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Carmen Acevedo Butcher, Ph.D.

Shorter College
315 Shorter Avenue, S.W.
Rome, GA 30165
www.carmenbutcher.com
706.233.7252

Education

  • Ph.D. and M.A., University of Georgia, Medieval Studies, Phi Beta Kappa
  • B.A., Shorter College , English, Summa Cum Laude

Professional Experience

  • Professor of English and Scholar-in-Residence, Shorter University, 2010-present
  • Associate Professor of English and Scholar-in-Residence, Shorter College, 2005-2010
  • Fulbright Senior Lecturer, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea, 2004-2005
  • Assistant Professor of English, Shorter College, 2002-2005
  • Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Lecturer, University of London, 1989-1991
  • Teaching Assistant, English Department, University of Georgia, 1986-1989
  • Research Assistant, Comparative Literature, University of Georgia, 1984-1986
  • Rotary International Graduate Scholar, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, 1983-1984

Honors

  • Who’s Who Among Collegiate Faculty, 2010/2011
  • Who’s Who in North America, 2009/2010
  • 46th Georgia Author of the Year for The Cloud of Unknowing, 2010
  • Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2009
  • Alumna of the Year, Shorter College, 2008
  • President’s Teaching and Scholarship Award, Shorter College, 2007
  • Georgia Woman of the Year Nominee, Georgia Commission on Women, 2007
  • Carnegie Foundation/CASE Georgia Professor of the Year, 2006
  • Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2005/2006
  • Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2004
  • Graduate Teaching Award, University of Georgia, 1988
  • Graduate Scholar / Researcher Award, University of Georgia, 1986

Books

  • Following Christ: A Lenten Reader to Stretch Your Soul (Paraclete Press, 2010)
  • The Cloud of Unknowing With the Book of Privy Counsel: A New Translation (Shambhala Publications, 2009). Received a 46th Georgia Author of the Year Award.
  • With John Algeo, Problems in the Origins and Development of the English Language and Answer Key, 6th edition (Cengage Learning / Wadsworth, 2009).
  • A Little Daily Wisdom (Paraclete Press, 2008), re-issue of Incandescence. Reviewed in Christianity Today.
  • Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader (Paraclete Press, 2007). Reviews.
  • God of Mercy: Ælfric’s Sermons and Theology (Mercer University Press, 2006). Recommendation, précis, and other information.
  • Man of Blessing: A Life of Saint Benedict ( Paraclete Press, 2006), reprinted 2006. Reviews.
  • Incandescence: 365 Readings with Women Mystics (Paraclete Press, 2005), reprinted 2005. Reviews.
  • With John Algeo, Problems in the Origins and Development of the English Language and Answer Key, 5th edition (Heinle Thomson International, 2005).
  • Release and Restoration, poems by Drs. Wilson and Thelma Hall, edited and introduced (Shorter College Press, 2004).

