First-Year Composition Faculty
Marianne Ahokas
Composition Program Faculty and Lecturer in English
- marianne.ahokas@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3138
- Founders Hall 226
Early American Literature; Writing Studies and Rhetorical Theory; Writing in the Disciplines
Nicolette Amann
Composition Program Faculty & Redwood Writing Project Director & ERWC Trainer
- nicolette.amann@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3318
- Founders Hall 218
Sarah Ben-Zvi
Composition Program Faculty
- sdb71@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-5988
- Founders Hall 214
Writing Studies, Rhetoric, Wrtiting in STEM.

Natalie Giannini
Lecturer - English and Composition Program Faculty
- natalie.giannini@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3174
- Founders Hall 171
Early Modern Studies, Cultural Studies, History of the Body and Medicine; Early Modern Political Culture; Literacy Studies and Writing Practices; Writing Assessment


Kerry Marsden
Composition Program Faculty
- kerry.marsden@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3228
- Founders Hall 170
Writing studies; Writing pedagogy; Gender/Sexuality studies; Fat studies; Disability studies; Queer futures
Jolien Olsen
Composition Program Faculty
- jolien.olsen@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-5934
- Founders Hall 173
Composition; Student-Centered Activities; Collaboration; Digital Literacy; Online Learning; Mindset Theories; Professional Development; HSU Athletics (HSU Cycling Team, founding advisor).
Tessa Pitré
Composition Program Faculty
- tessa.pitre@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3478
- Founders Hall 211
Writing studies; feminist theory; sexualized violence
Lisa Tremain
Department Chair
- lisa.tremain@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-5762
- Founders Hall 201E
Rhetoric, Writing Studies, Writing Pedagogy and Assessment, Ways of Knowing and Writing, Writing Across the Curriculum