KATHLEEN N.

LACEY
3176 Mayflower Ave.
Lincoln, NE 68502

612.250.5374
kathleen.lacey@huskers.unl.edu

EDUCATION
Ph.D., English, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (expected August 2017)
Graduate Specialization: Womens and Gender Studies
Dissertation: Making Black Girlhood Visible in African American Womens Prose
Dissertation Director: Dr. Maureen Honey
M.F.A., Fiction, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2008
M.A., Literature, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2006
B.A., English & Humanistic Studies, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2004
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015-present

Graduate Research Assistant, Womens & Gender Studies

Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2015-present

Summer Lecturer, Womens & Gender Studies Program,

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Spring 2015

Lecturer, Humanities in Medicine Program, University of

Nebraska-Lincoln

2013-2015

Lecturer, Department of English & Womens and Gender Studies

Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2008-2013

Graduate Instructor, Department of English, University of

Nebraska-Lincoln

2006-2008

Graduate Instructor, Department of English, Minnesota State

University, Mankato

2004-2006

Graduate Assistant, Writing/ESL, Center for Academic Success,

Minnesota State University, Mankato

RESEARCH & TEACHING SPECIALIZATIONS

African American Literature, Womens Literature, 20th & 21st Century American Literature,
Feminist Theories, Girlhood Studies, Multiethnic American Literature, Gender in Popular
Culture, Women of Color & Reproductive Politics, Fiction Writing, Online Teaching Pedagogy
COURSES TAUGHT (*denotes also taught online)
Literature, Writing, & Popular Culture
ENGL/WMNS 315B: Women in Popular Culture, UNL*
ENGL 254: Writing & Communities, UNL*
ENGL/ETHN 244: African American Literature Since 1865, UNL
ENGL 242: Introduction to Creative Writing, MSU
ENGL/WMNS 215: Introduction to Womens Literature, UNL
ENGL 180: Introduction to Literature, UNL
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ENGL 151: Writing: Rhetoric as Argument, UNL*

ENGL 150H: Honors Writing: Rhetoric as Inquiry, UNL
ENGL 150: Writing: Rhetoric as Inquiry, UNL*
ENGL 101H: Honors Writing: Rhetoric as Inquiry, UNL
ENGL 101: Writing: Rhetoric & Reading, UNL*
ENGL 101: Composition, MSU*
Womens & Gender Studies
WMNS 498: Special Topics: Intro to Girls Studies, UNL
WMNS 210: Activism & Feminist Communities, UNL
WMNS 101: Intro to Womens and Gender Studies, UNL*
Humanities in Medicine
Humanities in Medicine 397: Directed Experiences in Healthcare, UNL*
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
Michael K. Schoenecke Leadership Institute Fellowship, Southwest Popular/American Culture
Association, 2015-2017
Graduate Student Travel Award, Womens & Gender Studies Program, University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, 2016
Certificate of Recognition for Contributions to Students, UNL Teaching Council/UNL Parents
Association, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2015
Honorable Mention, Karen Dunning Scholarly Paper/Creative Project Award, Womens &
Gender Studies Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2014
MLA International Bibliography Bibliographer Fellowship, 2009-2013
Christos Pulos Fellowship, Department of English, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2008-2009
Faculty Teaching Certificate, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Minnesota State
University, Mankato, 2008
PROGRAM & CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION
Awards Coordinator, Southwest Popular/American Culture Association, 2015-present
Conference Organizer, No Limits! Student Research Conference in Womens & Gender Studies,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, March 2016
Online Teaching Coordinator, Department of English, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 20132014
CONFERENCES & SYMPOSIA
2016

Visibility, Recognition, and the Education of American Black Girls: A Legacy in

Literature. Black Women & Girls Symposium: Producers of Knowledge &
Agents of Change. Providence College, Providence, RI.

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2015

How We Pit Girls Against Each Other: Bella, Hermione, & Katniss Duke It
Out. Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference.
Albuquerque, NM.

2014

with Kate Kostelnik, Amanda Drake, and Melody Niesen. Evolving Perceptions
of Online Education among University Faculty. Innovation in Pedagogy and
Technology Symposium. University of Nebraska Online Worldwide. Lincoln,
NE.

