• Graduate students are warmly welcomed and treated as valued colleagues in this academic community.
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    PhD Candidate, University of Calgary
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Officers

Western Literature Association Officers

2011-2012
NameTitleUniversity
Sara SpurgeonPresidentTexas Tech University
Richard HutsonPresident ElectUniversity of California, Berkeley
Anne KaufmanCo-Vice PresidentMilton Academy
Laurie RicouCo-Vice PresidentUniversity of British Columbia
Nancy CookCo-Past PresidentUniversity of Montana
Bonney MacDonald Co-Past PresidentWest Texas A&M University
William Handley Exec. Secretary/TreasurerUniversity of Southern California
Melody GraulichEditor, WAL Utah State University
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Florence Amamoto2012Gustavus Adolphus College
Max Despain2012US Air Force Academy
Joshua Dolezal 2012Central College
Patrick Dooley 2012St. Bonaventure University
Matt Lavin2012Graduate Student Rep., University of Iowa
Jennifer Dawes Adkison2013Eastern Oregon University
Jerry Dollar2013Siena College
Amy Hamilton2013Northern Michigan University
Victoria Lamont2013University of Waterloo
Ashley Elaine Reis2013Graduate Student Rep., University of North Texas
Geoffrey Bateman2014University of Denver
Matt Burkhart2014Northern Arizona University
Cathryn Halverson2014University of Copenhagen
Nicolas Witschi2014Western Michigan University
Joyce KinkeadUtah State University



  • Western Literature Association (WLA)

    Founded in 1965, the Western Literature Association (WLA) is a non-profit, scholarly association that promotes the study of the diverse literature and cultures of the North American West, past and present.

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  • Western American Literature

    (The Journal)

    Jointly published by the Western Literature Association and Utah State University, Western American Literature is the leading journal in western American literary studies.

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