Saint Leo University
Saint Leo University
Apply now to Saint Leo University
Dr. B. Lee Hobbs, Assistant Professor of English, Chair

B.A., University of South Alabama; M.L.A., Spring Hill College; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Teaching Areas: Comparative 20th Century Transatlantic Literatures, Irish Studies, Polish Studies, Holocaust Studies
Phone: (352) 588-8424
e-mail: burgsbee.hobbs@saintleo.edu


Dr. Mary T. Spoto, Professor of English, Dean of Arts and Sciences

M.A., Ph.D. University of South Florida
Teaching Areas: American Literature, Modern British Literature, Classical Literature
Phone: (352) 588-8463
e-mail: mary.spoto@saintleo.edu


Elisabeth Aiken, M.A., Instructor of English

M.A., Western Carolina University
Teaching Area: Composition
Phone: (352) 588-8281
e-mail: elisabeth.aiken@saintleo.edu


Dr. Kathryn Stasio, Associate Professor of English

B.A. University of Florida, Ph.D. Tulane University
Teaching Areas: Early British Literature, 18th Century
Phone: (352) 588-8395
e-mail: kathryn.stasio@saintleo.edu


Valerie Kasper, Instructor of English

M.A. University of South Florida
Teaching Areas: Composition, Journalism, African American Literature
Phone: (352) 588-7424
e-mail: valerie.kasper@saintleo.edu


David McGinnis, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of English, Director of Theatre

M.F.A., University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Teaching Areas: Theatre, Playwriting
Phone: (352) 588-8294
e-mail: david.mcginnis@saintleo.edu


Allyson Marino, M.A, Instuctor of English, Director of Fine Arts Events

B.A. State University of New York College at Fredonia; M.A. Sate University of New York College at Buffalo; ABD at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Teaching Areas: Freshman Composition, Postcolonial Studies, Women's Studies
Phone: (352) 588-8662
e-mail: mailto:allyson.marino@saintleo.edu


Dr. Donald Pharr, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English

M.A., Ph.D. University of Georgia
Teaching Areas: Composition, Film, World Literature
Phone: (352) 588-8280
e-mail: donald.pharr@saintleo.edu


Dr. Kurt Van Wilt, Associate Professor of English

M.F.A. Vermont College of Norwich University, M.A. Concordia University, Ph.D. Lancaster University
Teaching Areas: Creative Writing, Native American Literature
Phone: (352) 588-8839
e-mail: kurt.wilt@saintleo.edu