Courses Taught
Online and in-person, undergraduate and graduate courses in English, including British literature, World literature, composition and rhetoric, with a special focus on mythology and modern literature. Dr. Smith also teaches ethics, philosophy, and ad hoc honors courses.
Professional Experience
Associate Professor of English, Â鶹ÊÓƵ. 2015-present
Director, Center for Teaching & Learning Enhancement. Â鶹ÊÓƵ. 2017-2020
Assistant Professor of English. Â鶹ÊÓƵ. 2009-2015.
Associate Director, Support & Mentoring to Advance Research & Teaching. Â鶹ÊÓƵ. 2014-2016
Associate Director, Quality Enhancement Plan. Â鶹ÊÓƵ. 2013-2014
Service
Organizer, 31st Annual International Virginia Woolf Conference (2022)
Co-founder, The Woolf Salon Project (2020-present)
Associate Director, SMART New Faculty Mentoring Program (2014-2016)
Co-editor, Lamar Journal of the Humanities (2014-2021)
Co-advisor, Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, Â鶹ÊÓƵ chapter (2017-present)
Research and Publications
Virginia Woolf’s Mythic Method (OSU Press, 2022)
The Good Family. By Seo Hajin. A collection of short stories. Co-trans. Ally Hwang. (Dalkey Archive Press, 2015)
Journal articles about Ralph Ellison, Iris Murdoch, Virginia Woolf, and other authors, as well as about teaching.
Awards and Honors
Summer Research Award, A&S, Â鶹ÊÓƵ. (2021)
Don & Diane Shaver Distinguished Faculty Fellowship in Teaching, Â鶹ÊÓƵ. (2015-2021)
Faculty Development Leave, Â鶹ÊÓƵ. (2012, 2019)
Certificate in Effective Teaching Practices, ACUE. (2018)
Japan Studies Institute Faculty Development Fellowship. (2016)
Phi Kappa Delta Honor Society for International Scholars. (2014)
University Merit Award, Â鶹ÊÓƵ. (2013)