Familiar Face

Nicole Willey

Professor, Mentoring Program Coordinator
Department of English
Tuscarawas Campus

JOB DESCRIPTION:

I teach a variety of English courses, from College Writing I to Senior Seminar; I stay active in my research, with my third book (an edited collection on Feminist Fathering) in the peer review phase currently; and I create programming about professional development for faculty in all streams and stages at the Tuscarawas Campus.

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

August 2003

EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:

I was a graduate student at the University of Alabama, and before that at Kent State University. I also taught high school, senior English, at Parkside High School in Salisbury, MD prior to going back to school.

likes most about kent state university:

The opportunity to reach students, especially first generation students, who are just beginning to realize the benefits of higher education.

ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER:

This is a strong university, one in which I felt at home since my days as a graduate student here. The Tuscarawas campus, now that I’ve been here over 15 years, truly feels like family.

rESIDES IN:

New Philadelphia, OH

Hometown:

Edinboro, PA

EDUCATION:

PhD, The University of Alabama, 19th Century American Literature
MA, Kent State University, English
B.S. in Secondary English Education, Edinboro University of PA

HOBBIES:

Reading, bicycling, travel, film