Timothy Hopp Assistant Professor of English & Theatre Arts Director of the Writing Center 260.665.4852 | hoppt@tristate.edu
	Dr. Donald Jones Associate Professor of Communication & Rhetoric 260.665.4866 | jonesd@tristate.edu
	Dr. Dennis Petrie Professor of English and Humanities 260.665.4204 | petried@tristate.edu
	Dr. Jeanine Samuelson Adjunct Professor of English and Communicationss 260.665.4854 | samuelsonj@tristate.edu
	Dr. Tom Tierney Professor of English and Humanities Director of the Humanities Institute 260.665.4201 | tierneyt@tristate.edu
	Dr. Lisa Toner Assistant Professor of Rhetoric 260.665.4849 | tonerl@tristate.edu

 

 

Timothy Hopp

Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
& Theater
Director of the Writing Center

Professor Tim Hopp, who is currently finishing a dissertation in composition studies, teaches both writing and theater courses. Outside of class, he enjoys directing and designing productions with the Drama Club, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, and kayaking in local lakes.

Contact: 260.665.4852 or hoppt@tristate.edu

Dr. Donald Jones
Associate Professor
of Communication & Rhetoric

Dr. Don Jones, a former college debater and coach, is an expert on persuasion and public relations, reasoning, and science communication. He has been a speech writer and also a communication consultant and trainer for corporate, governmental, and nonprofit organizations. Don is a strong chess player who loves hiking.

Contact: 260.665.4866 or jonesd@tristate.edu

Dr. Dennis Petrie
Professor of English
& Humanities

Dr. Dennis Petrie has published a critically-acclaimed book on biography, and his film textbook is used in roughly 400 colleges and universities around the country. In addition to his introduction to film class, he teaches upper-level American literature classes and mass media. He will be your Sigma Tau Delta advisor.

Contact: 260.665.4204 or petried@tristate.edu

Dr. Jeanine Samuelson
Adjunct Professor of German
& Speech

Dr. Jeanine Samuelson, a specialist in German language and culture, might also teach you speech. She participates in the overseas Honor’s Seminar during Spring Break. A pianist and organist, she is also a bicycle fanatic, logging close to 3,000 miles each season.

Contact: 260.665.4854 or samuelsonj@tristate.edu

Dr. Tom Tierney
Professor of English
& Humanities
Director of the
Humanities Institute

Former board member of the Indiana Humanities Council and Ft. Wayne public radio, Dr. Tom Tierney teaches 17th- and 18th-c. British literature classes, Mythology, & Architectural Appreciation. A trophy-winning pocket billiards player, he has taught an Honor’s Seminar on Pool & Literature.

Contact: 260.665.4201 or tierneyt@tristate.edu

Dr. Lisa Toner

Assistant Professor
of Rhetoric

Dr. Lisa Toner, whose emphases include professional writing and composition pedagogy, in her spare time enjoys tennis, playing with her shih tzus and knitting socks for family members.

Contact: 260.665.4849 or tonerl@tristate.edu