Donna Dunbar-Odom

Donna Dunbar-Odom , Ph.D.

Professor of English
Phone: 903-886-5264
Email: Donna.Dunbar-Odom@tamuc.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Office: HL 224


Education

1993: Ph.D. in English (Cultural and Critical Studies) with a specialization in Composition, University of Pittsburgh
Dissertation title: Speaking for Others: Failed Claims of Liberatory Pedagogy
Dissertation Director: David Bartholomae

1980: M.A. in English, University of Nebraska at Omaha

1977: B.G.S. in English, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Teaching Experience:

Fall 2007-Present:
Professor of English, Department of Literature & Languages, Texas A&M University-Commerce

Fall 1997-Fall 2007:
Associate Professor of English, Department of Literature & Languages, Texas A&M University-Commerce

Fall 1993-Spring 1997:
Assistant Professor of English, Department of Literature & Languages, Texas A&M University-Commerce (formerly East Texas State University)

Fall 1992-Spring 1993:
Visiting Instructor, Department of English, University of Pittsburgh

Fall 1987-Spring 1992:
Teaching Fellow, Department of English, University of Pittsburgh

Fall 1981-Summer 1987:
Instructor, Indiana State University

Spring 1981:
Instructor, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Areas of teaching and Research Interest:

Composition Studies, Literacy Theory, Memoir, Pedagogy