English Faculty and Staff

English Faculty

Cherene Sherrard-Johnson
Cherene Sherrard-Johnson
E. Wilson Lyon Professor of the Humanities; Chair of English
EnglishChair@pomona.edu
no image available - Aaron Colton
Aaron Colton
Director of College Writing; Assistant Professor of English
aaron.colton@pomona.edu
Kevin Dettmar
Kevin Dettmar
W.M. Keck Professor of English; On leave for the 2026-2027 academic year
Crookshank Hall
103
kevin.dettmar@pomona.edu
(909) 607-8032
Amaud Jamaul Johnson
Amaud Jamaul Johnson
Arthur M. and Fanny M. Dole Professor of English; On leave Spring 2026
amaud.johnson@pomona.edu
Olivia Anne Lafferty
Olivia Anne Lafferty
Assistant Professor of English
olivia.lafferty@pomona.edu
Jonathan Lethem
Jonathan Lethem
Roy Edward Disney '51 Professor of Creative Writing and Professor of English
Crookshank Hall
209
(909) 607-2955
no image available - Michael Opal
Michael Opal
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
michael.opal@pomona.edu
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Fernanda Rivera
Visiting Instructor of English
fernanda.rivera@pomona.edu
Colleen R. Rosenfeld
Colleen R. Rosenfeld
Phebe Estelle Spalding English Professor; Professor of English; On leave for the 2026-2027 academic year
Crookshank Hall
209
colleen.rosenfeld@pomona.edu
(909) 607-3687
Prageeta Sharma
Prageeta Sharma
Henry G. Lee ’37 Professor of English
Prageeta.Sharma@pomona.edu
Kyla Tompkins, associate professor of English at Pomona College
Kyla Wazana Tompkins
Professor of English; On leave for the 2025-2026 academic year
The Gender and Women’s Studies House
102
(909) 607-2817

English Emeriti Faculty

no image available - Edward Copeland
Edward Copeland
Emeritus Professor of English
no image available - Paul Mann
Paul Mann
Emeritus Professor of English
Paul.Mann@pomona.edu
no image available - Thomas Pinney
Thomas Pinney
Emeritus Professor of English
no image available - Valorie Thomas
Valorie Thomas
Emerita Professor of English
valorie.thomas@pomona.edu

English Staff

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Leslie Fuentes
Academic Coordinator of English and Media Studies
Crookshank Hall
106
leslie.fuentes@pomona.edu
(909) 607-2212

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