Articles

  • “Simplicity as a Way of Drawing Nearer to Christ,” April 2011. By invitation of Christianity Today International and Hendricksen Publishers.
  • “I Have Called You Friend.” October 2010. Hyperlinked article. By invitation of Christianity Today International’s digizine, Kyria.
  • “The Intimacy of Solitude and the Eloquence of Silence in Soul Making.” October 2010. Hyperlinked article. By invitation of Christianity Today International’s digizine, Kyria.
  • “Building God’s Temple Within: Moving in conversation with Christ to deep communion with Him.” January 2010. Hyperlinked article. By invitation of Christianity Today International’s digizine, Kyria.
  • “What Is Contemplative Prayer?” January 2010. Hyperlinked article. By invitation of Christianity Today International’s digizine, Kyria.
  • “My Top 5 Books to Read During Advent and Christmas,” December 10, 2009. Hyperlinked article. By invitation of Christianity Today, published in Christianity Today print issue and also in Christianity Todayonline.
  • “Brother Lawrence and The Practice of the Presence of God,” October 2009. Hyperlinked article. By invitation of Christianity Today.
  • “A No-Name Monk of Prayer and Love: The Cloud of Unknowing,” June 18, 2009. Hyperlinked article. By invitation of Christianity Today.
  • “A Monk, Bloody Vikings, and a God of Mercy: Ælfric of Eynsham,” May 14, 2009. Hyperlinked article. By invitation of Christianity Today.
  • “Why Get a PhD in the Humanities?” in The InterVarsity New-Scholars Network, May 10, 2009. By invitation of InterVarsity.
  • “Stretching our Souls: The Season of Lent,” February 26, 2009. Hyperlinked article. By invitation of Christianity Today.
  • “The Singing Nun: Hildegard of Bingen,” October 2008. Hyperlinked article. By invitation of Christianity Today.
  • “A Divine Love Story: Catherine of Siena,” September 2008. Hyperlinked article. By invitation of Christianity Today.
  • “Curing Lethargy . . . or Whatever: Putting to Death the Noonday Demon,” review of Kathleen Norris’s Acedia & Me in print issue of Christianity Today, August 2008, page 59. By invitation of Christianity Today.
  • “Curing Lethargy . . . Or Whatever: Putting to Death the Noonday Demon,” review of Kathleen Norris’s Acedia & Me. In Christianity Todayonline.
  • “God’s Mercy on Our Messy Souls” in The Well, August 2008. Invited by InterVarsity to write this inaugural “In Focus” article. 
  • “Dulling the Body, Buffing the Soul” in Christianity Today reviews my book A Little Daily Wisdom (Paraclete Press, 2008), April 29, 2008. LaVonne Neff calls it “a meaty devotional.”
  • “Webquesting after the Heroine in Hildegard’s Ordo virtutum,” in Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching (SMART), Teaching the Journey: Quests and Pilgrimages in Medieval Literature. With webquest, “Questing After Quests: Their Meaning in Medieval and Modern Times.” Accepted for Spring 2009 issue. With webquest, “Questing After Quests: Their Meaning in Medieval and Modern Times,” for Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching (SMART)” (Spring 2009).
  • “Ælfric’s Sermons and Their Penitential Tone.” Sewanee Medieval Studies, Sewanee Medieval Colloquium, University of the South (2009): 25-46.
  • For Christianity Today, reviewed Acedia & Me by Kathleen Norris: “Curing Lethargy . . . or Whatever: Putting to Death the Noonday Demon” (August 2008 print issue, page 59), also published online in Christianity Today (August 21, 2008).
  • Classic Faith for Modern Times column on Catherine of Siena, in Christian History & Biography, with hyperlinks, September 2008.
  • Classic Faith for Modern Times column on Hildegard of Bingen, in Christian History & Biography, with hyperlinks, October 2008.
  • “God’s Mercy on Our Messy Souls,” inaugural “In Focus” article in The Well, August 2008. 
  • “A Life of Benedict of Nursia,” Christian History & Biography (Winter 2007): 11-15, 19-20. Published by Christianity Today International. Also published in Christianity Today (January 1, 2007).
  • “The Case Against the ‘Native Speaker’: Do we need fairer names for speakers of English?” English Today: The International Review of the English Language. Vol. 21, Issue 2 (April 2005): 13-24. Published by Cambridge University Press. Also available for purchase at Cambridge Journals.
  • “Recovering Unique Ælfrician Texts Using the Fiber Optic Light Cord (FOLC),” The Old English Newsletter ( OEN ), Vol. 36, No. 3 (Winter 2003): 13-22. Western Michigan University, Medieval Institute. Also published online at Old English Newsletter.
  • “The Feminine Nature of Ælfric’s Works,” Magistra: A Journal of Women’s Spirituality in History . Vol. 9, No. 2 (Winter 2003): 87-115. Information available at Magistra.

Grants

  • Undergraduate Scholarship Seed Grant with Shorter College junior Ms. Heather Gentry, a ten-month project editing 200 poems by Mildred Greear, wife of Shorter College Professor Emeritus Dr. Philip Greear. Moving Gone Dancing published by Fall Line Arts Press, 2007.
  • Fulbright Senior Lectureship, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea, July 2004-June 2005.
  • Institute for Infusing Chinese Culture into Undergraduate Curriculum, University of Hawaii-Manoa, July 2003-August 2003.
  • Undergraduate Scholarship Seed Grant for Shorter senior Mr. Ben McFry’s idea for a Shakespeare essay contest, for the prizes, for his vetting and editing of the essays, and for paper publication and also online publication of student essays in Online Hamlet Companion, SCHOLAR website, 2003.
  • Fulbright scholarship, The University of London at University College London, England, September 1989-September 1990.
  • Three-month extension of Fulbright scholarship, University of London.

