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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY

The Department of

English & Modern Languages

Shepherd University

 


 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Timothy Nixon

Assistant Professor of English

 

Office: Knutti 216
Phone: 304-876-5365
E-Mail: tnixon@shepherd.edu

 

Areas of Specialization

American Literature, Multi-Ethnic American Literature, World Literature, and Lesbian and Gay Studies.

Dr. Nixon's homepage: http://timothyknixon.com/.

 

Dr. Timothy Nixon currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Modern Languages.  He teaches courses in American and world literature and writing.  Dr. Nixon holds a Ph.D. in English from The George Washington University in Washington , DC , and an M.A. from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg , Virginia .  He has published essays on Walker Percy, Kate Chopin, and Eudora Welty and has contributed entries to encyclopedias of African-American and Hispanic literatures.  He has presented at quite a few national and international conferences.  Additionally, Dr. Nixon was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Germany in 1988-89.

 

Maintained for the Department of English by Dr. Alan Tinkler.