Rhonda Armstrong
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of English & World Languages
College of Nursing
Department of Nursing Science
College of Nursing
Department of Biobehavioral Nursing
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
- RARMSTR3@augusta.edu
- (706) 737-1500
- AH E239
Education
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Ph.D., American/United States Studies/Civilization
St Louis University, 2005
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MA, American/United States Studies/Civilization
St Louis University, 1999
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BA, English Language and Literature, General
Western Kentucky University, 1995
Awards & Honors
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Rose Library Short Term Research Fellowship
Stuart A. Rose Manuscripts and Rare Books Library, Emory University, 2017
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Reconsidering Flannery O'Connor Summer Institute
National Endowment for the Humanities, 2014
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Regional Study and the Liberal Arts: Appalachia Up Close Summer Institute
National Endowment for the Humanities, 2004
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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ENGL 1101
College Composition I
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HONR 3900H
Honors: Breaking Boundaries
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ENGL 6950
Special Topics
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ENGL 4330
Studies in Popular Culture
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ENGL 2132
American Lit II: American Literature II
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ENGL 4450
Major American Authors: Flannery O'Connor
Teaching Interests
Modern and contemporary American literature; Southern literature
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Teaching Monuments as Southern Literature, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Opening the Canon: OERs in Literary Studies, 2020
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
- "Cross-Pollinating Appalachian Communities: Insider/Outsider Knowledge in Barbara Kingsolver's Prodigal Summer", 2017
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
- Reading around the Narrator in Lee Smith’s Oral History, 2015
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Rewriting the Corpse in Suzan-Lori Parks's Getting Mother's Body, 2015
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
American literature and culture; Southern studies
Department Service
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Literature Concentration Committee
2022 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Sigma Tau Delta International Honor Society, Eta Mu Chapter
2020 - Present
Role: Faculty Advisor
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Faculty Research and Development
2020 - 2022
Role: Committee Chair
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Sigma Tau Delta International Honor Society, Eta Mu Chapter
2009 - 2016
Role: Faculty Advisor
University Service
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University Faculty Development Committee
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Faculty Evaluation Alignment Steering Committee
2021 - 2022
Role: Committee Member
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Faculty Evaluation Alignment Tenure Workgroup
2021 - 2022
Role: Task Force Chair
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University Promotion and Tenure
2020 - 2021
Role: Committee Member
Professional Service
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Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society
2013 - 2017
Role: Reviewer, Conference Paper
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Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society
2011 - 2013
Role: Committee Member
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College Literature
2009 - 2011
Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
Public Service
