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About Aileen Farrar

Aileen Miyuki Farrar, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Literature in the Department of Humanities and Politics in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences (HCAS). In addition to the surveys in American, British, and World literature, she teaches a variety of Medical Humanities courses for HCAS and the Farquhar Honors College.

Dr. Farrar regularly supports her students as a sponsor and judge for the Undergraduate Student Symposium. She also serves as the faculty advisor for NSU’s book club, Wyrd, and Alpha Nu Iota Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society. At the Lifelong Learning Institute, she has presented a series of “Science and Literature” lectures, and she frequently facilitates film programs hosted by the Alvin Sherman Library. Her interests in engaging the public in the fields of literature and film has led her to co-found and coordinate NSU’s Annual Film Series, The Reel, alongside Dr. Kate J. Waites, Professor Emeritus of English from the Department of Humanities and Politics.

Dr. Farrar’s scholarship has focused on the interdisciplinary question of how science has shaped culture and vice versa, particularly since the Enlightenment and often with special emphasis on gendered bodies. She presents regularly at national and regional conferences on the relationship between medicine, technology, environment, and literature, and her work has been published in Victorians: A Journal of Culture and Literature as well as the Victorian Review.

Positions

2021 - Present Associate Professor of Literature, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Halmos College of Arts and Sciences - Department of Humanities and Politics
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2020 - Present Associate Chair of Humanities, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Halmos College of Arts and Sciences - Department of Humanities and Politics
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2020 - 2021 Assistant Professor of Literature, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Halmos College of Arts and Sciences - Department of Humanities and Politics
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2020 - 2021 Humanities Center Director, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Halmos College of Arts and Sciences
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2019 - 2020 Interim Associate Chair, Department of Literature and Modern Languages, Nova Southeastern University ‐ College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
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2016 - 2020 Assistant Professor of Literature, Department of Literature and Modern Languages, Nova Southeastern University ‐ College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
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2014 - 2016 Lecturer of Humanities, Northern Arizona University
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2013 - 2014 Graduate Assistant of English, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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2012 - 2013 Writing Center Tutor, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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2009 - 2013 Doctoral Fellow of English, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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2011 Adjunct of English, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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2007 - 2009 Writing Center Co-Manager and Tutor, Tarleton State University
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Interim Associate Chair, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Department of Literature and Modern Languages, CAHSS, NSU
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2021 - Present Faculty Advisor, Alpha Nu Iota Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society
2015 - Present Member, International Conference on Romanticism
2014 - Present Member, Association for the Study of Literature & Environment
2014 - Present Member, Society for Literature, Science, and Arts
2013 - Present Member, North American Society for the Study of Romanticism
2013 - Present Member, North American Victorian Studies Association
2013 - Present Member, Victorians Institute
2012 - Present Member, Modern Language Association
2011 - Present Member, Victorian Interdisciplinary Studies Association of the Western United States
Present Co-Founder and Co-Creator, The Reel, NSU's Annual Film Series
Present Sponsor and Judge, Undergraduate Student Symposium, NSU
Present Faculty Advisor, Wyrd, NSU's Book Club
2015 - 2016 Assessment Coordinator, Comparative Cultural Studies Department, Northern Arizona University
2015 - 2016 Advisor, Comparative Cultural Studies Students
2015 - 2016 Faculty Advisor, Feral Cat Alliance Student Organization, Northern Arizona University
2015 - 2016 Contributor, Non-Tenure Track Working Sessions, Northern Arizona University
2015 - 2016 Committee Member, University Assessment Committee, Northern Arizona University
2016 Committee Member, Cinema Job Search Committee, Northern Arizona University
2016 Mentor, Graduate School Workshop, Northern Arizona University
2016 Committee Member, Humanities & Religion Job Search Committee, Comparative Cultural Studies
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Honors and Awards

  • (2017-2018) Faculty Appreciation Award, Department of Literature and Modern Languages, Nova Southeastern University
  • (2013-2014) Florence Jones Outstanding Graduate Scholarship, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • (2010-2011) Graduate Teaching Entry-Level Award, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • (2009-2013) Doctoral Fellowship, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • (2009) Outstanding Tutor of the North Texas Writing Centers Association
  • (2009) Outstanding Graduate of English Department, Tarleton State University
  • (2009) Outstanding Poet of Tarleton State University's The Anthology
  • (2005-2009) Presidential Honors Four-Year Scholarship, Tarleton State University

Courses

  • HONR 1010B: The Healthy Woman: Mothers to Cyborgs
  • HONR 1000M: Wicked Wit: Satire in Literature, Film, and Television
  • LITR 4050: Literary Theory and Criticism
  • LITR 3630: Studies of the Novel
  • LITR 2010, 2011: British Literature I and II
  • LITR 2020, 2021: American Literature I and II
  • LITR 2031: World Literature II
  • LITR 3500: Literature and Medicine
  • HUMN 2200: Introduction to Medical Humanities
  • HONR 1010B: The Healthy Woman, Mothers to Cyborgs
  • HONR 2000W: The Pathography, Patients’ Stories of Illness

Education

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2014 Ph.D., English, University of Louisiana
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2009 B.A., English with Honors, Tarleton State University
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Contact Information

(954) 262-8219

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Presentations (33)