Meet UIW Faculty

Dr. Emily Clark
Associate Professor
English

Dr. Emily Clark is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at the University of the Incarnate Word.  A native of College Station, she earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English from Texas A&M University and has a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in English.  She came to UIW directly from her doctoral program and has since taught classes in Composition, World Literature, Literary Theory, and Modernism.  Her research interests include Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, Women’s Studies, Modernism, and Postcolonialism.

“Teaching writing and literature is very important to our students because it fosters the critical thinking skills they need for life beyond the college classroom.  Unlike larger institutions where a student might be in a class of 300 students, our smaller classes allow me to work with each student individually.  Additionally, I make myself available to my students outside of the classroom so that they can ask questions as they work on their papers or read the assignments.  Many of our students need help learning how to read, study, and use the library. I consider it my job to guide them through that learning process which will then help them succeed in their chosen discipline.”