2014

Katnisss Choice: Reflections on Masculinity, Romance, and the Happy

Ending. Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference.
Albuquerque, NM.

2013

Rue, Race, and the Visibility of the Black Girl: Racist Tweets and the Reception
of The Hunger Games. Southwest Texas Popular/American Culture Association
Conference. Albuquerque, NM.

2012

Can This Marriage Be Saved?: Bad Jokes for Non-Mind Readers. [Short Story
Reading.] No Limits! Student Research Conference in Womens & Gender
Studies. University of Nebraska at Omaha.

2012

The Revolution Will Be Televised: Gender, Spectacle, and Performance in

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games Trilogy. Southwest Texas
Popular/American Culture Association Conference. Albuquerque, NM.

INVITED TALKS
2014

The Hunger Games, American History, and Race. Guest Lecture,

WMNS/ENGL 315B, Women in Popular Culture. University of NebraskaLincoln.

2014

Female Beauty and Cultural Stereotypes in The Bluest Eye. Guest Lecture,
WMNS/ENGL 315B, Women in Popular Culture. University of NebraskaLincoln.

2012

This Giving Birth: The Politics of Pregnancy and Childbirth in African

American Womens History and Literature. Womens & Gender Studies Fall
Colloquium Series, Reproductive Issues: Past and Present. University of
Nebraska-Lincoln.

ADVISING & MENTORING

Advising
Students Advocating Gender Equity [Student Organization], Fall 2015
New Student Enrollment, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Summer 2014
Mentoring
Faculty Mentor for Student Presentations at No Limits! Student Research Conference in
Womens & Gender Studies, University of Nebraska-Kearney, March 2014:
Ashley VanWaes, Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery in Eastern and Western Cultures:
One Size Fits All

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Shelbi Bretz, wo(men): Reinventing Biblical Role Models for Young Christian
Girls
Maggie Austin, EGGS: A Zine for Young Women in the Arts
Rachel Salyers, The War on Women
Mentor for Honors Projects, University of Nebraska-Lincoln:
Shelbi Bretz, Girls in Young Adult and Childrens Literature, Fall 2013, WMNS
498: Introduction to Girls Studies
Shelbi Bretz, Yo Mamas SoMuch More than That: An Analysis of the Inaccurate
and Inadequate Portrayals of Todays American Mothers, Spring 2013,
WMNS/ENGL 315B: Women in Pop Culture
Ali Britzman, The Mother-Daughter Relationship in Gilmore Girls, Spring 2012,
WMNS/ENGL 315B: Women in Pop Culture
Alex Goldstein, Binge Drinking at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Spring
2009, ENGL 150: Writing: Rhetoric as Inquiry
Faculty Mentor for Women in Science and Engineering Learning Community, Minnesota State
University, Mankato, Fall 2006
PROFESSIONAL, DEPARTMENTAL, & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Profession
Area Chair, Mothers, Motherhood, and Mothering in Popular Culture, Southwest Popular/
American Culture Association, 2016-present
Manuscript Reviewer, All About the Girl, ed. Anita Harris. Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
Department of English, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Member, Final Selection Committee, 2014 Laurus Prize for Best Fiction. Laurus Undergraduate
Literary Magazine
Invited Presenter, Introduction to Blackboard for English Teaching Assistants, TA Workshop,
August 2013
Invited Panelist, Sequencing the Work of a Writing Project, TA Workshop, August 2011 &
2012
Invited Presenter, Department Course Design Showcase, Brownbag Series in e-Teaching,
April 2011
Invited Panelist, Electronic Tools for Peer Response & Teacher Response to Student Work,
Brownbag Series in e-Teaching, March 2011
Womens & Gender Studies Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Curriculum/Assessment Committee Member, 2014-2015
Advisory Board Member, Spring 2014
Roundtable Discussion: Incorporating Masculinities into Womens and Gender Studies.
Review of Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Jan Deeds, Dr. Iker Gonzlez-Allende, and
Dr. James Garza for the WGS Colloquium Series, Masculinities. Womens and Gender
Studies Newsletter, Fall 2012

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Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory: Reconsidering What It Means to be a Scientist.

