Terry D Novak (she/her)
Professor College of Arts & Sciences English Providence
Biography and Expertise
An educator for over 40 years, I earned my BA in English from Notre Dame College in Cleveland, Ohio. Following a John Keck summer fellowship in American Studies at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, I earned my MA in English and American Studies at Pepperdine. The final round of my formal education came through the interdisciplinary doctoral program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where I earned my Ph.D. in English, with major studies in American literature before 1900 and prose fiction in English and with minor studies in American history (women and religion), women’s studies, and African American literature. I have been a faculty member in the English Department at Johnson & Wales University since Fall 1999.
Education
PhD
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
MA
Pepperdine University
BA
Notre Dame College
Mental Health First Aid Training and Certification
JWU
CPR, AED, First Aid
JWU
Outstanding Learning Community Advocate Award
National Learning Communities Association
JWU Gamechanger
JWU Athletics
Arts & Sciences Teacher of the Year
JWU College of Arts & Sciences
Inspirational Women Award
Multicultural Center and Women’s Center, JWU
John Coupe Collegiality Award
College of Arts & Sciences
Josephine Baker Award
JWU Office of Campus Diversity
Diversity and the Future Award
JWU
“Strength of a Woman” Award
JWU Chapters NAACP and DATF
Merit Award for Teaching and Research
UNLV
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
UNLV
Jean Nidetch Women’s Center Grant
Jean Nidetch Women’s Center–UNLV
NEH Fellowship at UC Santa Cruz
NEH
John Keck Fellowship at Pepperdine
Pepperdine University
NEH Fellowship at Kenyon College
NEH
Northeast Modern Language Association
Women’s Caucus of the Northeast Modern Language Association
Atlantic Center for Learning Communities
Society for the Study of American Women Writers
Modern Language Association
Rhode Island Council of Teachers of English
Novak, T.
Ages and Stages: Women in the Academy
Vernon Press
Novak, T.
“Creating Community amidst the Covid-19 Confusion.”
Novak, T.
“Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”
Novak, T.
“Slave Narrative.”
Greenwood
Novak, T.
Frances Harper’s Poverty Relief Mission in the African American Community
University of Alabama Press
213-226
“Coming Full Circle: Lessons Learned”
Panel Presentation
Northeast Modern Language Association Annual Convention
Northeast Modern Language Association
Wyndham
Pittsburgh
PA
“Ages and Stages”
Panel Presentation
Northeast Modern Language Association Annual Convention
Northeast Modern Language Association
Wyndham
Pittsburgh
PA
“Thriving through Community: The ACLC at 25”
Keynote/Plenary Address
Atlantic Center for Learning Communities Curriculum Planning Conference
Atlantic Center for Learning Communities
Holy Name Retreat Center
West Hartford
“That Delicate Balancing Act: Reflections on an Era”
Panel Presentation
Northeast Modern Language Association Annual Convention
Northeast Modern Language Association
Marriott
Philadelphia
PA
United States
Against the Current: Bringing Service-Learning to Life at JWU
Panel Presentation
2025 University Scholarship & Best Practices Expo
JWU Center for Teaching & Learning
JWU Harborside Campus
Providence
RI
United States
“Navigating Learning Communities”
Oral Presentation
Atlantic Center for Learning Communities Curriculum Planning Retreat
Atlantic Center for Learning Communities
Holy Family Retreat Center
West Hartford
CT
United States
Integrating Community Service into Learning Communities
Table topic discussion
Atlantic Center for Learning Communities Curriculum Planning Retreat
Atlantic Center for Learning Communities
Holy Family Retreat Center
West Hartford
CT
United States
Learning Communities at JWU: Opportunities for Collaboration
Oral Presentation
JWU 2024 University Scholarship & Best Practices Expo
JWU Center for Teaching & Learning
JWU Harborside Campus
Providence
RI
United States
“Selective Disappearing Acts: Women Aging in the Academy”
Panel Presentation
Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) Convention
NeMLA
Sheraton Boston
Boston
MA
United States
“Building Community with Colleagues”
Oral Presentation
Atlantic Center for Learning Communities Curriculum Planning Retreat
ACLC
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center
West Hartford
CT
“Learning Communities at JWU”
Oral Presentation
Center for Teaching and Learning Workshop
JWU–CTL
CTL
“Learning communities with a heart: Service-learning at JWU”
Oral Presentation
JWU 2023 Scholarship & Best Practice Expo
University Scholarship & Best Practices Expo Committee
Johnson & Wales, Harborside Campus
Providence
RI
United States
“Boundaries, Resistance, and Resilience: The Ongoing Balance Challenge”
Panel Presentation
NeMLA Convention
Northeast Modern Language Association
Niagara Falls Convention Center
Niagara Falls
NY
United States
“Regional Consortia: Oases or Deserts?”
Panel Presentation
NLCC National Conference
National Learning Communities Association
Virtual
“Integrating Community-Service Learning into Learning Communities”
Table topic presentation
ACLC Curriculum Planning Retreat
Atlantic Center for Learning Communities
Holy Family Retreat Center
West Hartford
CT
United States
“Creating and Sustaining Learning Communities”
Workshop (Co-facilitated with Brad Hollingshead, Florida Southern College)
ACLC Curriculum Planning Retreat
Atlantic Center for Learning Communities
Holy Family Retreat Center
West Hartford
CT
United States