Mary Beth (Wolverton) Simmons Email and Phone Number

Member of staff within the College of Education and Human Sciences, aiding faculty who are pursuing public and private grant awards. In this position, my specialty is pre-award management.

Courses taught:• ENG 242: Upper-level English course designed to survey British literature from the Romantic period through contemporary texts (Romantics, Victorians, Modern, Post-Modern, Contemporary)• ENG 241: Upper-level English course designed to survey British literature from the Old English/Anglo-Saxon period to the Neoclassical (Anglo-Saxon, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Neoclassical)• ENG 114: First or second-year writing course designed to teach professional writing and research skills via application materials (resumes/CVs and cover letters), memorandums, and research reports• ENG 112: First-year composition course designed to teach longer, research-based writingby teaching research methods, argument, and citation styles• ENG 111: First-year composition course designed around 4 major writing projects, emphasizing grammar, structured writing, and source integrationFormats taught:• Seated on-ground, 16-week• Hybrid, 16-week• Online, 16-week• Online, 8-weekServed as Advisor:• Sigma Kappa Delta English Honors Society (2023-2024)• South Asian Student Association (founded 2024)

2017-Oct. 2020: As part of VisitHBURG, wrote and edited weekly tourism-focused mailers and blogs, assisted on publication redesign, copy-edited company releases and company website2013-2017: As part of the Hattiesburg Convention Commission, wrote and edited press releases, blogs, weekly mailers, bi-annual facility reports, and assisted in the upkeep of six company websites (Hattiesburg Zoo, Lake Terrace Convention Center, Visit Hattiesburg, African American Military History Museum, Eureka School, Saenger Theater)

Courses taught:• ENGL 1020: First-year composition course centered on introducing literary analysis through the selected mediums of short fiction, drama, and poetry• ENGL 1010: First-year composition course focused on teaching skills of basic writing, research, and critical thinking based around 4 major writing projects and 1 group research assignmentFormats taught:• Seated on-ground, 16-week