TA Administration

Coordinator for Teaching Assistants: Dr. Julie Myatt

I joined the faculty of MTSU in 2008, thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this community of teachers and scholars and for the chance to once again live in Middle Tennessee near family and friends. Teaching and talking about the challenges and pleasures of teaching are constant sources of fulfillment for me, and I genuinely look forward to engaging in such conversations with colleagues and students. When I'm not in Peck Hall, you might find me walking the trails of a local park or driving the streets of Murfreesboro listening to NPR or singing along with the radio. I have an incorrigible sweet tooth, and though I don't allow myself to bake very often, I do enjoy trying new recipes. And, of course, I love reading and watching movies.

Dr. Julie Myatt: CV

Dr. Julie Myatt: Teaching Philosophy

Peer Mentors:

Agapi Theodorou

Agapi Theodorou is a 4 ^th year Ph.D. student specializing in Children's and Young Adult Literature and Composition and Rhetoric. In the Fall 2011 semester, she will teach a section of ENGL 2020 (Themes in Literature and Culture: Children and Childhood in Literature) a nd continue to mentor first year teaching assistants. Her research interests include Children's and Young Adult literature; Composition Studies; 19th and 20th century American literature; and Women's and Gender Studies.

Agapi Theodorou: CV

Agapi Theodorou: Teaching Philosophy


Gary Gravely

I am a third-year Ph.D. student and teaching assistant peer mentor at MTSU. I received my B.A. from Tennessee Tech in 2005 with a double major in History and English. I taught two years in the public school system before returning to Tennessee Tech where I earned an M.A. in English in August 2009. My thesis, "Roles of the Quest Superhero in Kavalier and Clay and Three Graphic Novels," allowed me to connect classical archetypes, a Pulitzer Prize winning novel, and my lifelong obsession with superheroes. My academic interests include dramatic television, superhero comics, graphic novels, and modern American literature. My favorite authors include Michael Chabon, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Robert Penn Warren, and J.D. Salinger. I also still love history and count James M. McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom and Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals among my favorite works. In my free time, I am an avid sports fan (particularly Kentucky basketball), obsessive enthusiast of The West Wing who counts Josh Lyman as a personal hero, history geek, and continual follower of politics and current events.

Gary Gravely: CV

Gary Gravely: Teaching Philosophy

Carr Shearer Stewart

Carr. Emily. Shearer. Stewart. What?

When I came to MTSU in the fall of 2009, there were two Emilys. So I adopted my nickname, Carr. Then I got married in the fall of 2010. Officially, my name is still Emily Shearer, due to student loans and general problems with changing names (including on Facebook), but yell out Carr, and I'll answer.

I graduated with my B.A. in English in 2006 from Eastern Kentucky University, and graduated from EKU again with my M.A. in 2008 before teaching as an adjunct professor at EKU for a year. My master's thesis was titled "The King Who Would Be Cop: Intertextuality and Reader Expectations in Terry Pratchett's Discworld." While I still have interest in pop culture, I am a woman of many enthusiasms and have turned my attention to investigating the role of science in Victorian literature. My scholarly work is often interrupted by episodes of NCIS, cross-stitching, and pleas for attention from three cats and a husband.

Carr Shearer Stewart: CV

Carr Shearer Stewart: Teaching Philosophy