Faculty List

Cordell, Jeffrey E.

Assistant Professor of English
Joined Alma College Faculty in 2011
SAC 339
(989) 463-7270

Education

  • PhD, English Literature, University of Virginia (2008)
  • MA, Medieval Studies, University of Virginia (2000)
  • BA, English Literature, Western Washington University (1996)

Research Interests

Undergraduate Writing and Research, Early Modern Literature

Selected Articles

  • Cordell, Jeffrey E. (contributing author).  "The Apprentice Researcher: Using Undergraduate Researchers' Personal Essays to Shape Instruction and Services."  Portal: Libraries and the Academy.  2013. 13. 1
  • Cordell, Jeffrey E..  "Baconian Apologetics: Knowledge and Charity in _The Advancement of Learning_."  Studies in Philology.  2011. 108. 1. 86-107.

Recent Presentations

  • (with Mark MacEachern, University of Michigan).  "Engaging Library Instructors with Assessment: A Case Study from the University of Michigan Library's Instructor's College."  Kathleen A. Zar Symposium.  University of Chicago.

Awards, Honors, Recognitions

  • Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching

Other Professional Activities

  • Director of the Writing Center

 

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Graduate Profile

Mary Kay Ecken
Graduation: 1995
Major: Exercise and Health Science, Psychology

Mary Kay Ecken gained a wide variety of skills by double majoring in exercise and health science and psychology.

“The combination of science, fitness and psychology prepared me for physical therapy school,” the 1995 graduate says. “As much as I need my medical and fitness knowledge, I use psychology to motivate patients every day!”