School of Arts & Sciences
Faculty for English, Foreign Language and Humanities
Kathryn E. Lane, Ph.D.
Chair, English, Foreign Language and Humanities Department,
Associate Professor of English
Northwestern - Alva
Vinson Hall 210
Phone: (580) 327-8470
kelane@nwosu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2009.
- M.A., University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2002.
- B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University, 1999.
COURSES TAUGHT
- ENGL. 1113: Composition I
- ENGL. 1213: Composition II
- ENGL. 2123: Foundations of English Studies
- ENGL. 2653: British Survey II (1800-forward)
- ENGL. 3303: Popular Literature: Victorian Detective Fiction
- ENGL. 3173: The Romantics and Victorians
- ENGL. 3403: World Literature I
- ENGL. 4103/5103: 19th Century British Novel
- ENGL. 4113/5613: Creative Writing
- ENGL. 4263/5263: 20th & 21st Century British Novel
- ENGL. 4453: English Capstone
- ENGL. 4470: Independent Study (Nonfiction; Playwriting)
- HUM 2423: Introduction to Film
- HUM. 4480: Humanities, Study Abroad
- 2012: Ireland, Wales, & England
- 2013: Germany
- 2014: Rome, Tuscany, Barcelona, & Madrid
- 2017: New Zealand and Australia
- 2018: Global Citizenship
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Lost Victorian Authors
- Popular Culture Studies
- Virginia Woolf
- Feminist Theory
- Fiction Writing
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- NWOSU’s John Sheffield Outstanding Teacher Award, 2015
WHO AM I AWAY FROM WORK?
- I love to cook and experience new cuisines. I’m always up for trying a new recipe or restaurant. I love to travel and am normally planning a trip—even for a day—to explore someplace new. Reading is not only my occupation but my passion. I’m one of those people with a TBR (to be read) pile that is constantly growing—which is about the only thing I do grow as I seem to kill all of my attempts at gardening.
FAVORITE QUOTE
- “All the world is a book and those who do not travel, read but one page.” --St. Augustine
Richmond B. Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Northwestern - Alva
Vinson Hall 212
Phone: (580) 327-8428
rbadams@nwosu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2011.
- M. Div., Vanderbilt University Divinity School, 1988.
- B. A., University of Memphis, 1984.
COURSES TAUGHT
- ENGL. 1113: Composition I
- ENGL. 1213: Composition II
- ENGL. 2773: American Literature to Whitman
- ENGL. 2883: American Literature since Whitman
- ENGL. 3433: Nineteenth Century American Novel
- ENGL. 4273: 20th and 21st Century American Novel
- HUM. 2423: Introduction to Film
- HUM. 2643: Ethics in Life
- UNIV. 1933: Honors Special Topics
- 2017: The Films of John Ford
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- American Literature
- Film
- The relationship of etiquette, manners, and power within American culture, especially in the post bellum (1865-1920) era
FAVORITE QUOTE
- "Call me Ishmael." --Herman Melville
Dawn D. Allen, M.F.A.
Instructor of English
Northwestern - Alva
Vinson Hall 214
Phone: (580) 327-8469
dfallen@nwosu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
- M.F.A., University of Nebraska, 2008.
- B. S., Pittsburg State University, 1980.
COURSES TAUGHT
- ENGL. 1113: Composition I
- ENGL. 1213: Composition II
- ENGL. 3503: Mythology
- ENGL. 3513: Technical Writing
- ENGL. 3523: Advanced Composition
- ENGL. 4113: Creative Writing
WHO AM I AWAY FROM WORK?
- I can’t cook, but I had the good sense to marry a man who can. I have two sons, two daughters-in-law, four grand-dogs, two grand-cats, and a furry mutt of my own. My husband and I have horses and recently relocated so we can enjoy them every day. My parents live close and have been among my biggest writing supporters. Unfortunately (for them), they also provided a lot of fodder for my stories.
Kathy M. Earnest, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of English, Program Coordinator English Education
Northwestern - Alva
Vinson Hall 215
Phone: (580) 327-8472
kmearnest@nwosu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
- Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 2015.
- M.A., University of Oklahoma, 1974.
- B.A., Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 1972.
