Karen Hodges, Ph.D.

Weekend/Evening Program Coordinator &

Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Office: AMB 329
Office Phones: 817-531-4928

Office Fax: 817-531-6585
Email: KHodges@txwes.edu 
http://web3.txwes.edu/wep/index.htm

Educational Background:

Texas Tech University, B.A. 1964
University of North Texas, M.A. 1987
Texas Woman’s University, Ph.D. 1993

Academic Interest:

Dr. Karen Hodges came to Wesleyan in 1994 to teach in the new Weekend University.  Her research and teaching interests are in American Literature, especially the early period through the 19th century and contemporary literatures of the Southwest.  Rhetoric and Composition studies weave through each day.

Dr. Hodges serves on the Academic Affairs committee, the Retention committee, and Weekend University committee.  She serves as advisor to the Liberal Studies Program.  In addition, she is the past president of Texas College English Association.

Dr. Hodges regularly teaches the following courses:
ENG 1300 Composition and Grammar
ENG 1301 Composition and Rhetoric
ENG 1302 Composition and Literature (online and in the classroom)
ENG 2322 Survey of American Literature
ENG 2301 and ENG 2302 Surveys of World Literature
ENG 3300 Style and Structure, Advanced Writing, Writing in the Workplace
ENG 4399 Literatures of the Southwest

Personal Interest:
Dr. Hodges’s primary personal interests are her husband Gerald, three children Steven, Ann, and Mary—their spouses and children.  She co-chairs the prayer ministry at Whites Chapel United Methodist in Southlake, TX.  She also enjoys writing, walking, gardening, and connecting with friends and family