Dr. Heather Fox
Associate Professor
Department of English
Contact Information
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Dr. Heather Fox
Associate Professor
Department of English
Education
- Ph.D. English (literature), University of South Florida
- M.A. English, Virginia Commonwealth University
- M.A. Teaching, Mary Baldwin College
- B.A. English & Business Administration, Mary Baldwin College
Research & Academic Interests
- 19th-20th century American literature
- English education
- Archive studies
Publications
- Students in the Archives: Pedagogy in Practice, co-edited with Amanda Stuckey (University of Illinois Press, 2026)
- Arranging Stories: Framing Social Commentary in Short Story Collections by Southern Women Writers. (University Press of Mississippi, 2022)
- "Connecting Friends and Stories: Reading Gardens in Eudora Welty's A Curtain of Green and Peter Taylor's A Walled Garden." Eudora Welty Review, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring 2026.
- "Repurposing the Epigraph: Transforming Literary Tradition for a 21st-Century Young Adult Readership." CEA Critic, vol. 88, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 34-53.
- "Teaching Writing as a Metacognitive Process." Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education vol. 11, no. 2, July 2022, pp. 1-15.
- Additional articles published in the Kentucky English Bulletin, New Americanist, South, Janus Head, Southern Studies, Faulkner Journal, The Explicator, and others.
Awards & Accolades
- Teaching & Learning Annual Themed Award: Workforce and Employability Skills--Teaching & Learning for Future Careers, co-awarded with Charlotte Rich, 2024
- Deans Excellence in Research & Creative Activities Award, College of Letters, Arts, & Social Sciences, 2023
- Faculty-Library Partnership Award, 2022
- High-Impact Teaching Award, 2021
- Phi Kappa Phi "Love of Learning" Award, 2014 (national)
Education
- Ph.D. English (literature), University of South Florida
- M.A. English, Virginia Commonwealth University
- M.A. Teaching, Mary Baldwin College
- B.A. English & Business Administration, Mary Baldwin College
Research & Academic Interests
- 19th-20th century American literature
- English education
- Archive studies
Publications
- Students in the Archives: Pedagogy in Practice, co-edited with Amanda Stuckey (University of Illinois Press, 2026)
- Arranging Stories: Framing Social Commentary in Short Story Collections by Southern Women Writers. (University Press of Mississippi, 2022)
- "Connecting Friends and Stories: Reading Gardens in Eudora Welty's A Curtain of Green and Peter Taylor's A Walled Garden." Eudora Welty Review, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring 2026.
- "Repurposing the Epigraph: Transforming Literary Tradition for a 21st-Century Young Adult Readership." CEA Critic, vol. 88, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 34-53.
- "Teaching Writing as a Metacognitive Process." Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education vol. 11, no. 2, July 2022, pp. 1-15.
- Additional articles published in the Kentucky English Bulletin, New Americanist, South, Janus Head, Southern Studies, Faulkner Journal, The Explicator, and others.
Awards & Accolades
- Teaching & Learning Annual Themed Award: Workforce and Employability Skills--Teaching & Learning for Future Careers, co-awarded with Charlotte Rich, 2024
- Deans Excellence in Research & Creative Activities Award, College of Letters, Arts, & Social Sciences, 2023
- Faculty-Library Partnership Award, 2022
- High-Impact Teaching Award, 2021
- Phi Kappa Phi "Love of Learning" Award, 2014 (national)