Emily Watson

Department: English Program, School of Liberal Arts

Biography: Emily Watson is an Assistant Professor of English at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana and earned her MFA in creative nonfiction writing at West Virginia University. Before teaching college English, she worked at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Indiana Writers’ Center, and the Indiana Department of Education.  Her essays have been published in AGNI, River Teeth, Gulf Coast, Bellingham Review, and American Tensions: Literature of Identity and the Search for Social Justice.  She lives in Indianapolis with poet Matt Anserello and their son.

Education:

  • BA in Art History, Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, 2003
  • MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing, West Virginia University, 2010

 

AH Courses Taught: English 111—English Composition, English 112—Exposition and Persuasion

Quote: I think projects that nudge students to take a leadership role in the classroom will make them feel some ownership of their ideas and prepare them for increasingly advanced academic and professional communities.

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