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

Kat Lanphear

Kat Lanphear
Graduation: 2006
Major: Theatre

Before coming to Alma College, theatre major Kat Lanphear spent much of her time on the stage acting. As her passion in theatre shifted, however, she found herself more interested in what was going on behind the scenes.

“My first semester, I auditioned for the very first show but was not cast,” she says. “The technical director offered me a position as the assistant stage manager. Because I was game to do anything to get involved with the theatre department, I took it. I got to see what life was like on the other side: building sets, attending light hangs and focus, running the business backstage.”

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