Professional Track Faculty
Our professional track faculty teach a diverse range of courses in the English Department.
Our senior lecturers and lecturers make significant contributions to our education goals and research expertise.
PTK Faculty
Lindsay Bernal
Academic Coordinator, MFA Program in Creative Writing, English
MFA Program in Creative Writing, English
2116E Tawes Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Paul Cote
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Affiliate Faculty, CINE Critical Studies Track Advisor, Cinema and Media Studies
2130 Tawes Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Robert Crane
Director, College of Arts and Humanities
1120 Francis Scott Key Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Thomas Earles
Assistant Director, Writing Center, English
1205 Tawes Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Scott Moses
Principal Lecturer, English
Blended and Online Learning Coordinator, PWP, English
1220B Tawes Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Karen Nelson
Director, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, English
Affliate, Classics
2120B Tawes Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Susan Pramschufer
Principal Lecturer, English
Principal Lecturer, American Studies
Affiliate Faculty, Cinema and Media Studies
Tawes Hall 2232
College Park
MD,
20742
Ingrid Satelmajer
Honors Humanities Faculty Fellow, College of Arts and Humanities
Lecturer, English
Heidi Scott
Senior Lecturer, English
Associate Clinical Professor, School of Public Health
Communications Director, Global FEWture Alliance, School of Public Health
2200 Tawes Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Sydney Sharpstene
Lecturer, English
Conferences, Workshops, and Talks
Abstracts Refereed Posters
(2025) - TerrapinSTRONG - “Showing Students Understanding- Helping Students
Navigate University Life”Organized and carried out a session on how to assist students in the transition to
college and beyond, focusing on research and real interviews with students on
what they find the hardest to adjust toas well as where there are gaps in on-
campus resources and using my own success to show how we can best
advocate and facilitate improvements for students.
Workshops
(2026, August) - AWP Fall Training - “Approaching A Literacy Narrative”
Co-taught a workshop on how to teach and incorporate the English
department’s newest English 101 requirement paper following our piloting
of the new assignment for the English 101 curriculum the previous
semester.
(2025, January) - AWP Spring Training -“Incorporating TA’s into the Classroom”
Explanation- Co-Led workshop imparting my personal experience with TA’s and
how to best prepare them for their expectations and incorporate them into the
classroom early and often using a TA incorporation guide of my creation.
(2024, August) - AWP Fall Training- “Incorporating AI into the Classroom”
Co-Led a session on how to make AI policies crystal clear in the classroom
starting day one, focusing on which AI assistants can be useful in brainstorming
and grammar checking, and which ones are liable to go too far and write or re-
write an essay or other piece of student work.
Professional and Extension Education
Workshops
(2022, August - 2026, August)- Semesterly UMD; Academic Writing Program Workshop
Engaged in eight hours of training over two days focused on new advancements
in AI as well as new advancements in the department and university’s academic
integrity policies. Additionally, conversed about the benefits of Ungrading as well
as how to create assignments, resources, and rubrics to that end.
Other
(2026, October) - UMD; TerrapinSTRONG Symposium
Participated in this all-day event focused on “Sustaining People, Shaping
Change” and what creates that change, focusing heavily on panels on student
support, Faculty and Staff connections, and inclusivity on campus and in College
Park.
(2026, April) - UMD; PTK Symposium
Participated in the eight-hour event focusing on “Adapting to Now” featuring
guides on how to use AI in current scholarship, keeping up morale in uncertain
times, and maintaining strong mental health while avoiding burnout.
(2025, April) - UMD; PTK Symposium
Attended the yearly PTK Symposium, this year focused on “Free Speech and
Academic Freedom on Campus”, with a particular interest in information,
inspiration, and celebration for the significant contributions of PTK faculty as well
as guides on promotion and community within UMD.
(2024, November) - UMD; TerrapinSTRONG Symposium
Participated in this all-day event focused on “Inclusive Leadership” and all that
goes into being an inclusive leader in the classroom, on campus, and in life,
including panels on diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging.
(2023, April) - UMD; PTK Symposium
Attended the two-day in person and virtual event on “Community, Growth, &
Wealth” in our community, with particular focus on strengthening connections
across departments, navigating career advancement, promotion pathways, andleadership opportunities, and promoting good work-life balance, mental health
support, and a positive workplace environment.
Tawes Hall, 2200
College Park
MD,
20742
Holly Smith
Lecturer, English
Bldg. II, Rm. 1352B-2 (Shady Grove campus)
College Park
MD,
20742
John Tobin
Lecturer, English
Affiliate Faculty, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
2230 Tawes Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Joshua Weiss
Senior Lecturer, English
Administrative Fellow, English
2232 Tawes Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Caroline Wilkins
Principal Lecturer, English
Vice Associate Chair, English
1232 Tawes Hall
College Park
MD,
20742