Terry Novak
Professor
JWU Faculty Since 1999
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When she joined the faculty of Johnson & Wales University in fall 1999, Terry Novak brought with her a love of teaching, literature and language that has intensified with each passing year.
Prior to her career at Johnson & Wales, Novak taught as a lecturer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she also earned her Ph.D. in American literature, with an emphasis on pre-19th century African-American literature and women’s literature, and as an instructor at Pepperdine University, where she earned her master’s degree in English and American Studies.
Novak's work at Johnson & Wales has included teaching in the Collaborative Learning Program, teaching literature, composition, and communication skills classes, and advising the Newman Club and the Black Student Alliance.
Education
- Ph.D., English, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- M.A., English, Pepperdine University
- B.A., English, Notre Dame College
Courses
- ENG1020: Rhetoric and Composition I
- ENG1021: Rhetoric and Composition II
- ENG1030: Communication Skills
- LIT2030: African-American Literature
- ILS2010: Modern Identities: 20th Centure Literature and Beyond
- RES1010: Introduction to Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Professional Affiliations
Northeast Modern Language Association, 2010-present
Modern Language Association, 1993-present
Society for the Study of American Women Writers, 2002-present
Member and Committee Chair
Atlantic Center for Learning Communities, 2000-present
Co-Director