Credentials:

Ph.D. in English – University of Massachusetts Amherst (2022)

M.A. in American Studies – New York University (2011)

M.F.A. in Creative Writing (fiction) – The New School (2009)

B.A. in American Studies – Texas A&M University (2006)

Background/Research Interests:

Damien Weaver was born in West Texas, stationed in California and overseas with the U.S. Air Force, and worked as a news reporter in New York City before attending graduate school. His research focuses primarily on jazz and blues literature. He is particularly interested in the musicality of texts on a formal level, as well as the subjectivity of time, rhythm, and narrative in the mind of the reader.

Courses Taught:

ENG 104: Introduction to Literature - Fiction

WR 121: English Composition I

WR 222: English Composition II

WR 227z: Technical Writing

WR 323: Advanced Writing and Argumentation

WR 327: Technical Writing