COURSES TAUGHT
- ENGL. 1113: Composition I
- ENGL. 1213: Composition II
- ENGL. 4173/5173: English Usage
- ENGL. 4093: Young Adult Literature
- ENGL. 4333: Teaching English in the Secondary School
- HUM. 2413: Introduction to Literature
EXPERIENCE
- NWOSU, Department of English, Foreign Language, and Humanities, 2004-Present
- 26 years in public education
FAVORITE QUOTE
- "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." --Will Rogers
Shawn P. Holliday, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies,
Professor of English
Northwestern - Alva
Fine Arts 212
Phone: (580) 327-8589
spholliday@nwosu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Indiana Univeristy of Pennsylvania, 1999.
- M.A., Marshall University, 1993.
- B.A., Marshall University, 1991.
COURSES TAUGHT
- ENGL. 2883: American Literature Since Whitman
- ENGL. 3303/5413: Popular Literature: The Western
- ENGL. 3343/5433: 19th Century American Novel
- ENGL. 3463/5463: American Literature: Twain & James
- ENGL. 4163: Literary Criticism
- ENGL. 4203/5203: Contemporary Poetry
- ENGL. 4273/5273: 20th & 21st Century American Novel
- ENGL. 4480/5180: Seminar (20th Century American Playwrights; Jazz and American Literature)
- HUM. 4900: The History of Rock and Roll
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- American Realism and Naturalism
- Modernism
- Appalachian Literature
- Literature of the American West
- Music and Literautre
- Literary Criticism
FAVORITE QUOTE
- “Each of us is all the sums he has not counted: subtract us into the nakedness and night again, and you shall see begin in Crete four thousand years ago the love that ended yesterday in Texas.” --Thomas Wolfe
Roxie J. James, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Northwestern - Alva
Vinson Hall 204
Phone: (580) 327-8474
rjjames@nwosu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
- Ph. D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2014.
- M.A., Northwestern State University, 2008.
- B.A., Northwestern State Univeristy, 2009.
- B.A., Louisiana State University, 2006.
COURSES TAUGHT
- ENGL. 1113: Composition I
- ENGL. 1213: Composition II
- ENGL. 3303/5413: Popular Literature: The Dirty, The Scary, and The Scandalous
- ENGL. 3423: Multicultural Literature
- ENGL. 3503: Mythology
- ENGL. 4413: Restoration and 18th Century English Literature
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Romantic and Victorian Literature
- Restoration and Eighteenth Century British Literature
- American Literature to circa 1900
- Children’s Literature
- Dirt Theory and Studies
FAVORITE QUOTE
- "But a stranger in a strange land, he is no one; men know him not—and to know not is to care not for." --Bram Stoker
Francisco J. Martinez, Ed.D.
Professor of Spanish
Northwestern - Alva
Vinson Hall 123
Phone: (580) 327-8466
fjmartinez@nwosu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
- Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 2003.
- M.A., Simon Rodriquez University, 1997.
- B.A., Orient University, 1987.
COURSES TAUGHT
- SPAN. 1114: Spanish I
- SPAN. 1224: Spanish II
- SPAN. 2151: Spanish Pronunciation
- SPAN. 2183: Conversation/Reading I
- SPAN. 2193: Composition/Grammar I
- SPAN. 3103: Introduction to Hispanic Literature
- SPAN. 3113: Peninsular/Spanish American Culture
- SPAN. 3183: Conversation II
- SPAN. 3193: Composition/Grammar II
- SPAN. 4103: Survey of Peninsular Literature
- SPAN. 4183: Conversation III
- SPAN. 4193: Composition/Grammar III
- SPAN. 4223: Survey of Spanish American Literature
WHO AM I AWAY FROM WORK?
- I enjoy travel, sports, and adventure. I have traveled extensively to more than 15 countries overseas.
Jennifer K. Page, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Northwestern - Alva
Vinson Hall 208
Phone: (580) 327-8473
jkpage@nwosu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2014.
- M.A., University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2009.
- B.A., Nicholls State University, 2006.
COURSES TAUGHT
- ENGL. 1113: Composition I
- ENGL. 1213: Composition II
- ENGL. 2543: Early British Literature
- ENGL. 3123: English Drama
- ENGL. 3103: Shakespeare
- ENGL. 3403: World Literature
- ENGL. 4163: Literary Criticism
- ENGL. 4183: History of the English Language
- ENGL. 4413: Restoration and 18th Century English Literature
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
- Chair, Honors Program
- Member, Online Education Committee
- Member, Oklahoma Research Day Committee
- Co-Founder, The Teacher's Closet
- Faculty Sponsor, Sigma Tau Delta