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Advising
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Department Contacts
Hours: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Phone: 804.828.1331
Fax: 804.828.8684
VCU Department of English
900 Park Avenue, Hibbs Hall, Room 306
Box 842005
Richmond, VA 23284-2005
[Address deliveries to street, building, & room; address mail to box number]
Additional faculty offices, two seminar rooms, and the main Blackbird office are located in Anderson House.
913 W. Franklin St.
Richmond, VA 23284-2005
Chair
Catherine Ingrassia
Hibbs 306 | 804.828.1331
cingrass@vcu.edu
Associate Chair
Sachi Shimomura
Hibbs 306 | 804.828.1331
sshimomura@vcu.edu
Assistant to the Chair
Kelsey Cappiello
Hibbs 306 | 804.827.8305
cappiellokn@vcu.edu
Office Administrative Assistant
Greg Patterson
Hibbs 306 | 804.828.1331
pattersongb.vcu.edu
Graduate Programs Advisor
Thom Didato
MA in English, MFA in Creative Writing, PhD in Media, Art, and Text
Hibbs 306 | 804.828.1329
tndidato@vcu.edu
Senior Academic Advisor in English (Undergraduate Advising)
Kelsie Potter
Hibbs 318 | 804.827.8318
knpotter@vcu.edu
Senior Finance Technician
Natalie Salsbury
Hibbs 306 C | 804.827.8308
salsburynh@vcu.edu
Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts
Rebecca Poynor
Managing Editor
Anderson House 101A
blackbird@vcu.edu
Technology Coordinator & Blackbird Online Editor
Michael Keller
Hibbs 317 | 804.827.8317
mkeller@vcu.edu
For error reporting or requested updates to English graduate program (MA, MFA, & MATX) web pages, or alumni news, please contact Thom Didato, tndidato@vcu.edu.
For all other english.vcu.edu errors or requested updates, please contact Michael Keller, mkeller@vcu.edu.
