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Tenured since: 2021
Education:
M.A., Southern Illinois University, 1988
B.A., Welch College, 1982
Courses Taught:
COMM 2025-Fundamentals of Communication
THEA 1030-Introduction to Theatre
What is your favorite place you've ever traveled?
Treasure Beach, Jamaica
Tenure-Track since: 2018
Education:
M.A., Austin Peay State University, 2017
M.S., University of Miami, 2003
B.A., University of Miami, 2001
Course Taught:
COMM 2025-Fundamentals of Communication
What is your favorite book?
The Harry Potter Series- Everyone needs to read Harry Potter! The movies are pretty good, but the books are 1000 times better. If you don’t have time to read all 7 books, listen to the audiobook version by Jim Dale. Simply the best!
Tenured since: 2021
Education:
- M.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2013
- B.A., Southern Adventist University, 2010
Courses Taught:
- ENGL 0810-Learning Support Writing
- ENGL 1010-English Composition I
- ENGL 1020-English Composition II
- ENGL 2160: Mythology
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
An archaeologist
Tenured since: 2006
Education:
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1993
M.A., University of South Carolina, 1991
B.A., Middle Tennessee State University, 1988
Courses Taught:
ENGL 0810-Learning Support Writing
ENGL 1010-Composition I
ENGL 1020-Composition II
ENGL 2110-Early American Literature
ENGL 2120-Modern American Literature
ENGL 2420-Modern European Literature
What is your favorite book?
My favorite book is the Psalms from the Holy Bible (KJV) because I enjoy poetry.
Tenured since: 2015
Education:
Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2013
M.A., Michigan State University,1995
B.A., Ashland University, 1993
Courses Taught:
ENGL 0810-Learning Support Writing
ENGL 1010-Composition I
HUM 1010-Early Humanities
HUM 1020-Modern Humanities
What is your favorite place you've ever traveled?
Thailand. I did an elephant safari across lower Thailand, then went by river up into the Golden Triangle, where I did volunteer work with school children in the jungle outside Chiang Mai. The Thai people were incredibly nice, the landscape was beautiful, and the food was delicious.
Tenured since: 2011
Education:
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, 2009
M.S.Ed., Harding University, 1993
B.A., Harding University, 1991
Courses Taught:
ENGL 0810-Learning Support Writing
ENGL 1010-Composition I
ENGL 1020-Composition II
ENGL 2110-Early American Literature
ENGL 2120-Modern American Literature
ENGL 2410-Early European Literature
ENGL 2420-Modern European Literature
Tenured since: 2021
Education:
- M.A.T., Lander University, 1997
- B.A., Lander University, 1995
Courses Taught:
- ENGL 0810-Learning Support Writing
- ENGL 1010-English Composition I
- ENGL 1020-English Composition II
- READ 0810-Learning Support Reading
- ENGL 0900: Integrated LS Writing & Reading
What is your favorite place you've ever traveled?
Europe is my favorite place I traveled because I had the opportunity to live among diverse cultures, to adapt to unique lifestyles, and to gain enhanced global awareness; these travels ultimately led to lifelong friendships and personal growth.
Tenured since: 2017
Education:
M.A., Austin Peay State University, 1998
B.S., Austin Peay State University, 1995
Courses Taught:
ENGL 1010-English Composition I
ENGL 1020-English Composition II
ENGL 2410-Early European Literature
HUM 1010-Early Humanities
HUM 1020-Modern Humanities
What hobby do you enjoy?
Fly fishing
Tenured since: 2021
Education:
M.A., University of Southern Mississippi, 2013
B.A., University of Tennessee Chattanooga, 2009
A.A., Chattanooga State Community College, 2006
Courses Taught:
ENGL 1010-English Composition I
ENGL 1020-English Composition II
What is your favorite place you've ever traveled?
My favorite places are always the ones with earned views—an overlook I have to climb a rock face to see, a swimming hole I have to descend a gorge to jump in, or a waterfall I eventually find at the end of a nearly-indiscernible trail. The thing about these kinds of places is that they’re always an adventure to get to, and if I’m honest, that’s what I’m really after when I go places—adventure. So whether it’s Bassin Bleu in Haiti, Red River George in Kentucky, or one of the many climbing crags here in Tennessee, as long as I’m earning those beautiful views alongside great friends, I’m in my favorite place of all.
Instructor of Communication
Education:
- B.S., Bob Jones University, 2002
- M.A.T., East Tennessee State University, 2005
Courses Taught:
- COMM 2025-Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- ENGL 0900-Integ LS Writing and Reading
What is your favorite place you've ever traveled to?
Ibiza, Spain