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Andrews Reading and Writing Center Director; Assistant Professor of English
Tenure-Track since: 2017
Education:
M.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2013
B.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2011
Courses Taught:
ENGL 1010-English Composition I
ENGL 1020-English Composition II
Why did you become a teacher?
I chose teaching as a career because I believe that reading and writing are vital to creating inclusive communities and global cultures. Literature of all genres illustrates the interconnectedness of humanity, demonstrating that we are not solitary in our human experiences and teaching us how to relate to one another. Though we may never have the ability to travel the world and meet people from diverse cultures, we have access to unlimited experiences and worldviews through the stories told in books. I hope to bring this appreciation of reading and writing to my students and community, emboldening a spirit of benevolent curiosity in each person passing through my classroom.
Tenured since: 2011
Education:
Ed.D., Liberty University, 2018
Ed.S., Liberty University, 2015
M.A., Liberty University, 2008
M.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1997
Courses Taught:
ENGL 1010-Composition I
ENGL 1020-Composition II
ENGL 2210-Early British Literature
ENGL 2220-Modern British Literature
HUM 1010-Early Humanities
HUM 1020-Modern Humanities
What is your favorite place you've ever traveled?
Jerusalem
Tenured since: 1998
Education:
M.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1991
M.R.E., Temple Baptist Theological Seminary, 1981
B.A., Tennessee Temple University, 1976
Courses Taught:
ENGL0810-Learning Support Writing
ENGL1010-Composition I
ENGL1020-Composition II
ENGL2160-Mythology
ENGL2990-Special Topics: Science Fiction
HUM 1010-Early Humanities
HUM 1020-Modern Humanities
PY 101-Psychology of Learning
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I had two competing interests as a child. Beginning in 3rd grade, I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to use words to make people feel the kinds of things I felt when reading. In 4th grade, I developed an interest in science. This was the Kennedy years when space exploration dominated discussions of science, but my interests were across the spectrum from meteorology, archaeology, and electronics to astronomy, biology, geology, chemistry, and physics. My best friend and I had our own science lab and would have expanded it further if we had had the resources. By the time I entered high school, I considered myself a scientist who only lacked the training of specialization in a field.
Tenured since: 2013
Education:
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 1996
M.A., University of California, Riverside, 1991
B.A., California State University Chico, 1981
Courses Taught:
SPAN 1002-Applied Spanish for Health Care
SPAN 1010-Elementary Spanish I
SPAN 1020-Elementary Spanish II
SPAN 2010-Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 2020-Intermediate Spanish II
HUM 1020-Modern Humanities
What is your favorite place you've ever traveled?
Of the places I have visited, my favorite is Machu Pichu in the Andes of Peru.
Tenured since: 2017
Education:
MA, University of Alabama, 2010
BA, University of Alabama, 2008
Courses Taught:
ENGL 0810-Learning Support Writing
ENGL 1010-English Composition I
ENGL 1020-English Composition II
ENGL 2410-Early European Literature
ENGL 2420-Modern European Literature
HUM 1010-Early Humanities
HUM 1020-Modern Humanities
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Astronaut
Tenured since: 2018
Education:
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 2014
M.A., Eastern Illinois University, 2004
B.A., Eastern Illinois University, 2002
Courses Taught:
ENGL 1010-English Composition I
ENGL 1020-English Composition II
ENGL 2110-Early American Literature
ENGL 2120-Modern American Literature
Why did you become a teacher?
I took a class on American Character with an amazing professor at a little community college in Mt. Carmel, IL. She introduced me to Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography, a book about a boy from a poor family who values education and works hard to help the world around him. It was during that class and that reading that I decided to become a college professor.
Tenure-track since: 2021
Education:
M.A., Auburn University, 2003
B.A., Spring Hill College, 1989
Courses Taught:
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication
What hobby do you enjoy?
I am an avid gardener, focusing on vegetables and pollinator flowers. I also enjoy hiking, camping and RV camping.