Graduate Student Placement

This page gives a detailed list of recent PhD students from McGill's Department of English as well as an overview of the professional and academic trajectories of MA students. If your name appears here and you would like your listing changed - or if your name doesn't appear here and you would like your listing added - please pascale.theoret-groulx [at] mcgill.ca (email your request) to Pascale Théorêt-Groulx, Departmental Website Assistant.

MA Student Placement:

McGill’s Master’s program in English is an ideal place to pursue a range of ambitious career goals. Our graduates have gone on to many prestigious doctoral programs and other rewarding employment. Recent MAs have been accepted into PhD programs at the University of Chicago, Yale, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, the University of Toronto, Brown University, the University of London, and many other top programs throughout North America and the UK (including McGill’s). Graduates from the MA program have gone on to teach at Montreal-area CEGEPS and high schools, while others have found jobs in university administration internationally (student affairs, grants offices, university development, and other areas), publishing, editing, journalism, communications, marketing, law, technical writing, literary management, creative writing, acting, theatrical production and administration, NGOs, and government ministries.

PhD Student Placement:

PhD Student Name	Convocation year	Supervisor	Current Position and Institution
Abdalla, Laila	1997	David Williams	Associate Professor, University of Central Washington
Ahern, Stephen	1999	David Hensley	Full Professor, Acadia University
Anderson, David	2008	Paul Yachnin	Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma
Barkley, Danielle	2014	Tom Mole and Tabitha Sparks	Career Educators, The University of British Columbia
Bar-On Santor, Gefen	2007	Peter Sabor and Paul Yachnin	Part-time Professor, University of Ottawa
Barootes, Benjamin	2015	Michael Van Dussen	Harrison McCain Foundation Visiting Professor, Acadia University
Beenstock, Zoe	2011	Monique Morgan	Assistant Professor, University of Haifa
Bentley, Colene	2001	Gary Wihl	Visiting Assistant Professor, Rice University
Bider, Noreen	1999	David Williams	Instructor, Permanent, Vanier College
Blanc, Marie Therese	2004	Nathalie Cooke	Professor, Dawson College
Bowen, Michael John	2002	David Hensley	Lecturer, Rostok University Germany
Boyd, Shelley	2007	Nathalie Cooke	Faculty Member, Kwantlen Polytechnical University
Brown, Peter Robert	1999	Michael Bristol and Paisley Livingston	Associate Professor, Mount Allison University
Bruhm, Steven	1992	Maggie Kilgour	Robert and Ruth Lumsden Professor of English; Chair of Graduate Studies in English, Western University
Buckley, Ariel	2017	Allan Hepburn	Content Manager, Lightspeed HQ
Burnett, Linda	1999	Leanore Lieblein	Assistant Professor, Algoma University College (Laurentian)
Chishty-Mujahid, Nadya	2002	Kenneth Borris	Visiting Assistant Professor, Drake University
Chivers, Sally	2000	Sarah Westphal	Assistant Professor, Trent University
Clarke, Amanda	2014	Sean Carney	Advisor, Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects, Concordia University
Clissold, Bradley	2001	Gary Wihl	Associate Professor, Memorial University
Cockburn, Amanda	2012	Paul Yachnin and Fiona Ritchie	Department of English Chairperson, Dawson College
Cohen, Mark	1999	Nathalie Cooke	Instructor, Perm., Vanier College
Coodin, Sara	2011	Michael Bristol and Wes Folkerth	Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma
Davison, Carol	1998	Maggie Kilgour	Full Professor and Head of the Department of English, University of Windsor
Dawes, Martin	2010	Maggie Kilgour	SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto
DeCoste, Damon Marcel	1997	Michael Bristol	Assistant Professor, University of Regina
Denisoff, Dennis	1996	Paisley Livingston and Brian Trehearne	McFarlin Professor of Victorian Literature and Culture, University of Tulsa
Derdiger, Paula	2013	Allan Hepburn	Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Deshaye, Joel	2010	Brian Trehearne	Assistant Professor, Memorial University
Djordjevic, Ivana	2003	David Williams	Associate Professor, Concordia University
Dredge, Sarah	2001	Gary Wihl	Tutor, Sheffield Hallam University
Drouin, Jennifer	2005	Leanore Lieblein	Associate Professor, University of Alabama
