Brenda Ryan

Adjunct

Education

• Master of Arts in English
• Bachelor of Science in Education - English

Courses Taught

• English 111 Academic Literacies
• English 112 Writing as Engagement
• English 115 Accelerated Composition
• Advanced Composition
• Introduction to Literature
• Modern and Contemporary World Literature
• Multiethnic Literature of the United States

Academic Interests

• Multicultural literature and in particular Native American literature and African literature
• Western American literature
• Secondary education and teacher preparation
• General education courses and promoting the value of these courses

Scholarly Activity

• Western Literature Association 2011 Conference - paper presentation:   "Breaking Bad: Shifting Perspectives of the Southwest Landscape as Context for Moral Ambiguities"
• Western Literature Association 2010 Conference - paper presentation:  "Terry Tempest Williams and the Erotics of Place: Desert Quartet and Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert

Other Professional Experiences

• Member of Western Literature Association, National Council of Teachers of English, and Phi Delta Kappa.

Other

• The New Nodaway Humane Society - member and volunteer
• Serve on the Mound City, Missouri,  Library Board
• American Association of University Women-scholarship chair

Hobbies

• Hiking and camping (especially in the West)
• Pets (pugs are a favorite)
• Collecting Arts and Crafts style furniture and pottery
• Antiquing and flea markets
• Advocating for breast cancer
• Alzheimer's disease research