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Brian  McWilliams

Assistant Professor of English

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Education

Degree Major Emphasis Institution Year
PhD English Literature University of Houston 2022
MA English Sam Houston State University 2015
BA Philosophy Sam Houston State University 2012

Biography

Military to professional firefighter to professor, it has been quite the journey!

Research, Presentations & Publications

"Transfer From A Student's Perspective: A Qualitative Study of Teaching for Transfer in First-Year Writing" dissertation and research.
“Beowulf as Translatio Studii.” Reflections on Medieval and Renaissance Thought, Cambridge Scholars, 2017.