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Dr. Stephanie Vastine

Lecturer

University of North Texas

Department of English

Email: StephanieVastine@my.unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2021
    Major: English
    Specialization: American Literature
    Dissertation: Queerness, Futurity, and Desire in American Literature: Improvising Identity in the Shadow of Empire
  • MA, Texas Woman's University, 2015
    Major: Women's and Gender Studies
  • BA, University of Texas at Dallas, 2012
    Major: Literary Studies
    Specialization: Gender Studies
    Dissertation: Victorian Men Don't Cry

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Visiting Lecturer, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2021 - 2022).
  • Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2015 - 2021).
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas Woman’s University. Texas Woman’s University. (2013 - 2015).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • ENGL 1310 - First Year Writing I, 22 courses.
  • ENGL 1320 - First Year Writing II, 13 courses.
  • ENGL 1321 - Honors Composition II, 1 course.
  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, 2 courses.
  • ENGL 3830 - American Literature to 1870, 6 courses.
  • ENGL 3840 - American Literature 1870 to the Present, 1 course.

Awards and Honors

  • Outstanding Teaching Fellow in Literature, University of North Texas English Department. (April 1, 2020).
  • Teaching Fellow Achievement Award, University of North Texas English Department. (May 1, 2018).
  • Certificate of Merit for Scholarly Excellence, Texas Woman’s University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. (February 1, 2014).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Vastine, S.L. (2020). “‘Our Survival Hope’: Geneva Crenshaw as Derrick Bell’s Womanist Muse”..
  • Vastine, S. (2020). "Our Survival Hope": Geneva Crenshaw as Derrick Bell's Womanist Muse.

Service

University Service

  • Faculty Advisor, Graduate Students in English Association. (August 2023 - Present).
  • Other (Assistant Director of First Year Writing), First Year Writing Administrative Team. (August 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023).
  • Other (Member of Hiring Comittee), Hiring Committee. (September 1, 2022 - December 10, 2022).