2024 Katie Googe, University of South California at Dornsife, Los Angeles, California
                teaching at MU: Time and Empire in American Literature, Origins of American Science Fiction

2017 Gene Terruso, University of the Arts, College of Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
                teaching at MU: The American Century on Stage and Screen: History, Literature and Performance, Gypsywood Players (Spoon River Anthology)

2016 Justin Hall, Assistant Professor, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California
                teaching at MU: Graphic Novel: History, Analysis, Context

2009 Randall Roorda, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
                teaching at MU: environmental literature and American poetry

2006-2007 Betsy Klimasmith, Associate Professor, English Department, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
                teaching at MU: American Studies

2005-2006 Thomas McConnell, Assistant Professor, The Department of Languages, Literature and Composition, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
                teaching at MU: American literature and creative writing

2003-2004 Caren Irr, Professor, Department of English, Brandeis University, Boston, Massachusetts
                teaching at MU: 21st Century American Fiction

2001 - 2002 James Soderholm, Baylor University, Waco, Texas

Spring 2000 Nancy Zafris, Independent Scholar, Columbus, Ohio
                teaching at MU: Creative writing

1998-1999, Autumn 1999 Rebekah Bloyd, Senior Adjunct Lecturer, Department of English, Santa Clara University, California; and California College of Arts, San Francisco, USA
                teaching at MU: contemporary American literature, ethnic literature, creative writing

1996 - 1997 George Bishop, D'Youville  College, Buffalo, NY

1994 - 1996 Jon Hauss, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI

1993 - 1994 Harold Jaffee, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

1992 - 1993 George Bishop, D'Youville  College, Buffalo, NY

1991 - 1992 Jules Zanger, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, American Literature and Intellectual history

1989 - 1991 Douglas Shields Dix, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, American Literature: Melting Pot versus Multiplicity

1988 - 1989 James W. Bittner, Des Moines Community College, Des Moines, Iowa, 20th century novel and poetry

1987 - 1988 Jules Zanger, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville,IL, American Literature and Intellectual history

1986 - 1987 Allen D. Flint, University of Maine, Farmington, ME, American Literature