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Debra Hays
Instructor
Office: Cherry Hall 13
Phone: 270-745-5714
Email: debra.hays@wku.edu
Courses
English 100 Introduction to College Writing
English 200 Introduction to Literature
English 300 Writing in the Disciplines
Bio
I earned my B.A and M.A. right here at Western Kentucky University and after teaching part time for several years, I worked on my doctorate at the University of Mississippi (1997-2004), focusing on dramatic literature. Having completed my coursework and beginning the written exams, I discovered that Western was hiring full-time instructors, so I returned to WKU, returned to what I love doing the most—being in the classroom, being with the students, in other words, teaching.
I have been back at WKU for the past several years and at times feel as if I have never left. However, I did bring back to Kentucky a new husband, an adult son, and a new appreciation for the area that I left. I hope to finish out my career teaching right where it all began so many years ago: in Cherry Hall at Western Kentucky University.