Editorial Work

  • Magistra: A Journal of Women’s Spirituality in History , Editorial Board, 2004-5.
  • The Fulbright Review , Seoul, South Korea, Editorial Board, 2004-2005.

Pedagogy Online

Refereed Presentations (R) and Conference Participation

  • “Hildegard of Bingen and Her Love of the Polysemous Logos,” Plenary Address, International Society for Hildegard of Bingen Studies, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, May 29, 2008-June 1, 2008. By invitation.
  • “Embracing a Global Home: A Southerner’s Fulbright Seoul Adventures,” Southern Women Writers Conference, Berry College, September 28, 2007. (R)
  • “The Questing Female in Hildegard’s Ordo virtutum,” 7th Annual Teaching Medieval Literature Conference, Georgia Gwinnett College, March 2-3, 2007. (R)
  • “A Trinity of Benedictines: How St. Benedict’s Rule Informs Works by Hildegard of Bingen, Elisabeth of Schönau, and Julian of Norwich,” 41st International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, May 5, 2006. (R)
  • “Creating a Paperless Campus,” special session organizer and presentations referee, South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA) Conference, Atlanta, November 4-6, 2005.
  • “The Case Against the Common Linguistic Phrase, ‘Native Speaker’,” Sogang University linguistic conference, Seoul, South Korea, May 4, 2005. (R)
  • “The Thrill of Obeying ‘þæt lytle bebod’,” Chosun University, the English Language & Literature Association of Korea (ELLAK), in Kwangjoo, South Korea, January 2005. (R)
  • “Ælfric’s Unique Christmas Homily: A Close Analysis of Content, Sources, and Style,” 39th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, May 8, 2004. (R)
  • “Medieval Women Mystics and Their Faith,” session organizer and host, 4th Annual Conference on Teaching Medieval Literature, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, March 12-13, 2004.
  • “The Dream of the Rood and Its Unique, Penitential Language,” South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA), Atlanta, November 14-16, 2003. (R)
  • “The Complementary Nature of Location and Dislocation in Thelma R. Hall’s Poetry,” Berry College, Southern Women Writers Conference, October 2003. (R)
  • “Comparative Analysis of Western and Classic Asian Philosophies,” Institute for Infusing Chinese Culture into Undergraduate Curriculum, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Hawaii, August 2003. (R)
  • “Ælfrician Pedagogy and God’s Mercy,” 38th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, May 6, 2003. (R)
  • “Excalibur and Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur,” 3rd Annual Conference on Teaching Medieval Literature, Kennesaw State University, March 2003. (R)
  • “The Dependence of Ælfric’s Gospel Message of Penance on Augustine,” 30th Annual Sewanee Medieval Colloquium, The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, April 2003. (R)
  • “Of Monsters, Golden Treasure, and God: English Life and Art in 700 AD,” The University of London Anglo-Saxon Conference, October 1990. (R)
  • “The Parker Library: The Evidence of Manuscripts” Conference, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, with Dr. Mildred Budny, Dr. Leslie French, and Dr. R. I. Page, March 17, 1990.

