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´«Ã½. 2015-present
Director, Center for Teaching & Learning Enhancement. Â鶹´«Ã½. 2017-2020
Assistant Professor of English. Â鶹´«Ã½. 2009-2015.
Associate Director, Support & Mentoring to Advance Research & Teaching. Â鶹´«Ã½. 2014-2016
Associate Director, Quality Enhancement Plan. Â鶹´«Ã½. 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´«Ã½ 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´«Ã½. (2021)
Don & Diane Shaver Distinguished Faculty Fellowship in Teaching, Â鶹´«Ã½. (2015-2021)
Faculty Development Leave, Â鶹´«Ã½. (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´«Ã½. (2013)