Sarah Kelen, Ph.D.
Spring 2025 Office Hours (i.e. Student Drop In Hours)
- MW 1-2
- TTh 10-11:30
- F 1-3
- and by appointment (send e-mail or check my calendar in Bookings)
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-kelen-3a321849/
Academia.edu profile: https://nebrwesleyan.academia.edu/SarahKelen
Digication portfolio: https://nebrwesleyan.digication.com/sarah-kelen/biography
Ph.D., English, Columbia University
M.A., English, Columbia University
B.A., English, University of California, Berkeley
I teach courses ranging from first-year composition to the English senior capstone workshop. My particular expertise is in British Literature, but I also enjoy teaching courses in History of the English Language and various Writing-Instructive classes for both majors and non-majors. I frequently teach the Archway Seminar.
Research interests:
- Medieval Literature
- Renaissance Literature
- Early Modern Cultural Studies
Selected Publications:
Author of Langland's Early Modern Identities, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Editor of Renaissance Retrospections: Tudor Views of the Middle Ages, Medieval Institute Publications, 2013.
Past administrative roles at NWU:
Vice President for Student Life 2018-2022
Dean of Undergraduate Studies / Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2014-2018
English Department Chair 2007-2013
Leadership in Professional Organizations:
Peer Review Corps, Higher Learning Commission
Past President, Nebraska State Conference, AAUP
Professional Awards:
2025 Roger A. Cognard Professor of the Liberal Arts
2013 Faculty Scholar Award, NWU
2004 Visiting Fellow, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University
2003-2004 Exemplary Teaching Award, NWU