Selected Lectures

  • “Christian Perspectives: Writing and Publishing Christian Books,” Author’s Panel, Canton Arts Festival, Literary Celebration, May 22, 2011. By invitation.
  • “Christ in Lectio Divina and Prayer,” InterVarsity Veritas Forum, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, March 2-4, 2011. By invitation.
  • “Christ and the Biblical Search for the True Self: Lectio Divina, Bible Study, and Prayer as Foundation for a Spiritual Care Ministry,” Keynote Lecture, Chaplain’s Retreat and Education Event, Scottsdale, Arizona, February 10, 2011. By invitation of the Chaplain Services Director at Arizona’s largest hospital.
  • “Ancient Christian Practices Bringing Peace to Life: Lectio Divina, Bible Study, and Prayer,” 4th Annual Jane Baird Lecture at St. Philips Cathedral, Atlanta, Georgia, 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 30, 2010. By invitation.
  • “Ensuring Intercultural Communication: Thriving as a Christian Leader in a ‘Flat World,’” Keynote Lecture, National Association Insurance Women (NAIW), state meeting, Coosa Country Club, Rome, September 25, 2010. By invitation.
  • “Good Writing is Revising,” Georgia Writers Association Writing Workshop, Kennesaw State University, Saturday, August 14, 2010. By invitation of Georgia Authors of the Year Award Committee.
  • “Christians and Culture Diversity at Work,” Floyd-Gordon Employers Meeting, Rome, Georgia, August 3, 2010. By invitation.
  • “Writing and Publishing,” Author’s Panel, Canton Arts Festival, Literary Celebration, May 15, 2010.
  • “Getting Ready for Grad School,” InterVarsity Scholars conference, Young Life Camp, Sharptop Cove, Georgia, May 7-8, 2010.
  • “Loving the Bible and Christ Through Lectio Divina and Christian Contemplative Prayer,” Franciscan Retreat Center, Scottsdale, Arizona, April 16-18, 2010. By invitation.
  • “Life Lessons from Wise Ancient Christians,” Cultural Awareness Program Lecture Series, Hour PowerPoint Lecture, Emmanuel College, Franklin Springs, Georgia, March 1, 2010. By invitation.
  • Classroom lectures at Emmanuel College, Christian Thought and History class and Advanced Composition class, March 1, 2010. By invitation.
  • “Coming Home to Christ in a Facebook World: Our Friend, Teacher, and God,” Keynote Lecture, Live@the Library homecoming event, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, Saturday, November 7, 2009. By invitation.
  • “Christ in The Cloud of Unknowing,” 11th Annual Georgia Literary Festival, Rome, Georgia, October 16-17, 2009. By invitation.
  • “Globalization and International Cultures,” Rome Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM), October 13, 2009. By invitation.
  • “On Christ and The Cloud of Unknowing,” book club for The Cloud of Unknowing, Marietta, Georgia, April 20, 2009-December 2009. By invitation.
  • “A World of Hunger, A Manger of Christ: Making Room for Humility,” forty-minute PowerPoint lecture at InterVarsity’s “Finding Space for God” pre-conference session at the “Following Christ 2008: Human Flourishing” InterVarsity conference, Chicago, December 27, 2008. By invitation.
  • “Growing Closer to Christ by Praying: The Parched Soul and The Cloud of Unknowing,” InterVarsity Plenary Lecture at “Following Christ 2008: Human Flourishing” conference, Chicago, December 30, 2008. By invitation. Other plenary speakers: Dr. N. T. Wright, Bishop of Durham; Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Director; and Dr. Jeff Van Duzer, Dean of School of Business and Economics, Seattle Pacific.
