Associate Dean Eric Stottlemyer joined the Wake Forest University English Department in 2012. He completed his Bachelor of Arts at The Ohio State University, his Master of Arts at San Diego State University, and his Ph.D. at the University of Nevada, Reno, where his interests centered on environmental literature and environmental rhetoric. His research interests have evolved to include contemplative pedagogy and experiential learning, especially as they relate to writing and environmental studies. In his role as Associate Dean, Stottlemyer focuses on curriculum development, new academic initiatives, interdisciplinary programs, and experiential modes of learning. He has served as the director of the Environmental Program, and represents the Dean’s Office on the Teaching and Learning Collaborative, the Teacher Education Committee, the Open Curriculum Committee, and the First-Year Seminar Committee.
Education
Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno
MA, San Diego State University
BA, The Ohio State University
Area(s) of Interest
- Contemplative Pedagogy
- Experiential learning
- Literary Theory and Ecocriticism
- Environmental Studies
- Rhetoric of Environmental Discourse
- Spatial Analysis
Courses taught at WFU
- WRI 105: Introduction to Critical Reading and Writing
- WRI 111: Thinking Like a Mountain: Nature, Culture, and Identity
- WRI 210: Academic Research and Writing
- ENV 201: Global Environmental Issues
- ENV 304: Ethics of Wilderness
- ENV 306: Contemplative Approaches to Global Sustainability
Selected Publications
- “David Mamet.” Oxford Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History. Ed. Joan Shelley Rubin and Scott Casper. New York: Oxford UP, 2012.
- “Seeing Green: Alternative Energy.” Nevada Spirit Magazine 1.3 (2008): 5-11.
- “High Desert Dreams.” Nevada Spirit Magazine 1.2 (2007): 10-16.
- “The Edge Effect: Emersonian Transcendence and the Evolving Genre of Nature Writing.” Lore: Rhetoric, Writing, Culture 6.1 (2006): 88-94.