About
Chairs and Leadership
Brian Ballentine, Chair; Coordinator, Professional Writing and Editing(304) 293-3988
Timothy Sweet, Associate Chair (as of 1/1/19); Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of American Literature
Kirk Hazen, Associate Chair, Professor of Linguistics; Director, West Virginia Dialect Project
Laura Brady, Director, Center for Writing Excellence
(304) 293-9706
lbrady@wvu.edu
Lara Farina, M.A./Ph.D. Program Supervisor
(304) 293-9706
lbrady@wvu.edu
Lara Farina, M.A./Ph.D. Program Supervisor
Sarah Morris, Associate Coordinator, Undergraduate Writing Program
(304) 293-9739
smorri10@mail.wvu.edu
Mary Ann Samyn, Coordinator, Creative Writing