  • Q&A session on medieval writers at InterVarsity “Following Christ ‘08” conference, December 30, 2008, 10:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.
  • “An American Family Abroad: A Fulbright Year in Seoul, South Korea,” PowerPoint, Seven Hills Rotary Club, Rome, Tuesday, November 18, 2008.
  • “Chaucer’s Relevancy for the Twenty-First Century,” to four classes at Rome High School, Rome, Georgia, Monday, October 13, 2008. By invitation.
  • “The Art and Hard Work of Writing Books,” three talks at “Student Authors Celebration,” Elm Street Elementary, Rome, Georgia, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., May 9, 2008.
  • “Life Lessons from Wise Women: Hildegard of Bingen, Catherine of Siena, and Clare of Assisi,” evening lecture for Campus Theme Lecture Series, North Park University, Chicago, October 4, 2007. By invitation.
  • “Are Medieval Women Mystics Relevant Today?” Lecture for Center for Justice Ministries and Women’s Studies Department, North Park University, Chicago, October 4, 2007. By invitation.
  • “Global Education Issues Explored and Scholarship Investments Returned,” Keynote Speech with PowerPoint, Canton Rotary Club, “Visitor’s Day,” Canton, Georgia, April 12, 2007. By invitation.
  • “A Cuban-American Southerner in South Korea: Learning to Be a Global Citizen at Sogang University” Keynote Speech with Powerpoint, Mountain View Rotary Club, Mountain View, California, March 19, 2007. By invitation.
  • “The Way of Poetry and Grace: Community and the Christian Medieval Women Mystics,” as lecture for the Berry College Women’s History Month Lecture Series, Berry College Women-in-Religion Lecture Series, Rome, Georgia, March 2006. By invitation.
  • “The Otherness and Advancements of Korea,” lecture for College-Placement-Advanced (CPA) classroom at Rome High School, Rome, on my family’s and my experience in Seoul, South Korea, the Fulbright Senior Lecturer year, February 2006.
  • “Contemporary American Minority-Women Poets in the Korean University Classroom: How does Sim Sinae see Lucille Clifton?”  Plenary Address, Pusan American Studies Forum: “Multicultural America,” Pu Kyung University, Pusan, South Korea, May 28, 2005. By invitation.
  • “The Case Against the ‘Native Speaker’,” Sogang University Faculty Lecture Series, May 12, 2005. A lecture based on my Cambridge University Press sociolinguistics article published in English Today. The handout featured my translation of the Old English song praising God, “Cædmon’s Hymn.” By invitation.
  • “From Wes Þu hal to ‘Fighting!’: The Short Road from Old English to Korean English,” Phi Delta Kappa Conference, Yongsan, near Seoul, South Korea, December 2004. By invitation.
  • “Readings from Release and Restoration,” in support of Release and Restoration’s publication in April 2004. Dr. Wilson Hall and I read on local radio and TV shows in Rome, as well as on the Shorter campus at several events.
  • “The Importance of a Liberal Arts Education,” Phi Beta Kappa Symposium, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA, July 2003. By invitation.
  • “Old English and Its Links to Modern English,” with a scholarly handout, Rotary Club, Rome, Thursday, March 18, 2003. By invitation.
  • “A Reading of Thelma R. Hall’s Poetry,” Memorial Service in Honor of Thelma R. Hall, Brookes Chapel, Shorter College, December 2, 2002.
  • “A Postmodern Look at Old English,” Phi Beta Kappa Keynote Lecture, Phi Beta Kappa Atlanta Alumni Association, November 2002. By invitation.
  • Other talks regularly given at universities; colleges; public and private elementary, middle, and high schools; bookstores; Rotary Clubs; and others.