Ducusin, Marc	2017	Tabitha Sparks	Actor, Writer/Editor
Egers, Wayne	2003	Janine Marchessault	Freelance Editor
Elmslie, Sue	2000	Robert Lecker	Professor, Dawson College
Essert, Emily	2013	Miranda Hickman	Director of Corporate Giving, Guthrie Theater
Feenstra, Robin	2008	Allan Hepburn	Full-time teaching position, Dawson College
Ferreira, Patty (Patricia J)	1998	Karin Cope	Lecturer; Chair, Norwich University
Ferrell, Joanne	1999	Leanore Lieblein	Instructor, Permanent, Champlain College
Findlay, Isobel	1997	Kerry McSweeney	Associate Professor, Edwards School of Business (University of Saskatchewan)
Fish, Tom	2016	Erin Hurley	Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and Resident, Kennesaw State University
Flynn, Kevin	2002	Robert Lecker and Brian Trehearne	Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Folkerth, Wes	1999	Michael Bristol	Associate Professor, McGill University
Frey, Christopher	2006	Kenneth Borris	Assistant Professor, Alberta College of Art and Design
Gélinas-Faucher, Claudine	2015	Robert Lecker	Pedagogical Counsellor, CEGEP Champlain St. Lawrence
Gilchrist, Bruce	2017	Dorothy Bray	Instructor, John Abbott College; Part-Time Faculty Member, Concordia University
Gillis, Lesley	2002	Tess O’Toole	Department Chair - Fine Arts & Languages, Eastern Maine Community College
Graham, Catherine	1997	Leanore Lieblein and Darko Suvin	Associate Professor - Theatre & Film, McMaster University
Gregory Phipps	2010	Peter Gibian	Assistant Professor, University of Iceland
Havens, Hilary	2013	Peter Sabor	Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Harkin, Keelan	2019	Allan Hepburn	Course Lecturer, McGill University, Concordia University
Hay-Steinson, Elizabeth	1998	Nathalie Cooke	Freelance consultant, writer, and editor in business sector, occasional lecturer at Concordia
Heckerl, David	1999	David Hensley and Hudson Meadwell	Assistant Professor, St. Mary’s University
Henderson-Cameron, Laura	2016	Brian Trehearne	Postdoctoral Fellow, Ryerson University
Hill, Colin	2003	Brian Trehearne	Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Hoffmann, Deborah	2010	Miranda Hickman	Lecturer, University of Regina
Hoffman, Tiffany	2014	Paul Yachnin	Instructor, Trent University
Hogarth, Claire	2002	David Hensley	Lecturer in English at Örebro University
Holland, Joanne	2014	Peter Sabor	MD student, University of Calgary
Holmes, Michael	1996	Michael Bristol	Non-academic, Hill and Knowlton
Holmgren, Lindsay	2013	Ned Schantz and Martin Kreiswirth	Associate Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University
Honeyman, Chelsea	2010	Jamie Fumo
Huffels, Nathalie	2013	Tabitha Sparks	Professor, Marianopolis College
Hulan, Renee	1996	Robert Lecker	Associate Professor; Associate Dean of Research, St. Mary's University
Hutchison, Lorna	2006	Nathalie Cooke	Affiliate Professor, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Irvine, Dean	2001	Brian Trehearne	Founder and Director, Agile Humanities Agency, Toronto
Johnson, Nancy	1995	David Hensley	Associate Professor, S.U.N.Y., New Paltz
Johnston, Susan	1996	Michael Bristol	Associate Professor, University of Regina
Joliffe, Christine	1999	David Williams	Post- Doc., University of British Columbia
Kavanagh, Matt	2007	Sean Carney	College Professor, Okanagan College
Kehler, Torsten	2002	Michael Bristol	LTA, Simon Fraser University
King, Stephanie	2008	Allan Hepburn	Professor, Marianopolis College
Kocela, Chris	2002	Berkeley Kaite	Associate Professor, Georgia State University
Koopman, Jennifer	2007	Maggie Kilgour	Lecturer, Dawson College
Krzakowski, Caroline	2012	Allan Hepburn	Associate Professor, University of Northern Michigan
Kumar, Priya	2001	Karin Cope	Assistant Professor, University of Iowa
Laver, Susan	2001	Mette Hjort and Michael Bristol	Director, McGill Writing Centre
Librizzi, Marcus	1997	Michael Bristol	Associate Professor, University of Maine, Machias
Lokash, Jennifer	2003	Maggie Kilgour	Associate Professor, Memorial University
Lucas, Kristin	2005	Michael Bristol	Assistant Professor, Nipissing University
MacDonald, Brad	2017	Tabitha Sparks	Teacher, Marionopolis College; Copyrighter and Storyteller, MADISON MELLE agency
MacDonald, Tara	2008	Tabitha Sparks	Associate Professor, University of Idaho
Macfarlane, Karen	1998	Nathalie Cooke	Professor, Mount St. Vincent University
Margalit, Yael	2009	Michael Bristol	Full-time teaching position, John Abbott College
