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Nicol Nixon Augusté

Liberal arts professor

Education

  • Ph.D., English, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • M.A., English, Western Carolina University
  • B.A., liberal arts, Marietta College

Credentials

  • Professor of liberal arts, 2009-present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
     
  • Assistant professor, 2007-2009, University of South Carolina, Lancaster, SC
     
  • Adjunct faculty of women’s studies, 2007-2009, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
     
  • Lecturer, 2004, 2006-2007, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
     
  • Assistant professor, 2006, Southeastern University, Lakeland, FL
     
  • Instructor, 2000-2004, Davidson County Community College, Lexington, NC
     
  • Instructor, 2000, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Research sabbatical, “Women of the Way: Writing the Camino do Santiago.” St. Jean Pied de Port, France and Galicia, Spain, 2019
  • Affiliated fellowship, American Academy in Rome, “Verbum Eius: Versing the Biblical Female Voice.” Rome, Italy, 2016
  • SCAD Professional Development Stipend, 2013
  • SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Professional Advancement. “Yę iswą itus táehęʔ bαhiičure (Renowned Catawba Potters): A Tribute to the Catawba Indian Nation.” Catawba Indian Nation, Rock Hill, SC, 2011

Organizations

  • Academy of American Poets
  • Conference on Christianity and Literature
  • Conference on College Composition and Communication
  • National Council of Teachers of English

Publications and presentations

Visual/audio scholarship

  • “Best Teaching Practices.” Topics: Midterm conference, pre-quarter assignment, attendance tracking. Voiceover animation collaboration, Educational Services. SCAD, Savannah, GA (forthcoming, 2019).
  • “Red Crown Female Saints.” Three-Minute Theology. Video series. Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL, 2017.

Written scholarship

  • “Christian Female Saints.” Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. Edited by David Leeming. Springer: Berlin, Heidelberg, forthcoming, late 2018/early 2019.
  • “Christianity in the United States.” Women in World Religions: Faith and Culture across History, Volume 1. Edited by Susan de-Gaia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Dec. 2018.
  • Rome’s Female Saints: A Poetic Pilgrimage to the Eternal City. Imprimatur. Bloomington: WestBow, 2018.
  • “Roman Catholic Pastoral Care.” Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. Edited by David Leeming. Springer: Berlin, Heidelberg, 2018.
  • “An African Angel," “A Handful,” “Call to Prayer,” “Pilgrimage.” The Tau. Sylvania: Lourdes, 2017.
  • “The Spirituality of Healing: Transparencies of a Positive-minded Patient.” Catholic Medical Quarterly UK 66, no. 2, (May 2016).

Presentations

  • “Rome’s Female Saints: A Poetic Pilgrimage to the Eternal City.” Talk and book signing at Clarence Thomas Center for Historic Preservation, Savannah, GA, Nov. 2017.
  • “Syncretizing Her Sainthood: Constructing a Chippewa-Catholic Female Experience in the Poetry of Louise Erdrich.” Panel chair at 2015 Southeast Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature, Charleston, SC, April 2015.
  • “Julian’s Joy: The Intersection of Heaven and Earth in Julian of Norwich’s Showings.” Panel Chair. Southeast Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature, Palm Beach, FL, April 2014. 
  • “Constructing Collaboration: Connecting Innovation with Art and Design Students.” Panel chair at 2013 FATE PostHaus National Biennial Conference, Savannah, GA, April 2013.
  • “The Gravity of Grace: An Interview with Sister Lore a Costa.” Fall Lecture Series at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, Savannah, GA, Nov. 2012.
  • “Her Sister’s Story: Flannery O’Connor’s Gift(s) of Grace.” Invited talk at Southeastern University, Lakeland, FL, Nov. 2012.
  • “Grappling with the Gift(s) of Grace: An Interview with Sister Lore a Costa.” Panel chair at 2012 Southeast Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature, Anderson, SC, April 2011.
  • “Creative Community: Rhetoric and Writing at the Art and Design University.” Panel chair at 2011 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), Atlanta, GA, April 2011.
  • “Teaching/Writing/Researching: The Trinity of Student Success.” Panel chair at Georgia Southern Student Success in Writing Conference, Savannah, GA, Feb. 2011.