Selected Lectures at Shorter University

  • “Symbiosis of Faith and Learning,” Advancement’s video, High Acres, 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 25, 2011.
  • “Christ-Centered Prayer,” the Rev. David Roland’s class, April 7, 2011.
  • “Stand Up, Stand Out as a Christian: Struggles Affecting College Women,” Shorter University Zeta Tau Alpha, Monday, April 4, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. Fifty-minute talk about common struggles of university-aged females and on how Christ, the Bible, community, and communal worship strengthen us all and help us become Christ-like in how we live out our lives. ZTA won the national award for highest GPA among national sororities.
  • “Striving in Christ for the Ultimate Goal of Salvation and Love,” Shorter University Chapel, March 29, 2011. Spoke about Philippians 4:8, highlighted how God has blessed hard-working Shorter University students in all areas (specifically named students and accomplishments) and discussed the many athletic metaphors in the Bible, that we are all athletes for Christ, and that memorizing Bible verses helps us.Ended with a balloon object lesson showing how the Bible is our “lifeline.”
  • “From Bōc-hord to Librarye to Livingston: The Value of Libraries,” Library Groundbreaking Ceremony, Rome, Georgia, 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 3, 2010. Spoke about the importance of a library to an academic community in general and to the Shorter academic community in particular.
  • “What Is Prayer?” Brookes Chapel, October 27, 2009.
  • “Reading the Bible: Soul Benefits,” Baptist Collegiate Ministry, October 8, 2009.
  • Introduction for Celebrate Shorter, Winthrop-King Center, April 1, 2009.
  • “BSU Summer Missionary Service and How It Teaches Us About Jesus,” PowerPoint lecture, Brookes Chapel, November 11, 2008. On my BSU summer missionary work at a maximum security prison in Milledgeville, Georgia.
  • “Christ and Our Identity Crisis: We Forget God Is Our Father,” PowerPoint lecture, Brookes Chapel, September 9, 2008.
  • “Amazing Shorter Students,” two different Commencement Addresses, Winthrop-King Center, May 2008. By invitation of the graduating senior class.
  • “Faith and Learning,” Faculty Retreat, Magretta Hall, February 22, 2008.
  • “Dorothy Day’s Life of Prayer and Service,” Shorter Chapel, February 5, 2008.
  • “Reflections,” Memorial Service for student Ms. Melissa Kendrick, Brookes Chapel, January 8, 2008.
  • “From Ælfric of Eynsham to Julian of Norwich: Exploring Their ‘And All Will Be Well’ Theology,” Faculty Lecture Series, Brookes Chapel, October 23, 2007.
  • “The Learning Quest,” Convocation Address, at the request of the Provost, Winthrop-King Center, August 24, 2007.
  • “Global Cultural Differences: An American in England, Germany, and Korea,” for Pi Gamma Mu: International Social Sciences Honor Society, Martha’s Cellar, May 2006.
  • “Global Issues and Christ,” at the request of the Interim Provost, Dr. Bill Rice, The International Studies lecture, Brookes Chapel, April 2006.
  • “Autumn,” Rainer Maria Rilke poem, with comments, read at the request of Interim Provost, Dr. Bill Rice, Honoring the Career and Service of Dr. Wilson Hall, Brookes Chapel, April 2006.
  • “Faith and Learning,” presentation to the Board of Trustees, at the request of the Interim Provost, Dr. Bill Rice, March 31, 2006.
  • “Praying for Missions,” at the request of the Interim Provost, Dr. Bill Rice, prayer written for The Year of Foreign Languages Program, Brookes Chapel, September 20, 2005.
  • “Korea: 2004-2005, A Fulbright Year,” PowerPoint lecture, Faculty Lecture Series, Fall Faculty Forum, Brookes Chapel, September 2005.
  • “How to Publish a Refereed Article,” Humanities Seminar, Sheffield-Thompson, September 2005.
  • “Why Give to Shorter’s Library Fund,” Opening Faculty Meeting, August 2005.
  • “A Man (II),” “Adulthood,” “Ode to the Mississippi of Yearning,” and “Never fear your English professor,” Poetry Reading, National Creative Society, Austin-Moses Room, March 2004.
  • “Leaves,” Sigma Tau Delta Spring Poetry Reading, Martha’s Cellar, April 2003.

Curriculum Development

  • Medieval Women Mystics and Their Environment, Integrative Studies (IS)
  • Vikings and Early English Homiletics (IS)
  • Introduction to Old English Literature
  • Development of the English Language (IS)

Service

  • Search Committee, Humanities Department, 2008-present
  • Georgia Literary Festival Executive Committee Collegiate Liaison, 2008-2009
  • Celebrate Shorter Task Force, Participating Member, 2008-2009
  • External Examiner, UGA Ph.D. Advisory Committee, Mr. Ben McFry, 2008-2009
  • Search Committee, Humanities Assistant Professor Position, 2007-2008
  • Hubert Trust Fund Task Force, Missions and Nursing School, 2007-2008
  • Search Committee, Humanities Chair, 2006-2007
  • Chair, Integrative Studies Curriculum Committee, 2005-present
  • Contributor, Compiler, and Evaluator of SACS Benchmarks, 2002-present
  • Faculty Senate, 2005-2007
  • Annual Fund Task Force, Faculty Representative, 2005-2006
  • Teaching Initiative Task Force, Chair, 2005-2006
  • Library Expansion Task Force, 2005-2006
  • Writing Center Tutor, 2005-2006
  • Fulbright-Korean-American Educational Exchange Committee 1, 2004-2005
  • Fulbright-Korean-American Educational Exchange Committee 2, 2004-2005
  • International Studies Committee, 2003-2004, 2005-2006
  • Council for Undergraduate Student Scholarship, 2003-2004, 2005-2006
  • Library Committee, 2003-2004, 2005-2006
  • Freshman Academic Advisor, 2003-2004
  • Grades Appeal Committee, 2003-2004
  • Traditional Program Junior English Exam Grader, 2002-2004, 2005-2006
  • English Major Academic Advisor, 2002-2004, 2005-2006
  • Academic Standards and Assessment Committee, 2002-2005
  • Public Relations Task Force, 2002-2005
  • Shorter College Press Task Force, 2002-2004
  • Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society Advisor, 2002-2004
  • Professional Studies Junior English Exams Grader, 2002-2004
  • Shorter Development Campaign Task Force, 2002-2003
  • Educational Effectiveness Committee, 2002-2003

