Glenn Shaheen, PhD
Associate Professor
English
Contact Information
Associate Professor, English
Director of Creative Writing
Office: Hilliard Hall 206
Phone: (936) 261-3721
Email CV Website
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Teaching/Research Area of Interest
- Creative Writing
- Contemporary Poetry
- Contemporary Fiction
- Postcolonial Criticism
Education
- Ph.D. in English Literature & Creative Writing from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- MFA in Poetry from the University of Houston in Houston, Texas
- BA in English from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida
Credentials, Certificates, Memberships, and Badges
- Member, Texas Institute of Letters, 2026-Present.
- President and Executive Director, RAWI, 2021-2025.
- Member, RAWI, 2010-Present.
Selection of Courses Taught
- ENGL 1301 - Freshman Composition I
- ENGL 1302 - Freshman Composition II
- HUMA 1301 - Introduction to Humanities
- ENGL 2307 - Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 2334 - Studies in Literature
- ENGL 3023 - Creative Writing Practices
- ENGL 3063 - Studies in African American Literature
- ENGL 3324 - Studies in American Literature
- ENGL 3330 - Fiction Workshop
- ENGL 3331 - Poetry Workshop
- ENGL 4332 - Shakespeare
Selected Research / Creative Activities
Books
- Shaheen, G. (2018). Carnivalia. Gold Wake Press.
- Shaheen, G. (2016). Energy Corridor. University of Pittsburgh Press.
- Shaheen, G. (2013). Unchecked Savagery. Ricochet Editions.
- Shaheen, G. (2011). Predatory. University of Pittsburgh Press.
Service Activities
- Director of Creative Writing, 2021-Present.
- Member, Toni Morrison Writing Program Committee. 2021-Present.
- Member, Undergraduate Council. 2024-Present.
Grants & Awards
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- Three