Metropolitan State University of Denver

Mikki Lynn Olmsted

Educational Biography

*Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Naropa University
* Master of Arts in Folk Studies, Western Kentucky University
* Bachelor of Arts in Print Journalism and Spanish, Western Kentucky University

Research Areas/Interests

Emphasis in writing and technology, distance learning, the intersection of creative writing and composition studies, the boundaries of creative nonfiction, women's fiction and film, ethno-poetics, creative nonfiction, and women's abuse narratives

Current Projects

* my own creative writing pieces
* Teaching with Technology Faculty Learning Community
* Online learning vs f2f learning in composition courses
* Teaching creative writing through technology
* Student sexual abuse narratives in composition courses

Selected Projects

Available to English Dept. faculty for online course management and other software-related questions

Personal

Hobbies: dance, bike, cook, and shop.

May be obsessed with collecting comic strip cuttings from the newspaper.

Courses Taught

ENG-1010,ENG-1020,ENG-2500,ENG-3524

Office Hours

Monday - [02:15 to 03:15]
Tuesday - [09:30 to 10:30]
Wednesday - [10:00 to 11:00]
Thursday - [09:30 to 10:30]

Current Semester Schedule