Dr. Amy Nichols
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Education
- Ph.D. Rhetoric and Composition, University of Louisville
- M.A. English Literature, University of Louisville
- B.A. English Literature, Transylvania University
Research & Academic Interests
- Literacy sponsorship networks
- Community literacy and community engagement
- Rural literacy
- First-year writing
Publications
- Rural Literacy Sponsorship Networks: Piloting Mixed-Methods Mapping for Small Communities. Routledge. 2024.
- “Centering Partnerships: A Case for Writing Centers as Sites of Community Engagement.” Community Literacy Journal, vol. 13, no.2, 2019. With Bronwyn T. Williams.
- “On Multimodal Composing.” Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, vol. 21, no.2, 2017. With Sara P. Alvarez, Michael Baumann, Michelle Day, Khirsten L. Echols, Layne M.P. Gordon, Ashanka Kumari, Laura Sceniak Matravers, Jessica Newman, Caitlin E. Ray, Jon Udelson, Rick Wysocki, and Dànielle Nicole DeVoss. http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/21.2/ praxis/devoss-et-al/index.html
- “Still Frozen” and “Teenagers Going to Town.” Women Speak Anthology, vol. 7, 2022.
- “Prophecy.” Appalachian Review, vol.48, no.4, 2020, p.107.
- “Passing Through” and “Cave Run Lake.” Appalachian Heritage, vol. 45, no. 1, 2017, pp. 76–77.
Associations & Work History
- Southeastern Writing Center Association, Kentucky State Representative, 2022-2025
- Conference on College Composition and Communication, member, 2017-Present
- Berea College, Director of Writing Resources, 2017-2025
Education
- Ph.D. Rhetoric and Composition, University of Louisville
- M.A. English Literature, University of Louisville
- B.A. English Literature, Transylvania University
Research & Academic Interests
- Literacy sponsorship networks
- Community literacy and community engagement
- Rural literacy
- First-year writing
Publications
- Rural Literacy Sponsorship Networks: Piloting Mixed-Methods Mapping for Small Communities. Routledge. 2024.
- “Centering Partnerships: A Case for Writing Centers as Sites of Community Engagement.” Community Literacy Journal, vol. 13, no.2, 2019. With Bronwyn T. Williams.
- “On Multimodal Composing.” Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, vol. 21, no.2, 2017. With Sara P. Alvarez, Michael Baumann, Michelle Day, Khirsten L. Echols, Layne M.P. Gordon, Ashanka Kumari, Laura Sceniak Matravers, Jessica Newman, Caitlin E. Ray, Jon Udelson, Rick Wysocki, and Dànielle Nicole DeVoss. http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/21.2/ praxis/devoss-et-al/index.html
- “Still Frozen” and “Teenagers Going to Town.” Women Speak Anthology, vol. 7, 2022.
- “Prophecy.” Appalachian Review, vol.48, no.4, 2020, p.107.
- “Passing Through” and “Cave Run Lake.” Appalachian Heritage, vol. 45, no. 1, 2017, pp. 76–77.
Associations & Work History
- Southeastern Writing Center Association, Kentucky State Representative, 2022-2025
- Conference on College Composition and Communication, member, 2017-Present
- Berea College, Director of Writing Resources, 2017-2025