Tag: Ball State English Department

Marisa Williams: From English Literature to Post-Colonial Literature

April 8, 2022 by leknauer

Marisa Williams (she/they) graduated from BSU with a Bachelor’s in English and a minor in religious studies. They now study horror and trauma in post-colonial literature at Oregon State University. Their studies is expanding into folklore, horror, and Caribbean literature in the 21st century. They also run a “bookstagram” account in their (limited) spare time, […]

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Courtney Conley: Adjunct Professor and Curriculum Writer

November 3, 2020 by Isabel Parham

Courtney Conley graduated from Ashland University in 2015 with a BA in English and Creative Writing. She earned an MA in English from Ball State University in 2017. Courtney works remotely as a Curriculum Writer and teaches first-year composition as an adjunct at UIndy. What was your first job after graduation, and how did that […]

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New Faculty Profile: Dr. Suban Nur Cooley

October 8, 2020 by Grace Goze

Suban Nur Cooley received her PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from Michigan State University in June 2020. She joins Ball State University to teach courses in the Departments of both English and Women’s and Gender Studies. Her dissertation research was a multi-location geographic comparative study which focused on elder women of the Somali diaspora and […]

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Melissa Jones: From Creative Writing to Copy Writing

January 14, 2020 by Isabel Parham

Melissa Jones graduated in May 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts inCreative Writing and minors inFrench andProfessional Writing & Emerging Media. While at Ball State, she was heavily involved with theDaily News, The Broken Plate,Jacket Copy Creative, andBook Arts Collaborative. She used experiences and expertise gained in these roles to secure an internship at Intersection […]

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Macy Jo Byerly: From English Studies to Digital Marketing

January 9, 2020 by Isabel Parham

Macy Jo Byerly graduated in May 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Studies, and minors in Professional Writing & Emerging Media and Business. During her time at Ball State, Macy Jo was involved in Jacket Copy Creative and The Broken Plate. She also copyedited for The Daily News and interned at a local […]

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ENG 389: Practicum in Peer Tutoring in Writing

November 15, 2019 by Isabel Parham

ENG 389 is taught by Dr. Jackie Grutsch McKinney, a professor of Rhetoric and Composition at Ball State and director of the Writing Center. Her research focuses writing center studies, writing research, and composition pedagogy. She has written two books, Peripheral Visions for Writing Centers and The Working Lives of New Writing Center Directors, which […]

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Kelly Watson: Building a Career in Education

November 7, 2019 by Bruno Reinert

Kelly Watson graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science in English/Language Arts Education. She also earned a Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies from Ball State. Kelly is now an eighth grade English teacher at Fishers Jr. High in Fishers, Indiana. She is the Project Coordinator for the Educators’ Institute […]

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October Good News: A Great Month for Publishing

October 29, 2019 by Bruno Reinert

It’s getting cold out there, #bsuenglish! Hopefully, you’ll find some warmth in all the good news from our faculty, alumni, and students. Read on to hear about an impressive amount of publishings, our Practical Criticism Midwest event, and what your peers are up to! Faculty Emeritus faculty member Prof. Joe Trimmer received two awards at […]

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Sarah Bredar: English and Language Arts Education

October 22, 2019 by Isabel Parham

What’s a pilgrim soul? Yeats might say that it’s who we really are, not who we pretend to be. We say it’s someone who isn’t afraid to admit they’re searching, a current student who is on a path but doesn’t know exactly where it will lead. Sarah Bredar is a senior English and Language Arts Education Major […]

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Laurinda Webb: Secondary English Education Major

October 17, 2019 by Bruno Reinert

What’s a pilgrim soul? Yeats might say that it’s who we really are, not who we pretend to be. We say it’s someone who isn’t afraid to admit they’re searching, a current student who is on a path but doesn’t know exactly where it will lead. By: Calandra Weaver & Sally Knoop Laurinda Webb is […]

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