Faculty Profile

Shari Childers

Shari Childers

Title
Associate Dean
Department
Multidisciplinary Innovation
College
College of Applied and Collaborative Studies

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MBA, University of North Texas, 2023. 
Major: Business Administration - Strategic Management Online PR
PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, 2008. 
Major: Humanities - Studies in Literature
Degree Specialization: Environmental Literature & Ecocriticism
Dissertation Title: "Renegade and Relevant: American Women’s Visions and Voices in Ecocritical Theory and Pedagogical Practice"
MA, University of Texas at Dallas, 2002. 
Major: Humanities - Studies in Literature
BA, University of Texas at Dallas, 1998. 
Major: Literary Studies and Historical Studies





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
No current or future courses scheduled.


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    ENGL 1310.572, First Year Writing I, Fall SDC 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPDA 4120.531, Connections VI: Thinking in Leadership, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPDA 4121.531, Connections VI: Thinking in Leadership Lab, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1320.521, College Writing II, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1320.501, College Writing II, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    UCRS 3020.501, Connections: Professional Communication, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.501, College Writing I, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    UCRS 2020.501, Connections: Introduction to Collaborative Thinking, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    UCRS 3150.501, Introduction to Research and Other Scholarly Activities, Fall 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.003, College Writing I, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1310.703, College Writing I, Spring 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.704, College Writing I, Spring 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1325.004, Writing About Literature II, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1310.100, College Writing I, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1310.002, College Writing I, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1310.003, College Writing I, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1320.004, College Writing II, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1320.073, College Writing II, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1320.703, College Writing II, Spring 2018 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1320.704, College Writing II, Spring 2018 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.501, College Writing I, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1311.002, Honors Composition I, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1310.003, College Writing I, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 3840.002, American Literature 1870 to the Present, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1310.703, College Writing I, Spring 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.704, College Writing I, Spring 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.083, College Writing I, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1310.501, College Writing I, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1310.004, College Writing I, Summer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1320.012, College Writing II, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1320.033, College Writing II, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 2220.008, Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 2210.004, Survey of World Literatures from Antiquity to 1700, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1310.044, College Writing I, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1310.048, College Writing I, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 1311.002, Honors Composition I, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 2210.011, Survey of World Literatures from Antiquity to 1700, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ENGL 3430.002, British Literature to 1780, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1320.033, College Writing II, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1320.050, College Writing II, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 3450.002, Short Story, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.043, College Writing I, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 2210.010, Survey of World Literatures from Antiquity to 1700, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 2210.011, Survey of World Literatures from Antiquity to 1700, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 2211.001, Survey of World Literatures from Antiquity to 1700, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.005, College Writing I, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.020, College Writing I, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1320.038, College Writing II, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 2210.010, Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 2210.830, Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.040, College Writing I, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.050, College Writing I, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.802, College Writing I, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.819, College Writing I, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 2210.008, Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 2328.002, American Literature from 1870 to Present, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.002, College Writing I, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 2210.007, Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.071, College Writing I, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.083, College Writing I, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.088, College Writing I, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.002, College Writing I, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.007, College Writing I, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.012, College Writing I, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 2210.007, Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.071, College Writing I, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.083, College Writing I, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1310.088, College Writing I, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 3430.001, Studies in British Literature to 1780, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    ENGL 1310.006, College Writing I, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1320.800, College Writing II, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 2210.007, Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1320.901, College Writing II, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 1320.902, College Writing II, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 2210.002, Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 2211.001, Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ENGL 2322.003, British Literature to 1780, Spring 2010 
                    

                    ENGL 1320.800, College Writing II, Spring 2010 
                    

                    ENGL 1320.801, College Writing II, Spring 2010 
                    

                    ENGL 2210.007, Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance, Spring 2010 
                    

                    ENGL 1320.025, College Writing II, Fall 2009 
                    

                    ENGL 1320.901, College Writing II, Fall 2009 
                    

                    ENGL 1320.902, College Writing II, Fall 2009 
                    

                    ENGL 2210.003, Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance, Fall 2009 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book Review
King, J. M., Childers, S. M. (2007). Review of The Root of All Evil: Exposition of Prejudice, Fundamentalism and Gender Imbalance by Sharon G. Mijares, Aliaa Rafea, Rachel Falik, and Jenny Eda Schipper. 11(36), . Metapsychology Online Reviews. 
Encyclopedia Article
Childers, S. M. (2009). "Ecofeminism". The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest. Ed. ImmanuelNess.. Blackwell. 
Childers, S. M. (2009). "Friedan, Betty". International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest. Ed. ImmanuelNess.. Blackwell. 
Textbook
Childers, S. M., Jensen, K.  (2018). UNT Custom Content. An Insider's Guide to Academic Writing for UNT's First-Year Writing Program, 2018-19. 1(2018-19), 238.  Plymouth, MI: Bedford/St. Martin's. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
Awarded Grants



  
  
  	  
          
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Teaching   
Childers, S. M. (Principal), "UNT Frisco PBL Peer Mentoring Grant," Sponsored by Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (January 1, 2021 – August 31, 2021).
Childers, S. M. (Principal), Moreland, K. (Co-Principal), Schoolfield, A. (Co-Principal), "Engaging Faculty in Student Writing Success (Across the Disciplines)," Sponsored by Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (September 1, 2018 – August 31, 2019).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
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			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
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