Thomas Humphrey is a graduate student in the Nonfiction Writing Program. Current research interests include religious visionaries on the early U.S. Northwestern frontier, the biology of parasitic worms, and Islam in West Africa.

John Huntley is a professor emeritus at the University of Iowa.

Learn more about Haya Hussain, Undergraduate Ambassador at the University of Iowa.

Student Ambassadors meet with prospective students interested in pursuing English as a degree and help the department with prospective student outreach events. Our current Student Ambassadors thrive both within the English Department and the community, and they are here as a resource for anyone who wants to learn about their experiences as English students at the University of Iowa. If you are seeking English major insider information, they are the ones to ask! If you are interested in serving as an ambassador next year, contact your advisor to gain information about our spring hiring in April.

Bethany Kaylor is a writer and illustrator whose work appears in Sonora Review, Salon, and Alta Journal; 2023 Barbara Deming Memorial grant recipient.

Robert Kelley is a professor emeritus at the University of Iowa.

Donika Kelly, award-winning poet and professor, is author of The Renunciations and Bestiary, with work in The New Yorker and The Paris Review.

Learn more about Aidan Kendrick, Graduate student at the University of Iowa.

Hana Kim is a graduate student in the Department of English at the University of Iowa.

Kevin Kopelson is a professor emeritus at the University of Iowa.

Marie Kruger researches African literature, gender, and visual culture, focusing on South African activism, post-apartheid film, and museum studies in Johannesburg.

Ruedi Kuenzli is a professor emeritus at the University of Iowa.

William Kupersmith is a professor emeritus at the University of Iowa.

Cherrie Kwok is an assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of Iowa.

Brooks Landon is a professor emeritus at the University of Iowa.

Kathy Lavezzo teaches medieval literature and researches English identity, antisemitism, and the medieval-modern divide, with work spanning Chaucer to Stuart Hall.

Alfred Jung Lee is an MFA student in the Nonfiction Writing Program and an Iowa Arts Fellow.

Paige Lewis, author of Space Struck, co-edits Last Call and teaches at Iowa. They co-created Ours Poetica, making poetry accessible to students.

Tom Lin, author of The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, won the 2022 Carnegie Medal. His research explores science fiction, technology, and nuclear tourism.

Susan Lohafer is a professor emerita at the University of Iowa.

Learn more about Tianyu (Matt) Ma, Graduate student at the University of Iowa.