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Minjin Park
Minjin Park is an assistant professor of English at Missouri Valley College and a doctoral candidate in English at Texas A&M University, College Station. Her research centers on nineteenth-century British literature and medicine and her dissertation examines the ways in which women writers used sensory discourse to resist male-dominated medicine in the Victorian era.
Dr. Katherine Armstrong
Katie Armstrong is an assistant professor of Communication Studies in the School of Arts and Humanities. Before arriving at MVC, she taught undergraduate communication courses at West Virginia University and Texas Christian University. She is an active National Communication Association and Eastern Communication Association member and has published work in Health Communication and the Southern … Read Dr. Katherine Armstrong
Dr. Christopher Libby
Dr. Christopher Libby is dean of the Honors College, professor of Religion and Philosophy, and faculty sponsor for Alpha Chi Honor Society. He has taught at Valley since 2011. Libby’s teaching and scholarship are focused broadly on theoretical and applied ethical issues that arise at the intersection of philosophy and theology. His publications include “Rorty … Read Dr. Christopher Libby
Torey Spitzig
Torey Spitzig, a graduate of Missouri Valley College, obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Dance and earned a Minor in General Business in 2014. Throughout her four years at MVC, she danced and performed in the Repertory Dance Ensemble Dance Company and was named the Outstanding Dance Scholar for her Senior Class. Beginning her dance training at … Read Torey Spitzig
Jeremy Wagner
Jeremy Wagner is a promising and engaging music educator, with a Master’s of Music in Choral Conducting at the University of Missouri. At the institution, Wagner was able to work alongside and learn directly from mentors, Dr. R. Paul Crabb, Dr. Wendy Sims, and Dr. Brandon Boyd. Wagner has been serving as the Director of … Read Jeremy Wagner
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Dr. Claire Schmidt
Dr. Claire Schmidt is a folklorist and associate professor of English. She teaches courses in British and World literature and writing. Her areas of literary expertise include early medieval British literature (Anglo Saxon hagiography and oral tradition), Chaucer, postcolonial British fiction, and global mystery fiction. Claire specializes in creative nonfiction, public writing, and grant writing. … Read Dr. Claire Schmidt
Chris Post
Chris Post is an instructor of mass communication and serves as faculty advisor for The Delta student newspaper and Voyage student magazine at Missouri Valley College. Over the last 20 years, Chris has had the opportunity to experience all aspects of print journalism working as a reporter, editor and photojournalist at weekly and daily newspapers, … Read Chris Post
Dr. Debbie Olson
Dr. Debbie Olson’s research interests include images of African & African American children in film and television, critical race theory, childhood studies, cultural studies, African film and New Hollywood Cinema. She is the editor-in-chief of Red Feather Journal: an International Journal of Children in Popular Culture (https://jocpc.org/), author of Black Children in Hollywood Cinema: Cast … Read Dr. Debbie Olson