Mason, Dancy	2018	Miranda Hickman	Editor in Chief, Factinate.com
McAlonan, Pauline	2006	Miranda Hickman	Instructor, Dawson College
McCormick, Casey	2018	Ned Schantz	Course Lecturer, McGill University
McIntyre, John	2002	Miranda Hickman	Associate Professor, University of Prince Edward Island
McLeod, Alex	2003	Peter Ohlin	Assistant Professor, St. Mary’s University
Morel, Pauline	2008	Nathalie Cooke	Lecturer, Dawson College
Morgan, Dawn	1998	David Hensley	Assistant Professor, St. Thomas University, Fredricton
Morgentaler, Goldie	1996	Michael Bristol	Full Professor, University of Lethbridge
Morris, Blair	2013	Paul Yachnin	Professor, Marianopolis College
Muller, Adam	1998	Paisley Livingston	Associate Professor, University of Manitoba
Neufeld, Christine	2002	Sarah Westphal	Full Professor, Eastern Michigan University
Ngg, Genice	1996	Leanore Lieblein	Assistant Professor, SIM University (Head)
Oltmann, Christina	2010	David Hensley	Instructor, John Abbott College
Oberer, Karen	2012	Wes Folkerth	Student Affairs Advisor/Administrator, McGill University
Ostrowidzki, Eric	2002	David Hensley	Lecturer, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
Outhwaite, Patrick	2021	Michael van Dussen	Assistant Professor, University of Southern Maine
Ownbey, Carolyn	2018	Allan Hepburn	Assistant Professor, Golden Gate University, San Francisco
Pennee, Donna	1994	Robert Lecker	Professor, Western University
Pfefferle, Justin	2015	Allan Hepburn	Instructor, Dawson College, Bishop's University
Phipps, Gregory	2011	Peter Gibian	Assistant Professor, University of Iceland
Pinder, Kait	2016	Brian Trehearne	Assistant Professor, Acadia University
Polley, Jason	2007	Allan Hepburn	Associate Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
Purdham, Medrie	2006	Brian Trehearne	Assistant Professor , University of Regina
Quirk, Catherine	2020	Tabitha Sparks	Lecturer in Drama, Edge Hill University
Rackham Hall, Michelle	2012	Brian Trehearne	Instructor, Algonquin College
Rivlin Beenstock, Zoe	2011	Monique Morgan	Lecturer, University of Haifa
Roberts, Hugh	1994	Chris Heppner	Associate Professor, University of California, Irvine
Rogers, Janine	1998	Sarah Westphal	Associate Professor, Mount Allison University
Rose, Gitte Braut	1998	Peter Ohlin	Assistant Professor, Syddansk Universitet (University of Southern Denmark)
Ross, Shaun	2017	Maggie Kilgour	Assistant Professor, Victoria College, University of Toronto
Roy, Wendy	2002	Nathalie Cooke	Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Saklofske, Jon	2003	James Treadwell	Assistant Professor, Acadia University
Sautter, Sabine	1999	Gary Wihl	Professor, Dawson College
Scott, Amy	2011	Paul Yachnin	Instructor, Humber College
Shea, Jennifer	2011	Wes Folkerth	Instructor, Dawson College
Sigg, Anna	2015	Sean Carney	Instructor, John Abbott College
Slights, Jessica	1999	Michael Bristol	Professor, Acadia University
Sloboda, Nicholas	1996	William Wees	Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Superior
Stephenson, Liisa	2008	Allan Hepburn	Communications Director, Office of the President, York University
Stewart, Janice	2000	Karin Cope	Sessional Lecturer (Women’s Studies), University of British Columbia
Stunden, Sarah	2019	Edward Schantz	Course Lecturer, Writing Tutor, McGill University
Sugars, Cynthia	1998	Marike Finlay	Associate Professor, University of Ottawa
Swirski, Peter	1996	Paisley Livingston	Associate Professor, Hong Kong University
Tagore, Proma	2000	Karin Cope	Assistant Professor, University of Victoria
Taylor, Megan	2019	Peter Sabor
Torres Barth, Josie	2019	Edward Schantz	Teaching Assistant Professor, North Caroline State University
Trainor, Kim	2004	Berkeley Kaite	Sessional Lecturer, University of British Columbia
Travis, Keira	2006	Michael Bristol	FQRSC Post-Doc (Oct.06), Stanford
Vollick, Erin	2007	Allan Hepburn	Communications Officer, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
Weingarten, Jeffrey	2014	Brian Trehearne	Professor, Fanshawe College
Whittington, Ian	2013	Allan Hepburn	Associate Professor, University of Mississippi
Wittek, Stephen	2013	Paul Yachnin	Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Wright, David	2008	Miranda Hickman	Assistant Professor, Douglas College
Wright, Myra	2010	Wes Folkerth	Visiting Assistant Professor, Bates College
Wry, Joan	2011	Peter Gibian	Professor, Saint Michael’s College

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