• 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

2012-2013
NameTitleUniversity
Richard HutsonPresidentUniversity of California, Berkeley
Anne KaufmanCo–President ElectMilton Academy
Laurie RicouCo-President ElectUniversity of British Columbia
David FenimoreVice PresidentUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Sara SpurgeonPast PresidentTexas Tech University
William HandleyExec. Secretary/TreasurerUniversity of Southern California
Melody GraulichEditor, WAL Utah State University
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
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
William V. Lombardi2014Grad student rep, University of Nevada, Reno
Dana Phillips2015Towson University
Liz Stephens2015Glendale College
Randi Lynn Tanglen2015Austin College
Priscilla Ybarra2015University of North Texas



  • 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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