Faculty

Dr. Nathaniel Lee Hansen
nhansen@mvnu.edu
(740) 392-6868 Ext. 3506

Education:

• Ph.D., The University of South Dakota (2011)
• M.F.A., Minnesota State University Moorhead, Creative Writing (2004)
• B.A., Southwest Minnesota State University, Music & Literature/Creative Writing (2000)

Professional Experience:

• Managing Editor, South Dakota Review, 2009-2010
• English Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Dakota, 2007-2010
• Adjunct Instructor of English, George Fox University, 2006-2007
• Adjunct Instructor of English, Clark College, 2005-2007
• English Graduate Teaching Assistant, Minnesota State University Moorhead, 2002-2004

Professional Organizations:

• Association of Writers and Writing Programs
• College English Association
• International Society for the Study of Narrative

Published Works:

Selected Poetry:

• "On John Coltrane's 'My Favorite Things.'" Bryant Literary Review 11 (2010): 76.
• "Instructions for Traveling Country Roads." Timber Creek Review 14.1 (Spring 2008): 21.
• "November Morning." The Evansville Review 16 (Spring 2006): 149.

Conference Presentations:

• "Confession and Imagination in Tim O'Brien's 'On the Rainy River.'" College English Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX. (March 25, 2010).
• "Using Writing Logs in the Undergraduate Composition Classroom." College English Association Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. (March 26, 2009).

Favorite Scripture Verses:

Romans 10:9

Past jobs and/or current hobbies unrelated to your profession:

Disc golf, Running, Playing electric guitar (Gibson SG)