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Steven Scherwatzky
Professor, English
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Emma Duffy-Comparone
Assistant Professor, English
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Ellen McWhorter
Associate Professor, English
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Marie A. Plasse
Professor, English
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Christy L. Pottroff
Assistant Professor, English
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Lauren Rocha
Lecturer, English
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Paul Vatalaro
Professor, English
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Joseph Vogel
Assistant Professor, English

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Geraldine Branca	brancag@merrimack.edu
Robert D. Keohan ’53	keohanr@merrimack.edu
MaryKay Mahoney	mahoneym@merrimack.edu
Kevin M. Plunkett	plunkettk@merrimack.edu

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Emma Duffy-Comparone

Ellen McWhorter

Marie A. Plasse

Christy L. Pottroff

Lauren Rocha

Paul Vatalaro

Joseph Vogel

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