Review of Dr. Emily Monossons talk for the Womens & Gender Studies Colloquium
Series, Science and Gender Matters. Womens and Gender Studies Newsletter, Fall
2011
University Honors Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Honors Thesis Project Consultant, Fall 2015
Community
Curriculum Design Advisor. Camp Summergold [summer camp for girls interested in the arts].
Doane University. Crete, NE. 2013-2014.
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Volunteer Tutor, Writing/ESL, Center for Academic Success, Fall 2006 & Fall 2007
Reader, Composition Merit Awards Journal Online, Department of English, Fall 2006 & Fall
2007
OTHER ACADEMIC SERVICE
2016

Session Chair. Childrens/Young Adult Literature and Culture 1: What We Talk

about When We Talk about Race, Gender, and Age. Southwest
Popular/American Culture Association Conference. Albuquerque, NM.

2016

Session Chair. Professional Development 6: Alt-Ac Job Search. Southwest

Popular/American Culture Association Conference. Albuquerque, NM.

2015

Session Chair. Rhetoric and Rape. No Limits! Womens & Gender Studies
Student Research Conference. University of Nebraska at Omaha.

2015

Session Chair. Empowerment Through Gender and Performance II. No

Limits! Womens & Gender Studies Student Research Conference. University of
Nebraska at Omaha.

2015

Session Chair. Women, Gender, and Sexuality 7 Social and Political Issues.
Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference. Albuquerque, NM.

2014

Panel Organizer. Evolving Perceptions of Online Education among University

Faculty. Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium, University of
Nebraska Online Worldwide. Lincoln, NE.

2014

Session Chair. Women, Religion, and Reproduction. No Limits! Womens &

Gender Studies Student Conference. University of Nebraska, Kearney.

2014

Panel Organizer. Girls Concerns, Girls Voices: Girls Studies Showcase. No

Limits! Womens & Gender Studies Student Conference. University of Nebraska,
Kearney.

2014

Session Chair. Science Fiction and Fantasy The Hunger Games and Gender.
Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference. Albuquerque, NM.

2013

Session Chair. Madness, Power, and Feminism in Literature. No Limits!

Womens & Gender Studies Student Conference. University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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2013

Session Chair. Science Fiction and Fantasy The Hunger Games: Race, Gender,
and Religion in The Hunger Games. Southwest Texas American Popular Culture
Association/American Culture Association Conference. Albuquerque, NM.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Midwest Modern Language Association
Modern Language Association
The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States
DIGITAL SKILLS & TRAINING
Skills
Software: Adobe Suite, Audacity, Camtasia Relay, Jing
Learning Management Systems: D2L, Blackboard, Canvas
Languages: Basic HTML
Training
2014

Blended and Online Learning Colloquium, Office of Online & Distance

Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2014

Digital Humanities Bootcamp, Department of History, University of NebraskaLincoln

2014

Campus Conversations Webinar: Student to Instructor Interaction and

Communication, University of Nebraska Online Worldwide

2014

Campus Conversations Webinar: Personas and Engagement in the Online

Environment, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Online Worldwide

2013

Campus Conversations Webinar: MOOCs in Higher Education, University of

Nebraska-Lincoln Online Worldwide

2013

Summer Institute for Online Teaching, Office of Online & Distance Education,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2013

Blackboard 9.1 Certification, Information Technology Services, University of

Nebraska-Lincoln

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Dr. Maureen Honey. Professor of English. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 202 Andrews Hall,
Lincoln, NE 68588. (402) 472-6357. mhoney1@unl.edu
Dr. Shari Stenberg. Professor of English. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 342 Andrews Hall,
Lincoln, NE, 68588. (402) 472-3191. sstenberg2@unl.edu
Dr. Tamy Burnett. Assistant Director, University Honors Program. University of NebraskaLincoln, 118I Niehardt, Lincoln, NE 68588. 402.472.2456. tburnett2@unl.edu

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