her
mdekkenga@me.com
6699
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Russell Dudley
Russell Dudley
Visiting Faculty
russelldudley@unr.edu
6699
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Nina Elder
Nina Elder
Visiting Faculty
nina.elder.art@gmail.com
6699
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Rodney Ewing
Rodney Ewing
Visiting Faculty
ledette@gmail.com
6699
Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Carolyn Forché
Carolyn Forché
Honorary Faculty
6596
Editing Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Gina Frangello
Gina Frangello
Visiting Faculty
6600 6596
Creative nonfiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Clare Frank
Clare Frank
6599 6596
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Raquel Gutiérrez
Raquel Gutiérrez
Visiting Faculty
raquefella@gmail.com
6699
Fiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Alan Heathcock
Alan Heathcock
Visiting Faculty
6598 6596
Poetry Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Lee Herrick
Lee Herrick
Visiting Faculty
6597 6596
Fiction Poetry Creative nonfiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Faylita Hicks
Faylita Hicks
Visiting Faculty
6598 6597 6599 6596
Fiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Patrick Hicks
Patrick Hicks
Visiting Faculty
6598 6596
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
David Horvitz
David Horvitz
Visiting Artist
6699
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Anza Jarschke
Anza Jarschke
Visiting Faculty They/them
ajarschke@unr.edu
6699
Creative nonfiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Lacy M. Johnson
Lacy M. Johnson
Visiting Faculty
6599 6596
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Amy Khoshbin
Amy Khoshbin
Visiting Faculty she/her
tinyscissors@gmail.com
6699
Writing for children and young adults Poetry Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Cathy Linh Che
Cathy Linh Che
6601 6597 6596
Fiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Rebecca Makkai
Rebecca Makkai
Visiting Faculty
6598 6596
Creative nonfiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Leta McCollough Seletzky
Leta McCollough Seletzky
Visiting Faculty
6599 6596
Poetry Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Laura McCullough
Laura McCullough
Visiting Faculty
6597 6596
Writing for children and young adults Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Joe McGee
Joe McGee
Visiting Faculty
6601 6596
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Faith J. McKinnie
Faith J. McKinnie
Visiting Artist
faithjmckinnie@gmail.com
6699
Fiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Peter Mountford
Peter Mountford
Visiting Faculty
pmountford@unr.edu
6598 6596
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Scott Oliver
Scott Oliver
Visiting Faculty he/him
soveryso@gmail.com
6699
Poetry Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Gailmarie Pahmeier
Gailmarie Pahmeier
Visiting Faculty, Teaching Professor Emerita
gailmariep@unr.edu
6597 6596
Writing for children and young adults Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Isabel Quintero
Isabel Quintero
Visiting Faculty
6601 6596
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Macon Reed
Macon Reed
Visiting Faculty she/they
maconreedstudio@gmail.com
6699
Writing for children and young adults Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Kathryn Reiss
Kathryn Reiss
Visiting Faculty
6601 6596
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Rob Reynolds
Rob Reynolds
Visiting Faculty
robertreynolds@unr.edu
6699
Writing for children and young adults Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Jessica Rinker
Jessica Rinker
Visiting Faculty
6601 6596
Writing for children and young adults Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Lilliam Rivera
Lilliam Rivera
Visiting Faculty
6601 6596
Poetry Creative nonfiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Suzanne Roberts
Suzanne Roberts
Visiting Faculty
6597 6599 6596
Poetry Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Brynn Saito
Brynn Saito
Visiting Faculty
6597 6596
Fiction Poetry Creative nonfiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
June Sylvester Saraceno
June Sylvester Saraceno
Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program Director
jsylvestersaraceno@unr.edu
6598 6597 6599 6596
Creative nonfiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Krystal Sital
Krystal Sital
Visiting Faculty
ksital@unr.edu
6599 6596
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Katherine Spinella
Katherine Spinella
Visiting Faculty
katherine.spinella@gmail.com
6699
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Gabie Strong
Gabie Strong
Visiting Faculty she/they
gstrong@unr.edu
6699
Poetry Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Lynne Thompson
Lynne Thompson
Visiting Faculty
6597 6596
Poetry Creative nonfiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Brian Turner
Brian Turner
Founding Director, Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
bturner2@unr.edu
6597 6599 6596
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Julie Weitz
Julie Weitz
Visiting Faculty she/her
julie.weitz@gmail.com
6699
Fiction Poetry Editing Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Laura Wetherington
Laura Wetherington
Visiting Faculty
6598 6597 6600 6596
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Stephanie J. Woods
Stephanie J. Woods
Visiting Artist she/her
woodsstephanie0@gmail.com
6699
Fiction Creative nonfiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Lidia Yuknavitch
Lidia Yuknavitch
Visiting Faculty
6598 6599 6596
Low-Res MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Poetry Creative nonfiction Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
Arianne Zwartjes
Arianne Zwartjes
6597 6599 6596