Faculty

Dr. Cusick teaches first year writing and loves that because of students' gifts it is a different experience every semester. She is grateful for the chance to walk beside students as they come to trust that their voices matter. Her research focuses on the intersections of ecology, story, and cultural memory, with emphasis in Irish Studies. As coordinator of Seton Hill's partnership with Narrative 4, she is also curious about the ways story sharing fosters empathy. When she is not in the classroom she finds peace caring for dogs, messing in the garden, traveling, running, hiking, cooking, and learning to pay closer attention to this beautiful and fascinating planet. 

Angeletta Henry is a former high school English teacher who began teaching college courses in 2009 at Westmoreland County Community College. Angeletta began teaching Composition and Culture to first year writing students at Seton Hill in 2016. Angeletta lives in Greensburg with her husband and three children. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running, spending time with her dogs, and traveling. Angeletta continues to teach English, Speech, Writing, and various other courses at WCCC as well as Composition and Culture at Seton Hill University. 

As an undergrad at the University of Virginia, Jerz worked for the student paper and had multiple internships, part-time and summer jobs in radio news, theatre public relations, and writing/editing for engineers. His work experience includes building sets, painting bullboards, waiting tables, and designing web pages. His Ph.D. from the University of Toronto focused on technology as a theme in American drama, and his weblog that he began in 1999 has been cited as the first devoted to the study of English. He has been The Setonian faculty adviser since he came to SHU in 2003, and teaches writing and literature, as well as professional development courses for English majors. His recent scholarly interest includes fake news, the future of writing as depicted in science fiction, and tools for digital storytelling. In his spare time he enjoys classic literature, local theatre and indie film, and CGI design tools Blender3D and Unity. 

Dr. Kelly is a lover of words, with her PhD in Rhetoric and Linguistics. She has been teaching for over 25 years. Her favorite part about teaching first-year writing students is helping the students focus their energy and excitement so that they can make connections between reading, writing, and research, in order to see new possibilities in their own lives. When not teaching, Dr. Kelly enjoys reading about a variety of topics, from physics for dummies to travel adventures, and she also enjoys writing creative nonfiction. She is a lover of all animals and considers herself a “hacker” at photography, an outdoors enthusiast, and a daydream believer.

Professor Marsh is a scholar of the eighteenth century, an exciting time when people were using the written word to make radical new arguments for universal human rights. Raised on a farm just down the road from Seton Hill, Professor Marsh is a mom, a trail runner, a dog lover, a pretty okay cook, and a huge history nerd. (She is pictured here with some historic vacuum cleaners.) Professor Marsh loves teaching first-year writing because it is an introduction to both university inquiry as well as a life of the mind.

Luke McDermott is an English instructor from Leechburg, PA. He loves getting to know his students' personalities through their personal narratives and research topics. His own research includes disability studies and systems of measurement.

Tyler Nuñez teaches first-year writing at Seton Hill and PennWest - Clarion. He obtained his Master's in TESOL from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and he hopes to one day be able to teach English while traveling the world. In his free time, Professor Nuñez enjoys spending time with his cats, and playing many different kinds of games with his friends and family

Dr. Patterson teaches first-year writing as well as creative writing and special topics literature courses. She grew up in North Carolina, and her research focuses on southern women writers. She enjoys writing poetry, tending to indoor and outdoor plants, crafts, and listening to live music. Beaches, lakes, and rivers are her favorite places to visit. She loves helping first-year writers develop their topics.

Madeleine Rosa is an English instructor in both first year writing and English as a Second Language at Seton Hill. In addition, Professor Rosa is currently getting a PhD in Composition and Applied Linguistics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she works as the Assistant Writing Center Director at the Kathleen Jones White Writing Center. One of her favorite topics to explore is mindfulness and holism in the classroom so that students can actively participate in building knowledge. When not teaching, Professor Rosa enjoys crocheting, reading, and going for bike rides. 

Dr. W has been teaching for nearly two decades. Her research focuses on how and why teachers evaluate student writing. She loves making clay jewelry, gardening, and going on adventures exploring all of the beautiful parks in PA with her two kiddos. Her favorite part of teaching first-year writing is helping students feel more confident in their writing. 

Andrew Yim grew up in California and is currently a PHD candidate at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) where he served as the previous assistant director of the writing center. In addition, he has completed both his BA in Professional Writing from Purdue University and MA in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse from DePaul University. He has also taught elementary school students in Hapcheon, South Korea for 2 years and lectured at Huaqiao University in Quanzhou, China for 3 years. His ultimate dream is to continue his work in writing centers alongside instructing composition classes for both undergraduates and graduate students.