Q: What is your area of specialty?
A: I have a dual Master’s degree in English Literature and Appalachian Studies, and a Certificate in Rhetoric and Composition.
Q: What was the title of your master’s thesis or dissertation?
A: I have two master’s theses. The thesis for Appalachian Studies is Dear Johnny Depp, Would You Please Buy the State of West Virginia: Autoethnography of an Appalachian Woman. The thesis for English Literature is An Autoethnographic Curriculum for Appalachian Studies: Merging Humanities and Social Science Theories and Methods.
Q: What is your most recent publication?
A: I have many interests. I wrote about the graphic novel, The Walking Dead, for my certificate, I love folklore, and have an ongoing passion for growth in the Appalachian Region. My most recent publication was a simple book review of a new release of Muriel Rukeyser’s, The Book of the Dead, with an introduction by Catherine Venable Moore.
Q: What is your favorite assignment to assign?
A: I most like to assign a rhetorical analysis of an image or protest song.
Q: What was the last book you read?
A: The last book that I read is Ken Follett’s, The Evening and the Morning.
Q: What are your favorite events on campus?
A: I enjoyed the Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora Conference in 2020.
Q: Where is your favorite place to eat on campus?
A: Starbucks!
Q: What do you enjoy most about CCU?
A: The diversity.