Student Engagement and Community Outreach

  • Interviewed by Moody Broadcasting Network on Monday, December 29, 2008. The interview aired on Prime Time America on January 5, 2009 (4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. time slot). The interview is podcasted and archived here.
  • Interviewed on Mark & Carrie in the Morning show, Monday, December 29, 2008, WGNJ, 89.3 FM. This interview aired twice on Tuesday, December 30, 2008, and is podcasted and archived here.
  • Invited by Dr. Ron Bogue, University of Georgia Professor of Comparative Literature, to serve on Mr. Ben McFry’s Ph.D. Advisory Committee, to help administer the Ph.D. written and oral exams, November 25-December 16, 2008.
  • Serve as commentator for Georgia Public Broadcasting’s radio station, 97.7 FM. Wrote and recorded commentaries and interviews with Rickey Bevington and John Sepulvado that aired on Georgia Gazette and The Issue on May 23, May 24, June 13, August 5, August 11, September 8, November 15, and November 16, 2008, with other recorded commentaries in progress. These commentaries are also podcasted here.
  • Interviewed by major newspapers, such as The Washington Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, and local papers. Interviewed monthly by Nelle Reagan on “Talk of the Town” for NewsTalk Radio AM 1470, 2008-present.
  • Invited to host “Student Authors Celebration” at Elm Street Elementary, Rome, Georgia, from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on May 9, 2008. Gave three talks to groups of Kindergarten-sixth graders, also read from children’s books, and gave out writing awards to Young Author award recipients.
  • Supervised successful Fulbright application for Sogang University graduate student, Hong, Sehoon, to Duke University for Ph.D. study, 2005-2008. Hong, Sehoon is researching medieval women mystics and their views of the body.
  • Conducted successful M.A. thesis supervision of Sogang University linguistic graduate students: Kim, Gi-Bum; Song, Young-Wan; Choi, Hee-Young; Kim, Ju-Bong; and Pak, Soo-Hee, 2004-2005. Served on two bi-national committees in Seoul interviewing and selecting Korean faculty and students for Fulbright grants to America, 2004-2005.
  • Coordinated first annual campus-wide Spring Poetry Reading at Shorter College, with Sigma Tau Delta students Ben McFry and Danielle Buckley, 2003.
  • Supervised senior Capstone research papers for Shorter students in 2007, Amber Walker, Bonnie McNulty; in 2006, Libby Grammar, Jonathan Howard, Becky Manners, Haley Oldham, Sam Renick; in 2003, Ben McFry, Danielle Buckley.
  • Tutor at-risk elementary school students and conduct writing workshops for Challenge (gifted) classes at Elm Street Elementary, Rome, GA, 2002-present.
  • Lecture at local K-12 schools on medieval women mystics, on writing/editing, and on publishing.
  • Man of Blessing: A Life of Benedict featured in April 2008 issue of Columba Magazine, for the Knights of Columbus (circulation 1.6 million), also translated into French and Spanish for their foreign members.  

Membership in Professional Societies

  • Fulbright Association Lifetime Member
  • Fulbright International Education Task Force
  • International Society of Anglo-Saxonists (ISAS)
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter, University of Georgia (PBK)
  • Phi Beta Delta, International Scholars Honor Society (PBD)
  • Medieval and Early Modern English Studies Association of Korea (MEMESAK)
  • Modern Language Association (MLA)
  • South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA)