Who You’ll Work With
Our professors are respected in their industry and have the papers to prove it. As a student in our English education program, you’ll learn how to explore creative topics of research with some of the best writers in the field.
Your education professors are also up to date on the latest teaching philosophies and techniques. They’ll prepare you to be effective in the classroom and confident in your abilities.
Experts in Their Field
Our resident expert in Irish and British literature has presented his research at numerous national and international conferences, including the:
- Sixth International Conference of the Princess Grace Library of Monaco
- National meeting of the Association of Literary Scholars and Critics in San Francisco
- International Yeats’ Anniversary Conference: “Voice and Mask: Performing Identities”
Additionally, a member of the English faculty was named the Johnson C. Smith Mott University Professor for 2012-2013. Her published research includes:
- “Breaking the Silence: The Unspoken Brotherhood of Vietnam Veterans”
- “Soldier-to-Soldier: Men and Women Share Their Legacy of War”
- She is also the author of Memories of War: Trauma and Silence in the Narratives of Black Vietnam Veterans.
Our professors also have connections to schools throughout the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. These connections help place students in our program in schools where they can do the most good.
Faculty Members
Kirsten Hemmy
Department Chair, Assistant Professor
Ojay Johnson
Professor of English
Pamela Richardson-Wilks
Assistant Professor of English, UNCF/Mellon Fellow
Aman Nadhiri
Assistant Professor of English
Susan Lawson
Academic Advisor, English Instructor
